< Micah 4 >
1 But in the last dayes it shall come to passe, that the mountaine of the House of the Lord shall be prepared in the toppe of the mountaines, and it shall bee exalted aboue the hilles, and people shall flowe vnto it.
到末日,上主火聖殿山必要矗立在群山之上,超乎一切山岳,萬民都要向它湧來;
2 Yea, many nations shall come and say, Come, and let vs goe vp to the Mountaine of the Lord, and to the House of the God of Iaakob, and hee will teache vs his wayes, and we wil walke in his pathes: for the Lawe shall goe forth of Zion, and the worde of the Lord from Ierusalem.
將有許多民族前來說:「來,我們攀登上主的聖山,往雅各伯天主的殿裏去! 衪必指示我們衪的道路,教給我們循行衪的途徑,因為法律將出自熙雍,上主將出自熙雍,上主的話將出自耶路撒冷。」
3 And he shall iudge among many people, and rebuke mightie nations a farre off, and they shall breake their swordes into mattockes, and their speares into sithes: nation shall not lift vp a sword against nation, neither shall they learne to fight any more.
衪將統治萬民,遠處的強國宣佈定案;他們必要把自己的刀劍鑄成鋤頭,將自己的槍矛製成鐮刀;民族與民族不再持刀相向,人也不再學習武鬥;
4 But they shall sit euery man vnder his vine, and vnder his figge tree, and none shall make them afraid: for the mouth of the Lord of hostes hath spoken it.
各人只坐在自家葡萄樹和無花果樹下,無人來驚擾,因為萬軍的上主親口說了。
5 For all people will walke euery one in the name of his God, and we will walke in the Name of the Lord our God, for euer and euer.
雖然萬民各奉自己神祗之名而生活,但是我們卻永遠奉上主我們天主之名而生活。
6 At the same day, saith the Lord, will I gather her that halteth, and I will gather her that is cast out, and her that I haue afflicted.
到那一日,──上主的斷語──我要聚集跛行的人,集合被驅散和我所磨難的人;
7 And I will make her that halted, a remnant, and her that was cast farre off, a mightie nation: and the Lord shall reigne ouer them in Mount Zion, from hence forth euen for euer.
我必使跛行的人成為遺民,使離散的人成為強大的民族。從今以後,我,上主要在熙雍山上作他們的君王,以至永遠。
8 And thou, O towre of the flock, the strong holde of the daughter Zion, vnto thee shall it come, euen the first dominion, and kingdome shall come to the daughter Ierusalem.
你這羊群的守望台,熙雍女子的高崗,昔日的王權必再歸於你,耶路撒冷女子的王國必再臨。
9 Nowe why doest thou crie out with lamentation? is there no King in thee? is thy counseller perished? for sorowe hath taken thee, as a woman in trauaile.
現在你為什麼高呼﹖難道你們中間沒有了君王,或者妳的參議已喪亡,令妳痛苦,像臨產的婦女﹖
10 Sorow and mourne, O daughter Zion, like a woman in trauaile: for nowe shalt thou goe foorth of the citie, and dwel in the field, and shalt goe into Babel, but there shalt thou be deliuered: there the Lord shall redeeme thee from the hand of thine enemies.
熙雍女子,妳應輾轉呻吟,像個臨產的婦女,因為現在妳應出城,住在田野,並且要到巴比倫去,在那裏你將獲救;在那裏,上主你的的天主,要從仇敵中把妳贖回。
11 Nowe also many nations are gathered against thee, saying, Zion shalbe condemned and our eye shall looke vpon Zion.
現在許多異族集合起來攻擊妳說:「願她赤身裸體,願我們親眼見到熙雍滅亡! 」
12 But they knowe not the thoughtes of the Lord: they vnderstand not his counsell, for he shall gather them as the sheaues in the barne.
但是他們不知道上主的心意,不明白衪的策略,原來是上主集合了他們,如把禾梱收在禾場上一樣。
13 Arise, and thresh, O daughter Zion: for I will make thine horne yron, and I will make thine hooues brasse, and thou shalt breake in pieces many people: and I will consecrate their riches vnto the Lord, and their substance vnto the ruler of the whole worlde.
熙雍女子,起來打場吧! 因為我要使妳們的角變成鐵角,使妳的蹄變成銅蹄,使妳踏碎許多民族;妳將他們的戰利品奉獻給上主,將他們的財寶o石全地的主宰。