Say to the nations far and wide:“ Get ready for war! Call out your best warriors. Let all your fighting men advance for the attack.

当在万民中宣告说：要预备打仗；激动勇士，使一切战士上前来。

当在列国中宣告：预备打仗，激发勇士，使所有战士上前来。

当在列国中宣告：预备打仗，激发勇士，使所有战士上前来。

你们去向万国宣告：“要召集勇士，征调军队，前去打仗！

你们要在列国中宣告以下这话：“你们要预备争战，要激动勇士。让所有的战士都近前来，让他们都上去攻击。

當在萬民中宣告說：要預備打仗；激動勇士，使一切戰士上前來。

當在列國中宣告：預備打仗，激發勇士，使所有戰士上前來。

當在列國中宣告：預備打仗，激發勇士，使所有戰士上前來。

你們去向萬國宣告：「要召集勇士，徵調軍隊，前去打仗！

你們要在列國中宣告以下這話：“你們要預備爭戰，要激動勇士。讓所有的戰士都近前來，讓他們都上去攻擊。

要在列國中宣告以下這話：要行聖禮準備爭戰，要激動勇士；一切戰士都要接戰，都要上陣。

當宣告於列邦曰、爾其備戰、激勵勇士、使戰士咸進而上、

當告異邦之人曰、興干戈、募猛士、使武夫麕至、

爾曹宣告於異邦中曰、當自備以戰、招募勇士、使武士俱至、

Proclaim this among the nations: Prepare for war! Rouse the warriors! Let all the fighting men draw near and attack.

Announce this among the nations. Tell them to prepare for battle. Nations, get your soldiers ready! Bring all your fighting men together and march out to attack.

Proclaim this among the nations: Consecrate for war; stir up the mighty men. Let all the men of war draw near; let them come up.

Proclaim this among the nations: Prepare for holy war; rouse the warriors; let all the men of war advance and attack!

Proclaim this among the nations: Prepare for holy war; stir up the warriors! Have all the soldiers come forward, have them come up!

Proclaim this among the nations:“ Prepare for war! Wake up the mighty men, Let all the men of war draw near, Let them come up.

Proclaim ye this among the nations; prepare war; stir up the mighty men; let all the men of war draw near, let them come up.

Proclaim this among the nations: Prepare for holy war; rouse the warriors; let all the men of war advance and attack!

Proclaim ye this among the Gentiles; Prepare war, wake up the mighty men, let all the men of war draw near; let them come up:

Proclaim this among the nations:“ Prepare for a holy war! Call out the warriors! Let all these fighting men approach and attack!

Proclaim this among the nations:“ Prepare for war! Stir up the mighty men. Let all the warriors draw near. Let them come up.

“ Get ready; be prepared! Keep all the armies around you mobilized, and take command of them.

“ Prepare your shields, and advance into battle!Harness the horses, and mount the stallions. Take your positions. Put on your helmets. Sharpen your spears, and prepare your armor.

“ Huddle together, you nations, and be terrified. Listen, all you distant lands. Prepare for battle, but you will be crushed! Yes, prepare for battle, but you will be crushed!Call your councils of war, but they will be worthless. Develop your strategies, but they will not succeed. For God is with us!”

The king of Babylon now stands at the fork, uncertain whether to attack Jerusalem or Rabbah. He calls his magicians to look for omens. They cast lots by shaking arrows from the quiver. They inspect the livers of animal sacrifices.The omen in his right hand says,‘ Jerusalem!’ With battering rams his soldiers will go against the gates, shouting for the kill. They will put up siege towers and build ramps against the walls.

Come here and listen, O nations of the earth. Let the world and everything in it hear my words.

Tell all the nations,“ The Lord reigns!” The world stands firm and cannot be shaken. He will judge all peoples fairly.

This is what the Lord says:“ You false prophets are leading my people astray! You promise peace for those who give you food, but you declare war on those who refuse to feed you.

“ Listen to this message from the Lord, you nations of the world; proclaim it in distant coastlands: The Lord, who scattered his people, will gather them and watch over them as a shepherd does his flock.

This is what the Lord says:“ Tell the whole world, and keep nothing back. Raise a signal flag to tell everyone that Babylon will fall! Her images and idols will be shattered. Her gods Bel and Marduk will be utterly disgraced.