亞述王召集他的權臣，他們跌跌撞撞而來，急急忙忙走上城牆，豎起了防禦的擋牌。

尼尼微王招聚他的贵胄；他们步行绊跌，速上城墙，预备挡牌。

他招聚他的贵族；他们前行时绊跌，速上城墙，预备屏障。

他招聚他的贵族；他们前行时绊跌，速上城墙，预备屏障。

亚述王召集将领，他们一路跌跌撞撞，奔上城墙，架起防御盾牌。

亚述王召集他的权臣，他们跌跌撞撞而来，急急忙忙走上城墙，竖起了防御的挡牌。

尼尼微王招聚他的貴冑；他們步行絆跌，速上城牆，預備擋牌。

他招聚他的貴族；他們前行時絆跌，速上城牆，預備屏障。

他招聚他的貴族；他們前行時絆跌，速上城牆，預備屏障。

亞述王召集將領，他們一路跌跌撞撞，奔上城牆，架起防禦盾牌。

王召集了他的貴族；他們東摔西倒而步行，急急忙忙上城牆，擋牌便立起。

彼召其顯者、乃竭蹶而行、速至城垣、以備扞禦、

尼尼微王召厥有能之士、趑趄而至、築女墻、登埤扞禦

彼彼即尼尼微王召其有能之士、彼行走行走或作行時顛蹶、疾登邑垣、以備扞禦、

Nineveh summons her picked troops, yet they stumble on their way. They dash to the city wall; the protective shield is put in place.

Nineveh sends for their special troops. But they trip and fall on their way. They run toward the city wall. They keep their shield in front of them.

He remembers his officers; they stumble as they go, they hasten to the wall; the siege tower is set up.

The king shouts to his officers; they stumble in their haste, rushing to the walls to set up their defenses.

He gives orders to his officers; they stumble as they advance. They race to its wall; the protective shield is set in place.

He remembers his officers; They stumble in their advance, They hurry to her wall, And the mantelet is set up.

He remembers his nobles; They stumble in their walk; They make haste to her walls, And the defense is prepared.

He remembereth his nobles: they stumble in their march; they make haste to the wall thereof, and the mantelet is prepared.

He gives orders to his officers; they stumble as they advance. They race to its wall; the protective shield is set in place.

He shall recount his worthies: they shall stumble in their walk; they shall make haste to the wall thereof, and the defence shall be prepared.

The commander orders his officers; they stumble as they advance; they rush to the city wall and they set up the covered siege tower.

He summons his picked troops. They stumble on their way. They dash to its wall, and the protective shield is put in place.

列國聽見你的羞恥，大地滿了你的哀號；因為勇士和勇士相碰，雙方一同仆倒。”

“要召集弓箭手去攻擊巴比倫，要召集所有拉弓的；要在巴比倫的四圍安營攻擊它，不容一人逃脫。要照著它的所作所為報應它，它怎樣待人，你們也要怎樣待它；因它狂傲地敵對耶和華，與以色列的聖者為敵。

“你們要在地上豎起旗幟，在列國中吹號角，使列國作好準備攻擊巴比倫，把亞拉臘、米尼、亞實基拿等國召來攻擊她，又指派元帥來攻擊她，使馬匹像蝗蟲洶湧上來。你們要使列國作好準備攻擊她，使瑪代諸王，和她的省長、總監，以及他們轄下各地的人民都作好準備攻擊她。

亞述王啊！你的牧人睡覺，你的貴族安歇，你的子民分散在各山上，沒有人招聚他們。

他們擺設筵席，鋪張地氈，又吃又喝。領袖們，起來吧！用油抹淨盾牌。

他們當中沒有疲倦的，沒有絆倒的，沒有打盹的，也沒有睡覺的；他們的腰帶沒有放鬆，鞋帶也沒有折斷。

騎兵騰躍衝鋒；刀劍爍爍發亮，槍矛閃閃生光；被殺的人眾多，死屍成堆；屍體無數，眾人都被屍體絆倒。