耶和华说：“有刀剑临到迦勒底人和巴比伦的居民，并他的首领与智慧人。

有刀剑临到迦勒底人和巴比伦的居民，临到它的领袖与智慧人。这是耶和华说的。

有刀剑临到迦勒底人和巴比伦的居民，临到它的领袖与智慧人。这是耶和华说的。

耶和华说：“敌人要攻击巴比伦的居民及其首领和谋士；

刀剑必攻击迦勒底人，攻击巴比伦的居民，攻击它的领袖和智慧人。”这是耶和华的宣告。

耶和華說：「有刀劍臨到迦勒底人和巴比倫的居民，並她的首領與智慧人。

有刀劍臨到迦勒底人和巴比倫的居民，臨到它的領袖與智慧人。這是耶和華說的。

有刀劍臨到迦勒底人和巴比倫的居民，臨到它的領袖與智慧人。這是耶和華說的。

耶和華說：「敵人要攻擊巴比倫的居民及其首領和謀士；

刀劍必攻擊迦勒底人，攻擊巴比倫的居民，攻擊它的領袖和智慧人。”這是耶和華的宣告。

『永恆主發神諭說：刀劍哪，攻擊迦勒底人哦！攻擊巴比倫的居民哦！攻擊她的首領和智慧人哦！

耶和華曰、刃臨於迦勒底人、與巴比倫居民、及其牧伯哲士、

耶和華曰、災降於迦勒底、巴比倫、及其牧伯哲士。

主曰、刃臨於迦勒底人、與巴比倫居民、及其牧伯哲士、

“ A sword against the Babylonians!” declares the Lord—“ against those who live in Babylon and against her officials and wise men!

“ A sword is coming against the Babylonians!” announces the Lord.“ It is coming against those who live in Babylon. It is coming against their officials and wise men.

“ A sword against the Chaldeans, declares the Lord, and against the inhabitants of Babylon, and against her officials and her wise men!

“ The sword of destruction will strike the Babylonians,” says the Lord.“ It will strike the people of Babylon— her officials and wise men, too.

A sword is over the Chaldeans— this is the LORD’s declaration— against those who live in Babylon, against her officials, and against her sages.

A sword against the Chaldeans,” declares the Lord,“ And against the inhabitants of Babylon And against her leaders and her wise men!

“ A sword is against the Chaldeans,” says the Lord,“ Against the inhabitants of Babylon, And against her princes and her wise men.

A sword is upon the Chaldeans, saith Jehovah, and upon the inhabitants of Babylon, and upon her princes, and upon her wise men.

A sword is over the Chaldeans— this is the Lord’s declaration— against those who live in Babylon, against her officials, and against her sages.

A sword[ is] upon the Chaldeans, saith the LORD, and upon the inhabitants of Babylon, and upon her princes, and upon her wise[ men].

“ Destructive forces will come against the Babylonians,” says the LORD.“ They will come against the people who inhabit Babylonia, against her leaders and her men of wisdom.

“ A sword is on the Chaldeans,” says Yahweh,“ and on the inhabitants of Babylon, on her princes, and on her wise men.

当夜，迦勒底人的王伯沙撒被杀了。

王大声高呼，要人把占卜者、迦勒底人和算命者带来。王开口对巴比伦的智慧人说：“任何人读出这文字，并把它的释义讲明给我，他就必身穿紫袍，项戴金链，在国中掌权，位居第三。”那时，王所有的智慧人都来了，却不能读出这文字，也不能把它的释义显明给王。

伯沙撒王为他的一千名大臣摆设了盛大的宴席，当着这一千人的面喝酒。伯沙撒酒酣之时，吩咐人把他先王尼布甲尼撒从耶路撒冷的圣殿中取走的金银器皿带来，好让王和他的大臣们、妻子们、妃嫔们都用这些来喝酒。

我从北方兴起一人；他从日出之地而来，他必呼求我的名。他必把掌权者像泥土一样践踏，如同陶匠踹踏陶泥。

因为耶和华必以烈火和他的刀剑审判一切有血肉的；那时被耶和华所杀的人会很多。

琐安的首领们极其愚妄，法老最智慧的谋士们所出的谋略都是愚拙！你们怎么能对法老说“我是智慧人的子孙，是古代君王的后裔”？你的智慧人在哪里呢？让他们告诉你吧，让他们去明白万军之耶和华对埃及所策划的！琐安的首领们愚昧，挪弗的首领们被欺哄；埃及众支派中当房角石的，使埃及人迷失。

我破坏假先知的预兆，使占卜者显为愚妄；我颠覆了智慧人，使他们的知识变为愚拙；

你因谋划过多而筋疲力尽；现在就让那些划分天象、观看星辰、在新月时说预言的都站出来吧，拯救你脱离那些将要临到你的事！看哪！他们必像麦秸一样被火烧毁，他们不能解救自己脱离威猛的火焰；这不是可以用来取暖的炭火，也不是可以坐在其面前的炉火。

因此，看哪，我要再次向这子民行奇妙的事，是奇妙又奇妙的事；他们智慧人的智慧必会消亡，有悟性之人的悟性必被隐藏！”