< Jeremias 8 >

1 At that time, says the Lord, they shall bring out the bones of the kings of Juda, and the bones of his princes, and the bones of the priests, and the bones of the prophets, and the bones of the inhabitants of Jerusalem, out of their graves;
耶和華說:「到那時,人必將猶大王的骸骨和他首領的骸骨、祭司的骸骨、先知的骸骨,並耶路撒冷居民的骸骨,都從墳墓中取出來,
2 and they shall spread them out to the sun, and the moon, and to all the stars, and to all the host of heaven, which they have loved, and which they have served, and after which they have walked, and to which they have held, and which they have worshipped; they shall not be mourned for, neither shall they be buried; but they shall be for an example on the face of the earth,
拋散在日頭、月亮,和天上眾星之下,就是他們從前所喜愛、所事奉、所隨從、所求問、所敬拜的。這些骸骨不再收殮,不再葬埋,必在地面上成為糞土;
3 because they chose death rather than life, even to all the remnant that are left of that family, in every place whither I shall drive them out.
並且這惡族所剩下的民在我所趕他們到的各處,寧可揀死不揀生。這是萬軍之耶和華說的。」
4 For thus says the Lord, Shall not he that falls arise? or he that turns away, shall he not turn back again?
你要對他們說,耶和華如此說: 人跌倒,不再起來嗎? 人轉去,不再轉來嗎?
5 Therefore has this my people turned away with a shameless revolting, and strengthened themselves in their willfulness, and refused to return?
這耶路撒冷的民,為何恆久背道呢? 他們守定詭詐,不肯回頭。
6 Listen, I pray you, and hear: will they not speak thus, There is no man that repents of his wickedness, saying, What have I done? the runner has failed from his course, as a tired horse in his neighing.
我留心聽,聽見他們說不正直的話。 無人悔改惡行,說: 我做的是甚麼呢? 他們各人轉奔己路, 如馬直闖戰場。
7 Yes, the stork in the heaven knows her time, [also] the turtle-dove and wild swallow; the sparrows observe the times of their coming in; but this my people knows not the judgments of the Lord.
空中的鸛鳥知道來去的定期; 斑鳩燕子與白鶴也守候當來的時令; 我的百姓卻不知道耶和華的法則。
8 How will you say, We are wise, and the law of the Lord is with us? In vain have the scribes used a false pen.
你們怎麼說:我們有智慧, 耶和華的律法在我們這裏? 看哪,文士的假筆舞弄虛假。
9 The wise men are ashamed, and alarmed, and taken; because they have rejected the word of the Lord; what wisdom is there in them?
智慧人慚愧,驚惶,被擒拿; 他們棄掉耶和華的話, 心裏還有甚麼智慧呢?
10 Therefore will I give their wives to others, and their fields to [new] inheritors; and they shall gather their fruits, says the Lord.
所以我必將他們的妻子給別人, 將他們的田地給別人為業; 因為他們從最小的到至大的都一味地貪婪, 從先知到祭司都行事虛謊。
他們輕輕忽忽地醫治我百姓的損傷,說: 平安了!平安了! 其實沒有平安。
他們行可憎的事知道慚愧嗎? 不然,他們毫不慚愧, 也不知羞恥。 因此他們必在仆倒的人中仆倒; 我向他們討罪的時候, 他們必致跌倒。 這是耶和華說的。
13 There are no grapes on the vines, and there are no figs on the fig-trees, and the leaves have fallen off.
耶和華說:我必使他們全然滅絕; 葡萄樹上必沒有葡萄, 無花果樹上必沒有果子, 葉子也必枯乾。 我所賜給他們的, 必離開他們過去。
14 Why do we sit still? assemble yourselves, and let us enter into the strong cities, and let us be cast out there: for God has cast us out, and made us drink water of gall, because we have sinned before him.
我們為何靜坐不動呢? 我們當聚集,進入堅固城, 在那裏靜默不言; 因為耶和華-我們的上帝使我們靜默不言, 又將苦膽水給我們喝, 都因我們得罪了耶和華。
15 We assembled for peace, but there was no prosperity; for a time of healing, but behold anxiety.
我們指望平安, 卻得不着好處; 指望痊癒的時候, 不料,受了驚惶。
16 We shall hear the neighing of his swift horses out of Dan: the whole land quaked at the sound of the neighing of his horses; and he shall come, and devour the land and the fullness of it; the city, and them that dwell in it.
聽見從但那裏敵人的馬噴鼻氣, 他的壯馬發嘶聲, 全地就都震動; 因為他們來吞滅這地和其上所有的, 吞滅這城與其中的居民。
17 For, behold, I send forth against you deadly serpents, which can’t be charmed, and they shall bite you
看哪,我必使毒蛇到你們中間, 是不服法術的, 必咬你們。 這是耶和華說的。
18 mortally with the pain of your distressed heart.
我有憂愁,願能自慰; 我心在我裏面發昏。
19 Behold, [there is] a sound of the cry of the daughter of my people from a land afar off: Is not the Lord in Sion? is there not a king there? because they have provoked me with their graven [images], and with strange vanities.
聽啊,是我百姓的哀聲從極遠之地而來, 說:耶和華不在錫安嗎? 錫安的王不在其中嗎? 耶和華說:他們為甚麼以雕刻的偶像 和外邦虛無的神惹我發怒呢?
20 The summer is gone, the harvest is past, and we are not saved.
麥秋已過,夏令已完, 我們還未得救!
21 For the breach of the daughter of my people I have been saddened: in my perplexity pangs have seized upon me as of a woman in travail.
先知說:因我百姓的損傷, 我也受了損傷。 我哀痛,驚惶將我抓住。
22 And is there no balm in Galaad, or is there no physician there? why has not the healing of the daughter of my people taken place?
在基列豈沒有乳香呢? 在那裏豈沒有醫生呢? 我百姓為何不得痊癒呢?

< Jeremias 8 >