Isaiah 47
Christian Standard Bible
The Fall of Babylon
47 “Go down and sit in the dust,(A)
Virgin Daughter Babylon.(B)
Sit on the ground without a throne,
Daughter Chaldea!
For you will no longer be called pampered and spoiled.
2 Take millstones and grind flour;(C)
remove your veil,
strip off your skirt, bare your thigh,
wade through the streams.
3 Your nakedness will be uncovered,
and your disgrace will be exposed.(D)
I will take vengeance;
I will spare no one.”[a]
4 The Holy One of Israel is our Redeemer;(E)
The Lord of Armies is his name.
5 “Daughter Chaldea,
sit in silence(F) and go into darkness.
For you will no longer be called mistress of kingdoms.
6 I was angry with my people;
I profaned my possession,
and I handed them over to you.
You showed them no mercy;
you made your yoke very heavy on the elderly.
7 You said, ‘I will be the queen forever.’
You did not take these things to heart
or think about their outcome.
8 “So now hear this, lover of luxury,
who sits securely,(G)
who says to herself,
‘I am, and there is no one else.
I will never be a widow
or know the loss of children.’(H)
9 These two things will happen to you
suddenly, in one day:
loss of children and widowhood.
They will happen to you in their entirety,
in spite of your many sorceries(I)
and the potency of your spells.
10 You were secure in your wickedness;
you said, ‘No one sees me.’(J)
Your wisdom and knowledge
led you astray.
You said to yourself,
‘I am, and there is no one else.’
11 But disaster will happen to you;
you will not know how to avert it.
And it will fall on you,
but you will be unable to ward it off.[b]
Devastation will happen to you suddenly
and unexpectedly.(K)
12 So take your stand with your spells
and your many sorceries,
which you have wearied yourself with from your youth.
Perhaps you will be able to succeed;
perhaps you will inspire terror!
13 You are worn out with your many consultations.
So let the astrologers stand and save you—
those who observe the stars,(L)
those who predict monthly
what will happen to you.
14 Look, they are like stubble;(M)
fire burns them.(N)
They cannot rescue themselves
from the power of the flame.
This is not a coal for warming themselves,
or a fire to sit beside!
15 This is what they are to you—
those who have wearied you
and have traded with you from your youth—
each wanders on his own way;
no one can save you.
以 賽 亞 書 47
Chinese Union Version (Simplified)
47 巴 比 伦 的 处 女 啊 ， 下 来 坐 在 尘 埃 ； 迦 勒 底 的 闺 女 啊 ， 没 有 宝 座 ， 要 坐 在 地 上 ； 因 为 你 不 再 称 为 柔 弱 娇 嫩 的 。
2 要 用 磨 磨 面 ， 揭 去 帕 子 ， 脱 去 长 衣 ， 露 腿 ? 河 。
3 你 的 下 体 必 被 露 出 ； 你 的 丑 陋 必 被 看 见 。 我 要 报 仇 ， 谁 也 不 宽 容 。
4 我 们 救 赎 主 的 名 是 万 军 之 耶 和 华 ─ 以 色 列 的 圣 者 。
5 迦 勒 底 的 闺 女 啊 ， 你 要 默 然 静 坐 ， 进 入 暗 中 ， 因 为 你 不 再 称 为 列 国 的 主 母 。
6 我 向 我 的 百 姓 发 怒 ， 使 我 的 产 业 被 亵 渎 ， 将 他 们 交 在 你 手 中 ， 你 毫 不 怜 悯 他 们 ， 把 极 重 的 轭 加 在 老 年 人 身 上 。
7 你 自 己 说 ： 我 必 永 为 主 母 ， 所 以 你 不 将 这 事 放 在 心 上 ， 也 不 想 这 事 的 结 局 。
8 你 这 专 好 宴 乐 、 安 然 居 住 的 ， 现 在 当 听 这 话 。 你 心 中 说 ： 惟 有 我 ， 除 我 以 外 再 没 有 别 的 。 我 必 不 致 寡 居 ， 也 不 遭 丧 子 之 事 。
9 哪 知 ， 丧 子 、 寡 居 这 两 件 事 在 一 日 转 眼 之 间 必 临 到 你 ； 正 在 你 多 行 邪 术 、 广 施 符 咒 的 时 候 ， 这 两 件 事 必 全 然 临 到 你 身 上 。
10 你 素 来 倚 仗 自 己 的 恶 行 ， 说 ： 无 人 看 见 我 。 你 的 智 慧 聪 明 使 你 偏 邪 ， 并 且 你 心 里 说 ： 惟 有 我 ， 除 我 以 外 再 没 有 别 的 。
11 因 此 ， 祸 患 要 临 到 你 身 ； 你 不 知 何 时 发 现 （ 或 译 ： 如 何 驱 逐 ） 灾 害 落 在 你 身 上 ， 你 也 不 能 除 掉 ； 所 不 知 道 的 毁 灭 也 必 忽 然 临 到 你 身 。
