Jeremiah 22
1 The Lord seith these thingis, Go thou doun in to the hous of the kyng of Juda, and thou schalt speke there this word, and schalt seie,
上主這樣說：「你下到猶大王宮去，在那裏宣佈這話，
2 Thou kyng of Juda, that sittist on the seete of Dauid, here the word of the Lord, thou, and thi seruauntis, and thi puple, that entren bi these yatis.
說：坐在達味寶座上的猶大王! 你和你的臣僕及從這些門進來的人民，該聆聽上主的話。
3 The Lord seith these thingis, Do ye doom, and riytfulnesse, and delyuere ye hym that is oppressid bi violence fro the hond of the fals chalenger; and nyle ye make sori, nether oppresse ye wickidli a comelyng, and a fadirles child, and a widewe, and schede ye not out innocent blood in this place.
上主這樣說：你們應執行公道正義，從壓迫人的手中解救受剝奪的人，不要傷害虐待外方人和孤兒寡婦，不要在這地方上流無辜者的血。
4 For if ye doynge don this word, kyngis of the kyn of Dauid sittynge on his trone schulen entre bi the yatis of this hous, and schulen stie on charis and horsis, thei, and the seruauntis, and the puple of hem.
假使你們實在照這話去做，必有坐在達味寶座上的君王，乘車騎馬，與自己的臣僕和人民從這宮殿的門進來；
5 That if ye heren not these wordis, Y swoore in my silf, seith the Lord, that this hous schal be in to wildirnesse.
倘若你們不聽從這話，我指著自己起誓──上主的斷語──這宮殿必要變為廢墟。
6 For the Lord seith these thingis on the hous of the kyng of Juda, Galaad, thou art to me the heed of the Liban; credence be not youun to me, if Y sette not thee a wildirnesse, citees vnhabitable.
因為上主這樣論猶大王的宮殿說：即使你為我有如基肋阿得，又如黎巴嫩的山頂，我仍要使你變為荒野，成為無人居住的城市；
7 And Y schal halewe on thee a man sleynge, and hise armuris; and thei schulen kitte doun thi chosun cedris, and schulen caste doun in to fier.
我要祝聖那已武裝的毀滅者來攻擊你，砍伐你最佳美的香柏，投入火中。
8 And many folkis schulen passe bi this citee, and ech man schal seie to his neiybore, Whi dide the Lord thus to this greet citee?
許多民族經過這城時，必互相問說：為什麼上主這樣對待了這座大城市﹖
9 And thei schulen answere, For thei forsoken the couenaunt of her Lord God, and worschipiden alien goddis, and serueden hem.
人必答說：因為他們廢棄了上主他們的天主的盟約，敬拜事奉了別的神祇。」
10 Nyle ye biwepe hym that is deed, nether weile ye on hym bi wepyng; biweile ye hym that goith out, for he schal no more turne ayen, nether he schal se the lond of his birthe.
你們不要為已死的人哭泣，不要為他舉哀；卻要為遠去的人痛哭，因為他不會再回來，見他的生身地。
11 For the Lord seith these thingis to Sellum, the sone of Josie, the kyng of Juda, that regnede for Josye, his fadir, He that yede out of this place, schal no more turne ayen hidur;
因為上主這樣論猶大王約史雅的兒子，即繼承他父親約史雅為王的沙隆說：「他一離開這地方，就不會再回來，
12 but in the place to which Y translatide him, there he schal die, and he schal no more se this lond.
必死在被擄去的地方，不會再見此地。」
13 Wo to him that bildith his hous in vnriytfulnesse, and his soleris not in doom; he schal oppresse his freend in veyn, and he schal not yelde his hire to hym.
禍哉，那不以公道正義建築自己的宮殿樓臺，叫人為自己徒勞而不給他工資的人!
14 Which seith, Y schal bilde to me a large hous, and wide soleris; which openeth wyndows to hym silf, and makith couplis of cedre, and peyntith with reed colour.
他說：我得給自己建築廣大的宮殿，寬敞的樓臺，開設窗戶，鑲上香柏，塗上丹砂。
15 Whether thou schalt regne, for thou comparisonest thee to a cedre? whether thi fadir eet not, and drank, and dide doom and riytfulnesse thanne, whanne it was wel to hym?
