< 以賽亞書 63 >
1 「那由厄東而來,身穿染紅了的衣服,那由波責辣而來,衣著華麗,力量強大,闊步前進的是誰啊﹖」「是宣佈正義,具有拯救大能的我。」「
Who is this that commeth from Edom, with red garments from Bozrah? hee is glorious in his apparel and walketh in his great strength: I speake in righteousnesse, and am mightie to saue.
2 你的服裝怎麼成了紅色,你的衣服好似一個踏酒醡的呢﹖」「
Wherefore is thine apparel red, and thy garments like him that treadeth in ye wine presse?
3 因為唯獨我一人踐踏了酒醡,我的人民中沒有一個與我在一起。我在怒氣中踐踏了他們,我在怒火中蹂躪了他們,因此他們的血液濺到我的衣服上,我的服裝就完全染污了。
I haue troden the wine presse alone, and of all people there was none with mee: for I will treade them in mine anger, and tread them vnder foote in my wrath, and their blood shalbe sprinkled vpon my garments, and I will staine all my raiment.
4 因為復仇的日子已在我心中,我施救的歲月已經來到。
For the day of vengeance is in mine heart, and the yeere of my redeemed is come.
5 我四下觀看,但沒有人輔助;我驚愕四顧,但沒有人支持;因此惟有用我的手臂自行拯救,以我的怒氣來支持自己。
And I looked, and there was none to helpe, and I wondered that there was none to vpholde: therefore mine owne arme helped me, and my wrath it selfe sustained me.
6 我在怒氣中踐踏了民眾,我在怒火中粉碎了他們,使他們的鮮血流倒地下。」
Therefore I wil tread downe the people in my wrath, and make them drunken in mine indignation, and wil bring downe their strength to the earth.
7 我要依照上主以他的大慈大悲賜與我們的一切,和對以色列家所賜的宏福,稱頌上主的慈惠和上主可讚頌的作為。
I wil remember the mercies of the Lord and the prayses of the Lord according vnto all that the Lord hath giuen vs, and for the great goodnesse toward the house of Israel, which hee hath giuen them according to his tender loue, and according to his great mercies.
8 他曾說過:「他們的確是我的百姓,不行虛偽的子民;」因此他成了他們一切困難中的拯救者。
For he saide, Surely they are my people, children that wil not lie: so he was their Sauiour.
9 並不是使者,也不是天使拯救他們,而是他自己。他以自己的愛情和憐憫贖回了他們;在往日,他時常扶持他們,懷抱他們。
In all their troubles he was troubled, and the Angel of his presence saued them: in his loue and in his mercie he redeemed them, and he bare them and caried them alwayes continually.
10 但是他們成了叛徒,刺傷了他的聖神;因此他變成了他們的敵人,親自攻擊他們。
But they rebelled and vexed his holy Spirit: therefore was hee turned to be their enemie and he fought against them.
11 那時,他們想起古來的日子,想起他的僕人梅瑟。那引領羊群的牧者出離海洋的在那裏呢﹖那曾在他心中賦與自己聖神的在那裏呢﹖
Then he remembred the olde time of Moses and his people, saying, Where is hee that brought them vp out of the Sea with the shepheard of his sheepe? where is he that put his holy Spirit within him?
12 那在梅瑟右邊以其榮耀的手臂,在百姓前分開海水,使自己獲得永遠聲譽的在那裏呢﹖
He led them by the right hand of Moses with his owne glorious arme, deuiding the water before them, to make himselfe an euerlasting Name.
13 那領導他們走過深淵,有如馬行於曠野而不顛躓的在那裏呢﹖
Hee led them through the deepe, as an horse in the wildernesse, that they should not stumble,
14 上主的神怎樣領導走獸下到山谷,你也怎樣領導了你的百姓,好使你獲得一個光榮的名號。
As the beast goeth downe into the valley, the Spirite of the Lord gaue them rest: so diddest thou leade thy people, to make thy selfe a glorious Name.
15 如今求你從天垂顧,從你光榮的聖所俯視!你的熱愛,你的大能和你的同情心在那裏呢﹖求你不要停止你的慈悲,
Looke downe from heauen, and beholde from the dwelling place of thine holines, and of thy glory. Where is thy zeale and thy strength, the multitude of thy mercies, and of thy compassions? they are restrained from me.
16 因為你是我們的父親;亞巴郎雖不認識我們,以色列雖不記得我們,你上主卻是我們的父親,「我們自古以來的救主」就是你的名。
Doutles thou art our Father: though Abraham be ignorant of vs, and Israel knowe vs not, yet thou, O Lord, art our Father, and our redeemer: thy Name is for euer.
17 上主! 你為什麼讓我們離開你的道路﹖使我們的心變硬而不敬畏你﹖求你為了你的僕人,為了你產業的各支派,回心轉意罷!
O Lord, why hast thou made vs to erre from thy wayes? and hardened our heart from thy feare? Returne for thy seruants sake, and for the tribes of thine inheritance.
18 你為什麼讓惡人踐踏你的聖殿﹖為什麼讓我們的敵人蹂躪你的聖所﹖
The people of thine holinesse haue possessed it, but a litle while: for our aduersaries haue troden downe thy Sanctuarie.
19 我們儼然成了一個從未受你治理,從未屬你名下的民族。啊!
We haue bene as they, ouer whome thou neuer barest rule, and vpon whom thy Name was not called.