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Isaiah 21
New King James Version
Isaiah 21
New King James Version
The Fall of Babylon Proclaimed
21 The [a]burden against the Wilderness of the Sea.
As (A)whirlwinds in the South pass through,
So it comes from the desert, from a terrible land.
2 A distressing vision is declared to me;
(B)The treacherous dealer deals treacherously,
And the plunderer plunders.
(C)Go up, O Elam!
Besiege, O Media!
All its sighing I have made to cease.
3 Therefore (D)my loins are filled with pain;
(E)Pangs have taken hold of me, like the pangs of a woman in labor.
I was [b]distressed when I heard it;
I was dismayed when I saw it.
4 My heart wavered, fearfulness frightened me;
(F)The night for which I longed He turned into fear for me.
5 (G)Prepare the table,
Set a watchman in the tower,
Eat and drink.
Arise, you princes,
Anoint the shield!
6 For thus has the Lord said to me:
“Go, set a watchman,
Let him declare what he sees.”
7 And he saw a chariot with a pair of horsemen,
A chariot of donkeys, and a chariot of camels,
And he listened earnestly with great care.
8 [c]Then he cried, “A lion, my Lord!
I stand continually on the (H)watchtower in the daytime;
I have sat at my post every night.
9 And look, here comes a chariot of men with a pair of horsemen!”
Then he answered and said,
(I)“Babylon is fallen, is fallen!
And (J)all the carved images of her gods
He has broken to the ground.”
10 (K)Oh, my threshing and the grain of my floor!
That which I have heard from the Lord of hosts,
The God of Israel,
I have declared to you.
Proclamation Against Edom
11 (L)The [d]burden against Dumah.
He calls to me out of (M)Seir,
“Watchman, what of the night?
Watchman, what of the night?”
12 The watchman said,
“The morning comes, and also the night.
If you will inquire, inquire;
Return! Come back!”
Proclamation Against Arabia
13 (N)The [e]burden against Arabia.
In the forest in Arabia you will lodge,
O you traveling companies (O)of Dedanites.
14 O inhabitants of the land of Tema,
Bring water to him who is thirsty;
With their bread they met him who fled.
15 For they fled from the swords, from the drawn sword,
From the bent bow, and from the distress of war.
16 For thus the Lord has said to me: “Within a year, (P)according to the year of a hired man, all the glory of (Q)Kedar will fail; 17 and the remainder of the number of archers, the mighty men of the people of Kedar, will be diminished; for the Lord God of Israel has spoken it.”
Footnotes
- Isaiah 21:1 oracle, prophecy
- Isaiah 21:3 Lit. bowed
- Isaiah 21:8 DSS Then the observer cried, “My Lord!
- Isaiah 21:11 oracle, prophecy
- Isaiah 21:13 oracle, prophecy
Jesaja 21
Svenska Folkbibeln 2015
Jesaja 21
Svenska Folkbibeln 2015
Babels fall
21 (A) Profetia om Öknen vid havet[a].
Likt en storm som far fram
i Negev
kommer det från öknen,
från det fruktansvärda landet.
2 (B) En hemsk syn
har uppenbarats för mig:
"Bedragaren bedrar,
plundraren plundrar.
Dra upp, Elam!
Träng på, Mediens[b] folk!
På all suckan ska jag göra slut."
3 (C) Därför är mina höfter fulla
av smärta,
jag har gripits av ångest
som en födande kvinnas ångest.
Jag är nertryckt
så att jag inte kan höra,
jag är bestört
så att jag inte kan se.
4 Mitt hjärta är utom sig,
bävan överväldigar mig.
Skymningen som jag längtade efter
får mig att darra.
5 (D) Man dukar bordet, sätter ut vakt,[c]
äter och dricker.
Res er, ni furstar!
Smörj era sköldar!
6 (E) För så har Herren sagt till mig:
"Gå och ställ ut en väktare.
Han ska meddela vad han ser.
7 Ser han ett tåg av ryttare i par,
ryttare på åsnor och på kameler,
ska han ge noga akt,
mycket noga.
8 (F) Han började ryta som ett lejon[d]:
"Herre, här står jag ständigt
på vakt, dagen lång,
jag står här på min post
natt efter natt.
9 (G) Och se, här kommer en vagn
med män och ryttare[e] i par!"
Och han tog till orda och sade:
"Det har fallit! Babel har fallit[f]!
Alla dess avgudabilder
är slagna till marken."
10 Du mitt krossade
och söndertröskade folk,
vad jag har hört från Herren Sebaot,
Israels Gud,
det har jag förkunnat för er.
Profetia om Edom
Man ropar till mig från Seir:
"Väktare, vad är kvar av natten?
Väktare, vad är kvar av natten?"
12 Väktaren svarar:
"Morgon kommer,
ändå är det natt.
Vill ni fråga mer, så fråga.
Kom tillbaka igen."
Profetia om Arabien
13 (I) Profetia om Arabien.
Ni ska bo i Arabiens vildmark,
ni karavaner från Dedan.[h]
14 Möt de törstande med vatten.
De som bor i Temas land
ska möta flyktingarna med bröd,
15 för de flyr undan svärd,
undan draget svärd och spänd båge,
undan krigets tunga börda.
