Isaiah 36
1 And it came to pass in the fourteenth year of king Hezekiah, that Sennacherib king of Assyria came up against all the fortified cities of Judah, and took them.
在希則克雅為王第十四年，亞述王散乃黑黎布上來攻打猶大的一切堅城，而且都佔領了。
2 And the king of Assyria sent Rab-shakeh from Lachish to Jerusalem, to king Hezekiah, with a strong force. And he stood by the aqueduct of the upper pool, on the highway of the fuller's field.
亞述王從拉基市打發一位大將軍，帶著大軍到耶路撒冷去見希則克雅王。當大將站在上池溝旁，漂布田間的大路上時，
3 Then came forth to him Eliakim the son of Hilkijah, who was over the household, and Shebna the scribe, and Joah the son of Asaph, the chronicler.
出來迎接他的，有希耳克雅的兒子厄里雅金家宰、舍布納書記和阿撒夫的兒子約阿黑史官。
4 And Rab-shakeh said to them, Say now to Hezekiah, Thus says the great king, the king of Assyria: What confidence is this in which thou trustest?
大將軍對他們說：「你們去告訴希則克雅說：大王，亞述王這樣說：你所依靠的算得什麼依靠，
5 Thou sayest, but it is a word of the lips, [There is] counsel and strength for war. Now on whom dost thou rely, that thou hast revolted against me?
你想空口說話就是戰略和戰鬥的力量嗎﹖如今你靠誰來背叛我﹖
6 Behold, thou reliest upon the staff of that broken reed, upon Egypt, on which if a man lean, it goes into his hand, and pierces it: so is Pharaoh king of Egypt to all that rely upon him.
看哪！你依靠的埃及是一根破裂的蘆杖，誰依靠這杖，它就刺傷誰的手，且把手刺透；埃及王法郎對所有依靠他的人就是這樣。
7 And if thou say to me, We rely upon Jehovah our God: is it not he, whose high places and whose altars Hezekiah has removed, saying to Judah and Jerusalem, Ye shall worship before this altar?
假使你們對我說：我們依靠雅威，我們的天主；希則克雅豈不是曾推翻他的高丘和祭壇，且對猶大和耶路撒冷說：你們只應在這祭壇前朝拜﹖
8 And now engage, I pray thee, with my master the king of Assyria, and I will give thee two thousand horses, if thou be able on thy part to set riders upon them.
如今你可與我的主上亞述王打賭：我給你兩千匹馬，你是否能給這些馬配上騎兵﹖
9 How then wilt thou turn away the face of one captain of the least of my master's servants? And thou reliest upon Egypt for chariots and for horsemen!
若不能，你怎敢拒絕我主上最小僕人中的一個軍長，而去依靠埃及的戰車和騎兵﹖
10 And now am I come up without Jehovah against this land to destroy it? Jehovah said to me, Go up against this land and destroy it.
現在，我上來攻打毀滅這地，難道不是雅威的意思嗎﹖雅威對我說了：上去，攻打那地，加以毀滅！」
11 And Eliakim and Shebna and Joah said to Rab-shakeh, Speak, we pray thee, to thy servants in Syriac, for we understand it; and speak not to us in the Jewish [language] in the ears of the people that are upon the wall.
厄里雅金、舍布納和約阿黑對大將軍說：「請你對你的僕人說阿剌美話，因為我們都懂；你不要對我們講猶太話，因為城牆上的百姓能聽到。」
12 And Rab-shakeh said, Is it to thy master and to thee that my master sent me to speak these words? Is it not to the men that sit on the wall, that they may eat their own dung, and drink their own urine with you?
大將軍回答說：「難道我的主上打發我來只對你的主上和你講這些話，而不是對那些坐在城牆上，和你們一樣吃自己的糞，喝自己的尿的人，講這些話嗎﹖」
13 And Rab-shakeh stood and cried with a loud voice in the Jewish [language], and said, Hear the words of the great king, the king of Assyria!
大將軍於是站起來仍用猶太話大聲喊說：「你們聽大王，亞述王的話罷 ！
14 Thus says the king: Let not Hezekiah deceive you; for he will not be able to deliver you.
大王這樣說：你們別上希則克雅的當，他決不能拯救你們！
15 Neither let Hezekiah make you rely upon Jehovah, saying, Jehovah will certainly deliver us; this city shall not be given into the hand of the king of Assyria.
也不要讓希則克雅使你們信賴雅威說：雅威必會拯救我們，這城決不會落在亞述王手中！
16 Hearken not to Hezekiah; for thus says the king of Assyria: Make peace with me and come out to me; and eat every one of his vine, and every one of his fig-tree, and drink every one the waters of his own cistern;
不要聽從希則克雅，因為亞述王曾這樣說了：你們要與我和好，出來歸順我，各人就可以吃自己的葡萄和無花果，各人也可以喝自己井裏的水；
17 until I come and take you away to a land like your own land, a land of corn and wine, a land of bread and vineyards.
直到我來領你們到一個與你們本國一樣的地方去，一個有五穀和新酒的地方，一個有食糧和葡萄園的地方。
18 Let not Hezekiah persuade you, saying, Jehovah will deliver us. Has any of the gods of the nations delivered his land out of the hand of the king of Assyria?
切不要上希則克雅的當，聽信他說：雅威必拯救我們！萬國的神中有那一個由亞述王手中拯救了自己的國家﹖
19 Where are the gods of Hamath and of Arpad? where are the gods of Sepharvaim? and have they delivered Samaria out of my hand?
哈瑪特和阿帕得的神在那裏﹖色法瓦因的神在那裏﹖撒瑪黎雅的神在那裏﹖難道他們由我手中拯救了撒瑪黎雅﹖
20 Who are they among all the gods of these countries that have delivered their country out of my hand, that Jehovah should deliver Jerusalem out of my hand?
這些地域中的神，有那一個由我手中拯救了自己的國土﹖難道雅威就能由我手中拯救耶路撒冷嗎﹖」
21 And they were silent, and answered him not a word; for the king's command was, saying, Answer him not.
他們都不作聲，一句話也沒有回答，因為君王有命：「不要回答他。」
22 And Eliakim the son of Hilkijah, who was over the household, and Shebna the scribe, and Joah the son of Asaph, the chronicler, came to Hezekiah, with their garments rent, and told him the words of Rab-shakeh.
希耳克雅的兒子厄里雅金家宰、舍布納書記和阿撒夫的兒兒子約阿黑史官撕裂了衣服，來見希則克雅，將大將軍的話告訴了他。
