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.
Deniz kıyısındaki çölle ilgili bildiri: Negev'den fırtınalar nasıl üst üste gelirse, Çölden, korkunç ülkeden bir istilacı öyle geliyor.
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!”
Korkunç bir görüm gördüm: Hain hainlik etmede, Harap eden harap etmede. Ey Elam, saldır! Ey Meday, onu kuşat! Onun neden olduğu iniltileri sona erdireceğim.
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.
Gördüklerimden ötürü belime ağrı saplandı, Doğuran kadının ağrıları gibi ağrılar tuttu beni. Duyduklarımdan sarsıldım, Gördüklerimden dehşete düştüm.
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.
Şaşkınım, titremeler sardı beni. Özlediğim alaca karanlık bana korku veriyor artık.
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]!
Gördüğüm görümde sofrayı hazırlıyor, Halıları seriyor, yiyip içiyorlar. Kalkın, ey önderler, kalkanları yağlayın!
6 Then Yahweh said to me, “Put a watchman [on the wall of Jerusalem], and tell him to shout/proclaim what he sees.
Rab bana dedi ki, “Git, bir gözcü dik, gördüğünü bildirsin.
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!”
Savaş arabalarının, Atlara, eşeklere, develere binmiş insanların Çifter çifter geldiğini görünce dikkat kesilsin.”
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.
Gözcü, “Ey efendim, Her gün aralıksız gözcü kulesinde duruyor, Her gece yerimde nöbet tutuyorum” diye bağırdı,
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!’”
“Bak, savaş arabalarıyla atlılar Çifter çifter geliyor!” Sonra, “Yıkıldı, Babil yıkıldı!” diye haber verdi, “Taptıkları bütün putlar yere çalınıp parçalandı!”
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].
Ey halkım, harman yerinde Buğday gibi dövülmüş olan halkım! Her Şeye Egemen RAB'den, İsrail'in Tanrısı'ndan duyduklarımı Size bildirdim.
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]”
Duma ile ilgili bildiri: Biri Seir'den bana sesleniyor: “Ey gözcü, geceden geriye ne kaldı? Geceden geriye ne kaldı?”
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.”
Yanıtım şöyle: “Sabah olmak üzere, Ama yine gece olacak. Soracaksanız sorun, yine gelin.”
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.
Arabistan'la ilgili bildiri: Arabistan çalılıklarında geceleyeceksiniz, Ey Dedan kervanları!
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).
Ey Tema'da oturanlar, Su getirin, susamışları karşılayın, Kaçıp kurtulana ekmek verin.
15 They are fleeing in order not to be killed by [their enemies’] swords and not to be shot in battles by arrows.
Çünkü onlar kılıçtan, yalın kılıçtan, Gerilmiş yaydan, çetin çarpışmalardan kaçtılar.
16 Yahweh said to me, “Exactly one year from now, all the greatness of the Kedar [area in Arabia] will end.
Rab bana şöyle dedi: “Kedar'ın bütün övüncü tam bir yıl sonra sona erecek.
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.”
Okçulardan, Kedar savaşçılarından pek az sağ kalan olacak.” Bunu söyleyen, İsrail'in Tanrısı RAB'dir.
