Isaiah 7
1 It was during the reign of Ahaz son of Jotham, son of Uzziah, king of Judah, that Rezin, king of Aram, marched to attack Jerusalem. Pekah, son of Remaliah, king of Israel, joined in the attack, but they couldn't conquer the city.
烏西雅的孫子、約坦的兒子、猶大王亞哈斯在位的時候，亞蘭王利汛和利瑪利的兒子、以色列王比加上來攻打耶路撒冷，卻不能攻取。
2 When the royal family of Judah was told, “Aram and Ephraim have an alliance,” Ahaz and his people were terrified and they shook like trees in the forest tossed about by the wind.
有人告訴大衛家說：「亞蘭與以法蓮已經同盟。」王的心和百姓的心就都跳動，好像林中的樹被風吹動一樣。
3 Then the Lord told Isaiah, “Take your son Shear-jashub with you and go and meet Ahaz. He'll be at the end of the aqueduct of the upper pool, by the road to the laundry field.
耶和華對以賽亞說：「你和你的兒子施亞雅述出去，到上池的水溝頭，在漂布地的大路上，去迎接亞哈斯，
4 Tell him, ‘Calm down and keep quiet. Don't be afraid or scared over a couple of smoldering bits of firewood, over the burning anger of Rezin and Aram, and of Remaliah's son.
對他說：『你要謹慎安靜，不要因亞蘭王利汛和利瑪利的兒子這兩個冒煙的火把頭所發的烈怒害怕，也不要心裏膽怯。
5 Aram has plotted to destroy you together with Ephraim and Remaliah's son saying,
因為亞蘭和以法蓮，並利瑪利的兒子，設惡謀害你，
6 Let's go and attack Judah! We'll terrorize it and conquer it for ourselves, and make Tabeel's son its king.”
說：我們可以上去攻擊猶大，擾亂它，攻破它，在其中立他比勒的兒子為王。
7 But this is what the Lord God says, “This plan won't materialize—it just won't happen!
所以主耶和華如此說： 這所謀的必立不住， 也不得成就。
8 For the head of Aram is Damascus, and the head of Damascus is Rezin. In addition, within sixty-five years Israel as a nation will be destroyed.
原來亞蘭的首城是大馬士革； 大馬士革的首領是利汛。 （六十五年之內，以法蓮必然破壞，不再成為國民。）
9 The head of Israel is Samaria, and the head of Samaria is Remaliah's son. If you don't trust in me, then you won't survive.”
以法蓮的首城是撒馬利亞； 撒馬利亞的首領是利瑪利的兒子。 你們若是不信， 定然不得立穩。』」
10 Later the Lord sent another message to Ahaz,
耶和華又曉諭亞哈斯說：
11 “Ask the Lord your God for a sign, whether as deep as where people are buried or as high as heaven.” (Sheol h7585)
「你向耶和華－你的上帝求一個兆頭：或求顯在深處，或求顯在高處。」 (Sheol h7585)
12 “No, I'm not going to ask,” Ahaz replied. “I refuse to put the Lord to the test.”
亞哈斯說：「我不求；我不試探耶和華。」
13 Then Isaiah said, “Listen, royal family of Judah! Isn't it enough for you to wear people out? Do you have to wear my God out too?
以賽亞說：「大衛家啊，你們當聽！你們使人厭煩豈算小事，還要使我的上帝厭煩嗎？
14 This is why the Lord himself is going to give you a sign. Look! The virgin will become pregnant and give birth to a son, and she will call him Immanuel.
因此，主自己要給你們一個兆頭，必有童女懷孕生子，給他起名叫以馬內利。
15 He will eat curds and honey until the time he knows to refuse evil and choose the good.
到他曉得棄惡擇善的時候，他必吃奶油與蜂蜜。
16 For before the boy knows to refuse evil and choose the good, the land of the two kings you're afraid of will be deserted.
因為在這孩子還不曉得棄惡擇善之先，你所憎惡的那二王之地必致見棄。
17 The Lord will make you, your people, and the royal family experience a time unlike anything since the day Ephraim split from Judah. He will bring the king of Assyria to attack you!”
耶和華必使亞述王攻擊你的日子臨到你和你的百姓，並你的父家，自從以法蓮離開猶大以來，未曾有這樣的日子。
18 At that time the Lord will whistle to call flies from the distant rivers of Egypt and bees from the country of Assyria.
「那時，耶和華要發嘶聲，使埃及江河源頭的蒼蠅和亞述地的蜂子飛來；
19 They will all come and descend on the steep valleys and rock crevices, on all the thorn bushes and waterholes.
都必飛來，落在荒涼的谷內、磐石的穴裏，和一切荊棘籬笆中，並一切的草場上。
20 At that time the Lord will use a razor hired from beyond the Euphrates River, the king of Assyria, to shave you from head to toe, including your beards.
「那時，主必用大河外賃的剃頭刀，就是亞述王，剃去頭髮和腳上的毛，並要剃淨鬍鬚。
21 At that time a someone who manages to keep a young cow and two sheep alive
「那時，一個人要養活一隻母牛犢，兩隻母綿羊；
22 will eat curds, because they produce so much milk—for everyone who survives in the land will eat curds and honey.
因為出的奶多，他就得吃奶油，在境內所剩的人都要吃奶油與蜂蜜。
23 At that time everywhere that once had a thousand vines worth a thousand shekels will only have brambles and thorns.
「從前，凡種一千棵葡萄樹、值銀一千舍客勒的地方，到那時必長荊棘和蒺藜。
24 People will go hunting there with bows and arrows because the land will be covered with brambles and thorns.
人上那裏去，必帶弓箭，因為遍地滿了荊棘和蒺藜。
25 In fact, all the hills that were once tilled by the hoe you won't want to go to because you'll worry about the brambles and thorns there. They'll just be where cattle are let loose and where sheep roam.
所有用鋤刨挖的山地，你因怕荊棘和蒺藜，不敢上那裏去；只可成了放牛之處，為羊踐踏之地。」
