Gog as the Instrument of God
1 The Lord spoke to me. 2 “Mortal man,” he said, “denounce Gog, chief ruler of the nations of Meshech and Tubal in the land of Magog. Denounce him 3 and tell him that I, the Sovereign Lord, am his enemy. 4 I will turn him around, put hooks in his jaws, and drag him and all his troops away. His army, with its horses and uniformed riders, is enormous, and every soldier carries a shield and is armed with a sword. 5 Troops from Persia, Ethiopia, and Libya are with him, and all have shields and helmets. 6 All the fighting men of the lands of Gomer and Beth Togarmah in the north are with him, and so are men from many other nations. 7 Tell him to get ready and have all his troops ready at his command. 8 After many years I will order him to invade a country where the people were brought back together from many nations and have lived without fear of war. He will invade the mountains of Israel, which were desolate and deserted so long, but where all the people now live in safety. 9 He and his army and the many nations with him will attack like a storm and cover the land like a cloud.”
10 This is what the Sovereign Lord says to Gog: “When that time comes, you will start thinking up an evil plan. 11 You will decide to invade a helpless country where the people live in peace and security in unwalled towns that have no defenses. 12 You will plunder and loot the people who live in cities that were once in ruins. They have been gathered from the nations, and now they have livestock and property and live at the crossroads of the world. 13 The people of Sheba and Dedan and the merchants from the towns of Spain will ask you, ‘Have you assembled your army and attacked in order to loot and plunder? Do you intend to get silver and gold, livestock and property, and march off with all those spoils?’”
14 So the Sovereign Lord sent me to tell Gog what he was saying to him: “Now while my people Israel live in security, you will set out 15 to come from your place in the far north, leading a large, powerful army of soldiers from many nations, all of them on horseback. 16 You will attack my people Israel like a storm moving across the land. When the time comes, I will send you to invade my land in order to show the nations who I am, to show my holiness by what I do through you. 17 You are the one I was talking about long ago, when I announced through my servants, the prophets of Israel, that in days to come I would bring someone to attack Israel.” The Sovereign Lord has spoken.
God's Punishment of Gog
18 The Sovereign Lord says, “On the day when Gog invades Israel, I will become furious. 19 I declare in the heat of my anger that on that day there will be a severe earthquake in the land of Israel. 20 Every fish and bird, every animal large and small, and every human being on the face of the earth will tremble for fear of me. Mountains will fall, cliffs will crumble, and every wall will collapse. 21 I will terrify Gog with all sorts of calamities. I, the Sovereign Lord, have spoken. His men will turn their swords against one another. 22 I will punish him with disease and bloodshed. Torrents of rain and hail, together with fire and sulfur, will pour down on him and his army and on the many nations that are on his side. 23 In this way I will show all the nations that I am great and that I am holy. They will know then that I am the Lord.”
Vēstījums par Goga iebrukumu Israēla zemē
1 Kunga vārds nāca pār mani: 2 “Cilvēka dēls, vērsies pret Gogu Māgoga zemē, pret Mešehas un Tubalas valdnieku, pravieto par viņu. 3 Saki: tā saka Kungs Dievs: es esmu pret tevi, Gog, Mešehas un Tubalas valdniek! 4 Es tevi pagriezīšu, es likšu tev žokļos laužņus un vedīšu tevi ar visu tavu karapulku, zirgiem un jātniekiem – tie visi tērpušies bruņās, milzīgs pulks ar lieliem un maziem vairogiem, tie visi vicinās zobenus! 5 Kopā ar tiem persieši, kūšieši un pūtieši, visiem vairogi un bruņucepures. 6 Tur arī Gomers un viss viņa pulks, Bēt-Togarma no ziemeļu malas, visiem bruņucepures – kopā ar tevi būs daudz ļaužu! 7 Esi gatavs! Gatavojies tu pats un viss tavs pulks, kas sapulcēts pie tevis, esi tiem sargs! 8 Pēc daudzām dienām tu atkal būsi vajadzīgs, pēc daudziem gadiem tu atkal nāksi uz zemi, kas atguvusies no zobena un kuras ļaudis no daudzām tautām sapulcināti Israēla kalnos, kas ilgi stāvēja izpostīti, – tagad tie atvesti atpakaļ no tautām, lai visi varētu dzīvot drošībā. 9 Tu celsies kā negaiss, tu nāksi kā mākonis, kas apklāj zemi, – tu un viss tavs pulks, daudz ļaužu kopā ar tevi! 10 Tā saka Kungs Dievs: todien tev prātā nāks dažādas domas un tu sagudrosi ļaunas lietas, 11 tu teiksi: es uzbrukšu šai nenocietinātajai zemei, došos pret mierīgajiem ļaudīm, kas dzīvo droši, – tie mīt vietās, kur nav mūru, tiem nav ne vārtu, ne aizšaujamo bultu! 12 Grābtin es grābšu, laupīt laupīšu, uzklupšu visam, kas pēc posta atjaunots, – ļaudīm, kas sapulcināti no tautām, kas iekrājuši lopus un mantu, dzīvo augstajā zemē! 13 Šeba un Dedāns, Taršīšas tirgoņi un visi turienes stiprie lauvas tev sacīs: vai tu esi nācis grābtin grābt, laupīt? Vai savu pulku tu sapulcēji, lai stieptu projām sudrabu un zeltu, lai ņemtu lopus un mantu, lai gūtu varenu laupījumu?! –
14 Tādēļ pravieto, cilvēka dēls, un saki Gogam: tā saka Kungs Dievs: vai todien, kad mani Israēla ļaudis dzīvos droši, tu par to nezināsi? 15 Tu nāksi no savas apmetnes ziemeļu malā, tu un daudz ļaužu kopā ar tevi, visi jāšus zirgos – liels pulks, milzīgs karaspēks! 16 Tu celsies pret maniem Israēla ļaudīm kā mākonis, kas apklāj zemi. Tas būs nākamās dienās, es tevi vedīšu pret savu zemi, lai tautas mani pazīst, jo svēts es stāšos pret tevi, Gog, tām redzot!
Dieva vēstījums Gogam
17 Tā saka Kungs Dievs: vai sen aizgājušās dienās caur saviem kalpiem, Israēla praviešiem, kas gadiem ilgi pravietojuši, es tev neteicu, ka vedīšu tevi pret tiem?! 18 Tā notiks tajā dienā: Gogs nāks pret Israēla zemi, saka Kungs Dievs, tad iedegsies manas dusmas un mana kvēle! 19 Savā bardzībā un uguns versmē es saku, ka todien Israēla zemē būs liela zemestrīce – 20 jūras zivis un debesu putni, lauka zvēri un visi rāpuļi, kas pa zemi rāpo, un visi cilvēki, kas mīt virs zemes, drebēs manā priekšā! Kalni sabruks, klintis kritīs un mūri sagāzīsies! 21 Visos savos kalnos es slaktēšu viņu ar zobenu, saka Kungs Dievs. Tad brālis cels zobenu pret brāli! 22 Es viņu tiesāšu ar mēri, asinsizliešanu, plūdiem, krusu, uguni un sēru – es to liešu pār viņu, visu viņa pulku un milzumu ļaužu, kas kopā ar viņu! 23 Es parādīšos liels un svēts, atklāšos daudzām tautām, tad tie zinās, ka es esmu Kungs!”
