Hisqiʼeel 38
1 Ergasii dubbiin Waaqayyoo akkana jedhee gara koo dhufe:
Yahweh gave me another message. He said to me,
2 “Yaa ilma namaa, fuula kee gara Googi, bulchaa hangafticha Meshekii fi Tuubaalii kan biyya Maagoogitti garagalfadhu; isaan mormuudhaanis raajii dubbadhuutii
“You human, turn and face Magog, the country where Gog [is the king]. He is [also] the ruler of [the nations of] Meshech and Tubal. Prophesy about [the terrible things that will happen to] him,
3 akkana jedhi: ‘Waaqayyo Gooftaan akkana jedha: Yaa Googi, bulchaa hangafticha Meshekii fi Tuubaal, ani sitti kaʼa.
and say, ‘This is what Yahweh the Lord says: Gog, you who rule Meshech and Tubal, I am opposed to you.
4 Ani duubatti sin deebisa; haʼoo kee keessa hokkoo galchee loltoota kee hunda wajjin, fardeen kee, abbootii fardeenii kee kanneen hidhata waraanaa guutuu hidhatan, waldaa guddaa kanneen gaachana gurguddaa fi xixiqqaa qabatanii fi kanneen hundi isaanii goraadee qabatan wajjin sin baasa.
[It will be as though] I will turn you around and put hooks in your jaws and bring you [to Israel]—you and all of your army, [including your] horses and men carrying weapons who ride the horses, and many other soldiers carrying large shields and small shields, all of them carrying swords.
5 Faaresi, Itoophiyaa fi Fuuxi kanneen hundi isaanii gaachanaa fi gonfoo sibiilaa qabatan isaan wajjin taʼu;
[Armies from] Persia, Ethiopia, and Put/Libya will also come, all of them with shields and helmets.
6 akkasumas Goomer loltoota ishee hunda wajjin, kaaba fagootii Beet Toogarmaa loltoota ishee hunda wajjin, saboota hedduus sitti dabalee nan baasa.
An army from Gomer [north of Israel] will come, and an army from Togarmah far north [of Israel] will come. Armies of many nations will accompany you.’
7 “‘Qophaaʼi; atii fi waldaan si biratti walitti qabame hundi qophaaʼaa; ajajaa isaaniis taʼi.
[Tell Gog, ] ‘Get ready and be prepared to be the commander of all those groups of soldiers.
8 Guyyaa hedduu booddee ati lolaaf ni waamamta. Waggoota fuula duraa keessa ati biyyattii lola irraa dandamatte, kan namoonni ishee saboota baayʼee keessaa tulluuwwan Israaʼel irratti walitti qabaman, kan bara dheeraaf ontee turte sana ni weerarta Isaan saboota keessaa baafamaniiru; amma hundi isaanii nagaadhaan jiraatu.
At some future time, I will command you to lead those armies to attack [Israel], a country whose [buildings] have been rebuilt after [they were destroyed in] wars. Their people will have been brought back from many nations [to live again] on the hills of Israel, which had been deserted for a long time. They had been brought back from [other] nations and will be living peacefully.
9 Atii fi loltoonni kee hundi, saboonni baayʼeen si wajjin jiranis akka bubbee ol ni baatu; ati akka duumessa biyyattii haguuguu ni taata.
You and all those armies from many nations will go up to Israel, advancing like [SIM] a big storm. Your army will be like a huge cloud that covers the land.
10 “‘Waaqayyo Gooftaan akkana jedha: Gaafas yaadni sammuu keetti ni dhufa; atis hammina ni malatta
But this is what [I], Yahweh the Lord, say: On that day, you will have an idea about [DOU] doing an evil thing.
11 Ati akkana jetta; “Ani biyya gandoonni ishee dallaa hin qabne tokko nan weerara; ani namoota nagaa fi tasgabbiidhaan jiraatan jechuunis warra dallaa, balbalaa fi danqaraawwan hin qabne hunda nan dhaʼa.
You will say [to yourself], “My [army] will invade a country where the villages do not have walls around them. We will attack people who are peaceful and do not suspect/think [that they will be attacked]. Their towns and villages do not have walls with gates and bars.
12 Ani nan boojiʼa; nan saamas; namoota saboota keessaa walitti qabamanii iddoowwan diigamanitti deebiʼanii qubatan kanneen horii fi meeshaaleedhaan sooromanii handhuura biyyattii keessa jiraatanitti harka koo nan kaasa.”
So [it will be easy for] us to attack the people who are living again in those towns that were previously destroyed. They are people who have been gathered from many countries [where they had lived for many years], people who now live safely in their land with all their livestock and other possessions. They are living in the country that is in the middle of the most important countries (OR, [that they think is] [IRO] the most important country) in the world. Our soldiers will take away [DOU] all their valuable possessions.”
