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.
Pwofesi konsènan dezè lanmè a. Kon tanpèt van nan dezè a kontinye ravaje, sa sòti nan dezè a, de yon peyi etonnan.
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!”
Yon vizyon tèlman rèd devwale devan m. Moun nan ki trèt la, fè trèt toujou, e sila k ap detwi a, detwi toujou. Monte Élam, fè syèj! Mwen te fè tout plenyen Médie sispann.
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.
Pou rezon sa a, kwis mwen plen doulè. Gwo lapèn sezi mwen tankou doulè a fanm ansent. Mwen tèlman twouble ke m pa ka tande. Mwen tèlman pè ke m pa ka wè.
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.
Panse mwen ap vire tounen. Gwo efryans plen tèt mwen. Ti limyè aswè a ke m te anvi wè a, koulye a vin fè m tranble.
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]!
Yo prepare tab la, yo plase watchman nan, yo manje, yo bwè. Leve, o kapitèn yo, mete lwil sou boukliye yo!
6 Then Yahweh said to me, “Put a watchman [on the wall of Jerusalem], and tell him to shout/proclaim what he sees.
Paske konsa SENYÈ a pale avèk mwen: “Ale pozisyone gadyen an; kite li bay rapò a sa li wè a.
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!”
Lè l wè sila ki monte cheval yo, chevalye aliye pa de yo, yon lign bourik yo, yon lign chamo yo, kite li veye ak atansyon, veye byen pre.”
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.
Gadyen nan rele kon yon lyon: “O SENYÈ, mwen kanpe tout jou yo san deplase sou wo tou la! Nan lanwit sou pòs gad la!
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!’”
Atansyon! Veye byen! Men yon ekip moun monte, chevalye alinye pa de yo ap vini.” Li te reponn: “Tonbe, Babylone fin tonbe! Tout imaj a dye li yo kraze atè.”
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].
O moun pa m ke yo fin bat nèt kon sereyal! Sa ke m te tande soti nan SENYÈ dèzame yo, Bondye Israël la, sa mwen fè nou konnen.
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]”
Pwofesi konsènan Edom an. Gen yon moun ki toujou ap rele m depi nan Séir: “Gadyen, kijan nwit lan ap avanse? Gadyen, kijan nwit lan ap avanse?”
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.”
Gadyen an reponn: “Maten an vin pwoche; men osi anplis, nwit lan. Si ou ta vle fè ankèt, fè ankèt. Retounen ankò.”
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.
Pwofesi konsènan Arabie a. Fòk nou pase nwit lan nan rakbwa pikan Arabie yo, O karavàn a Dedan yo.
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).
Pote dlo pou moun swaf yo, O moun ki rete nan peyi Théma yo; rankontre ak sila k ap sove ale ak pen an.
15 They are fleeing in order not to be killed by [their enemies’] swords and not to be shot in battles by arrows.
Paske yo te sove ale chape devan nepe yo, devan nepe ki rale yo, banza ki koube a ak presyon batay la.
16 Yahweh said to me, “Exactly one year from now, all the greatness of the Kedar [area in Arabia] will end.
Paske konsa SENYÈ a te di mwen: “Nan yon ane, jan yon anplwaye ta kab konwole li, tout grandè a Kédar va fini;
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.”
epi retay sòlda banza yo, mesye pwisan a, fis a Kédar yo, va vin yon tikras; paske SENYÈ a, Bondye Israël la, te pale.”
