以赛亚书 65
Chinese New Version (Traditional)
神懲罰罪過
65 沒有求問我的,我讓他們尋著;
沒有尋找我的,我讓他們遇見。
沒有呼求我名的國,
我對他們說:“我在這裡!我在這裡!”
2 我整天向著悖逆的子民伸開雙手,
他們隨著自己的意念行不善的道。
3 這人民常常當面惹我發怒,
在園中獻祭,在磚壇上燒香,
4 坐在墳墓之間,在隱密處過夜,吃豬肉,
他們的器皿中有不潔之物作的湯,
5 並且對人說:“你站遠一點!不要挨近我,
因為我會使你聖潔。”
主說:“這些人是我鼻中的煙,
是整天燒著的火。
6 看哪!這都寫在我面前,
我必不緘默不言,我非報應不可,
我必報應在他們的懷中。
7 我要同時報應你們的罪孽和你們列祖的罪孽,這是耶和華說的,
因為他們曾在山上燒過香,
在岡陵上譏笑過我,
我必把他們以前所行的量在他們的懷中。”
餘民必蒙恩福
8 耶和華這樣說:
“人怎樣發現纍纍葡萄中有新酒的時候,
就說:‘不要毀滅它,因為有好處在裡面’,
我因我的眾僕人的緣故也必照樣而行,
不把它們全都毀滅。
9 我要從雅各中領出後裔,
從猶大中領出承受我眾山的;
我揀選的人必承受那地為業,
我的眾僕人必在那裡居住。
10 沙崙平原必成為羊群的牧場,
亞割谷要成為牛群躺臥之處,
都為那些尋求我的子民所得。
善惡結局不同
11 “但至於你們,你們這些離棄耶和華的,
忘記我的聖山的,
為迦得神擺設筵席的,
給彌尼神盛滿調和之酒的,
12 我要命定你們歸在刀下,
你們眾人都要屈身被殺;
因為我呼喚,你們不回答;
我說話,你們都不聽。
反倒行我眼中看為惡的事,
揀選我不喜悅的事。”
13 因此主耶和華這樣說:
“看哪!我的眾僕人必有吃的,你們卻要飢餓;
看哪!我的僕人必有喝的,你們卻要口渴;
看哪!我的僕人必要歡喜,你們卻要蒙羞;
14 看哪!我的僕人必因心裡高興而歡呼,
你們卻要因心中傷痛而哀叫,
因靈裡破碎而哀號。
15 你們必留下自己的名,作我選民的咒語;
主耶和華必殺死你們,
必用另外的名去稱呼他自己的僕人。
16 所以,在地上為自己求福的,
必憑著真實的 神求福;
在地上起誓的,
必憑著真實的 神起誓。
因為先前的患難都已經被人忘記了,
也從我的眼前隱藏了。
新天新地
17 “看哪!我要創造新天新地;
先前的事不再被人記念,也不再湧上心頭了。
18 你們要因我所創造的永遠歡喜快樂;
因為我創造耶路撒冷成為快樂,
使她的居民歡樂。
19 我必因耶路撒冷快樂,因我的子民歡喜;
他們中間必不再聽到哭泣的聲音,
也不再聽到哀號的聲音。
20 那裡必再沒有數日夭折的嬰孩,
也沒有不滿壽數的老人;
因為百歲而死的人,仍算是年輕人;
有活不到百歲而死的人
算是被咒詛的。
21 他們必建造房屋,住在其中;
他們必栽種葡萄園,吃其中的果子。
22 他們不建造由別人來居住的房屋;
他們不栽種由別人來享用的葡萄園;
因為我的子民的日子必像樹木的日子;
我的選民必充分享用他們親手作工得來的。
23 他們必不徒然勞碌,
他們生孩子不再受驚嚇,
因為他們都是蒙耶和華賜福的後裔,
他們的子孫也跟他們一樣。
24 那時,他們還未呼求,我就應允,
他們還在說話,我就垂聽。
25 豺狼必與羊羔在一起吃東西,
獅子要像牛一樣吃草,
蛇必以塵土為食物。
在我聖山的各處,
牠們都必不作惡,也不害物;
這是耶和華說的。”
Isaiah 65
New International Version
Judgment and Salvation
65 “I revealed myself to those who did not ask for me;
I was found by those who did not seek me.(A)
To a nation(B) that did not call on my name,(C)
I said, ‘Here am I, here am I.’
