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1 上主這樣說:「上天是我的寶座,下地是我的腳凳,你們還能在那裏給我造殿宇,建我休息的地方呢﹖
Thus said Jehovah: The heavens [are] My throne, And the earth My footstool, Where [is] this — the house that ye build for Me? And where [is] this — the place — My rest?
2 這一切都是我手造的,這一切都是我的,上主的斷語。我要垂顧的是誰呢﹖是貧苦者、懺悔者和敬畏我言語的人。
And all these My hand hath made, And all these things are, An affirmation of Jehovah! And unto this one I look attentively, Unto the humble and bruised in spirit, And who is trembling at My word.
3 宰殺牛犢的,又擊死了人;祭殺羔羊的,又絞死了狗;奉獻禮品的,又獻了豬血;焚香頂禮的,又祝福了偶像:這些人既都揀選了自己的路,他們的心靈都喜悅他們可憎的事;
Whoso slaughtereth the ox smiteth a man, Whoso sacrificeth the lamb beheadeth a dog, Whoso is bringing up a present — The blood of a sow, Whoso is making mention of frankincense, Is blessing iniquity. Yea, they have fixed on their own ways, And in their abominations their soul hath delighted.
4 那麼,我也要揀選磨難他們的事,使他們所恐懼的,臨到他們身上;因為我呼喚,沒有人回答;我說話,他們都不肯聽,反而去行我視為惡的事,揀選我所不喜樂的事。」
I also — I fix on their vexations, And their fears I bring in to them, Because I have called, and there is none answering, I spake, and they have not hearkened, And they do the evil things in Mine eyes, And on that which I desired not — fixed.
5 敬畏上主言語的人哪!你們聽上主的話:「那惱恨你們的,因我的名而擯棄你們的弟兄,曾說:『願上主顯示他的光榮!讓我們看看你們的喜樂罷!』他們必要蒙受羞辱!」
Hear a word of Jehovah, Ye who are trembling unto His word, Said have your brethren who are hating you, Who are driving you out, for My name's sake: 'Honoured is Jehovah, and we look on your joy,' But they are ashamed.
6 有吵鬧的聲音來自城中,有聲音發自殿宇:這是上主報復他敵人的聲音。
A voice of noise [is] from the city, a voice from the temple, The voice of Jehovah, giving recompence to His enemies.
7 還未受痛便已分娩,陣痛尚未來到她身上,就生了一個男孩。
Before she is pained she hath brought forth, Before a pang cometh to her, She hath delivered a male.
8 誰曾聽過這樣的事﹖誰曾見過這樣的事﹖一個國家豈能在一天之內產生嗎﹖一個民族豈能在一時之間誕生嗎﹖但熙雍剛一覺痛就產生了她的兒子!「
Who hath heard anything like this? Who hath seen anything like these? Is earth caused to bring forth in one day? Born is a nation at once? For she hath been pained, Zion also hath borne her sons.
9 我既開了母懷,難道不使她生產嗎﹖」上主說:「我既使人生產,難道封閉母胎嗎﹖」你的天主這樣說。
'Do I bring to the birth, And not cause to bring forth?' saith Jehovah, 'Am not I He who is causing to beget? I have also restrained,' said thy God.
10 凡愛慕耶路撒冷的,你們都應同她一起快樂,因她而歡喜! 凡為她而憂傷的,你們都要同她盡情歡樂的!
Rejoice ye with Jerusalem, And be glad in her, all ye loving her, Rejoice ye with her for joy, All ye are mourning for her,
11 如此你們能從她那安慰的懷裏吃奶而得飽飫,你們能從她那豐滿的乳房吸乳而得快樂。
So that ye suck, and have been satisfied, From the breast of her consolations, So that ye wring out, and have delighted yourselves From the abundance of her honour.
