Isaiah

1Woe to those who decree unrighteous decrees, and to the writers who write oppressive decrees

2to deprive the needy of justice, and to rob the poor amongst my people of their rights, that widows may be their plunder, and that they may make the fatherless their prey!

3What will you do in the day of visitation, and in the desolation which will come from afar? To whom will you flee for help? Where will you leave your wealth?

4They will only bow down under the prisoners,and will fall under the slain.For all this his anger is not turned away,but his hand is stretched out still.

5Alas Assyrian, the rod of my anger, the staff in whose hand is my indignation!

6I will send him against a profane nation, and against the people who anger me I will give him a command to take the plunder and to take the prey, and to tread them down like the mire of the streets.

7However, he doesn’t mean so, neither does his heart think so; but it is in his heart to destroy, and to cut off not a few nations.

8For he says, “Aren’t all of my princes kings?

9Isn’t Calno like Carchemish? Isn’t Hamath like Arpad? Isn’t Samaria like Damascus?”

10As my hand has found the kingdoms of the idols, whose engraved images exceeded those of Jerusalem and of Samaria,

11shall I not, as I have done to Samaria and her idols, so do to Jerusalem and her idols?

12Therefore it will happen that when the Lord has performed his whole work on Mount Zion and on Jerusalem, I will punish the fruit of the wilful proud heart of the king of Assyria, and the insolence of his arrogant looks.

13For he has said, “By the strength of my hand I have done it, and by my wisdom, for I have understanding. I have removed the boundaries of the peoples, and have robbed their treasures. Like a valiant man I have brought down their rulers.

14My hand has found the riches of the peoples like a nest, and like one gathers eggs that are abandoned, I have gathered all the earth. There was no one who moved their wing, or that opened their mouth, or chirped.”

15Should an axe brag against him who chops with it? Should a saw exalt itself above him who saws with it? As if a rod should lift those who lift it up, or as if a staff should lift up someone who is not wood.

16Therefore the Lord, GODof Armies, will send amongst his fat ones leanness; and under his glory a burning will be kindled like the burning of fire.

17The light of Israel will be for a fire, and his Holy One for a flame; and it will burn and devour his thorns and his briers in one day.

18He will consume the glory of his forest and of his fruitful field, both soul and body. It will be as when a standard bearer faints.

19The remnant of the trees of his forest shall be few, so that a child could write their number.

20It will come to pass in that day that the remnant of Israel, and those who have escaped from the house of Jacob will no more again lean on him who struck them, but shall lean on the LORD,the Holy One of Israel, in truth.

21A remnant will return, even the remnant of Jacob, to the mighty God.

22For though your people, Israel, are like the sand of the sea, only a remnant of them will return. A destruction is determined, overflowing with righteousness.

23For the Lord, GODof Armies, will make a full end, and that determined, throughout all the earth.

24Therefore the Lord, GOD of Armies, says, “My people who dwell in Zion, don’t be afraid of the Assyrian, though he strike you with the rod, and lift up his staff against you, as Egypt did.

25For yet a very little while, and the indignation against you will be accomplished, and my anger will be directed to his destruction.”

26The LORD of Armies will stir up a scourge against him, as in the slaughter of Midian at the rock of Oreb. His rod will be over the sea, and he will lift it up like he did against Egypt.

27It will happen in that day that his burden will depart from off your shoulder, and his yoke from off your neck, and the yoke shall be destroyed because of the anointing oil.

28He has come to Aiath. He has passed through Migron. At Michmash he stores his baggage.

29They have gone over the pass. They have taken up their lodging at Geba. Ramah trembles. Gibeah of Saul has fled.

30Cry aloud with your voice, daughter of Gallim! Listen, Laishah! You poor Anathoth!

31Madmenah is a fugitive. The inhabitants of Gebim flee for safety.

32This very day he will halt at Nob. He shakes his hand at the mountain of the daughter of Zion, the hill of Jerusalem.

33Behold, the Lord, GOD of Armies, will lop the boughs with terror. The tall will be cut down, and the lofty will be brought low.

34He will cut down the thickets of the forest with iron, and Lebanon will fall by the Mighty One.

1những kẻ viết nên các chỉ thị áp bức,

2để biến bà goá thành mồi ngon cho chúng, và bóc lột kẻ mồ côi.

3Các người sẽ để vinh hoa phú quý nơi đâu ?

4và tay Người vẫn còn giơ lên.

5trận lôi đình của Ta là cây gậy trong tay nó.

6để giày đạp dân ấy như bùn đất ngoài đường.

7Vì nó chỉ để tâm diệt trừ và loại bỏ thật nhiều dân tộc.

8Quả vậy, nó nói : “Tướng lãnh của ta chẳng toàn là vua sao ?

9Sa-ma-ri như Đa-mát sao ?

10–tượng thần của chúng còn nhiều hơn ở Giê-ru-sa-lem và Sa-ma-ri–,

11với Giê-ru-sa-lem và các thần của nó sao ?”

12Nhưng đến khi Chúa Thượng đã hoàn thành mọi việc Người làm trên núi Xi-on và tại Giê-ru-sa-lem, Người phán : Ta sẽ trừng phạt hậu quả lòng tự đại của vua Át-sua và con mắt kiêu căng ngạo nghễ của nó.

13Như một đấng anh hùng, ta đã khuất phục dân cư.

14mà chẳng ai vẫy cánh, há mỏ, kêu chim chíp.”

15cây gậy nhấc được kẻ không phải là gỗ vậy !

16một ngọn lửa sẽ bốc lên như ngọn lửa một đám cháy.

17trong cùng một ngày.

18nó sẽ như một con bệnh hao mòn.

19một đứa trẻ cũng kiểm kê được.

20với lòng thành tín.

21với Thần Linh dũng mãnh.

22công lý sẽ tràn lan.

23sẽ thi hành trên toàn cõi đất.

24và giơ gậy đập ngươi như người Ai-cập thuở trước ;

25sẽ tiêu diệt nó.

26Người sẽ vung gậy trên biển cả như đã giơ lên ở Ai-cập ngày xưa.

27Cái ách sẽ bị bẻ gãy vì cảnh phì nhiêu.”

28gửi hành lý ở Mích-mát.

29Ra-ma run sợ, Ghíp-a, thành của vua Sa-un, chạy trốn.

30A-na-thốt, hãy trả lời !

31Mát-mê-na đi trốn, dân cư Ghê-vim tìm nơi trú ẩn.

32đồi của Giê-ru-sa-lem.

33đỉnh kiêu kỳ bị hạ.

34bởi một Đấng oai hùng.