Passage Resources Hebrew/Greek Your Content
Previous Next
Add parallel Print Page Options Listen to 以賽亞書 21
Close CCBT

以賽亞書 21
Chinese Contemporary Bible (Traditional)

關於巴比倫的預言

21 以下是關於海邊沙漠[a]的預言：

敵人從可怕的沙漠之地上來，
好像狂風掃過南部的曠野。
2 我看見一個令人膽戰心驚的異象：
「詭詐的在行詭詐，
毀滅的在行毀滅。
以攔人啊，攻打吧！
瑪代人啊，圍城吧！
耶和華必終止巴比倫帶來的痛苦。」
3 這使我充滿痛苦，
我陷入劇痛中，
如同分娩的婦人，
我因聽見的話而驚慌，
因看見的景象而害怕。
4 我心慌意亂，驚懼不堪，
我期盼的黃昏卻令我恐懼。
5 他們擺設宴席，
坐在地毯上又吃又喝。
突然有人大喊：
「官長啊，起來擦亮盾牌，備戰吧！」
6 耶和華對我說：
「你去派人守望，
讓他報告所看見的情況。
7 他看到戰車、一對對的騎兵、
驢隊和駱駝隊的時候，
要提高警惕，密切察看。」
8 守望的人大喊：
「我主啊，我在瞭望塔上日夜觀看。
9 看啊，戰車和一對對的騎兵來了。」
他又接著說：「巴比倫傾倒了！
傾倒了！
她所有的神像都被打碎在地上。」
10 於是，我說：「我的百姓啊！
你們像場上被碾、被篩的穀物，
現在我把從以色列的上帝——萬軍之耶和華那裡聽見的都告訴你們了。」

關於以東的預言

11 以下是關於以東的預言。
有人從西珥大聲問我：
「守夜的啊，黑夜還有多長？
守夜的啊，黑夜還有多長？」
12 我回答：
「黎明將到，但黑夜會再來。
如果你們還想問，再來問吧。」

關於阿拉伯的預言

13 以下是關於阿拉伯的預言：
成群結隊的底但客旅必躲在 阿拉伯的荒野過夜。
14 提瑪的居民啊，要送水給這些口渴的人，
拿食物給這些逃難的人。
15 他們從敵人的刀光箭影中逃生。

16 耶和華對我說：「如同雇工合約規定的做工年限，一年之內，基達所有的榮耀必消失， 17 勇敢的弓箭手必所剩無幾。這是以色列的上帝耶和華說的。」

Footnotes

  1. 21·1 「海邊沙漠」指巴比倫。
Close NET

Isaiah 21
New English Translation

The Lord Will Judge Babylon

21 This is an oracle[a] about the wilderness by the Sea:[b]
Like strong winds blowing in the south,[c]
one invades from the wilderness,
from a land that is feared.
2 I have received a distressing message:[d]
“The deceiver deceives,
the destroyer destroys.
Attack, you Elamites!
Lay siege, you Medes!
I will put an end to all the groaning.”[e]
3 For this reason my stomach churns;[f]
cramps overwhelm me
like the contractions of a woman in labor.
I am disturbed[g] by what I hear,
horrified by what I see.
4 My heart palpitates,[h]
I shake in fear;[i]
the twilight I desired
has brought me terror.
5 Arrange the table,
lay out[j] the carpet,
eat and drink![k]
Get up, you officers,
smear oil on the shields![l]

6 For this is what the Lord[m] has told me:

“Go, post a guard!
He must report what he sees.
7 When he sees chariots,
teams of horses,[n]
riders on donkeys,
riders on camels,
he must be alert,
very alert.”
8 Then the guard[o] cries out:
“On the watchtower, O Lord,[p]
I stand all day long;
at my post
I am stationed every night.
9 Look what’s coming!
A charioteer,
a team of horses.”[q]
When questioned, he replies,[r]
“Babylon has fallen, fallen!
All the idols of her gods lie shattered on the ground!”
10 O my downtrodden people, crushed like stalks on the threshing floor,[s]
what I have heard
from the Lord of Heaven’s Armies,
the God of Israel,
I have reported to you.

Bad News for Seir

11 This is an oracle about Dumah:[t]
Someone calls to me from Seir,[u]
“Watchman, what is left of the night?
Watchman, what is left of the night?”[v]
12 The watchman replies,
“Morning is coming, but then night.[w]
If you want to ask, ask;
come back again.”[x]

The Lord Will Judge Arabia

13 This is an oracle about Arabia:
In the thicket of Arabia you spend the night,
you Dedanite caravans.
14 Bring out some water for the thirsty.
You who live in the land of Tema,
bring some food for the fugitives.
15 For they flee from the swords—
from the drawn sword,
and from the battle-ready bow,
and from the severity of the battle.

16 For this is what the Lord[y] has told me: “Within exactly one year[z] all the splendor of Kedar will come to an end. 17 Just a handful of archers, the warriors of Kedar, will be left.”[aa] Indeed,[ab] the Lord God of Israel has spoken.

Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 21:1 tn See note at Isa 13:1.
  2. Isaiah 21:1 sn The phrase is quite cryptic, at least to the modern reader. Verse 9 seems to indicate that this message pertains to Babylon. Southern Mesopotamia was known as the Sealand in ancient times, because of its proximity to the Persian Gulf. Perhaps the reference to Babylon as a “wilderness” foreshadows the destruction that would overtake the city, making it like an uninhabited wilderness.
  3. Isaiah 21:1 tn Or “in the Negev” (NASB).
  4. Isaiah 21:2 tn Heb “a severe revelation has been related to me.”
  5. Isaiah 21:2 sn This is often interpreted to mean “all the groaning” that Babylon has caused others.
  6. Isaiah 21:3 tn Heb “my waist is filled with shaking [or “anguish”].”
  7. Isaiah 21:3 tn Or perhaps, “bent over [in pain]”; cf. NRSV “I am bowed down.”
  8. Isaiah 21:4 tn Heb “wanders”; perhaps here, “is confused.”
  9. Isaiah 21:4 tn Heb “shuddering terrifies me.”
  10. Isaiah 21:5 tn The precise meaning of the verb in this line is debated. Some prefer to derive the form from the homonymic צָפֹה (tsafoh, “keep watch”) and translate “post a guard” (cf. KJV “watch in the watchtower”; ASV “set the watch”).
  11. Isaiah 21:5 tn The verbal forms in the first three lines are infinitives absolute, which are functioning here as finite verbs. It is uncertain if the forms should have an imperatival or indicative/descriptive force here.
  12. Isaiah 21:5 sn Smearing the shields with oil would make them more flexible and effective in battle. See J. N. Oswalt, Isaiah (NICOT), 1:394.
  13. Isaiah 21:6 tn The Hebrew term translated “Lord” here and in vv. 8, 16 is אֲדֹנָי (ʾadonay).
  14. Isaiah 21:7 tn Or “a pair of horsemen.”
  15. Isaiah 21:8 tn The Hebrew text has, “the lion,” but this makes little sense here. אַרְיֵה (ʾaryeh, “lion”) probably needs to be emended to an original הָרֹאֶה (haroʾeh, “the one who sees”), i.e., the guard mentioned previously in v. 6. The Dead Sea Scrolls (1Q Isaa) and the Syriac support an original הָרֹאֶה (haroʾeh, “the one who sees”).
  16. Isaiah 21:8 tn The Hebrew term translated “Lord” here is אֲדֹנָי (ʾadonay). Some translations take this to refer to the Lord (cf. NAB, NASB, NRSV), while others take it to refer to the guard’s human master (“my lord”; cf. NIV, NLT).
  17. Isaiah 21:9 tn Or “[with] teams of horses,” or perhaps, “with a pair of horsemen.”
  18. Isaiah 21:9 tn Heb “and he answered and said” (so KJV, ASV).
  19. Isaiah 21:10 tn Heb “My trampled one, and the son of the threshing floor.”
  20. Isaiah 21:11 tn The noun דּוּמָה (dumah) means “silence,” but here it is a proper name, probably referring to a site in northern Arabia or to the nation of Edom. See BDB 189 s.v. II דּוּמָה. If Dumah was an area in northern Arabia, it would be of interest to the Edomites because of its strategic position on trade routes which they used. See J. N. Oswalt, Isaiah (NICOT), 1:398.
  21. Isaiah 21:11 sn Seir is another name for Edom. See BDB 973 s.v. שֵׂעִיר.
  22. Isaiah 21:11 sn The “night” probably here symbolizes distress and difficult times. See BDB 539 s.v. לַיְלָה.
  23. Isaiah 21:12 sn Dumah will experience some relief, but it will be short-lived as night returns.
  24. Isaiah 21:12 sn The point of the watchman’s final instructions (“if you want to ask, ask; come again”) is unclear. Perhaps they are included to add realism to the dramatic portrayal. The watchman sends the questioner away with the words, “Feel free to come back and ask again.”
  25. Isaiah 21:16 tn The Hebrew term translated “Lord” here is אֲדֹנָי (ʾadonay).
  26. Isaiah 21:16 tn Heb “in still a year, like the years of a hired worker.” See the note at 16:14.
  27. Isaiah 21:17 tn Heb “and the remnant of the number of the bow, the mighty men of the sons of Kedar, will be few.”
  28. Isaiah 21:17 tn Or “for” (KJV, ASV, NAB, NASB, NRSV).
Next
以賽亞書 20
以賽亞書 22
Next
dropdown
Chinese Contemporary Bible (Traditional) (CCBT)

By Biblica

New English Translation (NET)

NET Bible® copyright ©1996-2017 by Biblical Studies Press, L.L.C. http://netbible.com All rights reserved.