Isaias 13
1 Maysa a pakaammo maipapan iti Babilonia, a naawat ni Isaias a lalaki a putot ni Amos:
[I], Isaiah, the son of Amoz, received [from Yahweh] this message about Babylon [city]:
2 Iti tapaw ti awan mulmulana a bantay ket mangikabilkayo iti bandera a pagilasinan, pukkawanyo ida, ipayapayyo ti imayo kadakuada tapno mapanda kadagiti ruangan dagiti natatakneng.
Lift up a flag on the bare [top of a] hill, to signal [that an army should come to attack Babylon]. Shout to them and wave your hand [to signal to them] that they should march through the city gates into the palaces of the proud [rulers of Babylon]!
3 Binilinko dagiti katalekko, wen, inayabak dagiti maingel a tattaok a mangipalak-am iti pungtotko, kasta met dagiti tattaok a mangipanpannakkel kadagiti inaramidko.
[Yahweh says], “I have commanded those soldiers to do that; I have summoned the warriors whom I have chosen to punish [the people of Babylon] because of my being very angry with them, and those soldiers will be very proud [when they do that].”
4 Adda arimbangaw iti adu a tattao iti kabanbantayan, arimbangaw ti adu unay a tattao! Ti ariwawa dagiti pagarian a kasla adu a nasion a naguummong! Um-ummungen ni Yahweh, a Mannakabalin-amin ti armada para iti gubat.
Listen to the noise on the mountains, which is the noise of a huge army marching! It is the noise made by people of many people-groups shouting. The Commander of the armies of angels has summoned this army to gather together.
5 Naggapuda iti adayo a pagilian, manipud iti nakaad-adayo a kasulsulinekan a pungto ti daga. Ni Yahweh ken dagiti aramatenna iti panangukom, a mangdadael iti entero a daga.
They come from countries that are far away, from the most remote places [IDM] on the earth. They are [like] [SIM] weapons that Yahweh will use [to punish the people with whom] he is very angry, and to destroy the entire country [of Babylonia].
6 Agdung-awkayo, ta asidegen ti aldaw ni Yahweh; dumteng a nabuyugan iti pannakadadael manipud iti Mannakabalin-amin.
[You people of Babylon] will scream because you will be terrified, because it will be the time that Yahweh [has determined/chosen], the time for the all-powerful [God] to destroy [your city].
7 Ngarud, malpayto amin nga ima ken kumapoy ti tunggal puso;
All of your people will be very afraid [DOU], with the result that they will be unable even to lift their arms.
8 Agbutengdanto iti kasta unay; agsagabadanto iti ut-ot ken ladingit, a kas iti babai nga agpaspasikal. Agkikinnitadanto gapu iti siddaaw; lumabbaganto dagiti rupada gapu iti bain.
All of you will be terrified. You will have [PRS] severe pains like [SIM] a woman has when she is giving birth to a baby. You will look at each other helplessly, and it will show on your faces that you feel horror.
9 Kitaenyo, dumteng ti aldaw ni Yahweh ket awan asi iti panangdusana ken nalaus ti ungetna, ket pagbalinenna a langalang ti daga ken dadaelenna dagiti managbasol manipud iti daytoy.
Listen to this: The day that Yahweh has appointed/chosen is near, the day that he will furiously and fiercely [punish you] because he is very angry [with you]. He will cause your land [of Babylonia] to be desolate/barren, and he will destroy [all] the sinners in it.
10 Dagiti bituen ti langit ket saanto nga agraniag. Agsipngetto ti init uray iti parbangon, ken saanto nga agraniag ti bulan.
[When that happens], none of the stars will shine. When the sun rises, it will be dark, and there will be no light from the moon [at night].
11 Dusaekto ti lubong gapu iti kinadakesna ken dagiti nadangkes gapu iti kinadakesda. Gibusakto ti kinapalangguad dagiti natangsit ken ipababakto ti kinapalangguad dagiti naulpit.
[Yahweh says], “I will punish [everyone in] the world for the evil things that they do; I will punish the wicked people for the sins that they have committed. I will stop arrogant/proud people from being proud, and I will stop ruthless people from acting cruelly.
