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1 亞述王撒爾貢派遣總司令來到阿市多得,進攻克服阿市多得的那一年──
In the yeer wherynne Tharthan entride in to Azotus, whanne Sargon, the kyng of Assiriens, hadde sent hym, and he hadde fouyte ayens Azotus, and hadde take it;
2 那時上主曾藉阿摩茲的兒子依撒意亞發言說:「去!脫下你腰間的苦衣,除去你腳上的鞋! 」他就這樣作了,裸體赤足而行──
in that tyme the Lord spak in the hond of Isaye, the sone of Amos, and seide, Go thou, and vnbynde the sak fro thi leendis, and take awei thi schoon fro thi feet. And he dide so, goynge nakid and vnschood.
3 上主說:「就如我的僕人依撒意亞,三年之久,裸體赤足而行,為埃及和雇士是一個預言和先兆;
And the Lord seide, As my seruaunt Ysaie yede nakid and vnschood, a signe and greet wondur of thre yeer schal be on Egipt, and on Ethiopie;
4 同樣亞述王要將埃及的俘虜和雇士的流徙帶走,無論老幼,一律裸體赤足,露著下體,好羞辱埃及。」
so the kyng of Assiriens schal dryue the caitifte of Egipt, and the passyng ouer of Ethiopie, a yong man and an eld man, nakid and vnschood, with the buttokis vnhilid, to the schenschipe of Egipt.
5 人們將對他們的仰望雇士,對他們的光榮埃及,感到失望和羞慚。
And thei schulen drede, and schulen be schent of Ethiopie, her hope, and of Egipt, her glorie.
6 這一帶海濱的居民,在那天要說:「看!這原是我們所依賴,跑去求救,藉以擺脫亞述王的人!我們又怎能逃避呢﹖」
And a dwellere of this ile schal seie in that dai, This was our hope, to which we fledden for help, that thei schulden delyuere vs fro the face of the kyng of Assiryens; and hou moun we ascape?