Ezekiel 32 – NIVUK & CCB

New International Version – UK

Ezekiel 32:1-32

A lament over Pharaoh

1In the twelfth year, in the twelfth month on the first day, the word of the Lord came to me: 2‘Son of man, take up a lament concerning Pharaoh king of Egypt and say to him:

‘ “You are like a lion among the nations;

you are like a monster in the seas

thrashing about in your streams,

churning the water with your feet

and muddying the streams.

3‘ “This is what the Sovereign Lord says:

‘ “With a great throng of people

I will cast my net over you,

and they will haul you up in my net.

4I will throw you on the land

and hurl you on the open field.

I will let all the birds of the sky settle on you

and all the wild animals gorge themselves on you.

5I will spread your flesh on the mountains

and fill the valleys with your remains.

6I will drench the land with your flowing blood

all the way to the mountains,

and the ravines will be filled with your flesh.

7When I snuff you out, I will cover the heavens

and darken their stars;

I will cover the sun with a cloud,

and the moon will not give its light.

8All the shining lights in the heavens

I will darken over you;

I will bring darkness over your land, declares the Sovereign Lord.

9I will trouble the hearts of many peoples

when I bring about your destruction among the nations,

among32:9 Hebrew; Septuagint bring you into captivity among the nations, / to lands you have not known.

10I will cause many peoples to be appalled at you,

and their kings will shudder with horror because of you

when I brandish my sword before them.

On the day of your downfall

each of them will tremble

every moment for his life.

11‘ “For this is what the Sovereign Lord says:

‘ “The sword of the king of Babylon

will come against you.

12I will cause your hordes to fall

by the swords of mighty men –

the most ruthless of all nations.

They will shatter the pride of Egypt,

and all her hordes will be overthrown.

13I will destroy all her cattle

from beside abundant waters

no longer to be stirred by the foot of man

or muddied by the hooves of cattle.

14Then I will let her waters settle

and make her streams flow like oil,

declares the Sovereign Lord.

15When I make Egypt desolate

and strip the land of everything in it,

when I strike down all who live there,

then they will know that I am the Lord.”

16‘This is the lament they will chant for her. The daughters of the nations will chant it; for Egypt and all her hordes they will chant it, declares the Sovereign Lord.’

Egypt’s descent into the realm of the dead

17In the twelfth year, on the fifteenth day of the month, the word of the Lord came to me: 18‘Son of man, wail for the hordes of Egypt and consign to the earth below both her and the daughters of mighty nations, along with those who go down to the pit. 19Say to them, “Are you more favoured than others? Go down and be laid among the uncircumcised.” 20They will fall among those killed by the sword. The sword is drawn; let her be dragged off with all her hordes. 21From within the realm of the dead the mighty leaders will say of Egypt and her allies, “They have come down and they lie with the uncircumcised, with those killed by the sword.”

22‘Assyria is there with her whole army; she is surrounded by the graves of all her slain, all who have fallen by the sword. 23Their graves are in the depths of the pit and her army lies around her grave. All who had spread terror in the land of the living are slain, fallen by the sword.

24‘Elam is there, with all her hordes around her grave. All of them are slain, fallen by the sword. All who had spread terror in the land of the living went down uncircumcised to the earth below. They bear their shame with those who go down to the pit. 25A bed is made for her among the slain, with all her hordes around her grave. All of them are uncircumcised, killed by the sword. Because their terror had spread in the land of the living, they bear their shame with those who go down to the pit; they are laid among the slain.

26‘Meshek and Tubal are there, with all their hordes around their graves. All of them are uncircumcised, killed by the sword because they spread their terror in the land of the living. 27But they do not lie with the fallen warriors of old,32:27 Septuagint; Hebrew warriors who were uncircumcised who went down to the realm of the dead with their weapons of war – their swords placed under their heads and their shields32:27 Probable reading of the original Hebrew text; Masoretic Text punishment resting on their bones – though these warriors also had terrorised the land of the living.

28‘You too, Pharaoh, will be broken and will lie among the uncircumcised, with those killed by the sword.

29‘Edom is there, her kings and all her princes; despite their power, they are laid with those killed by the sword. They lie with the uncircumcised, with those who go down to the pit.

30‘All the princes of the north and all the Sidonians are there; they went down with the slain in disgrace despite the terror caused by their power. They lie uncircumcised with those killed by the sword and bear their shame with those who go down to the pit.

