¹ 主の言葉がわたしに臨んだ、

² 「人の子よ、メセクとトバルの大君であるマゴグの地のゴグに、あなたの顔を向け、これに対して預言して、

³ 言え。主なる神はこう言われる、メセクとトバルの大君であるゴグよ、見よ、わたしはあなたの敵となる。

⁴ わたしはあなたを引きもどし、あなたのあごにかぎをかけて、あなたと、あなたのすべての軍勢と、馬と、騎兵とを引き出す。彼らはみな武具をつけ、大盾、小盾を持ち、すべてつるぎをとる者で大軍である。

⁵ ペルシャ、エチオピヤ、プテは彼らと共におり、みな盾とかぶとを持つ。

⁶ ゴメルとそのすべての軍隊、北の果のベテ・トガルマと、そのすべての軍隊など、多くの民もあなたと共におる。

⁷ あなたは備えをなせ。あなたとあなたの所に集まった軍隊は、みな備えをなせ。そしてあなたは彼らの保護者となれ。

⁸ 多くの日の後、あなたは集められ、終りの年にあなたは戦いから回復された地、すなわち多くの民の中から、人々が集められた地に向かい、久しく荒れすたれたイスラエルの山々に向かって進む。その人々は国々から導き出されて、みな安らかに住んでいる。

⁹ あなたはそのすべての軍隊および多くの民を率いて上り、暴風のように進み、雲のように地をおおう。

¹⁰ 主なる神はこう言われる、その日に、あなたの心に思いが起り、悪い計りごとを企てて、

¹¹ 言う、『わたしは無防備の村々の地に上り、穏やかにして安らかに住む民、すべて石がきもなく、貫の木も門もない地に住む者どもを攻めよう』と。

¹² そしてあなたは物を奪い、物をかすめ、いま人の住むようになっている荒れ跡を攻め、また国々から集まってきて、地の中央に住み、家畜と貨財とを持つ民を攻めようとする。

¹³ シバ、デダン、タルシシの商人、およびそのもろもろの村々はあなたに言う、『あなたは物を奪うために来たのか。物をかすめるために軍隊を集めたのか。あなたは金銀を持ち去り、家畜と貨財とを取りあげ、大いに物を奪おうとするのか』と。

¹⁴ それゆえ、人の子よ、ゴグに預言して言え。主なる神はこう言われる、わが民イスラエルの安らかに住むその日に、あなたは立ちあがり、

¹⁵ 北の果のあなたの所から来る。多くの民はあなたと共におり、みな馬に乗り、その軍隊は大きく、その兵士は強い。

¹⁶ あなたはわが民イスラエルに攻めのぼり、雲のように地をおおう。ゴグよ、終りの日にわたしはあなたを、わが国に攻めきたらせ、あなたをとおして、わたしの聖なることを諸国民の目の前にあらわして、彼らにわたしを知らせる。

¹⁷ 主なる神はこう言われる、わたしが昔、わがしもべイスラエルの預言者たちによって語ったのは、あなたのことではないか。すなわち彼らは、そのころ年久しく預言して、わたしはあなたを送って、彼らを攻めさせると言ったではないか。

¹⁸ しかし主なる神は言われる、その日、すなわちゴグがイスラエルの地に攻め入る日に、わが怒りは現れる。

¹⁹ わたしは、わがねたみと、燃えたつ怒りとをもって言う。その日には必ずイスラエルの地に、大いなる震動があり、

²⁰ 海の魚、空の鳥、野の獣、すべての地に這うもの、地のおもてにあるすべての人は、わが前に打ち震える。また山々はくずれ、がけは落ち、すべての石がきは地に倒れる。

²¹ 主なる神は言われる、わたしはゴグに対し、すべての恐れを呼びよせる。すべての人のつるぎは、その兄弟に向けられる。

²² わたしは疫病と流血とをもって彼をさばく。わたしはみなぎる雨と、ひょうと、火と、硫黄とを、彼とその軍隊および彼と共におる多くの民の上に降らせる。

²³ そしてわたしはわたしの大いなることと、わたしの聖なることとを、多くの国民の目に示す。そして彼らはわたしが主であることを悟る。

¹ Woe to the crown of pride of the drunkards of Ephraim, and to the fading flower of his glorious beauty, which is on the head of the fertile valley of those who are overcome with wine!

