Make your battle plans! But you won’t succeed. Give your orders! But they won’t be carried out. That’s because God is with us.

任凭你们同谋，终归无有；任凭你们言定，终不成立；因为神与我们同在。

任凭你们筹算什么，终必无效；不管你们讲定什么，总不成立；因为上帝与我们同在。

任凭你们筹算什么，终必无效；不管你们讲定什么，总不成立；因为神与我们同在。

你们设计谋吧，但休想得逞！你们定策略吧，但休想成功！因为上帝与我们同在。

你们尽管计划阴谋吧，这些终必失败；你们尽管提议吧，这些终必不能成立，因为神与我们同在。

你们筹谋吧，也终必遭挫败；你们开口吧，也终必不成立！因为神与我们同在！

任憑你們同謀，終歸無有；任憑你們言定，終不成立；因為神與我們同在。

任憑你們籌算甚麼，終必無效；不管你們講定甚麼，總不成立；因為上帝與我們同在。

任憑你們籌算甚麼，終必無效；不管你們講定甚麼，總不成立；因為神與我們同在。

你們設計謀吧，但休想得逞！你們定策略吧，但休想成功！因為上帝與我們同在。

你們儘管計劃陰謀吧，這些終必失敗；你們儘管提議吧，這些終必不能成立，因為神與我們同在。

謀畫陰謀吧，終必歸於失敗；一言言定吧，終必不能成立；因為上帝與我們同在。

你們籌謀吧，也終必遭挫敗；你們開口吧，也終必不成立！因為神與我們同在！

任爾共謀、終歸無成、任爾發言、終必不立、因上帝偕我儕也、

所謀不成、所命不立、蓋上帝實左右我、

任爾設謀、終必無成、任爾定命、終必不立、因天主護祐我儕、因天主護祐我儕原文作因天主與我儕偕○

Devise your strategy, but it will be thwarted; propose your plan, but it will not stand, for God is with us.

Take counsel together, but it will come to nothing; speak a word, but it will not stand, for God is with us.

Call your councils of war, but they will be worthless. Develop your strategies, but they will not succeed. For God is with us!”

Devise a plan; it will fail. Make a prediction; it will not happen. For God is with us.

Devise a plan, but it will fail; State a proposal, but it will not stand, For God is with us.”

Take counsel together, but it will come to nothing; Speak the word, but it will not stand, For God is with us.”

Take counsel together, and it shall be brought to nought; speak the word, and it shall not stand: for God is with us.

Devise a plan; it will fail. Make a prediction; it will not happen. For God is with us.

Take counsel together, and it shall come to nought; speak the word, and it shall not stand: for God[ is] with us.

Devise your strategy, but it will be thwarted! Issue your orders, but they will not be executed! For God is with us!

Take counsel together, and it will be brought to nothing; speak the word, and it will not stand, for God is with us.”

What should we say then? Since God is on our side, who can be against us?

Suppose people order something to happen. It won’t happen unless the Lord has planned it.

He stops the evil plans of those who are clever. The work of their hands doesn’t succeed.

The Lord who rules over all is with us. The God of Jacob is like a fort to us.

David had been told,“ Ahithophel, along with Absalom, is one of the people making secret plans against you.” So David prayed,“ Lord, make Ahithophel’s advice look foolish.”

Ahithophel saw that his advice wasn’t being followed. So he put a saddle on his donkey. He started out for his house in his hometown. When he arrived, he made everything ready for his death. He made out his will. Then he killed himself. And so he died and was buried in his father’s tomb.

Aram, Ephraim and Remaliah’s son have planned to destroy you. They said,“ Let’s march into Judah and attack it. Let’s tear everything down. Then we can share the land among ourselves. And we can make Tabeel’s son king over it.”But I am the Lord and King. I say,“‘ “That will not happen. It will not take place.

The Lord himself will give you a sign. The virgin is going to have a baby. She will give birth to a son. And he will be called Immanuel.

