以赛亚书 28
Revised Chinese Union Version (Simplified Script) Shen Edition
对北国的警告
28 祸哉！以法莲酒徒高傲的冠冕，
其荣美竟如花凋残；
他们在肥沃的山谷顶上，
被酒击败。
2 看哪，主有一位大能大力者，
如强烈的冰雹，
如毁灭的暴风雨，
如涨溢的洪水，
他必亲手将他们摔落在地。
3 以法莲酒徒高傲的冠冕，
必被脚践踏；
4 那如凋残之花的荣美，
在肥沃的山谷顶上，
必如夏令前初熟的无花果，
让看见的人注意，
摘到手里，随即吞吃。
5 到那日，万军之耶和华
必成为他余民的荣冠华冕，
6 成为在位审判者的公平之灵，
和城门口制敌的力量。
以赛亚和犹大酒醉的先知
7 这些人也因酒摇晃，
因烈酒东倒西歪。
祭司和先知因烈酒摇晃，
被酒所困，
因烈酒东倒西歪。
他们错解默示，
审判时不分是非。
8 筵席上都满了呕吐的污秽，
没有一处干净。
9 “他要将知识指教谁呢？
要向谁阐明信息呢？
是向那些刚断奶的，
离开母亲胸怀的吗？
10 因为他咕哝咕哝，咕哝咕哝，
唠唠叨叨，唠唠叨叨，
这里一点，那里一点。”
11 耶和华要藉嘲弄的嘴唇和外邦人的舌头，
向这百姓说话。
12 他曾对他们说：
“这是安歇之所，
你们要使疲乏的人得安歇，
这是歇息之处。”
他们却不肯听。
13 耶和华的话对他们而言是
“咕哝咕哝，咕哝咕哝，
唠唠叨叨， 唠唠叨叨，
这里一点，那里一点”；
以致他们往前行，
却后仰跌倒，甚至跌伤，
落入陷阱，被抓住了。
锡安的房角石
14 因此，你们这些傲慢的人，
就是管辖住耶路撒冷这百姓的，
要听耶和华的话。
15 你们曾说：
“我们已与死亡立约，
与阴间结盟，
不可挡的鞭子挥过时，
必不临到我们；
因我们以谎言为避难所，
靠虚假来藏身”；
16 所以，主耶和华如此说：
“看哪，我在锡安放一块石头作为根基，
是衡量的石头，
是宝贵的房角石，稳固的根基；
信靠他的人必不致惊恐。
17 我以公平为准绳，
以公义为铅垂线；
冰雹必冲去谎言的避难所，
大水必漫过藏身之处。
18 你们与死亡所立的约必废除，
与阴间所结的盟不得坚立；
不可挡的鞭子挥过时，
你们必被践踏。
19 每逢它挥来，必将你们掳去；
每早晨它必挥过，
白昼黑夜都是如此。
明白这信息的都必惊恐。”
20 床榻短，人不能伸展；
被子窄，人无从裹身。
21 耶和华必兴起，像在毗拉心山，
他必发怒，如在基遍谷；
为要做成他的工，就是非常的工，
成就他的事，就是奇异的事。
22 现在你们不可傲慢，
免得捆绑你们的绳索更结实，
因为我从万军之主耶和华那里听见，
在全地施行灭绝的事已定。
神的智慧
23 你们当侧耳听我的声音，
留心听我的言语。
24 那为撒种而耕地的
会不停地耕地，松土，耙地吗？
25 他铲平了地面，
岂不就种小茴香，
播种大茴香，
按行列种小麦，
在定处种大麦，
在田边种粗麦吗？
26 他的 神教导他，
指导他合宜的方法。
27 原来打小茴香，不用尖利的器具，
轧大茴香，也不是用车轮；
却要用杖打小茴香，
用棍打大茴香。
28 谷要打，
但不能持续地捣，
用车轮和马轧，
却不轧碎它。
29 这也是出于万军之耶和华，
他的谋略奇妙，
他的智慧广大。
Isaiah 28
Contemporary English Version
Samaria Will Be Punished
28 The city of Samaria
above a fertile valley
is in for trouble!
