Isaiah 20
1 जिस वर्ष में अश्शूर के राजा सर्गोन की आज्ञा से तर्तान ने अशदोद आकर उस से युद्ध किया और उसको ले भी लिया,
2 उसी वर्ष यहोवा ने आमोस के पुत्र यशायाह से कहा, जा कर अपनी कमर का टाट खोल और अपनी जूतियां उतार; सो उसने वैसा ही किया, और वह नंगा और नंगे पांव घूमता फिरता था।
3 और यहोवा ने कहा, जिस प्रकार मेरा दास यशायाह तीन वर्ष से उघाड़ा और नंगे पांव चलता आया है, कि मिस्र और कूश के लिये चिन्ह और चमत्कार हो,
4 उसी प्रकार अश्शूर का राजा मिस्री और कूश के लोगों को बंधुआ कर के देश-निकाल करेगा, क्या लड़के क्या बूढ़े, सभों को बंधुए कर के उघाड़े और नंगे पांव और नितम्ब खुले ले जाएगा, जिस से मिस्र लज्जित हो।
5 तब वे कूश के कारण जिस पर उनकी आशा थी, और मिस्र के हेतु जिस पर वे फूलते थे व्याकुल और लज्जित हो जाएंगे।
6 और समुद्र के इस पार के बसने वाले उस समय यह कहेंगे, देखो, जिन पर हम आशा रखते थे ओर जिनके पास हम अश्शूर के राजा से बचने के लिये भागने को थे उनकी ऐसी दशा हो गई है। तो फिर हम लोग कैसे बचेंगे?
1 In the year that Tartan came unto Ashdod, (when Sargon the king of Assyria sent him,) and fought against Ashdod, and took it;
2 At the same time spake the Lord by Isaiah the son of Amoz, saying, Go and loose the sackcloth from off thy loins, and put off thy shoe from thy foot. And he did so, walking naked and barefoot.
3 And the Lord said, Like as my servant Isaiah hath walked naked and barefoot three years for a sign and wonder upon Egypt and upon Ethiopia;
4 So shall the king of Assyria lead away the Egyptians prisoners, and the Ethiopians captives, young and old, naked and barefoot, even with their buttocks uncovered, to the shame of Egypt.
5 And they shall be afraid and ashamed of Ethiopia their expectation, and of Egypt their glory.
6 And the inhabitant of this isle shall say in that day, Behold, such is our expectation, whither we flee for help to be delivered from the king of Assyria: and how shall we escape?
1 Rejoice in the Lord, O ye righteous: for praise is comely for the upright.
2 Praise the Lord with harp: sing unto him with the psaltery and an instrument of ten strings.
3 Sing unto him a new song; play skilfully with a loud noise.
4 For the word of the Lord is right; and all his works are done in truth.
5 He loveth righteousness and judgment: the earth is full of the goodness of the Lord.
6 By the word of the Lord were the heavens made; and all the host of them by the breath of his mouth.
7 He gathereth the waters of the sea together as an heap: he layeth up the depth in storehouses.
8 Let all the earth fear the Lord: let all the inhabitants of the world stand in awe of him.
9 For he spake, and it was done; he commanded, and it stood fast.
10 The Lord bringeth the counsel of the heathen to nought: he maketh the devices of the people of none effect.
11 The counsel of the Lord standeth for ever, the thoughts of his heart to all generations.
12 Blessed is the nation whose God is the Lord; and the people whom he hath chosen for his own inheritance.
13 The Lord looketh from heaven; he beholdeth all the sons of men.
14 From the place of his habitation he looketh upon all the inhabitants of the earth.
15 He fashioneth their hearts alike; he considereth all their works.
16 There is no king saved by the multitude of an host: a mighty man is not delivered by much strength.
17 An horse is a vain thing for safety: neither shall he deliver any by his great strength.
18 Behold, the eye of the Lord is upon them that fear him, upon them that hope in his mercy;
19 To deliver their soul from death, and to keep them alive in famine.
20 Our soul waiteth for the Lord: he is our help and our shield.
21 For our heart shall rejoice in him, because we have trusted in his holy name.
22 Let thy mercy, O Lord, be upon us, according as we hope in thee.