1 In the tenth year, in the tenth month, on the twelfth day of the month, Yahweh’s word came to me, saying, 2 "Son of man, set your face against Pharaoh king of Egypt, and prophesy against him and against all Egypt. 3 Speak and say, ‘The Lord Yahweh says:

"Behold, I am against you, Pharaoh king of Egypt,

the great monster that lies in the middle of his rivers,

that has said, ‘My river is my own,

and I have made it for myself.’

4 I will put hooks in your jaws,

and I will make the fish of your rivers stick to your scales.

I will bring you up out of the middle of your rivers,

with all the fish of your rivers which stick to your scales.

5 I’ll cast you out into the wilderness,

you and all the fish of your rivers.

You’ll fall on the open field.

You won’t be brought together or gathered.

I have given you for food to the animals of the earth

and to the birds of the sky.

6 "‘"All the inhabitants of Egypt will know that I am Yahweh, because they have been a staff of reed to the house of Israel. 7 When they took hold of you by your hand, you broke and tore all their shoulders. When they leaned on you, you broke and paralyzed all of their thighs."

8 "‘Therefore the Lord Yahweh says: "Behold, I will bring a sword on you, and will cut off man and animal from you. 9 The land of Egypt will be a desolation and a waste. Then they will know that I am Yahweh.

"‘"Because he has said, ‘The river is mine, and I have made it,’ 10 therefore, behold, I am against you and against your rivers. I will make the land of Egypt an utter waste and desolation, from the tower of Seveneh even to the border of Ethiopia. 11 No foot of man will pass through it, nor will any animal foot pass through it. It won’t be inhabited for forty years. 12 I will make the land of Egypt a desolation in the middle of the countries that are desolate. Her cities among the cities that are laid waste will be a desolation forty years. I will scatter the Egyptians among the nations, and will disperse them through the countries."

13 "‘For the Lord Yahweh says: "At the end of forty years I will gather the Egyptians from the peoples where they were scattered. 14 I will reverse the captivity of Egypt, and will cause them to return into the land of Pathros, into the land of their birth. There they will be a lowly kingdom. 15 It will be the lowest of the kingdoms. It won’t lift itself up above the nations any more. I will diminish them so that they will no longer rule over the nations. 16 It will no longer be the confidence of the house of Israel, bringing iniquity to memory, when they turn to look after them. Then they will know that I am the Lord Yahweh."’"

17 It came to pass in the twenty-seventh year, in the first month, in the first day of the month, Yahweh’s word came to me, saying, 18 "Son of man, Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon caused his army to serve a great service against Tyre. Every head was made bald, and every shoulder was worn; yet he had no wages, nor did his army, from Tyre, for the service that he had served against it. 19 Therefore the Lord Yahweh says: ‘Behold, I will give the land of Egypt to Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon. He will carry off her multitude, take her plunder, and take her prey. That will be the wages for his army. 20 I have given him the land of Egypt as his payment for which he served, because they worked for me,’ says the Lord Yahweh.

21 "In that day I will cause a horn to sprout for the house of Israel, and I will open your mouth among them. Then they will know that I am Yahweh."

1 第十年十月十二日， 耶和华的话临到我说：

2 "人子啊！ 你要面向埃及王法老， 说预言攻击他和埃及全地。

3 你要说： ‘主耶和华这样说： 埃及王法老啊！ 我要与你为敌， 你这卧在自己河中的大海怪， 你曾经说过： "这河是我的， 是我自己造的。"

4 但我耶和华必用钩子钩住你的腮颊， 使你河中的鱼都紧贴着你的鳞甲， 我必把你和你河中所有紧贴着你的鳞甲的鱼， 都从你河中拉上来。

5 我必把你和你河中所有的鱼， 都丢在旷野； 你必倒在田间， 无人收殓， 无人埋葬。我已经把你给了地上的走兽和空中的飞鸟作食物。

6 埃及所有的居民就都知道我是耶和华。因为你作了以色列家芦苇的杖。

7 他们用手抓住你的时候， 你就断裂， 伤了他们的肩头； 他们倚靠你， 你就折断、扭伤了他们的腰。

8 因此， 主耶和华这样说： 看哪！ 我必使刀剑攻击你， 把人和牲畜都从你那里剪除。

9 埃及地必荒凉废弃， 人就知道我是耶和华。"’因为法老曾说： "这河是我的， 是我自己做的。"

10 所以我必与你和你的河为敌； 我必使埃及地， 从密夺到色弗尼， 直到古实边界， 都全然荒凉废弃。

11 人的脚必不经过那里， 兽的蹄也不经过那里； 四十年之久， 无人居住。

12 我必使埃及成为荒地中的荒地， 四十年之久， 它的城必成为废城中的废城。我必把埃及人分散到列邦， 四散在各地。

13 "‘主耶和华这样说： 满了四十年， 我必把埃及人从他们所分散到的万族中招聚回来。

14 我必使埃及被掳的人归回， 使他们归回自己根源之地巴忒罗， 在那里他们必成为低微的国。

15 这国必成为列国中最低微的， 也必不能再攀到列国之上； 我必使他们弱小， 以致他们不能再管辖列国。

16 埃及必不再作以色列家的倚靠； 每逢以色列家转去仰赖埃及人的时候， 他们就想起自己的罪孽。这样， 他们就知道我是主耶和华。’"

17 二十七年正月初一日， 耶和华的话临到我说：

18 "人子啊！ 巴比伦王尼布甲尼撒使他的军兵千辛万苦攻打推罗， 以致各人都头秃肩破； 但是他和他的军兵攻打推罗所付出的辛劳， 并没有从那里得到什么报酬。

19 因此， 主耶和华这样说： 看哪！ 我必把埃及地赐给巴比伦王尼布甲尼撒， 他把埃及的财富带走， 抢其中的财为掳物， 夺其中的货为掠物， 作他军兵的报酬。

20 我把埃及地赐给他， 作辛劳的报酬， 因为他们都是为我效力的。这是主耶和华的宣告。

21 到了那天， 我必使以色列家的角生出来， 我也必使你以西结在他们中间开口。他们就知道我是耶和华。"