39 “And you, (A)son of man, (B)prophesy against (C)Gog and say, Thus says the Lord God: Behold, (D)I am against you, O Gog, (E)chief prince of (F)Meshech[a] and (G)Tubal. (H)And I will turn you about and drive you forward,[b] and bring you up from (I)the uttermost parts of the north, and lead you against the (J)mountains of Israel. Then (K)I will strike your bow from your left hand, and (L)will make your arrows drop out of your right hand. (M)You shall fall on (N)the mountains of Israel, you and all your (O)hordes and the peoples who are with you. (P)I will give you to birds of prey of every sort and to the beasts of the field to be devoured. You shall fall in the open field, for (Q)I have spoken, declares the Lord God. (R)I will send fire on (S)Magog and on those (T)who dwell securely in (U)the coastlands, and (V)they shall know that I am the Lord.

“And (W)my holy name I will make known in the midst of my people Israel, and (X)I will not let my holy name be profaned anymore. And (Y)the nations shall know that I am (Z)the Lord, the Holy One in Israel. (AA)Behold, it is coming and it will be brought about, declares the Lord God. That is the day (AB)of which I have spoken.

“Then those who dwell in the cities of Israel will go out and (AC)make fires of the weapons and burn them, shields and bucklers, bow and arrows, (AD)clubs[c] and spears; and they will make fires of them for seven years, 10 so that they will not need to take wood out of the field or cut down any out of the forests, for (AE)they will make their fires of the weapons. (AF)They will seize the spoil of those who despoiled them, and plunder those who plundered them, declares the Lord God.

11 “On that day I will give to (AG)Gog a place for burial in Israel, the Valley of the Travelers, east of the sea. It will block the travelers, for there Gog and all his multitude will be buried. It will be called the Valley of (AH)Hamon-gog.[d] 12 For (AI)seven months the house of Israel will be burying them, in order (AJ)to cleanse the land. 13 All the people of the land will bury them, and it will bring them renown on the day that (AK)I show my glory, declares the Lord God. 14 They will set apart men to travel through the land regularly and bury those travelers remaining on the face of the land, so as (AL)to cleanse it. At[e] the end of (AM)seven months they will make their search. 15 And when these travel through the land and anyone sees a human bone, then he shall set up a sign by it, till the buriers have buried it in the Valley of (AN)Hamon-gog. 16 (Hamonah[f] is also the name of the city.) Thus shall they cleanse the land.

17 “As for you, (AO)son of man, thus says the Lord God: (AP)Speak to (AQ)the birds of every sort and to (AR)all beasts of the field: ‘Assemble and come, gather from all around to (AS)the sacrificial feast that I am preparing for you, a great sacrificial feast on the mountains of Israel, and you shall eat flesh and drink blood. 18 (AT)You shall eat the flesh of the mighty, and drink the blood of the princes of the earth—of rams, of lambs, and of he-goats, of bulls, all of them (AU)fat beasts of Bashan. 19 And you shall eat fat till you are filled, and drink blood till you are drunk, at the sacrificial feast that I am preparing for you. 20 And you shall be filled at my table with horses and charioteers, with mighty men and all kinds of warriors,’ declares the Lord God.

21 “And (AV)I will set my glory among the nations, and all the nations shall see (AW)my judgment that I have executed, and (AX)my hand that I have laid on them. 22 (AY)The house of Israel shall know that I am the Lord their God, from that day forward. 23 And (AZ)the nations shall know that the house of Israel went into captivity for their iniquity, because they dealt so treacherously with me that (BA)I hid my face from them and (BB)gave them into the hand of their adversaries, and they all fell by the sword. 24 I dealt with them (BC)according to their uncleanness and their transgressions, and hid my face from them.

The Lord Will Restore Israel

25 “Therefore thus says the Lord God: Now (BD)I will restore the fortunes of Jacob and have mercy on (BE)the whole house of Israel, and (BF)I will be jealous for my holy name. 26 They shall (BG)forget their shame and all the treachery they have practiced against me, when (BH)they dwell securely in their land with (BI)none to make them afraid, 27 (BJ)when I have brought them back from the peoples and gathered them from their enemies' lands, (BK)and through them have vindicated my holiness in the sight of many nations. 28 (BL)Then they shall know that I am the Lord their God, because I sent them into exile among the nations and then assembled them into their own land. I will leave none of them remaining among the nations anymore. 29 (BM)And I will not hide my face anymore from them, when (BN)I pour out my Spirit upon the house of Israel, declares the Lord God.”

