Jeremiah 1
1 These are the words of Jeremiah son of Hilkiah, one of the priests living 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 Lord's message came to Jeremiah beginning 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 on through the time of Jehoiakim, son of Josiah, king of Judah, up to the fifth month of the eleventh year of Zedekiah, son of Josiah, king of Judah, which was 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 Lord came and told me,
耶利米说，耶和华的话临到我说：
5 “I knew exactly who you would be before I created you in your mother's womb; I chose you before you were born to be 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 “Oh no, Lord God!” I replied. “I really don't know how to speak in public because I'm still too young!”
我就说：主耶和华啊，我不知怎样说，因为我是年幼的。
7 “Don't say you're too young,” the Lord told me. “Go to everyone I send you to. Tell them everything I order you to say.
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 Don't be afraid of them because I'll go with you and I'll look after you. This is the Lord's promise.”
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 The Lord stretched out his hand, touched my mouth, and told me: “Look, I've 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 Today I've placed you over nations and kingdoms to pull up and tear down, to destroy and demolish, 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 The Lord's message came to me, asking, “Jeremiah, what can you see?” “I see a twig from an almond tree,” I answered.
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 “That's right, because I am watching to make sure what I say happens,” the Lord said.
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 The Lord's message came to me again, asking, “What can you see?” “I see a pot that's boiling,” I answered, “and it's tipping in this direction 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 told me, “Trouble brewing from the north will sweep out over everyone living in the country.
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 Watch out! I'm going to summon all the nations and kings of the north,” declares the Lord. “Each of these kings will come and set up their thrones right at the entrance of the gates of Jerusalem, and attack all its fortifications and all the towns in 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 carry out my sentence against the inhabitants for all their wickedness, because they abandoned me to burn incense to pagan gods, to worship idols they themselves made.
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 You need to get yourself ready. You are going to stand before the people and tell them everything that I order you to say. Don't be scared by them, or I will scare you in front of 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 Look! Today I have made you like a fortified city, a pillar of iron, a wall of bronze to stand against the whole country—against the kings of Judah, its officials, its priests, and the people of the country.
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 they won't defeat you, because I'll be there to rescue 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。”
