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Isaiah 8

Ge'ez original · 22 verses · some words can be tapped for a gloss

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8:1

ወይቤለኒ፡ እግዚአብሔር፤ ንሣእ፡ ለከ፡ ጦማረ፡ ክርታስ፡ ዓቢየ፡ ወሐዲሰ፡ ወጸሐፍ፡ ውስቴቱ፡ መጽሐፈ፡ በብረዓ፡ እጓለ፡ እመሕያው፡ ዘይብል፤ ፍጡነ፡ ፄውው፡ ወማህርክ።

Yahweh said to me, “Take a large tablet, and write on it with a man’s pen, ‘For Maher Shalal Hash Baz’;

耶和華對我說：「你取一個大牌，拿人所用的筆，寫上『瑪黑珥‧沙拉勒‧哈施‧罷斯』。

8:2

ወአስምዕ፡ ሊተ፡ ሰብአ፡ ምእመናነ፡ አርያሃ፡ ወዘካርያስሃ፡ ወልደ፡ በራክዩ።

and I will take for myself faithful witnesses to testify: Uriah the priest, and Zechariah the son of Jeberechiah.”

我要用誠實的見證人，祭司烏利亞和耶比利家的兒子撒迦利亞記錄這事。」

8:3

ወሖርኩ፡ በበ፡ ብእሲት፡ ነቢይት፡ ወፀንሰት፡ ወወለደት፡ ወልደ።

I went to the prophetess, and she conceived, and bore a son. Then Yahweh said to me, “Call his name ‘Maher Shalal Hash Baz.’

我－以賽亞與妻子同室；她懷孕生子，耶和華就對我說：「給他起名叫瑪黑珥‧沙拉勒‧哈施‧罷斯；

8:4

እስመ፡ ዘእንበለ፡ ያእምር፡ ሕፃን፡ ሰምየ፡ አቡሁ፡ ወእሙ፣፡ ይነሥእ፡ ኃይለ፡ ደማስቆ፡ ወምህርካ፡ ሰማርያ፡ በቅድመ፡ ንጉሠ፡ ፋርስ።

For before the child knows how to say, ‘My father’ and ‘My mother,’ the riches of Damascus and the plunder of Samaria will be carried away by the king of Assyria.”

因為在這小孩子不曉得叫父叫母之先，大馬士革的財寶和撒馬利亞的擄物必在亞述王面前搬了去。」

8:5

ወይቤለኒ፡ እግዚአብሔር፡ ዳግመ፡ ዓዲሂ።

Yahweh spoke to me yet again, saying,

耶和華又曉諭我說：

8:6

እስመ፡ ኢፈቀዱ፡ ዝንቱ፡ ሕዝብ፡ ማየ፡ ሰሊሆም፡ ዘየሐውር፡ ጽሚተ፡ ወይፈቅዱ፡ ይርከብዎ፡ ለረአሶን፡ ወልደ፡ ሮሜልዩ፡ ያንግሡ፡ ለክሙ።

“Because this people has refused the waters of Shiloah that go softly, and rejoice in Rezin and Remaliah’s son;

「這百姓既厭棄西羅亞緩流的水，喜悅利汛和利瑪利的兒子；

8:7

በእንተ፡ ዝንቱ፡ ናሁ፡ ያመጽእ፡ እግዚአብሔር፡ ላዕሌክሙ፡ ማየ፡ ፈለግ፡ ብዙኀ፡ ወኃይለ፣፡ ንጉሠ፡ ፋርስ፡ በኵሉ፡ ክብሩ።

now therefore, behold, the Lord brings upon them the mighty flood waters of the River: the king of Assyria and all his glory. It will come up over all its channels, and go over all its banks.

因此，主必使大河翻騰的水猛然沖來，就是亞述王和他所有的威勢，必漫過一切的水道，漲過兩岸；

8:8

ወያጠፍእ፡ እምይሁዳ፡ ብእሴ፡ ተባዕተ፡ ወያኀልቆሙ፡ ለኃያላን።

It will sweep onward into Judah. It will overflow and pass through. It will reach even to the neck. The stretching out of its wings will fill the width of your land, O Immanuel.

必沖入猶大，漲溢氾濫，直到頸項。以馬內利啊，他展開翅膀，遍滿你的地。」

8:9

አእምሩ፡ አሕዛብ፡ ወተመውኡ፤ ስምዑ፡ እስከ፡ አጽናፈ፡ ምድር፡ ወተመውኡ፡ ኃያላን፤ ወእመሂ፡ ካዕበ፡ ጸናዕክሙ፡ ካዕበ፡ ትትመውኡ።

Make an uproar, you peoples, and be broken in pieces! Listen, all you from far countries: dress for battle, and be shattered! Dress for battle, and be shattered!

列國的人民哪，任憑你們喧嚷，終必破壞；遠方的眾人哪，當側耳而聽！任憑你們束起腰來，終必破壞；你們束起腰來，終必破壞。