< Isaiah 63 >
1 Who is this that cometh from Edom, with dyed garments from Bozrah? this that is glorious in his apparel, marching in the greatness of his strength? I that speak in righteousness, mighty to save.
「那由厄東而來,身穿染紅了的衣服,那由波責辣而來,衣著華麗,力量強大,闊步前進的是誰啊﹖」「是宣佈正義,具有拯救大能的我。」「
2 Wherefore art thou red in thine apparel, and thy garments like him that treadeth in the winefat?
你的服裝怎麼成了紅色,你的衣服好似一個踏酒醡的呢﹖」「
3 I have trodden the winepress alone; and of the peoples there was no man with me: yea, I trod them in mine anger, and trampled them in my fury; and their lifeblood is sprinkled upon my garments, and I have stained all my raiment.
因為唯獨我一人踐踏了酒醡,我的人民中沒有一個與我在一起。我在怒氣中踐踏了他們,我在怒火中蹂躪了他們,因此他們的血液濺到我的衣服上,我的服裝就完全染污了。
4 For the day of vengeance was in mine heart, and the year of my redeemed is come.
因為復仇的日子已在我心中,我施救的歲月已經來到。
5 And I looked, and there was none to help; and I wondered that there was none to uphold: therefore mine own arm brought salvation unto me; and my fury, it upheld me.
我四下觀看,但沒有人輔助;我驚愕四顧,但沒有人支持;因此惟有用我的手臂自行拯救,以我的怒氣來支持自己。
6 And I trod down the peoples in mine anger, and made them drunk in my fury, and I poured out their lifeblood on the earth.
我在怒氣中踐踏了民眾,我在怒火中粉碎了他們,使他們的鮮血流倒地下。」
7 I will make mention of the lovingkindnesses of the LORD, [and] the praises of the LORD, according to all that the LORD hath bestowed on us; and the great goodness toward the house of Israel, which he hath bestowed on them according to his mercies, and according to the multitude of his lovingkindnesses.
我要依照上主以他的大慈大悲賜與我們的一切,和對以色列家所賜的宏福,稱頌上主的慈惠和上主可讚頌的作為。
8 For he said, Surely, they are my people, children that will not deal falsely: so he was their saviour.
他曾說過:「他們的確是我的百姓,不行虛偽的子民;」因此他成了他們一切困難中的拯救者。
9 In all their affliction he was afflicted, and the angel of his presence saved them: in his love and in his pity he redeemed them; and he bare them, and carried them all the days of old.
並不是使者,也不是天使拯救他們,而是他自己。他以自己的愛情和憐憫贖回了他們;在往日,他時常扶持他們,懷抱他們。
10 But they rebelled, and grieved his holy spirit: therefore he was turned to be their enemy, [and] himself fought against them.
但是他們成了叛徒,刺傷了他的聖神;因此他變成了他們的敵人,親自攻擊他們。
11 Then he remembered the days of old, Moses, [and] his people, [saying], Where is he that brought them up out of the sea with the shepherds of his flock? where is he that put his holy spirit in the midst of them?
那時,他們想起古來的日子,想起他的僕人梅瑟。那引領羊群的牧者出離海洋的在那裏呢﹖那曾在他心中賦與自己聖神的在那裏呢﹖
12 that caused his glorious arm to go at the right hand of Moses? that divided the water before them, to make himself an everlasting name?
那在梅瑟右邊以其榮耀的手臂,在百姓前分開海水,使自己獲得永遠聲譽的在那裏呢﹖
13 that led them through the depths, as an horse in the wilderness, that they stumbled not?
那領導他們走過深淵,有如馬行於曠野而不顛躓的在那裏呢﹖
14 As the cattle that go down into the valley, the spirit of the LORD caused them to rest: so didst thou lead thy people, to make thyself a glorious name.
上主的神怎樣領導走獸下到山谷,你也怎樣領導了你的百姓,好使你獲得一個光榮的名號。
15 Look down from heaven, and behold from the habitation of thy holiness and of thy glory: where is thy zeal and thy mighty acts? the yearning of thy bowels and thy compassions are restrained toward me.
如今求你從天垂顧,從你光榮的聖所俯視!你的熱愛,你的大能和你的同情心在那裏呢﹖求你不要停止你的慈悲,
16 For thou art our father, though Abraham knoweth us not, and Israel doth not acknowledge us: thou, O LORD, art our father; our redeemer from everlasting is thy name.
因為你是我們的父親;亞巴郎雖不認識我們,以色列雖不記得我們,你上主卻是我們的父親,「我們自古以來的救主」就是你的名。
17 O LORD, why dost thou make us to err from thy ways, and hardenest our heart from thy fear? Return for thy servants’ sake, the tribes of thine inheritance.
上主! 你為什麼讓我們離開你的道路﹖使我們的心變硬而不敬畏你﹖求你為了你的僕人,為了你產業的各支派,回心轉意罷!
18 Thy holy people possessed [it] but a little while: our adversaries have trodden down thy sanctuary.
你為什麼讓惡人踐踏你的聖殿﹖為什麼讓我們的敵人蹂躪你的聖所﹖
19 We are become as they over whom thou never barest rule; as they that were not called by thy name.
我們儼然成了一個從未受你治理,從未屬你名下的民族。啊!