Isaiah 28
1 Woe [to] the proud crown of the drunkards of Ephraim. And the fading flower of the beauty of his glory, That [is] on the head of the fat valley of the broken down of wine.
禍哉，那為酒灌倒的厄弗辣因醉漢所驕矜的冠冕！禍哉，那生於肥谷之巔作她美飾的殘花！
2 Lo, a mighty and strong one [is] to the Lord, As a storm of hail — a destructive shower, As an inundation of mighty waters overflowing, He cast down to the earth with the hand.
看哪！吾主興起一位強有力者，有如帶冰雹的暴雨，又如摧毀性的狂風，和漲溢氾濫的大水，猛力將一切拋落地上。
3 By feet trodden down is the proud crown of the drunkards of Ephraim,
厄弗辣因醉漢所驕矜的冠冕，必被人踏在腳下；
4 And the fading flower of the beauty of his glory That [is] on the head of the fat valley, Hath been as its first-fruit before summer, That its beholder seeth, While it [is] yet in his hand he swalloweth it.
生於肥谷之巔作她美飾的殘花，將如夏季前早熟的無花果，人一見到便伸手摘取吞下。
5 In that day is Jehovah of Hosts For a crown of beauty, and for a diadem of glory, To the remnant of His people.
到那一天，萬軍的上主將親作他殘餘的百姓的榮冠和華冕；
6 And for a spirit of judgment To him who is sitting in the judgment, And for might [to] those turning back the battle to the gate.
他將是坐堂判案者的公義之神，將是門前禦敵者的力量。
7 And even these through wine have erred, And through strong drink have wandered, Priest and prophet erred through strong drink, They have been swallowed up of the wine, They wandered because of the strong drink, They have erred in seeing, They have stumbled judicially.
連這些人也因清酒而搖晃，因濃酒而蹣跚；他們在異象中搖晃，在審斷時暈眩。
8 For all tables have been full of vomit, Filth — without place!
一切筵席上都滿了嘔吐，沒有一處不是垢物。
9 By whom doth He teach knowledge? And by whom doth He cause to understand the report? The weaned from milk, the removed from breasts,
他要將智識授給誰呢﹖向誰解釋啟示呢﹖是向方才斷乳和剛離母懷的嬰兒嗎﹖
10 For rule [is] on rule, rule on rule, line on line, line on line, A little here, a little there,
這只是些「命上加命，命上加命，令上加令，令上加令，這裏一點，那裏一點！」
11 For by scorned lip, and by another tongue, Doth He speak unto this people.
是的，上主要用口吃的唇，異人的舌，向這民族說話！
12 Unto whom He hath said, 'This [is] the rest, give ye rest to the weary, And this — the refreshing:' And they have not been willing to hear,
雖然他曾對他們說過：「這就是安息的地方，讓困倦的人安息罷！這就是休養的處所。」可惜他們總不肯聽從。
13 And to whom a word of Jehovah hath been, Rule on rule, rule on rule, line on line, line on line, A little here, a little there, So that they go and have stumbled backward, And been broken, and snared, and captured.
因此上主的話對他們真成了「命上加命，命上加命，令上加令，令上加令，這裏一點，那裏一點！」致使他們雖然前行，卻向後仰倒而跌傷，陷於圈套而被擄獲。
14 Therefore, hear a word of Jehovah, ye men of scorning, Ruling this people that [is] in Jerusalem.
為此，你們這些在耶路撒冷統治這民族的好嘲弄的人，聽上主的話罷！
15 Because ye have said: 'We have made a covenant with death, And with Sheol we have made a provision, An overflowing scourge, when it passeth over, Doth not meet us, Though we have made a lie our refuge, And in falsehood have been hidden.' (Sheol h7585)
你們曾說過：「我們與死亡訂了盟，與陰府結了約，當狂怒的刑鞭經過時，不會落在我們身上，因為我們有欺詐作我們的遮掩，有虛偽作我們的庇護。」 (Sheol h7585)
16 Therefore, thus said the Lord Jehovah: 'Lo, I am laying a foundation in Zion, A stone — a tried stone, a corner stone precious, a settled foundation, He who is believing doth not make haste.
因此吾主上主這樣說：「看，我要在熙雍安放一塊石頭，一塊精選的石頭，一塊寶貴的角石作基礎，信賴的人必不動搖。
17 And I have put judgment for a line, And righteousness for a plummet, And sweep away doth hail the refuge of lies, And the secret hiding-place do waters overflow.
我要以公平為準繩，以正義為權衡；冰雹將蕩盡欺詐的遮掩地，洪流將沖散虛偽的庇護所。
18 And disannulled hath been your covenant with death, And your provision with Sheol doth not stand, An overflowing scourge, when it passeth over, Then ye have been to it for a treading-place. (Sheol h7585)
你們與死亡所訂的盟約必要廢除，與陰府所結的約必不持久；當狂怒的刑鞭經過時，你們必被蹂躪； (Sheol h7585)
19 From the fulness of its passing over it taketh you, For morning by morning it passeth over, By day and by night, And it hath been only a trembling to consider the report.
每次經過，每次必要打擊你們；他每朝經過，白日黑夜也經過；惟有恐怖方能使你們明白這啟示。」
20 For shorter hath been the bed Than to stretch one's self out in, And the covering hath been narrower Than to wrap one's self up in.
真是伸直身子床也短，縮作一團被又窄。
21 For as [at] mount Perazim rise doth Jehovah, As [at] the valley in Gibeon He is troubled, To do His work — strange [is] His work, And to do His deed — strange [is] His deed.'
因為上主要興起，如在培辣親山上一樣；要發怒，如在基貝紅山谷一樣，為履行他的工作－－他神妙的工作，為完成他的事業－－他奇異的事業。
22 And now, show not yourselves scorners, Lest strong be your bands, For a consumption, that is determined, I have heard, by the Lord, Jehovah of Hosts, [Is] for all the land.
所以現在不要再嘲笑了，免得你們的繩索繫得更緊，因為我聽到的有關毀滅大地的決議，是來自吾主萬軍的上主。
23 Give ear, and hear my voice, Attend, and hear my saying:
請你們側耳靜聽我的聲音，請留意傾聽我的言語：
24 The whole day plougheth the ploughman to sow? He openeth and harroweth his ground!
耕田的人那有整日耕田，掘土耙地的呢﹖
25 Hath he not, if he have made level its face, Then scattered fitches, and cummin sprinkle, And hath placed the principal wheat, And the appointed barley, And the rie [in] its own border?
當他把地弄平了以後，不是要撒上小茴香，播種大茴香，種植大麥和小麥，地邊種玉蜀黍嗎﹖
26 And instruct him for judgment doth his God, He doth direct him.
這是上主教給他的方式，他的天主指示他的。
27 For not with a sharp-pointed thing threshed are fitches, And the wheel of a cart on cummin turned round, For with a staff beaten out are fitches, And cummin with a rod.
打小茴香不須用釘耙，打大茴香不須用碾機，而是用木棒打小茴香，用棍子打大茴香。
28 Bread -[corn] is beaten small, For not for ever doth he sorely thresh it, Nor crushed [it] hath a wheel of his cart, Nor do his hoofs beat it small.
五穀豈是要輾碎的嗎﹖不是！人並不將它無限期地壓了又壓，而是叫碾機滾過，碾出穀粒來，並不是為碾碎它。
29 Even this from Jehovah of Hosts hath gone out, He hath made counsel wonderful, He hath made wisdom great!
這也是出自萬軍的上主：他的計劃真是神奇，他的智慧真是超絕。
