< Jeremiah 43 >

1 When Jeremiah had finished speaking to all the people all the words of the LORD their God, with which the LORD their God had sent him to them, even all these words,
耶利米向眾百姓說完了耶和華-他們上帝的一切話,就是耶和華-他們上帝差遣他去所說的一切話。
2 then Azariah the son of Hoshaiah, Yochanan the son of Kareah, and all the proud men spoke, saying to Jeremiah, “You speak falsely. The LORD our God has not sent you to say, ‘You shall not go into Egypt to live there;’
何沙雅的兒子亞撒利雅和加利亞的兒子約哈難,並一切狂傲的人,就對耶利米說:「你說謊言!耶和華-我們的上帝並沒有差遣你來說:『你們不可進入埃及,在那裏寄居。』
3 but Baruch the son of Neriah has turned you against us, to deliver us into the hand of the Kasdim, that they may put us to death or carry us away captive to Babylon.”
這是尼利亞的兒子巴錄挑唆你害我們,要將我們交在迦勒底人的手中,使我們有被殺的,有被擄到巴比倫去的。」
4 So Yochanan the son of Kareah, and all the captains of the forces, and all the people, didn’t obey the LORD’s voice, to dwell in the land of Judah.
於是加利亞的兒子約哈難和一切軍長,並眾百姓,不聽從耶和華的話住在猶大地。
5 But Yochanan the son of Kareah and all the captains of the forces took all the remnant of Judah, who had returned from all the nations where they had been driven, to live in the land of Judah—
加利亞的兒子約哈難和一切軍長卻將所剩下的猶大人,就是從被趕到各國回來在猶大地寄居的男人、婦女、孩童,和眾公主,並護衛長尼布撒拉旦所留在沙番的孫子亞希甘的兒子基大利那裏的眾人,與先知耶利米,以及尼利亞的兒子巴錄,
6 the men, the women, the children, the king’s daughters, and every person who Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard had left with Gedaliah the son of Ahikam, the son of Shaphan; and Jeremiah the prophet, and Baruch the son of Neriah.
7 They came into the land of Egypt, for they didn’t obey the LORD’s voice; and they came to Tahpanhes.
都帶入埃及地,到了答比匿。這是因他們不聽從耶和華的話。
8 Then the LORD’s word came to Jeremiah in Tahpanhes, saying,
在答比匿,耶和華的話臨到耶利米說:
9 “Take great stones in your hand and hide them in mortar in the brick work which is at the entry of Pharaoh’s house in Tahpanhes, in the sight of the men of Judah.
「你在猶大人眼前要用手拿幾塊大石頭,藏在砌磚的灰泥中,就是在答比匿法老的宮門那裏,
10 Tell them, the LORD of Hosts, the God of Israel, says: ‘Behold, I will send and take Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon, my servant, and will set his throne on these stones that I have hidden; and he will spread his royal pavilion over them.
對他們說:『萬軍之耶和華-以色列的上帝如此說:我必召我的僕人巴比倫王尼布甲尼撒來。在所藏的石頭上我要安置他的寶座;他必將光華的寶帳支搭在其上。
11 He will come, and will strike the land of Egypt; such as are for death will be put to death, and such as are for captivity to captivity, and such as are for the sword to the sword.
他要來攻擊埃及地,定為死亡的,必致死亡;定為擄掠的,必被擄掠;定為刀殺的,必交刀殺。
12 I will kindle a fire in the houses of the gods of Egypt. He will burn them, and carry them away captive. He will array himself with the land of Egypt, as a shepherd puts on his garment; and he will go out from there in peace.
我要在埃及神的廟中使火着起,巴比倫王要將廟宇焚燒,神像擄去;他要得埃及地,好像牧人披上外衣,從那裏安然而去。
13 He will also break the pillars of Beth Shemesh that is in the land of Egypt; and he will burn the houses of the gods of Egypt with fire.’”
他必打碎埃及地伯‧示麥的柱像,用火焚燒埃及神的廟宇。』」

< Jeremiah 43 >