12 因為上主這樣說:看! 我要在她身上廣賜和平,有如河流一般;我要賜給她萬國的財寶,好似氾濫的江河;她的乳兒將被抱在懷中,放在膝上搖擺。
For thus said Jehovah: 'Lo, I am stretching out to her peace as a river, And as an overflowing stream the honour of nations, And ye have sucked, on the side ye are carried, And on the knees ye are dandled.
13 就如人怎樣受母親的撫慰,我也要怎樣撫慰你們,你們必要在耶路撒冷享受安慰。
As one whom his mother comforteth, so do I comfort you, Yea, in Jerusalem ye are comforted.
14 你們見到這種情形,你們的心必要歡樂,你們的骨骸必要如青草一般的茂盛;那時,上主的手將顯示於他的僕人,他的憤恨必加於他的敵人。
And ye have seen, and rejoiced hath your heart, And your bones as tender grass do flourish, And the hand of Jehovah hath been known unto His servants, And He hath been indignant with His enemies.
15 因為!看哪!上主乘火降來,他的車好似暴風;他要在狂風中發洩他的怒氣,在火燄中施展他的威赫,
For, lo, Jehovah in fire cometh, And as a hurricane His chariots, To refresh in fury His anger, And His rebuke in flames of fire.
16 因為上主要用火審判大地,用刀審判所有血肉的,許多人將被上主消滅。
For by fire and by His sword, Doth Jehovah do judgment with all flesh. And many have been Jehovah's pierced ones.'
17 凡聖化又潔淨了自己的,一個跟著一個到園子裏去,吃豬肉、爬蟲和鼠肉的人,他們的行為和他們的思念都要被消滅:這是上主的話。
Those sanctifying and cleansing themselves at the gardens, After Ahad in the midst, Eating flesh of the sow, And of the abomination, and of the mouse, Together are consumed, An affirmation of Jehovah.
18 我要來聚集萬民及各種語言的民族,他們都要來觀看我的榮耀。
And I — their works and their thoughts, I come to gather all the nations and tongues, And they have come and seen My honour.
19 我要在他們中施行奇事,並派遣免難的人到外邦人那裏去,即往塔爾史士、普特、路得、默舍客、洛士、突巴耳、雅汪,遼遠的海島上,即沒有聽過我的聲譽,沒有見過我的光榮的地方。
And I have set among them a sign, And have sent out of them those escaping unto the nations, (Tarshish, Pul, and Lud, drawing bow, Tubal and Javan, the isles that are far off, ) Who have not heard My fame, nor seen Mine honour, And they have declared Mine honour among nations.
20 他們要從各民族中用馬、車、轎子、騾子、獨峰駝,把你們的弟兄送到我的聖山耶路撒冷來,當作獻於天主的獻儀,好像以色列子民用潔淨的器皿將供物獻於上主的殿中一樣:這是上主說的。
And they have brought all your brethren out of all the nations, A present to Jehovah, On horses, and on chariot, and on litters, And on mules, and on dromedaries, Unto My holy mountain Jerusalem, said Jehovah, As the sons of Israel bring the present in a clean vessel, Into the house of Jehovah.
21 我要從他們中間選拔司祭和肋未人:這是上主說的。
And also of them I take for priests, For Levites, said Jehovah.
22 實在,我行將創造的新天新地怎樣在我面前存在,你們的後裔與你們的名字也要怎樣存在:上主的斷語。
For, as the new heavens and the new earth that I am making, Are standing before Me, An affirmation of Jehovah! So remain doth your seed and your name.
23 將來每逢月朔,每逢安息日,凡屬血肉的,都要來我面前跪拜:上主說。
And it hath been from month to month, And from sabbath to sabbath, Come do all flesh to bow themselves before Me, Said Jehovah.
24 他們要出去看那背叛我的人的屍體;他們的蟲決不會死,他們的火總不會滅;他們為一切有血肉的人將是可憎之物。
And they have gone forth, And looked on the carcases of the men Who are transgressing against me, For their worm dieth not, And their fire is not quenched, And they have been an abhorrence to all flesh!

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