< Jeremiah 21 >

1 The word which it came to Jeremiah from with Yahweh when sent to him the king Zedekiah Pashhur [the] son of Malkijah and Zephaniah [the] son of Maaseiah the priest saying.
耶和華的話臨到耶利米。那時,西底家王打發瑪基雅的兒子巴施戶珥和瑪西雅的兒子祭司西番雅去見耶利米,說:
2 Seek please for us Yahweh for Nebuchadnezzar [the] king of Babylon [is] waging war on us perhaps he will do Yahweh with us according to all wonders his and he may go up from on us.
「請你為我們求問耶和華;因為巴比倫王尼布甲尼撒來攻擊我們,或者耶和華照他一切奇妙的作為待我們,使巴比倫王離開我們上去。」
3 And he said Jeremiah to them thus you will say! to Zedekiah.
耶利米對他們說:「你們當對西底家這樣說:
4 Thus he says Yahweh [the] God of Israel here I [am] about to turn round [the] weapons of war which [are] in hand your which you [are] fighting by them with [the] king of Babylon and with the Chaldeans who are laying siege on you from [the] outside of the wall and I will gather them into [the] middle of the city this.
『耶和華-以色列的上帝如此說:我要使你們手中的兵器,就是你們在城外與巴比倫王和圍困你們的迦勒底人打仗的兵器翻轉過來,又要使這些都聚集在這城中。
5 And I will fight I with you by a hand outstretched and by an arm strong and in anger and in rage and in wrath great.
並且我要在怒氣、忿怒,和大惱恨中,用伸出來的手,並大能的膀臂,親自攻擊你們;
6 And I will strike down [the] inhabitants of the city this and the humankind and the animal[s] by a pestilence great they will die.
又要擊打這城的居民,連人帶牲畜都必遭遇大瘟疫死亡。
7 And after thus [the] utterance of Yahweh I will give Zedekiah [the] king of Judah and servants his - and the people and those [who] remain in the city this from the pestilence - from the sword and from the famine in [the] hand of Nebuchadnezzar [the] king of Babylon and in [the] hand of enemies their and in [the] hand of [those who] seek life their and he will strike down them to [the] mouth of [the] sword not he will have mercy on them and not he will show pity and not he will have compassion.
以後我要將猶大王西底家和他的臣僕百姓,就是在城內,從瘟疫、刀劍、饑荒中剩下的人,都交在巴比倫王尼布甲尼撒的手中和他們仇敵,並尋索其命的人手中。巴比倫王必用刀擊殺他們,不顧惜,不可憐,不憐憫。這是耶和華說的。』
8 And to the people this you will say thus he says Yahweh here I [am] putting before you [the] way of life and [the] way of death.
「你要對這百姓說:『耶和華如此說:看哪,我將生命的路和死亡的路擺在你們面前。
9 The [one who] remains in the city this he will die by the sword and by famine and by pestilence and the [one who] goes out and he will fall on the Chaldeans who are laying siege on you (and he will live *Q(K)*) and it will belong to him life his to plunder.
住在這城裏的必遭刀劍、饑荒、瘟疫而死;但出去歸降圍困你們迦勒底人的必得存活,要以自己的命為掠物。
10 For I have set face my on the city this for harm and not for good [the] utterance of Yahweh in [the] hand of [the] king of Babylon it will be given and he will burn it with fire.
耶和華說:我向這城變臉,降禍不降福;這城必交在巴比倫王的手中,他必用火焚燒。』」
11 And to [the] house of [the] king of Judah hear [the] word of Yahweh.
「至於猶大王的家,你們當聽耶和華的話。
12 O house of David thus he says Yahweh judge to the morning justice and deliver [one who] has been robbed from [the] hand of an oppressor lest it should go forth like fire rage my and it will burn and there not [will be one who] extinguishes because of [the] wickedness of (deeds your. *Q(K)*)
大衛家啊,耶和華如此說: 你們每早晨要施行公平, 拯救被搶奪的脫離欺壓人的手, 恐怕我的忿怒因你們的惡行發作, 如火着起,甚至無人能以熄滅。
13 Here I [am] against you O inhabitant of the valley O rock of the plain [the] utterance of Yahweh O those [who] say who? will he come down on us and who? will he come in hiding places our.
耶和華說:住山谷和平原磐石上的居民, 你們說:誰能下來攻擊我們? 誰能進入我們的住處呢? 看哪,我與你們為敵。
14 And I will visit [judgment] on you according to [the] fruit of deeds your [the] utterance of Yahweh and I will kindle a fire in forest its and it will consume all around it.
耶和華又說: 我必按你們做事的結果刑罰你們; 我也必使火在耶路撒冷的林中着起, 將她四圍所有的盡行燒滅。」

< Jeremiah 21 >