13 Shebaa fi Dedaan, daldaltoonni Tarshiishii fi gandoonni ishee hundi akkana siin jedhu; “Ati boojiʼuuf dhuftee? Ati saamuuf, meetii fi warqee fudhattee deemuuf, horii fi meeshaalee fudhachuuf, boojuu hedduus qabachuuf tuuta kee walitti qabattee?”’
[Then people of] Sheba and Dedan and the merchants of Tarshish and nearby villages will come and say to you, “Are you gathering all your soldiers in order to [attack Israel and] take away all their silver and gold? [Do you plan] to take away their livestock and all their other valuable possessions [DOU]?”’
14 “Kanaafuu yaa ilma namaa, raajii dubbadhuutii Googiin akkana jedhi: ‘Waaqayyo Gooftaan akkana jedha: Gaafas yeroo sabni koo Israaʼel nagaan jiraatutti ati waan kana hin qalbeeffattuu?
Therefore, you human, prophesy about Gog and say to him, ‘This is what Yahweh the Lord says: At that time, when my people of Israel are living safely, you will certainly think about that.
15 Ati iddoo kee kan kaaba fagootii ni dhufta; saboonni baayʼeen kanneen hundi isaanii farda yaabbatan, waldaan guddaan, loltoonni jajjaboon si wajjin ni dhufu.
So you will come from your place far north [of Israel], with the armies of many [other] nations, all riding horses, a huge army.
16 Ati akkuma duumessa biyya haguuguutti saba koo Israaʼelitti ni kaata. Yaa Googi, akka saboonni yommuu ani karaa keetiin fuula isaanii duratti qulqullummaa koo argisiisutti na beekaniif, ani bara dhufuuf jiru keessa biyya kootti sin kaasa.
You will march toward my Israeli people, and [your soldiers] will cover the land like a huge cloud. Gog, I will bring your army to attack the country that belongs to me, but [what I do] for you will show the people of other nations that I am holy.
17 “‘Waaqayyo Gooftaan akkana jedha: Namni ani bara durii karaa tajaajiltoota koo raajonni Israaʼeliin waaʼee isaa dubbadhe sun siʼii mitii? Yeroo sana isaan akka ani isaanitti si kaasu bara dheeraaf ni raajan.
This is what [I], Yahweh the Lord, say to Gog: In past years, when I gave messages to my servants, the prophets [in Israel], there were messages [RHQ] about you. At that time, they prophesied for [many] years that I would bring your [armies] to attack my people.
18 Gaafas waan kanatu taʼa; yeroo Googi biyya Israaʼel miidhutti aariin koo ni bobaʼa, jedha Waaqayyo Gooftaan.
[So] this is what I, Yahweh the Lord, say will happen: When your [army] attacks Israel, I will be very angry with you.
19 Yeroo sana Israaʼel keessatti sochiin lafaa guddaan isaa akka taʼu, ani hinaaffaa fi dheekkamsa koo bobaʼaa sanaan nan dubbadha.
I will be very furious, and to show that I am angry, there will be a great earthquake in Israel, [where your armies will be].
20 Qurxummiin galaanaa, simbirroonni samii, bineensonni dirree, uumamawwan lafa irra munyuuqan, namoonni lafa irra jiraatan hundi argamuu kootti ni hollatu. Tulluuwwan ni jigu; ededni hallayyaa ni fottoqa; dallaan hundis ni jiga.
The fish in the sea, the birds, the wild animals, and the animals/creatures that crawl on the ground, and all the people on the earth will tremble because of what I [am doing]. Mountains will fall down, cliffs will crumble, and walls everywhere will fall to the ground.
21 Ani tulluuwwan koo hunda irratti Googitti goraadee nan waama, jedha Waaqayyo Gooftaan. Goraadeen nama hundaa obboleessa isaatti ni kaʼa.
Gog, on all the mountains in the country that belongs to me I will cause your soldiers to fight against each other with their swords.
22 Ani adabbii dhaʼichaatii fi dhiiga dhangalaasuu isatti nan mura; isaa fi loltoota isaatti, saboota isa wajjin jiran hedduuttis bokkaa hamaa, cabbii fi dinyii bobaʼu nan roobsa.
I will punish [MTY] you [and your soldiers] with plagues and murders [MTY]. And I will send down [from the sky], on you and your troops that have come from many nations, huge amounts of rain and hail and burning sulfur.
23 Kanaanis guddinaa fi qulqullina koo nan argisiisa; fuula saboota baayʼee durattis of nan beeksisa; ergasii isaan akka ani Waaqayyo taʼe ni beeku.’
By doing that, I will cause [the people of] many nations to know that I am very great and holy, and they will know that I, Yahweh, [have the power to do the things that I say that I will do].’”
