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| [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. |
[1]The burden of the wilderness of the sea. `Like hurricanes in the south for passing through, From the wilderness it hath come, From a fearful land. |
| [2]A grievous vision is declared unto me; the treacherous dealer dealeth treacherously, and the spoiler spoileth. Go up, O Elam: besiege, O Media; all the sighing thereof have I made to cease. |
[2]A hard vision hath been declared to me, The treacherous dealer is dealing treacherously, And the destroyer is destroying. Go up, O Elam, besiege, O Media, All its sighing I have caused to cease. |
| [3]Therefore are my loins filled with pain: pangs have taken hold upon me, as the pangs of a woman that travaileth: I was bowed down at the hearing of it; I was dismayed at the seeing of it. |
[3]Therefore filled have been my loins [with] great pain, Pangs have seized me as pangs of a travailing woman, I have been bent down by hearing, I have been troubled by seeing. |
| [4]My heart panted, fearfulness affrighted me: the night of my pleasure hath he turned into fear unto me. |
[4]Wandered hath my heart, trembling hath terrified me, The twilight of my desire He hath made a fear to me, |
| [5]Prepare the table, watch in the watchtower, eat, drink: arise, ye princes, and anoint the shield. |
[5]Arrange the table, watch in the watch-tower, Eat, drink, rise, ye heads, anoint the shield, |
| [6]For thus hath the LORD said unto me, Go, set a watchman, let him declare what he seeth. |
[6]For thus said the Lord unto me: `Go, station the watchman, That which he seeth let him declare.' |
| [7]And he saw a chariot with a couple of horsemen, a chariot of asses, and a chariot of camels; and he hearkened diligently with much heed: |
[7]And he hath seen a chariot -- a couple of horsemen, The rider of an ass, the rider of a camel, And he hath given attention -- He hath increased attention! |
| [8]And he cried, A lion: My lord, I stand continually upon the watchtower in the daytime, and I am set in my ward whole nights: |
[8]And he crieth -- a lion, `On a watch-tower my lord, I am standing continually by day, And on my ward I am stationed whole nights. |
| [9]And, behold, here cometh a chariot of men, with a couple of horsemen. And he answered and said, Babylon is fallen, is fallen; and all the graven images of her gods he hath broken unto the ground. |
[9]And lo, this, the chariot of a man is coming, A couple of horsemen.' And he answereth and saith: `Fallen, fallen hath Babylon, And all the graven images of her gods He hath broken to the earth. |
| [10]O my threshing, and the corn of my floor: that which I have heard of the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel, have I declared unto you. |
[10]O my threshing, and the son of my floor, That which I heard from Jehovah of Hosts, God of Israel, I have declared to you!' |
| [11]The burden of Dumah. He calleth to me out of Seir, Watchman, what of the night? Watchman, what of the night? |
[11]The burden of Dumah. Unto me is [one] calling from Seir `Watchman, what of the night? Watchman, what of the night?' |
| [12]The watchman said, The morning cometh, and also the night: if ye will enquire, enquire ye: return, come. |
[12]The watchman hath said, `Come hath morning, and also night, If ye inquire, inquire ye, turn back, come.' |
| [13]The burden upon Arabia. In the forest in Arabia shall ye lodge, O ye travelling companies of Dedanim. |
[13]The burden on Arabia. In a forest in Arabia ye lodge, O travellers of Dedanim. |
| [14]The inhabitants of the land of Tema brought water to him that was thirsty, they prevented with their bread him that fled. |
[14]To meet the thirsty brought water have Inhabitants of the land of Tema, With his bread they came before a fugitive. |
| [15]For they fled from the swords, from the drawn sword, and from the bent bow, and from the grievousness of war. |
[15]For from the face of destructions they fled, From the face of a stretched-out sword, And from the face of a trodden bow, And from the face of the grievousness of battle. |
| [16]For thus hath the LORD said unto me, Within a year, according to the years of an hireling, and all the glory of Kedar shall fail: |
[16]For thus said the Lord unto me: `Within a year, as years of a hireling, Consumed hath been all the honour of Kedar. |
| [17]And the residue of the number of archers, the mighty men of the children of Kedar, shall be diminished: for the LORD God of Israel hath spoken it. |
[17]And the remnant of the number of bow-men, The mighty of the sons of Kedar are few, For Jehovah, God of Israel, hath spoken!' |