關於埃及的預言

46 耶和華把有關列國的事告訴了耶利米先知。 猶大王約西亞的兒子約雅敬執政第四年,埃及王法老尼哥的軍隊在幼發拉底河邊的迦基米施被巴比倫王尼布甲尼撒擊敗。論到埃及,耶和華說:

「要預備大小盾牌,
衝向戰場。
要套好戰車,
騎上戰馬,
擦亮矛槍,
頂盔貫甲。
可是,我看見的是什麼呢?
他們驚慌後退,
勇士敗逃,不敢回頭,
驚恐不安。
這是耶和華說的。
善跑者跑不掉,
強壯者逃不了,
他們仆倒在北面的幼發拉底河邊。

「那如尼羅河漲溢,
如江水奔騰的是誰呢?
埃及如尼羅河漲溢,
如江水奔騰。
她說,『我要漲溢,淹沒大地,
毀滅城邑和其中的居民。』
戰馬奔馳吧!
戰車疾駛吧!
勇士啊,就是那些手拿盾牌的古實人和弗人以及箭法嫺熟的呂底亞人啊,出戰吧!
10 因為這是主——萬軍之耶和華向敵人報仇的日子。
刀劍必吞噬他們,
痛飲他們的血,
因為要在北方的幼發拉底河邊向主——萬軍之耶和華獻祭。
11 埃及人啊,
去基列取乳香吧!
然而,再多的良藥也無法醫治你們。
12 你們的恥辱傳遍列國,
你們的哀哭響徹大地,
你們的勇士彼此碰撞,
倒在一起。」

13 論到巴比倫王尼布甲尼撒要來攻打埃及的事,耶和華對耶利米先知說:

14 「你要在埃及宣佈,在密奪、挪弗和答比匿宣告,
『你們要準備戰鬥,
因為刀劍要吞噬你們周圍的人。』
15 你們的勇士為何仆倒?
他們無法堅立,
因為耶和華擊倒了他們,
16 使他們跌跌絆絆,紛紛倒下。
他們說,『起來,我們回到同胞那裡,回到故鄉吧,
好躲避敵人的刀劍。』
17 他們在那裡喊叫,
『埃及王法老只會虛張聲勢,
他已錯失良機。』」

18 名叫萬軍之耶和華的王說:
「我憑我的永恆起誓,
將有一位要來,
他的氣勢如群山中的他泊山,
又像海邊的迦密山。
19 住在埃及的子民啊,
收拾行裝準備流亡吧!
因為挪弗必被燒毀,
淪為廢墟,杳無人跡。

20 「埃及像頭肥美的母牛犢,
但從北方卻來了牛虻。
21 埃及的傭兵好像肥牛犢,
都轉身逃之夭夭,無力抵擋,
因為他們遭難、受罰的日子到了。

22 「敵軍進攻的時候,
埃及必像蛇一樣嘶嘶地溜走。
敵軍必拿著斧頭蜂擁而來,
像樵夫砍樹一樣攻擊他們。
23 埃及的人口雖然稠密如林,
敵軍必像無數的蝗蟲一樣掃平他們。
這是耶和華說的。
24 埃及人必蒙羞,
落在北方人的手中。」

25 以色列的上帝——萬軍之耶和華說:「看啊,我要懲罰提比斯的神明亞捫和埃及的其他神明、法老、首領以及依靠法老的人。 26 我要把他們交在想殺他們的巴比倫王尼布甲尼撒及其官長手中。然而,日後埃及必再有人居住,如往日一樣。這是耶和華說的。

27 「我的僕人雅各啊,不要害怕!
以色列人啊,不要驚慌!
因為我要從遠方把你們救回來,
使你們從流亡之地歸回。
你們必重返家園,安享太平,
無人攪擾。
28 我的僕人雅各啊,不要害怕,
因為我與你同在。
我曾使你流亡到列國,
我必徹底毀滅列國,
但不會徹底毀滅你,
也不會饒過你,
我必公正地懲治你。
這是耶和華說的。」

關於非利士的預言

47 在法老攻打迦薩之前,耶和華告訴了耶利米先知有關非利士人的事。

耶和華說:
「看啊,大水將從北方漲溢,
形成一道洪流,
淹沒大地和地上的一切,
吞噬城邑和其中的居民。
人們必呼喊,
地上的居民必哀哭。
一聽見馬蹄噠噠、
戰車隆隆、車輪滾滾的聲音,
做父親的就嚇得手腳發軟,
無力照顧兒女。
因為毀滅所有非利士人的日子到了,
剷除泰爾和西頓剩餘幫手的日子到了。
耶和華要滅絕迦斐托島剩餘的非利士人。
迦薩一片荒涼,
亞實基倫淪為廢墟。
谷中的餘民啊!
你們要割傷身體到何時呢?
你們大喊,『耶和華的刀啊,
你何時才停下來呢?
求你入鞘吧!停下來吧!』
但耶和華已命令它攻擊亞實基倫和沿海一帶,
它怎能停下來呢?」