Footnotes

  1. Ezekiel 39:1 Or Gog, prince of Rosh, Meshech
  2. Ezekiel 39:2 Or and drag you along
  3. Ezekiel 39:9 Or javelins
  4. Ezekiel 39:11 Hamon-gog means the multitude of Gog
  5. Ezekiel 39:14 Or Until
  6. Ezekiel 39:16 Hamonah means multitude

Gog’s Armies Destroyed

39 “And (A)you, son of man, prophesy against Gog, and say, ‘Thus says the Lord God: “Behold, I am against you, O Gog, [a]the prince of Rosh, Meshech, and Tubal; and I will (B)turn you around and lead you on, (C)bringing you up from the far north, and bring you against the mountains of Israel. Then I will knock the bow out of your left hand, and cause the arrows to fall out of your right hand. (D)You shall [b]fall upon the mountains of Israel, you and all your troops and the peoples who are with you; (E)I will give you to birds of prey of every sort and to the beasts of the field to be devoured. You shall [c]fall on [d]the open field; for I have spoken,” says the Lord God. (F)“And I will send fire on Magog and on those who live [e]in security in (G)the coastlands. Then they shall know that I am the Lord. (H)So I will make My holy name known in the midst of My people Israel, and I will not let them (I)profane My holy name anymore. (J)Then the nations shall know that I am the Lord, the Holy One in Israel. (K)Surely it is coming, and it shall be done,” says the Lord God. “This is the day (L)of which I have spoken.

“Then those who dwell in the cities of Israel will go out and set on fire and burn the weapons, both the shields and bucklers, the bows and arrows, the [f]javelins and spears; and they will make fires with them for seven years. 10 They will not take wood from the field nor cut down any from the forests, because they will make fires with the weapons; (M)and they will plunder those who plundered them, and pillage those who pillaged them,” says the Lord God.

The Burial of Gog

11 “It will come to pass in that day that I will give Gog a burial place there in Israel, the valley of those who pass by east of the sea; and it will obstruct travelers, because there they will bury Gog and all his multitude. Therefore they will call it the Valley of [g]Hamon Gog. 12 For seven months the house of Israel will be burying them, (N)in order to cleanse the land. 13 Indeed all the people of the land will be burying, and they will gain (O)renown for it on the day that (P)I am glorified,” says the Lord God. 14 “They will set apart men regularly employed, with the help of [h]a search party, to pass through the land and bury those bodies remaining on the ground, in order (Q)to cleanse it. At the end of seven months they will make a search. 15 The search party will pass through the land; and when anyone sees a man’s bone, he shall [i]set up a marker by it, till the buriers have buried it in the Valley of Hamon Gog. 16 The name of the city will also be [j]Hamonah. Thus they shall (R)cleanse the land.” ’

A Triumphant Festival

17 “And as for you, son of man, thus says the Lord God, (S)‘Speak to every sort of bird and to every beast of the field:

(T)“Assemble yourselves and come;
Gather together from all sides to My (U)sacrificial meal
Which I am sacrificing for you,
A great sacrificial meal (V)on the mountains of Israel,
That you may eat flesh and drink blood.
18 (W)You shall eat the flesh of the mighty,
Drink the blood of the princes of the earth,
Of rams and lambs,
Of goats and bulls,
All of them (X)fatlings of Bashan.
19 You shall eat fat till you are full,
And drink blood till you are drunk,
At My sacrificial meal
Which I am sacrificing for you.
20 (Y)You shall be filled at My table
With horses and riders,
(Z)With mighty men
And with all the men of war,” says the Lord God.

Israel Restored to the Land

21 (AA)“I will set My glory among the nations; all the nations shall see My judgment which I have executed, and (AB)My hand which I have laid on them. 22 (AC)So the house of Israel shall know that I am the Lord their God from that day forward. 23 (AD)The Gentiles shall know that the house of Israel went into captivity for their iniquity; because they were unfaithful to Me, therefore (AE)I hid My face from them. I (AF)gave them into the hand of their enemies, and they all fell by the sword. 24 (AG)According to their uncleanness and according to their transgressions I have dealt with them, and hidden My face from them.” ’

25 “Therefore thus says the Lord God: (AH)‘Now I will bring back the captives of Jacob, and have mercy on the (AI)whole house of Israel; and I will be jealous for My holy name— 26 (AJ)after they have borne their shame, and all their unfaithfulness in which they were unfaithful to Me, when they (AK)dwelt safely in their own land and no one made them afraid. 27 (AL)When I have brought them back from the peoples and gathered them out of their enemies’ lands, and I (AM)am hallowed in them in the sight of many nations, 28 (AN)then they shall know that I am the Lord their God, who sent them into captivity among the nations, but also brought them back to their land, and left none of them [k]captive any longer. 29 (AO)And I will not hide My face from them anymore; for I shall have (AP)poured out My Spirit on the house of Israel,’ says the Lord God.”

