¹The burden of the desert of the sea. As whirlwinds in the south pass through; so it cometh from the desert, from a terrible land.

¹[Faminaniana ny amin'ny loza hanjo an'i Babylona] Faminaniana ny amin'ny loza hanjo ny Efitra Ranobe. Tahaka ny firimorimon'ny tadio any atsimo no fihaviny avy any an-efitra, dia avy any amin'ny tany mahatahotra.[Heb. Ranomasina]

²A grievous vision is declared unto me; the treacherous dealer dealeth treacherously, and the spoiler spoileth. Go up, O Elam: besiege, O Media; all the sighing thereof have I made to cease.

²Misy fahitana mampahory naseho tamiko: Ny mpamitaka mamitaka, ary ny mpandringana mandringana. Iakaro, ry Elama ô! ekeo, ry Media ô! Hatsahatro ny fisentoana rehetra.

³Therefore are my loins filled with pain: pangs have taken hold upon me, as the pangs of a woman that travaileth: I was bowed down at the hearing of it; I was dismayed at the seeing of it.

³Ary raha nahita izany aho, dia feno fanaintainana ny valahako; Fijalijaliana no nahazo ahy tahaka ny fijalijalian'ny vehivavy raha miteraka; Niolanolana fatratra aho ka tsy nandre izany; Toran-kovitra aho ka tsy nahita izany.

⁴My heart panted, fearfulness affrighted me: the night of my pleasure hath he turned into fear unto me.

⁴Niemponempona ny foko, nampahatahotra ahy ny horohoro; Ny hariva fahafinaretako nampodiny ho fangovitako.

⁵Prepare the table, watch in the watchtower, eat, drink: arise, ye princes, and anoint the shield.

⁵Velarina ny latabatra, miambina ny mpiambina, mihinana sy misotro ny olona mitsangàna, ianareo lehibe, ka hosory ny ampinga![Na: velarina ny tsihy]

⁶For thus hath the LORD said unto me, Go, set a watchman, let him declare what he seeth.

⁶Fa izao no nolazain'i Jehovah tamiko: Mandehana, manendre tily; Ka izay hitany no aoka holazainy.

⁷And he saw a chariot with a couple of horsemen, a chariot of asses, and a chariot of camels; and he hearkened diligently with much heed:

⁷Dia nahita izy ka indreo mpitaingina manao andiany mandeha tsiroaroa sy boriky andiany ary rameva andiany. Ary nihaino izy, eny, nihaino dia nihaino;

⁸And he cried, A lion: My lord, I stand continually upon the watchtower in the daytime, and I am set in my ward whole nights:

⁸Dia niantso nanao feon-diona izy ka nanao hoe: Tompo ô! izaho mijanona mandrakariva eto ambonin'ny fitazanako nony antoandro, Ary mitoetra eto amin'ny fiambenako aho mandritra ny alina;

⁹And, behold, here cometh a chariot of men, with a couple of horsemen. And he answered and said, Babylon is fallen, is fallen; and all the graven images of her gods he hath broken unto the ground.

⁹Koa, indreo, avy ny olona an-diany, mpitaingina mandeha tsiroaroa; Ary nanandratra ny feony izy ka nanao hoe: Rava, rava Babylona! Ary ny sarin'ny andriamaniny rehetra dia voatorotoro miraraka amin'ny tany.[Heb. sarin-javatra voasokitra]

¹⁰O my threshing, and the corn of my floor: that which I have heard of the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel, have I declared unto you.

¹⁰Ry ahy voavely toy ny vary teo am-pamoloako ô! Izay efa reko tamin'i Jehovah, Tompon'ny maro, Andriamanitry ny Isiraely, no nambarako taminareo.[Heb. zanaky ny famoloako]

¹¹The burden of Dumah. He calleth to me out of Seir, Watchman, what of the night? Watchman, what of the night?

¹¹[Faminaniana ny amin'ny loza hanjo an'i Edoma] Faminaniana ny amin'ny loza hanjo an'i Edoma. Misy miantso ahy any Seira manao hoe: Ry mpiambina ô, toy inona alina moa izao ? Ry mpiambina ô, toy inona alina moa izao? [Heb. Doma]

¹²The watchman said, The morning cometh, and also the night: if ye will enquire, enquire ye: return, come.

¹²Dia hoy ny mpiambina: Avy ny maraina, avy koa ny alina; Raha mbola ta-hanontany ianareo, dia manontania ihany; ka avia, miverena. [Na: avia indray]

¹³The burden upon Arabia. In the forest in Arabia shall ye lodge, O ye travelling companies of Dedanim.

¹³[Faminaniana ny amin'ny loza hanjo an'i Arabia] Faminaniana ny amin'ny loza hanjo an'i Arabia. Any an'ala any Arabia no andrianareo, ry andian'ny Dedanita.

¹⁴The inhabitants of the land of Tema brought water to him that was thirsty, they prevented with their bread him that fled.

¹⁴Itondrana rano ny mangetaheta; Ny mponina amin'ny tany Tema mitsena hanina ny mandositra;

¹⁵For they fled from the swords, from the drawn sword, and from the bent bow, and from the grievousness of war.

¹⁵Fa mandositra ny sabatra ireo, dia ny sabatra voatsoaka sy ny tsipìka voahenjana ary ny havesatry ny ady.

¹⁶For thus hath the LORD said unto me, Within a year, according to the years of an hireling, and all the glory of Kedar shall fail:

¹⁶Fa izao no nolazain'i Jehovah tamiko: Ato anatin'ny herintaona, tahaka ny taonan'ny mpikarama, dia ho levona avokoa ny voninahitr'i Kedara;Ary ny tsipìka sisa izay; an'ny lehilahy mahery, taranak'i Kedara, dia ho vitsy foana, fa Jehovah Andriamanitry ny Isiraely, ao efa niteny.

¹⁷And the residue of the number of archers, the mighty men of the children of Kedar, shall be diminished: for the LORD God of Israel hath spoken it.

¹⁷Ary ny tsipìka sisa izay; an'ny lehilahy mahery, taranak'i Kedara, dia ho vitsy foana, fa Jehovah Andriamanitry ny Isiraely, ao efa niteny.