< Jeremiah 14 >

1 The word of the Lord, that was maad to Jeremye, of the wordis of dryenesse.
耶和華論到乾旱之災的話臨到耶利米:
2 Jude weilide, and the yatis therof fellen doun, and ben maad derk in erthe, and the cry of Jerusalem stiede.
猶大悲哀,城門衰敗。 眾人披上黑衣坐在地上; 耶路撒冷的哀聲上達。
3 Grettere men senten her lesse men to water; thei camen to drawe watir, and thei foundun no water, thei brouyten ayen her vessels voide; thei weren schent and turmentid,
他們的貴冑打發家僮打水; 他們來到水池, 見沒有水,就拿着空器皿, 蒙羞慚愧,抱頭而回。
4 and thei hiliden her heedis for distriyng of the lond, for reyn cam not in the lond. Erthe tilieris weren schent, thei hiliden her heedis.
耕地的也蒙羞抱頭; 因為無雨降在地上, 地都乾裂。
5 For whi and an hynde caluyde in the feeld, and lefte her calues, for noon eerbe was;
田野的母鹿生下小鹿,就撇棄, 因為無草。
6 and wield assis stoden in rochis, and drowen wynde as dragouns; her iyen failiden, for noon eerbe was.
野驢站在淨光的高處,喘氣好像野狗; 因為無草,眼目失明。
7 If oure wickidnessis answeren to vs, Lord, do thou for thi name, for oure turnyngis awei ben manye; we han synned ayens thee.
耶和華啊,我們的罪孽雖然作見證告我們, 還求你為你名的緣故行事。 我們本是多次背道,得罪了你。
8 Thou abidyng of Israel, the sauyour therof in the tyme of tribulacioun,
以色列所盼望、在患難時作他救主的啊, 你為何在這地像寄居的, 又像行路的只住一宵呢?
9 whi schalt thou be as a comelyng in the lond, and as a weigoere bowynge to dwelle? whi schalt thou be as a man of vnstable dwellyng, as a strong man that mai not saue? Forsothe, Lord, thou art in vs, and thin hooli name is clepid to help on vs; forsake thou not vs.
你為何像受驚的人, 像不能救人的勇士呢? 耶和華啊,你仍在我們中間; 我們也稱為你名下的人, 求你不要離開我們。
10 The Lord seith these thingis to this puple, that louede to stire hise feet, and restide not, and pleside not the Lord; now he schal haue mynde on the wickidnesses of hem, and he schal visite the synnes of hem.
耶和華對這百姓如此說: 這百姓喜愛妄行, 不禁止腳步, 所以耶和華不悅納他們。 現今要記念他們的罪孽, 追討他們的罪惡。
11 And the Lord seide to me, Nyle thou preie for this puple in to good.
耶和華又對我說:「不要為這百姓祈禱求好處。
12 Whanne thei schulen faste, Y schal not here the preieris of hem; and if thei offren brent sacrifices and slayn sacrifices, Y schal not resseyue tho, for Y schal waste hem bi swerd and hungur and pestilence.
他們禁食的時候,我不聽他們的呼求;他們獻燔祭和素祭,我也不悅納;我卻要用刀劍、饑荒、瘟疫滅絕他們。」
13 And Y seide, A! A! A! Lord God, profetis seien to hem, Ye schulen not se swerd, and hungur schal not be in you, but he schal yyue to you veri pees in this place.
我就說:「唉!主耶和華啊,那些先知常對他們說:『你們必不看見刀劍,也不遭遇饑荒;耶和華要在這地方賜你們長久的平安。』」
14 And the Lord seide to me, The profetis profesien falsli in my name; Y sente not hem, and Y comaundide not to hem, nether Y spak to hem; thei profesien to you a fals reuelacioun, and a gileful dyuynyng, and the disseyuyng of her herte.
耶和華對我說:「那些先知託我的名說假預言,我並沒有打發他們,沒有吩咐他們,也沒有對他們說話;他們向你們預言的,乃是虛假的異象和占卜,並虛無的事,以及本心的詭詐。
15 Therfor the Lord seith these thingis of the profetis that profesien in my name, whiche Y sente not, and seien, Swerd and hungur schal not be in this lond; Tho profetis schulen be wastid bi swerd and hungur.
所以耶和華如此說:論到託我名說預言的那些先知,我並沒有打發他們;他們還說這地不能有刀劍饑荒,其實那些先知必被刀劍饑荒滅絕。
16 And the puplis, to whiche thei profesieden, schulen be cast forth in the weies of Jerusalem, for hungur and swerd, and noon schal be, that schal birie hem; they and the wyues of hem, the sones and the douytris of hem `schulen be cast forth; and Y schal schede out on hem her yuel.
聽他們說預言的百姓必因饑荒刀劍拋在耶路撒冷的街道上,無人葬埋。他們連妻子帶兒女,都是如此。我必將他們的惡倒在他們身上。」
17 And thou schalt seie to hem this word, Myn iyen lede doun a teer bi niyt and dai, and be not stille, for the virgyn, the douyter of my puple, is defoulid bi greet defoulying, with the worste wounde greetli.
你要將這話對他們說: 願我眼淚汪汪, 晝夜不息, 因為我百姓受了裂口破壞的大傷。
18 If Y go out to feeldis, lo! men ben slayn bi swerd; and if Y entre in to the citee, lo! men ben maad leene for hungur; also a profete and a prest yeden in to the lond which thei knewen not.
我若出往田間, 就見有被刀殺的; 我若進入城內, 就見有因饑荒患病的; 連先知帶祭司在國中往來, 也是毫無知識。
19 Whether thou castynge awei hast cast awei Juda, ether thi soule hath wlatid Sion? whi therfor hast thou smyte vs, so that noon heelthe is? We abididen pees, and no good is; and we abididen time of heeling, and lo! disturbling is.
你全然棄掉猶大嗎? 你心厭惡錫安嗎? 為何擊打我們,以致無法醫治呢? 我們指望平安,卻得不着好處; 指望痊癒,不料,受了驚惶。
20 Lord, we han know oure vnfeithfulnessis, and the wickidnessis of oure fadris, for we han synned to thee.
耶和華啊,我們承認自己的罪惡, 和我們列祖的罪孽, 因我們得罪了你。
21 Yyue thou not vs in to schenschip, for thi name, nether do thou dispite to vs; haue thou mynde on the seete of thi glorie, make thou not voide thi boond of pees with vs.
求你為你名的緣故, 不厭惡我們, 不辱沒你榮耀的寶座。 求你追念, 不要背了與我們所立的約。
22 Whether in grauun ymagis of hethene men ben thei that reynen, ethir heuenes moun yyue reynes? whether thou art not oure Lord God, whom we abididen? For thou madist alle these thingis.
外邦人虛無的神中有能降雨的嗎? 天能自降甘霖嗎? 耶和華-我們的上帝啊, 能如此的不是你嗎? 所以,我們仍要等候你, 因為這一切都是你所造的。

< Jeremiah 14 >