“ You used to boast,‘ We are heroes, mighty men of war.’

你们怎么说：‘我们是勇士，是有勇力打仗的’呢？

你们怎么说：“我们是勇士，是会打仗的壮士”呢？

你们怎么说：“我们是勇士，是会打仗的壮士”呢？

“摩押人啊，你们怎能自称为骁勇善战的英雄呢？

你们怎么说：‘我们是勇士，是善战的武士’？

你們怎麼說：我們是勇士，是有勇力打仗的呢？

你們怎麼說：「我們是勇士，是會打仗的壯士」呢？

你們怎麼說：「我們是勇士，是會打仗的壯士」呢？

摩押人啊，你們怎能自稱為驍勇善戰的英雄呢？

你們怎麼說：‘我們是勇士，是善戰的武士’？

『你們怎麼說：「我們是勇士，是有力氣能爭戰的人」？

爾曹奚曰、我乃壯士、有勇戰鬥、

豈可自誇、有能之士、善於戰鬥。

爾曹焉可曰、我儕乃英武有能之士、善於戰爭、

“ How can you say,‘ We are warriors, men valiant in battle’?

“ How can you say,‘ We are soldiers. We are men who are brave in battle’?

“ How do you say,‘ We are heroes and mighty men of war’?

How can you say,“ We are warriors— valiant men for battle”?

How can you say,‘ We are warriors, And men competent for battle’?

“ How can you say,‘ We are mighty And strong men for the war’?

How say ye, We are mighty men, and valiant men for the war?

How can you say,“ We are warriors— mighty men ready for battle”?

How say ye, We[ are] mighty and strong men for the war?

How can you men of Moab say,‘ We are heroes, men who are mighty in battle?’

“ How do you say,‘ We are mighty men, and valiant men for the war?’

The best equipped army cannot save a king, nor is great strength enough to save a warrior.

He boasts,“ By my own powerful arm I have done this. With my own shrewd wisdom I planned it. I have broken down the defenses of nations and carried off their treasures. I have knocked down their kings like a bull.

Therefore, the Lord, the Lord of Heaven’s Armies, will send a plague among Assyria’s proud troops, and a flaming fire will consume its glory.

We have heard about proud Moab— about its pride and arrogance and rage. But all that boasting has disappeared.

They will receive the wages of their pride, for they have scoffed at the people of the Lord of Heaven’s Armies.

I have observed something else under the sun. The fastest runner doesn’t always win the race, and the strongest warrior doesn’t always win the battle. The wise sometimes go hungry, and the skillful are not necessarily wealthy. And those who are educated don’t always lead successful lives. It is all decided by chance, by being in the right place at the right time.

This is what the Lord says:“ Don’t let the wise boast in their wisdom, or the powerful boast in their power, or the rich boast in their riches.

You have been deceived by the fear you inspire in others and by your own pride. You live in a rock fortress and control the mountain heights. But even if you make your nest among the peaks with the eagles, I will bring you crashing down,” says the Lord.

Then the Assyrian king’s chief of staff told them to give this message to Hezekiah:“ This is what the great king of Assyria says: What are you trusting in that makes you so confident?Do you think that mere words can substitute for military skill and strength? Who are you counting on, that you have rebelled against me?

I trust in the Lord for protection. So why do you say to me,“ Fly like a bird to the mountains for safety!

“‘ How can you say,“ We are wise because we have the word of the Lord,” when your teachers have twisted it by writing lies?

“ For this is what the Lord says: All of Egypt’s allies will fall, and the pride of her power will end. From Migdol to Aswan they will be slaughtered by the sword, says the Sovereign Lord.