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.
O fardo da natureza selvagem do mar. À medida que os redemoinhos no Sul varrem, ele vem do sertão, de uma terra fantástica.
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!”
Uma visão dolorosa é declarada a mim. O homem traiçoeiro lida traiçoeiramente, e o destruidor destrói. Sobe, Elam; ataca! Eu parei todos os suspiros da Mídia.
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.
Portanto, minhas coxas estão cheias de angústia. As dores me tomaram, como as dores de uma mulher em trabalho de parto. Estou com tanta dor que não consigo ouvir. Estou tão consternado que não consigo ver.
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.
Meu coração treme. O horror me assustou. O crepúsculo que eu desejava se transformou em tremor para mim.
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]!
Eles preparam a mesa. Eles preparam o relógio. Eles comem. Eles bebem. Levantem-se, seus príncipes, olear o escudo!
6 Then Yahweh said to me, “Put a watchman [on the wall of Jerusalem], and tell him to shout/proclaim what he sees.
Pois o Senhor me disse: “Vão, ponham um vigia. Deixem-no declarar o que ele vê.
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!”
Quando ele vir uma tropa, cavaleiros aos pares, uma tropa de burros, uma tropa de camelos, ele escutará diligentemente com grande atenção”.
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.
Ele chorou como um leão: “Senhor, eu fico continuamente na torre de vigia durante o dia, e todas as noites fico no meu posto.
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!’”
Eis que aí vem uma tropa de homens, cavaleiros em pares”. Ele respondeu: “Caído, caído é Babilônia; e todas as imagens gravadas de seus deuses são quebradas até o chão”.
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].
Você é minha debulha, e o grão do meu chão”! O que ouvi de Javé dos Exércitos, o Deus de Israel, eu o declarei a vocês”.
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]”
O fardo da Dumah. Uma pessoa me chama de Seir: “Vigia, e a noite? Guardião, e a noite?”
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.”
O vigia disse: “A manhã vem, e também a noite”. Se você quiser perguntar, pergunte. Volte novamente”.
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.
The carga sobre a Arábia. Vocês se hospedarão na mata da Arábia, suas caravanas de Dedanites.
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).
Eles trouxeram água para aquele que tinha sede. Os habitantes da terra de Tema encontraram os fugitivos com seu pão.
15 They are fleeing in order not to be killed by [their enemies’] swords and not to be shot in battles by arrows.
Pois eles fugiram das espadas, da espada desembainhada, do arco dobrado e do calor da batalha.
16 Yahweh said to me, “Exactly one year from now, all the greatness of the Kedar [area in Arabia] will end.
Pois o Senhor me disse: “Dentro de um ano, como um trabalhador vinculado por contrato o contaria, toda a glória de Kedar falhará,
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.”
e o resíduo do número dos arqueiros, os homens poderosos dos filhos de Kedar, serão poucos; pois Yahweh, o Deus de Israel, o disse”.
