ישעה 21
| מַשָּׂא מִדְבַּר־יָם כְּסוּפוֹת בַּנֶּגֶב לַחֲלֹף מִמִּדְבָּר בָּא מֵאֶרֶץ נוֹרָאָֽה׃ | 1 |
The burden of the desert of the sea. As whirlwinds come from the south, it cometh from the desert from a terrible land.
| חָזוּת קָשָׁה הֻגַּד־לִי הַבּוֹגֵד ׀ בּוֹגֵד וְהַשּׁוֹדֵד ׀ שׁוֹדֵד עֲלִי עֵילָם צוּרִי מָדַי כׇּל־אַנְחָתָהֿ הִשְׁבַּֽתִּי׃ | 2 |
A grievous vision is told me: he that is unfaithful dealeth unfaithfully: and he that is a spoiler, spoileth. Go up, O Elam, besiege, O Mede: I have made all the mourning thereof to cease.
| עַל־כֵּן מָלְאוּ מׇתְנַי חַלְחָלָה צִירִים אֲחָזוּנִי כְּצִירֵי יוֹלֵדָה נַעֲוֵיתִי מִשְּׁמֹעַ נִבְהַלְתִּי מֵרְאֽוֹת׃ | 3 |
Therefore are my loins filled with pain, anguish hath taken hold of me, as the anguish of a woman in labour: I fell down at the hearing of it, I was troubled at the seeing of it.
| תָּעָה לְבָבִי פַּלָּצוּת בִּֽעֲתָתְנִי אֵת נֶשֶׁף חִשְׁקִי שָׂם לִי לַחֲרָדָֽה׃ | 4 |
My heart failed, darkness amazed me: Babylon my beloved is become a wonder to me.
| עָרֹךְ הַשֻּׁלְחָן צָפֹה הַצָּפִית אָכוֹל שָׁתֹה קוּמוּ הַשָּׂרִים מִשְׁחוּ מָגֵֽן׃ | 5 |
Prepare the table, behold in the watchtower them that eat and drink: arise, ye princes, take up the shield.
| כִּי כֹה אָמַר אֵלַי אֲדֹנָי לֵךְ הַֽעֲמֵד הַֽמְצַפֶּה אֲשֶׁר יִרְאֶה יַגִּֽיד׃ | 6 |
For thus hath the Lord said to me: Go, and set a watchman: and whatsoever he shall see, let him tell.
| וְרָאָה רֶכֶב צֶמֶד פָּרָשִׁים רֶכֶב חֲמוֹר רֶכֶב גָּמָל וְהִקְשִׁיב קֶשֶׁב רַב־קָֽשֶׁב׃ | 7 |
And he saw a chariot with two horsemen, a rider upon an ass, and a rider upon a camel: and he beheld them diligently with much heed.
| וַיִּקְרָא אַרְיֵה עַל־מִצְפֶּה ׀ אֲדֹנָי אָנֹכִי עֹמֵד תָּמִיד יוֹמָם וְעַל־מִשְׁמַרְתִּי אָנֹכִי נִצָּב כׇּל־הַלֵּילֽוֹת׃ | 8 |
And a lion cried out: I am upon the watchtower of the Lord, standing continually by day: and I am upon my ward, standing whole nights.
| וְהִנֵּה־זֶה בָא רֶכֶב אִישׁ צֶמֶד פָּרָשִׁים וַיַּעַן וַיֹּאמֶר נָפְלָה נָֽפְלָה בָּבֶל וְכׇל־פְּסִילֵי אֱלֹהֶיהָ שִׁבַּר לָאָֽרֶץ׃ | 9 |
Behold this man cometh, the rider upon the chariot with two horsemen, and he answered, and said: Babylon is fallen, she is fallen, and all the graven gods thereof are broken unto the ground.
| מְדֻשָׁתִי וּבֶן־גׇּרְנִי אֲשֶׁר שָׁמַעְתִּי מֵאֵת יְהֹוָה צְבָאוֹת אֱלֹהֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל הִגַּדְתִּי לָכֶֽם׃ | 10 |
O my thrashing and the children of my door, that which I have heard of the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel, I have declared unto you.
| מַשָּׂא דּוּמָה אֵלַי קֹרֵא מִשֵּׂעִיר שֹׁמֵר מַה־מִּלַּיְלָה שֹׁמֵר מַה־מִּלֵּֽיל׃ | 11 |
The burden of Duma calleth to me out of Seir: Watchman, what of the eight? watchman, what of the night?
| אָמַר שֹׁמֵר אָתָה בֹקֶר וְגַם־לָיְלָה אִם־תִּבְעָיוּן בְּעָיוּ שֻׁבוּ אֵתָֽיוּ׃ | 12 |
The watchman said: The morning cometh, also the night: if you seek, seek: return, come.
| מַשָּׂא בַּעְרָב בַּיַּעַר בַּעְרַב תָּלִינוּ אֹרְחוֹת דְּדָנִֽים׃ | 13 |
The burden in Arabia. In the forest at evening you shall sleep, in the paths of Dedanim.
| לִקְרַאת צָמֵא הֵתָיוּ מָיִם יֹֽשְׁבֵי אֶרֶץ תֵּימָא בְּלַחְמוֹ קִדְּמוּ נֹדֵֽד׃ | 14 |
Meeting the thirsty bring him water, you that inhabit the land of the south, meet with bread him that fleeth.
| כִּֽי־מִפְּנֵי חֲרָבוֹת נָדָדוּ מִפְּנֵי ׀ חֶרֶב נְטוּשָׁה וּמִפְּנֵי קֶשֶׁת דְּרוּכָה וּמִפְּנֵי כֹּבֶד מִלְחָמָֽה׃ | 15 |
For they are fled from before the swords, from the sword that hung over them, from the bent bow, from the face of a grievous battle.
| כִּי־כֹה אָמַר אֲדֹנָי אֵלָי בְּעוֹד שָׁנָה כִּשְׁנֵי שָׂכִיר וְכָלָה כׇּל־כְּבוֹד קֵדָֽר׃ | 16 |
For thus saith the Lord to me: Within a year, according to the years of a hireling, all the glory of Cedar shall be taken away.
| וּשְׁאָר מִסְפַּר־קֶשֶׁת גִּבּוֹרֵי בְנֵֽי־קֵדָר יִמְעָטוּ כִּי יְהֹוָה אֱלֹהֵֽי־יִשְׂרָאֵל דִּבֵּֽר׃ | 17 |
And the residue of the number of strong archers of the children of Cedar shall be diminished: for the Lord the God of Israel hath spoken it.
