The Babylonians say,“ Prepare for battle against Judah! Get up! Let’s attack them at noon! But the daylight is fading. The shadows of evening are getting longer.

你们要准备攻击她。起来吧，我们可以趁午时上去。哀哉！日已渐斜，晚影拖长了。

“你们要准备攻击它。起来吧，我们要趁正午上去。”“哀哉！日已渐斜，黄昏的影子拖长了。”

“你们要准备攻击它。起来吧，我们要趁正午上去。”“哀哉！日已渐斜，黄昏的影子拖长了。”

他们喊道，‘准备作战！我们中午攻城。’他们后来说，‘唉！日已西沉，天色渐暗。

“你们要备战攻击她！起来！我们趁着正午上去。唉！可惜日渐西沉，暮影拖长了！

你們要準備攻擊她。起來吧，我們可以趁午時上去。哀哉！日已漸斜，晚影拖長了。

「你們要準備攻擊它。起來吧，我們要趁正午上去。」「哀哉！日已漸斜，黃昏的影子拖長了。」

「你們要準備攻擊它。起來吧，我們要趁正午上去。」「哀哉！日已漸斜，黃昏的影子拖長了。」

他們喊道，『準備作戰！我們中午攻城。』他們後來說，『唉！日已西沉，天色漸暗。

“你們要備戰攻擊她！起來！我們趁著正午上去。唉！可惜日漸西沉，暮影拖長了！

『你們要行聖禮備戰來攻擊她；起來！我們趁中午上去！唉，我們不得了啦！日已漸斜了！暮影拖長了！』

爾其備戰、我儕其起、乘午以上、禍哉、日已西斜、夕影長矣、

敵曰、興戎攻城、勿過日午、如待日昃、薄暮將至、行路尤難。

敵曰、當備戰攻城、我儕當興、乘午時前往而攻、惜哉、日已昃、日影已長、

“ Prepare for battle against her! Arise, let us attack at noon! But, alas, the daylight is fading, and the shadows of evening grow long.

“ Prepare war against her; arise, and let us attack at noon! Woe to us, for the day declines, for the shadows of evening lengthen!

They shout,‘ Prepare for battle! Attack at noon!’‘ No, it’s too late; the day is fading, and the evening shadows are falling.’

Set them apart for war against her; rise up, let’s attack at noon. Woe to us, for the day is passing; the evening shadows grow long.

‘ Prepare for war against her; Arise, and let’s attack at noon. Woe to us, for the day declines, For the shadows of the evening lengthen!

“ Prepare war against her; Arise, and let us go up at noon. Woe to us, for the day goes away, For the shadows of the evening are lengthening.

Prepare ye war against her; arise, and let us go up at noon. Woe unto us! for the day declineth, for the shadows of the evening are stretched out.

Set them apart for war against her; rise up, let’s attack at noon. Woe to us, for the day is passing; the evening shadows grow long.

Prepare ye war against her; arise, and let us go up at noon. Woe unto us! for the day goeth away, for the shadows of the evening are stretched out.

They will say,‘ Prepare to do battle against it! Come on! Let’s attack it at noon!’ But later they will say,‘ Oh, oh! Too bad! The day is almost over and the shadows of evening are getting long.

“ Prepare war against her! Arise! Let’s go up at noon. Woe to us! For the day declines, for the shadows of the evening are stretched out.

I will increase the number of their widows. There will be more of them than the grains of sand on the seashore. At noon I will bring a destroyer against the mothers of the young men among my people. All at once I will bring down on them great suffering and terror.

Announce this among the nations. Tell them to prepare for battle. Nations, get your soldiers ready! Bring all your fighting men together and march out to attack.

Gaza will be deserted. Ashkelon will be destroyed. Ashdod will be emptied out at noon. Ekron will be pulled up by its roots.

The people say,“ The harvest is over. The summer has ended. And we still haven’t been saved.”

“ Nations, lift up a banner in the land of Babylon! Blow a trumpet among yourselves! Prepare yourselves for battle against Babylon. Send the kingdoms of Ararat, Minni and Ashkenaz against it. Appoint a commander against it. Send many horses against it. Let them be as many as a huge number of locusts.Prepare yourselves for battle against Babylon. Prepare the kings of the Medes. Prepare their governors and all their officials. Prepare all the countries they rule over.

“ Armies of Babylon, go through their vineyards and destroy them. But do not destroy them completely. Strip off their branches. These people do not belong to me.

Until the day begins and the shadows fade away, turn to me, my love. Be like an antelope or like a young deer on the rocky hills.

He lifts up a banner to gather the nations that are far away. He whistles for them to come from the farthest places on earth. Here they come. They are moving very quickly.None of them grows tired. None of them falls down. None of them sleeps or even takes a nap. All of them are ready for battle. Every belt is pulled tight. Not a single sandal strap is broken.The enemies’ arrows are sharp. All their bows are ready. The hooves of their horses are as hard as rock. Their chariot wheels turn like a twister.The sound of their army is like the roar of lions. It’s like the roar of young lions. They growl as they capture what they were chasing. They carry it off. No one can take it away from them.At that time the enemy army will roar over Israel. It will sound like the roaring of the ocean. If someone looks at the land of Israel, there is only darkness and trouble. The clouds will make even the sun become dark.

Lift up a banner on the top of a bare hill. Shout to the enemy soldiers. Wave for them to enter the gates that are used by the nobles of Babylon.The Lord has commanded the soldiers he prepared for battle. He has sent for them to carry out his anger against Babylon. They will be happy when he wins the battle for them.Listen! I hear a noise in the mountains. It sounds like a huge crowd. Listen! I hear a loud noise among the kingdoms. It sounds like nations gathering together. The Lord who rules over all is bringing an army together for war.They come from lands far away. They come from the farthest places on earth. The Lord and those weapons of his anger are coming to destroy the whole country of Babylon.