Footnotes

  1. Ezekiel 39:1 Tg., Vg., Aquila the chief prince of Meshech
  2. Ezekiel 39:4 Be slain
  3. Ezekiel 39:5 Be slain
  4. Ezekiel 39:5 Lit. the face of the field
  5. Ezekiel 39:6 securely or confidently
  6. Ezekiel 39:9 Lit. hand staffs
  7. Ezekiel 39:11 Lit. The Multitude of Gog
  8. Ezekiel 39:14 Lit. those who pass through
  9. Ezekiel 39:15 build
  10. Ezekiel 39:16 Lit. Multitude
  11. Ezekiel 39:28 Lit. there

歌革的溃败

39 “你,人子啊,要向歌革说预言。你要说,主耶和华如此说:米设土巴的大王歌革,看哪,我与你为敌。 我要把你调转过来,带领你,从北方极远的地方上来,带你到以色列的群山上。 我要打落你左手的弓,打掉你右手的箭。 你和你的全军,并跟随你的列国的人,都必倒在以色列的群山上。我要将你给各类攫食的飞鸟和野地的走兽作食物。 你必倒在田野,因为我曾说过,这是主耶和华说的。 我要降火在玛各和海岛安然居住的人身上,他们就知道我是耶和华。

“我要在我的子民以色列中彰显我的圣名,不容我的圣名再被亵渎,列国就知道我—耶和华是以色列中的圣者。 看哪,时候到了,必然成就,这就是我曾说过的日子。这是主耶和华说的。

“住以色列城镇的人要出去生火,用军器燃烧,就是大小盾牌、弓箭、棍棒、枪矛;用它们来烧火,直烧了七年。 10 他们不必从田野捡柴,也不必从森林伐木,因为他们要用这些军器烧火。他们要抢夺那抢夺他们的人,掳掠那掳掠他们的人。这是主耶和华说的。”

歌革的埋葬

11 “当那日,我要把以色列境内、海东边的旅人谷[a]歌革在那里作坟地[b],阻挡了旅行的人[c]。在那里,人要埋葬歌革和他的军兵,称那地为哈们‧歌革谷[d] 12 以色列家的人要用七个月埋葬他们,好使那地洁净。 13 那地所有的百姓都来埋葬他们。当我得荣耀的日子,这事必叫百姓得名声。这是主耶和华说的。 14 他们要分派人专职巡查遍地,埋葬那遗留在地面上入侵者的尸首,好洁净全地。过了七个月,他们还要再巡查。 15 巡查的人要遍行全地,见有人的骸骨,就在旁边立一标记,等埋葬的人来将骸骨葬在哈们‧歌革谷 16 且有一城要取名为哈摩那[e]。他们必这样洁净那地。

17 “你,人子啊,主耶和华如此说:你要向各类的飞鸟和野地的走兽说:你们要聚集,来吧,从四方聚集来吃我为你们准备的祭物,就是在以色列的群山上丰盛的祭物,叫你们吃肉、喝血。 18 你们要吃勇士的肉,喝地上领袖的血,如吃公绵羊、羔羊、公山羊、公牛;他们全都是巴珊的肥畜。 19 你们吃我为你们准备的祭物,必吃油脂直到饱了,喝血直到醉了。 20 你们要因我席上的马匹、骑兵、勇士和所有的战士而饱足。这是主耶和华说的。”

以色列的复兴

21 “我要在列国中彰显我的荣耀,万国就必看见我怎样把手加在他们身上,施行审判。 22 从那日以后,以色列家就知道我是耶和华—他们的 神, 23 列国也必知道,以色列家被掳掠是因他们的罪孽。他们得罪我,我就转脸不顾他们,将他们交在敌人手中,使他们全都倒在刀下。 24 我照他们的污秽和罪过待他们,转脸不顾他们。

25 “所以主耶和华如此说:现在,我要使雅各被掳的人归回,要怜悯以色列全家,又为我的圣名发热心。 26-27 我将他们从万民中领回,从仇敌之地召来,在许多国家的眼前,在他们身上显为圣,他们在本地安然居住,无人使他们惊吓,那时,他们要担当[f]自己的羞辱和干犯我的一切罪。 28 我使他们被掳到列国,后又聚集他们回到本地,不再留一人在那里,那时他们就知道我是耶和华—他们的 神。 29 我不再转脸不顾他们,因我已将我的灵浇灌以色列家。这是主耶和华说的。”

Footnotes

  1. 39.11 “旅人谷”:原文另译“亚巴琳谷”,参民27.12。
  2. 39.11 “在那里作坟地”:七十士译本和其他古译本是“作有名的坟地”。
  3. 39.11 “旅行的人”:原文另译“亚巴琳人”。
  4. 39.11 “哈们‧歌革谷”意思是“歌革军兵谷”;下同。
  5. 39.16 “哈摩那”意思是“军兵城”。
  6. 39.26–27 “担当”或译“忘记”。