以賽亞書24:1-23

24:1 看哪，耶和華使地空虛，變為荒涼；又翻轉大地，將居民分散。
24:2 那時百姓怎樣，祭司也怎樣；僕人怎樣，主人也怎樣；婢女怎樣，主母也怎樣；買物的怎樣，賣物的也怎樣；放債的怎樣，借債的也怎樣；取利的怎樣，出利的也怎樣。
24:3 地必全然空虛，盡都荒涼；因為這話是耶和華說的。
24:4 地上悲哀衰殘，世界敗落衰殘；地上居高位的人也敗落了。
24:5 地被其上的居民污穢；因為他們犯了律法，廢了律例，背了永約。
24:6 所以，地被咒詛吞滅；住在其上的顯為有罪。地上的居民被火焚燒，剩下的人稀少。
24:7 新酒悲哀，葡萄樹衰殘；心中歡樂的俱都歎息。
24:8 擊鼓之樂止息；宴樂人的聲音完畢，彈琴之樂也止息了。
24:9 人必不得飲酒唱歌；喝濃酒的，必以為苦。
24:10 荒涼的城拆毀了；各家關門閉戶，使人都不得進去。
24:11 在街上因酒有悲歎的聲音；一切喜樂變為昏暗；地上的歡樂歸於無有。
24:12 城中只有荒涼；城門拆毀淨盡。
24:13 在地上的萬民中，必像打過的橄欖樹，又像已摘的葡萄所剩無幾。
24:14 這些人要高聲歡呼；他們為耶和華的威嚴，從海那裡揚起聲來。
24:15 因此，你們要在東方榮耀耶和華，在眾海島榮耀耶和華─以色列上帝的名。
24:16 我們聽見從地極有人歌唱，說：榮耀歸於義人。我卻說：我消滅了！我消滅了，我有禍了！詭詐的行詭詐；詭詐的大行詭詐。
24:17 地上的居民哪，恐懼、陷坑、網羅都臨近你。
24:18 躲避恐懼聲音的必墜入陷坑；從陷坑上來的必被網羅纏住；因為天上的窗戶都開了，地的根基也震動了。
24:19 地全然破壞，盡都崩裂，大大地震動了。
24:20 地要東倒西歪，好像醉酒的人；又搖來搖去，好像吊床。罪過在其上沉重，必然塌陷，不能復起。
24:21 到那日，耶和華在高處必懲罰高處的眾軍，在地上必懲罰地上的列王。
24:22 他們必被聚集，像囚犯被聚在牢獄中，並要囚在監牢裡，多日之後便被討罪（或譯：眷顧）。
24:23 那時，月亮要蒙羞，日頭要慚愧；因為萬軍之耶和華必在錫安山，在耶路撒冷作王；在敬畏他的長老面前，必有榮耀。

Now the Lord is about to lay waste the earth and make it desolate,

and he will twist its surface and scatter its inhabitants.

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And it shall be, as with the people, so with the priest;

as with the slave, so with his master;

as with the maid, so with her mistress;

as with the buyer, so with the seller;

as with the lender, so with the borrower;

as with the creditor, so with the debtor.

3

The earth shall be utterly laid waste and utterly despoiled;

for the Lord has spoken this word.

4

The earth dries up and withers,

the world languishes and withers;

the heavens languish together with the earth.

5

The earth lies polluted

under its inhabitants;

for they have transgressed laws,

violated the statutes,

broken the everlasting covenant.

6

Therefore a curse devours the earth,

and its inhabitants suffer for their guilt;

therefore the inhabitants of the earth dwindled,

and few people are left.

7

The wine dries up,

the vine languishes,

all the merry-hearted sigh.

8

The mirth of the timbrels is stilled,

the noise of the jubilant has ceased,

the mirth of the lyre is stilled.

9

No longer do they drink wine with singing;

strong drink is bitter to those who drink it.

10

The city of chaos is broken down,

every house is shut up so that no one can enter.

11

There is an outcry in the streets for lack of wine;

all joy has reached its eventide;

the gladness of the earth is banished.

12

Desolation is left in the city,

the gates are battered into ruins.

13

For thus it shall be on the earth

and among the nations,

as when an olive tree is beaten,

as at the gleaning when the grape harvest is ended.

14

They lift up their voices, they sing for joy;

they shout from the west over the majesty of the Lord.

15

Therefore in the east give glory to the Lord;

in the coastlands of the sea glorify the name of the Lord, the God of Israel.

16

From the ends of the earth we hear songs of praise,

of glory to the Righteous One.

But I say, I pine away,

I pine away. Woe is me!

For the treacherous deal treacherously,

the treacherous deal very treacherously.

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Terror, and the pit, and the snare

are upon you, O inhabitant of the earth!

18

Whoever flees at the sound of the terror

shall fall into the pit;

and whoever climbs out of the pit

shall be caught in the snare.

For the windows of heaven are opened,

and the foundations of the earth tremble.

19

The earth is utterly broken,

the earth is torn asunder,

the earth is violently shaken.

20

The earth staggers like a drunkard,

it sways like a hut;

its transgression lies heavy upon it,

and it falls, and will not rise again.

21

On that day the Lord will punish

the host of heaven in heaven,

and on earth the kings of the earth.

22

They will be gathered together

like prisoners in a pit;

they will be shut up in a prison,

and after many days they will be punished.

23

Then the moon will be abashed,

and the sun ashamed;

for the Lord of hosts will reign

on Mount Zion and in Jerusalem,

and before his elders he will manifest his glory.

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    上帝要審判世界的目的，就是要改變世界，怎樣改變呢？就是從人犯罪後咒詛改變成為基督做王的上帝國！

    正如在新約啟示錄所說的，世上的國，都成了我主和主基督的國，祂要做王直到永永遠遠！是的，這世界要過去，如被火焚燒一般！但是，最重要的是上帝的國必定實現的！

    讓我們以喜樂的心，來盼望並等候上帝的國完全的實現！因為，這是上帝永遠的計畫真正實現的情形，祂的熱心必定使這是成就，為著祂名的榮耀之緣故，也是為了我們這些祂所愛的人。