耶利米书 13
1 耶和华对我如此说：“你去买一根麻布带子束腰，不可放在水中。”
Thus, said Yahweh unto me, —Go and buy for thyself a linen girdle, and put upon thy loins, —but in water, shalt thou not place it.
2 我就照着耶和华的话，买了一根带子束腰。
So I bought a girdle according to the word of Yahweh, —and put upon my loins.
3 耶和华的话第二次临到我说：
Then came the word of Yahweh unto me second time saying:
4 “要拿着你所买的腰带，就是你腰上的带子，起来往幼发拉底河去，将腰带藏在那里的磐石穴中。”
Take the girdle which thou hast bought which is upon thy loins, —and arise go to the Euphrates, and hide it there in a hole of the cliff.
5 我就去，照着耶和华所吩咐我的，将腰带藏在幼发拉底河边。
So I went, and hid it, by the Euphrates, as Yahweh had commanded me.
6 过了多日，耶和华对我说：“你起来往幼发拉底河去，将我吩咐你藏在那里的腰带取出来。”
And it came to pass, at the end of many days, —that Yahweh said unto me, —Arise go to the Euphrates, and take from thence the girdle, which I commanded thee to hide there.
7 我就往幼发拉底河去，将腰带从我所藏的地方刨出来，见腰带已经变坏，毫无用了。
So I went to the Euphrates, and digged, and took the girdle out of the place where I had hidden it, —and lo! the girdle was spoiled, it was good for nothing,
8 耶和华的话临到我说：
Then came the word of Yahweh unto me saying:
9 “耶和华如此说：我必照样败坏犹大的骄傲和耶路撒冷的大骄傲。
Thus, saith Yahweh, —After this manner, will I spoil the pride of Judah and the great pride of Jerusalem.
10 这恶民不肯听我的话，按自己顽梗的心而行，随从别神，事奉敬拜，他们也必像这腰带变为无用。”
This wicked people who are refusing to hear my words, who are walking in the stubbornness of their heart, and have gone after other gods, to serve them and to bow down to them, yea let them be like this girdle, which is good for nothing.
11 耶和华说：“腰带怎样紧贴人腰，照样，我也使以色列全家和犹大全家紧贴我，好叫他们属我为子民，使我得名声，得颂赞，得荣耀；他们却不肯听。”
For as a girdle cleaveth unto the loins of a man, so caused I to cleave unto me—the whole house of Israel and the whole house of Judah Declareth Yahweh, to become mine—For a people, and For a name, and For a praise and For an adorning, —but they hearkened not.
12 “所以你要对他们说：‘耶和华—以色列的 神如此说：各坛都要盛满了酒。’他们必对你说：‘我们岂不确知各坛都要盛满了酒呢？’
Therefore shalt thou say unto them this word—Thus, saith Yahweh God of Israel, Every jar, is to be filled with wine; and they will say unto thee, Do we not, know well, that every jar, is to be filled with wine?
13 你就要对他们说：‘耶和华如此说：我必使这地的一切居民，就是坐大卫宝座的君王和祭司，与先知，并耶路撒冷的一切居民，都酩酊大醉。’”
Then shalt thou say unto them—Thus, saith Yahweh—Behold me! filling all the inhabitants of this land Even the kings that are sitting for David upon his throne and the priests and the prophets, and all the inhabitants of Jerusalem—with drunkenness;
14 耶和华说：“我要使他们彼此相碰，就是父与子彼此相碰；我必不可怜，不顾惜，不怜悯，以致灭绝他们。”
and I will dash them every man against his brother even the fathers and the sons together, Declareth Yahweh, —I will not pity, Neither will I spare, Neither will I have compassion, that I should not destroy them.
15 你们当听，当侧耳而听。 不要骄傲，因为耶和华已经说了。
Hear ye and give ear, be not haughty, —For Yahweh, hath spoken.
16 耶和华—你们的 神未使黑暗来到， 你们的脚未在昏暗山上绊跌之先， 当将荣耀归给他； 免得你们盼望光明， 他使光明变为死荫， 成为幽暗。
Give ye to Yahweh your God—glory, Before he cause darkness, and Before your feet stumble upon the twilight mountains; Lest, when ye wait for light, He turn it into the shadow of death, And change it for thick darkness.
17 你们若不听这话， 我必因你们的骄傲在暗地哭泣； 我眼必痛哭流泪， 因为耶和华的群众被掳去了。
But if ye will not hear it, In secret places, shall my soul weep Because of the pride, And mine eye, shall flow over, and run down with tears, Because captive hath been taken the flock of Yahweh.
18 你要对君王和太后说： 你们当自卑，坐在下边； 因你们的头巾， 就是你们的华冠，已经脱落了。
Say thou to the king and to the queen-mother, Abase yourselves—Sit down, —For descended have your Head-tires, your Crown of adornment.
19 南方的城尽都关闭， 无人开放； 犹大全被掳掠， 且掳掠净尽。
The cities of the South, are shut And there is none to open, —Judah hath been carried away captive, She hath altogether been carried away captive in full number.
20 你们要举目观看从北方来的人。 先前赐给你的群众， 就是你佳美的群众， 如今在哪里呢？
Lift up your eyes and see Them who are coming in from the North, —Where is The flock that was given thee, Thy beautiful flock?
21 耶和华立你自己所交的朋友为首，辖制你， 那时你还有什么话说呢？ 痛苦岂不将你抓住像产难的妇人吗？
What wilt thou say when he shall bring punishment upon thee, Since, thou thyself, hast accustomed them to be over thee as friends in chief? Shall not, pangs, seize thee, as of a woman in childbirth?
22 你若心里说：这一切事为何临到我呢？ 你的衣襟揭起， 你的脚跟受伤， 是因你的罪孽甚多。
But if thou say in thy heart, Wherefore have these things befallen me? For the greatness of thine iniquity have Thy skirts been turned aside Thy heels suffered violence!
23 古实人岂能改变皮肤呢？ 豹岂能改变斑点呢？ 若能，你们这习惯行恶的便能行善了。
Can the Ethiopian change, his skin, Or the leopard his spots? Even, ye, may be able to do right, Who are accustomed to do wrong.
24 所以我必用旷野的风吹散他们， 像吹过的碎秸一样。
Therefore have I scattered them, As broken straw passing away, by the wind of the desert.
25 耶和华说：这是你所当得的， 是我量给你的分； 因为你忘记我， 倚靠虚假。
This is thy lot Thy measured portion from me, Declareth Yahweh; For that thou didst forget me, And confide in falsehood:
26 所以我要揭起你的衣襟， 蒙在你脸上， 显出你的丑陋。
Therefore, even I myself, have drawn away thy skirts, over thy face, And thy shame hath been seen,
27 你那些可憎恶之事— 就是在田野的山上行奸淫， 发嘶声，做淫乱的事— 我都看见了。 耶路撒冷啊，你有祸了！ 你不肯洁净，还要到几时呢？
Thine adulteries and thy neighings, thine unchaste wickedness, Upon the hills in the field, I have seen thine abominations! Woe to thee, O Jerusalem, Wilt thou not become pure? After how long yet?
