1 Woe to them that go down to Egypt for help, and depend on horses, and confide in chariots because {they are} many, and in horsemen because they are very strong; and who look not unto the Holy One of Israel, neither seek Jehovah!
2 But he also is wise, and he bringeth evil, and recalleth not his words; and he will arise against the house of evildoers, and against the help of workers of iniquity.
3 And the Egyptians are men, and not *God, and their horses flesh, and not spirit; and Jehovah shall stretch forth his hand, and he that helpeth shall stumble, and he that is helped shall fall, and they all shall perish together.
4 For thus hath Jehovah said unto me: Like as the lion and the young lion growling over his prey, when a multitude of shepherds is called forth against him, is not afraid of their voice, nor giveth way before the multitude of them; so will Jehovah of hosts come down to war upon mount Zion, and on the hill thereof.
5 As birds with outstretched wings, so will Jehovah of hosts cover Jerusalem; covering, he will also deliver, passing over, he will rescue {it}.
6 Turn unto him from whom ye have deeply revolted, ye children of Israel;
7 for in that day every man shall cast away his idols of silver and his idols of gold, which your sinful hands have made unto you.
8 And Asshur shall fall by the sword, not of a great man; and the sword, not of a mean man, shall devour him: and he shall flee from the sword, and his young men shall become tributary;
9 and for fear, he shall pass over to his rock, and his princes shall be afraid of the banner, saith Jehovah, whose fire is in Zion, and his furnace in Jerusalem.
1 那些下埃及求帮助， 倚靠马匹， 倚靠众多战车， 依靠十分强壮的马兵， 却不仰望以色列的圣者， 也不求问耶和华的， 有祸了！
2 耶和华是智慧的， 他必降下灾祸， 决不收回自己的话， 却要起来攻击作恶者之家， 又攻击那些助人作孽的。
3 埃及人是人， 并不是 神； 他们的马匹是血肉， 并不是灵； 耶和华一伸手， 那帮助人的就绊倒， 那受帮助的也必仆倒， 并且一同灭亡。
4 因为耶和华对我这样说： "狮子和少壮狮子怎样因捕获猎物而咆哮， 虽然召集了许多的牧人来攻击它们， 它们并不因他们的声音而惊慌， 也不因他们的喧嚷而蹲伏； 照样， 万军之耶和华必降临在锡安山和它的冈陵上争战。"
5 雀鸟怎样搧翅护雏， 万军之耶和华也必照样保护耶路撒冷， 他必保护和拯救， 他必越过和搭救。
6 以色列人哪！ 你们是要回转， 归向那曾被你们彻底背弃的耶和华。
7 到那日， 各人都必拋弃自己的金偶像和银偶像， 就是你们亲手所做， 把自己陷在罪中的。
8 亚述人必倒在刀下， 不是人的刀； 必有刀把他们吞灭， 也不是人的刀。他们必不能逃避刀剑， 他们的年轻人必作苦工。
9 他们的磐石必因惊慌而挪去， 他们的领袖必因见到以色列的旗帜而惊惶。这是那有火在锡安， 有炉在耶路撒冷的耶和华说的。