Jeremiah 25
1 The word that came to Ieremiah, concerning all the people of Iudah in the fourth yeere of Iehoiakim the sonne of Iosiah King of Iudah that was in the first yeere of Nebuchad-nezzar King of Babel:
猶大王約史雅的兒子約雅金執政第四年， 巴比倫王拿步高元年，有關於全猶大人民的話，傳給耶肋米亞；
2 The which Ieremiah the Prophet spake vnto all the people of Iudah, and to all the inhabitants of Ierusalem, saying,
耶肋米亞先知便將這話轉告給全猶大人民，和耶路撒冷所有的居民說：「
3 From the thirteenth yeere of Iosiah the sonne of Amon King of Iudah, euen vnto this day (that is the three and twentieth yeere) the word of the Lord hath come vnto mee, and I haue spoken vnto you rising earely and speaking, but ye woulde not heare.
自猶大王阿孟的兒子約史雅執政第十三魁，直到今日，已經二十三年，凡上主傳給我的話，我都急速告訴了你們，你們卻不聽。
4 And the Lord hath sent vnto you all his seruantes the Prophets, rising early and sending them, but yee would not heare, nor encline your eares to obey.
上主不斷給你們派來他所有的僕人──先知們，你們總是不聽，不願傾耳諦聽。
5 They sayde, Turne againe now euery one from his euill way, and from the wickednes of your inuentions, and ye shall dwell in the lande that the Lord hath giuen vnto you, and to your fathers for euer and euer.
他們說：你們應各自離棄自己的邪道，和自己的邪惡的行為，好能住在上主從永遠到永遠賜給了你們和你們祖先的地域裏；
6 And go not after other gods to serue them and to worshippe them, and prouoke me not to anger with the workes of your hands, and I will not punish you.
不要追隨其他的神祇，事奉朝拜，以你們手做的東西來激怒我，你們就不致遭遇災禍。
7 Neuerthelesse ye would not heare me, saith the Lord, but haue prouoked mee to anger with the workes of your hands to your owne hurt.
你們沒有聽從我──上主的斷語──竟以你們手做的東西來激怒我，自招禍患。
8 Therefore thus saith the Lord of hostes, Because ye haue not heard my wordes,
為此，萬軍的上主這樣說：由於你們不聽我的話，
9 Beholde, I will send and take to mee all the families of the North, saith the Lord, and Nebuchad-nezzar the King of Babel my seruant, and will bring them against this lande, and against the inhabitantes thereof, and against all these nations rounde about, and will destroy them, and make them an astonishment and an hissing, and a continuall desolation.
看，我必遣人召來北方的一切種族──上主的斷語──和我的僕人巴比倫王拿步高來進攻這地方，和這地方的居民，以及四周所有的民族；我要徹底消滅，任其荒涼，永遠成為笑柄和羞辱的對象。
10 Moreouer I will take from them the voyce of mirth and the voyce of gladnesse, the voyce of the bridegrome and the voyce of the bride, the noise of the milstones, and the light of the candle.
此外，我還要息滅他們中歡樂喜慶的歌聲，新郎和新娘的歡笑聲，磨聲和燈光。
11 And this whole land shalbe desolate, and an astonishment, and these nations shall serue the King of Babel seuentie yeeres.
這地方要全變為淒涼野，這些民族要七十年服從巴比倫王。
12 And when the seuentie yeres are accomplished, I will visite the King of Babel and that nation, saith the Lord, for their iniquities, euen the land of the Caldeans, and will make it a perpetuall desolation,
但是，一滿了七十年，我必要懲罰巴比倫王和這民族的罪惡──上主的斷語──以及加色丁人的國土，使它永遠成為荒野。
13 And I will bring vpon that lande all my wordes which I haue pronounced against it, euen all that is written in this booke, which Ieremiah hath prophecied against all nations.
對這國土，我要執行我論它所說，在這書上所記載先知耶肋米亞論及萬民所預言的一切話，
14 For many nations, and great Kings shall euen serue themselues of them: thus will I recompense them according to their deedes, and according to the workes of their owne handes.
因為強盛的民族和有力的君王，要使他們成為自己的奴隸；我必依照他的作為和他們雙手所行的事，報復他們。
15 For thus hath the Lord God of Israel spoken vnto me, Take the cuppe of wine of this mine indignation at mine hand, and cause all the nations, to whome I sende thee, to drinke it.
