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Isaiah 21
Christian Standard Bible
Isaiah 21
Christian Standard Bible
A Judgment on Babylon
21 A pronouncement(A) concerning the desert by the sea:(B)
Like storms that pass over the Negev,
it comes from the desert, from the land of terror.
2 A troubling vision is declared to me:
“The treacherous one acts treacherously,(C)
and the destroyer destroys.
Advance, Elam! Lay siege, you Medes!
I will put an end to all the groaning.”
3 Therefore I am[a] filled with anguish.
Pain grips me, like the pain of a woman in labor.(D)
I am too perplexed to hear,
too dismayed to see.
4 My heart staggers;
horror terrifies me.
He has turned my last glimmer of hope[b]
into sheer terror.(E)
5 Prepare a table,(F) and spread out a carpet!
Eat and drink!
Rise up, you princes, and oil the shields!
6 For the Lord has said to me,
“Go, post a lookout;
let him report what he sees.
7 When he sees riders—
pairs of horsemen,
riders on donkeys,
riders on camels—
he must pay close attention.”
8 Then the lookout[c] reported,
“Lord, I stand on the watchtower all day,(G)
and I stay at my post all night.
9 Look, riders come—
horsemen in pairs.”
And he answered, saying,
“Babylon has fallen,(H) has fallen.
All the images of her gods
have been shattered on the ground.”(I)
10 My people who have been crushed
on the threshing floor,(J)
I have declared to you
what I have heard from the Lord of Armies,
the God of Israel.
A Pronouncement against Dumah
11 A pronouncement(K) concerning Dumah:[d](L)
One calls to me from Seir,(M)
“Watchman, what is left of the night?
Watchman, what is left of the night?”
12 The watchman said,
“Morning has come, and also night.
If you want to ask, ask!
Come back again.”
A Pronouncement against Arabia
13 A pronouncement concerning Arabia:(N)
In the desert[e] brush
you will camp for the night,
you caravans of Dedanites.(O)
14 Bring water for the thirsty.
The inhabitants of the land of Tema(P)
meet[f] the refugees with food.
15 For they have fled from swords,
from the drawn sword,
from the bow that is strung,
and from the stress of battle.
16 For the Lord said this to me: “Within one year,(Q) as a hired worker counts years, all the glory of Kedar(R) will be gone. 17 The remaining Kedarite archers will be few in number.” For the Lord, the God of Israel, has spoken.
Isaías 21
Biblia del Jubileo
Isaías 21
Biblia del Jubileo
21 Carga del desierto del mar. Como los torbellinos que pasan por el desierto en la región del Mediodía, así vienen de la tierra horrenda.
2 Visión dura me ha sido mostrada. Para un prevaricador otro prevaricador; y para un destructor otro destructor. Sube, Elam; cerca, Media. Todo su gemido hice cesar.
3 Por tanto, mis lomos se han llenado de dolor; angustias se apoderaron de mí, como angustias de mujer de parto; me agobié oyendo, y me espanté viendo.
4 Se pasmó mi corazón, el horror me ha asombrado; la noche de mi deseo se me tornó en espanto.
5 Pon la mesa, mira del atalaya, come, bebe, levantaos, príncipes, tomad escudo.
6 Porque el Señor me dijo así: Ve, pon centinela, que haga saber lo que viere.
7 Y vio un carro de un par de caballeros, un carro de asno, y un carro de camello. Luego miró mucho más atentamente.
8 Y gritó: León sobre atalaya. Señor, estoy yo continuamente todo el día, y las noches enteras sobre mi guarda.
9 Y he aquí este carro de hombres viene, un par de caballeros. Después habló, y dijo: Cayó; cayó Babilonia; y todos los ídolos de sus dioses quebrantó en tierra.
10 Trilla mía, y pueblo de mi era, os he dicho lo que oí del SEÑOR de los ejércitos, Dios de Israel.
11 Carga de Duma. Me dan voces: De Seir. ¿Guarda qué hay esta noche? ¿Guarda, qué hay esta noche?
12 El que guarda respondió: La mañana viene, y después la noche. Si preguntareis, preguntad; volved, y venid.
13 Carga sobre Arabia. En el monte tendréis la noche en Arabia, oh caminantes de Dedán.
14 Salid al encuentro llevando aguas al sediento, oh moradores de tierra de Tema, socorred con su pan al que huye.
15 Porque de la presencia de las espadas huyen, de la presencia de la espada desnuda, de la presencia del arco entesado, de la presencia del peso de la batalla.
16 Porque así me ha dicho el SEÑOR: De aquí a un año, semejante a años de jornalero, toda la gloria de Cedar será deshecha;
17 y el resto del número de los valientes flecheros, hijos de Cedar, serán apocados; porque el SEÑOR Dios de Israel lo ha dicho.
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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