< Jeremiah 44 >
1 The word which it came to Jeremiah concerning all the Jews who were dwelling in [the] land of Egypt who were dwelling in Migdol and in Tahpanhes and in Memphis and in [the] land of Pathros saying.
以下是關於住在埃及地,住在米革多耳,塔黑培乃斯、諾夫和帕特洛斯地的一切猶太人,傳給耶肋米亞的話:「
2 Thus he says Yahweh of hosts [the] God of Israel you you have seen all the calamity which I brought on Jerusalem and on all [the] cities of Judah and there! they [are] a ruin the day this and there not in them [is] an inhabitant.
萬軍的上主,以色列的天主這樣說:你們看見了我對耶路撒冷和猶大各城召來的一切災禍,看,今日已成為無人居住的曠野。
3 Because of wickedness their which they did to provoke to anger me by going to make smoke to serve gods other which not they had known them they you and ancestors your.
這是因為他們做了惹我動怒的惡事,向他們、你們和你們的祖先從不認識的外方神祇焚香敬拜;
4 And I sent to you all servants my the prophets rising early and sending saying may not please you do [the] thing of abomination this which I hate.
雖然我早就不斷洽你們派遣我所有的先知僕人們說:你們切不可做我所憎恨的可惡之事!
5 And not they listened and not they inclined ear their to turn away from wickedness their to not to make smoke to gods other.
他們卻沒有側耳聽從,沒有放棄他們向外方神祇焚香的惡習。
6 And it poured forth rage my and anger my and it burned in [the] cities of Judah and in [the] streets of Jerusalem and they became a ruin a desolation as the day this.
於是我的憤恨如火發作,焚毀了猶大城市和耶路撒冷的街市,使她成為荒涼的曠野,有如今日。
7 And therefore thus he says Yahweh [the] God of hosts [the] God of Israel why? [are] you doing harm great to selves your to cut off to yourselves man and woman child and suckling-child from [the] midst of Judah to not to leave for yourselves a remnant.
現在,上主萬軍的天主以色列的天主這樣說:為什麼你們招來這樣大的災禍,加害自己,使你們中的男人、婦女、幼童、嬰兒,全由猶大滅絕,不給你們留下遺民﹖
8 By provoking to anger me by [the] deeds of hands your by making smoke to gods other in [the] land of Egypt where you [have] come to sojourn there so as to cut off to yourselves and so as to become you a curse and a reproach among all [the] nations of the earth.
為什麼你們做惹我動怒的事,向你們來寄居的埃及地的外方神祇獻香,使你們自遭滅亡,成為普世萬民詛咒和恥笑的對象﹖
9 ¿ Have you forgotten [the] wicked deeds of ancestors your and [the] wicked deeds of - [the] kings of Judah and [the] wicked deeds of wives his and wicked deeds your and [the] wicked deeds of wives your which they did in [the] land of Judah and in [the] streets of Jerusalem.
難道你們忘了你們的祖先、猶大君王和他們的妻妾、你們自己和你們的女人,在猶大地和耶路撒冷街上犯的種種罪惡﹖
10 Not they have been made contrite until the day this and not they have feared and not they have walked in law my and in decrees my which I set before you and before ancestors your.
他們直到今日尚不後悔,也不畏懼,更不履行我給你們和你們的祖先頒布的法律和誡命。
11 Therefore thus he says Yahweh of hosts [the] God of Israel here I [am] about to set face my on you for harm and to cut off all Judah.
為此,萬軍的上主,以色列的天主這樣說:看,我面向你們,是為降災,消滅整個猶大。
12 And I will take away [the] remnant of Judah who they set faces their to go [the] land of Egypt to sojourn there and they will meet their end everyone in [the] land of Egypt they will fall by the sword by famine they will meet their end from [the] small and unto [the] great by the sword and by famine they will die and they will become an curse a horror and a curse and a reproach.
凡決意往埃及地去,要六那裏寄居的猶大遺民,我必要剷除,叫他們全死在埃及地,喪身刀下,饑餓而死;不分老幼都死於刀劍、饑荒,飽受憎恨、厭惡、詛咒和侮辱。
13 And I will visit [judgment] on those [who] dwell in [the] land of Egypt just as I visited [judgment] on Jerusalem by the sword by famine and by pestilence.
我必以刀劍、饑荒和瘟疫懲罰住在埃及地的人,如懲罰耶路撒冷一樣,
14 And not he will belong an escapee and a survivor to [the] remnant of Judah who went to sojourn there in [the] land of Egypt and to return - [the] land of Judah where they [are] lifting up desire their to return to dwell there for not they will return that except fugitives.
使前往寄居埃及的猶大遺民,無一能幸免逃脫,返回他們所渴望回去居住的猶大地;除少數脫身者外,他們不會回來了。」
15 And they answered Jeremiah all the men who knew that [were] making smoke wives their to gods other and all the women who were standing by a company great and all the people who were dwelling in [the] land of Egypt in Pathros saying.
於是凡知道自己的女人曾向外方神祇燒香的人,和一大群環立在旁的婦女,以及住在埃及地和帕特洛斯的全體人民,就答覆耶肋米亞說:「
16 The word which you have spoken to us in [the] name of Yahweh not we [are] about to listen to you.
你奉上主的名對我們說的話,我們不願聽從;
17 For certainly we will do every thing - which it has gone out from mouth our to make smoke to [the] queen of the heavens and to pour out to her drink offerings just as we have done we and ancestors our kings our and officials our in [the] cities of Judah and in [the] streets of Jerusalem and we were satisfied food and we were good and distress not we saw.
