1 The word about the waste land. As storm-winds in the South go rushing through, it comes from the waste land, from the land greatly to be feared.
2 A vision of fear comes before my eyes; the worker of deceit goes on in his false way, and the waster goes on making waste. Up! Elam; to the attack! Media; I have put an end to her sorrow.
3 For this cause I am full of bitter grief; pains like the pains of a woman in childbirth have come on me: I am bent down with sorrow at what comes to my ears; I am shocked by what I see.
4 My mind is wandering, fear has overcome me: the evening of my desire has been turned into shaking for me.
5 They make ready the table, they put down the covers, they take food and drink. Up! you captains; put oil on your breastplates.
6 For so has the Lord said to me, Go, let a watchman be placed; let him give word of what he sees:
7 And when he sees war-carriages, horsemen by twos, war-carriages with asses, war-carriages with camels, let him give special attention.
8 And the watchman gave a loud cry, O my lord, I am on the watchtower all day, and am placed in my watch every night:
9 See, here come war-carriages with men, horsemen by twos: and in answer he said, Babylon is made low, is made low, and all her images are broken on the earth.
10 O my crushed ones, the grain of my floor! I have given you the word which came to me from the Lord of armies, the God of Israel.
11 The word about Edom. A voice comes to me from Seir, Watchman, how far gone is the night? how far gone is the night?
12 The watchman says, The morning has come, but night is still to come: if you have questions to put, put them, and come back again.
13 The word about Arabia. In the thick woods of Arabia will be your night's resting-place, O travelling bands of Dedanites!
14 Give water to him who is in need of water; give bread, O men of the land of Tema, to those in flight.
15 For they are in flight from the sharp sword, and the bent bow, and from the trouble of war.
16 For so has the Lord said to me, In a year, by the years of a servant working for payment, all the glory of Kedar will come to an end:
17 And the rest of the bowmen, the men of war of the children of Kedar, will be small in number: for the Lord, the God of Israel, has said it.
1 关于海旁旷野的默示： 有敌人从旷野， 从可怕之地而来， 好像南地的暴风猛烈扫过一般。
2 我被指示去看一个惨酷的异象： 那行诡诈的仍然行诡诈， 那行破坏的仍然行破坏。以拦哪， 上去吧！ 玛代啊， 围攻吧！ 我要使一切叹息止住。
3 因此， 我满腰疼痛， 痛苦抓住我， 好像产妇的痛苦一样； 我绞痛弯腰至听不见， 我惊惶至看不到。
4 我的心迷糊， 惊恐威吓着我； 我所爱慕的黄昏， 竟使我战兢。
5 他们摆设筵席， 铺张地毡， 又吃又喝。领袖们， 起来吧！ 用油抹净盾牌。
6 因为主这样对我说： "你去设立守望的， 叫他把所看见的报告出来。
7 他一看见骑兵一对一对而来， 又有驴队和骆驼队， 他就要留意， 非常留意。"
8 后来， 守望者像狮子般吼叫着说： "主啊！ 我每日不断站在守望楼上， 每夜立在我守望的岗位中。
9 看哪！ 有一队骑兵来了， 马兵一对一对而来。"又有人答话说： "倾倒了， 巴比伦倾倒了！ 它所有雕刻的神像都被打碎在地上了。"
10 我那被打的禾稼啊！ 我禾场上的谷啊！ 我从万军之耶和华， 以色列的 神那里听见的， 都告诉你们了。
11 关于以东（"以东"原文作"度玛"， 意即寂静， 在这里暗示以东的困境）的默示： 有人从西珥呼叫我说： "守望的啊！ 黑夜还有多长？守望的啊！ 黑夜还有多长？"
12 守望的说： "早晨到了， 黑夜也会再来； 你们若要问， 就尽管问； 也可以回头再来问。"
13 关于阿拉伯的默示： 底但的商队啊！ 你们必在阿拉伯的森林中住宿。
14 提玛地的居民哪！ 要拿水来给那些口渴的， 拿饼来接待那些逃难的。
15 因为他们逃避了刀剑、已出鞘的刀剑和上了弦的弓， 以及严重的战祸。
16 主对我这样说： "按照雇工的年数， 一年之内， 基达的一切光荣都必化为乌有。
17 弓箭手剩余的人数， 就是基达人的勇士， 必定很少； 这是耶和华以色列的 神说的。"