Ishacyaah 21
1 Kanu waa warka culus ee ku saabsan cidlada badda ku ag taal. Sida cirwareentu koonfur uga timaado oo kale ayuu cidlada oo ah dal cabsi badan uga yimaadaa.
[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.
2 Waxaa lay tusay muujin culus. Khaa'inkii khiyaanuu sameeyaa, oo kan wax dhacaana wax buu dhacaa. Reer Ceelaamow, ku kac, reer Maadayow, hareeree. Taahiddii oo dhan anigu waan joojiyey.
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!”
3 Sidaas daraaddeed naxdin baa cidhiidhi i gelisay, oo waxaa i qabtay xanuun badan sida naag foosheed oo kale, oo xanuun aawadiis waxba waan maqli kari waayay, oo naxdin aawadeed waxba waan arki kari waayay.
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.
4 Waan qalbitakhtakhay, oo cabsi baa i argaggixisay. Fiidkii aan istareexa ka filanayay gariir buu iigu rogmaday.
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.
5 Miis bay diyaarsadaan, oo gogol bay gogladaan, wax bayna cunaan oo cabbaan. Amiirradow, sara joogsada, oo gaashaanka subka.
[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]!
6 Waayo, Sayidku wuxuu igu yidhi, Tag, oo waardiye meel dhig, oo isna wuxuu arko ha sheego.
Then Yahweh said to me, “Put a watchman [on the wall of Jerusalem], and tell him to shout/proclaim what he sees.
7 Oo markaasuu arkay ciidan fardo fuushan oo laba laba u socda, iyo ciidan dameerro fuushan, iyo ciidan rakuubbo fuushan, aad buuna u dhegaystay oo aad iyo aad buu uga fikiray.
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!”
8 Oo wuxuu u qayliyey sidii libaax oo kale oo yidhi, Sayidow, maalintii oo dhan waxaan had iyo goorba ku kor taagnahay munaaradda waardiyaha, oo habeen walbana waxaan joogaa meeshayda waardiyaha.
[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.
9 Oo bal eeg, waxaa soo socda ciidan fardo fuushan oo laba laba u socda. Oo isna waa u jawaabay oo wuxuu yidhi, Baabuloon waa dhacday, waa dhacday, oo sanamyadeedii xardhanaa oo ilaahyadeedu way wada jajabeen oo dhulkay daadsan yihiin.
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!’”
10 Dadkayga sida hadhuudh la tumayow, wixii aan Rabbiga ciidammada oo ah Ilaaha reer binu Israa'iil ka maqlay waan idin ogeysiiyey.
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].
11 Kanu waa warka culus ee Duumah ku saabsan. Mid baa aniga Seciir iiga yeedhay, isagoo leh, Waardiyow, habeenka ka warran?
[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]”
12 Oo waardiyihiina wuxuu yidhi, Waagu waa beryayaa, habeenkuna waa soo socdaa, haddii aad wax weyddiinaysaan, weyddiiya, soo noqda oo kaalaya.
[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.”
13 Kanu waa warka culus ee dalka Carabta ku saabsan. Kuwiinna safarka ah oo reer Dedaanow, waxaad ku hoyan doontaan kaynta dalka Carabta.
[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.
14 Kuwa oomman biyo u keena, kuwa dalka Teemaa degganow, kuwa qaxay cunto kala hor taga.
And you people who live in Tema [city in northwest Arabia], must bring food for the (refugees/people who are fleeing from their enemies).
15 Waayo, iyagu seef bay ka carareen, taas oo ahayd seef gal la', iyo qaanso xodan iyo dagaal aad u kulul.
They are fleeing in order not to be killed by [their enemies’] swords and not to be shot in battles by arrows.
16 Waayo, Sayidku wuxuu igu yidhi, Muddo sannad ah oo ah sida sannadaha shaqaalaha ayaa sharafta Qedaar oo dhammu ku baabbi'i doontaa.
Yahweh said to me, “Exactly one year from now, all the greatness of the Kedar [area in Arabia] will end.
17 Oo intii ka hadhay tirada ragga qaansaleyda ah oo ah ragga xoogga badan oo reer Qedaarna way yaraan doontaa, waayo, Rabbiga ah Ilaaha reer binu Israa'iil ayaa saas ku hadlay.
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.”
