以賽亞書 8
1 上主對我說：「你拿一塊大板，用通用的字體在上面寫：瑪赫爾、沙拉耳、哈市、巴次」
And the Lord said to me, Take a great writing-board, and on it put down in common letters, Maher-shalal-hash-baz;
2 我就叫了兩個忠直的證人，即司祭烏黎雅和耶貝勒基雅的兒子則加黎雅，為我作證。
And take true witnesses to the writing, Uriah the priest, and Zechariah, the son of Jeberechiah.
3 我接近了女先知，她便懷孕，生了一個兒子；上主對我說：「你給他起名叫瑪赫爾沙拉耳哈市巴次，
And I went in to my wife, and she became with child, and gave birth to a son. Then the Lord said to me, Give him the name Maher-shalal-hash-baz,
4 因為在這孩子會喊「爸爸」「媽媽」以前，大馬士革的財富和撒瑪黎雅的贓物必要運到亞述王前。」
For before the child is able to say, Father, or, Mother, the wealth of Damascus and the goods of Samaria will be taken away by the king of Assyria.
5 上主又曉諭我說：
And the Lord said again to me,
6 因為這民族厭棄了緩緩徐流的史羅亞水，因而在勒斤和勒瑪里雅之子面前驚慌；
Because this people will have nothing to do with the softly-flowing waters of Shiloah, and have fear of Rezin and Remaliah's son;
7 為此，看，吾主必使洶湧澎湃的河水－－即亞述王和他所有的軍隊－－上來淹沒他們；他必將瀉出一切河道，溢出一切河岸，
For this cause the Lord is sending on them the waters of the River, deep and strong, even the king of Assyria and all his glory: and it will come up through all its streams, overflowing all its edges:
8 直沖入猶大，漲溢氾濫，高達人的頸項。厄瑪奴耳啊！他展開的兩翼，將掩蓋你廣闊的疆土！
And it will come on into Judah; rushing on and overflowing, till the waters are up to the neck; and his outstretched wings will be covering the land from side to side: for God is with us.
9 眾民啊！覺悟罷！你們終必喪膽！ 遠方的一切民族啊！聆聽罷 ！任憑你們怎樣束腰，終必喪膽！任憑你們怎樣束腰，終必喪膽。
Have knowledge, O peoples, and be in fear; give ear, all you far-off parts of the earth:
10 你們雖然策劃，必然落空；你們雖然說定，決不能實現，因為天主與我們同在。
Let your designs be formed, and they will come to nothing; give your orders, and they will not be effected: for God is with us.
11 當上主以手握住我，警惕我不要走這民族的道路時，這樣對我說：
For the Lord, controlling me with a strong hand, gave me orders not to go in the way of this people, saying,
12 這民族稱為聖的，你們不得稱之為聖！他們畏懼的，你們不必畏懼，也不必戰兢！
Do not say, It is holy, about everything of which this people says, It is holy; and do not be in fear of what they go in fear of.
13 萬軍的上主，你們惟應以他為聖；他是你們當敬畏的，是你們當恐懼的。
But let the Lord of armies be holy to you, and go in fear of him, giving honour to him.
14 他將是以色列兩家的絆腳石和失足的暗礁，是耶路撒冷居民的羅網和陷阱。
And he will be for a holy place: but for a stone of falling and a rock of trouble to the two houses of Israel, and to the men of Jerusalem, for a net in which they may be taken.
15 他們中間有許多人將失足跌倒而折傷，陷於圈套而被捕。
And numbers of them, falling on the stone, will be broken, and will be taken in the net.
16 證件已綁好，訓誨在我門徒中已封緘，
Let my teaching be kept secret: and my words be given to my disciples only.
17 我只仰望那位現在轉面不顧雅各伯家的上主，我要等待他。
And I will be waiting for the Lord, whose face is veiled from the house of Jacob, and I will be looking for him.
18 看哪！我和上主賞給我的孩子，在以色列中成了標識和預兆：這原是出於住在熙雍山上的萬軍的上主！
See, I and the children whom the Lord has given me, are for signs and for wonders in Israel from the Lord of armies, whose resting-place is in Mount Zion.
19 有人或對你們說：「你們詢問那些喃喃細語的巫覡和術士罷！百姓豈不能詢問自己的神，為活人而詢問幽魂嗎﹖」「
And when they say to you, Make request for us to those who have control of spirits, and to those wise in secret arts, who make hollow bird-like sounds; is it not right for a people to make request to their gods, to make request for the living to the dead?
20 應到訓誨和證件中去尋！」誰若不照這話答覆，為他便沒有曙光。
Then say to them, Put your faith in the teaching and the witness. ... If they do not say such things. ... For him there is no dawn. ...
21 人將忍受著痛苦和飢餓，經過此地；當他由於飢餓而暴發忿怒時，必詛咒自己的君王和自己的神明；他無論仰望上天，
And he will go through the land in bitter trouble and in need of food; and when he is unable to get food, he will become angry, cursing his king and his God, and his eyes will be turned to heaven on high;
22 或注視大地，他只見苦惱和幽暗，昏黯和恐怖！但黑暗畢竟要被驅除，
And he will be looking down on the earth, and there will be trouble and dark clouds, black night where there is no seeing.
