Help Not in Egypt but in God

31 Woe to those who go down to (A)Egypt for help
And (B)rely on horses,
And trust in chariots because they are many
And in horsemen because they are very strong,
But they do not (C)look to the (D)Holy One of Israel, nor seek the Lord!
Yet He also is (E)wise and will (F)bring disaster,
And does (G)not retract His words,
But will arise against the house of (H)evildoers,
And against the help of the (I)workers of injustice.
Now the Egyptians are (J)human and not God,
And their (K)horses are flesh and not spirit;
So the Lord will (L)stretch out His hand,
And any (M)helper will stumble,
And one who is helped will fall.
And all of them will come to an end together.

For this is what the Lord says to me:
“As the (N)lion or the young lion growls over his prey,
Against which a band of shepherds is called out,
And he will not be terrified at their voice nor disturbed at their noise,
So will the Lord of armies come down to wage (O)war on Mount Zion and on its hill.”
Like [a]flying (P)birds so the Lord of armies will protect Jerusalem.
He will (Q)protect and save it;
He will pass over and rescue it.

(R)Return to Him against whom [b]you have been (S)profoundly obstinate, you sons of Israel. For on that day every person will (T)reject his silver idols and his gold idols, which your hands have made for you as (U)a sin.

And the (V)Assyrian will fall by a sword not wielded by a man,
And a (W)sword not of man will devour him.
So he will [c](X)not escape the sword,
And his young men will become (Y)forced laborers.
“His (Z)rock will pass away because of panic,
And his officers will be terrified by the (AA)flag,”
Declares the Lord, whose (AB)fire is in Zion and whose furnace is in Jerusalem.

Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 31:5 Or hovering
  2. Isaiah 31:6 Lit they
  3. Isaiah 31:8 Lit flee

31 Sa aba nila na nagsisilusong sa Egipto na humihinging tulong, at nagsisiasa sa mga kabayo; at nagsisitiwala sa mga karo, sapagka't marami, at sa mga mangangabayo, sapagka't mga totoong napakalakas; nguni't hindi sila nagsisitiwala sa Banal ng Israel, o hinahanap man ang Panginoon!

Gayon ma'y siya'y pantas, at magdadala ng kasamaan, at hindi iuurong ang kaniyang mga salita, kundi babangon laban sa bahay ng mga manggagawa ng kasamaan, at laban sa tulong nila na nagsisigawa ng kasamaan.

Ang mga Egipcio nga ay mga tao, at hindi Dios; at ang kanilang mga kabayo ay laman, at hindi diwa: at pagka iuunat ng Panginoon ang kaniyang kamay, siyang tumutulong ay matitisod, at gayon din siyang tinutulungan ay mabubuwal, at silang lahat ay mangalilipol na magkakasama.

Sapagka't ganito ang sabi ng Panginoon sa akin, Kung paano na ang leon at ang batang leon ay umuungal sa kaniyang huli, pagka ang karamihan ng mga pastor ay nagpipisan laban sa kaniya, na hindi siya matatakot sa kanilang tinig, o maduduwag man dahil sa ingay nila: gayon bababa ang Panginoon ng mga hukbo sa bundok ng Sion, at sa burol niyaon upang makipaglaban.

Gaya ng mga ibong nagsisilipad gayon aampunin ng Panginoon ng mga hukbo ang Jerusalem; yao'y kaniyang aampunin at ililigtas, siya'y daraan at iingatan niya,

Kayo'y manumbalik sa kaniya na inyong pinanghimagsikan lubha, Oh mga anak ni Israel.

Sapagka't sa araw na yaon ay itatapon ng bawa't tao ang kaniyang mga diosdiosang pilak, at ang kaniyang mga diosdiosang ginto, na ginawa ng inyong sariling mga kamay, sa ganang inyo ay naging kasalanan,

Kung magkagayo'y mabubuwal ang taga Asiria sa pamamagitan ng tabak, na hindi sa tao: at ang tabak, na hindi sa mga tao, lalamon sa kaniya: at kaniyang tatakasan ang tabak, at ang kaniyang mga binata ay magiging mamumuwis.

At ang kaniyang malaking bato ay lalagpasan, dahil sa kakilabutan, at ang kaniyang mga pangulo ay masisindak sa watawat, sabi ng Panginoon, na ang kaniyang apoy ay nasa Sion, at ang kaniyang hurno ay nasa Jerusalem.

The Folly of Not Trusting God

31 Woe to those (A)who go down to Egypt for help,
And (B)rely on horses,
Who trust in chariots because they are many,
And in horsemen because they are very strong,
But who do not look to the Holy One of Israel,
(C)Nor seek the Lord!
Yet He also is wise and will bring disaster,
And (D)will not [a]call back His words,
But will arise against the house of evildoers,
And against the help of those who work iniquity.
Now the Egyptians are men, and not God;
And their horses are flesh, and not spirit.
When the Lord stretches out His hand,
Both he who helps will fall,
And he who is helped will fall down;
They all will perish (E)together.

God Will Deliver Jerusalem

For thus the Lord has spoken to me:

(F)“As a lion roars,
And a young lion over his prey
(When a multitude of shepherds is summoned against him,
He will not be afraid of their voice
Nor be disturbed by their noise),
So the Lord of hosts will come down
To fight for Mount Zion and for its hill.
(G)Like birds flying about,
So will the Lord of hosts defend Jerusalem.
Defending, He will also deliver it;
Passing over, He will preserve it.

Return to Him against whom the children of Israel have (H)deeply revolted. For in that day every man shall (I)throw away his idols of silver and his idols of gold—(J)sin, which your own hands have made for yourselves.

“Then Assyria shall (K)fall by a sword not of man,
And a sword not of mankind shall (L)devour him.
But he shall flee from the sword,
And his young men shall become forced labor.
(M)He shall cross over to his stronghold for fear,
And his princes shall be afraid of the banner,”
Says the Lord,
Whose fire is in Zion
And whose furnace is in Jerusalem.

Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 31:2 retract