A Message About Egypt

46 This is the word of the Lord that came to Jeremiah the prophet concerning the nations:(A)

Concerning Egypt:(B)

This is the message against the army of Pharaoh Necho(C) king of Egypt, which was defeated at Carchemish(D) on the Euphrates(E) River by Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon in the fourth year of Jehoiakim(F) son of Josiah king of Judah:

“Prepare your shields,(G) both large and small,
    and march out for battle!
Harness the horses,
    mount the steeds!
Take your positions
    with helmets on!
Polish(H) your spears,
    put on your armor!(I)
What do I see?
    They are terrified,
they are retreating,
    their warriors are defeated.
They flee(J) in haste
    without looking back,
    and there is terror(K) on every side,”
declares the Lord.
“The swift cannot flee(L)
    nor the strong escape.
In the north by the River Euphrates(M)
    they stumble and fall.(N)

“Who is this that rises like the Nile,
    like rivers of surging waters?(O)
Egypt rises like the Nile,(P)
    like rivers of surging waters.
She says, ‘I will rise and cover the earth;
    I will destroy cities and their people.’(Q)
Charge, you horses!
    Drive furiously, you charioteers!(R)
March on, you warriors—men of Cush[a](S) and Put who carry shields,
    men of Lydia(T) who draw the bow.
10 But that day(U) belongs to the Lord, the Lord Almighty—
    a day of vengeance(V), for vengeance on his foes.
The sword will devour(W) till it is satisfied,
    till it has quenched its thirst with blood.(X)
For the Lord, the Lord Almighty, will offer sacrifice(Y)
    in the land of the north by the River Euphrates.(Z)

11 “Go up to Gilead and get balm,(AA)
    Virgin(AB) Daughter Egypt.
But you try many medicines in vain;
    there is no healing(AC) for you.
12 The nations will hear of your shame;
    your cries will fill the earth.
One warrior will stumble over another;
    both will fall(AD) down together.”

13 This is the message the Lord spoke to Jeremiah the prophet about the coming of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon(AE) to attack Egypt:(AF)

14 “Announce this in Egypt, and proclaim it in Migdol;
    proclaim it also in Memphis(AG) and Tahpanhes:(AH)
‘Take your positions and get ready,
    for the sword devours(AI) those around you.’
15 Why will your warriors be laid low?
    They cannot stand, for the Lord will push them down.(AJ)
16 They will stumble(AK) repeatedly;
    they will fall(AL) over each other.
They will say, ‘Get up, let us go back
    to our own people(AM) and our native lands,
    away from the sword of the oppressor.’(AN)
17 There they will exclaim,
    ‘Pharaoh king of Egypt is only a loud noise;(AO)
    he has missed his opportunity.(AP)

18 “As surely as I live,” declares the King,(AQ)
    whose name is the Lord Almighty,
“one will come who is like Tabor(AR) among the mountains,
    like Carmel(AS) by the sea.
19 Pack your belongings for exile,(AT)
    you who live in Egypt,
for Memphis(AU) will be laid waste(AV)
    and lie in ruins without inhabitant.

20 “Egypt is a beautiful heifer,
    but a gadfly is coming
    against her from the north.(AW)
21 The mercenaries(AX) in her ranks
    are like fattened calves.(AY)
They too will turn and flee(AZ) together,
    they will not stand their ground,
for the day(BA) of disaster is coming upon them,
    the time(BB) for them to be punished.
22 Egypt will hiss like a fleeing serpent
    as the enemy advances in force;
they will come against her with axes,
    like men who cut down trees.(BC)
23 They will chop down her forest,”
declares the Lord,
    “dense though it be.
They are more numerous than locusts,(BD)
    they cannot be counted.
24 Daughter Egypt will be put to shame,
    given into the hands of the people of the north.(BE)

25 The Lord Almighty, the God of Israel, says: “I am about to bring punishment on Amon god of Thebes,(BF) on Pharaoh,(BG) on Egypt and her gods(BH) and her kings, and on those who rely(BI) on Pharaoh. 26 I will give them into the hands(BJ) of those who want to kill them—Nebuchadnezzar king(BK) of Babylon and his officers. Later, however, Egypt will be inhabited(BL) as in times past,” declares the Lord.

