The Lord’s Great Victory Over the Nations
1The word of the Lord came to me: 2“Son of man, set your face against Gog, of the land of Magog, the chief prince of38:2 Or the prince of Rosh, Meshek and Tubal; prophesy against him 3and say: ‘This is what the Sovereign Lord says: I am against you, Gog, chief prince of38:3 Or Gog, prince of Rosh, Meshek and Tubal. 4I will turn you around, put hooks in your jaws and bring you out with your whole army—your horses, your horsemen fully armed, and a great horde with large and small shields, all of them brandishing their swords. 5Persia, Cush38:5 That is, the upper Nile region and Put will be with them, all with shields and helmets, 6also Gomer with all its troops, and Beth Togarmah from the far north with all its troops—the many nations with you.
7“ ‘Get ready; be prepared, you and all the hordes gathered about you, and take command of them. 8After many days you will be called to arms. In future years you will invade a land that has recovered from war, whose people were gathered from many nations to the mountains of Israel, which had long been desolate. They had been brought out from the nations, and now all of them live in safety. 9You and all your troops and the many nations with you will go up, advancing like a storm; you will be like a cloud covering the land.
10“ ‘This is what the Sovereign Lord says: On that day thoughts will come into your mind and you will devise an evil scheme. 11You will say, “I will invade a land of unwalled villages; I will attack a peaceful and unsuspecting people—all of them living without walls and without gates and bars. 12I will plunder and loot and turn my hand against the resettled ruins and the people gathered from the nations, rich in livestock and goods, living at the center of the land.38:12 The Hebrew for this phrase means the navel of the earth.” 13Sheba and Dedan and the merchants of Tarshish and all her villages38:13 Or her strong lions will say to you, “Have you come to plunder? Have you gathered your hordes to loot, to carry off silver and gold, to take away livestock and goods and to seize much plunder?” ’
14“Therefore, son of man, prophesy and say to Gog: ‘This is what the Sovereign Lord says: In that day, when my people Israel are living in safety, will you not take notice of it? 15You will come from your place in the far north, you and many nations with you, all of them riding on horses, a great horde, a mighty army. 16You will advance against my people Israel like a cloud that covers the land. In days to come, Gog, I will bring you against my land, so that the nations may know me when I am proved holy through you before their eyes.
17“ ‘This is what the Sovereign Lord says: You are the one I spoke of in former days by my servants the prophets of Israel. At that time they prophesied for years that I would bring you against them. 18This is what will happen in that day: When Gog attacks the land of Israel, my hot anger will be aroused, declares the Sovereign Lord. 19In my zeal and fiery wrath I declare that at that time there shall be a great earthquake in the land of Israel. 20The fish in the sea, the birds in the sky, the beasts of the field, every creature that moves along the ground, and all the people on the face of the earth will tremble at my presence. The mountains will be overturned, the cliffs will crumble and every wall will fall to the ground. 21I will summon a sword against Gog on all my mountains, declares the Sovereign Lord. Every man’s sword will be against his brother. 22I will execute judgment on him with plague and bloodshed; I will pour down torrents of rain, hailstones and burning sulfur on him and on his troops and on the many nations with him. 23And so I will show my greatness and my holiness, and I will make myself known in the sight of many nations. Then they will know that I am the Lord.’
对歌革的预言
1耶和华对我说： 2“人子啊，你要面向玛各地区的歌革，就是米设和土巴的首领，说预言斥责他， 3告诉他，主耶和华这样说，‘米设和土巴的首领歌革啊，我要与你为敌。 4我要把你调转过来，用钩子钩住你的腮，把你和你那些全副武装、拿着大小盾牌、挥动刀剑的军队、马匹和骑兵都拖出来。 5你的军队中有拿着盾牌、戴着头盔的波斯人、古实人和弗人， 6还有歌篾及其全军和从遥远的北方来的陀迦玛及其全军。许多国家的军队都与你在一起。
7“‘你和聚集到你那里的联军都要时刻预备好，你要做他们的统帅。 8再过多日，你必被征召出战。在以后的岁月，你将去攻打一片已从战争中恢复的土地，以色列久已荒凉的山上有从各国招聚回来的百姓。他们从列国中被领回来，如今都在那里安然居住。 9你和你的军队以及各国的联军一起上来，如暴风来临，又如密云覆盖大地。’
10“‘主耶和华说：那时你必心起歹念，筹划恶谋。 11你必说，我要攻打那没有围墙保护的乡村，毁灭那毫无戒备、在无墙无门无闩之地安然居住的百姓。 12我要抢掠他们的财物，下手攻击那曾是废墟的城邑和从列国归来的百姓。他们住在世界的中心，牲畜货物甚多。 13示巴人、底但人以及他施的客商和首领都必问：你是来抢掠吗？你聚集军队是来抢夺金银财宝，掳掠牲畜和货物吗？’
14“因此，人子啊，你要说预言告诉歌革，主耶和华这样说，‘当我的以色列子民安然居住的时候，难道你会不知道吗？ 15你召集各国联军，组成庞大的军队，骑着马从遥远的北方来。 16歌革啊，你必如密云一样遮天蔽日，前来攻击我的以色列子民。将来，我要领你来攻击我的土地，我要在列国面前借着你彰显我的圣洁，使他们认识我。’
17“主耶和华说，‘歌革啊，我从前借我的仆人——以色列的先知所预言的那位就是你，那时他们曾多年预言我要领你上来攻击以色列。 18当歌革上来攻击以色列的时候，我必发烈怒。这是主耶和华说的。 19我要在义愤和烈怒中宣告，那天在以色列必有大地震。 20海里的鱼，空中的鸟，田野的走兽，地上的一切爬虫和人类都要在我面前战栗。山岭必倒塌，悬崖必崩裂，墙垣必坍塌。 21我要在我的山岭上叫刀剑攻击歌革，使他们自相残杀。这是主耶和华说的。 22我要用瘟疫和杀戮惩罚他，将暴雨、冰雹、烈火和硫磺倾倒在他及其军队和随从的列邦身上。 23我要彰显我的伟大和圣洁，使列国的人都认识我。这样他们就知道我是耶和华。’
