< 以賽亞書 28 >
1 禍哉,那為酒灌倒的厄弗辣因醉漢所驕矜的冠冕!禍哉,那生於肥谷之巔作她美飾的殘花!
Wo to the coroun of pride, to the drunkun men of Effraym, and to the flour fallynge doun of the glorie of the ful out ioiyng therof, that weren in the cop of the fatteste valei, and erriden of wyn.
2 看哪!吾主興起一位強有力者,有如帶冰雹的暴雨,又如摧毀性的狂風,和漲溢氾濫的大水,猛力將一切拋落地上。
Lo! the myyti and strong Lord, as the feersnesse of hail, a whirlwynd brekynge togidere, as the fersnesse of many watris flowynge, and sent out on a large lond.
The coroun of pride of the drunken men of Effraym schal be defoulid with feet,
4 生於肥谷之巔作她美飾的殘花,將如夏季前早熟的無花果,人一見到便伸手摘取吞下。
and the flour of glorie of the ful out ioiyng of hym, that is on the cop of valei of fat thingis, schal be fallyng doun, as a tymeli thing bifore the ripenesse of heruest; which whanne a man seynge biholdith, anoon as he takith with hond, he schal deuoure it.
5 到那一天,萬軍的上主將親作他殘餘的百姓的榮冠和華冕;
In that dai the Lord of oostis schal be a coroun of glorie, and a garlond of ful out ioiyng, to the residue of his puple;
6 他將是坐堂判案者的公義之神,將是門前禦敵者的力量。
and a spirit of doom to hym that sittith on the trone, and strengthe to hem that turnen ayen fro batel to the yate.
7 連這些人也因清酒而搖晃,因濃酒而蹣跚;他們在異象中搖晃,在審斷時暈眩。
But also thei knewen not for wyn, and erriden for drunkenesse; the preest and profete knewen not for drunkenesse; thei weren sopun up of wyn, thei erriden in drunkenesse; thei knewen not a profete, thei knewen not doom.
For whi alle bordis weren fillid with spuyng and filthis, so that ther was no more place.
9 他要將智識授給誰呢﹖向誰解釋啟示呢﹖是向方才斷乳和剛離母懷的嬰兒嗎﹖
Whom schal he teche kunnyng, and whom schal he make to vndurstonde heryng? Men wenyd fro mylk, men drawun awei fro tetis.
10 這只是些「命上加命,命上加命,令上加令,令上加令,這裏一點,那裏一點!」
For whi comaunde thou, comaunde thou ayen; comaunde thou, comaunde thou ayen; abide thou, abide thou ayen; abide thou, abide thou ayen; a litil there, a litil there.
11 是的,上主要用口吃的唇,異人的舌,向這民族說話!
For whi in speche of lippe, and in other langage he schal speke to this puple,
12 雖然他曾對他們說過:「這就是安息的地方,讓困倦的人安息罷!這就是休養的處所。」可惜他們總不肯聽從。
to which he seide, This is my reste; refreische ye a weri man, and this is my refreischyng; and thei nolden here.
13 因此上主的話對他們真成了「命上加命,命上加命,令上加令,令上加令,這裏一點,那裏一點!」致使他們雖然前行,卻向後仰倒而跌傷,陷於圈套而被擄獲。
And the word of the Lord schal be to hem, Sende thou, sende thou ayen; send thou, sende thou ayen; abide thou, abide thou ayen; abide thou, abide thou ayen; a litil there, a litil there; that thei go, and falle backward, and be al to-brokun, and be snarid, and be takun.
14 為此,你們這些在耶路撒冷統治這民族的好嘲弄的人,聽上主的話罷!
For this thing, ye men scorneris, that ben lordis ouer my puple which is in Jerusalem, here the word of the Lord.
