關於巴比倫的預言
1以下是關於海邊沙漠21·1 「海邊沙漠」指巴比倫。的預言：
敵人從可怕的沙漠之地上來，
好像狂風掃過南部的曠野。
2我看見一個令人膽戰心驚的異象：
「詭詐的在行詭詐，
毀滅的在行毀滅。
以攔人啊，攻打吧！
瑪代人啊，圍城吧！
耶和華必終止巴比倫帶來的痛苦。」
3這使我充滿痛苦，
我陷入劇痛中，
如同分娩的婦人，
我因聽見的話而驚慌，
因看見的景象而害怕。
4我心慌意亂，驚懼不堪，
我期盼的黃昏卻令我恐懼。
5他們擺設宴席，
坐在地毯上又吃又喝。
突然有人大喊：
「官長啊，起來擦亮盾牌，備戰吧！」
6耶和華對我說：
「你去派人守望，
讓他報告所看見的情況。
7他看到戰車、一對對的騎兵、
驢隊和駱駝隊的時候，
要提高警惕，密切察看。」
8守望的人大喊：
「我主啊，我在瞭望塔上日夜觀看。
9看啊，戰車和一對對的騎兵來了。」
他又接著說：「巴比倫傾倒了！
傾倒了！
她所有的神像都被打碎在地上。」
10於是，我說：「我的百姓啊！
你們像場上被碾、被篩的穀物，
現在我把從以色列的上帝——萬軍之耶和華那裡聽見的都告訴你們了。」
關於以東的預言
11以下是關於以東的預言。
有人從西珥大聲問我：
「守夜的啊，黑夜還有多長？
守夜的啊，黑夜還有多長？」
12我回答：
「黎明將到，但黑夜會再來。
如果你們還想問，再來問吧。」
關於阿拉伯的預言
13以下是關於阿拉伯的預言：
成群結隊的底但客旅必躲在 阿拉伯的荒野過夜。
14提瑪的居民啊，要送水給這些口渴的人，
拿食物給這些逃難的人。
15他們從敵人的刀光箭影中逃生。
16耶和華對我說：「如同雇工合約規定的做工年限，一年之內，基達所有的榮耀必消失， 17勇敢的弓箭手必所剩無幾。這是以色列的上帝耶和華說的。」
A Prophecy Against Babylon
1Here is a prophecy against Babylon that the Lord gave me. Babylon is known as the Desert by the Sea.
An attack is coming through the desert.
It is coming from a land of terror.
It’s sweeping along like a windstorm blowing across the Negev Desert.
2I have seen a vision about something terrible that will happen.
People are turning against Babylon.
Robbers are taking its goods.
Elamites, attack the city! Medes, surround it!
The Lord will put an end to all the suffering Babylon has caused.
3The vision fills my body with pain.
Pains take hold of me.
They are like the pains of a woman having a baby.
I am shaken by what I hear.
I’m terrified by what I see.
4My heart grows weak.
Fear makes me tremble.
I longed for evening to come.
But it brought me horror instead of rest.
5In my vision the Babylonians set the tables.
They spread out the rugs.
They eat and drink.
Get up, you officers!
Rub your shields with oil!
6The Lord said to me,
“Go. Put a guard on duty on Jerusalem’s walls.
Have him report what he sees.
7Tell him to watch for chariots
that are pulled by teams of horses.
Tell him to watch for men riding on donkeys or camels.
Make sure he stays awake.
Make sure he stays wide awake.”
8“My master!” the guard shouts back.
“Day after day I stand here on the lookout tower.
Every night I stay here on duty.
9Look! Here comes a man in a chariot!
It’s being pulled by a team of horses.
He’s calling out the news,
‘Babylon has fallen! It has fallen!
All the statues of its gods
lie broken in pieces on the ground!’ ”
10My people, you have been crushed
like grain on a threshing floor.
But now I’m telling you the good news I’ve heard.
It comes from the Lord who rules over all.
He is the God of Israel.
A Prophecy Against Edom
11Here is a prophecy against Edom that the Lord gave me.
Someone is calling out to me from the land of Seir. He says,
“Guard, when will the night be over?
Guard, how soon will it end?”
12The guard answers,
“Morning is coming, but the night will return.
If you want to ask again,
come back and ask.”
A Prophecy Against Arabia
13Here is a prophecy against Arabia that the Lord gave me.
He told me to give orders to traders from Dedan.
They were camping in the bushes of Arabia.
14I told them to bring water for those who are thirsty.
I also gave orders to those who live in Tema.
I told them to bring food for those who are running away.
15They are running away from where the fighting is heaviest.
That’s where the swords are ready to strike.
That’s where the bows are ready to shoot.
16The Lord spoke to me. He said, “In exactly one year, Kedar’s splendor will come to an end. 17Only a few of Kedar’s soldiers who shoot arrows will be left alive.” The Lord has spoken. He is the God of Israel.
