以賽亞書 31
1 禍哉，那些南下埃及求救，依靠戰馬，信賴他們戰車眾多，依恃他們鐵騎驍勇，而不仰望以色列的聖者，也不求問上主的人！
Terrible things will happen to those who reply on Egypt to help them, trusting in their soldiers’ horses and their many chariots and their strong chariot-drivers, instead of trusting that Yahweh, the Holy One of Israel, will help them.
2 但是上主仍然能降下災禍，他決不收回自己的言語；他必要起來攻擊惡人的家，攻擊助人作惡的人。
Yahweh is [very] wise, [but] he also causes people to experience disaster! And [when he decides to do that], he does not change his mind! He will strike/punish the wicked people and [all] those who help them.
3 埃及人是人，並不是神；他們的戰馬是血肉，並不是靈；只要上主一伸手，施助的人必將仆倒，受助的人必要顛覆：二者同歸於盡。
The soldiers of Egypt [that you people of Judah are relying on] are humans, not God! And their horses are only horses; they are not [powerful] spirits! So when Yahweh raises his fist to strike/punish the [soldiers of Egypt whom you thought would help you], he will also strike [you who thought that you would be helped], and you and they will stumble and fall down; all of you will die together.
4 因為上主曾這樣對我說：「猶如壯獅或幼獅為了獵物而怒吼，即使召集許多牧人攻擊牠，牠並不因他們的叫囂而畏懼，也不因他們的喧嚷而驚慌；同樣，萬軍的上主必要降下，為熙雍和她的丘嶺作戰。
But this is what Yahweh said to me: “When a huge lion stands over the body of a sheep that he has killed and growls, even if a large group of shepherds comes [to chase/shoo away the lion], even if they shout loudly, the lion will not be afraid and will not leave. Similarly, I, the Commander of the armies of angels, will come down to fight [my enemies] on Zion Hill, [and nothing will hinder me].
5 有如飛鳥展翼護雛，萬軍的上主也要這樣扞衛耶路撒冷，加以保護、拯救、憐恤、保存。」
[I], the Commander of the armies of angels, will protect Jerusalem like [SIM] a [mother] bird protects [the baby birds in] her nest: I will defend the city and rescue it from its enemies.”
6 以色列子民啊！再歸到你們所遠離的上主那裏罷！
My people, [even though] you have greatly rebelled against Yahweh, return to him.
7 因為到那一天，人人必要拋棄自己的銀偶像和金偶像，即你們以污穢的手所製造的。
When you do that, each of you will throw away the idols that you [SYN] have sinned by making, idols that are [covered with] silver and gold.
8 亞述必將傾覆於超人的刀下，超人的刀必將吞噬她；她將由刀劍面前逃走，她的壯丁必要充作苦役。
[Many of the] Assyrian [soldiers] will be killed, but not by swords that men use. They will be destroyed by the sword of God; and [those who are not killed] will (panic/be very afraid) and flee. And some of them will [be captured] and forced to become slaves.
9 她的磐石由於震驚必要逃避，她的王侯，由於恐慌必將放棄軍旗：這是在熙雍有火，在耶路撒冷有爐的上主的斷語。
[Even] their very strong soldiers [MTY] will be terrified; they will abandon their battle flags and run away! Yahweh will cause his enemies who attack Jerusalem to be destroyed. Yahweh’s presence on Zion Hill is [like] a fire, [like] a furnace that blazes in Jerusalem; and that is what Yahweh says [about what will happen to the Assyrian army]!
