¹ 十一年三月初一日，耶和華的話臨到我說：

² 人子啊，你要向埃及王法老和他的眾人說：在威勢上誰能與你相比呢？

³ 亞述王曾如利巴嫩中的香柏樹，枝條榮美，影密如林，極其高大，樹尖插入雲中。

⁴ 眾水使他生長；深水使他長大。所栽之地有江河圍流，汊出的水道延到田野諸樹。

⁵ 所以他高大超過田野諸樹；發旺的時候，枝子繁多，因得大水之力枝條長長。

⁶ 空中的飛鳥都在枝子上搭窩；田野的走獸都在枝條下生子；所有大國的人民都在他蔭下居住。

⁷ 樹大條長，成為榮美，因為根在眾水之旁。

⁸ 神園中的香柏樹不能遮蔽他；松樹不及他的枝子；楓樹不及他的枝條；神園中的樹都沒有他榮美。

⁹ 我使他的枝條蕃多，成為榮美，以致神伊甸園中的樹都嫉妒他。

¹⁰ 所以主耶和華如此說：因他高大，樹尖插入雲中，心驕氣傲，

¹¹ 我就必將他交給列國中大有威勢的人；他必定辦他。我因他的罪惡，已經驅逐他。

¹² 外邦人，就是列邦中強暴的，將他砍斷棄掉。他的枝條落在山間和一切谷中，他的枝子折斷，落在地的一切河旁。地上的眾民已經走去，離開他的蔭下。

¹³ 空中的飛鳥都要宿在這敗落的樹上，田野的走獸都要臥在他的枝條下，

¹⁴ 好使水旁的諸樹不因高大而自尊，也不將樹尖插入雲中，並且那些得水滋潤、有勢力的，也不得高大自立。因為他們在世人中，和下坑的人都被交與死亡，到陰府去了。

¹⁵ 主耶和華如此說：他下陰間的那日，我便使人悲哀。我為他遮蓋深淵，使江河凝結，大水停流；我也使利巴嫩為他悽慘，田野的諸樹都因他發昏。

¹⁶ 我將他扔到陰間，與下坑的人一同下去。那時，列國聽見他墜落的響聲就都震動，並且伊甸的一切樹─就是利巴嫩得水滋潤、最佳最美的樹─都在陰府受了安慰。

¹⁷ 他們也與他同下陰間，到被殺的人那裡。他們曾作他的膀臂，在列國中他的蔭下居住。

¹⁸ 在這樣榮耀威勢上，在伊甸園諸樹中，誰能與你相比呢？然而你要與伊甸的諸樹一同下到陰府，在未受割禮的人中，與被殺的人一同躺臥。法老和他的群眾乃是如此。這是主耶和華說的。

¹ But there shall be no more gloom for her who was in anguish. In the former time, he brought into contempt the land of Zebulun and the land of Naphtali; but in the latter time he has made it glorious, by the way of the sea, beyond the Jordan, Galilee of the nations.

² The people who walked in darkness have seen a great light. Those who lived in the land of the shadow of death, on them the light has shined.

³ You have multiplied the nation. You have increased their joy. They rejoice before you according to the joy in harvest, as men rejoice when they divide the spoil.

⁴ For the yoke of his burden, and the staff of his shoulder, the rod of his oppressor, you have broken as in the day of Midian.

⁵ For all the armor of the armed man in the noisy battle, and the garments rolled in blood, will be for burning, fuel for the fire.

⁶ For to us a child is born. To us a son is given; and the government will be on his shoulders. His name will be called Wonderful, Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.

⁷ Of the increase of his government and of peace there shall be no end, on the throne of David, and on his kingdom, to establish it, and to uphold it with justice and with righteousness from that time on, even forever. The zeal of Yahweh of Armies will perform this.

⁸ The Lord sent a word into Jacob, and it falls on Israel.

⁹ All the people will know, including Ephraim and the inhabitants of Samaria, who say in pride and in arrogance of heart,

¹⁰ "The bricks have fallen, but we will build with cut stone. The sycamore fig trees have been cut down, but we will put cedars in their place."

¹¹ Therefore Yahweh will set up on high against him the adversaries of Rezin, and will stir up his enemies,

¹² The Syrians in front, and the Philistines behind; and they will devour Israel with open mouth. For all this, his anger is not turned away, but his hand is stretched out still.

¹³ Yet the people have not turned to him who struck them, neither have they sought Yahweh of Armies.

¹⁴ Therefore Yahweh will cut off from Israel head and tail, palm branch and reed, in one day.

¹⁵ The elder and the honorable man is the head, and the prophet who teaches lies is the tail.

¹⁶ For those who lead this people lead them astray; and those who are led by them are destroyed.

¹⁷ Therefore the Lord will not rejoice over their young men, neither will he have compassion on their fatherless and widows; for everyone is profane and an evildoer, and every mouth speaks folly. For all this his anger is not turned away, but his hand is stretched out still.

¹⁸ For wickedness burns like a fire. It devours the briers and thorns; yes, it kindles in the thickets of the forest, and they roll upward in a column of smoke.

¹⁹ Through the wrath of Yahweh of Armies, the land is burnt up; and the people are the fuel for the fire. No one spares his brother.

²⁰ One will devour on the right hand, and be hungry; and he will eat on the left hand, and they will not be satisfied. Everyone will eat the flesh of his own arm:

²¹ Manasseh, Ephraim; and Ephraim, Manasseh; and they together shall be against Judah. For all this his anger is not turned away, but his hand is stretched out still.