Jeremiah 26
1 In the beginning of the reign of Jehoiakim son of Josiah, this word came from Yahweh, saying,
猶大王約史雅的兒子約雅金即位之初，上主有這話傳給耶肋米亞說：「
2 “Yahweh says this: Stand in the courtyard of my house and speak about all the cities of Judah who come to worship at my house. Proclaim all the words that I have commanded you to say to them. Do not cut short any word!
上主這樣說：你去站在上主殿宇的庭院裏，對猶大各城凡來到上主殿內朝拜的人，說我命你對他們應說的一切話，一句也不可減少。
3 It may be that they will listen, that each man will turn from his wicked ways, so I will relent concerning the disaster that I am planning to bring on them because of the wickedness of their practices.
或許他們會聽從，終於各自離棄自己的邪道，使我後悔而不降曾因他們行事邪惡，給他們想降的災禍。
4 So you must say to them, 'Yahweh says this: If you do not listen to me so as to walk in my law that I have placed before you—
你應對他們說：上主這樣說：假使你們不聽從我，不遵行我給你們當面頒佈的法律，
5 if you do not listen to the words of my servants the prophets whom I am persistently sending to you—but you have not listened!—
不聽信我不斷給你們派來，而你們不聽從我的僕人──先知們的話，
6 then I will make this house like Shiloh; I will turn this city into a curse in the sight of all the nations on earth.'”
我必使這殿像史羅一樣，使這城成為舉世萬民詛咒的對象。」
7 The priests, the prophets, and all the people heard Jeremiah announcing these words in Yahweh's house.
司祭和先知以及全體人民，都聽見耶肋米亞在上主殿裏宣布了這些話。
8 So it happened that when Jeremiah had finished announcing all that Yahweh commanded him to say to all the people, the priests, prophets, and all the people seized him and said, “You will certainly die!
當耶肋米亞講完了上主命他向全體人民應說的一切話以後，司祭和先知以及全體人民就拿住他說：「你真該死!
9 Why have you prophesied in Yahweh's name and said that this house will become like Shiloh and this city will become desolate, with no inhabitant?” For all the people had formed a mob against Jeremiah in Yahweh's house.
為什麼你奉上主的名預言說：這殿必要像史羅，這城必要荒蕪，而沒有人居住呢! 」全體人民都在上主的殿裏集合起來反對耶肋米亞。
10 Then the officials of Judah heard these words and went up from the king's house to Yahweh's house. They sat in the gateway at the New Gate of Yahweh's house.
猶大的民事官員聽到發生了這事，便從王宮上到上主殿裏，坐在上主殿宇的新門口。
11 The priests and the prophets spoke to the officials and to all the people. They said, “It is right for this man to die, for he prophesied against this city, just as you heard with your own ears!”
司祭和先知便對官員和全體人民說：「這人該死，因為他預言反對這城，你們也親耳聽見了。」
12 So Jeremiah spoke to all the officials and all the people and said, “Yahweh has sent me out to prophesy against this house and this city, to say all the words that you have heard.
耶肋米亞遂答覆官員和全體人民說：「是上主派我預言你們剛纔聽到一切反對這殿和這城的話。
13 So now, improve your ways and your practices, and listen to the voice of Yahweh your God so that he will relent concerning the disaster that he has proclaimed against you.
現在你們應該改善你們的品行和作為，聽從上主你們天主的勸告，上主就必會後悔自己曾決意要給你們降的災禍。
14 I myself—look at me!—am in your hand. Do to me what is good and right in your eyes.
至於我，看，我已在你們手裏，你們看看怎樣好，怎樣對，就怎麼對待我。
15 But you must surely know that if you kill me, then you are bringing innocent blood on yourselves and on this city and its inhabitants, for Yahweh has truly sent me to you to proclaim all these words for your ears.”
但你們卻要切實知道：你們若殺害我，便是給自己和這城與其中的居民招來無辜的血債，因為實是上主派了我來，給你們當面宣布這一切話。」
16 Then the officials and all the people said to the priests and prophets, “It is not right for this man to die, for he has proclaimed things to us in the name of Yahweh our God.”
官員和全體人民於是對司祭和先知說：「這人不該死，因為他是奉上主我們天主的名，向我們發言。」
17 Then men from the elders of the land rose up and spoke to the entire assembly of the people.
且有地方上的一些長老也相繼起來，對集合在場的全體人民說：「
18 They said, “Micah the Morashite was prophesying in the days of Hezekiah king of Judah. He spoke to all the people of Judah and said, 'Yahweh of hosts says this: Zion will become a plowed field, Jerusalem will become a heap of rubble, and the hill of the temple will become a thicket.'
在猶大王希則克雅時日內，有摩勒舍特人米該亞先知，曾對全體猶大人民發言說：萬軍的上主這樣說：「熙雍要變為耕，耶路撒冷將成為廢墟，聖殿的山必化為樹木叢生的丘陵。
19 Did Hezekiah king of Judah and all of Judah put him to death? Did he not fear Yahweh and appease the face of Yahweh so that Yahweh would relent concerning the disaster that he proclaimed to them? So will we do greater evil against our own lives?”
猶大王希則克雅和猶大又何曾將他處死﹖豈不是敬畏上主，求上主開恩，致使上主反悔不降自己對他們曾決意要降的災禍嗎﹖為什麼我們要自找苦受，做這窮凶極惡的事﹖」
20 Meanwhile there was another man who prophesied in the name of Yahweh—Uriah son of Shemaiah from Kiriath Jearim—he also prophesied against this city and this land, agreeing with all of Jeremiah's words.
此外，有一人，克黎雅特耶阿陵人舍瑪雅的兒子烏黎雅，也曾奉上主的名說過預言。他說預言反對這城和這地，與耶肋米亞的話完全一樣。
21 But when King Jehoiakim and all his soldiers and officials heard his word, then the king tried to put him to death, but Uriah heard and was afraid, so he ran away and went to Egypt.
當時的約雅金與其所有軍政官員聽到了他的話，王就設法要殺他。烏黎雅聽見了就害怕，逃往埃及去了。
22 Then King Jehoiakim sent out men to go to Egypt—Elnathan son of Akbor and men to go into Egypt after Uriah.
約雅金王遂派人到埃及去，即派阿革波爾的兒子厄耳納堂和隨從他的一些人到埃及去，
23 They took Uriah out from Egypt and brought him to King Jehoiakim. Then Jehoiakim killed him with a sword and sent his corpse out to the graves of the ordinary people.
從埃及引渡烏黎雅，解送給約雅金王，王把他斬了，將他的屍體拋在平民的公墓裏。
24 But the hand of Ahikam son of Shaphan was with Jeremiah, so he was not given into the hand of the people to be put to death.
惟有沙番的兒子阿希甘一手衛護耶肋米亞，不讓他交在人民手中，遭受殺害。
