¹The burden of the wilderness of the sea. `Like hurricanes in the south for passing through, From the wilderness it hath come, From a fearful 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 hard vision hath been declared to me, The treacherous dealer is dealing treacherously, And the destroyer is destroying. Go up, O Elam, besiege, O Media, All its sighing I have caused 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 filled have been my loins [with] great pain, Pangs have seized me as pangs of a travailing woman, I have been bent down by hearing, I have been troubled by seeing.

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.

⁴Wandered hath my heart, trembling hath terrified me, The twilight of my desire He hath made a fear to me,

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

⁵Arrange the table, watch in the watch-tower, Eat, drink, rise, ye heads, 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 said the Lord unto me: `Go, station the watchman, That which he seeth let him declare.`

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

⁷And he hath seen a chariot — a couple of horsemen, The rider of an ass, the rider of a camel, And he hath given attention — He hath increased attention!

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 crieth — a lion, `On a watch-tower my lord, I am standing continually by day, And on my ward I am stationed 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 lo, this, the chariot of a man is coming, A couple of horsemen.` And he answereth and saith: `Fallen, fallen hath Babylon, And all the graven images of her gods He hath broken to the earth.

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 son of my floor, That which I heard from Jehovah of Hosts, God of Israel, I have declared to 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. Unto me is [one] calling from 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 hath said, `Come hath morning, and also night, If ye inquire, inquire ye, turn back, 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 on Arabia. In a forest in Arabia ye lodge, O travellers 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.

¹⁴To meet the thirsty brought water have Inhabitants of the land of Tema, With his bread they came before a fugitive.

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

¹⁵For from the face of destructions they fled, From the face of a stretched-out sword, And from the face of a trodden bow, And from the face of the grievousness of battle.

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

¹⁶For thus said the Lord unto me: `Within a year, as years of a hireling, Consumed hath been all the honour of Kedar.

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 remnant of the number of bow-men, The mighty of the sons of Kedar are few, For Jehovah, God of Israel, hath spoken!`

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