Isaiah 13
1 A declaration about Babylon, that Isaiah son of Amoz received:
亞摩斯的兒子以賽亞得默示，論巴比倫。
2 On the bare mountain set up a signal flag, cry aloud to them, wave your hand for them to go into the gates of the 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 commanded my holy ones, yes, I have called my mighty men to execute my anger, even my proudly exulting ones.
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 The noise of a multitude in the mountains, as of many people! The noise of a tumult of the kingdoms like many nations gathered together! Yahweh of hosts is mustering the army for the 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 come from a far country, from way over the horizon. It is Yahweh with his instruments of judgment, to destroy the whole 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 Yahweh is near; it comes with destruction from the Almighty.
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 hang limp, and every heart melts.
所以，人手都必軟弱； 人心都必消化。
8 They will be terrified; pain and agony will seize them, like a woman in labor. They will look in astonishment at one another; their faces will be aflame.
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 See, the day of Yahweh comes with cruel wrath and overflowing anger, to make the land a desolation and to destroy the sinners 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 The stars of heaven and the constellations will not give their light. The sun will be darkened even from dawn, and the moon will not shine.
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 I will punish the world for its evil and the wicked for their iniquity. I will put an end to the arrogance of the proud and will bring down the arrogance of the ruthless.
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 will make men more rare than fine gold and mankind harder to find than the 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 will make the heavens tremble, and the earth will be shaken out of its place, by the fury of Yahweh of hosts, and on the day of his fierce 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 Like a hunted gazelle or like a sheep with no shepherd, every man will turn toward his own people and will flee to his own land.
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 Every one who is found will be killed, and every one who is captured will die by the sword.
凡被仇敵追上的必被刺死； 凡被捉住的必被刀殺。
16 Their infants also will be dashed in pieces before their eyes. Their houses will be plundered and their wives raped.
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 Look, I am about to stir up the Medes to attack them, who will not be concerned about silver, nor do they delight in gold.
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 Their bows will strike down the young men; they will have no mercy on infants and they will not look with pity on children.
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 Then Babylon, the most admired of kingdoms, the splendor of Chaldean pride, will be overthrown by God like Sodom and 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 It will not be inhabited or lived in from generation to generation. The Arab will not pitch his tent there, nor will shepherds have their flocks rest 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 But wild animals of the desert will lie there. Their houses will be full of owls; and ostriches and wild goats will skip about 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 Hyenas will cry in their fortresses, and jackals in the beautiful palaces. Her time is near, and her days will not be delayed.
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。
