New International Version
which sends envoys by sea in papyrus boats over the water. Go, swift messengers, to a people tall and smooth-skinned, to a people feared far and wide, an aggressive nation of strange speech, whose land is divided by rivers.

New Living Translation
that sends ambassadors in swift boats down the river. Go, swift messengers! Take a message to a tall, smooth-skinned people, who are feared far and wide for their conquests and destruction, and whose land is divided by rivers.

English Standard Version
which sends ambassadors by the sea, in vessels of papyrus on the waters! Go, you swift messengers, to a nation tall and smooth, to a people feared near and far, a nation mighty and conquering, whose land the rivers divide.

Berean Study Bible
which sends couriers by sea, in papyrus vessels on the waters. Go, swift messengers, to a people tall and smooth-skinned, to a people widely feared, to a powerful nation of strange speech, whose land is divided by rivers.

New American Standard Bible
Which sends envoys by the sea, Even in papyrus vessels on the surface of the waters. Go, swift messengers, to a nation tall and smooth, To a people feared far and wide, A powerful and oppressive nation Whose land the rivers divide.

King James Bible
That sendeth ambassadors by the sea, even in vessels of bulrushes upon the waters, saying, Go, ye swift messengers, to a nation scattered and peeled, to a people terrible from their beginning hitherto; a nation meted out and trodden down, whose land the rivers have spoiled!

Holman Christian Standard Bible
sends couriers by sea, in reed vessels on the waters. Go, swift messengers, to a nation tall and smooth-skinned, to a people feared far and near, a powerful nation with a strange language, whose land is divided by rivers.

International Standard Version
which sends envoys by the sea, in papyrus boats over the water! Go, swift messengers, to a tall, smooth-skinned nation, to a people feared far and wide, a nation that metes out punishment and oppresses, whose land the rivers divide.

NET Bible
that sends messengers by sea, who glide over the water's surface in boats made of papyrus. Go, you swift messengers, to a nation of tall, smooth-skinned people, to a people that are feared far and wide, to a nation strong and victorious, whose land rivers divide.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
It sends messengers by sea in boats made of reeds [skimming] over the surface of the water. Go, swift messengers, to a tall and smooth-skinned people, a people [who are] feared far and near, a strong and aggressive nation, whose land is divided by rivers.

Jubilee Bible 2000
He who sends ambassadors by the sea, even in vessels of bulrushes upon the waters, saying, Go, ye swift messengers, to the people scattered and peeled, to the people full of fears from their beginning, and until now, a people tired of waiting and trodden down, whose land the rivers have spoiled!

King James 2000 Bible
That sends ambassadors by the sea, even in vessels of bulrushes upon the waters, saying, Go, you swift messengers, to a nation tall and smooth of skin, to a people feared from their beginning until now; a nation powerful and treading down, whose land the rivers divide!

American King James Version
That sends ambassadors by the sea, even in vessels of bulrushes on the waters, saying, Go, you swift messengers, to a nation scattered and peeled, to a people terrible from their beginning till now; a nation meted out and trodden down, whose land the rivers have spoiled!

American Standard Version
that sendeth ambassadors by the sea, even in vessels of papyrus upon the waters,'saying , Go, ye swift messengers, to a nation tall and smooth, to a people terrible from their beginning onward, a nation that meteth out and treadeth down, whose land the rivers divide!

Douay-Rheims Bible
That sendeth ambassadors by the sea, and in vessels of bulrushes upon the waters. Go, ye swift angels, to a nation rent and torn in pieces: to a terrible people, after which there is no other: to a nation expecting and trodden under foot, whose land the rivers have spoiled.

Darby Bible Translation
that sendest ambassadors over the sea, and in vessels of papyrus upon the waters, [saying,] Go, swift messengers, to a nation scattered and ravaged, to a people terrible from their existence and thenceforth; to a nation of continued waiting and of treading down, whose land the rivers have spoiled!

English Revised Version
that sendeth ambassadors by the sea, even in vessels of papyrus upon the waters, saying, Go, ye swift messengers, to a nation tall and smooth, to a people terrible from their beginning onward; a nation that meteth out and treadeth down, whose land the rivers divide!

Webster's Bible Translation
That sendeth embassadors by the sea, even in vessels of bulrushes upon the waters, saying, Go, ye swift messengers to a nation scattered and peeled, to a people terrible from their beginning hitherto; a nation measured by line and trodden down, whose land the rivers have laid waste.

World English Bible
that sends ambassadors by the sea, even in vessels of papyrus on the waters, saying, "Go, you swift messengers, to a nation tall and smooth, to a people awesome from their beginning onward, a nation that measures out and treads down, whose land the rivers divide!"

Young's Literal Translation
That is sending by sea ambassadors, Even with implements of reed on the face of the waters, -- Go, ye light messengers, Unto a nation drawn out and peeled, Unto a people fearful from its beginning and onwards, A nation meeting out by line, and treading down, Whose land floods have spoiled.