你為王是要以香柏爭勝嗎﹖你父親豈不也吃也喝﹖但他執行公道正義，為此能一切順利；
16 He demyde the cause of a pore man, and nedi, in to his good; whether not therfor for he knew me? seith the Lord.
他親自裁判弱小和貧苦人的案件，因此一切順利；這豈不是表示他認識我﹖──上主的斷語──
17 Forsothe thin iyen and herte ben to aueryce, and to schede innocent blood, and to fals caleng, and to the perfourmyng of yuel werk.
至於你，你的眼和心，只顧私利，只知無辜者的血，施行欺壓和勒索。
18 Therfor the Lord seith these thingis to Joachym, the sone of Josie, the kyng of Juda, Thei schulen not biweile hym, Wo brother! and wo sistir! thei schulen not sowne togidere to hym, Wo lord! and wo noble man!
為此上主這樣說：「對於猶大王約史雅的兒子約雅金，人必不哀悼他說：哀哉，我兄弟! 或哀哉，我姊妹! 人必不哀悼他說：哀哉，主上! 或哀哉，陛下!
19 He schal be biried with the biriyng of an asse, he schal be rotun, and cast forth without the yatis of Jerusalem.
人要埋葬他如同埋葬一匹死驢，將他拖出，拋在耶路撒冷的門外。」
20 Stie thou on the Liban, and cry thou, and yyue thi vois in Basan, and cry to hem that passen forth, for alle thi louyeris ben al to-brokun.
你該上黎巴嫩去呼喊，在巴商提高你的聲音，由阿巴陵喊叫，因為你的情侶都已滅亡。
21 Y spak to thee in thi plentee, and thou seidist, Y schal not here; this is thi weie fro thi yongthe, for thou herdist not my vois.
在你歡樂時，我曾勸告過你，你卻說：「我不聽從。」你從幼年，就是這般行徑，從不聽我的聲音。
22 Wynd schal feede alle thi scheepherdis, and thi louyeris schulen go in to caitifte;
你所有的牧人將被風捲去，你的情侶必徒遠方；那時你必因你行的一切邪惡，含羞抱愧。
23 and thanne thou that sittist in the Liban, and makist nest in cedris, schalt be schent, and be aschamed of al thi malice. Hou weilidist thou, whanne sorewis weren comun to thee, as the sorew of a womman trauelynge of child?
你現在住在黎巴嫩，在香柏樹上營巢，但是，當痛苦，像產婦的痛苦襲擊你時，你將多麼可憐!
24 I lyue, seith the Lord, for thouy Jeconye, the sone of Joachym, kyng of Juda, were a ring in my riyt hond, fro thennus Y schal drawe awei hym.
我永在──上主的斷語──猶大王約雅金的兒子苛尼雅，即便你是我右手上蓋章的指環，我也要將你拔除，
25 And Y schal yyue thee in the hond of hem that seken thi lijf, and in the hond of hem whos face thou dredist, and in the hond of Nabugodonosor, kyng of Babiloyne, and in the hond of Caldeis.
交在圖謀你性命和你畏懼的人的手中，交在巴比倫王拿步高和加色丁人的手中；
26 And Y schal sende thee, and thi moder that gendride thee, in to an alien lond, in which ye weren not borun, and there ye schulen die;
將你和你生身的母親，拋在不是你們出生的異地，叫你們死在那裏。
27 and thei schulen not turne ayen in to the lond, to which thei reisen her soule, that thei turne ayen thidur.
他們必不能回到他心靈渴望回去的地方。
28 Whether this man Jeconye is an erthene vessel, and al to-brokun? whether a vessel withouten al likyng? Whi ben he and his seed cast awei, and cast forth in to a lond which thei knewen not?
苛尼雅這人，不是個可鄙而該毀滅的器皿，或無人喜稅的傢具嗎﹖為什麼他和他的後裔被拋棄，被投擲到自己不相識的地方去﹖
29 Erthe, erthe, erthe, here thou the word of the Lord.
地啊! 地啊! 請聆聽上主的話!
30 The Lord seith these thingis, Write thou this man bareyn, a man that schal not haue prosperite in hise daies; for of his seed schal be no man, that schal sitte on the seete of Dauid, and haue powere ferthere in Juda.
上主這樣說：「你應記錄：這人是一個無子女，畢生無成就的人，因為他的後裔中，沒有一人能成功，能坐上達味的寶座，再統治猶大。」