They make clever plans against your people. They make evil plans against those you love.“ Come,” they say.“ Let’s destroy that whole nation. Then the name of Israel won’t be remembered anymore.”All of them agree on the evil plans they have made. They join forces against you.Their forces include the people of Edom, Ishmael, Moab and Hagar.They also include the people of Byblos, Ammon, Amalek, Philistia and Tyre.Even Assyria has joined them to give strength to the people of Moab and Ammon.Do to them what you did to the people of Midian. Do to them what you did to Sisera and Jabin at the Kishon River.Sisera and Jabin died near the town of Endor. Their bodies were left on the ground like human waste.Do to the nobles of your enemies what you did to Oreb and Zeeb. Do to all their princes what you did to Zebah and Zalmunna.They said,“ Let’s take over the grasslands that belong to God.”My God, make them like straw that the wind blows away. Make them like tumbleweed.Destroy them as fire burns up a forest. Destroy them as a flame sets mountains on fire.Chase them with your mighty winds. Terrify them with your storm.Lord, put them to shame so that they will seek you.May they always be filled with terror and shame. May they die in dishonor.May you, the Lord, let your enemies know who you are. You alone are the Most High God over the whole earth.

The Lord who rules over all is with us. The God of Jacob is like a fort to us.

No wisdom, wise saying or plan can succeed against the Lord.

God is our place of safety. He gives us strength. He is always there to help us in times of trouble.

God is with us. He’s our leader. His priests will blow their trumpets. They will sound the battle cry against you. People of Israel, don’t fight against the Lord. He’s the God of your people who lived long ago. You can’t possibly succeed.”

If you live under the power of sin, you will die. But by the Spirit’s power you can put to death the sins you commit. Then you will live.

They will sweep on into Judah like a flood. They will pass through Judah and reach all the way to Jerusalem. Immanuel, they will attack your land like an eagle. Their wings will spread out and cover it.”

Joshua, no one will be able to oppose you as long as you live. I will be with you, just as I was with Moses. I will never leave you. I will never desert you.

So let me give you some advice. Leave these men alone! Let them go! If their plans and actions only come from people, they will fail.But if their plans come from God, you won’t be able to stop these men. You will only find yourselves fighting against God.”

“ The virgin is going to have a baby. She will give birth to a son. And he will be called Immanuel.”( Isaiah 7:14) The name Immanuel means“ God with us.”

The Lord blocks the sinful plans of the nations. He keeps them from doing what they want to do.But the plans of the Lord stand firm forever. What he wants to do will last for all time.

So do not be afraid. I am with you. Do not be terrified. I am your God. I will make you strong and help you. I will hold you safe in my hands. I always do what is right.

When you go to war against your enemies, you might see that they have horses and chariots. They might even have an army stronger than yours. But don’t be afraid of them. The Lord your God will be with you. After all, he brought you up out of Egypt.

Teach them to obey everything I have commanded you. And you can be sure that I am always with you, to the very end.”

Why do the nations plan evil together? Why do they make useless plans?The kings of the earth rise up against the Lord. The rulers of the earth join together against his anointed king.

A child will be born to us. A son will be given to us. He will rule over us. And he will be called Wonderful Adviser and Mighty God. He will also be called Father Who Lives Forever and Prince Who Brings Peace.

The Lord will put an end to anything they plan against him. He won’t allow Assyria to win the battle over his people a second time.His enemies will be tangled up among thorns. Their wine will make them drunk. They’ll be burned up like dry straw.Nineveh, a king has marched out from you. He makes evil plans against the Lord. He thinks about how he can do what is wrong.The Lord says,“ His army has many soldiers. Other nations are helping them. But they will be destroyed and pass away. Judah, I punished you. But I will not do it anymore.

Ahithophel’s plan seemed good to Absalom. It also seemed good to all the elders of Israel.

Manasseh had carved a statue of a god. He put it in God’s temple. God had spoken to David and his son Solomon about the temple. He had said,“ My Name will be in this temple and in Jerusalem forever. Out of all the cities in the tribes of Israel I have chosen Jerusalem.I gave this land to your people who lived long ago. I will not make the Israelites leave it again. But they must be careful to do everything I commanded them. They must follow all the laws, directions, and rules I gave them through Moses.”