ΗΣΑΙΑΣ - Isaia - Isaiah 21

LXX	CATHOLIC PUBLIC DOMAIN
1 το οραμα της ερημου ως καταιγις δι' ερημου διελθοι εξ ερημου ερχομενη εκ γης φοβερον	1 The burden of the desert of the sea. Just as the whirlwinds approach from Africa, it approaches from the desert, from a terrible land.
2 το οραμα και σκληρον ανηγγελη μοι ο αθετων αθετει ο ανομων ανομει επ' εμοι οι αιλαμιται και οι πρεσβεις των περσων επ' εμε ερχονται νυν στεναξω και παρακαλεσω εμαυτον	2 A difficult vision has been announced to me: he who is unbelieving, he acts unfaithfully, and he who is a plunderer, he devastates. Ascend, O Elam! Lay siege, O Media! I have caused all its mourning to cease.
3 δια τουτο ενεπλησθη η οσφυς μου εκλυσεως και ωδινες ελαβον με ως την τικτουσαν ηδικησα το μη ακουσαι εσπουδασα το μη βλεπειν	3 Because of this, my lower back has been filled with pain, and anguish has possessed me, like the anguish of a woman in labor. I fell down when I heard it. I was disturbed when I saw it.
4 η καρδια μου πλαναται και η ανομια με βαπτιζει η ψυχη μου εφεστηκεν εις φοβον	4 My heart withered. The darkness stupefied me. Babylon, my beloved, has become a wonder to me.
5 ετοιμασον την τραπεζαν πιετε φαγετε ανασταντες οι αρχοντες ετοιμασατε θυρεους	5 Prepare the table. Contemplate, from a place of observation, those who eat and drink. Rise up, you leaders! Take up the shield!
6 οτι ουτως ειπεν κυριος προς με βαδισας σεαυτω στησον σκοπον και ο αν ιδης αναγγειλον	6 For the Lord has said this to me: “Go and station a watchman. And let him announce whatever he will see.”
7 και ειδον αναβατας ιππεις δυο αναβατην ονου και αναβατην καμηλου ακροασαι ακροασιν πολλην	7 And he saw a chariot with two horsemen, and a rider on an donkey, and a rider on a camel. And he considered them diligently, with an intense gaze.
8 και καλεσον ουριαν εις την σκοπιαν κυριου και ειπεν εστην δια παντος ημερας και επι της παρεμβολης εστην ολην την νυκτα	8 And a lion cried out: “I am on the watchtower of the Lord, standing continually by day. And I am at my station, standing throughout the night.
9 και ιδου αυτος ερχεται αναβατης συνωριδος και αποκριθεις ειπεν πεπτωκεν βαβυλων και παντα τα αγαλματα αυτης και τα χειροποιητα αυτης συνετριβησαν εις την γην	9 Behold, a certain man approaches, a man riding on a two-horse chariot.” And he responded, and he said: “Fallen, fallen is Babylon! And all its graven gods have been crushed into the earth!
10 ακουσατε οι καταλελειμμενοι και οι οδυνωμενοι ακουσατε α ηκουσα παρα κυριου σαβαωθ ο θεος του ισραηλ ανηγγειλεν ημιν	10 O my threshed grain! O sons of my threshing floor! What I have heard from the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel, I have announced to you.”
11 το οραμα της ιδουμαιας προς εμε καλει παρα του σηιρ φυλασσετε επαλξεις	11 The burden of Dumah, cried out to me from Seir: “Watchman, how goes the night? Watchman, how goes the night?”
12 φυλασσω το πρωι και την νυκτα εαν ζητης ζητει και παρ' εμοι οικει	12 The watchman said: “Morning approaches with the night. If you are seeking: seek, and convert, and approach.”
13 εν τω δρυμω εσπερας κοιμηθηση εν τη οδω δαιδαν	13 The burden in Arabia. In the forest you shall sleep, in the evening on the paths of Dedanim.
14 εις συναντησιν διψωντι υδωρ φερετε οι ενοικουντες εν χωρα θαιμαν αρτοις συναντατε τοις φευγουσιν	14 You who inhabit the land of the south: upon meeting the thirsty, bring water; meet the fugitive with bread.
15 δια το πληθος των φευγοντων και δια το πληθος των πλανωμενων και δια το πληθος της μαχαιρας και δια το πληθος των τοξευματων των διατεταμενων και δια το πληθος των πεπτωκοτων εν τω πολεμω	15 For they are fleeing before the face of swords, before the face of a sword hanging over them, before the face of a bent bow, before the face of a grievous battle.
16 οτι ουτως ειπεν μοι κυριος ετι ενιαυτος ως ενιαυτος μισθωτου εκλειψει η δοξα των υιων κηδαρ	16 For the Lord said this to me: “After one more year, just like one year for a hired hand, all the glory of Kedar will be taken away.
17 και το καταλοιπον των τοξευματων των ισχυρων υιων κηδαρ εσται ολιγον διοτι κυριος ελαλησεν ο θεος ισραηλ	17 And the remainder of the multitude of strong archers from the sons of Kedar will be few, for the Lord, the God of Israel, has spoken it.”