Isaiah

願你裂天而降；願山在你面前震動─

Oh that thou wouldest rend the heavens, that thou wouldest come down, that the mountains might flow down at thy presence,

好像火燒乾柴，又像火將水燒開，使你敵人知道你的名，使列國在你面前發顫！

As {when} the melting fire burneth, the fire causeth the waters to boil, to make thy name known to thine adversaries, {that} the nations may tremble at thy presence! {the melting...: Heb. the fire of meltings}

你曾行我們不能逆料可畏的事。那時你降臨，山嶺在你面前震動。

When thou didst terrible things {which} we looked not for, thou camest down, the mountains flowed down at thy presence.

從古以來，人未曾聽見、未曾耳聞、未曾眼見在你以外有甚麼神為等候他的人行事。

For since the beginning of the world {men} have not heard, nor perceived by the ear, neither hath the eye seen, O God, beside thee, {what} he hath prepared for him that waiteth for him. {seen...: or, seen a God beside thee, which doeth so for him, etc}

你迎接那歡喜行義、記念你道的人；你曾發怒，我們仍犯罪；這景況已久，我們還能得救麼？

Thou meetest him that rejoiceth and worketh righteousness, {those that} remember thee in thy ways: behold, thou art wroth; for we have sinned: in those is continuance, and we shall be saved.

我們都像不潔淨的人；所有的義都像污穢的衣服。我們都像葉子漸漸枯乾；我們的罪孽好像風把我們吹去。

But we are all as an unclean {thing}, and all our righteousnesses {are} as filthy rags; and we all do fade as a leaf; and our iniquities, like the wind, have taken us away.

並且無人求告你的名；無人奮力抓住你。原來你掩面不顧我們，使我們因罪孽消化。

And {there is} none that calleth upon thy name, that stirreth up himself to take hold of thee: for thou hast hid thy face from us, and hast consumed us, because of our iniquities. {consumed: Heb. melted} {because: Heb. by the hand}

耶和華啊，現在你仍是我們的父！我們是泥，你是窯匠；我們都是你手的工作。

But now, O LORD, thou {art} our father; we {are} the clay, and thou our potter; and we all {are} the work of thy hand.

耶和華啊，求你不要大發震怒，也不要永遠記念罪孽。求你垂顧我們，我們都是你的百姓。

Be not wroth very sore, O LORD, neither remember iniquity for ever: behold, see, we beseech thee, we {are} all thy people.

你的聖邑變為曠野。錫安變為曠野；耶路撒冷成為荒場。

Thy holy cities are a wilderness, Zion is a wilderness, Jerusalem a desolation.

我們聖潔華美的殿─就是我們列祖讚美你的所在被火焚燒；我們所羨慕的美地盡都荒廢。

Our holy and our beautiful house, where our fathers praised thee, is burned up with fire: and all our pleasant things are laid waste.

耶和華啊，有這些事，你還忍得住麼？你仍靜默使我們深受苦難麼？

Wilt thou refrain thyself for these {things}, O LORD? wilt thou hold thy peace, and afflict us very sore?