A pure white java sparrow flew onto the balcony.
Father caught it and placed it, for a time, in a birdcage.
Inside already lived two lovebirds.
He planned to buy a new home for the sparrow later.
After a while, I heard piercing cries.
Ah—why was this sparrow so full of sorrow?
Woe— the sparrow laid motionless, pecked, bright red blood covering its head.
The Heavenly Father God, who created them all—
How deeply His heart must grieve, as anger rose within me.
All were made by the Lord;
Why such ruthless harm to one another?
I mournfully pray and hope for the day God has promised:
“The wolf and the lamb will feed together, and the lion will eat straw like the ox, and dust will be the serpent’s food. They will neither harm nor destroy on all my holy mountain.” (Isaiah 65:25)
一隻白紋鳥飛到陽台裡，
父親抓到了，把他暫時放在鳥籠裡。
裡面已經有兩隻牡丹鳥住在那裡。
父親等會就去買新家給白紋鳥。
我在家裡聽見淒厲的叫聲，
啊，這白紋鳥為何如此傷心？
當我看見，
滿頭鮮血的白紋鳥，躺平在鳥籠底，
我的悲怒從心底燒起。
這白紋鳥被原住民牡丹鳥看為入侵者，
孤立無援地死去，
創造他們的天父上帝，
心底何等傷心：
本是主所造，相煎何太急？
我衷心祈禱著上帝應許的那一天來到：
豺 狼 必 與 羊 羔 同 食 ； 獅 子 必 吃 草 與 牛 一 樣 ； 塵 土 必 作 蛇 的 食 物 。 在 我 聖 山 的 遍 處 ， 這 一 切 都 不 傷 人 ， 不 害 物 。 這 是 耶 和 華 說 的 。(以賽亞書65:25)