至於凡出自我們口中的話,我們必定實行,給天后焚香奠酒,如同我們、我們的祖先、君王及首領,在猶大城和耶路撒冷街上所做的一樣;那時我們都豐衣足食,安享太平,不見災禍。
18 And from then we ceased to make smoke to [the] queen of the heavens and to pour out to her drink offerings we have lacked everything and by the sword and by the famine we have met our end.
可是,自從我們斷絕向天后獻香,不給她奠酒以來,我們就什麼也缺乏,死於刀劍和饑荒。
19 And if we [were] making smoke to [the] queen of the heavens and to pour out to her drink offerings ¿ without husbands our did we make for her cakes to form image her and to pour out to her drink offerings.
至於我們的女人向天后焚香奠酒,又那能沒有我們男人的同意,依照她的形狀,給她備製祭餅,向她奠酒呢﹖」
20 And he said Jeremiah to all the people to the men and to the women and to all the people who had answered him a word saying.
耶肋米亞便對全體人民,對答覆他的男人和婦女以及所有的人說:「
21 ¿ Not the incense which you made smoke in [the] cities of Judah and in [the] streets of Jerusalem you and ancestors your kings your and officials your and [the] people of the land them did he remember Yahweh and did it come up on heart his.
難道你們、你們的祖先、君王、首領和地方上的人民,在猶大城和耶路冷街上燒香的事,上主就不記得了,再也不懷念在心了嗎﹖
22 And not he was able Yahweh still to endure because of [the] wickedness of deeds your because of the abominations which you did and it has become land your a desolation and a waste and a curse from not inhabitant as the day this.
上主再也不能容忍你們邪惡的行為,和你們做的可惡的事,為此你們的土地變成了荒野,成了驚愕和詛咒的對象,無人居住,有如今日:
23 Because that you made smoke and that you had sinned to Yahweh and not you listened to [the] voice of Yahweh and in law his and in decrees his and in testimonies his not you walked there-fore it has happened to you the calamity this as the day this.
就因為你們燒香得罪了上主,不聽上主的勸告,不覆行他的法律、誡命和法令,纔給你們招來了像今日這樣的災禍。」
24 And he said Jeremiah to all the people and to all the women hear [the] word of Yahweh O all Judah which [is] in [the] land of Egypt.
以後,耶肋米亞又對全體人民和全體婦女說:「凡在埃及境內的猶大人,請聽上主的話!
25 Thus he says Yahweh of hosts [the] God of Israel saying you and wives your and you have spoken with mouth your and with hands your you have fulfilled - saying certainly we will perform vows our which we have vowed to make smoke to [the] queen of the heavens and to pour out to her drink offerings certainly you will carry out vows your and certainly you will perform vows your.
萬軍的上主,以色列的天主這樣說:你們和你們的女人都要親手做你們親口說的事;你們說:我們決意實踐我們許的誓願,向天后燒香奠酒。你們就實踐你們的誓願,舉行你們的奠祭罷!
26 Therefore hear [the] word of Yahweh O all Judah who are dwelling in [the] land of Egypt here I I swear by own name my great he says Yahweh if it will be again name my named - by [the] mouth of - any person of Judah [who] says [by] [the] life of [the] Lord Yahweh in all [the] land of Egypt.
但是,所有住在埃及地的猶大人,你們且聽上主的話:看,我以我偉大的名起誓──上主說:在埃及全地任何猶大人的口中,不會再呼號我名說:我主上主永在!
27 Here I [am] watching over them for harm and not for good and they will meet their end every person of Judah who [is] in [the] land of Egypt by the sword and by famine until come to an end they.
看,我注視他們,是為降災,不是為賜福,使在埃及地所有的猶大人,都死於刀劍饑荒,徹底消滅;
28 And escapees of [the] sword they will return! from [the] land of Egypt [the] land of Judah men of number and they will know all [the] remnant of Judah who went to [the] land of Egypt to sojourn there [the] word of whom? will it be established from me and from them.
即使有逃脫刀劍,從埃及地回到猶大的人,為數也寥寥無幾。到埃及地來寄居的全體猶大遺民,終於會知道:誰的話要應驗,是我的還是他們的。
29 And this for you [will be] the sign [the] utterance of Yahweh that [am] about to visit [judgment] I on you in the place this so that you may know that certainly they will be established words my on you for harm.
這為你們是個徵兆──上主的斷語──就在這地方我要懲罰你們,叫你們知道:我對你們要降災的話,必要絕對應驗。
30 Thus - he says Yahweh here I [am] about to give Pharaoh Hophra [the] king of Egypt in [the] hand of enemies his and in [the] hand of [those who] seek life his just as I gave Zedekiah [the] king of Judah in [the] hand of Nebuchadnezzar [the] king of Babylon enemy his and [one who] sought life his.
上主這樣說:看,我必將埃及王法郎曷斐辣交在他仇人和圖謀他性命的人手中,就如我曾將猶大王漆德克雅,交在他仇人和圖謀他性命的巴比倫王拿步高的手中一樣。」