< Jeremiah 36 >
1 And it was don, in the fourthe yeer of Joachym, sone of Josie, kyng of Juda, this word was maad of the Lord to Jeremye, and seide,
猶大王史約雅內的兒子約雅金第四年,上主有話傳給耶肋米亞說
2 Take thou the volym of a book, and thou schalt write therynne alle the wordis, whiche Y spake to thee ayens Israel and Juda, and ayens alle folkis, fro the dai in whiche Y spak to thee, fro the daies of Josie `til to this dai.
:「你拿卷冊來,寫上自我由約史雅時日,對你說話那一天以來,直到今日,關於耶路撒冷和猶大及列邦對你所說的一切話,
3 If perauenture whanne the hous of Juda herith alle the yuels whiche Y thenke to do to hem, ech man turne ayen fro his worste weye, and Y schal be merciful to the wickidnesse and synne of hem.
也許猶大家聽了我有意對他們施行的一切災禍,會各自離棄自己的邳道,叫我好寬恕他們的過犯和罪惡」。
4 Therfor Jeremye clepide Baruk, the sone of Nerye; and Baruk wroot of the mouth of Jeremye in the volym of a book alle the wordis of the Lord, whiche he spak to hym.
於是耶肋米亞叫了乃雅黎的兒子巴路克來;路克來依照耶肋米亞的口授,在卷冊上寫上了上主對先知說的一切話。
5 And Jeremye comaundide to Baruk, and seide, Y am closid, and Y may not entre in to the hous of the Lord.
耶肋米亞吩咐巴路克說:「我被阻止,不能到上主的殿宇去,
6 Therfor entre thou, and rede of the book, in which thou hast write of my mouth the wordis of the Lord, in hering of the puple, in the hous of the Lord, in the dai of fastyng; ferthermore and in heryng of al Juda, that comen fro her citees, thou schalt rede to hem;
所以你去,在一個禁食的日子上,誦讀卷冊上依我口授寫的上主的話,給在上主殿裏的全體人民聽,也讀給來自各城的全體猶大人聽,
7 if perauenture the preier of hem falle in the siyt of the Lord, and eche man turne ayen fro his worste weie; for whi the strong veniaunce and indignacioun is greet, which the Lord spak ayens this puple.
也許他們會向上主哀求,各自會離棄自己的邳道,因為上主對這人民用以恐嚇的憤恨和憤怒,真正厲害! 」
8 And Baruk, the sone of Nerie, dide aftir alle thingis, which Jeremye, the prophete, comaundide to hym; and he redde of the book the wordis of the Lord, in the hous of the Lord.
乃黎雅的兒子巴路克全按耶肋米亞先知吩咐的做了:在上主殿宇裏,宣讀了卷冊上主的話。
9 Forsothe it was doon, in the fyueth yeer of Joachym, sone of Josie, kyng of Juda, in the nynthe monethe, thei prechiden fastynge in the siyt of the Lord, to al the puple in Jerusalem, and to al the multitude, that cam togidere fro the citees of Juda in to Jerusalem.
猶大王約史雅的兒子約雅金第五年九月,耶路撒冷全體人民以及從猶大城市來到耶路撒冷的全體人民,集合在上主面前宣佈禁食。
10 And Baruc redde of the volym the wordis of Jeremye, in the hous of the Lord, in the treserie of Gamarie, sone of Saphan, scryuen, in the hiyere porche, in the entring of the newe yate of the hous of the Lord, in audience of al the puple.
巴路克就乘機在上主殿宇內,沙番的兒子革馬黎雅書記的房子那裏,即上院靠近上主殿宇新門的進口處,宣讀卷冊上耶肋米亞的話,給全體人民聽。
11 And whanne Mychie, the sone of Gamarie, sone of Saphan, hadde herd alle the wordis of the Lord,
沙番的兒子革馬黎雅的兒子米加雅,聽了卷冊上所有的上主的話,
12 of the book, he yede doun in to the hous of the kyng, to the treserye of the scryuen. And lo! alle the princes saten there, Elisama, the scryuen, and Dalaie, the sone of Semeye, and Elnathan, the sone of Achabor, and Gamarie, the sone of Saphan, and Sedechie, the sone of Ananye, and alle princes.
就下到王宮書記的事務所內,看,眾首長都正坐在那裏,有書記厄里沙瑪,舍瑪雅的兒子德拉雅,阿革波爾的兒子厄耳納堂,沙番的兒子革馬黎雅,哈紇尼雅的兒子漆德克雅和其餘的首長。
13 And Mychee telde to hem alle the wordis, whiche he herde Baruc redynge of the book, in the eeris of the puple.
米加雅就把自己在巴路克給人民宣讀卷冊時所聽到的所有話,告訴了他們。
14 Therfor alle the princes senten to Baruc Judi, the sone of Nathathie, sone of Selemye, sone of Chusi, and seiden, Take in thin hond the book, of which thou reddist in audience of the puple, and come thou. Therfor Baruc, the sone of Nereie, took the book in his hoond, and cam to hem.
眾首長便派乃塔尼雅的兒子猶狄和雇史的兒子舍肋米亞到巴路克那裏說:「請你來,並請你隨手帶上你讀給人民的那軸卷冊」。乃肋米亞的兒子巴路克立即手內拿上那軸卷冊,到他們那裏去了。
15 And thei seiden to hym, Sitte thou, and rede these thingis in oure eeris; and Baruc redde in the eeris of hem.
你們對他說:「請坐,讀給我們聽! 」巴路克讀給他們聽了。
16 Therfor whanne thei hadden herd alle the wordis, thei wondriden ech man to his neiybore, and thei seiden to Baruc, Owen we to telle to the kyng alle these wordis?