27 “Do not be afraid,(BM) Jacob(BN) my servant;(BO)
    do not be dismayed, Israel.
I will surely save you out of a distant place,
    your descendants from the land of their exile.(BP)
Jacob will again have peace and security,
    and no one will make him afraid.
28 Do not be afraid, Jacob my servant,
    for I am with you,”(BQ) declares the Lord.
“Though I completely destroy(BR) all the nations
    among which I scatter you,
    I will not completely destroy you.
I will discipline you but only in due measure;
    I will not let you go entirely unpunished.”

A Message About the Philistines

47 This is the word of the Lord that came to Jeremiah the prophet concerning the Philistines(BS) before Pharaoh attacked Gaza:(BT)

This is what the Lord says:

“See how the waters are rising in the north;(BU)
    they will become an overflowing torrent.
They will overflow the land and everything in it,
    the towns and those who live in them.
The people will cry out;
    all who dwell in the land will wail(BV)
at the sound of the hooves of galloping steeds,
    at the noise of enemy chariots(BW)
    and the rumble of their wheels.
Parents will not turn to help their children;
    their hands will hang limp.(BX)
For the day has come
    to destroy all the Philistines
and to remove all survivors
    who could help Tyre(BY) and Sidon.(BZ)
The Lord is about to destroy the Philistines,(CA)
    the remnant from the coasts of Caphtor.[b](CB)
Gaza will shave(CC) her head in mourning;
    Ashkelon(CD) will be silenced.
You remnant on the plain,
    how long will you cut(CE) yourselves?

“‘Alas, sword(CF) of the Lord,
    how long till you rest?
Return to your sheath;
    cease and be still.’(CG)
But how can it rest
    when the Lord has commanded it,
when he has ordered it
    to attack Ashkelon and the coast?”(CH)

Footnotes

  1. Jeremiah 46:9 That is, the upper Nile region
  2. Jeremiah 47:4 That is, Crete

46  Ko te kupu a Ihowa i puta mai ki a Heremaia poropiti mo nga iwi:

Mo Ihipa: mo te ope a Parao Neko kingi o Ihipa, mo tera i te awa, i Uparati, i Karakemihi, i patua ra e Nepukareha kingi o Papurona i te wha o nga tau o Iehoiakimi tama a Hohia kingi o Hura.

Whakapaia te whakangungu rakau me te puapua, whakatata ki te whawhai.

Whakanohoia nga hoiho, e eke, e nga kaieke hoiho, a tu atu me o koutou potae; whakakanapatia nga tao, kakahuria nga pukupuku.

He aha ahau i kite ai i tenei? kei te powera ratou, kua hoki ki muri; kua whati noa atu, kihai hoki i titiro whakamuri: kei nga taha katoa te wehi, e ai ta Ihowa.

Kaua te tangata tere e rere atu, kaua hoki te marohirohi e mawhiti; kei te raki, kei te awa, kei Uparati, kua tutuki o ratou waewae, kua hinga.

Ko wai tenei e puhake ake nei me te mea ko te Naera, e tutu nei ona wai me te mea ko nga awa?

I puhake mai a Ihipa ano ko te Naera, i tutu ona wai ano ko nga awa: a ka mea ia, Ka puhake atu ahau, a ka taupokina te whenua; ka ngaro i ahau te pa me ona tangata.

Haere atu, e nga hoiho; e ngana, e nga hariata; tukua atu nga marohirohi; a Kuhu, a Putu, e rahurahu nei i te whakangungu rakau; nga Rurimi, e rahurahu nei, e whakapiko nei i te kopere.

10 Ko taua ra hoki he ra na te Ariki, na Ihowa o nga mano, he ra rapu utu, e whai utu ai ia i ona hoariri; a ka horomi te hoari, a ka makona, ka inu hoki, ki rawa i o ratou toto; no te mea he patunga tapu ta te Ariki, ta Ihowa o nga mano i te whenu a ki te raki, i te taha o te awa o Uparati.

11 Haere ki runga, ki Kireara, e te tamahine wahine a Ihipa, ka tiki he pama; ka maumau tau mahi i nga rongoa maha; kahore he ora mou.

12 Kua rongo nga iwi ki tou whakama, kua paku tau karanga ki nga whenua: kua tutuki nei hoki te waewae o te marohirohi ki te marohirohi, kua hinga ngatahi tautokorua.

13 Ko te kupu i korerotia e Ihowa ki a Heremaia poropiti, tera ka haere mai a Nepukareha kingi o Papurona ki te patu i Ihipa.

14 Kauwhautia e koutou ki Ihipa, panuitia ki Mikitoro, panuitia ki Nopo, ki Tahapanehe, mea atu, E tu, kia tumatohi; kua kai hoki te hoari i tetahi taha ou, i tetahi taha.

