Isaiah 21
1 The burden of the desert of the sea. As whirlwinds in the south pass through, so it cometh from the desert, from a terrible land.
Breme puščave morja. Kakor gredo skozi vrtinčasti vetrovi na jugu, tako ta prihaja iz puščave, iz strašne dežele.
2 A grievous vision is declared unto me: the treacherous dealeth treacherously, and the spoiler spoileth. Go up, Elam! besiege, Media! All the sighing thereof have I made to cease.
Mučno videnje mi je naznanjeno, zahrbtnež postopa zahrbtno in plenilec pleni. Pojdi gor, oh Elám. Oblegaj, oh Medija. Vsemu njihovemu vzdihovanju sem storil, da preneha.
3 Therefore are my loins filled with pain; anguish hath taken hold upon me, as the anguish of a woman in travail: I am bowed down so as not to hear, I am dismayed so as not to see.
Zato so moja ledja napolnjena z bolečino. Polastile so se me ostre bolečine kakor ostre bolečine ženske, ki je v porodnih mukah. Sklonjen sem bil ob poslušanju tega, ob gledanju tega sem bil zaprepaden.
4 My heart panteth, horror affrighteth me: the night of my pleasure hath he turned into trembling unto me.
Moje srce trepeta, grozljivost me je preplašila. Noč mojega užitka mi je obrnil v strah.
5 Prepare the table, appoint the watch; eat, drink: arise, ye princes, anoint the shield.
Pripravite mizo, stražite v stražnem stolpu, jejte, pijte. Vstanite, vi princi in pomazilite ščit.
6 For thus hath the Lord said unto me: Go, set a watchman, let him declare what he seeth.
Kajti tako mi je rekel Gospod: »Pojdi, postavi stražarja, naj razglasi, kar vidi.«
7 And he saw chariots, horsemen by pairs, a chariot with asses, a chariot with camels; and he hearkened diligently with much heed.
Ta je zagledal bojni voz z nekaj konjeniki, voz z osli in voz s kamelami in marljivo prisluhnil z mnogo pozornosti
8 And he cried [as] a lion, Lord, I stand continually upon the watchtower in the daytime, and I am set in my ward whole nights.
ter zavpil: »Lev. ›Moj Gospod, nenehno stojim na stražnem stolpu podnevi in na svojo stražo sem postavljen cele noči
9 — And behold, there cometh a chariot of men; horsemen by pairs. And he answered and said, Babylon is fallen, is fallen; and all the graven images of her gods he hath broken unto the ground.
in glej, sem prihaja bojni voz z možmi, z nekaj konjeniki.‹« Odgovoril je in rekel: »Babilon je padel, padel je in vse rezane podobe njegovih bogov je zdrobil na tla.«
10 O my threshing, and the corn of my floor! What I have heard of Jehovah of hosts, the God of Israel, have I declared unto you.
Oh moja mlatev in žito mojih tal. To, kar sem slišal od Gospoda nad bojevniki, Izraelovega Boga, sem vam naznanil.
11 The burden of Dumah. He calleth to me out of Seir, Watchman, what of the night? Watchman, what of the night?
Breme o Dumi. Kliče me iz Seírja: »Stražar, kaj je glede noči? Stražar, kaj je glede noči?«
12 The watchman said, The morning cometh, and also the night: if ye will inquire, inquire; return, come.
Stražar je rekel: »Prihaja jutro in tudi noč. Če hočete poizvedeti, poizvejte. Vrnite se, pridite.«
13 The burden against Arabia. In the forest of Arabia shall ye lodge, [ye] caravans of Dedanites.
Breme nad Arabijo. V arabskem gozdu boste prenočevale, oh ve, potujoče skupine Dedánovcev.
14 Bring ye water to meet the thirsty! The inhabitants of the land of Tema come forth with their bread for him that fleeth.
Prebivalci dežele Temá so prinesli vodo tistemu, ki je bil žejen. Tistega, ki je bežal, so prestregli s svojim kruhom.
15 For they flee from the swords, from the drawn sword, and from the bent bow, and from the grievousness of war.
Kajti pobegnili so pred meči, pred izvlečenim mečem, pred napetim lokom in pred bolečino vojne.
16 For thus hath the Lord said unto me: Within a year, according to the years of a hired servant, and all the glory of Kedar shall fail;
Kajti tako mi je rekel Gospod: »Znotraj leta, glede na najemnikova leta in vsa slava Kedárja bo padla.
17 and the residue of the number of the archers, the mighty men of the sons of Kedar, shall be diminished: for Jehovah, the God of Israel, hath spoken.
Preostanek izmed števila lokostrelcev, močni možje izmed kedárskih otrok, bodo zmanjšani, « kajti Gospod, Izraelov Bog, je to govoril.
