< Zechariah 10 >
1 They asked of Jehovah rain in a time of latter rain, Jehovah is making lightnings, And rain [in] showers He doth give to them. To each — the herb in the field.
當春雨的時候, 你們要向發閃電的耶和華求雨。 他必為眾人降下甘霖, 使田園生長菜蔬。
2 Because the teraphim did speak iniquity, And the diviners have seen a falsehood, And dreams of the vanity they speak, [With] vanity they give comfort, Therefore they have journeyed as a flock, They are afflicted, for there is no shepherd.
因為,家神所言的是虛空; 卜士所見的是虛假; 做夢者所說的是假夢。 他們白白地安慰人, 所以眾人如羊流離, 因無牧人就受苦。
3 Against the shepherds did Mine anger burn, And against the he-goats I lay a charge, For inspected hath Jehovah of Hosts His flock, the house of Judah, And set them as His beauteous horse in battle.
我的怒氣向牧人發作; 我必懲罰公山羊; 因我-萬軍之耶和華 眷顧自己的羊群,就是猶大家, 必使他們如駿馬在陣上。
4 From him [is] a corner-stone, From him a nail, from him a battle-bow, From him goeth forth every exactor together.
房角石、釘子、爭戰的弓, 和一切掌權的都從他而出。
5 And they have been as heroes, Treading in mire of out-places in battle, And they have fought, for Jehovah [is] with them, And have put to shame riders of horses.
他們必如勇士在陣上 將仇敵踐踏在街上的泥土中。 他們必爭戰,因為耶和華與他們同在; 騎馬的也必羞愧。
6 And I have made mighty the house of Judah, And the house of Joseph I do save, And I have caused them to dwell, for I have loved them, And they have been as [if] I had not cast them off, For I [am] Jehovah their God, And I answer them.
我要堅固猶大家,拯救約瑟家, 要領他們歸回。 我要憐恤他們; 他們必像未曾棄絕的一樣, 都因我是耶和華-他們的上帝, 我必應允他們的禱告。
7 And Ephraim hath been as a hero, And rejoiced hath their heart as wine, And their sons see, and they have rejoiced, Rejoice doth their heart in Jehovah.
以法蓮人必如勇士; 他們心中暢快如同喝酒; 他們的兒女必看見而快活; 他們的心必因耶和華喜樂。
8 I hist for them, and I gather them, For I have redeemed them, And they have multiplied as they did multiply.
我要發嘶聲,聚集他們, 因我已經救贖他們。 他們的人數必加增, 如從前加增一樣。
9 And I sow them among peoples, And in far-off places they remember Me, And they have lived with their sons, And they have turned back.
我雖然播散他們在列國中, 他們必在遠方記念我。 他們與兒女都必存活,且得歸回。
10 And I have brought them back from the land of Egypt, And from Asshur I do gather them, And unto the land of Gilead and Lebanon I do bring them in, And there is not found for them [space].
我必再領他們出埃及地, 招聚他們出亞述, 領他們到基列和黎巴嫩; 這地尚且不夠他們居住。
11 And He hath passed over through the sea, And hath pressed and smitten billows in the sea, And dried up have been all depths of a flood, And brought down hath been the excellency of Asshur, And the rod of Egypt doth turn aside.
耶和華必經過苦海,擊打海浪, 使尼羅河的深處都枯乾。 亞述的驕傲必致卑微; 埃及的權柄必然滅沒。
12 And I have made them mighty in Jehovah, And in His name they walk up and down, An affirmation of Jehovah!
我必使他們倚靠我,得以堅固; 一舉一動必奉我的名。 這是耶和華說的。