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.
Ufunuo juu ya bara ya bahari. Kama tufani za Negebu zikaribiavyo kwa kasi, inakuja kutoka bara, toka nchi itishayo.
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.
Nimeonyeshwa maono magumu; atendaye hila anatenda hila, mharibu anaharibu. Panda juu, Ee Elamu; husuru, Ee Umedi; mimi ninakomesha maombolezo yake yote.
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 .
Kwa sababu hiyo viuno vyangu vimejaa maumivu, utungu umenishika, kama utungu wa mwanamke azaaye; ninaumwa sana, nisiweze kusikia; nimefadhaishwa wa hofu, nisiweze kuona.
4 My heart panted, fearfulness affrighted me: the night of my pleasure hath he turned into fear unto me.
Moyo wangu unapiga-piga, utisho umenitaabisha, gizagiza la jioni nilipendalo limegeuka likanitetemesha.
5 Prepare the table, watch in the watchtower, eat, drink: arise, ye princes, and anoint the shield.
Wanaandika meza, wanaweka ulinzi, wanakula, wanakunywa. Simameni, enyi wakuu, itieni ngao mafuta.
6 For thus hath the Lord said unto me, Go, set a watchman, let him declare what he seeth.
Maana Bwana ameniambia hivi, Enenda, weka mlinzi; aonayo na ayatangaze.
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:
Naye akiona kundi la wapanda farasi, wakienda wawili wawili, na kundi la punda, na kundi la ngamia; asikilize sana, akijitahidi kusikiliza.
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:
Ndipo akalia kama simba, Ee Bwana, mimi nasimama daima juu ya mnara wakati wa mchana, na kila usiku ninakaa katika zamu ya ulinzi wangu.
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.
Na, tazama, linakuja kundi la watu, wapanda farasi, wakienda wawili wawili. Akajibu na kusema, Babeli umeanguka, umeanguka; na sanamu zote za miungu yake zimevunjwa chini.
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.
Ewe niliyekufikicha, na nafaka ya sakafu yangu; Hayo niliyoyasikia kwa Bwana wa majeshi, Mungu wa Israeli, nimewapasha habari zake.
Dumah
11 The burden of Dumah.
He calleth to me out of Seir, Watchman, what of the night? Watchman, what of the night?
Ufunuo juu ya Duma. Mtu ananililia toka Seiri, Ee mlinzi, habari gani za usiku? Ee mlinzi, habari gani za usiku?
12 The watchman said, The morning cometh, and also the night: if ye will enquire, enquire ye: return, come.
Mlinzi akasema, Mchana unakuja na usiku pia; mkitaka kuuliza, ulizeni; njoni tena.
Arabia
13 The burden upon Arabia.
In the forest in Arabia shall ye lodge, O ye travelling companies of Dedanim.
Ufunuo juu ya Arabuni. Ndani ya msitu wa Arabuni mtalala, Enyi misafara ya Wadedani.
14 The inhabitants of the land of Tema brought water to him that was thirsty, they prevented with their bread him that fled.
Waleteeni wenye kiu maji, Enyi wenyeji wa nchi ya Tema; Nendeni kuwalaki wakimbiao na chakula chao.
15 For they fled from the swords, from the drawn sword, and from the bent bow, and from the grievousness of war.
Kwa maana wanakimbia mbele ya panga, Upanga uliofutwa, na upinde uliopindwa, Na mbele ya ukali wa vita.
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:
Kwa sababu Bwana ameniambia hivi, Katika muda wa mwaka, kama miaka ya mtu mwenye kuajiriwa, utaangamia utukufu wote wa Kedari.
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 .
Na mabaki ya hesabu ya wavuta pinde, hao mashujaa wa Kedari watakuwa wachache; maana Bwana, Mungu wa Israeli, amenena neno hili.