12 站 起 来 罢 ！ 用 你 从 幼 年 劳 神 施 行 的 符 咒 和 你 许 多 的 邪 术 ； 或 者 可 得 益 处 ， 或 者 可 得 强 胜 。
13 你 筹 划 太 多 ， 以 致 疲 倦 。 让 那 些 观 天 象 的 ， 看 星 宿 的 ， 在 月 朔 说 预 言 的 ， 都 站 起 来 ， 救 你 脱 离 所 要 临 到 你 的 事 。
14 他 们 要 像 碎 秸 被 火 焚 烧 ， 不 能 救 自 己 脱 离 火 焰 之 力 ； 这 火 并 非 可 烤 的 炭 火 ， 也 不 是 可 以 坐 在 其 前 的 火 。
15 你 所 劳 神 的 事 都 要 这 样 与 你 无 益 ； 从 幼 年 与 你 贸 易 的 也 都 各 奔 各 乡 ， 无 人 救 你 。
Isaiah 47
New King James Version
The Humiliation of Babylon
47 “Come (A)down and (B)sit in the dust,
O virgin daughter of (C)Babylon;
Sit on the ground without a throne,
O daughter of the Chaldeans!
For you shall no more be called
Tender and [a]delicate.
2 (D)Take the millstones and grind meal.
Remove your veil,
Take off the skirt,
Uncover the thigh,
Pass through the rivers.
3 (E)Your nakedness shall be uncovered,
Yes, your shame will be seen;
(F)I will take vengeance,
And I will not arbitrate with a man.”
4 As for (G)our Redeemer, the Lord of hosts is His name,
The Holy One of Israel.
5 “Sit in (H)silence, and go into darkness,
O daughter of the Chaldeans;
(I)For you shall no longer be called
The Lady of Kingdoms.
6 (J)I was angry with My people;
(K)I have profaned My inheritance,
And given them into your hand.
You showed them no mercy;
(L)On the elderly you laid your yoke very heavily.
7 And you said, ‘I shall be (M)a lady forever,’
So that you did not (N)take these things to heart,
(O)Nor remember the latter end of them.
8 “Therefore hear this now, you who are given to pleasures,
Who dwell securely,
Who say in your heart, ‘I am, and there is no one else besides me;
I shall not sit as a widow,
Nor shall I know the loss of children’;
9 But these two things shall come to you
(P)In a moment, in one day:
The loss of children, and widowhood.
They shall come upon you in their fullness
Because of the multitude of your sorceries,
For the great abundance of your enchantments.
10 “For you have trusted in your wickedness;
You have said, ‘No one (Q)sees me’;
Your wisdom and your knowledge have [b]warped you;
And you have said in your heart,
‘I am, and there is no one else besides me.’
11 Therefore evil shall come upon you;
You shall not know from where it arises.
And trouble shall fall upon you;
You will not be able [c]to put it off.
And (R)desolation shall come upon you (S)suddenly,
Which you shall not know.
12 “Stand now with your enchantments
And the multitude of your sorceries,
In which you have labored from your youth—
Perhaps you will be able to profit,
Perhaps you will prevail.
13 (T)You are wearied in the multitude of your counsels;
Let now (U)the[d] astrologers, the stargazers,
And [e]the monthly prognosticators
Stand up and save you
From what shall come upon you.
14 Behold, they shall be (V)as stubble,
The fire shall (W)burn them;
They shall not deliver themselves
From the power of the flame;
It shall not be a coal to be warmed by,
Nor a fire to sit before!
15 Thus shall they be to you
With whom you have labored,
(X)Your merchants from your youth;
They shall wander each one to his [f]quarter.
No one shall save you.
Footnotes
- Isaiah 47:1 dainty
- Isaiah 47:10 led you astray
- Isaiah 47:11 Lit. to cover it or atone for it
- Isaiah 47:13 Lit. viewers of the heavens
- Isaiah 47:13 Lit. those giving knowledge for new moons
- Isaiah 47:15 own side or way
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