Jeremiah 30
1 The worde, that came to Ieremiah from the Lord, saying,
這是上主傳給耶肋米亞的話：
2 Thus speaketh the Lord God of Israel, saying, Write thee all the wordes, that I haue spoken vnto thee in a booke.
上主以色列的天主這樣說：「凡我對你說的話，你都要寫在一本書上，
3 For loe, the dayes come, saith the Lord, that I wil bring againe the captiuitie of my people Israel and Iudah, saith the Lord: for I will restore them vnto the lande, that I gaue to their fathers, and they shall possesse it.
因為，看，時日將到──上主的斷語──我必轉變我人民以色列和猶大的命運──上主說──使他們回去佔領我賜給他們祖先的土地。」
4 Againe, these are the wordes that the Lord spake concerning Israel, and concerning Iudah.
以下是上主論及以色列和猶大說的話：
5 For thus saith the Lord, wee haue heard a terrible voyce, of feare and not of peace.
上主這樣說：「人聽到了恐怖的喊叫：只有恐慌，沒有平安。
6 Demand now and beholde, if man trauayle with childe? wherefore doe I beholde euery man with his hands on his loynes as a woman in trauaile, and all faces are turned into a palenesse?
你們且自問自究：是否男人要生產﹖為什麼我竟見人人兩手叉腰，像正在生產的婦女，個個面色顯得蒼白﹖
7 Alas, for this day is great: none hath bene like it: it is euen the time of Iaakobs trouble, yet shall he be deliuered from it.
噫! 這一天，真偉大，無可比擬，雖為雅各伯是痛苦的時期，但他們將由此而得救。
8 For in that day, sayth the Lord of hostes, I will breake his yoke from off thy necke, and breake thy bondes, and strangers shall no more serue themselues of him.
到了那一天──萬軍上主的斷語──我要折斷他們頸上所負的軛，粉碎他們的鎖鏈，他們不再作外方人的奴隸，
9 But they shall serue the Lord their God, and Dauid their King, whom I will raise vp vnto them.
只服事上主，他們的天主，和我給他們興起的君王達味。
10 Therefore feare not, O my seruant Iaakob, saith the Lord, neither be afrayde, O Israel: for loe, I will deliuer thee from a farre countrey, and thy seede from the lande of their captiuitie, and Iaakob shall turne againe, and shalbe in rest and prosperitie and none shall make him afraide.
為此，我的僕人雅各伯，你不用害怕──上主的斷語──以色列，你不要驚慌；因為，看，我必從遠方救出你來，從充軍之地救回你的後裔；使雅各伯歸來，居享安寧，無所恐懼，
11 For I am with thee, sayth the Lord, to saue thee: though I vtterly destroy all the nations where I haue scattered thee, yet will I not vtterly destroy thee, but I will correct thee by iudgement, and not vtterly cut thee off.
因為有我與你同在──上主的斷語──作你的救援。誠然，對我使你流徙所到的各民族，我要執行毀滅；但對你，我卻不執行毀滅，只依正義懲罰你，不讓你全然免罰。」
12 For thus saith the Lord, Thy bruising is incurable, and thy wound is dolorous.
不錯，上主這樣說：「你的創傷不可治療，你的傷口無法醫治；
13 There is none to iudge thy cause, or to lay a plaister: there are no medicines, nor help for thee.
沒有人願意擔任調理你的創傷，無藥可使你的傷處收結。
14 All thy louers haue forgotten thee: they seeke thee not: for I haue striken thee with the wound of an enemie, and with a sharpe chastisement for ye multitude of thine iniquities, because thy sinnes were increased.
你所有的愛人都忘掉了你，不再追求你，因為我像打擊敵人一樣，以殘酷的刑罰打擊了你，因為你太不義，你的罪惡，增添不已。
15 Why cryest thou for thine affliction? thy sorowe is incurable, for the multitude of thine iniquities: because thy sinnes were increased, I haue done these things vnto thee.
為什麼你還要為你的創傷悲號﹖你的創傷已不可治療：因為你太不義，你的罪惡增添不已，我纔這樣對待了你。
16 Therefore all they that deuoure thee, shall be deuoured, and all thine enemies euery one shall goe into captiuitie: and they that spoyle thee, shalbe spoyled, and all they that robbe thee, wil I giue to be robbed.
但是，凡吞滅你的，必被吞滅；凡與你為敵的，必被擄去充軍；凡劫掠你的，必遭劫掠；凡搶奪你的，我必使他們受人搶奪。
17 For I will restore health vnto thee, and I will heale thee of thy woundes, saith the Lord, because they called thee, The cast away, saying, This is Zion, whom no man seeketh after.
實在，我要使你的傷處收結，療愈你的創傷──上主的斷語──因為他們稱你為棄婦，無人過問的熙雍。」
18 Thus saith the Lord, Beholde, I will bring againe the captiuitie of Iaakobs tentes, and haue compassion on his dwelling places: and the citie shalbe builded vpon her owne heape, and the palace shall remaine after the maner thereof.
上主這樣說：「看，我要轉變雅各伯帳幕的命運，憐憫他的家室，好使城市仍建在自己的山上，宮殿依然聳立在自己的原處，
19 And out of them shall proceede thankesgiuing, and the voyce of them that are ioyous, and I will multiplie them, and they shall not bee fewe: I will also glorifie them, and they shall not be diminished.
從那裏發出頌謝的歌聲，歡樂的呼聲。我必使他們繁昌，人數不再滅少；我要顯耀他們，使他們不再受人輕視。
20 Their children also shall be as afore time, and their congregation shall be established before me: and I will visite all that vexe them.
他們的子孫必要像昔日一樣，在 面前重新建立自己的集會；凡壓迫他們的，我必予以懲罰。
21 And their noble ruler shall be of themselues, and their gouernour shall proceede from the middes of them, and I will cause him to draw neere, and approche vnto me: for who is this that directeth his heart to come vnto mee, saith the Lord?
他們的元首，將是他們中的一個；他們的統帥，將出自他們之中；我要使他們前來接近我，他必與我接近，因為誰敢冒的危險，來與我接近──上主的斷語──
22 And ye shall be my people, and I will bee your God.
這樣，你們必作我的人民，我必作你們的天主」。
23 Beholde, the tempest of the Lord goeth foorth with wrath: the whirlewinde that hangeth ouer, shall light vpon the head of the wicked.
看，上主的憤怒如暴風怒號，如撗掃的暴風，在惡人的頭上施轉。
24 The fierce wrath of the Lord shall not returne, vntill he haue done, and vntill he haue performed the intents of his heart: in the latter dayes ye shall vnderstand it.
上主的烈怒必不止息，直到衪執行完成了衪心裏的計劃；在末日你們必會明瞭。
