Isaiah 13
1 The word of the Lord about Babylon which Isaiah, the son of Amoz, saw.
亚摩斯的儿子以赛亚得默示，论巴比伦。
2 Put up a flag on a clear mountain-top, make a loud outcry to them, give directions with the hand, so that they may go into the doors of the great ones.
应当在净光的山竖立大旗， 向群众扬声招手， 使他们进入贵胄的门。
3 I have given orders to my holy ones, I have sent out my men of war, those of mine who take pride in their power, to give effect to my wrath.
我吩咐我所挑出来的人； 我招呼我的勇士— 就是那矜夸高傲之辈， 为要成就我怒中所定的。
4 The noise of great numbers in the mountains, like the noise of a strong people! The noise of the kingdoms of the nations meeting together! The Lord of armies is numbering his forces for war.
山间有多人的声音， 好像是大国人民。 有许多国的民聚集哄嚷的声音； 这是万军之耶和华点齐军队，预备打仗。
5 They come from a far country, from the farthest part of heaven, even the Lord and the instruments of his wrath, with destruction for all the land.
他们从远方来， 从天边来， 就是耶和华并他恼恨的兵器 要毁灭这全地。
6 Send out a cry of grief; for the day of the Lord is near; it comes as destruction from the Most High.
你们要哀号， 因为耶和华的日子临近了！ 这日来到， 好像毁灭从全能者来到。
7 For this cause all hands will be feeble, and every heart of man be turned to water;
所以，人手都必软弱； 人心都必消化。
8 Their hearts will be full of fear; pains and sorrows will overcome them; they will be in pain like a woman in childbirth; they will be shocked at one another; their faces will be like flames.
他们必惊惶悲痛； 愁苦必将他们抓住。 他们疼痛，好像产难的妇人一样， 彼此惊奇相看，脸如火焰。
9 See, the day of the Lord is coming, cruel, with wrath and burning passion: to make the land a waste, driving the sinners in it to destruction.
耶和华的日子临到， 必有残忍、忿恨、烈怒， 使这地荒凉， 从其中除灭罪人。
10 For the stars of heaven and its bright armies will not give their light: the sun will be made dark in his journey through the heaven, and the moon will keep back her light.
天上的众星群宿都不发光； 日头一出就变黑暗； 月亮也不放光。
11 And I will send punishment on the world for its evil, and on the sinners for their wrongdoing; and I will put an end to all pride, and will make low the power of the cruel.
我必因邪恶刑罚世界， 因罪孽刑罚恶人， 使骄傲人的狂妄止息， 制伏强暴人的狂傲。
12 I will make men so small in number, that a man will be harder to get than gold, even the best gold of Ophir.
我必使人比精金还少， 使人比俄斐纯金更少。
13 For this cause the heavens will be shaking, and the earth will be moved out of its place, in the wrath of the Lord of armies, and in the day of his burning passion.
我—万军之耶和华在忿恨中发烈怒的日子， 必使天震动， 使地摇撼，离其本位。
14 And it will be that, like a roe in flight, and like wandering sheep, they will go every man to his people and to his land.
人必像被追赶的鹿， 像无人收聚的羊， 各归回本族， 各逃到本土。
15 Everyone who is overtaken will have a spear put through him, and everyone who goes in flight will be put to the sword.
凡被仇敌追上的必被刺死； 凡被捉住的必被刀杀。
16 Their young children will be broken up before their eyes; their goods will be taken away, and their wives made the property of others.
他们的婴孩必在他们眼前摔碎； 他们的房屋必被抢夺； 他们的妻子必被玷污。
17 See, I am driving the Medes against them, who put no value on silver and have no pleasure in gold.
我必激动米底亚人来攻击他们。 米底亚人不注重银子， 也不喜爱金子。
18 In their hands are bows and spears; they are cruel, violently putting the young men to death, and crushing the young women; they have no pity for children, and no mercy for the fruit of the body.
他们必用弓击碎少年人， 不怜悯妇人所生的， 眼也不顾惜孩子。
19 And Babylon, the glory of kingdoms, the beautiful town which is the pride of the Chaldaeans, will be like God's destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah.
巴比伦素来为列国的荣耀， 为迦勒底人所矜夸的华美， 必像 神所倾覆的所多玛、蛾摩拉一样。
20 People will never be living in it again, and it will have no more men from generation to generation: the Arab will not put up his tent there; and those who keep sheep will not make it a resting-place for their flocks.
其内必永无人烟， 世世代代无人居住。 阿拉伯人也不在那里支搭帐棚； 牧羊的人也不使羊群卧在那里。
21 But the beasts of the waste land will have their holes there; and the houses will be full of crying jackals, and ostriches will have their place there, and evil spirits will be dancing there.
只有旷野的走兽卧在那里； 咆哮的兽满了房屋。 鸵鸟住在那里； 野山羊在那里跳舞。
22 And wolves will be answering one another in their towers, and jackals in their houses of pleasure: her time is near, and her days of power will quickly be ended.
豺狼必在它宫中呼号； 野狗必在它华美殿内吼叫。 巴比伦受罚的时候临近； 它的日子必不长久。