Its leaders are drunkards,
who stuff themselves
with food and wine.
But they will be like flowers
that dry up and wilt.
2 Only the Lord is strong
and powerful!
His mighty hand
will strike them down
with the force of a hailstorm
or a mighty whirlwind
or an overwhelming flood.
3 Every drunkard in Ephraim[a]
takes pride in Samaria,
but it will be crushed.
4 Samaria above a fertile valley
will quickly lose its glory.
It will be gobbled up
like the first ripe fig
at harvest season.
5 When this time comes,
the Lord All-Powerful
will be a glorious crown
for his people who survive.
6 He will see that justice rules
and that his people are able
to defend their cities.
Corrupt Leaders Will Be Punished
7 Priests and prophets stumble
because they are drunk.
Their minds are too confused
to receive God's messages
or give honest decisions.
8 Their tables are covered,
completely covered,
with their stinking vomit.
9 You drunken leaders
are like babies!
How can you possibly understand
or teach the Lord's message?
10 You don't even listen—
all you hear is senseless sound
after senseless sound.[b]
11 (A) So, the Lord will speak
to his people
in strange sounds
and foreign languages.[c]
12 He promised you
perfect peace and rest,
but you refused to listen.
13 Now his message to you
will be senseless sound
after senseless sound.[d]
Then you will fall backwards,
injured and trapped.
False Security Is Fatal
14 You rulers of Jerusalem
do nothing but sneer;
now you must listen
to what the Lord says.
15 (B) Do you think you have
an agreement with death
and the world of the dead?
Why do you trust in your lies
to keep you safe from danger
and the mighty flood?
16 (C) And so the Lord says,
“I'm laying a firm foundation
for the city of Zion.
It's a valuable cornerstone
proven to be trustworthy;
no one who trusts it
will ever be disappointed.
17 Justice and fairness
will be the measuring lines
that help me build.”
Hailstones and floods
will destroy and wash away
your shelter of lies.
18 Your agreement with death
and the world of the dead
will be broken.
Then angry, roaring waves
will sweep over you.
19 Morning, noon, and night
an overwhelming flood
will wash you away.
The terrible things that happen
will teach you this lesson:
20 Your bed is too short,
your blanket too skimpy.[e]
21 (D) The Lord will fiercely attack
as he did at Mount Perazim[f]
and in Gibeon Valley.[g]
But this time the Lord
will do something surprising,
not what you expect.
22 So you had better stop sneering
or you will be in worse shape
than ever before.
I heard the Lord All-Powerful
threaten the whole country
with destruction.
All Wisdom Comes from the Lord
23 Pay close attention
to what I am saying.
24 Farmers don't just plow
and break up the ground.
25 When a field is ready,
they scatter the seeds
of dill and cumin;
they plant the seeds
of wheat and barley
in the proper places
and sow other grains
around the edges.
26 They learn this from their God.
27 After dill and cumin
have been harvested,
the stalks are pounded,
not run over with a wagon.
28 Wheat and barley are pounded,
but not beaten to pulp;
they are run over with a wagon,
but not ground to dust.
29 This wonderful knowledge comes
from the Lord All-Powerful,
who has such great wisdom.
Footnotes
- 28.3 Ephraim: The northern kingdom of Israel; Samaria was its capital.
- 28.10 sound: One possible meaning for the difficult Hebrew text of verses 9,10.
- 28.11 in … foreign languages: This probably refers to the language of the Assyrians.
- 28.13 Now … sound: One possible meaning for the difficult Hebrew text.
- 28.20 Your bed … skimpy: Isaiah quotes a popular saying to teach that the treaty made with Egypt (verse 18) cannot give the nation security from its enemies.
- 28.21 Mount Perazim: This may refer to David's defeat of the Philistines at Baal Perazim (2 Samuel 5.17-21).
- 28.21 Gibeon Valley: This refers to Joshua's victory at Gibeon (Joshua 10.1-11).
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