² Behold, the Lord has a mighty and strong one. Like a storm of hail, a destroying storm, and like a storm of mighty waters overflowing, he will cast them down to the earth with his hand.

³ The crown of pride of the drunkards of Ephraim will be trodden under foot.

⁴ The fading flower of his glorious beauty, which is on the head of the fertile valley, shall be like the first-ripe fig before the summer; which someone picks and eats as soon as he sees it.

⁵ In that day, Yahweh of Armies will become a crown of glory, and a diadem of beauty, to the residue of his people;

⁶ and a spirit of justice to him who sits in judgment, and strength to those who turn back the battle at the gate.

⁷ They also reel with wine, and stagger with strong drink. The priest and the prophet reel with strong drink. They are swallowed up by wine. They stagger with strong drink. They err in vision. They stumble in judgment.

⁸ For all tables are completely full of filthy vomit and filthiness.

⁹ Whom will he teach knowledge? To whom will he explain the message? Those who are weaned from the milk, and drawn from the breasts?

¹⁰ For it is precept on precept, precept on precept; line on line, line on line; here a little, there a little.

¹¹ But he will speak to this nation with stammering lips and in another language;

¹² to whom he said, "This is the resting place. Give rest to weary;" and "This is the refreshing;" yet they would not hear.

¹³ Therefore the word of Yahweh will be to them precept on precept, precept on precept; line on line, line on line; here a little, there a little; that they may go, fall backward, be broken, be snared, and be taken.

¹⁴ Therefore hear the word of Yahweh, you scoffers, that rule this people in Jerusalem:

¹⁵ "Because you have said, 'We have made a covenant with death, and with Sheol are we in agreement. When the overflowing scourge passes through, it won't come to us; for we have made lies our refuge, and we have hidden ourselves under falsehood.'"

¹⁶ Therefore thus says the Lord Yahweh, "Behold, I lay in Zion for a foundation a stone, a tried stone, a precious cornerstone of a sure foundation. He who believes shall not act hastily.

¹⁷ I will make justice the measuring line, and righteousness the plumb line. The hail will sweep away the refuge of lies, and the waters will overflow the hiding place.

¹⁸ Your covenant with death shall be annulled, and your agreement with Sheol shall not stand. When the overflowing scourge passes through, then you will be trampled down by it.

¹⁹ As often as it passes through, it will seize you; for morning by morning it will pass through, by day and by night; and it will be nothing but terror to understand the message."

²⁰ For the bed is too short to stretch out on, and the blanket is too narrow to wrap oneself in.

²¹ For Yahweh will rise up as on Mount Perazim. He will be angry as in the valley of Gibeon; that he may do his work, his unusual work, and bring to pass his act, his extraordinary act.

²² Now therefore don't be scoffers, lest your bonds be made strong; for I have heard a decree of destruction from the Lord, Yahweh of Armies, on the whole earth.

²³ Give ear, and hear my voice! Listen, and hear my speech!

²⁴ Does he who plows to sow plow continually? Does he keep turning the soil and breaking the clods?

²⁵ When he has leveled its surface, doesn't he plant the dill, and scatter the cumin seed, and put in the wheat in rows, the barley in the appointed place, and the spelt in its place?

²⁶ For his God instructs him in right judgment, and teaches him.

²⁷ For the dill are not threshed with a sharp instrument, neither is a cart wheel turned over the cumin; but the dill is beaten out with a stick, and the cumin with a rod.

²⁸ Bread flour must be ground; so he will not always be threshing it. Although he drives the wheel of his threshing cart over it, his horses don't grind it.

²⁹ This also comes forth from Yahweh of Armies, who is wonderful in counsel, and excellent in wisdom.