Jeremiah 21
1 This is the message that came to Jeremiah from the Lord when King Zedekiah sent Pashhur, son of Malchijah, and the priest Zephaniah, son of Maaseiah to talk with him. They said,
耶和华的话临到耶利米。那时，西底家王打发玛基雅的儿子巴施户珥和玛西雅的儿子祭司西番雅去见耶利米，说：
2 “Please speak with Lord on our behalf because Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon is attacking us. Perhaps the Lord will do some miracle for us like all those miracles he used to do, so that Nebuchadnezzar will retreat from us.”
“请你为我们求问耶和华；因为巴比伦王尼布甲尼撒来攻击我们，或者耶和华照他一切奇妙的作为待我们，使巴比伦王离开我们上去。”
3 But Jeremiah replied, “Tell Zedekiah this:
耶利米对他们说：“你们当对西底家这样说：
4 This is what the Lord, the God of Israel, says: I'm going to turn the weapons you're holding against you, the weapons you're using to fight the king of Babylon and the Babylonian army outside the wall besieging you. I'm going to bring them right into the center of this city.
‘耶和华—以色列的 神如此说：我要使你们手中的兵器，就是你们在城外与巴比伦王和围困你们的迦勒底人打仗的兵器翻转过来，又要使这些都聚集在这城中。
5 I myself will fight against you with all my power and might, with the full force of my furious anger.
并且我要在怒气、忿怒，和大恼恨中，用伸出来的手，并大能的膀臂，亲自攻击你们；
6 I will kill those living in this city, human beings and animals. They will die from a terrible plague.
又要击打这城的居民，连人带牲畜都必遭遇大瘟疫死亡。
7 After that, declares the Lord, I'm going to hand you over, Zedekiah king of Judah, as well as your officers and the people who are left in this city after the plague and war and famine, to Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon and to your enemies who want you dead. He will attack you; he won't spare you or show you any pity or mercy.
以后我要将犹大王西底家和他的臣仆百姓，就是在城内，从瘟疫、刀剑、饥荒中剩下的人，都交在巴比伦王尼布甲尼撒的手中和他们仇敌，并寻索其命的人手中。巴比伦王必用刀击杀他们，不顾惜，不可怜，不怜悯。这是耶和华说的。’
8 Tell the people this as well: This is what the Lord says: Look, I'm placing before you the path of life and the path of death.
“你要对这百姓说：‘耶和华如此说：看哪，我将生命的路和死亡的路摆在你们面前。
9 If you stay in this city you'll die either by sword and famine and plague, but if you leave and surrender to the Babylonians who are besieging you, you will live. In fact it will be like gaining your life as plunder from a war.
住在这城里的必遭刀剑、饥荒、瘟疫而死；但出去归降围困你们迦勒底人的必得存活，要以自己的命为掠物。
10 For I am determined to bring disaster on this city, and not blessings, declares the Lord. It will be handed over to the king of Babylon, who will destroy it with fire.
耶和华说：我向这城变脸，降祸不降福；这城必交在巴比伦王的手中，他必用火焚烧。’”
11 In addition tell the royal family of the king of Judah to listen to the Lord's message:
“至于犹大王的家，你们当听耶和华的话。
12 Descendants of David, this is what the Lord says: Make sure you judge fairly every day. Protect those who are being unjustly treated from those corrupt people, otherwise because of their evil actions my anger will blaze out like fire that can't be put out.
大卫家啊，耶和华如此说： 你们每早晨要施行公平， 拯救被抢夺的脱离欺压人的手， 恐怕我的忿怒因你们的恶行发作， 如火着起，甚至无人能以熄灭。
13 Watch out, because I'm going to fight against you people who live above the valley on top of a flat rock, declares the Lord. You say, ‘Who can attack us? Who can break down our defenses?’
耶和华说：住山谷和平原磐石上的居民， 你们说：谁能下来攻击我们？ 谁能进入我们的住处呢？ 看哪，我与你们为敌。
14 I'm going to punish you as you deserve for what you've done, declares the Lord. I will set your forest on fire and it will burn up everything around you.”
耶和华又说： 我必按你们做事的结果刑罚你们； 我也必使火在耶路撒冷的林中着起， 将她四围所有的尽行烧灭。”
