為埃及唱哀歌
1耶和華對我說： 2「人子啊，你要說預言，這樣宣告主耶和華的話，
『哀號吧！你們要為那日悲傷。
3因為日子近了，耶和華的日子近了，
那是烏雲密佈的日子，
列國淪亡的時候。
4必有刀劍攻擊埃及，
埃及必屍橫遍野，
古實必痛苦不堪。
敵人要擄掠埃及的財富，
摧毀她的根基。
5古實、弗、路德、阿拉伯和利比亞以及她的其他盟友都必與她一同死於刀下。』
6「耶和華說，
『埃及的盟友都要覆滅，
埃及的傲氣必蕩然無存，
從密奪到色弗尼的居民都要喪身刀下。
這是主耶和華說的。
7埃及要變成荒地中的荒地，
她的城邑要淪為廢墟中的廢墟。
8我要點火燒埃及，
埃及的所有盟友都要滅亡。
那時，他們就知道我是耶和華。
9「『在那日，我要差遣使者乘船出去驚嚇安逸的古實人，在埃及遭難的日子，他們必痛苦不堪。看啊，這日子快到了。』
10「主耶和華說，
『我要藉巴比倫王尼布甲尼撒的手消滅埃及的百姓。
11他和追隨他的都是萬民中最殘暴的人。
我要差他們去毀滅埃及，
大肆殺戮，
使埃及屍骨遍野。
12我要使尼羅河乾涸，
把土地賣給惡人，
我要藉外族人的手使地和地上的一切都荒廢，
這是我耶和華說的。』
13「主耶和華說，
『我要毀滅偶像，
剷除挪弗的神像。
埃及再沒有君王，
國內到處充滿恐懼。
14我要使巴特羅荒廢，
放火焚燒瑣安，
審判底比斯，
15把我的烈怒傾倒在埃及的堡壘——訓，
消滅底比斯的百姓。
16我要放火燒埃及，
訓要受痛苦的折磨，
底比斯要被攻破，
挪弗終日惶恐不已，
17亞文和比伯實的壯丁必死於刀下，
眾城都要遭受擄掠。
18我粉碎埃及勢力的那天，
答比匿日月無光，
她的銳氣全消。
烏雲要籠罩她，
她城邑的居民要被擄去。
19我必這樣審判埃及，
他們就知道我是耶和華。』」
20第十一年一月七日，耶和華對我說： 21「人子啊，我打斷了埃及王法老的臂膀，沒有人替他敷藥包紮，以致他無力拿刀。 22主耶和華說，『我要與埃及王法老為敵，我要把他那強壯的臂膀和曾經受傷的臂膀一起打斷，使刀從他手中掉落。 23我要把埃及人驅散到列國，分散到列邦。 24我要使巴比倫王的臂膀強壯有力，把我的刀交在他手中。我要打斷法老的臂膀，使法老在他面前像受了致命傷的人一樣呻吟。 25我要使巴比倫王的臂膀強壯有力，而法老的雙臂必軟弱無力。我要把我的刀交在巴比倫王手中，讓他揮刀攻擊埃及。那時他們就知道我是耶和華。 26我要把埃及人驅散到列國，分散到列邦，這樣他們就知道我是耶和華。』」
A Lament Over Egypt
1The word of the Lord came to me: 2“Son of man, prophesy and say: ‘This is what the Sovereign Lord says:
“ ‘Wail and say,
“Alas for that day!”
3For the day is near,
the day of the Lord is near—
a day of clouds,
a time of doom for the nations.
4A sword will come against Egypt,
and anguish will come upon Cush.30:4 That is, the upper Nile region; also in verses 5 and 9
When the slain fall in Egypt,
her wealth will be carried away
and her foundations torn down.
5Cush and Libya, Lydia and all Arabia, Kub and the people of the covenant land will fall by the sword along with Egypt.
6“ ‘This is what the Lord says:
“ ‘The allies of Egypt will fall
and her proud strength will fail.
From Migdol to Aswan
they will fall by the sword within her,
declares the Sovereign Lord.
7“ ‘They will be desolate
among desolate lands,
and their cities will lie
among ruined cities.
8Then they will know that I am the Lord,
when I set fire to Egypt
and all her helpers are crushed.
9“ ‘On that day messengers will go out from me in ships to frighten Cush out of her complacency. Anguish will take hold of them on the day of Egypt’s doom, for it is sure to come.
10“ ‘This is what the Sovereign Lord says:
“ ‘I will put an end to the hordes of Egypt
by the hand of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon.
11He and his army—the most ruthless of nations—
will be brought in to destroy the land.
They will draw their swords against Egypt
and fill the land with the slain.
12I will dry up the waters of the Nile
and sell the land to an evil nation;
by the hand of foreigners
I will lay waste the land and everything in it.
I the Lord have spoken.
13“ ‘This is what the Sovereign Lord says:
“ ‘I will destroy the idols
and put an end to the images in Memphis.
No longer will there be a prince in Egypt,
and I will spread fear throughout the land.
14I will lay waste Upper Egypt,
set fire to Zoan
and inflict punishment on Thebes.
15I will pour out my wrath on Pelusium,
the stronghold of Egypt,
and wipe out the hordes of Thebes.
16I will set fire to Egypt;
Pelusium will writhe in agony.
Thebes will be taken by storm;
Memphis will be in constant distress.
17The young men of Heliopolis and Bubastis
will fall by the sword,
and the cities themselves will go into captivity.
18Dark will be the day at Tahpanhes
when I break the yoke of Egypt;
there her proud strength will come to an end.
She will be covered with clouds,
and her villages will go into captivity.
19So I will inflict punishment on Egypt,
and they will know that I am the Lord.’ ”
Pharaoh’s Arms Are Broken
20In the eleventh year, in the first month on the seventh day, the word of the Lord came to me: 21“Son of man, I have broken the arm of Pharaoh king of Egypt. It has not been bound up to be healed or put in a splint so that it may become strong enough to hold a sword. 22Therefore this is what the Sovereign Lord says: I am against Pharaoh king of Egypt. I will break both his arms, the good arm as well as the broken one, and make the sword fall from his hand. 23I will disperse the Egyptians among the nations and scatter them through the countries. 24I will strengthen the arms of the king of Babylon and put my sword in his hand, but I will break the arms of Pharaoh, and he will groan before him like a mortally wounded man. 25I will strengthen the arms of the king of Babylon, but the arms of Pharaoh will fall limp. Then they will know that I am the Lord, when I put my sword into the hand of the king of Babylon and he brandishes it against Egypt. 26I will disperse the Egyptians among the nations and scatter them through the countries. Then they will know that I am the Lord.”
