< Ezekiel 13 >

1 Yahweh gave me another message. [He said, ]
上主的話傳給我說:「
2 “You human, [a warning] against the prophets in Israel who are prophesying. Some of them are prophesying things that they themselves have imagined/thought. Say to them: 'Listen to what Yahweh says!
人子,你要斥責那些在以色列講預言的先知,向那些隨心所欲說預言的人說:你們應聽上主的話!
3 He says, “Terrible things will happen to those wicked prophets who proclaim their own ideas and have not seen [visions from me].
吾主上主這樣說:那些隨心所欲,而一無所見的愚妄先知,是有禍的!
4 You Israeli people, your prophets [as useless] as [SIM] jackals/wolves [that only dig] through the [of a city].
以色列! 你的先知好像廢墟中的狐狸。
5 Those prophets have not helped you Israeli people [MTY] to repair the places where [city] walls have (been broken/crumbled). That needs to be done in order that the walls will be strong at the time when I, Yahweh, [allow your enemies] to attack you.
你們沒有上到缺口處,也沒有圍繞以色列家建築圍牆,好叫她在上主的日子,在戰爭中穩立。
6 The visions and prophecies of those prophets are false. They say, 'Yahweh told me this,' but I have not sent [to you to be my prophets]. But they expect that what they prophesy will truly happen!
他們所見的盡是空虛,所預言的盡是欺詐,反而說是「上主的斷語;」其實上主並沒有派遣他們,他們還指望自己的話能夠實現。
7 They say that they have seen visions, but those visions are false, and the things that they prophesy are lies [RHQ]. They say, 'Yahweh told me this,' but I have told them nothing!”
你們豈不是見了幻像,說了欺詐的預言,還說是「上主的斷語﹖」其實我並沒有說過。
8 Therefore, this is what I, Yahweh the Lord, say: “Because you prophets have said what is false, and because your visions are lies, I am opposed to you.
為此,吾主上主這樣說:因為你們說的是謊話,見的是幻像,我必攻斥你們──吾主上主的斷語──
9 I will strike/punish all you prophets who falsely say that you have seen visions and prophesy things that are lies. You will not have any place among my people, your names will not be listed in the records of the Israeli people, and you will never return to Israel. Then you will know that I, Yahweh, [have the power to do what I say that I will do].”
我必伸手打擊那些見幻像,說欺詐預言的先知。他們決不得參加我人民的議會,不得登記在以色列家族的名冊上,也不得進入以色列地域:如此你們要承認我是上主。
10 They deceive my people, saying “Things will go well for us,” when things will not go well. [It as though] [MET] the people have built a shaky/weak wall, and the prophets cover it with (whitewash/white paint) [to make people think that it is a very strong wall].
因為他們迷惑我的人民說:「平安;」其實並沒有平安。人民築起牆來,看,他們就來墁泥。
11 So, tell those prophets who cover the wall with whitewash that the wall will surely fall down. It will rain very hard. I will send big hailstones to fall. Very strong winds will blow against it.
你要向墁泥的人說;我要使驟雨降下,冰雹落下,暴風颳來,
12 When the wall falls down, the people will certainly say to those prophets, “The white paint certainly did not [RHQ] make the wall strong!”
那牆必要傾倒。那時,人豈不是要向你們說:你們所墁的泥在那裏呢﹖
13 So this is what I, Yahweh the Lord, say: “Because I am very angry with you, [I will send enemy armies to destroy Jerusalem. It will be as though] [MET] I will send a very strong wind and hailstones and very heavy rains to destroy you.”
為此,吾主上主這樣說:在我憤怒時,我要使暴風颳來,在怒火中使驟雨降下,在憤怒時使冰雹降下,破壞一切。
14 [The false prophecies of your prophets are like] [MET] a wall that they have covered with whitewash, but I will break it down, and shatter it down to the ground, with the result that people can see its foundations. When the wall collapses, you also will be killed, and everyone will know that I, Yahweh, [have the power to do what I say that I will do].
我要摧毀你們墁過泥的牆,使它傾倒在地,基礎暴露;牆傾倒了,你們也要消失在其中:如此,你們要承認我是上主。
15 In that way I will show that I am very angry [the people who built] the wall and those who covered it with (whitewash/white paint). Then I will say to you, “The wall is destroyed/gone, and those prophets who put (whitewash/white paint) on it have been killed.”
當我對那牆和在牆上墁泥的人發洩了我的憤怒,我要對你們說:牆沒有了,墁牆的人也不見了。
16 Those are the prophets who prophesied that things would go well for the people in Jerusalem, when things would not go well for them.
這是指那些向耶路撒冷講預言的以色列的先知,他們說見過平安的異象;其實並沒有平安──吾主上主的斷語。
17 So, you human, show that you are angry with [IDM] the women of Jerusalem who prophesy things that they themselves have imagined.
人子,你要轉面向那些隨心所欲,講預言的你百姓中的女先知,你要斥責她們。
18 Tell them, “This is what Yahweh the Lord says: Terrible things will happen to you women who fasten magic charms on your wrists and make veils of various sizes to put on your heads in order to deceive the people. [You think that] [RHQ] you will deceive [by telling them that you know what will happen in the future], and that you will save your own lives.
你宣講說:吾主上主這樣說:那些為手腕縫製各種帶子,照頭的大小製做各種頭巾,以獵取人命的女人,是有禍的! 你們獵取了我百姓的性命,難道能挽救你們自己的性命﹖
19 You dishonored [by telling lies] in order to get from my people a few handfuls of barley and a few pieces of bread. My people listen to lies; and you women who are lying to them have caused to be killed people who did not deserve to die and have (spared/allowed to remain alive) those who should not continue to live.”
你們竟為了一掬麥子,一塊餅,就在我百姓前褻瀆了我,使不應死的人死去,使不應活的人活著,以欺騙我那好聽信謊言的百姓。
20 Therefore, this is what I, Yahweh the Lord, [to those women]: “I detest your magic charms by which you deceive people like [SIM] [people trap] birds. I will tear those charms off your wrists, and I will cause the people whom you have deceived to no longer be deceived by you.
為此,吾主上主這樣說:看,我要把你們像捕鳥一樣獵取人命的帶子,從你們手腕上撕下,釋放你們所獵取的人,像釋放飛鳥;
21 I will also tear off your veils and rescue my people from continuing to be deceived by you, and they will no longer be under your control. Then you will know that I, Yahweh, [have the power to do what I say that I will do].
撕破你們的頭巾,由你們手中救出我的百姓;他們決不再做你們手中的獵物:如此,你們要承認我是上主。
22 You have discouraged righteous people by telling them lies when I did not [do things to] cause them to be sad. And you have encouraged wicked people to not turn away from their wicked behavior; if they had done that, they would have continued to remain alive.
因為你們以謊言使義人的心沮喪;其實,我並沒有使義人悲哀;你們又鼓勵惡人,使他不肯離開罪惡的路,以求生存。
23 Therefore, you will no longer falsely say that you have seen visions or tell people what will happen in the future [in order to please them]. I will rescue my people from being deceived by you. And then you will know that I, Yahweh, [have the power to do what I say that I will do].” '”
為此,你們不得再見幻像,不得再說預言;反之,我要從你們手中救出我的百姓:如此,你們必承認我是上主。」

< Ezekiel 13 >