Isaiah 21

1 This is the burden against the Desert by the Sea: Like whirlwinds sweeping through the Negev, an invader comes from the desert, from a land of terror.

1 以下是关于海边沙漠 的预言： 敌人从可怕的沙漠之地上来， 好像狂风扫过南部的旷野。

2 A dire vision is declared to me: “The traitor still betrays, and the destroyer still destroys. Go up, O Elam! Lay siege, O Media! I will put an end to all her groaning.”

2 我看见一个可怖的异象： “诡诈的在行诡诈， 毁灭的在行毁灭。 以拦人啊，攻打吧！ 玛代人啊，围城吧！ 耶和华必终止巴比伦带来的痛苦。”

3 Therefore my body is filled with anguish. Pain grips me, like the pains of a woman in labor. I am bewildered to hear, I am dismayed to see.

3 这使我充满痛苦， 我陷入剧痛中， 如同分娩的妇人， 我因听见的话而惊慌， 因看见的景象而害怕。

4 My heart falters; fear makes me tremble. The twilight I desired has turned to horror.

4 我心慌意乱，惊惧不堪， 我期盼的黄昏却令我恐惧。

5 They prepare a table, they lay out a carpet, they eat, they drink! Rise up, O princes, oil the shields!

5 他们摆设宴席， 铺开地毯又吃又喝。 首领啊，起来擦亮盾牌备战吧！

6 For this is what the Lord says to me: “Go, post a lookout and have him report what he sees.

6 主对我说： “你去派人守望， 让他报告所看见的情况。

7 When he sees chariots with teams of horsemen, riders on donkeys, riders on camels, he must be alert, fully alert.”

7 他看到战车、一对对的骑兵、 驴队和骆驼队的时候， 要提高警惕，密切察看。”

8 Then the lookout shouted: “Day after day, my lord, I stand on the watchtower; night after night I stay at my post.

8 守望的人大喊： “主啊，我终日站在瞭望塔上， 整夜守在自己的岗位上。

9 Look, here come the riders, horsemen in pairs.” And one answered, saying: “Fallen, fallen is Babylon! All the images of her gods lie shattered on the ground!”

9 看啊，战车和一对对的骑兵来了。” 他又接着说：“巴比伦倾倒了！ 倾倒了！ 它所有的神像都被打碎在地上。”

10 O my people, crushed on the threshing floor, I tell you what I have heard from the LORD of Hosts, the God of Israel.

10 于是，我说：“我的百姓啊！ 你们像场上被碾、被筛的谷物， 现在我把从以色列的上帝——万军之耶和华那里听见的都告诉你们了。”

11 This is the burden against Dumah: One calls to me from Seir, “Watchman, what is left of the night? Watchman, what is left of the night?”

11 以下是关于度玛的预言。 有人从西珥大声问道： “守望者啊，黑夜还有多长？ 守望者啊，黑夜还有多长？”

12 The watchman replies, “Morning has come, but also the night. If you would inquire, then inquire. Come back yet again.”

12 守望者回答： “黎明将到，但黑夜会再来。 你们想问就问吧，可以再回来。”

13 This is the burden against Arabia: In the thickets of Arabia you must lodge, O caravans of Dedanites.

13 以下是关于阿拉伯的预言： 底但的商队必宿在阿拉伯的树林中。

14 Bring water for the thirsty, O dwellers of Tema; meet the refugees with food.

14 提玛的居民啊，要送水给这些口渴的人， 拿食物给这些逃难的人。

15 For they flee from the sword—the sword that is drawn—from the bow that is bent, and from the stress of battle.

15 他们逃离了刀光箭影和激烈的战争。

16 For this is what the Lord says to me: “Within one year, as a hired worker would count it, all the glory of Kedar will be gone.

16 主对我说：“按雇工规定的做工年限，一年之内，基达所有的荣耀必消失，

17 The remaining archers, the warriors of Kedar, will be few.” For the LORD, the God of Israel, has spoken.

17 勇敢的弓箭手必所剩无几。这是以色列的上帝耶和华说的。”