Jesaja 18:2 Afrikaans PWL
wat afgevaardigdes per see stuur, in vaartuie van papirus, op die oppervlakte van die waters en sê: “Gaan, vinnige boodskappers, na ’n nasie wat geplunder en ontwortel sal word, na ’n nasie wie se sterkte tot nou toe van binne was; na ’n nasie wat onteer en verneder gaan word, wie se land deur riviere verwoes is.”

Isaia 18:2 Albanian
që dërgon lajmëtarë me anë të detit në anijeza prej papirusi mbi ujërat, duke thënë: "Shkoni, o lajmëtarë të shpejtë, në drejtim të një kombi shtatlartë dhe lëkurëndritur, në drejtim të një populli të cilin e kanë frikë që nga fillimi i tij e më pas, komb i fuqishëm që shkel çdo gjë, vendi i të cilit ndahet nga lumenjtë".

ﺃﺷﻌﻴﺎء 18:2 Arabic: Smith & Van Dyke
المرسلة رسلا في البحر وفي قوارب من البردي على وجه المياه. اذهبوا ايها الرسل السريعون الى امة طويلة وجرداء الى شعب مخوف منذ كان فصاعدا امة قوة وشدة ودوس قد خرقت الانهار ارضها.

Dyr Ieseien 18:2 Bavarian
Seine Botn schickt s aus auf n Nil in Nachn aus Semet. Geetß zrugg, ös schnellen Botn zo enkerne langen Leut mit dyr glantzetn Haut, zo derer Diet, dö wo myn weit und brait firchtt, dönn Volk, dös wo allss zammtooscht, dönn Land mit seine Achenn allnthalbn.

Исая 18:2 Bulgarian
Която изпращаш посланици през море, И с рогозени кораби по водите, [като казваш]: Идете, вие бързи пратеници, към народ висок и гладък, Към люде страшни от началото си и нататък, Народ, който отмерва и потъпква, Чиято земя обират реките!

現代標點和合本 (CUVMP Traditional)
差遣使者在水面上，坐蒲草船過海。先知說：「你們快行的使者，要到高大光滑的民那裡去，自從開國以來那民極其可畏，是分地界踐踏人的，他們的地有江河分開。」

现代标点和合本 (CUVMP Simplified)
差遣使者在水面上，坐蒲草船过海。先知说：“你们快行的使者，要到高大光滑的民那里去，自从开国以来那民极其可畏，是分地界践踏人的，他们的地有江河分开。”

以 賽 亞 書 18:2 Chinese Bible: Union (Traditional)
差 遣 使 者 在 水 面 上 ， 坐 蒲 草 船 過 海 。 先 知 說 ： 你 們 快 行 的 使 者 ， 要 到 高 大 光 滑 的 民 那 裡 去 。 自 從 開 國 以 來 ， 那 民 極 其 可 畏 ， 是 分 地 界 踐 踏 人 的 ； 他 們 的 地 有 江 河 分 開 。

以 賽 亞 書 18:2 Chinese Bible: Union (Simplified)
差 遣 使 者 在 水 面 上 ， 坐 蒲 草 船 过 海 。 先 知 说 ： 你 们 快 行 的 使 者 ， 要 到 高 大 光 滑 的 民 那 里 去 。 自 从 开 国 以 来 ， 那 民 极 其 可 畏 ， 是 分 地 界 践 踏 人 的 ； 他 们 的 地 有 江 河 分 开 。

Isaiah 18:2 Croatian Bible
tebi koja šalješ morem glasnike i vodom u čamcima rogoznim. Idite, brze skoroteče, k narodu stasitu, tamnoputu, k narodu kog se boje odvajkada, narodu žilavu, zavojevaču, čija je zemlja rijekama izbrazdana.

Izaiáše 18:2 Czech BKR
Posílající po moři posly, v nástrojích z sítí po vodách, řka: Jděte, poslové rychlí, k národu rozptýlenému a zloupenému, k lidu hroznému zdávna i posavad, k národu všelijak potlačenému, jehož zemi řeky roztrhaly.

Esajas 18:2 Danish
du, som sender Bud over Havet i Baade af Siv paa Vandspejlet: Gaa, I hastige Bud, til det ranke, glinsende Folk, til Folket, som frygtes saa vide, Kraftens og Sejrens Folk, hvis Land gennemstrømmes af Floder.

Jesaja 18:2 Dutch Staten Vertaling
Dat gezanten zendt over de zee, en in schepen van biezen op de wateren! Gaat henen, gij snelle boden! tot een volk, dat getrokken is en geplukt, tot een volk, dat vreselijk is van dat het was en voortaan; een volk van regel en regel, en van vertreding, welks land de rivieren beroven.