2 All day long I have held out my hands
to an obstinate people,(D)
who walk in ways not good,
pursuing their own imaginations(E)—
3 a people who continually provoke me
to my very face,(F)
offering sacrifices in gardens(G)
and burning incense(H) on altars of brick;
4 who sit among the graves(I)
and spend their nights keeping secret vigil;
who eat the flesh of pigs,(J)
and whose pots hold broth of impure meat;
5 who say, ‘Keep away; don’t come near me,
for I am too sacred(K) for you!’
Such people are smoke(L) in my nostrils,
a fire that keeps burning all day.
6 “See, it stands written before me:
I will not keep silent(M) but will pay back(N) in full;
I will pay it back into their laps(O)—
7 both your sins(P) and the sins of your ancestors,”(Q)
says the Lord.
“Because they burned sacrifices on the mountains
and defied me on the hills,(R)
I will measure into their laps
the full payment(S) for their former deeds.”
8 This is what the Lord says:
“As when juice is still found in a cluster of grapes(T)
and people say, ‘Don’t destroy it,
there is still a blessing in it,’
so will I do in behalf of my servants;(U)
I will not destroy them all.
9 I will bring forth descendants(V) from Jacob,
and from Judah those who will possess(W) my mountains;
my chosen(X) people will inherit them,
and there will my servants live.(Y)
10 Sharon(Z) will become a pasture for flocks,(AA)
and the Valley of Achor(AB) a resting place for herds,
for my people who seek(AC) me.
11 “But as for you who forsake(AD) the Lord
and forget my holy mountain,(AE)
who spread a table for Fortune
and fill bowls of mixed wine(AF) for Destiny,
12 I will destine you for the sword,(AG)
and all of you will fall in the slaughter;(AH)
for I called but you did not answer,(AI)
I spoke but you did not listen.(AJ)
You did evil in my sight
and chose what displeases me.”(AK)
13 Therefore this is what the Sovereign Lord says:
“My servants will eat,(AL)
but you will go hungry;(AM)
my servants will drink,(AN)
but you will go thirsty;(AO)
my servants will rejoice,(AP)
but you will be put to shame.(AQ)
14 My servants will sing(AR)
out of the joy of their hearts,
but you will cry out(AS)
from anguish of heart
and wail in brokenness of spirit.
15 You will leave your name
for my chosen ones to use in their curses;(AT)
the Sovereign Lord will put you to death,
but to his servants he will give another name.(AU)
16 Whoever invokes a blessing(AV) in the land
will do so by the one true God;(AW)
whoever takes an oath in the land
will swear(AX) by the one true God.
For the past troubles(AY) will be forgotten
and hidden from my eyes.
New Heavens and a New Earth
17 “See, I will create
new heavens and a new earth.(AZ)
The former things will not be remembered,(BA)
nor will they come to mind.
18 But be glad and rejoice(BB) forever
in what I will create,
for I will create Jerusalem(BC) to be a delight
and its people a joy.
19 I will rejoice(BD) over Jerusalem
and take delight(BE) in my people;
the sound of weeping and of crying(BF)
will be heard in it no more.
20 “Never again will there be in it
an infant(BG) who lives but a few days,
or an old man who does not live out his years;(BH)
the one who dies at a hundred
will be thought a mere child;
the one who fails to reach[a] a hundred
will be considered accursed.
21 They will build houses(BI) and dwell in them;
they will plant vineyards and eat their fruit.(BJ)
22 No longer will they build houses and others live in them,(BK)
or plant and others eat.
For as the days of a tree,(BL)
so will be the days(BM) of my people;
my chosen(BN) ones will long enjoy
the work of their hands.
23 They will not labor in vain,(BO)
nor will they bear children doomed to misfortune;(BP)
for they will be a people blessed(BQ) by the Lord,
they and their descendants(BR) with them.
24 Before they call(BS) I will answer;(BT)
while they are still speaking(BU) I will hear.
25 The wolf and the lamb(BV) will feed together,
and the lion will eat straw like the ox,(BW)
and dust will be the serpent’s(BX) food.
