Jeremiah 11
1 The word which came to Jeremiah from the Lord, saying,
上主有話傳給依撒意亞說：
2 Give ear to the words of this agreement, and say to the men of Judah and to the people of Jerusalem,
「你們應聽這盟約上的話，將這些話宣讀給猶大人和耶路撒冷的居民聽。
3 The Lord, the God of Israel, has said, Let that man be cursed who does not give ear to the words of this agreement,
你應對他們說：「上主，以色列的天主這樣說：凡不聽從這盟約上的話的人，是可咒罵的!
4 To the order which I gave your fathers on the day when I took them out of the land of Egypt, out of the oven of iron, saying, Give ear to my voice, and do all the orders I have given you: so you will be my people, and I will be your God:
這些話是我在領你們的祖先由鐵爐，即由埃及地出來的那天，對他們吩咐的。我對他們說：你們應聽從我的聲音，應依照我命令你們的一切去做，你們就必做我的人民，我也必做你們的天主，
5 So that I may give effect to the oath which I made to your fathers, to give them a land flowing with milk and honey as at this day. And I said in answer, So be it, O Lord.
好我能實踐對你們祖先所起的誓，賜給他們流奶流蜜的土地，有如今日。我即答說：「是，上主! 」
6 And the Lord said to me, Give out these words in the towns of Judah and in the streets of Jerusalem, saying, Give ear to the words of this agreement and do them.
上主對我說：「你應在猶大城邑和耶路撒冷的街上宣佈這些話說：你們應聽從這盟約上的話，依照遵行，
7 For I gave certain witness to your fathers on the day when I took them up out of the land of Egypt, and even to this day, getting up early and witnessing and saying, Give ear to my voice.
因為在我領你們的祖先由埃及上來的那一天，我就鄭重警告過他們，直到今日仍不斷勸告他們說：你們應我的聲音!
8 But they gave no attention and did not give ear, but they went on, every man in the pride of his evil heart: so I sent on them all the curses in this agreement, which I gave them orders to keep, but they did not.
他們不但不聽從，氶而各隨自己頑固的惡心生活，為此，我對他們執行了我命他們遵行，而他們沒有遵行的這盟約上的一切話。」
9 And the Lord said to me, There is an evil design at work among the men of Judah and the people of Jerusalem.
上主又對我說：「猶大和耶路撒冷間存有叛逆的陰謀，
10 They are turned back to the sins of their fathers, who would not give ear to my words; they have gone after other gods and become their servants: the people of Israel and the people of Judah have not kept the agreement which I made with their fathers.
他們再陷於他們那不願聽從我話的祖先的罪惡中，追隨事奉其他的神祗；以色列家和猶大家都違反了我與他們祖先締結的盟約。
11 So the Lord has said, I will send evil on them, which they will not be able to get away from; and they will send up a cry for help to me, but I will not give ear to them.
為此，上主這樣說：看，我必給他們召來不可逃避的災禍；既使他們向我呼號，我也不俯聽。
12 Then the towns of Judah and the people of Jerusalem will go crying for help to the gods to whom they have been burning perfumes: but they will give them no salvation in the time of their trouble.
猶大城邑和耶路撒冷的居民，必去呼號他們獻香敬拜的神祗，佰這些神祗在他們遭難時，決不能拯救他們。
13 For the number of your gods is as the number of your towns, O Judah; and for every street in Jerusalem you have put up altars to the Baal for burning perfumes to the Baal.
的確，猶大! 你神祗的號竟等於你城邑的數目；耶路撒冷有多少街道，你們也給可恥之物設立了多少祭壇，向巴爾獻香的祭壇。
14 And as for you, make no prayers for this people, send up no cry or prayer for them: for I will not give ear to their cry in the time of their trouble.
至於你，你不必為這人民祈禱，不必為他們呼號祈求，因為他們在遭難時，才向我呼求，我必不俯聽。
15 About Judah. What have you to do in my house? is it your thought that oaths and holy flesh will get you out of your trouble? will you make yourself safe in this way?
我心愛的人! 你既為作歹，還在我家做什麼﹖難道許願和祝聖的肉能使你免禍，叫你作惡而能倖免﹖
16 You had been named by the Lord, A branching olive-tree, fair with beautiful fruit: with the noise of a great rushing he has put it on fire and its branches are broken.
上主曾給你起外叫：「青綠茂盛而滿結佳果的橄欖樹」；但現在衪在雷電霹靂聲音中，給綠葉燃起了火，燒毀了枝條。
17 For the Lord of armies, by whom you were planted, has given his decision for evil against you, because of the evil which the people of Israel and the people of Judah have done, In moving me to wrath by offering perfumes to the Baal.
那位培埴你的萬軍的上主，命災禍來懲罰你，全是為了以色列家和猶大家自作自受的罪惡，因為他們向巴爾獻香，獨犯了我。
18 And the Lord gave me knowledge of it and I saw it: then you made clear to me their doings.
上主叫我知道， 才知道；那時我看透了他們的作為：
19 But I was like a gentle lamb taken to be put to death; I had no thought that they were designing evil against me, saying, Come and let us make trouble his food, cutting him off from the land of the living, so that there may be no more memory of his name.
我好像一隻馴服被牽去宰殺的羔羊，竟不知他們對我畜意謀害：「讓我毀壞這株生氣蓬勃的樹，將他由活人的地上拔除，使他的名字不再受人記念。」
20 But, O Lord of armies, judging in righteousness, testing the thoughts and the heart, let me see your punishment come on them: for I have put my cause before you.
公平審判和洞察肺腑的上主! 願我見到你對他們的報復，因為我已向他們提出我的控訴。
21 So this is what the Lord of armies has said about the men of Anathoth who have made designs against your life, saying, You are not to be a prophet in the name of the Lord, or death will overtake you by our hands:
為此，關於那些謀害我的性命，對我說：「你不要事奉上主的名講預言，免得你死在我們手裏」的阿納托特人，上主這樣說，
22 So the Lord of armies has said, See, I will send punishment on them: the young men will be put to the sword; their sons and their daughters will come to death through need of food:
萬軍的上主這樣說：「看，我必懲罰他們：青年必死在刀下，子女必死於饑荒，
23 Not one of them will keep his life, for I will send evil on the men of Anathoth in the year of their punishment.
使他們沒有子嗣，因為在懲罰他們的那年，我必給阿納托人招來災禍。」
