< Isaiah 31 >

1 Woe vnto them that goe downe into Egypt for helpe, and stay vpon horses, and trust in charets, because they are many, and in horsemen, because they be very strong: but they looke not vnto the holy one of Israel, nor seeke vnto the Lord.
祸哉!那些下埃及求帮助的, 是因仗赖马匹,倚靠甚多的车辆, 并倚靠强壮的马兵, 却不仰望以色列的圣者, 也不求问耶和华。
2 But he yet is wisest: therefore he wil bring euill, and not turne backe his worde, but he will arise against the house of the wicked, and against the helpe of them that worke vanitie.
其实,耶和华有智慧; 他必降灾祸, 并不反悔自己的话, 却要兴起攻击那作恶之家, 又攻击那作孽帮助人的。
3 Now the Egyptians are men, and not God, and their horses flesh and not spirite: and when the Lord shall stretch out his hand, the helper shall fall, and hee that is holpen shall fall, and they shall altogether faile.
埃及人不过是人,并不是 神; 他们的马不过是血肉,并不是灵。 耶和华一伸手,那帮助人的必绊跌, 那受帮助的也必跌倒,都一同灭亡。
4 For thus hath the Lord spoken vnto me, As the lyon or lyons whelpe roareth vpon his praye, against whom if a multitude of shepheards be called, hee will not be afraide at their voyce, neither will humble him selfe at their noise: so shall the Lord of hostes come downe to fight for mount Zion, and for the hill thereof.
耶和华对我如此说: 狮子和少壮狮子护食咆哮, 就是喊许多牧人来攻击它, 它总不因他们的声音惊惶, 也不因他们的喧哗缩伏。 如此,万军之耶和华 也必降临在锡安山冈上争战。
5 As birds that flie, so shall the Lord of hostes defend Ierusalem by defending and deliuering, by passing through and preseruing it.
雀鸟怎样搧翅覆雏, 万军之耶和华也要照样保护耶路撒冷。 他必保护拯救, 要越门保守。
6 O ye children of Israel, turne againe, in as much as ye are sunken deepe in rebellion.
以色列人哪,你们深深地悖逆耶和华,现今要归向他。
7 For in that day euery man shall cast out his idoles of siluer, and his idoles of golde, which your handes haue made you, euen a sinne.
到那日,各人必将他金偶像银偶像,就是亲手所造、陷自己在罪中的,都抛弃了。
8 Then shall Asshur fall by the sworde, not of man, neither shall the sworde of man deuoure him, and hee shall flee from the sworde, and his yong men shall faint.
亚述人必倒在刀下,并非人的刀; 有刀要将他吞灭,并非人的刀。 他必逃避这刀; 他的少年人必成为服苦的。
9 And he shall go for feare to his towre, and his princes shall be afraide of the standart, sayeth the Lord, whose fire is in Zion, and his fornace in Ierusalem.
他的磐石必因惊吓挪去; 他的首领必因大旗惊惶。 这是那有火在锡安、 有炉在耶路撒冷的耶和华说的。

< Isaiah 31 >