Jeremiah 11
1 This is the Lord's message that came to Jeremiah:
上主有話傳給依撒意亞說：
2 Listen to the terms of this agreement, and then repeat them to the people of Judah and 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 Tell them this is what the Lord, the God of Israel, says: You are cursed if you don't obey the terms 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 I made this agreement with your forefathers when I led them out of Egypt, out of the iron-making furnace, saying, “Obey me, and do everything I order you to do, and 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 I did this to fulfill what I promised to your forefathers—to give them a land flowing with milk and honey, as it still is today. Amen, Lord, I answered.
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 Then the Lord told me, Go and publicly announce this whole message in the towns of Judah and in the streets of Jerusalem, saying: Pay attention the terms of this agreement and do what they say.
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 From the time I led your forefathers out of Egypt until now, I seriously warned them time and again, saying, “Do what I tell you!”
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 refused to obey, they wouldn't listen. Instead each of them followed their own stubborn and evil thinking. I had ordered them to follow the agreement, but they didn't do so. So I brought down on them all the curses contained in the agreement.
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 The Lord told me, There is a rebellion happening among the people of Judah and those living in Jerusalem.
上主又對我說：「猶大和耶路撒冷間存有叛逆的陰謀，
10 They have gone back to the sins of their forefathers who refused to obey what I said. They have gone to worship other gods. The people of Israel and Judah have broken the agreement I made with their forefathers.
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 this is what the Lord says: I'm going to bring upon them a disaster they won't be able to escape. They will cry out to me for help, but I won't listen 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 people in the towns of Judah and Jerusalem will go and call out for help to the gods they've been burning incense to, but these gods won't be able to do anything to save them in their time of 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 You certainly have as many gods as you have towns, Judah! You have built shameful altars, altars to burn incense to Baal. You have as many altars as the streets of Jerusalem.
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 Jeremiah, don't pray for these people. Don't cry for help or offer a prayer on their behalf, because I won't be listening when they cry out to me 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 What right do the people I love have to be in my Temple when they've done so many evil things? Do you think the meat of sacrifices will save you? When disaster strikes will you be happy?
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 At one time the Lord said you were a healthy olive tree, full of leaves and bearing beautiful fruit. But with a great noise he will set fire to it, destroying its branches.
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 I, the Lord Almighty, was the one who planted you, but I have announced you will be destroyed because of the evil that the people of Israel and Judah have committed, making me angry by burning incense to 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 The Lord told me about it, so I knew. Then he showed me what they were actually doing.
上主叫我知道， 才知道；那時我看透了他們的作為：
19 I was like a trusting little lamb being led away to be slaughtered. I didn't know that they had been plotting against me. They said, “Let's destroy the tree along with everything it produces. Let's kill him so no one will even remember 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 I appeal to you, Lord Almighty, you who judge rightly and examine peoples thoughts and feelings, let me see how you punish them, because I've left my case in your hands.
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 says about the people of Anathoth who are trying to kill you, telling you, “Don't prophesy in the name of the Lord, or we'll kill you.”
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 This is the reply of the Lord Almighty: I will punish them. Their young men will killed by the sword, their sons and daughters will be killed by famine.
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 There won't be anyone left because I will bring disaster on the people of Anathoth at the time when they're punished.
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。」