15 He aha ou maia i tahia atu ai? kihai ratou i tu, na Ihowa hoki ratou i a atu.

16 He tini nga mea nana i tukoki ai, ae ra, i hinga ratou tetahi ki runga ki tetahi: i mea ano, Whakatika, tatou ka haere ki to tatou nei iwi, ki te whenua i whanau ai tatou, i te hoari tukino.

17 I karanga ratou i reira, He turituri kau a Parao kingi o Ihipa; kua tukua e ia kia pahemo te wa i whakaritea.

18 E ora ana ahau, e ai ta te Kingi, ko Ihowa o nga mano nei tona ingoa, kei Taporo i roto i nga maunga, kei Karamere hoki i te moana he rite mo tona haerenga mai.

19 E koe, e te tamahine, e noho nei i Ihipa, mahia nga mea mou mo te whakaraunga: no te mea ka ururuatia a Nopo, ka wera, te ai te tangata hei noho.

20 He kuao kau ataahua rawa a Ihipa; otiia kua tae mai te whakangaro i te raki, tenei kua tae mai.

21 Ko ana tangata hoki i utu ai, rite tonu i roto i a ia ki te kuao whangai; kua tahuri atu ano hoki ratou, kua oma ngatahi atu, kihai hoki i tu; no te mea kua tae mai te ra o to ratou aitua ki a ratou, te wa e whiua ai.

22 Ko tona reo ka rite te puaki ki to te nakahi; no te mea he taua ta ratou ina haere, ka haere mai ratou ki a ia me nga toki, ka rite ki nga kaitapahi rakau.

23 Ka tuaina e ratou tona ngahere, e ai ta Ihowa, ahakoa e kore tona mutunga e taea te rapu; he tini ke hoki ratou i te mawhitiwhiti, e kore e taea te tatau.

24 Ka whakama te tamahine a Ihipa; ka tukua ia ki te ringa o te iwi ki te raki.

25 E mea ana a Ihowa o nga mano, te Atua o Iharaira: Nana, ka whiua e ahau a Amono o No, a Parao, a Ihipa hoki, me o reira atua, me o reira kingi; a Parao rawa, ratou ko te hunga e whakawhirinaki ana ki a ia:

26 Ka tukua hoki ratou e ahau ki te ringa o te hunga e whai ana kia whakamatea ratou, ki te ringa ano o Nepukareha kingi o Papurona, ki te ringa o ana tangata: a muri iho ka nohoia, ka pera me nga ra o mua, e ai ta Ihowa.

27 Ko koe ia, kaua e wehi, e taku pononga, e Hakopa, kaua e pawera, e Iharaira: no te mea, nana, maku koe e whakaora i tawhiti, ou uri hoki i te whenua i whakaraua ai ratou; a ka hoki mai a Hakopa, ka ata noho, ka whai tanga manawa, te ai he kaiwha kawehi mona.

28 Kaua koe e wehi, e taku pononga, e Hakopa, e ai ta Ihowa; kei a koe nei hoki ahau: ka poto rawa hoki i ahau nga iwi katoa kua peia nei koe e ahau ki reira, otiia e kore koe e poto rawa i ahau; engari ka pakia koe e ahau, he mea whakarite marie, e kore ia koe e tukua kia kore e whiua.

47  Ko te kupu a Ihowa i puta mai ki a Heremaia poropiti mo nga Pirihitini i te mea kahore ano a Parao i patu noa i Kaha.

Ko te kupu tenei a Ihowa: Nana, te puta mai nei nga wai i te raki, ka meinga hei waipuke e ngawha ana, a ka pokia te whenua me ona mea katoa, te pa me nga tangata e noho ana i roto: a ka hamama nga tangata, ka aue hoki nga tangata katoa o te when ua.

Hei te haruru o te takahi o nga paua o ona hoiho kaha, hei te rorohu o ona hariata, hei te ngaehe o ona wira, kore iho nga matua e tahuri ki muri ki a ratou tamariki i te ngoikore hoki o nga ringa;

Na, mo te ra e haere mai nei, e pahuatia ai nga Pirihitini katoa, e hatepea atu ai i Taira, i Hairona nga kaiawhina katoa e toe nei: ka pahuatia hoki e Ihowa nga Pirihitini, nga morehu o te motu, o Kapatoro.

Kua tae te pakira ki runga ki Kaha; kua whakamotitia a Ahakerono, me te toenga ano o to ratou awaawa: kia pehea te roa o tau haehae i a koe?

E te hoari a Ihowa, kia pehea te roa ka ata takoto ai koe? hoki atu ki roto ki tou kopaki: okioki, kati hoki tau.

Me pehea koe e ata takoto ai, kua hoatu nei hoki e Ihowa he whakahau ki a koe? he he mo Ahakerono, mo te tahatika hoki o te moana, kua whakaritea e ia ki reira.