< Ezekiel 8 >

1 And it happened that, in the sixth year, in the sixth month, on the fifth of the month, I was sitting in my house, and the elders of Judah were sitting before me, and the hand of the Lord God fell upon me there.
第六年六月初五日,我坐在家中;猶大的眾長老坐在我面前。在那裏主耶和華的靈降在我身上。
2 And I saw, and behold, there was an image with the appearance of fire. From the appearance of his waist, and downward, there was fire. And from his waist, and upward, there was the appearance of splendor, like the sight of amber.
我觀看,見有形像彷彿火的形狀,從他腰以下的形狀有火,從他腰以上有光輝的形狀,彷彿光耀的精金。
3 And as the image of a hand went out, it took hold of me by a lock of my head. And the Spirit lifted me up between earth and heaven. And he brought me into Jerusalem, within a vision of God, next to the inner gate that looked toward the north, where there was stationed an idol of rivalry, so as to provoke an envious emulation.
他伸出彷彿一隻手的樣式,抓住我的一綹頭髮,靈就將我舉到天地中間,在上帝的異象中,帶我到耶路撒冷朝北的內院門口,在那裏有觸動主怒偶像的坐位,就是惹動忌邪的。
4 And behold, the glory of the God of Israel was there, in accord with the vision that I had seen in the plain.
誰知,在那裏有以色列上帝的榮耀,形狀與我在平原所見的一樣。
5 And he said to me: “Son of man, lift up your eyes to the way of the north.” And I lifted up my eyes to the way of the north. And behold, from the north of the gate of the altar was the idol of rivalry, at the same entrance.
上帝對我說:「人子啊,你舉目向北觀看。」我就舉目向北觀看,見祭壇門的北邊,在門口有這惹忌邪的偶像;
6 And he said to me: “Son of man, you see what these ones are doing, the great abominations that the house of Israel is committing here. Do you not think, then, that I should withdraw far away from my own sanctuary? But if you turn again, you will see even greater abominations.”
又對我說:「人子啊,以色列家所行的,就是在此行這大可憎的事,使我遠離我的聖所,你看見了嗎?你還要看見另有大可憎的事。」
7 And he led me in by the door of the atrium. And I saw, and behold, there was an opening in the wall.
他領我到院門口。我觀看,見牆上有個窟窿。
8 And he said to me: “Son of man, dig in the wall.” And when I had dug in the wall, there appeared one door.
他對我說:「人子啊,你要挖牆。」我一挖牆,見有一門。
9 And he said to me: “Enter and see the most wicked abominations which they are committing here.”
他說:「你進去,看他們在這裏所行可憎的惡事。」
10 And entering, I saw, and behold, every kind of image of reptiles and animals, the abominations, and all of the idols of the house of Israel were depicted on the wall all around, throughout the entire place.
我進去一看,誰知,在四面牆上畫着各樣爬物和可憎的走獸,並以色列家一切的偶像。
11 And there were seventy men out of the elders of the house of Israel, with Jaazaniah, the son of Shaphan, standing in their midst, and they stood before the pictures. And each one had a censer in his hand. And a cloud of smoke rose up from the incense.
在這些像前有以色列家的七十個長老站立,沙番的兒子雅撒尼亞也站在其中。各人手拿香爐,煙雲的香氣上騰。
12 And he said to me: “Certainly, son of man, you see what the elders of the house of Israel are doing in the darkness, each one while hidden in his chamber. For they say: ‘The Lord does not see us. The Lord has forsaken the earth.’”
他對我說:「人子啊,以色列家的長老暗中在各人畫像屋裏所行的,你看見了嗎?他們常說:『耶和華看不見我們;耶和華已經離棄這地。』」
13 And he said to me: “If you turn again, you will see even greater abominations, which these ones are committing.”
他又說:「你還要看見他們另外行大可憎的事。」
14 And he led me in through the door of the gate of the Lord’s house, which looked toward the north. And behold, women were sitting there, mourning for Adonis.
他領我到耶和華殿外院朝北的門口。誰知,在那裏有婦女坐着,為搭模斯哭泣。
15 And he said to me: “Certainly, son of man, you have seen. But if you turn again, you will see even greater abominations than these.”
他對我說:「人子啊,你看見了嗎?你還要看見比這更可憎的事。」
16 And he led me into the inner atrium of the house of the Lord. And behold, at the door of the temple of the Lord, between the vestibule and the altar, there were about twenty-five men with their backs toward the temple of the Lord, and their faces toward the east. And they were adoring toward the rising of the Sun.
他又領我到耶和華殿的內院。誰知,在耶和華的殿門口、廊子和祭壇中間,約有二十五個人背向耶和華的殿,面向東方拜日頭。
17 And he said to me: “Certainly, son of man, you have seen. Can this be so trivial to the house of Judah, when they commit these abominations, just as they have committed here, that, having filled the earth with iniquity, they now turn to provoke me? And behold, they are applying a branch to their nose.
他對我說:「人子啊,你看見了嗎?猶大家在此行這可憎的事還算為小嗎?他們在這地遍行強暴,再三惹我發怒,他們手拿枝條舉向鼻前。
18 Therefore, I also will act toward them in my fury. My eye will not be lenient, nor will I take pity. And when they will have cried out to my ears with a loud voice, I will not heed them.”
因此,我也要以忿怒行事,我眼必不顧惜,也不可憐他們;他們雖向我耳中大聲呼求,我還是不聽。」

< Ezekiel 8 >