Isaiah 13
1 The burden of Babylon that Isaiah son of Amoz has seen:
亞摩斯的兒子以賽亞得默示，論巴比倫。
2 “Lift up an ensign on a high mountain, Raise the voice to them, wave the hand, And they go into the openings of nobles.
應當在淨光的山豎立大旗， 向群眾揚聲招手， 使他們進入貴冑的門。
3 I have given charge to My sanctified ones, Also I have called My mighty ones for My anger, Those rejoicing at My excellence.”
我吩咐我所挑出來的人； 我招呼我的勇士－ 就是那矜誇高傲之輩， 為要成就我怒中所定的。
4 A voice of a multitude in the mountains, A likeness of a numerous people, A voice of noise from the kingdoms of nations who are gathered, YHWH of Hosts inspecting a host of battle!
山間有多人的聲音， 好像是大國人民。 有許多國的民聚集鬨嚷的聲音； 這是萬軍之耶和華點齊軍隊，預備打仗。
5 They are coming in from a far-off land, From the end of the heavens, YHWH and the instruments of His indignation, To destroy all the land.
他們從遠方來， 從天邊來， 就是耶和華並他惱恨的兵器 要毀滅這全地。
6 Howl, for the Day of YHWH [is] near, It comes as destruction from the Mighty.
你們要哀號， 因為耶和華的日子臨近了！ 這日來到， 好像毀滅從全能者來到。
7 Therefore, all hands fail, And every heart of man melts.
所以，人手都必軟弱； 人心都必消化。
8 And they have been troubled, Pains and pangs take them, They are pained as a travailing woman, A man marvels at his friend, The appearance of flames—their faces!
他們必驚惶悲痛； 愁苦必將他們抓住。 他們疼痛，好像產難的婦人一樣， 彼此驚奇相看，臉如火焰。
9 Behold, the Day of YHWH comes, Fierce, with wrath, and heat of anger, To make the land become a desolation, Indeed, He destroys its sinning ones from it.
耶和華的日子臨到， 必有殘忍、忿恨、烈怒， 使這地荒涼， 從其中除滅罪人。
10 For the stars of the heavens, and their constellations, Do not cause their light to shine, The sun has been darkened in its going out, And the moon does not cause its light to come forth.
天上的眾星群宿都不發光； 日頭一出就變黑暗； 月亮也不放光。
11 “And I have appointed evil on the world, And on the wicked their iniquity, And have caused the excellence of the proud to cease, And I make the excellence of the terrible low.
我必因邪惡刑罰世界， 因罪孽刑罰惡人， 使驕傲人的狂妄止息， 制伏強暴人的狂傲。
12 I make man more rare than fine gold, And a common man than pure gold of Ophir.
我必使人比精金還少， 使人比俄斐純金更少。
13 Therefore I cause the heavens to tremble, And the earth shakes from its place, In the wrath of YHWH of Hosts, And in a day of the heat of His anger.
我－萬軍之耶和華在忿恨中發烈怒的日子， 必使天震動， 使地搖撼，離其本位。
14 And it has been, as a roe driven away, And as a flock that has no gatherer, Each to his people—they turn, And each to his land—they flee.
人必像被追趕的鹿， 像無人收聚的羊， 各歸回本族， 各逃到本土。
15 Everyone who is found is thrust through, And everyone who is added falls by sword.
凡被仇敵追上的必被刺死； 凡被捉住的必被刀殺。
16 And their sucklings are dashed to pieces before their eyes, Their houses are spoiled, and their wives lain with.
他們的嬰孩必在他們眼前摔碎； 他們的房屋必被搶奪； 他們的妻子必被玷污。
17 Behold, I am stirring up the Medes against them, Who do not esteem silver, And gold—they do not delight in it.
我必激動米底亞人來攻擊他們。 米底亞人不注重銀子， 也不喜愛金子。
18 And bows dash young men to pieces, And they do not pity the fruit of the womb, Their eye has no pity on sons.
他們必用弓擊碎少年人， 不憐憫婦人所生的， 眼也不顧惜孩子。
19 And Babylon, the beauty of kingdoms, The glory, the excellence of the Chaldeans, Has been as overthrown by God, With Sodom and with Gomorrah.
巴比倫素來為列國的榮耀， 為迦勒底人所矜誇的華美， 必像上帝所傾覆的所多瑪、蛾摩拉一樣。
20 She does not sit forever, Nor continue to many generations, Nor does Arab pitch tent there, And shepherds do not lie down there.
其內必永無人煙， 世世代代無人居住。 阿拉伯人也不在那裏支搭帳棚； 牧羊的人也不使羊群臥在那裏。
21 And desert-dwellers have lain down there, And their houses have been full of howlers, And daughters of an ostrich have dwelt there, And goats skip there.
只有曠野的走獸臥在那裏； 咆哮的獸滿了房屋。 鴕鳥住在那裏； 野山羊在那裏跳舞。
22 And howlers—he has responded in his forsaken habitations, And dragons in palaces of delight, And her time [is] near to come, And her days are not drawn out!”
豺狼必在它宮中呼號； 野狗必在它華美殿內吼叫。 巴比倫受罰的時候臨近； 它的日子必不長久。