15 你們曾說過:「我們與死亡訂了盟,與陰府結了約,當狂怒的刑鞭經過時,不會落在我們身上,因為我們有欺詐作我們的遮掩,有虛偽作我們的庇護。」 (Sheol )
For ye seiden, We han smyte a boond of pees with deth, and we han maad couenaunt with helle; a scourge flowynge whanne it schal passe, schal not come on vs, for we han set a leesyng oure hope, and we ben kyuered with a leesyng. (Sheol )
16 因此吾主上主這樣說:「看,我要在熙雍安放一塊石頭,一塊精選的石頭,一塊寶貴的角石作基礎,信賴的人必不動搖。
Therfor the Lord God seith these thingis, Lo! Y schal sende in the foundementis of Sion a corner stoon preciouse, preuyd, foundid in the foundement; he that bileueth, schal not haaste.
17 我要以公平為準繩,以正義為權衡;冰雹將蕩盡欺詐的遮掩地,洪流將沖散虛偽的庇護所。
And Y schal sette doom in weiyte, and riytfulnesse in mesure; and hail schal distrie the hope of leesyng, and watris schulen flowe on proteccioun. And youre boond of pees with deth schal be don awei,
18 你們與死亡所訂的盟約必要廢除,與陰府所結的約必不持久;當狂怒的刑鞭經過時,你們必被蹂躪; (Sheol )
and youre couenaunt with helle schal not stonde; whanne the scourge flowynge schal passe, ye schulen be to it in to defoulyng. (Sheol )
19 每次經過,每次必要打擊你們;他每朝經過,白日黑夜也經過;惟有恐怖方能使你們明白這啟示。」
Whanne euer it schal passe, it schal take awei yow; for whi erli in the grey morewtid it schal passe, in dai and niyt; and oonli trauel aloone schal yyue vndurstondyng to heryng.
Forsothe the bed is streit, so that the tother falle doun; and a schort mentil schal not hile euer either.
21 因為上主要興起,如在培辣親山上一樣;要發怒,如在基貝紅山谷一樣,為履行他的工作--他神妙的工作,為完成他的事業--他奇異的事業。
For as in the hil of departyngis the Lord schal stonde, as in the valei, which is in Gabaon, he schal be wroth, that he do his werk; his werk alien, that he worche his werk; his werk is straunge fro hym.
22 所以現在不要再嘲笑了,免得你們的繩索繫得更緊,因為我聽到的有關毀滅大地的決議,是來自吾主萬軍的上主。
And now nyle ye scorne, lest perauenture youre boondis be maad streit togidere; for Y herde of the Lord God of oostis, endyng and abreggyng on al erthe.
23 請你們側耳靜聽我的聲音,請留意傾聽我的言語:
Perseyue ye with eeris, and here ye my vois; perseyue ye, and here ye my speche.
Whether he that erith, schal ere al dai, for to sowe, and schal be kerue, and purge his londe?
25 當他把地弄平了以後,不是要撒上小茴香,播種大茴香,種植大麥和小麥,地邊種玉蜀黍嗎﹖
Whether whanne he hath maad euene the face therof, schal he not sowe gith, and sprenge abrood comyn? and he schal not sette wheete bi ordre, and barli, and mylium, and fetchis in his coostis?
And his God schal teche hym, in doom he schal teche hym.
27 打小茴香不須用釘耙,打大茴香不須用碾機,而是用木棒打小茴香,用棍子打大茴香。
Forsothe gith schal not be threischid in sawis, and a wheel of a wayn schal not cumpasse on comyn; but gith schal be betun out with a yerd, and comyn with a staf.
28 五穀豈是要輾碎的嗎﹖不是!人並不將它無限期地壓了又壓,而是叫碾機滾過,碾出穀粒來,並不是為碾碎它。
Sotheli breed schal be maad lesse, but he that threischith schal not threische it with outen ende, nether schal trauele it with a wheel of a wayn, nether schal make it lesse with hise clees.
29 這也是出自萬軍的上主:他的計劃真是神奇,他的智慧真是超絕。
And this thing yede out of the Lord God of oostis, that he schulde make wondirful councel, and magnefie riytfulnesse.