Isaiah 21
1 [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.
Ĩno nĩyo ndũmĩrĩri nditũ ĩkoniĩ Werũ ũrĩa ũrĩ Hũgũrũrũ-inĩ cia Iria: Atĩrĩrĩ, o ta ũrĩa ihuhũkanio iria nene ihurutanaga ituĩkanĩirie bũrũri wa gũthini, ũguo noguo mũtharĩkĩri agooka oimĩte werũ-inĩ, kuuma bũrũri wa kũguoyohania.
2 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!”
Niĩ nĩnyonetio kĩoneki gĩa kũmakania mũno: Mũkunyanĩri no arakunyanĩra, nake mũtahani no aratahana. Wee Elamu tharĩkĩra! Nawe Media, thiũrũrũkĩria! Gũcaaya kũrĩa anagũcaaithia nĩngagũkinyia mũthia.
3 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.
Nĩ ũndũ wa ũguo mwĩrĩ wakwa nĩũiyũrĩtwo nĩ ruo, ruo rũnene nĩrũũnyiitĩte, o ta ruo rwa mũtumia akĩrũmwo; ngagĩtururio nĩ maũndũ marĩa ndĩraigua, na ngagegeario nĩ maũndũ marĩa ndĩrona.
4 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.
Ngoro yakwa nĩĩratumatuuma, na ngainaina nĩ guoya; hwaĩ-inĩ ũrĩa ndĩriragĩria ũtuĩkĩte ũndũ wa kũũmakia mũno.
5 [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]!
Nao nĩmaarĩte metha, na makaara mĩgeka, nĩguo marĩe na manyue! Ũkĩrai inyuĩ anene, mũhake ngo maguta!
6 Then Yahweh said to me, “Put a watchman [on the wall of Jerusalem], and tell him to shout/proclaim what he sees.
Jehova anjĩĩrĩte atĩrĩ: “Thiĩ, ũige mũrangĩri wa gũcũthĩrĩria na ũmwĩre amenyithanie ũrĩa aroona.
7 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!”
Rĩrĩa angĩona ngaari cia ita irĩ na mbarathi ihaanaine, na andũ magĩũka mahaicĩte ndigiri kana ngamĩĩra-rĩ, nĩaikare eiguĩte, akeigua biũ.”
8 [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.
Nake mũrangĩri akĩanĩrĩra, akiuga atĩrĩ, “Mũthenya o mũthenya, mwathi wakwa, ndũgamaga gĩtara-inĩ kĩa mũrangĩri; na ũtukũ o ũtukũ njikaraga handũ hakwa ha kũrangĩra.
9 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!’”
Atĩrĩrĩ, nĩharooka mũndũ akuuĩtwo nĩ ngaari ya ita, ĩrĩ na mbarathi ihaanaine. Nake aracookia ũhoro akoiga atĩrĩ: ‘Babuloni nĩrĩgũu, ĩĩ nĩrĩgwĩte! Mĩhianano yothe ya ngai ciakuo nĩmĩhehenje, ĩkaharagana thĩ!’”
10 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].
Inyuĩ andũ akwa, o inyuĩ mũthuthĩirwo kĩhuhĩro-inĩ kĩa ngano-rĩ, ngũmwĩra ũrĩa njiguĩte kuuma kũrĩ Jehova Mwene-Hinya-Wothe, kuuma kũrĩ Ngai wa Isiraeli.
11 [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]”
Ĩno nĩ ndũmĩrĩri nditũ ĩkoniĩ Duma: Atĩrĩrĩ, nĩ harĩ mũndũ ũraanjĩta kuuma Seiru, akanjũũria atĩrĩ, “Mũrangĩri, ũtukũ ũkinyĩte ha? Mũrangĩri ũyũ, ũtukũ ũkinyĩte ha?”
12 [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.”
Nake mũrangĩri akamũcookeria atĩrĩ, “Gũkiriĩ gũkĩa, no rĩrĩ, nĩgũgũcooka gũtuke. Angĩkorwo kũrĩ ũndũ ũkũũria-rĩ, ũria; ũcooke ũũke hĩndĩ ĩngĩ.”
13 [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.
Ĩno nĩyo ndũmĩrĩri nditũ ĩkoniĩ bũrũri wa Arabia: Inyuĩ ikundi cia agendi a Adedani, o inyuĩ mwambĩte hema ithaka-inĩ cia Arabia-rĩ,
14 And you people who live in Tema [city in northwest Arabia], must bring food for the (refugees/people who are fleeing from their enemies).
twarĩrai andũ arĩa anyootu maaĩ; na inyuĩ mũtũũraga bũrũri wa Tema, tũngiai andũ acio maroora irio
15 They are fleeing in order not to be killed by [their enemies’] swords and not to be shot in battles by arrows.
Nĩgũkorwo maroorĩra rũhiũ rwa njora, o rũhiũ rwa njora rũrĩa rũcomoretwo, makoorĩra ũta mũgeete, na makoima kũrĩa mbaara ĩĩhĩire.
16 Yahweh said to me, “Exactly one year from now, all the greatness of the Kedar [area in Arabia] will end.
Mwathani aranjĩĩra atĩrĩ: “Mwaka ũmwe ũtanathira, ũtarĩtwo ta ũrĩa mĩaka ya mũndũ wa kwandĩkwo wĩra ĩrĩkanagĩrwo-rĩ, riiri wothe wa Kedari nĩũgaathira.
17 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.”
Andũ arĩa magaatigario nĩ thigari iria ciikagia mĩguĩ, o acio njamba cia ita cia Kedari-rĩ, magaakorwo marĩ o anini.” Jehova Ngai wa Isiraeli nĩwe warĩtie ũhoro ũcio.
