Isaiah 13

massa bavel asher khazah yeshayahu ben-amots

The “Babylon” Pronouncement, a prophecy of Isaiah son of Amoz.

al har-nishpeh se'u-nes harimu qol lahem hanifu yad veyavo'u pitkhe nedivim

“Raise a standard upon a bare hill, Cry aloud to them; Wave a hand, and let them enter The gates of the nobles!

ani tsivveti limquddashay gam qarati gibboray le'appi allize ga'avati

I have summoned My purified guests To execute My wrath; Behold, I have called My stalwarts, My proudly exultant ones.”

qol hamon beharim demut am-rav qol she'on mamlekhot goyim ne'esafim Adonai tseva'ot mefaqqed tseva milkhamah

Hark! a tumult on the mountains— As of a mighty force; Hark! an uproar of kingdoms, Nations assembling! GOD of Hosts is mustering A host for war.

ba'im me'erets merkhaq miqtseh hashamayim Adonai ukhele zamo lekhabbel kol-ha'arets

They come from a distant land, From the end of the sky— GOD with the weapons of divine wrath— To ravage all the earth!

helilu ki qarov yom Adonai keshod mishadday yavo

Howl! For the day of GOD is near; It shall come like havoc from Shaddai.

al-ken kol-yadayim tirpenah vekhol-levav enosh yimmas

Therefore all hands shall grow limp, And every human heart shall sink;

venivhalu tsirim vakhavalim yokhezun kayyoledah yekhilun ish el-re'ehu yitmahu pene lehavim penehem

And, overcome by terror, They shall be seized by pangs and throes, Writhe like a woman in travail. They shall gaze at each other in horror, Their faces livid with fright.

hinneh yom-Adonai ba akhzari ve'evrah vakharon af lasum ha'arets leshammah vekhatta'eha yashmid mimmennah

Lo! The day of GOD is coming With pitiless fury and wrath, To make the earth a desolation, To wipe out the sinners upon it.

ki-khokheve hashamayim ukhesilehem lo yahellu oram khashakh hashemesh betseto veyareakh lo-yaggiah oro

The stars and constellations of heaven Shall not give off their light; The sun shall be dark when it rises, And the moon shall diffuse no glow.

ufaqadti al-tevel ra'ah ve'al-resha'im avonam vehishbatti ge'on zedim vega'avat aritsim ashpil

“And I will requite to the world its evil, And to the wicked their iniquity; I will put an end to the pride of the arrogant And humble the haughtiness of tyrants.

oqir enosh mippaz ve'adam mikketem ofir

I will make people scarcer than fine gold, And mortals [more scarce] than gold of Ophir.”

al-ken shamayim argiz vetirash ha'arets mimmeqomah be'evrat Adonai tseva'ot uveyom kharon appo

Therefore shall heaven be shaken, And earth leap out of its place, At the fury of GOD of Hosts On the day of God’s burning wrath.

vehayah kitsvi muddakh ukhetson ve'en meqabbets ish el-ammo yifnu ve'ish el-artso yanusu

Then like gazelles that are chased, And like sheep that no one gathers, Each man shall turn back to his people, They shall flee every one to his land.

kol-hannimtsa yiddaqer vekhol-hannispeh yippol bekharev

All who remain shall be pierced through, All who are caught Shall fall by the sword.

ve'olelehem yerutteshu le'enehem yishassu battehem uneshehem (tshglnh) [tishakhavnah]

And their babes shall be dashed to pieces in their sight, Their homes shall be plundered, And their wives shall be raped.

hinni me'ir alehem et-maday asher-kesef lo yakhshovu vezahav lo yakhpetsu-vo

“Behold, I stir up the Medes against them, Who do not value silver Or delight in gold.

uqeshatot ne'arim terattashnah uferi-veten lo yerakhemu al-banim lo-takhus enam

Their bows shall shatter the young; They shall show no pity to infants, They shall not spare the children.”

vehayetah vavel tsevi mamlakhot tiferet ge'on kasdim kemahpekhat elohim et-sedom ve'et-amorah

And Babylon, glory of kingdoms, Proud splendor of the Chaldeans, Shall become like Sodom and Gomorrah Overturned by God.

lo-teshev lanetsakh velo tishkon ad-dor vador velo-yahel sham aravi vero'im lo-yarbitsu sham

Nevermore shall it be settled Nor dwelt in through all the ages. No Arab shall pitch his tent there, No shepherds make flocks lie down there.

veravetsu-sham tsiyyim umale'u vattehem okhim veshakhenu sham benot ya'anah use'irim yeraqqedu-sham

But beasts shall lie down there, And the houses be filled with owls; There shall ostriches make their home, And there shall satyrs dance.

ve'anah iyyim be'almenotayw vetannim behekhele oneg veqarov lavo ittah veyameha lo yimmashekhu

And jackals shall abide in its castles And dragons in the palaces of pleasure. Her hour is close at hand; Her days will not be long.