他們聽了這一切話,彼此不勝驚慌說:「我們必須將這一切話稟告君王! 」
17 And thei axiden hym, and seiden, Schewe thou to vs, hou thou hast write alle these wordis of his mouth.
然後問巴路克說:「請你告訴我們:你怎樣由耶肋米亞的口授寫了這一切話﹖」
18 Forsothe Baruc seide to hem, Of his mouth he spak, as redynge to me, alle these wordis; and Y wroot in a book with enke.
巴路克答覆他們說:「這一切話都是他口授給我的,我只不過用筆記錄在這卷冊上」。
19 And alle the princes seiden to Baruc, Go, be thou hid, thou and Jeremye; and no man wite where ye ben.
於是首長對巴路克說:「你快去和耶肋米亞藏起來,不要讓人知道你們藏在哪裏」。
20 And thei entriden to the kyng, in to the halle; forsothe thei bitoken the book to be kept in to the treserie of Elisame, the scryuen. And thei telden alle the wordis, in audience of the kyng.
然後他們一同到內殿去拜見君王,那卷冊卻留在書記厄里沙瑪室內,只將這一切話稟告了君王。
21 Therfor the kyng sente Judi, that he schulde take the book. Which took the book fro the treserie of Elysame, the scryuen, and redde in audience of the kyng, and of alle the princes, that stoden aboute the kyng.
君王於是打發猶狄去取那軸卷冊;猶狄由書記厄里沙瑪室內取了來,讀給君王和環立在君王旁的眾朝臣聽。
22 Forsothe the kyng sat in the wyntir hous, in the nynthe monethe; and a panne ful of coolis was set bifore hym.
那時正是九月,君王住在冬宮裏,面前正燒著一盆火,
23 And whanne Judi hadde red thre pagyns, ethir foure, he kittide it with the knyf of a scryueyn, and castide in to the fier, `that was in the panne, til al the book was wastid bi the fier, that was on the panne.
猶狄只讀了三四行,君王就用書記的刀把它割下,拋在火盆裏,直到那卷冊在火盆內被燒盡。
24 And the kyng and alle hise seruauntis, that herden alle these wordis, dredden not, nethir to-renten her clothis.
君王與眾臣僕言這一切話,毫不害怕,也不撕裂自己的衣服,
25 Netheles Elnathan, and Dalaie, and Gamarie ayenseiden the kyng, that he schulde not brenne the book; and he herde not hem.
雖然厄耳納堂和德拉雅及革瑪黎雅曾苦苦哀求君王不要燒毀那軸卷冊,
26 And the kyng comaundide to Jeremyel, sone of Amalech, and to Saraie, sone of Esreel, and to Selemye, sone of Abdehel, that thei schulden take Baruc, the writer, and Jeremye, the profete; forsothe the Lord hidde hem.
反命王子耶辣默耳,阿次黎耳的兒子色辣雅和哈德耳的兒子舍肋米雅,去逮捕書記巴路克和先知耶肋米亞;但是上主卻將他們藏起來了。
27 And the word of the Lord was maad to Jeremye, the profete, aftir that the kyng hadde brent the book and wordis, whiche Baruc hadde write of Jeremyes mouth;
君王焚燒了那軸載有巴路克由耶肋米亞口授記錄的話的卷冊以後,有上主的話傳給耶肋米亞說:
28 and he seid, Eft take thou another book, and write therynne alle the former wordis, that weren in the firste book, which Joachym, the kyng of Juda, brente.
「你拿另一卷冊來,寫上猶大王約雅金所燒毀的前一軸卷冊上的一切話。
29 And thou schalt seie to Joachym, kyng of Juda, The Lord seith these thingis, Thou brentist that book, and seidist, What hast thou write therynne, tellynge, The kyng of Babiloyne schal come hastynge, and schal distrie this lond, and schal make man and beeste to ceesse therof?
關於猶大王約雅金你應說:上主這樣說:你燒毀了這軸卷冊說:為什麼你在上面寫道:巴比倫王必來破壞這地方,消滅這地方 的人民和獸﹖
30 Therfor the Lord seith these thingis ayens Joachym, king of Juda, Noon schal be of hym, that schal sitte on the seete of Dauid; and his careyn schal be cast forth to the heete bi dai, and to the forst bi niyt.
為此上主關於猶大王約雅金這樣說:他必沒有人繼坐達味的寶座,死後必棄屍原野,遭受日晒夜露。
31 And Y schal visite ayens hym, and ayens his seed, and ayens hise seruauntis, her wickidnessis. And Y schal bryng on hem, and on the dwelleris of Jerusalem, and on the men of Juda, al the yuel which Y spak to hem, and thei herden not.
對他和他的後裔及臣僕,我要懲罰他們的罪惡,給他們和耶路撒冷居民及猶大人,召來我向他們預告,他們卻不理會的一切災禍」。
32 Forsothe Jeremye took an other book, and yaf it to Baruc, the writer, the sone of Nerie, which wroot therynne of Jeremyes mouth alle the wordis of the book, which book Joachym, the kyng of Juda, hadde brent bi fier; and ferthermore many mo wordis weren addid than weren bifore.
耶肋米亞就拿來另一軸卷冊,交給書記乃黎雅的兒子巴路克。巴路克依照耶肋米亞的口授,在上面筆錄了猶大王約雅金,在火中燒毀了的那卷冊上所有的話;並且還加添了許多相類似的話。