Ezekiel 15

1 And there is a word of Jehovah unto me, saying:

耶和华的话临到我说：

2 'Son of man, What is the vine-tree more than any tree? The vine-branch that hath been, Among trees of the forest?

“人子啊，葡萄树比别样树有什么强处？葡萄枝比众树枝有什么好处？

3 Is wood taken from it to use for work? Do they take of it a pin to hang any vessel on it?

其上可以取木料做什么工用，可以取来做钉子挂什么器皿吗？

4 Lo, to the fire it hath been given for fuel, Its two ends hath the fire eaten, And its midst hath been scorched! Is it profitable for work?

看哪，已经抛在火中当作柴烧，火既烧了两头，中间也被烧了，还有益于工用吗？

5 Lo, in its being perfect it is not used for work, How much less, when fire hath eaten of it, And it is scorched, Hath it been used yet for work?

完全的时候尚且不合乎什么工用，何况被火烧坏，还能合乎什么工用吗？”

6 Therefore, thus said the Lord Jehovah: As the vine-tree among trees of the forest, That I have given to the fire for fuel, So I have given the inhabitants of Jerusalem.

所以，主耶和华如此说：“众树以内的葡萄树，我怎样使它在火中当柴，也必照样待耶路撒冷的居民。

7 And I have set My face against them, From the fire they have gone forth, And the fire doth consume them, And ye have known that I [am] Jehovah, In My setting My face against them.

我必向他们变脸；他们虽从火中出来，火却要烧灭他们。我向他们变脸的时候，你们就知道我是耶和华。

8 And I have made the land a desolation, Because they have committed a trespass, An affirmation of the Lord Jehovah!'

我必使地土荒凉，因为他们行事干犯我。这是主耶和华说的。”