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.
Ang hula tungkol sa ilang na nasa baybayin ng dagat. Kung paanong umiikot ang mga ipoipo sa Timugan gayon dumarating ang hangin na mula sa ilang mula sa kakilakilabot na lupain.
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!”
Isang malubhang pangitain ay naipahayag sa akin; ang manggagawa ng karayaan ay gumagawang may karayaan, at ang mananamsam ay nananamsam. Umahon ka, Oh Elam; kumubkob ka, Oh Media; lahat ng buntong-hininga niya'y aking pinatigil.
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.
Kaya't ang aking mga balakang ay puspos ng kahirapan; mga hirap ay dinamdam ko, gaya ng mga hirap ng babae sa pagdaramdam; ako'y naghihirap na anopa't hindi ako makarinig; ako'y nanglulupaypay na anopa't hindi ako makakita.
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.
Ang aking puso ay sumisikdo, kakilabutan ay tumakot sa akin: ang pagtatakip-silim na aking ninasa ay naging kapanginigan sa akin.
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]!
Sila'y nangaghanda ng dulang, sila'y nangaglagay ng bantay, sila'y nagsisikain, sila'y nagsisiinom: magsitindig kayo, kayong mga pangulo, inyong ihanda ang kalasag.
6 Then Yahweh said to me, “Put a watchman [on the wall of Jerusalem], and tell him to shout/proclaim what he sees.
Sapagka't ganito ang sinabi ng Panginoon sa akin, Ikaw ay yumaon, maglagay ka ng bantay; ipahayag niya kung ano ang nakikita niya:
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!”
At pagka siya'y nakakita ng pulutong, ng mga nangangabayong dalawa't dalawa, ng mga asno, ng pulutong ng mga kamelyo siya'y masikap na makikinig na ma'y pagiingat.
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.
At siya'y umungal na parang leon: Oh Panginoon, ako'y tumatayong lagi sa moog na bantayan kung araw, at ako'y tumatanod sa aking bantayan na magdamagan:
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!’”
At, narito, dito'y dumarating ang isang pulutong na lalake, mga nangangabayong dalawa't dalawa. At siya'y sumagot at nagsabi, Babilonia ay nabagsak, nabagsak, at lahat na larawang inanyuan na kaniyang mga dios ay nangabagsak sa lupa.
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].
Oh ikaw na aking giniik, at trigo ng aking giikan: ang aking narinig sa Panginoon ng mga hukbo, sa Dios ng Israel, aking ipinahayag sa iyo.
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]”
Ang hula tungkol sa Duma. May tumatawag sa akin mula sa Seir, Bantay, anong nangyari sa gabi? Bantay, anong nangyari sa gabi?
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.”
Sinabi ng bantay, Ang umaga ay dumarating, at gayon din ang gabi: kung inyong uusisain, usisain ninyo: magsipihit kayo, parito kayo.
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.
Ang hula tungkol sa Arabia. Sa gubat ng Arabia ay magsisitigil kayo, Oh kayong nangaglalakbay na pulupulutong na mga Dedaneo.
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).
Ang nauuhaw ay dinadalhan nila ng tubig; sinalubong ng mga nananahan sa lupain ng Tema na may kanilang tinapay ang mga bihag.
15 They are fleeing in order not to be killed by [their enemies’] swords and not to be shot in battles by arrows.
Sapagka't kanilang tinatakasan ang mga tabak, ang bunot na tabak, at ang akmang busog, at ang lala ng digmaan.
16 Yahweh said to me, “Exactly one year from now, all the greatness of the Kedar [area in Arabia] will end.
Sapagka't ganito ang sinabi ng Panginoon sa akin, Sa loob ng isang taon, ayon sa mga taon ng magpapaupa, ang lahat ng kaluwalhatian ng Cedar ay mapapawi:
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.”
At ang malabi sa bilang sa mga mangbubusog, sa mga makapangyarihang lalake na mga anak ni Cedar, ay mangiilan: sapagka't ang Panginoon, ang Dios ng Israel, siyang nagsalita.
