The burdenמַשָּׂאof the wildernessמִדְבַּרof the sea.יָםLike whirlwindsכְּסוּפוֹתin the Negevבַּנֶּגֶבsweeping through,לַחֲלֹףfrom the wildernessמִמִּדְבָּרit comes,בָּאfromמֵa fearsomeנוֹרָאָהland.אֶרֶץ
A harshקָשָׁהvisionחָזוּתhas been toldהֻגַּדto me:לִיthe traitorהַבּוֹגֵדbetrays,בּוֹגֵדand the devastatorוְהַשּׁוֹדֵדdevastates.שׁוֹדֵדGo up,עֲלִיElam!עֵילָםLay siege,צוּרִיMedia!מָדַיAllכָּלits sighingאַנְחָתָהI have brought to an end.הִשְׁבַּתִּי
Thereforeעַל כֵּןmy loinsמָתְנַיare filledמָלְאוּwith trembling;חַלְחָלָהpangsצִירִיםhave seized meאֲחָזוּנִיlike the pangsכְּצִירֵיof a woman giving birth;יוֹלֵדָהI am bent overנַעֲוֵיתִיat hearing,מִשְּׁמֹעַI am terrifiedנִבְהַלְתִּיat seeing.מֵרְאוֹת
My heartלְבָבִיgoes astray;תָּעָהhorrorפַּלָּצוּתhas overwhelmed me;בִּעֲתָתְנִיthe twilightאֵת נֶשֶׁףof my desireחִשְׁקִיhe has madeשָׂםfor meלִיinto trembling.לַחֲרָדָה
Setעָרֹךְthe table,הַשֻּׁלְחָןkeepצָפֹהthe watch,הַצָּפִיתeat,אָכוֹלdrink!שָׁתֹה“Rise up,קוּמוּprinces;הַשָּׂרִיםanointמִשְׁחוּthe shield!”מָגֵן
ForכִּיthusכֹהAdonaiאֲדֹנָיsaidאָמַרto me:אֵלַי“Go,לֵךְpostהַעֲמֵדthe lookout;הַמְצַפֶּהwhatאֲשֶׁרhe sees,יִרְאֶהlet him declare.יַגִּיד
And when he seesוְרָאָהchariots,רֶכֶבpairsצֶמֶדof horsemen,פָּרָשִׁיםchariotsרֶכֶבof donkeys,חֲמוֹרchariotsרֶכֶבof camels,גָּמָלlet him pay attentionוְהִקְשִׁיבwith attention,קֶשֶׁבmuchרַבattention.”קָשֶׁב
And a lionאַרְיֵהcried out,וַיִּקְרָא“On the watchtower,עַל מִצְפֶּהAdonai,אֲדֹנָיIאָנֹכִיstandעֹמֵדcontinuallyתָּמִידby day,יוֹמָםand at my postוְעַל מִשְׁמַרְתִּיIאָנֹכִיam stationedנִצָּבeveryכָּלnight.הַלֵּילוֹת
And look,וְהִנֵּהhereזֶהcomesבָאa chariotרֶכֶבof men,אִישׁpairsצֶמֶדof horsemen!”פָּרָשִׁיםAnd he answeredוַיַּעַןand said,וַיֹּאמֶר“Fallen,נָפְלָהfallenנָפְלָהis Babylon,בָּבֶלand allוְכָלthe carved imagesפְּסִילֵיof its godsאֱלֹהֶיהָhe has shatteredשִׁבַּרto the ground!”לָאָרֶץ
My threshed one,מְדֻשָׁתִיand sonוּבֶןof my threshing floor:גָּרְנִיwhatאֲשֶׁרI have heardשָׁמַעְתִּיfromמֵאֵתYHWHיְהוָהTsevaot,צְבָאוֹתElohimאֱלֹהֵיof Israel,יִשְׂרָאֵלI have declared to you.הִגַּדְתִּי לָכֶם
The burdenמַשָּׂאof Dumah.דּוּמָהOne callsקֹרֵאto meאֵלַיfrom Seir,מִשֵּׂעִיר“Watchman,שֹׁמֵרwhatמַהof the night?מִלַּיְלָהWatchman,שֹׁמֵרwhatמַהof the night?”מִלֵּיל
The watchmanשֹׁמֵרsaid,אָמַר“Morningבֹקֶרcomes,אָתָהand alsoוְגַםnight.לָיְלָהIfאִםyou will inquire,תִּבְעָיוּןinquire;בְּעָיוּcome back,שֻׁבוּcome.”אֵתָיוּ
The burdenמַשָּׂאin Arabia.בַּעְרָבIn the forestבַּיַּעַרin Arabiaבַּעְרַבyou will spend the night,תָּלִינוּcaravansאֹרְחוֹתof Dedanites.דְּדָנִים
To meetלִקְרַאתthe thirstyצָמֵאbringהֵתָיוּwater,מָיִםinhabitantsיֹשְׁבֵיof the landאֶרֶץof Tema;תֵּימָאwith his breadבְּלַחְמוֹmeetקִדְּמוּthe wanderer.נֹדֵד
Forכִּיfrom beforeמִפְּנֵיswordsחֲרָבוֹתthey have fled,נָדָדוּfrom beforeמִפְּנֵיthe drawnנְטוּשָׁהsword,חֶרֶבand from beforeוּמִפְּנֵיthe bentדְּרוּכָהbow,קֶשֶׁתand from beforeוּמִפְּנֵיthe weightכֹּבֶדof battle.מִלְחָמָה
ForכִּיthusכֹהAdonaiאֲדֹנָיsaidאָמַרto me:אֵלָי“Withinבְּעוֹדa year,שָׁנָהlike the yearsכִּשְׁנֵיof a hired worker,שָׂכִירallכָּלthe gloryכְּבוֹדof Kedarקֵדָרwill come to an end;וְכָלָה
and the remnantוּשְׁאָרof the numberמִסְפַּרof bows,קֶשֶׁתof the mighty menגִּבּוֹרֵיof the sonsבְנֵיof Kedar,קֵדָרwill be few;יִמְעָטוּforכִּיYHWH,יְהוָהElohimאֱלֹהֵיof Israel,יִשְׂרָאֵלhas spoken.”דִּבֵּר