Isaiah 4

1 When that happens, [there will be very few unmarried men still alive]. [As a result], seven [unmarried] women will grab one man, and say, “Allow us [all] to marry you [IDM]! We will provide our own food and clothing. All that we want is to no longer be disgraced [because of not being married].”

那一日，七個女人要抓住一個男人說：「我們吃自己的食糧，穿自己的衣服，只要你容許我們歸於你名下，除去我們的恥辱。」

2 [But] some day, Israel [MTY] will be [very] beautiful and great/glorious. The people of Israel who will still be there will be very proud of the wonderful fruit that grows in their land.

那一日，由上主所發出的苗芽，必成為以色列遺民的光輝與榮耀；地上的果實必成為他們的誇耀與光彩。

3 All the people who will remain in Jerusalem, who were not killed when Jerusalem was destroyed, whose names are listed among those who live there, will be [called] holy.

凡留在熙雍的，遺在耶路撒冷的，即凡錄在耶路撒冷的生命冊上的，都必將稱為聖者。

4 [That will happen when] Yahweh washes away the guilt of the women of Jerusalem, and when he stops the violence [MET] [on the streets of Jerusalem] by punishing [the people of Jerusalem]. When he does that, it will be like a fire to burn up all the impure things.

當吾主以懲治的神和毀滅的神，洗淨熙雍女子的污穢，滌除耶路撒冷中間的血漬時，

5 Then Yahweh will send a cloud of smoke every day and a flaming fire every night to cover Jerusalem and [all] those who gather there; it will be [like] a glorious canopy over the city

上主將顯現在熙雍山整個地盤與其集會之上：白日藉著雲煙，黑夜藉光亮的火燄；因為在一切之上，有上主的榮耀，有如天蓋和帳棚，

6 that will shelter the people from the sun during the daytime and protect them when there are windstorms and rain.

白日作蔭影以免炎暑，又可作庇護，以避狂風暴雨。