Jeremiah 21
1 The word came to Jeremiah from Yahweh when King Zedekiah sent Pashhur son of Malkijah and Zephaniah son of Maaseiah the priest to him, and they said,
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 advice from Yahweh on our behalf, for Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon is making war on us. Perhaps Yahweh will do miracles for us, as in times past, and will make him withdraw from 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 So Jeremiah said to them, “This is what you must say to Zedekiah,
耶利米對他們說：「你們當對西底家這樣說：
4 'Yahweh, God of Israel, says this: See, I am about to turn back the instruments of war that are in your hand, with which you are fighting against the king of Babylon and the Chaldeans who are closing you in from outside the walls! For I will gather them in the middle of this city.
『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 Then I myself will fight against you with a raised hand and a strong arm, and with wrath, fury, and great anger.
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 For I will attack the inhabitants of this city, both man and beast. They will die in a severe plague.
又要擊打這城的居民，連人帶牲畜都必遭遇大瘟疫死亡。
7 After this—this is Yahweh's declaration—Zedekiah king of Judah, his servants, the people, and whoever remains in this city after the plague, the sword, and the famine, I will give them all into the hand of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, and into the hand of their enemies, and into the hand of those seeking their life. Then he will kill them with the edge of the sword. He will not pity them, spare them, or 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 Then to this people you must say, 'Yahweh says this: See, I am about to place 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 Anyone staying in this city will die by the sword, famine, and plague; but anyone going out and falling on his knees before the Chaldeans who have closed in against you will live. He will escape with his life.
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 my face against this city in order to bring disaster and not to bring good—this is Yahweh's declaration. It has been given into the hand of the king of Babylon and he will burn it.'
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 Concerning the house of the king of Judah, listen to the word of Yahweh.
「至於猶大王的家，你們當聽耶和華的話。
12 House of David, Yahweh says, 'Bring about justice in the morning. Rescue the one who has been robbed by the hand of the oppressor, or my fury will go out like fire and burn, and there is no one who can quench it, because of your evil deeds.
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 See, inhabitant of the valley! I am against you, rock of the plain—this is Yahweh's declaration— I am against anyone who is saying, “Who will come down to attack us?” or “Who will enter our houses?”
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 I have assigned the fruit of your practices to come against you—this is Yahweh's declaration— and I will light a fire in the thickets, and it will consume everything 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。」