12 Pabassitek ti bilang dagiti lallaki ngem iti bilang iti puro a balitok ken pagbalinek a narigrigat a biruken ti tao ngem iti puro a balitok ti Ophir.
[And because I will cause most people to die], people will be harder to find than gold, harder to find than fine gold from Ophir [in Arabia].
13 Ngarud, pagkintayegekto ti langit, ket maiyalisto ti daga iti nakasaadanna, babaen iti pungtot ni Yahweh a Mannakabalin-amin, ken iti aldaw ti nakabutbuteng a pungtotna.
I will shake the sky, and the earth will [also] move out of its place. That will happen when [I], the Commander of the armies of angels, punish [wicked people], when [I show them that] I am extremely angry [with them].
14 Kas iti naanupan nga ugsa wenno kas iti maysa a karnero nga awan ti pastorna, tunggal tao ket agsublinto kadagiti kaillianna ken iti bukodna a daga.
And all [the foreigners in Babylon will run around] like [SIM] deer that are being hunted, like sheep that do not have a shepherd. They will try to find other people from their countries, and [then] they will escape [from Babylon] and return to their own countries.
15 Siasinoman a masarakan ket mapapatayto, ken siasinoman a matiliw ket matayto babaen iti kampilan.
Anyone who is captured [in Babylon] will be killed by [their enemies’] swords [DOU].
16 Iti imatangda, maibaut-baotto dagiti maladagada agingga nga agsisina dagiti bagida. Matagikuanto dagiti balbalayda ken maagaw ken maramesto dagiti assawada.
Their little children will be dashed to pieces on the rocks while [their parents] watch; [their enemies] will steal everything valuable from their houses and will rape their wives.
17 Kitaenyo, dandanikon sugsogan dagiti taga-Media a mangraut kadakuada, a saanto a mangikankano iti pirak, wenno saan a maay-ayo iti balitok.
Look! I am going to incite the people of Media to attack Babylon. The [army of Media] will attack Babylon, even if they are offered [DOU] silver or gold [if they promise to not attack it].
18 Duyukento dagiti panada dagiti agtutubo a lallaki. Awanto iti asida kadagiti maladaga ken saandanto a bay-an nga agbiag dagiti ubbing.
[With] their arrows, the [soldiers of Media] will shoot the young men [of Babylon]; they will not [even] act mercifully [DOU] toward infants or children!”
19 Kasta met ti Babilonia, ti kangrunaan a madaydayaw kadagiti pagarian, ti nadaeg a pagpanpannakkel dagiti Caldeo, ket parmekento ti Dios a kas iti Sodoma ken Gomora.
Babylon has been a very beautiful [MTY] city; [all] the people of Babylonia have been very proud of Babylon, [their capital city]; [but] God will destroy Babylon, like [SIM] he destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah.
20 Saanton a mapagtaengan wenno mapagnaedan pay dagiti henerasion. Saanto nga ipatakder ti Arab iti toldana sadiay, ken saanto a paginnanaen dagiti agpaspastor dagiti arbanda sadiay.
No one will ever live in Babylon again. It will be deserted forever. (Nomads/People who travel from place to place to live) will refuse to set up their tents there; shepherds will not bring their flocks of sheep to rest there.
21 Ngem agiddanto sadiay dagiti atap nga ayup iti let-ang. Mapunnonto dagiti balbalayda kadagiti kullaaw; ken aglagtu-lagtonto dagiti abestrus ken atap a kalding sadiay.
Instead, animals that live in the desert will be there; jackals/wolves will live in [the ruins of] the houses. Owls (OR, Ostriches) will live in [the ruins], and wild goats will romp/jump around [there].
22 Agtaguobto dagiti hyena kadagiti pagsammakedanda, ken agtaulto dagiti atap nga aso kadagiti napipintas a palasio. Asidegen ti tiempona, ken saanen a maitantan dagiti aldawna.
Hyenas will howl in the [ruined] towers, and jackals/wolves will make their dens in [the ruins of] the palaces that [were previously] very beautiful. The time when [Babylon will be destroyed] is very near; Babylon will not exist much longer.
