1 Sentença contra o Egito. Eis que o Senhor, cavalgando uma nuvem ligeira, vem ao Egito; os ídolos do Egito estremecerão diante dele, e o coração dos egípcios se derreterá dentro deles. 2 Porque farei com que egípcios se levantem contra egípcios, e cada um pelejará contra o seu irmão e cada um contra seu próximo; cidade contra cidade, reino contra reino. 3 O espírito dos egípcios se esvaecerá dentro deles, e anularei o seu conselho; eles consultarão os seus ídolos, e encantadores, e necromantes, e feiticeiros. 4 Entregarei os egípcios nas mãos de um senhor duro, e um rei feroz os dominará, diz o Senhor, o Senhor dos Exércitos. 5 Secarão as águas do Nilo, e o rio se tornará seco e árido. 6 Os canais exalarão mau cheiro, e os braços do Nilo diminuirão e se esgotarão; as canas e os juncos se murcharão. 7 A relva que está junto ao Nilo, junto às suas ribanceiras, e tudo o que foi semeado junto dele se secarão, serão levados pelo vento e não subsistirão. 8 Os pescadores gemerão, suspirarão todos os que lançam anzol ao rio, e os que estendem rede sobre as águas desfalecerão. 9 Consternar-se-ão os que trabalham em linho fino e os que tecem pano de algodão. 10 Os seus grandes serão esmagados, e todos os jornaleiros andarão de alma entristecida.

11 Na verdade, são néscios os príncipes de Zoã; os sábios conselheiros de Faraó dão conselhos estúpidos; como, pois, direis a Faraó: Sou filho de sábios, filho de antigos reis? 12 Onde estão agora os teus sábios? Anunciem-te agora ou informem-te do que o Senhor dos Exércitos determinou contra o Egito. 13 Loucos se tornaram os príncipes de Zoã, enganados estão os príncipes de Mênfis; fazem errar o Egito os que são a pedra de esquina das suas tribos. 14 O Senhor derramou no coração deles um espírito estonteante; eles fizeram estontear o Egito em toda a sua obra, como o bêbado quando cambaleia no seu vômito. 15 Não aproveitará ao Egito obra alguma que possa ser feita pela cabeça ou cauda, pela palma ou junco.

16 Naquele dia, os egípcios serão como mulheres; tremerão e temerão ao levantar-se da mão do Senhor dos Exércitos, que ele agitará contra eles. 17 A terra de Judá será espanto para o Egito; todo aquele que dela se lembrar encher-se-á de pavor por causa do propósito do Senhor dos Exércitos, do que determinou contra eles.

18 Naquele dia, haverá cinco cidades na terra do Egito que falarão a língua de Canaã e farão juramento ao Senhor dos Exércitos; uma delas se chamará Cidade do Sol.

19 Naquele dia, o Senhor terá um altar no meio da terra do Egito, e uma coluna se erigirá ao Senhor na sua fronteira. 20 Servirá de sinal e de testemunho ao Senhor dos Exércitos na terra do Egito; ao Senhor clamarão por causa dos opressores, e ele lhes enviará um salvador e defensor que os há de livrar. 21 O Senhor se dará a conhecer ao Egito, e os egípcios conhecerão o Senhor naquele dia; sim, eles o adorarão com sacrifícios e ofertas de manjares, e farão votos ao Senhor, e os cumprirão. 22 Ferirá o Senhor os egípcios, ferirá, mas os curará; converter-se-ão ao Senhor, e ele lhes atenderá as orações e os curará.

23 Naquele dia, haverá estrada do Egito até à Assíria, os assírios irão ao Egito, e os egípcios, à Assíria; e os egípcios adorarão com os assírios.

24 Naquele dia, Israel será o terceiro com os egípcios e os assírios, uma bênção no meio da terra; 25 porque o Senhor dos Exércitos os abençoará, dizendo: Bendito seja o Egito, meu povo, e a Assíria, obra de minhas mãos, e Israel, minha herança.

1 The burden of Egypt.

Behold, Jehovah rideth upon a swift cloud, and cometh unto Egypt: and the idols of Egypt shall tremble at his presence; and the heart of Egypt shall melt in the midst of it. 2 And I will stir up the Egyptians against the Egyptians: and they shall fight every one against his brother, and every one against his neighbor; city against city, and kingdom against kingdom. 3 And the spirit of Egypt shall fail in the midst of it; and I will destroy the counsel thereof: and they shall seek unto the idols, and to the charmers, and to them that have familiar spirits, and to the wizards. 4 And I will give over the Egyptians into the hand of a cruel lord; and a fierce king shall rule over them, saith the Lord, Jehovah of hosts.

5 And the waters shall fail from the sea, and the river shall be wasted and become dry. 6 And the rivers shall become foul; the streams of Egypt shall be diminished and dried up; the reeds and flags shall wither away. 7 The meadows by the Nile, by the brink of the Nile, and all the sown fields of the Nile, shall become dry, be driven away, and be no more. 8 And the fishers shall lament, and all they that cast angle into the Nile shall mourn, and they that spread nets upon the waters shall languish. 9 Moreover they that work in combed flax, and they that weave white cloth, shall be confounded. 10 And the pillars of Egypt shall be broken in pieces; all they that work for hire shall be grieved in soul.

