1 When Ahaz son of Jotham, the son of Uzziah, was king of Judah, King Rezin of Aram and Pekah son of Remaliah king of Israel marched up to fight against Jerusalem, but they could not overpower it.
犹大王亚哈斯（乌西雅的孙子，约坦的儿子）在位的时候，亚兰王利汛和以色列王比加（利玛利的儿子）联合进军耶路撒冷，却不能取胜。
2 Now the house of David was told, "Aram has allied itself with Ephraim"; so the hearts of Ahaz and his people were shaken, as the trees of the forest are shaken by the wind.
有人告诉大卫家：“亚兰与以法莲结盟。”亚哈斯和百姓就心慌，好像林中的树被风吹动一样。
3 Then the Lord said to Isaiah, "Go out, you and your son Shear-Jashub, to meet Ahaz at the end of the aqueduct of the Upper Pool, on the road to the Washerman's Field.
主就对以赛亚说：“你和你的儿子施亚雅述出去，到上池的沟 渠尽头，就是去大染坊的路上，见一见亚哈斯。
4 Say to him,‘Be careful, keep calm and don't be afraid. Do not lose heart because of these two smoldering stubs of firewood-because of the fierce anger of Rezin and Aram and of the son of Remaliah.
对他说：要谨慎冷静 。不要胆怯。别因这两个闷烧的柴垛而泄气；更不要因为亚兰、利汛和比加来势汹汹而灰心。
5 Aram, Ephraim and Remaliah's son have plotted your ruin, saying,
亚兰、以法莲和比加密谋毁你 ，说：
6 "Let us invade Judah; let us tear it apart and divide it among ourselves, and make the son of Tabeel king over it."
“我们入侵犹大，一分为二，彼此各占一半,拥戴特比尔的儿子为王。”
7 Yet this is what the Sovereign Lord says: "‘It will not take place, it will not happen,
但主这么说：这事不成，成不了。
8 for the head of Aram is Damascus, and the head of Damascus is only Rezin. Within sixty-five years Ephraim will be too shattered to be a people.
因为大马士革为亚兰之首，利汛是大马士革元首。65年之内，以法莲一族必然七零八落。
9 The head of Ephraim is Samaria, and the head of Samaria is only Remaliah's son. If you do not stand firm in your faith, you will not stand at all.' "
撒玛利亚是以法莲之首，利玛利的儿子是撒玛利亚元首。你们若不坚信，定然奔溃。”
10 Again the Lord spoke to Ahaz,
主又对亚哈斯说：
11 "Ask the Lord your God for a sign, whether in the deepest depths or in the highest heights."
“向主你的神，无论在五洋或九天，求个迹象。”
12 But Ahaz said, "I will not ask; I will not put the Lord to the test."
亚哈斯却说：“我不求。我不试探主。”
13 Then Isaiah said, "Hear now, you house of David! Is it not enough to try the patience of men? Will you try the patience of my God also?
以赛亚就说：“你们这些大卫家的人阿，听着！无论耐性多大，人能受得了吗？你们还要挑战我神的耐性吗？
14 Therefore the Lord himself will give you a sign: The virgin will be with child and will give birth to a son, and will call him Immanuel.
因此，主要亲自给你们一个迹象：必有童女怀孕生子，给他起名叫以马内利。
15 He will eat curds and honey when he knows enough to reject the wrong and choose the right.
他吃奶油和蜂蜜长大，直到完全懂得抑恶扬善。
16 But before the boy knows enough to reject the wrong and choose the right, the land of the two kings you dread will be laid waste.
在这孩子还没有能力抑恶扬善之前，你所畏惧的亚兰和以色列之地就荒废了。
17 The Lord will bring on you and on your people and on the house of your father a time unlike any since Ephraim broke away from Judah-he will bring the king of Assyria."
主必带来亚述王，使你和百姓以及大卫家经历一段不寻常的时期。自以法莲脱离犹大以来，未曾有这样的日子。”
18 In that day the Lord will whistle for flies from the distant streams of Egypt and for bees from the land of Assyria.
到那日，主一声哨响，埃及江河的苍蝇和亚述的蜂子铺天盖地而来，
19 They will all come and settle in the steep ravines and in the crevices in the rocks, on all the thornbushes and at all the water holes.
落在陡峭的 沟壑、石缝、灌丛和水坑。
20 In that day the Lord will use a razor hired from beyond the River -the king of Assyria-to shave your head and the hair of your legs, and to take off your beards also.
那日，主用大河那边的剃头刀（亚述王）刮去你们的头发、腿毛和胡须。
21 In that day, a man will keep alive a young cow and two goats.
那日，一个人要养活一只奶牛犊和两只山羊。
22 And because of the abundance of the milk they give, he will have curds to eat. All who remain in the land will eat curds and honey.
靠充足的牛奶羊奶和蜂蜜，境内的幸存者才能活。
23 In that day, in every place where there were a thousand vines worth a thousand silver shekels, there will be only briers and thorns.
先前，那里一千棵葡萄树值银1.1公斤银子；到那日，只剩荆棘和蒺藜。
24 Men will go there with bow and arrow, for the land will be covered with briers and thorns.
人上那里去，必带弓箭，因为遍地满了荆棘和蒺藜。
25 As for all the hills once cultivated by the hoe, you will no longer go there for fear of the briers and thorns; they will become places where cattle are turned loose and where sheep run.
至于那些开垦过的山地，你们因怕荆棘和蒺藜，不敢再去。那里成了放牛场。羊子在那里奔跑。