Jeremiah 8
1 At that time, says the Lord, they will take the bones of the kings of Judah, and the bones of his rulers, and the bones of the priests, and the bones of the prophets, and the bones of the people of Jerusalem out of their resting-places:
到那時──上主的斸語──人必從墳墓中拖出猶大君王的遺骸，司祭的遺骸，先知的遺骸，和耶路撒冷居民的遺骸，
2 And they will put them out before the sun and the moon and all the stars of heaven, whose lovers and servants they have been, after whom they have gone, to whom they have made prayers, and to whom they have given worship: they will not be put together or placed in the earth; they will be waste on the face of the earth.
陳列在他們曾愛戀、事奉、追隨、求問和朝拜過的太陽、月亮和天上群星，前再沒有人收殮埋葬，任其留在地面充作肥料。
3 And death will be desired more than life by the rest of this evil family who are still living in all the places where I have sent them away, says the Lord of armies.
這可惡種族剩下的全體遺民，在我驅逐他們所到的任何地，方都願意死，而不願意生──萬軍上主斷語。
4 Further, you are to say to them, This is what the Lord has said: Will those who are falling not be lifted up again? will he who has gone away not come back?
你應對他們說：上主這樣說：人跌倒了，豈能不再起來﹖人離去了，豈能不再回來﹖
5 Why do these people of Jerusalem go back, for ever turning away? they will not give up their deceit, they will not come back.
為什麼這人民一墮落，便永久墮落，執迷不悟而不肯反悔呢﹖
6 I took note and gave ear, but no one said what is right: no man had regret for his evil-doing, saying, What have I done? everyone goes off on his way like a horse rushing to the fight.
我留心細聽，他們都言談不軌，沒有一個人悔恨自己的邪惡說：「可憐! 我做是什麼事﹖」反倒各自一再任性奔馳，有如衝入戰場的戰馬。
7 Truly, the stork in the heavens is conscious of her fixed times; the dove and the swallow and the crane keep to the times of their coming; but my people have no knowledge of the law of the Lord.
天空的鸛鳥也知道自己的時令；斑鳩、燕子和雁，都固守自己的歸期；但是我的人民卻不知道上主法令。
8 How is it that you say, We are wise and the law of the Lord is with us? But see, the false pen of the scribes has made it false.
你怎麼能說：我們是智者，我們有上主的法律﹖的確，但已為書記們以荒謬的筆鋒把乇編成了謊言。
9 The wise men are shamed, they are overcome with fear and taken: see, they have given up the word of the Lord; and what use is their wisdom to them?
智慧人必要蒙羞驚慌，而至被捕；的確，他們即拋棄了上主話，還能有什麼智慧﹖
10 So I will give their wives to others, and their fields to those who will take them for themselves: for everyone, from the least to the greatest, is given up to getting money; from the priest even to the prophet, everyone is false.
為此，我必將他們的妻室交給外人，將他們的莊田交與別的地主，因為從最小的到最大的，都貪財圖利；從先知到司祭，都欺詐行事，
11 And they have made little of the wounds of the daughter of Zion, saying, Peace, peace; when there is no peace.
草率治愈我的瘡痍說：「好了! 好了! 」其實卻沒有好。
12 Let them be put to shame because they have done disgusting things. They had no shame, they were not able to become red with shame: so they will come down with those who are falling: in the time of their punishment they will be made low, says the Lord.
他們既行事可憎，就理當知恥；可是，他們不但不知恥，反而連羞愧也不知是什麼；為此，他們要與倒斃者倒斃，在我降罰他們時，都要一厥不振──上主說。
13 I will put an end to them completely, says the Lord: there are no grapes on the vine and no figs on the fig-tree, and the leaf is dry.
我要徹底消滅他們──上主的斷語──葡萄樹上沒有葡萄，無花果樹上沒有無花果，樹葉都已凋零；我要派人來蹂躝。
14 Why are we seated doing nothing? come together, and let us go to the walled towns, and let destruction overtake us there, for the Lord our God has sent destruction on us, and given us bitter water for our drink, because we have done evil against the Lord.
為什麼我們還坐著﹖集合起來吧! 讓我們進入堅城，死在那裏，因為上主我們的天主要消滅我們，我們喝苦膽，因為我們得罪了上主。
15 We were looking for peace, but no good came; and for a time of well-being, but there is only a great fear.
我們原期待和平，卻不見好轉；原期待復興的時機，反而只見恐怖!
16 The loud breathing of the horses comes to our ears from Dan: at the sound of the outcry of his war-horses, all the land is shaking with fear; for they have come, and have made a meal of the land and everything in it; the town and the people living in it.
從丹就可聽到敵人戰馬的喘息聲，戰馬嘶鳴，聲震全地；前來併吞土地和地上的一切，吞食城邑和城中的居民。
17 See, I will send snakes and poison-snakes among you, against which the wonder-worker has no power; and they will give you wounds which may not be made well, says the Lord.
看，我必給你們派來不伯符咒的毒蛇，咬傷你們──上主的斷語──
18 Sorrow has come on me! my heart in me is feeble.
無法療愈。我戚戚憂傷，我心已憔悴。
19 The voice of the cry of the daughter of my people comes from a far land: Is the Lord not in Zion? is not her King in her? Why have they made me angry with their images and their strange gods which are no gods?
由遠方傳來我女兒──人民──哀號的呼聲：「上主已不在熙雍﹖或者衪君王已不在那裏嗎﹖──為什麼他們以自己的偶像和外邦的「虛無」激怒我﹖──
20 The grain-cutting is past, the summer is ended, and no salvation has come to us.
收割期已經過去，夏天已經完結，我們仍沒有獲救! 」
21 For the destruction of the daughter of my people I am broken: I am dressed in the clothing of grief; fear has taken me in its grip.
我的女兒──人民──的創傷使我心痛欲裂，鬱鬱不安，不勝感傷。
22 Is there no life-giving oil in Gilead? is there no expert in medical arts? why then have my people not been made well?
難道在基肋阿得沒有膏藥，或在那裏沒有醫生嗎﹖究竟為了什麼，我的女兒──人民──的創傷還沒有痊愈﹖
