Isaias 21
1 Ti pakaammo maipanggep iti disierto nga adda iti igid ti baybay. Kas iti napigsa nga angin a dumalapus iti Negev, lumasatto daytoy manipud iti let-ang, manipud iti nakabutbuteng a daga.
The oracle on the desert of the sea: As storm-winds in the South which with a rush from the desert, do come from a terrible land,
2 Maysa a makapaupay a sirmata ti naited kaniak: ti mangliliput a tao ket agtigtignay a sililiput, ken ti manangdadael ket mangdaddadael. Sumang-at ket rumautkayo, Elam; manglakubkayo, Media; Pasardengekto amin ti panagas-asugna.
[So] hath, a grievous vision, been told me: —the deceiver, is deceiving. And the spoiler, is spoiling, Go up, O Elam Besiege O Media, All the sighing she hath caused, have I made to cease.
3 Gapu iti daytoy, nakariknaak iti ut-ot kadagiti lumok; ti ut-ot a kas iti ut-ot ti agpasikal a babai ti nangtengngel kaniak; napadumogak iti nangngegak; naburiburak iti nakitak.
For this cause, are my loins filled with anguish, Pangs, have seized me, as the pangs of her that is giving birth, —I writhe so that I cannot hear, I tremble, so that I cannot see:
4 Agkibkibbayo ti barukongko; agtigtigergerak iti buteng; ti rabii a segseggaak ket nagbalin a nakabutbuteng kaniak.
My heart fluttereth, A horror, terrifieth me, —My twilight of pleasure, hath he turned for me into a time of trembling.
5 Insaganada ti lamisaan, inyaplagda dagiti alfombra ket agkakaan ken aggiinomda; tumakderkayo, dakayo a prinsipe, sapsapoanyo iti lana dagiti kalasagyo.
[Ye thought] to prepare the table—spread the mat—eat—drink! …Arise ye chieftains anoint the shield!
6 Ta daytoy ti kinuna ni Yahweh kaniak, “Mapanka, mangdutokka iti guardia; masapul nga ipakaammona ti makitana.
For, thus, hath My Lord said unto me, —Go, set the watchman, What he seeth, let him tell!
7 No makakita isuna iti karwahe, iti sagdudua a lallaki a nakakabalio, kadagiti nakasakay iti asno, kadagiti nakasakay iti kamelio ket ngarud masapul nga agsiput ken agalibtak unay.”
When he seeth A train of horsemen in double rank, A train of asses, A train of camels, Then shall he hearken attentively with diligent heed.
8 Nagpukkaw ti guardia, “Apo, iti pagwanawanan, agtaktakderak nga agmalmalem, inaldaw ken iti disso a pagwanawanak ket agtaktakderak nga agpatpatnag.”
Then cried he. A lion! On the watch, O My Lord, had I been standing continually, by day, And at my post, had I been stationed whole nights; —
9 Adtoyen ti maysa a nakakarwahe ket adda kaduana a bunggoy ti lallaki, sagdudua a lallaki a nakakabalio. Ipukpukkawna, “Naparmeken, naparmeken ti Babilonia ket dagiti amin a nakitikitan nga imahen dagiti diosda ket naburaken iti daga.”
When lo! here was a train of men coming. With horsemen in double rank, —And one began and said, Fallen! fallen! is Babylon, And all the images of her gods, are smashed to the ground!
10 Nairik ken naitaep a tattaok, annak ti pagirikak! Impakaammok kadakayo ti nangngegko manipud kenni Yahweh a Mannakabalin-amin, a Dios ti Israel.
O thou My threshing! And the grain of my corn-floor! That which I have heard from Yahweh of hosts, the God of Israel, Have I declared, unto you.
11 Ti pakaammo maipanggep iti Duma. Adda umaw-awag kaniak manipud iti Seir. “Guardia, kasano pay kabayag ti rabii? Guardia, kasano pay kabayag ti rabii?”
The oracle on Dumah: Unto me, is one crying—out of Seir, Watchman! how far gone is the night? Watchman, how far gone is the night?
12 Kinuna ti guardia, “Dumtengen ti agsapa ken kasta met ti rabii: No agsaludsodka, agsaludsodka ket kalpasanna, agsublikanto manen.”
Said the watchman, There cometh a morning. But also a night, —If ye will enquire, enquire, ye—Come, again!
13 Ti pakaaammo maipanggep iti Arabia. Agpatpatnagkayo iti let-ang ti Arabia, dakayo a bunggoy a taga-Dedan.
The oracle on Arabia, —Among the shrubs in Arabia, must ye lodge, Ye caravans of Dedanites.
14 Mangiyegkayo iti danum para kadagiti mawaw; dakayo nga agnanaed iti daga ti Tema, mangipankayo iti tinapay kadagiti tattao a naglibas.
To meet the thirsty, bring ye water, —Ye dwellers in the land of Tema; With bread for him, get in advance of him that is in flight!
15 Ta intarayanda ti kampilan, manipud iti nauyos a kampilan, manipud iti napilko a pana ken manipud iti dagsen ti gubat.
For, before swords, have they fled: Before a sword that is drawn, Before a bow that is bent, And before the stress of war.
16 Ta daytoy ti imbaga ti Apo kaniak, “Iti las-ud ti makatawen, agpatingganto amin ti dayag ti Kedar, a kas iti mapasamak iti panagtrabaho ti matangtangdanan nga agtrabaho iti makatawen.
For, thus, hath My Lord said unto me, —Within a year according to the yearn of a hireling, shall fail all the glory of Kedar;
17 Manmanonto laeng ti mabati kadagiti pumapana, dagiti mannakigubat ti Kedar” ta ni Yahweh, a Dios ti Israel, ti nagsao.
And, the remnant of the record of bowmen, The heroes of the sons of Kedar, shall become few; For Yahweh God of Israel, hath spoken.
