Izaiáš 21
1 Břímě pustého moře. Jako vichřice na poledne se žene, tak přijde z pouště, z země hrozné.
[I received] this message [from Yahweh about Babylonia], [a land that is] near the [Persian] Gulf [but which will soon be] a desert. [An army] will soon come from the desert to invade that land; it is an army that causes its enemies to be terrified, an army that will come like a whirlwind from the south.
2 Vidění tvrdé jest mi ukázáno. Nešlechetník nešlechetnost páše, a zhoubce hubí. Přitáhniž Elame, Médský oblehni. Všelikému úpění jeho přestati rozkáži.
Yahweh showed me a terrifying vision. [In the vision I saw an army] that will betray/deceive people and steal their possessions [after they conquer them]. [Yahweh said], “You armies from Elam and Media, surround [Babylon] and prepare to attack it! I will cause the groaning [and suffering] that Babylon caused to cease!”
3 Z té příčiny naplněna jsou bedra má bolestí, úzkosti postihly mne jako úzkosti rodičky; sklíčen jsem, slyše to, strnul jsem, vida to.
Because of that, my body is full of pain; my pain is like the pain that women who are giving birth experience. When I hear about and see [what God is planning to do], I am shocked.
4 Zkormoutilo se srdce mé, hrůza předěsila mne, noc mých rozkoší obrátila se mi v strach.
I cannot think straight/correctly, and I tremble. I was eager for it to be nighttime, but now it is night, and I am horrified.
5 Přistroj na stůl, nechť stráž drží strážný, jez, pí. Vstaňte knížata, mažte pavézy.
[In the vision I saw that the leaders of Babylonia] were preparing a great feast. They had spread rugs [for people to sit on]; everyone was eating and drinking. [But] they should get up and prepare their shields, [because they are about to be attacked]!
6 Nebo tak řekl ke mně Pán: Jdi, postav strážného, kterýž by to, což uhlédá, oznámil.
Then Yahweh said to me, “Put a watchman [on the wall of Jerusalem], and tell him to shout/proclaim what he sees.
7 I viděl vozy, a dvěma řady jízdu, vozy, kteréž oslové, a vozy, kteréž velbloudové táhli; šetřil zajisté pilně s velikou bedlivostí.
Tell him to watch for chariots pulled by pairs of horses, and [men riding] camels and donkeys, [coming from Babylon]. Tell the watchman to watch and listen carefully!”
8 A volal jako lev: Jáť, Pane můj, stojím na stráži ustavičně ve dne, nýbrž na stráži své já stávám v každičkou noc.
[So I did that], and one day the watchman called out, “Day after day I have stood on this watchtower, and I have continued to watch during the day and during the night.
9 (A aj, v tom přijeli na vozích muži a dvěma řady jízda.) Zvolal tedy a řekl: Padl, padl Babylon, a všecky rytiny bohů jeho o zem roztřískány.
Now, I saw a man riding in a chariot pulled by two horses. [I called out to him], and he answered/shouted, ‘Babylon has been destroyed! All the idols in Babylon lie in pieces on the ground!’”
10 Méť jest humno, a obilé humna mého. Což jsem slyšel od Hospodina zástupů, Boha Izraelského, oznámil jsem vám.
My people [in Judah], [the army of Babylon has caused] you to suffer greatly [as though] [MET] you were grain that was threshed and (winnowed/thrown up into the air for the wind to blow away the chaff). [But now] I have told you what the Commander of the armies of angels the God whom we Israelis [worship], told me [about Babylon].
11 Břímě Dumy. Slyším hlas z Seir: Strážný, co bylo v noci? Strážný, co se stalo v noci?
[I received] this message [from Yahweh] about Edom: Someone from Edom has been calling/shouting to me saying, “Watchman, how long will it be before the night is ended? [DOU]”
12 Řekl strážný: Přišlo jitro, a tolikéž noc; chcete-li hledati, hledejte. Navraťte se, přiďte.
[I], the watchman, replied, “It will [soon] be morning, but after that, it will [soon] be night again. If you want to inquire [again about what will happen in our country], come back and inquire again.”
13 Břímě na Arabii. Po lesích v Arabii nocleh mívati budete, ó pocestní Dedanských.
[I received] this message about Arabia: Give this message to people traveling in caravans from Dedan [town in northwest Arabia], who camp in the scrub there. Tell them to bring water for those who are thirsty.
14 Obyvatelé země Tema nechať vynesou vody vstříc žíznivému; s chlebem jeho nechať vyjdou proti utíkajícímu.
And you people who live in Tema [city in northwest Arabia], must bring food for the (refugees/people who are fleeing from their enemies).
15 Nebo před mečem utíkati budou, před mečem vytaženým, před lučištěm nataženým, před těžkostí boje.
They are fleeing in order not to be killed by [their enemies’] swords and not to be shot in battles by arrows.
16 Tak zajisté řekl Pán ke mně: Že po roce, jakýž jest rok nájemníka, přestane všecka sláva Cedar,
Yahweh said to me, “Exactly one year from now, all the greatness of the Kedar [area in Arabia] will end.
17 A pozůstalý počet střelců udatných synů Cedar zmenšen bude; nebo Hospodin Bůh Izraelský to mluvil.
Only a few of their soldiers who know well how to shoot arrows will remain alive. [That will surely happen] because [I], Yahweh, have said it.”