31‘Pharaoh – he and all his army – will see them and he will be consoled for all his hordes that were killed by the sword, declares the Sovereign Lord. 32Although I allowed him to spread terror in the land of the living, Pharaoh and all his hordes will be laid among the uncircumcised, with those killed by the sword, declares the Sovereign Lord.’

Chinese Contemporary Bible (Simplified)

以西结书 32:1-32

为法老唱哀歌

1第十二年十二月一日,耶和华对我说: 2“人子啊,你要为埃及王法老唱哀歌,对他说,

“‘你自认为是列邦中的雄狮,

其实你像激荡江河、

用脚把江河搅浑的海怪。

3主耶和华说,

我要差遣多国组成的大军,

用我的网把你拉上来,

4抛在地上,丢在田野,

给天上的飞鸟吃,

让地上的走兽饱餐。

5我要把你的肉丢在山间,

把你的尸首填满山谷,

6用你的血浇灌大地,

漫过群山,溢满沟壑。

7当我消灭你的时候,

我要用云遮蔽天空,

使日月无光,星辰昏暗。

8我要遮蔽天上所有的光,

使黑暗笼罩你的四境。

这是主耶和华说的。

9“‘我把你灭亡的消息带到你不认识的列邦时,必使许多人惶恐不安。 10我在他们面前挥刀攻击你的时候,各国的人都必因你而惊骇,他们的君王必胆战心惊。在你倾覆那天,他们都必时刻为自己的性命战战兢兢。’

11“主耶和华这样说,‘巴比伦王的刀必来攻击你。 12我要使你的人民丧身在各国中最残暴的勇士刀下。

“‘他们必摧毁埃及的骄傲,

消灭她的人民。

13我要杀尽她河边的牲畜,

使人足兽蹄不再搅浑河水。

14我要使埃及的河流清澈见底,

像油一样缓缓流淌。

这是主耶和华说的。

15我要使埃及的土地荒凉,

毁灭其中的居民,

那时他们就知道我是耶和华。

16“‘这是列国为埃及唱的哀歌,各国的妇女要为埃及和她的人民唱这哀歌。这是主耶和华说的。’”

17第十二年十二月十五日,耶和华对我说: 18“人子啊,为埃及的百姓哀哭吧!我要把她与各强国的人民一同送入阴间。

19埃及啊,你比谁更美呢?

你下去跟未受割礼的人躺在一起吧!

20埃及人要倒毙在丧身刀下的人当中。刀已出鞘,她和她的国民要被拖走。 21英勇的统领要在阴间谈论埃及王和他的盟友说,‘这些丧身刀下、未受割礼的人下来长眠了。’

22亚述和她的大军都在那里,她周围是她大军的坟墓。他们都是丧身刀下的人。 23他们的坟墓在阴间的最深处,她的大军躺卧在她坟墓的周围。他们生前曾使人恐惧,如今却丧身刀下。 24以拦在那里,她的百姓在她坟墓的周围。他们都未受割礼,丧身刀下,下到了阴间。他们生前曾使人恐惧,如今却和下坟墓的人一同抱愧蒙羞。 25以拦躺卧在被杀的人当中,周围是她百姓的坟墓。他们都未受割礼、丧身刀下。他们生前曾使人恐惧,如今却和丧身刀下的人在一起,与下坟墓的人一同抱愧蒙羞。

26米设土巴都在那里,周围是她们百姓的坟墓。他们都未受割礼,生前曾使人恐惧,如今却丧身刀下。 27他们没有古代32:27 古代”有古卷作“未受割礼的”。勇士的荣耀葬礼,那些勇士带着兵器下到阴间,头枕着刀,尸骨上盖着盾,生前曾使人恐惧。

28“法老啊,你要被毁灭,跟那些未受割礼、丧身刀下的人躺在一起。

29以东也在那里,她的王侯尽管力量强大,却和丧身刀下的人在一起,与那些未受割礼、下坟墓的人躺在一起。

30“北方的诸王和所有的西顿人也在那里,虽然他们力量强大,令人恐惧,却羞辱地与被杀的人下到了阴间。他们未受割礼,与丧身刀下的人躺在一起,与下坟墓的人一同蒙羞。

31“法老看见这些人,便得到了安慰,因为并非只有他的军队被杀。这是主耶和华说的。 32我使法老生前给人带来恐惧,但他和他的百姓最后还是要躺卧在未受割礼、丧身刀下的人当中。这是主耶和华说的。”