Isaiah 21

وَحْيٌ مِنْ جِهَةِ بَرِّيَّةِ الْبَحْرِ: كَزَوَابعَ فِي الْجَنُوبِ عَاصِفَةٍ، يَأْتِي مِنَ الْبَرِّيَّةِ مِنْ أَرْضٍ مَخُوفَةٍ.

The burden of the desert of the sea. As whirlwinds in the south pass through; so it cometh from the desert, from a terrible land.

قَدْ أُعْلِنَتْ لِي رُؤْيَا قَاسِيَةٌ: النَّاهِبُ نَاهِبًا وَالْمُخْرِبُ مُخْرِبًا. اِصْعَدِي يَا عِيلاَمُ. حَاصِرِي يَا مَادِي. قَدْ أَبْطَلْتُ كُلَّ أَنِينِهَا.

A grievous vision is declared unto me; the treacherous dealer dealeth treacherously, and the spoiler spoileth. Go up, O Elam: besiege, O Media; all the sighing thereof have I made to cease.

لِذلِكَ امْتَلأَتْ حَقْوَايَ وَجَعًا، وَأَخَذَنِي مَخَاضٌ كَمَخَاضِ الْوَالِدَةِ. تَلَوَّيْتُ حَتَّى لاَ أَسْمَعُ. اَنْدَهَشْتُ حَتَّى لاَ أَنْظُرُ.

Therefore are my loins filled with pain: pangs have taken hold upon me, as the pangs of a woman that travaileth: I was bowed down at the hearing of it; I was dismayed at the seeing of it.

تَاهَ قَلْبِي. بَغَتَنِي رُعْبٌ. لَيْلَةُ لَذَّتِي جَعَلَهَا لِي رِعْدَةً.

My heart panted, fearfulness affrighted me: the night of my pleasure hath he turned into fear unto me.

يُرَتِّبُونَ الْمَائِدَةَ، يَحْرُسُونَ الْحِرَاسَةَ، يَأْكُلُونَ. يَشْرَبُونَ - قُومُوا أَيُّهَا الرُّؤَسَاءُ امْسَحُوا الْمِجَنَّ!

Prepare the table, watch in the watchtower, eat, drink: arise, ye princes, and anoint the shield.

لأَنَّهُ هكَذَا قَالَ لِي السَّيِّدُ: «اذْهَبْ أَقِمِ الْحَارِسَ. لِيُخْبِرْ بِمَا يَرَى».

For thus hath the Lord said unto me, Go, set a watchman, let him declare what he seeth.

فَرَأَى رُكَّابًا أَزْوَاجَ فُرْسَانٍ. رُكَّابَ حَمِيرٍ. رُكَّابَ جِمَال. فَأَصْغَى إِصْغَاءً شَدِيدًا،

And he saw a chariot with a couple of horsemen, a chariot of asses, and a chariot of camels; and he hearkened diligently with much heed:

ثُمَّ صَرَخَ كَأَسَدٍ: «أَيُّهَا السَّيِّدُ، أَنَا قَائِمٌ عَلَى الْمَرْصَدِ دَائِمًا فِي النَّهَارِ، وَأَنَا وَاقِفٌ عَلَى الْمَحْرَسِ كُلَّ اللَّيَالِي.

And he cried, A lion: My lord, I stand continually upon the watchtower in the daytime, and I am set in my ward whole nights:

وَهُوَذَا رُكَّابٌ مِنَ الرِّجَالِ. أَزْوَاجٌ مِنَ الْفُرْسَانِ». فَأَجَابَ وَقَالَ: «سَقَطَتْ، سَقَطَتْ بَابِلُ، وَجَمِيعُ تَمَاثِيلِ آلِهَتِهَا الْمَنْحُوتَةِ كَسَّرَهَا إِلَى الأَرْضِ».

And, behold, here cometh a chariot of men, with a couple of horsemen. And he answered and said, Babylon is fallen, is fallen; and all the graven images of her gods he hath broken unto the ground.

يَا دِيَاسَتِي وَبَنِي بَيْدَرِي. مَا سَمِعْتُهُ مِنْ رَبِّ الْجُنُودِ إِلهِ إِسْرَائِيلَ أَخْبَرْتُكُمْ بِهِ.

O my threshing, and the corn of my floor: that which I have heard of the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel, have I declared unto you.

وَحْيٌ مِنْ جِهَةِ دُومَةَ: صَرَخَ إِلَيَّ صَارِخٌ مِنْ سَعِيرَ: «يَا حَارِسُ، مَا مِنَ اللَّيْلِ؟ يَا حَارِسُ، مَا مِنَ اللَّيْلِ؟»

The burden of Dumah. He calleth to me out of Seir, Watchman, what of the night? Watchman, what of the night?

قَالَ الْحَارِسُ: «أَتَى صَبَاحٌ وَأَيْضًا لَيْلٌ. إِنْ كُنْتُمْ تَطْلُبُونَ فَاطْلُبُوا. ارْجِعُوا، تَعَالَوْا».

The watchman said, The morning cometh, and also the night: if ye will enquire, enquire ye: return, come.

وَحْيٌ مِنْ جِهَةِ بِلاَدِ الْعَرَبِ: فِي الْوَعْرِ فِي بِلاَدِ الْعَرَبِ تَبِيتِينَ، يَا قَوَافِلَ الدَّدَانِيِّينَ.

The burden upon Arabia. In the forest in Arabia shall ye lodge, O ye travelling companies of Dedanim.

هَاتُوا مَاءً لِمُلاَقَاةِ الْعَطْشَانِ، يَا سُكَّانَ أَرْضِ تَيْمَاءَ. وَافُوا الْهَارِبَ بِخُبْزِهِ.

The inhabitants of the land of Tema brought water to him that was thirsty, they prevented with their bread him that fled.

فَإِنَّهُمْ مِنْ أَمَامِ السُّيُوفِ قَدْ هَرَبُوا. مِنْ أَمَامِ السَّيْفِ الْمَسْلُولِ، وَمِنْ أَمَامِ الْقَوْسِ الْمَشْدُودَةِ، وَمِنْ أَمَامِ شِدَّةِ الْحَرْبِ.

For they fled from the swords, from the drawn sword, and from the bent bow, and from the grievousness of war.

فَإِنَّهُ هكَذَا قَالَ لِيَ السَّيِّدُ: «فِي مُدَّةِ سَنَةٍ كَسَنَةِ الأَجِيرِ يَفْنَى كُلُّ مَجْدِ قِيدَارَ،

For thus hath the Lord said unto me, Within a year, according to the years of an hireling, and all the glory of Kedar shall fail:

وَبَقِيَّةُ عَدَدِ قِسِيِّ أَبْطَالِ بَنِي قِيدَارَ تَقِلُّ، لأَنَّ الرَّبَّ إِلهَ إِسْرَائِيلَ قَدْ تَكَلَّمَ».

And the residue of the number of archers, the mighty men of the children of Kedar, shall be diminished: for the LORD God of Israel hath spoken it.