Jeremiah 1
1 These are the words of Jeremiah son of Hilkiah, one of the priests in Anathoth in the territory of Benjamin.
便雅悯地亚拿突城的祭司中，希勒家的儿子耶利米的话记在下面。
2 The word of the LORD came to Jeremiah in the thirteenth year of the reign of Josiah son of Amon king of Judah,
犹大王亚们的儿子约西亚在位十三年，耶和华的话临到耶利米。
3 and through the days of Jehoiakim son of Josiah king of Judah, until the fifth month of the eleventh year of Zedekiah son of Josiah king of Judah, when the people of Jerusalem went into exile.
从犹大王约西亚的儿子约雅敬在位的时候，直到犹大王约西亚的儿子西底家在位的末年，就是十一年五月间耶路撒冷人被掳的时候，耶和华的话也常临到耶利米。
4 The word of the LORD came to me, saying:
耶利米说，耶和华的话临到我说：
5 “Before I formed you in the womb I knew you, and before you were born I set you apart and appointed you as a prophet to the nations.”
我未将你造在腹中，我已晓得你； 你未出母胎，我已分别你为圣； 我已派你作列国的先知。
6 “Ah, Lord GOD,” I said, “I surely do not know how to speak, for I am only a child!”
我就说：主耶和华啊，我不知怎样说，因为我是年幼的。
7 But the LORD told me: “Do not say, ‘I am only a child.’ For to everyone I send you, you must go, and all that I command you, you must speak.
耶和华对我说： 你不要说我是年幼的， 因为我差遣你到谁那里去，你都要去； 我吩咐你说什么话，你都要说。
8 Do not be afraid of them, for I am with you to deliver you,”
你不要惧怕他们， 因为我与你同在， 要拯救你。 这是耶和华说的。
9 Then the LORD reached out His hand, touched my mouth, and said to me: “Behold, I have put My words in your mouth.
于是耶和华伸手按我的口，对我说： 我已将当说的话传给你。
10 See, I have appointed you today over nations and kingdoms to uproot and tear down, to destroy and overthrow, to build and plant.”
看哪，我今日立你在列邦列国之上， 为要施行拔出、拆毁、毁坏、倾覆， 又要建立、栽植。
11 And the word of the LORD came to me, asking, “Jeremiah, what do you see?” “I see a branch of an almond tree,” I replied.
耶和华的话又临到我说：“耶利米，你看见什么？”我说：“我看见一根杏树枝。”
12 “You have observed correctly,” said the LORD, “for I am watching over My word to accomplish it.”
耶和华对我说：“你看得不错；因为我留意保守我的话，使得成就。”
13 Again the word of the LORD came to me, asking, “What do you see?” “I see a boiling pot,” I replied, “and it is tilting toward us from the north.”
耶和华的话第二次临到我说：“你看见什么？”我说：“我看见一个烧开的锅，从北而倾。”
14 Then the LORD said to me, “Disaster from the north will be poured out on all who live in the land.
耶和华对我说：“必有灾祸从北方发出，临到这地的一切居民。”
15 For I am about to summon all the clans and kingdoms of the north,” declares the LORD. “Their kings will come and set up their thrones at the entrance of the gates of Jerusalem. They will attack all her surrounding walls and all the other cities of Judah.
耶和华说：“看哪，我要召北方列国的众族；他们要来，各安座位在耶路撒冷的城门口，周围攻击城墙，又要攻击犹大的一切城邑。
16 I will pronounce My judgments against them for all their wickedness, because they have forsaken Me to burn incense to other gods and to worship the works of their own hands.
至于这民的一切恶，就是离弃我、向别神烧香、跪拜自己手所造的，我要发出我的判语，攻击他们。
17 Get yourself ready. Stand up and tell them everything that I command you. Do not be intimidated by them, or I will terrify you before them.
所以你当束腰，起来将我所吩咐你的一切话告诉他们；不要因他们惊惶，免得我使你在他们面前惊惶。
18 Now behold, this day I have made you like a fortified city, an iron pillar, and bronze walls against the whole land—against the kings of Judah, its officials, its priests, and the people of the land.
看哪，我今日使你成为坚城、铁柱、铜墙，与全地和犹大的君王、首领、祭司，并地上的众民反对。
19 They will fight against you but will never overcome you, since I am with you to deliver you,” declares the LORD.
他们要攻击你，却不能胜你；因为我与你同在，要拯救你。这是耶和华说的。”
