以西結書 34
1 上主的話傳給我說：「
Then the word of the LORD came to me, saying,
2 人子，你應說預言攻斥以色列的牧者，向他們講預言說：吾主上主這樣說：禍哉以色列的牧者! 你們只知牧養自己；牧人豈不應該牧養羊群﹖
“Son of man, prophesy against the shepherds of Israel. Prophesy and tell them that this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘Woe to the shepherds of Israel, who only feed themselves! Should not the shepherds feed their flock?
3 你們吃羊奶，穿羊毛衣，宰肥羊，卻不牧養羊群：
You eat the fat, wear the wool, and butcher the fattened sheep, but you do not feed the flock.
4 瘦弱的，你們不扶養；患病的，你們不醫治；受傷的，你們不包紮；迷路的，你們不領回；遺失的，你們不尋找，反而用強力和殘暴去管治他們。
You have not strengthened the weak, healed the sick, bound up the injured, brought back the strays, or searched for the lost. Instead, you have ruled them with violence and cruelty.
5 因為沒有牧人，羊都四散了；羊四散後，便成了一切野獸的食物。
They were scattered for lack of a shepherd, and when they were scattered they became food for all the wild beasts.
6 我的羊在群山峻嶺中迷了路，我的羊四散在全地面上，沒有人去尋，沒有人去找。
My flock went astray on all the mountains and every high hill. They were scattered over the face of all the earth, with no one to search for them or seek them out.’
7 為此牧者啊，聽上主的話罷!
Therefore, you shepherds, hear the word of the LORD:
8 我指著我的生命起誓──吾主上主的斷語──因為我的羊群由於沒有牧者，成了獵物；我的羊群成了一切野獸的食物，因為我的牧者不尋找我的羊，只知牧養自己，而不牧養我的羊：
‘As surely as I live, declares the Lord GOD, because My flock lacks a shepherd and has become prey and food for every wild beast, and because My shepherds did not search for My flock but fed themselves instead,
9 為此，牧者啊，聽上主的話罷!
therefore, you shepherds, hear the word of the LORD!’
10 吾主上主這樣說：我要攻擊那些牧者，從他們手裏追討我的羊，我不再讓他們牧放羊群；這樣，牧者便不能再牧養自己了；我要從他們口中救出我的羊，不再作他們的食物。
This is what the Lord GOD says: ‘Behold, I am against the shepherds, and I will demand from them My flock and remove them from tending the flock, so that they can no longer feed themselves. For I will deliver My flock from their mouths, and it will no longer be food for them.’
11 因為吾主上主這樣說：看，我要親自去尋找我的羊，我要親自照顧我的羊。
For this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘Behold, I Myself will search for My flock and seek them out.
12 猶如牧人在羊群失散的那日怎樣尋找他的羊，我也怎樣尋找我的羊；我要把那些曾在陰雲和黑暗之日四散在各地的羊，從那些地方救回來。
As a shepherd looks for his scattered sheep when he is among the flock, so I will look for My flock. I will rescue them from all the places to which they were scattered on a day of clouds and darkness.
13 我要從各民族中將他們領出，從各國將他們聚集起來，領他們回到自己的地域；我要在以色列的群山上，溪水畔，以及本國的一切牧場上牧放他們。
I will bring them out from the peoples, gather them from the countries, and bring them into their own land. I will feed them on the mountains of Israel, in the ravines, and in all the settlements of the land.
14 我要在茂盛的草原上牧放他們，在以色列的高山上有他們的羊棧，在那裏他們要臥在舒適的羊棧裏，在以色列的群山上，在肥美的牧場上吃草。
I will feed them in good pasture, and the lofty mountains of Israel will be their grazing land. There they will lie down in a good grazing land; they will feed in rich pasture on the mountains of Israel.
15 我要親自牧放我的羊，親自使他們臥下──吾主上主的斷語──
I will tend My flock and make them lie down, declares the Lord GOD.
