1Ask rain from the LORD at the time of the spring rain-- The LORD who makes the storm clouds; And He will give them showers of rain, vegetation in the field to [each] man.
1當春雨的時候，你們要向發閃電的耶和華求雨。他必為眾人降下甘霖，使田園生長菜蔬。
2For the teraphim speak iniquity, And the diviners see lying visions And tell false dreams; They comfort in vain. Therefore [the people] wander like sheep, They are afflicted, because there is no shepherd.
2因為，家神所言的是虛空；卜士所見的是虛假；做夢者所說的是假夢。他們白白地安慰人，所以眾人如羊流離，因無牧人就受苦。
3'My anger is kindled against the shepherds, And I will punish the male goats; For the LORD of hosts has visited His flock, the house of Judah, And will make them like His majestic horse in battle.
3我的怒氣向牧人發作；我必懲罰公山羊；因我─萬軍之耶和華眷顧自己的羊群，就是猶大家，必使他們如駿馬在陣上。
4'From them will come the cornerstone, From them the tent peg, From them the bow of battle, From them every ruler, [all] of them together.
4房角石、釘子、爭戰的弓，和一切掌權的都從他而出。
5'They will be as mighty men, Treading down [the enemy] in the mire of the streets in battle; And they will fight, for the LORD [will be] with them; And the riders on horses will be put to shame.
5他們必如勇士在陣上將仇敵踐踏在街上的泥土中。他們必爭戰，因為耶和華與他們同在；騎馬的也必羞愧。
6'I will strengthen the house of Judah, And I will save the house of Joseph, And I will bring them back, Because I have had compassion on them; And they will be as though I had not rejected them, For I am the LORD their God and I will answer them.
6我要堅固猶大家，拯救約瑟家，要領他們歸回。我要憐恤他們；他們必像未曾棄絕的一樣，都因我是耶和華─他們的神，我必應允他們的禱告。
7'Ephraim will be like a mighty man, And their heart will be glad as if [from] wine; Indeed, their children will see [it] and be glad, Their heart will rejoice in the LORD.
7以法蓮人必如勇士；他們心中暢快如同喝酒；他們的兒女必看見而快活；他們的心必因耶和華喜樂。
8'I will whistle for them to gather them together, For I have redeemed them; And they will be as numerous as they were before.
8我要發嘶聲，聚集他們，因我已經救贖他們。他們的人數必加增，如從前加增一樣。
9'When I scatter them among the peoples, They will remember Me in far countries, And they with their children will live and come back.
9我雖然（或譯：必）播散他們在列國中，他們必在遠方記念我。他們與兒女都必存活，且得歸回。
10'I will bring them back from the land of Egypt And gather them from Assyria; And I will bring them into the land of Gilead and Lebanon Until no [room] can be found for them.
10我必再領他們出埃及地，招聚他們出亞述，領他們到基列和利巴嫩；這地尚且不夠他們居住。
11'And they will pass through the sea [of] distress And He will strike the waves in the sea, So that all the depths of the Nile will dry up; And the pride of Assyria will be brought down And the scepter of Egypt will depart.
11耶和華必經過苦海，擊打海浪，使尼羅河的深處都枯乾。亞述的驕傲必致卑微；埃及的權柄必然滅沒。
12'And I will strengthen them in the LORD, And in His name they will walk,' declares the LORD.
12我必使他們倚靠我，得以堅固；一舉一動必奉我的名。這是耶和華說的。