以賽亞書 31
1 禍哉！那些下埃及求幫助的， 是因仗賴馬匹，倚靠甚多的車輛， 並倚靠強壯的馬兵， 卻不仰望以色列的聖者， 也不求問耶和華。
Woe to those who go down to Egypt for help and lean on horses, and trust in chariots (for they are many) and in horsemen (for they are countless). But they are not concerned about the Holy One of Israel, nor do they seek Yahweh!
2 其實，耶和華有智慧； 他必降災禍， 並不反悔自己的話， 卻要興起攻擊那作惡之家， 又攻擊那作孽幫助人的。
Yet he is wise, and he will bring disaster and will not retract his words. He will arise against the evil house and against the helpers of those who commit sin.
3 埃及人不過是人，並不是上帝； 他們的馬不過是血肉，並不是靈。 耶和華一伸手，那幫助人的必絆跌， 那受幫助的也必跌倒，都一同滅亡。
Egypt is a man and not God, their horses flesh and not spirit. When Yahweh reaches out with his hand, both the one who helps will stumble, and the one who is helped will fall; both will perish together.
4 耶和華對我如此說： 獅子和少壯獅子護食咆哮， 就是喊許多牧人來攻擊牠， 牠總不因他們的聲音驚惶， 也不因他們的喧嘩縮伏。 如此，萬軍之耶和華 也必降臨在錫安山岡上爭戰。
This is what Yahweh says to me, “As a lion, even a young lion, growls over its torn prey, when a group of shepherds is called out against it, but it does not tremble at their voices, nor creep away from their sound; thus Yahweh of hosts will descend to fight on Mount Zion, on that hill.
5 雀鳥怎樣搧翅覆雛， 萬軍之耶和華也要照樣保護耶路撒冷。 他必保護拯救， 要越門保守。
Like birds in flight, so Yahweh of hosts will protect Jerusalem; he will protect and rescue as he passes over it and preserves it.
6 以色列人哪，你們深深地悖逆耶和華，現今要歸向他。
Return to him from whom you have deeply turned away, people of Israel.
7 到那日，各人必將他金偶像銀偶像，就是親手所造、陷自己在罪中的，都拋棄了。
For in that day each one will get rid of his idols of silver and his idols of gold that your own hands have sinfully made.
8 亞述人必倒在刀下，並非人的刀； 有刀要將他吞滅，並非人的刀。 他必逃避這刀； 他的少年人必成為服苦的。
Assyria will fall by the sword; a sword not wielded by man will consume him. He will flee from the sword, and his young men will be forced to do hard labor.
9 他的磐石必因驚嚇挪去； 他的首領必因大旗驚惶。 這是那有火在錫安、 有爐在耶路撒冷的耶和華說的。
They will lose all confidence because of terror, and his princes will be afraid at the sight of Yahweh's battle flag— this is Yahweh's declaration—whose fire is in Zion and whose firepot is in Jerusalem.”