16 失落的我要尋找；迷路的，我要領回；受傷的，我要包紮；病弱的，我要療養；肥胖和強壯的，我要看守；我要按正義牧放他們。
I will seek the lost, bring back the strays, bind up the broken, and strengthen the weak; but the sleek and strong I will destroy. I will shepherd them with justice.’
17 我的羊群啊! 關於你們，吾主上主這樣說：看，我要在羊與羊，綿羊與山羊之間，施行審判。
This is what the Lord GOD says to you, My flock: ‘I will judge between one sheep and another, between the rams and the goats.
18 你們在茂盛的草場上吃飽後，就用蹄子把吃剩的踐踏；喝足了清水，就用蹄子把剩下的弄髒，你們還以為是件小事嗎﹖
Is it not enough for you to feed on the good pasture? Must you also trample the rest of the pasture with your feet? Is it not enough for you to drink the clear waters? Must you also muddy the rest with your feet?
19 我的羊群就該吃你們蹄子踏過的草，喝你們蹄子弄髒的水﹖
Why must My flock feed on what your feet have trampled, and drink what your feet have muddied?’
20 為此，吾主上主向他們這樣說：看我要，親自在肥羊與瘦羊之間施行審判，
Therefore this is what the Lord GOD says to them: ‘Behold, I Myself will judge between the fat sheep and the lean sheep.
21 因為你們用臀部，和肩膀排擠，用角牴撞一切病弱的，直到把他們趕到外面；
Since you shove with flank and shoulder, butting all the weak ones with your horns until you have scattered them abroad,
22 因此我要拯救我的羊，使之不再作獵物；我要在羊與羊之間施行審判。
I will save My flock, and they will no longer be prey. I will judge between one sheep and another.
23 我要為他們興起一個牧人，那即是我的僕人達味，他要牧放他們，作他們的牧人。
I will appoint over them one shepherd, My servant David, and he will feed them. He will feed them and be their shepherd.
24 我，上主要作他們的天主，我的僕人達味在他們中作領袖：這是我上主說的。
I, the LORD, will be their God, and My servant David will be a prince among them. I, the LORD, have spoken.
25 我要同他們訂立平安盟約，使猛獸由那地上滅絕，他們便可在曠野中安居，在森林裏安眠。
I will make with them a covenant of peace and rid the land of wild animals, so that they may dwell securely in the wilderness and sleep in the forest.
26 我要祝福他們和我山丘的四周，按時降雨，那是滿帶幸福的雨；
I will make them and the places around My hill a blessing. I will send down showers in season—showers of blessing.
27 因此田間的樹木要結果，地要有出產；他們將安居在本鄉。當我打斷他們所負的軛，由奴役他們者的手中救出他們時，他們必承認我是上主。
The trees of the field will give their fruit, and the land will yield its produce; My flock will be secure in their land. Then they will know that I am the LORD, when I have broken the bars of their yoke and delivered them from the hands that enslaved them.
28 他們不再作異民的獵物，地裏的野獸也不吞噬他們，他們反而要安居樂業，不再受人恐嚇。
They will no longer be prey for the nations, and the beasts of the earth will not consume them. They will dwell securely, and no one will frighten them.
29 我要使植物為他們而茂盛，他們在這地上不再為飢荒所消滅，也不再受異民的羞辱：
And I will raise up for them a garden of renown, and they will no longer be victims of famine in the land or bear the scorn of the nations.
30 如此，他們必承認我上主是他們的天主，且與他們同在，而他們──以色列家族，是我的百姓──吾主上主的斷語──
Then they will know that I, the LORD their God, am with them, and that they, the house of Israel, are My people,’ declares the Lord GOD.
31 你們作我的羊群，是我牧場上的羊群；我是你們的天主──吾主上主的斷語。」
‘You are My flock, the sheep of My pasture, My people, and I am your God,’ declares the Lord GOD.”
