¹向耶和华求恩──甘霖

¹They asked of Jehovah rain in a time of latter rain, Jehovah is making lightnings, And rain [in] showers He doth give to them. To each — the herb in the field.

²因为偶像所说的是空言，占卜者所见的是虚谎，他们所说的是假梦，只给人空洞的安慰。因此，众人都如羊没有牧人，流离困苦。

²Because the teraphim did speak iniquity, And the diviners have seen a falsehood, And dreams of the vanity they speak, [With] vanity they give comfort, Therefore they have journeyed as a flock, They are afflicted, for there is no shepherd.

³“我的怒气要向这些牧人发作，我要惩罚那些公山羊。（因为万军之耶和华眷顾他的羊群犹大家，使他们像战场上雄赳赳的战马。）

³Against the shepherds did Mine anger burn, And against the he-goats I lay a charge, For inspected hath Jehovah of Hosts His flock, the house of Judah, And set them as His beauteous horse in battle.

⁴房角石、帐棚桩、作战的弓和所有的统治者，都从犹大而出。

⁴From him [is] a corner-stone, From him a nail, from him a battle-bow, From him goeth forth every exactor together.

⁵他们必像勇士，在战场上把仇敌践踏在街上的泥土中，他们必争战，因为耶和华与他们同在，他们必使敌方的骑士羞愧。

⁵And they have been as heroes, Treading in mire of out-places in battle, And they have fought, for Jehovah [is] with them, And have put to shame riders of horses.

⁶主必拯救他的子民我要使犹大家强盛起来，我必拯救约瑟家。我要使他们归回，因为我怜悯他们；他们好像未遭我弃绝一样，因为我是耶和华他们的　神，我必应允他们。

⁶And I have made mighty the house of Judah, And the house of Joseph I do save, And I have caused them to dwell, for I have loved them, And they have been as [if] I had not cast them off, For I [am] Jehovah their God, And I answer them.

⁷以法莲人必像勇士，他们心中快乐，好像饮了酒一样；他们的子孙看见了，也必快乐；他们的心必因耶和华欢乐。

⁷And Ephraim hath been as a hero, And rejoiced hath their heart as wine, And their sons see, and they have rejoiced, Rejoice doth their heart in Jehovah.

⁸我要向他们吹哨子，招聚他们，因为我救赎了他们。他们的人数要增多，像从前一样。

⁸I hist for them, and I gather them, For I have redeemed them, And they have multiplied as they did multiply.

⁹虽然我把他们散播在万民中，他们仍要在远方记念我；他们与他们的子孙都要存活，并且归回。

⁹And I sow them among peoples, And in far-off places they remember Me, And they have lived with their sons, And they have turned back.

¹⁰我要使他们从埃及地归回，从亚述地招聚他们，带他们到基列地和黎巴嫩山，却仍不够容纳他们。

¹⁰And I have brought them back from the land of Egypt, And from Asshur I do gather them, And unto the land of Gilead and Lebanon I do bring them in, And there is not found for them [space].

¹¹他必经过苦难的海，击打海中的波浪，尼罗河的深处也都要干涸；亚述的骄傲必降为卑；埃及的权势要过去。

¹¹And He hath passed over through the sea, And hath pressed and smitten billows in the sea, And dried up have been all depths of a flood, And brought down hath been the excellency of Asshur, And the rod of Egypt doth turn aside.

¹²我必使我的子民因耶和华而强盛，他们要奉耶和华的名行事为人。”这是耶和华的宣告。

¹²And I have made them mighty in Jehovah, And in His name they walk up and down, An affirmation of Jehovah!