上主，以色列的天主這樣對我說：「你從我手中接過這杯忿怒酒去，讓我派你所到的各民族喝。
16 And they shall drinke, and be moued and be mad, because of the sworde that I will sende among them.
他們必要喝，必要在我給他們派來的刀劍前，蹣跚發狂。」
17 Then tooke I the cup at the Lordes hand, and made all people to drinke, vnto whome the Lord had sent me:
我便從上主手中接過杯來，給了上主派我所到的各民族喝：使她們荒蕪淒涼，
18 Euen Ierusalem, and the cities of Iudah, and the Kings thereof, and the princes thereof, to make them desolate, an astonishment, an hissing, and a curse, as appeareth this day:
受人嘲笑詛咒，像今日一樣；
19 Pharaoh also, King of Egypt, and his seruants, and his princes, and all his people:
給埃及王法郎和他們的臣僕王侯並全體人民；
20 And all sortes of people, and all the Kings of the lande of Vz: and all the Kings of the lande of the Philistims, and Ashkelon, and Azzah, and Ekron, and the remnant of Ashdod:
給所有的雜族，胡茲地和培肋舍特地的眾君王；給阿市刻隆、迦薩、厄刻龍和阿市多得的遺民；
21 Edom, and Moab, and the Ammonites,
給厄東、摩阿布和阿孟子民；
22 And all the Kings of Tyrus, and all the kings of Zidon, and the Kings of the Yles, that are beyonde the Sea,
給提洛、漆冬和海外島嶼的眾君王；
23 And Dedan, and Tema, and Buz, and all that dwell in the vttermost corners,
給德丹、特瑪、步次和凡剃除鬢髮的人；
24 And all the Kings of Arabia, and all the Kings of Arabia, that dwell in the desert,
給阿剌伯和在沙漠居住的雜族的眾君王；
25 And all the Kings of Zimri, and all the Kings of Elam, and all the Kings of the Medes,
給齊默黎、厄藍和瑪待的眾君王；
26 And all the Kings of the North, farre and neere one to another, and all the kingdomes of the worlde, which are vpon the earth, and the king of Sheshach shall drinke after them.
給北方彼此相離或遠或近的眾君王，以及地面上所有的王國喝；最後喝的，是舍沙客的君王。
27 Therefore say thou vnto them, Thus saith the Lord of hostes, the God of Israel, Drinke and bee drunken, and spewe and fall, and rise no more, because of the sworde, which I will sende among you.
你應對他們說：「萬軍的上主，以色列的天主這樣說：你們要喝，喝醉，嘔吐，倒在我給你們派來的刀劍前，再不起來。
28 But if they refuse to take the cuppe at thine hande to drinke, then tell them, Thus saith the Lord of hostes, Ye shall certainely drinke.
假使他們不肯從你手中取過杯去喝，你就對他們說：萬軍的上主這樣說：你必須喝。
29 For loe, I beginne to plague the citie, where my Name is called vpon, and shoulde you goe free? Ye shall not goe quite: for I will call for a sword vpon al the inhabitants of the earth, saith the Lord of hostes.
因為，看，我開始降罰歸我名下的城市，而你們竟想全然免罰嗎﹖你們決不能免罰，因為我要給地上所有的居民招來刀劍──萬軍上主的斷語。
30 Therefore prophecie thou against them al these words, and say vnto them, The Lord shall roare from aboue, and thrust out his voyce from his holy habitation: he shall roare vpon his habitation, and crie aloude, as they that presse the grapes, against all the inhabitants of the earth.
你應給他們預言這一切話，對他們說：上主從高處作獅吼，從他的聖所發出他的聲音，對自己的牧場厲聲怒號，對地上所有的居民，像榨葡萄的人一樣喊叫。
31 The sounde shall come to the endes of the earth: for the Lord hath a controuersie with the nations, and will enter into iudgement with all flesh, and he will giue them that are wicked, to the sworde, saith the Lord.
一陣喧嘩嘈雜，直至地極，因為上主與萬民有了爭訟，與一切有血肉的人，進行審判，將惡人交給刀劍──上主的斷語──
32 Thus saith the Lord of hostes, Behold, a plague shall goe foorth from nation to nation, and a great whirlewinde shalbe raised vp from the coastes of the earth,
萬軍的上主這樣說：看，各國相繼發生災禍，由地極捲來強烈的風暴。
33 And the slaine of the Lord shall be at that day, from one ende of the earth, euen vnto the other ende of the earth: they shall not bee mourned, neither gathered nor buried, but shalbe as the dongue vpon the grounde.
到了那一天，從地極到地極，遍是上主戮的人，沒有人哀悼、收殮、埋葬，有如地面上的糞土。
34 Howle, ye shepherdes, and crie, and wallowe your selues in the ashes, ye principall of the flocke: for your dayes of slaughter are accomplished, and of your dispersion, and ye shall fall like precious vessels.
為人牧者，你們應哭泣哀號! 為羊群領導者，你們應在灰塵中輾轉! 因為們的日期已滿，你們要被宰割，像精選的公羊。
35 And the flight shall faile from the shepherdes, and the escaping from the principall of the flocke.
為人牧者，無路可逃；為羊群領導者，無法脫身。
36 A voyce of the crye of the shepherdes, and an howling of the principall of the flocke shalbe heard: for the Lord hath destroyed their pasture.
聽啊! 為人牧者在哀號，為羊群領導者在哭泣，因為上主摧毀了他們的牧場。
37 And the best pastures are destroyed because of the wrath and indignation of the Lord.
寧靜的草場，因上主的怒燄，已成一片荒涼。
38 He hath forsaken his couert, as the lyon: for their land is waste, because of the wrath of the oppressor, and because of ye wrath of his indignatio.
獅子離棄了自己的巢穴，因為他們的土地，由於刀劍的無情和上主的盛怒，已成了荒野。
