The Lord Will Judge Those Who Depend on Egypt
1How terrible it will be for those who go down to Egypt for help!
How terrible for those who depend on horses!
They trust in how many chariots they have.
They trust in how strong their horsemen are.
But they don’t look to the Holy One of Israel.
They don’t ask the Lord for his help.
2He too is wise. He can bring horrible trouble.
He does what he says he’ll do.
He’ll rise up against that evil nation.
He’ll fight against those who help them.
3The men of Egypt are only human beings.
They aren’t God.
Their horses are only flesh and blood.
They aren’t spirits.
The Lord will reach out his powerful hand
to punish everyone.
The Egyptians provide help.
But they will be tripped up.
The people of Judah receive the help.
But they will fall down.
All of them will be destroyed.
4The Lord says to me,
“A powerful lion stands over its food and growls.
A lot of shepherds can be brought together to drive it away.
But the lion is not frightened by their shouts.
It is not upset by the noise they make.
In the same way, I will come down from heaven.
I will fight on Mount Zion and on its hills.
Nothing will drive me away.
I am the Lord who rules over all.
5Like a bird hovering over its nest, I will guard Jerusalem.
I will keep it safe.
I will ‘pass over’ it and save it.
I am the Lord who rules over all.”
6People of Israel, return to the Lord. He’s the God you have so strongly opposed. 7You sinned when you made your gods out of silver and gold. The time will come when all of you will turn away from them.
8The Lord says, “The Assyrians will be killed by swords.
But the swords that kill them will not be used by human beings.
The Assyrians will run away from those swords.
But their young men will be caught
and forced to work hard.
9Their hiding places will be destroyed
when terror strikes them.
Their commanders will see their enemy’s battle flags.
Then they will be filled with panic,”
announces the Lord.
His fire blazes out from Mount Zion.
His furnace burns in Jerusalem.
الويل لمن يعتمد على غير الرب
1وَيْلٌ لِلْمُنْحَدِرِينَ إِلَى مِصْرَ طَلَباً لِلْعَوْنِ، الْمُتَوَكِّلِينَ عَلَى الْخَيْلِ، الْوَاثِقِينَ بِكَثْرَةِ الْمَرْكَبَاتِ وَبِبَأْسِ الْفُرْسَانِ، مِنْ غَيْرِ أَنْ يَلْتَفِتُوا إِلَى قُدُّوسِ إِسْرَائِيلَ، أَوْ يَطْلُبُوا مَشُورَةَ الرَّبِّ. 2وَمَعَ ذَلِكَ فَهُوَ حَكِيمٌ يَجْلِبُ الشَّرَّ، وَلا يَنْقُضُ كَلامَهُ بَلْ سَيَهُبُّ لِيُعَاقِبَ بَيْتَ الأَشْرَارِ وَنَاصِري فَعَلَةِ الإِثْمِ. 3لَيْسَ الْمِصْرِيُّونَ آلِهَةً بَلْ بَشَراً، وَخُيُولُهُمْ مُجَرَّدُ أَجْسَادٍ وَلَيْسَتْ أَرْوَاحاً، وَعِنْدَمَا يَمُدُّ الرَّبُّ يَدَهُ، يَتَعَثَّرُ الْمُعِينُ وَيَسْقُطُ الْمُسْتَعِينُ، وَيَهْلِكَانِ كِلاهُمَا مَعاً.
4لأَنَّهُ هَكَذَا قَالَ الرَّبُّ لِي: «كَمَا يُزَمْجِرُ الأَسَدُ أَوِ الشِّبْلُ عَلَى فَرِيسَتِهِ، مِنْ غَيْرِ أَنْ يَخْشَى مِنْ صَرَخَاتِ جَمَاعَةِ الرُّعَاةِ الْمُتَأَلِّبِينَ عَلَيْهِ، أَوْ يَفْزَعَ مِنْ جَلَبَتِهِمْ، هَكَذَا يُقْبِلُ الرَّبُّ الْقَدِيرُ لِيُحَارِبَ عَنْ جَبَلِ صِهْيَوْنَ. 5وَيَرِفُّ الرَّبُّ الْقَدِيرُ عَلَى أُورُشَلِيمَ لِحِمَايَتِهَا كَالطُّيُورِ الْحَائِمَةِ فَوْقَ أَعْشَاشِهَا، فَيَحْمِي وَيُنْقِذُ وَيَعْفُو وَيُخَلِّصُ.
6ارْجِعُوا أَيُّهَا الإِسْرَائِيلِيُّونَ إِلَى مَنْ تَمَرَّدْتُمْ عَلَيْهِ أَشَدَّ التَّمَرُّدِ، 7لأَنَّهُ فِي ذَلِكَ الْيَوْمِ يَنْبِذُ كُلُّ وَاحِدٍ أَصْنَامَهُ الْفِضِّيَّةَ وَأَوْثَانَهُ الذَّهَبِيَّةَ الَّتِي صَنَعَهَا بِيَدِهِ الْخَاطِئَةِ. 8وَيُصْرَعُ الأَشُورِيُّونَ وَيُلْتَهَمُونَ، وَلَكِنْ لَيْسَ بِسَيْفِ بَشَرٍ، وَيَفِرُّونَ مِنْ أَمَامِ السَّيْفِ، وَيُسَاقُ فِتْيَانُهُمْ إِلَى الأَعْمَالِ الشَّاقَّةِ، 9وَتَفْنَى صُخُورُهُمْ مِنَ الْفَزَعِ، وَيُوَلِّي قَادَتُهُمُ الأَدْبَارَ عِنْدَمَا يَرَوْنَ عَلَمَ إِسْرَائِيلَ». هَذَا مَا يَقُولُهُ الرَّبُّ الَّذِي نَارُهُ فِي صِهْيَوْنَ، وَتَنُّورُهُ فِي أُورُشَلِيمَ.