They will neither harm nor destroy
on all my holy mountain,”(BY)
says the Lord.
Footnotes
- Isaiah 65:20 Or the sinner who reaches
Isaiah 65
EasyEnglish Bible
Punishment and salvation
65 The Lord says,
‘I was ready to answer,
even when my people did not ask me anything.
I showed myself to people
who were not even looking for me.
I said, “Look! Here I am!” to a nation
who did not even use my name to pray.
2 All the time, I have been ready to help my people,
even though they turned against me.
But they continue to live in a way that is not good.
They do whatever they want to do.
3 They continue to make me angry,
as they insult me without shame.
They offer sacrifices to their idols in their gardens.
They burn incense to them
on altars that are made from bricks.
4 They sit among the graves
and they hide in caves.[a]
They eat meat from pigs.
They use unclean meat to make their soup.
5 They say to each other,
“Keep away from me! Do not come near me!
I am too holy for you!”
These people are like smoke in my nose!
They are like a fire that burns all day.’
6 The Lord says,
‘Look! I have decided what I will do,
and I have written it down:
I will not keep quiet.
I will punish them completely.
I will give them everything that they deserve,
7 as punishment for their sins
and for the sins of their ancestors.
They burned incense to their idols on the mountains,
and they insulted me on the hills.
So I will punish them completely,
as much as they deserve.’
8 This is what the Lord says:
‘If grapes still have some juice in them,
someone will say, “Do not destroy them.
There is some juice there that we can use.”
I will do the same thing for my servants.
I will not destroy them all.
9 I will cause Jacob's family to have descendants.
There will be people of Judah's family
who will live on my mountains.
The land will belong to the people that I have chosen.
My servants will live there.
10 Sharon will become a field where sheep safely eat grass.
Cows will rest in the Valley of Achor.
Those places will belong to my people,
those who want to serve me.
11 But punishment will come
to those people who turn away from the Lord.
You forget to worship me on my holy mountain.[b]
Instead, you prepare food and wine
to offer to your false gods called “Luck” and “Fate”.
12 So this will be your fate:
a sword will kill you.
You will all bend down low for someone to kill you.
This will happen because you did not answer me
when I spoke to you.
You did not even listen to my words.
You did evil things against me.
You chose to do things that I would hate.’
13 So the Almighty Lord says this:
‘Look! My servants will eat,
but you will be hungry.
Look! My servants will drink,
but you will be thirsty.
Look! My servants will be happy,
but you will be ashamed.
14 Yes, my servants will sing with joy
because they are so happy.
But you will cry aloud
because you are so sad.
You will weep
because you are very upset.
15 My own people will use your names when they curse others.
The Almighty Lord will kill you,
but he will give to his servants another name.
16 People in the land will use the name of the true God,
when they want to say a blessing.
People in the land who want to make a strong promise
will also use the name of the true God.
I will forget the troubles that happened in past years.
I will no longer even think about them.
17 Listen! I will create
new heavens and a new earth.
People will not remember what things were like before.
Those thoughts will not be in their minds at all.
18 But be happy about what I will create!
Be happy for ever!
I will create Jerusalem as a happy place.
The people who live there will be full of joy.
19 And Jerusalem will cause me to be happy.
My people will give me joy.
There will be no noise of people who are weeping.
People will not be sad in Jerusalem again.
20 Never again will there be a baby
who only lives for a few days.
Old men will continue to live a long life.
People will live until they are 100 years old
and they will still seem young.
If anyone dies before he is 100 years old,
people will think that God has cursed him.
21 My people will build houses
and they will live in them.
They will plant vineyards
and they will eat the fruit from them.
22 They will no longer build houses
and then other people live in them.
They will not plant trees
and then other people to eat the fruit.
My people will have long lives,
as long as trees live.
My own people will live to enjoy the things
that they have worked hard to get.
23 Their work will not be useless.
They will not give birth to children
who will live in fear.
Instead, the Lord will bless their children.
He will bless them
and their descendants with them.
24 Before they call to me for help,
I will answer them.
While they are still praying,
I will hear them.
25 At that time,
wolves and lambs will eat together.
Lions will eat straw like cows.
A snake's food will be dirt.
Nothing will hurt or destroy anything else
anywhere on my holy mountain.’
That is what the Lord says.[c]
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