Human Plans and God’s Plans
1Woe to those who plan iniquity,
to those who plot evil on their beds!
At morning’s light they carry it out
because it is in their power to do it.
2They covet fields and seize them,
and houses, and take them.
They defraud people of their homes,
they rob them of their inheritance.
3Therefore, the Lord says:
“I am planning disaster against this people,
from which you cannot save yourselves.
You will no longer walk proudly,
for it will be a time of calamity.
4In that day people will ridicule you;
they will taunt you with this mournful song:
‘We are utterly ruined;
my people’s possession is divided up.
He takes it from me!
He assigns our fields to traitors.’ ”
5Therefore you will have no one in the assembly of the Lord
to divide the land by lot.
False Prophets
6“Do not prophesy,” their prophets say.
“Do not prophesy about these things;
disgrace will not overtake us.”
7You descendants of Jacob, should it be said,
“Does the Lord become2:7 Or Is the Spirit of the Lord impatient?
Does he do such things?”
“Do not my words do good
to the one whose ways are upright?
8Lately my people have risen up
like an enemy.
You strip off the rich robe
from those who pass by without a care,
like men returning from battle.
9You drive the women of my people
from their pleasant homes.
You take away my blessing
from their children forever.
10Get up, go away!
For this is not your resting place,
because it is defiled,
it is ruined, beyond all remedy.
11If a liar and deceiver comes and says,
‘I will prophesy for you plenty of wine and beer,’
that would be just the prophet for this people!
Deliverance Promised
12“I will surely gather all of you, Jacob;
I will surely bring together the remnant of Israel.
I will bring them together like sheep in a pen,
like a flock in its pasture;
the place will throng with people.
13The One who breaks open the way will go up before them;
they will break through the gate and go out.
Their King will pass through before them,
the Lord at their head.”
欺压者的命运
1躺在床上图谋不轨、
盘算作恶的人有祸了！
天一亮，他们就依仗手中的权势行恶。
2他们贪图田地，就去霸占；
想要房屋，就去抢夺。
他们欺压人的全家，
诈取别人的产业。
3所以，耶和华说：
“我正计划降灾惩罚你们这族，
你们无法逃脱，
再也不能趾高气扬，
因为这是你们灾祸临头的日子。
4到那日，人们要唱悲戚的哀歌讥讽你们说，
‘我们彻底完了，
耶和华把我们的产业转给别人。
祂竟拿走我们的产业，
把田地分给掳掠我们的人。’”
5因此，他们在耶和华的会众中将无人抽签分地。
6他们的先知说：
“不要说预言了，
不要预言这种事，
我们不会蒙受羞辱。”
7雅各家啊，你们怎能说：
“耶和华已经不耐烦了吗？
祂会做这些事吗？”
耶和华说：“我的话岂不有益于行为正直的人吗？
8近来，你们像仇敌一样起来攻击我的子民2:8 “你们像仇敌一样起来攻击我的子民”或译“我的子民如仇敌一样兴起来”。。
你们剥去那些如从战场归来一样毫无戒备的过路人的外衣。
9你们把我子民中的妇女从她们的幸福家园赶走，
又从她们的子女身上永远地夺去我的尊荣。
10你们起来走吧！
这里不再是你们的安居之地！
因为这里已遭玷污，
被彻底毁坏。
11倘若有骗子撒谎说，
‘我预言你们会有美酒佳酿。’
他就会成为这个民族的先知。
12“雅各家啊，
我必把你们都聚集起来，
我必把以色列的余民集合起来。
我要将他们安顿在一起，
好像羊圈里的羊，
又如草场上的羊群；
那里必人声鼎沸。
13开路者要走在他们前面，
带领他们冲出敌人的城门。
他们的王走在前面，
耶和华亲自引导他们。”