16 (J) För så har Herren sagt till mig:
Inom ett år,
så som daglönaren räknar året,
ska all Kedars[i] härlighet vara borta,
17 och få ska vara kvar
av de många bågskyttarna,
Kedars väldiga krigare.
För så har Herren, Israels Gud, talat.
Footnotes
- 21:1 Öknen vid havet Troligen träsklandet i södra Babylonien nära Persiska viken.
- 21:2 Elam … Medien Folk i västra Iran, allierade med Merodak-Baladan i Babel (vers 9).
- 21:5 vakt Annan översättning: "dynor", kanske en ordlek (jfr vers 6).
- 21:8 ryta som ett lejon Andra handskrifter (Qumran, Peshitta): "ropa, spejaren".
- 21:9 ryttare Annan översättning: "hästar".
- 21:9 Babel har fallit Under Jesajas tid föll Babel 703 f Kr (se även not till 13:1), en motgång för Juda som samtidigt sökt frigöra sig från Assyrien (39:1 med not). När Babel längre fram föll 539 f Kr blev det istället en glädje för gudsfolket (Esra 1:1, Ps 137:8, jfr Upp 14:8, 18:2).
- 21:11 Duma Oas i norra Arabien (1 Mos 25:14). Namnet betyder "tystnad" och anspelar på Edom.
- 21:13f Dedan … Tema Arabstammar i nordvästra Saudiarabien (se Job 6:19, Hes 27:15, 20).
- 21:16 Kedar Nordarabisk herdestam (60:7, Hes 27:21), senare härjad av Nebukadnessar (Jer 49:28f).
Isaiah 21
King James Version
Isaiah 21
King James Version
21 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.
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.
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.
4 My heart panted, fearfulness affrighted me: the night of my pleasure hath he turned into fear unto me.
5 Prepare the table, watch in the watchtower, eat, drink: arise, ye princes, and anoint the shield.
6 For thus hath the Lord said unto me, Go, set a watchman, let him declare what he seeth.
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:
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:
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.
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.
11 The burden of Dumah. He calleth to me out of 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.
13 The burden upon Arabia. In the forest in Arabia shall ye lodge, O ye travelling companies 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.
15 For they fled from the swords, from the drawn sword, and from the bent bow, and from the grievousness of war.
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:
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.
Isaiah 21
New International Version
Isaiah 21
New International Version
A Prophecy Against Babylon
21 A prophecy(A) against the Desert(B) by the Sea:
Like whirlwinds(C) sweeping through the southland,(D)
an invader comes from the desert,
from a land of terror.
2 A dire(E) vision has been shown to me:
The traitor betrays,(F) the looter takes loot.
Elam,(G) attack! Media,(H) lay siege!
I will bring to an end all the groaning she caused.
3 At this my body is racked with pain,(I)
pangs seize me, like those of a woman in labor;(J)
I am staggered by what I hear,
I am bewildered(K) by what I see.
4 My heart(L) falters,
fear makes me tremble;(M)
the twilight I longed for
has become a horror(N) to me.
5 They set the tables,
they spread the rugs,
they eat, they drink!(O)
Get up, you officers,
oil the shields!(P)
6 This is what the Lord says to me:
“Go, post a lookout(Q)
and have him report what he sees.
7 When he sees chariots(R)
with teams of horses,
riders on donkeys
or riders on camels,(S)
let him be alert,
fully alert.”
8 And the lookout[a](T) shouted,
“Day after day, my lord, I stand on the watchtower;
every night I stay at my post.
9 Look, here comes a man in a chariot(U)
with a team of horses.
And he gives back the answer:
‘Babylon(V) has fallen,(W) has fallen!
All the images of its gods(X)
lie shattered(Y) on the ground!’”
10 My people who are crushed on the threshing floor,(Z)
I tell you what I have heard
from the Lord Almighty,
from the God of Israel.
A Prophecy Against Edom
11 A prophecy against Dumah[b]:(AA)
Someone calls to me from Seir,(AB)
“Watchman, what is left of the night?
Watchman, what is left of the night?”
12 The watchman replies,
“Morning is coming, but also the night.
If you would ask, then ask;
and come back yet again.”
A Prophecy Against Arabia
13 A prophecy(AC) against Arabia:(AD)
You caravans of Dedanites,(AE)
who camp in the thickets of Arabia,
14 bring water for the thirsty;
you who live in Tema,(AF)
bring food for the fugitives.
15 They flee(AG) from the sword,(AH)
from the drawn sword,
from the bent bow
and from the heat of battle.
16 This is what the Lord says to me: “Within one year, as a servant bound by contract(AI) would count it, all the splendor(AJ) of Kedar(AK) will come to an end. 17 The survivors of the archers, the warriors of Kedar, will be few.(AL)” The Lord, the God of Israel, has spoken.(AM)
Footnotes
- Isaiah 21:8 Dead Sea Scrolls and Syriac; Masoretic Text A lion
- Isaiah 21:11 Dumah, a wordplay on Edom, means silence or stillness.
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