11 The princes of Zoan are utterly foolish; the counsel of the wisest counsellors of Pharaoh is become brutish: how say ye unto Pharaoh, I am the son of the wise, the son of ancient kings? 12 Where then are thy wise men? and let them tell thee now; and let them know what Jehovah of hosts hath purposed concerning Egypt. 13 The princes of Zoan are become fools, the princes of Memphis are deceived; they have caused Egypt to go astray, that are the corner-stone of her tribes. 14 Jehovah hath mingled a spirit of perverseness in the midst of her; and they have caused Egypt to go astray in every work thereof, as a drunken man staggereth in his vomit. 15 Neither shall there be for Egypt any work, which head or tail, palm-branch or rush, may do. 16 In that day shall the Egyptians be like unto women; and they shall tremble and fear because of the shaking of the hand of Jehovah of hosts, which he shaketh over them. 17 And the land of Judah shall become a terror unto Egypt; every one to whom mention is made thereof shall be afraid, because of the purpose of Jehovah of hosts, which he purposeth against it. 18 In that day there shall be five cities in the land of Egypt that speak the language of Canaan, and swear to Jehovah of hosts; one shall be called The city of destruction.

19 In that day shall there be an altar to Jehovah in the midst of the land of Egypt, and a pillar at the border thereof to Jehovah. 20 And it shall be for a sign and for a witness unto Jehovah of hosts in the land of Egypt; for they shall cry unto Jehovah because of oppressors, and he will send them a saviour, and a defender, and he will deliver them. 21 And Jehovah shall be known to Egypt, and the Egyptians shall know Jehovah in that day; yea, they shall worship with sacrifice and oblation, and shall vow a vow unto Jehovah, and shall perform it. 22 And Jehovah will smite Egypt, smiting and healing; and they shall return unto Jehovah, and he will be entreated of them, and will heal them.

23 In that day shall there be a highway out of Egypt to Assyria, and the Assyrian shall come into Egypt, and the Egyptian into Assyria; and the Egyptians shall worship with the Assyrians.

24 In that day shall Israel be the third with Egypt and with Assyria, a blessing in the midst of the earth; 25 for that Jehovah of hosts hath blessed them, saying, Blessed be Egypt my people, and Assyria the work of my hands, and Israel mine inheritance.

1 A prophecy against Egypt: See, the LORD rides on a swift cloud and is coming to Egypt. The idols of Egypt tremble before him, and the hearts of the Egyptians melt with fear.

2 "I will stir up Egyptian against Egyptian — brother will fight against brother, neighbor against neighbor, city against city, kingdom against kingdom.

3 The Egyptians will lose heart, and I will bring their plans to nothing; they will consult the idols and the spirits of the dead, the mediums and the spiritists.

4 I will hand the Egyptians over to the power of a cruel master, and a fierce king will rule over them," declares the Lord, the LORD Almighty.

5 The waters of the river will dry up, and the riverbed will be parched and dry.

6 The canals will stink; the streams of Egypt will dwindle and dry up. The reeds and rushes will wither,

7 also the plants along the Nile, at the mouth of the river. Every sown field along the Nile will become parched, will blow away and be no more.

8 The fishermen will groan and lament, all who cast hooks into the Nile; those who throw nets on the water will pine away.

9 Those who work with combed flax will despair, the weavers of fine linen will lose hope.

10 The workers in cloth will be dejected, and all the wage earners will be sick at heart.

11 The officials of Zoan are nothing but fools; the wise counselors of Pharaoh give senseless advice. How can you say to Pharaoh, "I am one of the wise men, a disciple of the ancient kings"?

12 Where are your wise men now? Let them show you and make known what the LORD Almighty has planned against Egypt.

13 The officials of Zoan have become fools, the leaders of Memphis are deceived; the cornerstones of her peoples have led Egypt astray.

14 The LORD has poured into them a spirit of dizziness; they make Egypt stagger in all that she does, as a drunkard staggers around in his vomit.

15 There is nothing Egypt can do — head or tail, palm branch or reed.

16 In that day the Egyptians will become weaklings. They will shudder with fear at the uplifted hand that the LORD Almighty raises against them.

17 And the land of Judah will bring terror to the Egyptians; everyone to whom Judah is mentioned will be terrified, because of what the LORD Almighty is planning against them.

18 In that day five cities in Egypt will speak the language of Canaan and swear allegiance to the LORD Almighty. One of them will be called the City of the Sun. [^1]

19 In that day there will be an altar to the LORD in the heart of Egypt, and a monument to the LORD at its border.

20 It will be a sign and witness to the LORD Almighty in the land of Egypt. When they cry out to the LORD because of their oppressors, he will send them a savior and defender, and he will rescue them.

21 So the LORD will make himself known to the Egyptians, and in that day they will acknowledge the LORD. They will worship with sacrifices and grain offerings; they will make vows to the LORD and keep them.

22 The LORD will strike Egypt with a plague; he will strike them and heal them. They will turn to the LORD, and he will respond to their pleas and heal them.

23 In that day there will be a highway from Egypt to Assyria. The Assyrians will go to Egypt and the Egyptians to Assyria. The Egyptians and Assyrians will worship together.

24 In that day Israel will be the third, along with Egypt and Assyria, a blessing "on the earth.

25 The LORD Almighty will bless them, saying, "Blessed be Egypt my people, Assyria my handiwork, and Israel my inheritance."