< Jeremiah 39 >
1 In the nynethe yeer of Sedechie, kyng of Juda, in the tenthe monethe, Nabugodonosor, kyng of Babiloyne, and al his oost cam to Jerusalem, and thei bisegiden it.
猶大王漆德克雅第九年十月,巴比倫王拿步高率領全軍進攻,包圍了耶路撒冷,
2 Forsothe in the enleuenthe yeer of Sedechie, in the fourthe monethe, in the fyuethe day of the monethe, the citee was opened;
漆德克雅第十一年四月初九,京城被攻破──
3 and alle the princes of the kyng of Babiloyne entriden, and saten in the myddil yate, Veregel, Fererer, Semegar, Nabusarrachym, Rapsaces, Neregel, Sereser, Rebynag, and alle othere princes of the kyng of Babiloyne.
巴比倫王眾將帥入城坐鎮中央門:計有衛隊長乃步匝辣當、大將軍乃步沙次班、戰車司令乃爾加耳沙勒責爾和巴比倫王其餘眾將帥。
4 And whanne Sedechie, the kyng of Juda, and alle the men werriouris hadden seien hem, thei fledden, and yeden out bi niyt fro the citee, bi the weie of the gardyn of the kyng, and bi the yate that was bitwixe twei wallis; and thei yeden out to the weie of desert.
猶大王漆德克雅和所有的戰士一見如此,就立即逃遁,夜間棄城出走,取道御苑,穿過兩牆間的便門,直向阿辣巴的路上跑去。
5 Forsothe the oost of Caldeis pursueden hem, and thei token Sedechie in the feeld of wildirnesse of Jericho; and thei token hym, and brouyten to Nabugodonosor, kyng of Babiloyne, in Reblatha, which is in the lond of Emath; and Nabugodonosor spak domes to hym.
加色丁人軍隊立即追趕他們,就在耶里哥荒野追上了漆德克雅,將他捉住,帶到哈瑪特境入的黎貝拉去見巴比倫王拿步高;王即宣判了他的罪狀。
6 And the kyng of Babiloyne killide the sones of Sedechye in Reblatha, bifor hise iyen; and the kyng of Babyloyne killide alle the noble men of Juda.
巴比倫王在黎貝拉,就當漆德克雅眼前殺了他的兒子;巴比倫王也殺了猶大所有的貴卿;
7 Also he puttide out the iyen of Sedechie, and boond hym in feteris, that he schulde be led in to Babiloyne.
然後挖了漆德克雅的雙眼,給他帶上鎖鏈,送往巴比倫去。
8 And Caldeis brenten with fier the hous of the kyng, and the hous of the comun puple, and distrieden the wal of Jerusalem.
於是加色丁人放火焚燒了王宮和民房,拆毀了耶路撒冷的城牆;
9 And Nabusardan, the maister of knyytis, translatide in to Babiloyne the residues of the puple, that dwelliden in the citee, and the fleeris awei, that hadden fled ouer to hym, and the superflue men of the comyn puple, that weren left.
城中剩下的人民,和已向他投降的人民,以及其餘的平民,衛隊長乃步匝辣當都擄到巴比倫去。
10 And Nabusardan, the maistir of knyytis, lefte in the lond of Juda, of the puple of pore men, and yaf to hem vyneris and cisternes in that dai.
至於人民中一無所有的窮人,衛隊長乃步匝辣當仍讓他們留居猶大地,同時還給他們分配了些葡萄和農田。
11 Forsothe Nabugodonosor, kyng of Babiloyne, hadde comaundid of Jeremye to Nabusardan, maister of chyualrie, and seide,
關於耶肋米亞,巴比倫王拿步高對衛隊長乃步匝辣當下令說:「
12 Take thou him, and sette thin iyen on hym, and do thou no thing of yuel to him; but as he wole, so do thou to hym.
將他帶去,好好看待他,不但絲毫不可加害,反要照他對你說的,給他照辦!」
13 Therfor Nabusardan, the prynce of chyualrie, sente Nabu, and Lesban, and Rapsases, and Veregel, and Sereser, and Rebynag, and alle the principal men of the kyng of Babiloyne,
於是衛隊長乃步匝辣當,大將軍乃步沙次班,戰車司令乃爾加耳沙勒責爾,及巴比倫王其餘將帥派人前去,
14 senten, and token Jeremye fro the porche of the prisoun, and bitokun hym to Godolie, the sone of Aicham, sone of Saphan, that he schulde entre in to the hous, and dwelle among the puple.
由拘留所的庭院裏提出耶肋米亞來,交給了沙番的孫子,阿希甘的兒子革達里雅,叫他帶到自己的家裏去;從此耶肋米亞就再居住在民間。
15 Forsothe the word of the Lord was maad to Jeremye, whanne he was closid in the porche of the prisoun, and seide,
耶肋米亞還監禁在拘留所的庭院時,上主有話傳給他說:「
16 Go thou, and seie to Abdemelech Ethiopien, and speke thou, The Lord of oostis, God of Israel, seith these thingis, Lo! Y schal brynge my wordis on this citee in to yuel, and not in to good; and tho schulen be in thi siyt in that dai.
你去告訴雇士人厄貝得默肋客說:萬軍的上主,以色列的天主這樣說:看,我使我的話實現在這座城上,不是為賜福,而是為降禍:到了那天,要當著你面前實現。
17 And Y schal delyuere thee in that day, seith the Lord, and thou schalt not be bitakun in to the hondis of men, whiche thou dreddist;
到了那天,我必救你──上主的斷語──你不會被交在你怕與他們相見的人的手裏,
18 but Y delyuerynge schal delyuere thee, and thou schalt not falle doun bi swerd; but thi soule schal be in to helthe to thee, for thou haddist trist in me, seith the Lord.
因為我必拯救你,你不會喪身在刀下,你必獲得性命如獲得戰利品,因為你信賴了我──上主的斷語。」