Jeremias 20
1 Now Paschor the son of Emmer, the priest, who also had been appointed chief of the house of the Lord, heard Jeremias prophesying these words.
依默爾的兒子帕市胡爾司祭，上主殿宇的總監督，聽見了耶肋米亞預言這些事，
2 And he smote him, and cast him into the dungeon which was by the gate of the upper house that was set apart, which was by the house of the Lord.
帕市胡爾便打了耶肋米亞先知，給他加上腳鐐，把他囚在上主殿內本雅明上門的監牢裏。
3 And Paschor brought Jeremias out of the dungeon: and Jeremias said to him, [The Lord] has not called thy name Paschor, but Exile.
次日，帕市胡爾給耶肋米亞去了腳鐐；耶肋米亞便對他說：「上主不再稱你為「帕市胡爾」，卻稱你為「驚慌四起」。
4 For thus saith the Lord, Behold, I [will] give thee up to captivity with all thy friends: and they shall fall by the sword of their enemies, and thine eyes shall see [it]: and I will give thee and all Juda into the hands of the king of Babylon, and they shall carry them captives, and cut them in pieces with swords.
因為上主這樣說：看，我必使你和你的一切友人遭受慌；他們必倒在敵人的刀下，而且你要親眼看見這事；我將全猶大人交在巴比倫王的手中，他要將他們擄到巴比倫去，用刀擊殺。
5 And I will give all the strength of this city, and all the labours of it, and all the treasures of the king of Juda, into the hands of his enemies, and they shall bring them to Babylon.
這城的一切財物，一切積蓄，一切珍寶，以及猶大列王的一切寶藏，我都要交在他們敵人的手中，讓他們搶劫掠奪，運到巴比倫去。
6 And thou and all the dwellers in thine house shall go into captivity: and thou shalt die in Babylon, and there thou and all thy friends shall be buried, to whom thou hast prophesied lies.
至於你，帕市胡爾! 以及凡住在你家中的人，都要被擄去充軍；你和你向他們講假預言的一切友人，都要到巴比倫去，死在那裏，埋在那裏。」
7 Thou hast deceived me, O Lord, and I have been deceived: thou hast been strong, and has prevailed: I am become a laughing-stock, I am continually mocked every day.
上主，你引誘了我，我讓我自己受了你的引誘；你確實比我強，你戰勝了。我終日成為笑柄，人都嘲笑我。
8 For I will laugh with my bitter speech, I will call upon rebellion and misery: for the word of the Lord is become a reproach to me and a mockery all my days.
因為我每次發言，必得叫喊，必得高呼：「暴虐! 破壞! 」實在，上主的話，為我日日成為受侮辱和譏笑的因由。
9 Then I said, I will by no means name the name of the Lord, and I will no more at all speak in his name. But it was a burning fire flaming in my bones, and I am utterly weakened on all sides, and cannot bear [up].
假使我說：我不再想念他，不再以他的名發言；在我心中就像有火在焚燒，蘊藏在我的骨髓內；我竭力抑制，亦不可能。
10 For I have heard the reproach of many gathering round, [saying], Conspire ye, and let us conspire together against him, [even] all his friends: watch his intentions, if perhaps he shall be deceived, and we shall prevail against him, and we shall be avenged on him.
實在，我聽到了多少人私相耳語：「驚慌四起! 你們揭發，我們就必對他提出控訴。」甚至我一切的友好都在偵察我的破綻：「也許他會入彀，那我們必能制勝他，對他施行報復。」
11 But the Lord was with me as a mighty man of war: therefore they persecuted [me], but could not perceive [anything against me]; they were greatly confounded, for they perceived not their disgrace, which shall never be forgotten.
但是與我同在的上主，好像是一位孔武有力的戰士，為此迫害我的人只有失敗，決不能制勝；由於謀事不成，必蒙受極大的恥辱，永不可磨滅的羞辱。
12 O Lord, that provest just [deeds], understanding the reins and hearts, let me see thy vengeance upon them: for to thee I have revealed my cause.
噫萬軍的上主! 你考驗義人，洞察人的肝膽肺腑；我既給你訴說了我的案情，你使我見到你對他們的報復。
13 Sing ye to the Lord, sing praise to him: for he has rescued the soul of the poor from the hand of evil-doers.
你們應歌頌上主，讚揚上主，因為他從惡人的手中，救出了窮苦人的性命。
14 Cursed be the day wherein I was born: the day wherein my mother brought me forth, let it not be blessed.
願我誕生的那一天，是可咒罵的；願我母親生我的那一天，不蒙受祝福!
15 Cursed be the man who brought the glad tidings to my father, saying, A male child is born to thee.
願那給我父親報信說：「給你生了一個男孩，」叫他異常高興的人，是可詛咒的!
16 Let that man rejoice as the cities which the Lord overthrew in wrath, and repented not: let him hear crying in the morning, and loud lamentation at noon;
願這人像上主不顧惜消滅的城市：早晨聽到哀號，正午聽到警報；
17 because he slew me not in the womb, and my mother became not my tomb, and her womb always great with me.
因為他沒有叫我死在母胎，使我的母親成為我的墳墓，叫她永遠不分娩生我!
18 Why is it that I came forth of the womb to see troubles and distresses, and my days are spent in shame?
為什麼我要從母胎裏出來，眼見辛酸痛苦，在羞辱中消磨我的歲月﹖
