< Jeremiah 11 >
1 The word that hath been unto Jeremiah from Jehovah, saying:
耶和华的话临到耶利米说:
2 'Hear ye the words of this covenant, and ye have spoken unto the men of Judah, and unto the inhabitants of Jerusalem,
“当听这约的话,告诉犹大人和耶路撒冷的居民,
3 and thou hast said unto them, Thus said Jehovah God of Israel: Cursed [is] the man who doth not obey the words of this covenant,
对他们说,耶和华—以色列的 神如此说:不听从这约之话的人必受咒诅。
4 That I commanded your fathers, In the day of My bringing them out from the land of Egypt, Out of the iron furnace, saying, Hearken to My voice, and ye have done them, According to all that I command you, And ye have been to Me for a people, And I am to you for God,
这约是我将你们列祖从埃及地领出来、脱离铁炉的那日所吩咐他们的,说:‘你们要听从我的话,照我一切所吩咐的去行。’这样,你们就作我的子民,我也作你们的 神;
5 In order to establish the oath that I have sworn to your fathers, To give to them a land flowing with milk and honey, as this day. And I answer and say, 'Amen, O Jehovah.'
我好坚定向你们列祖所起的誓,给他们流奶与蜜之地,正如今日一样。”我就回答说:“耶和华啊,阿们!”
6 And Jehovah saith unto me, 'Proclaim all these words in the cities of Judah, and in the streets of Jerusalem, saying: Hear ye the words of this covenant, And ye have done them.
耶和华对我说:“你要在犹大城邑中和耶路撒冷街市上,宣告这一切话说:你们当听从遵行这约的话。
7 For I certainly testified against your fathers, In the day of My bringing them up out of the land of Egypt — till this day, Rising early and testifying, saying, Hearken to My voice,
因为我将你们列祖从埃及地领出来的那日,直到今日,都是从早起来,切切告诫他们说:‘你们当听从我的话。’
8 And they have not hearkened nor inclined their ear, And they walk each in the stubbornness of their evil heart, And I bring on them all the words of this covenant, That I commanded to do, and they did not.'
他们却不听从,不侧耳而听,竟随从自己顽梗的恶心去行。所以我使这约中一切咒诅的话临到他们身上;这约是我吩咐他们行的,他们却不去行。”
9 And Jehovah saith unto me: 'A conspiracy is found in the men of Judah, And in the inhabitants of Jerusalem.
耶和华对我说:“在犹大人和耶路撒冷居民中有同谋背叛的事。
10 They have turned back to the iniquities of their first fathers, Who refused to hear My words, And they have gone after other gods to serve them, The house of Israel, and the house of Judah, Have made void My covenant, that I made with their fathers.
他们转去效法他们的先祖,不肯听我的话,犯罪作孽,又随从别神,事奉它。以色列家和犹大家背了我与他们列祖所立的约。”
11 Therefore thus said Jehovah: Lo, I am bringing in unto them evil, That they are not able to go out from, And they have cried unto Me, And I do not hearken unto them.
所以耶和华如此说:“我必使灾祸临到他们,是他们不能逃脱的。他们必向我哀求,我却不听。
12 And the cities of Judah, and inhabitants of Jerusalem have gone, And they have cried unto the gods, To whom they are making perfume, And they give no deliverance at all to them, In the time of their vexation.
那时,犹大城邑的人和耶路撒冷的居民要去哀求他们烧香所供奉的神;只是遭难的时候,这些神毫不拯救他们。
13 For — the number of thy cities have been thy gods, O Judah, And — the number of the streets of Jerusalem Ye have placed altars to a shameful thing, Altars to make perfume to Baal.
犹大啊,你神的数目与你城的数目相等;你为那可耻的巴力所筑烧香的坛也与耶路撒冷街道的数目相等。
14 And thou, thou dost not pray for this people, Nor dost thou lift up for them cry and prayer, For I do not hearken in the time of their calling unto Me for their vexation.
“所以你不要为这百姓祈祷,不要为他们呼求祷告;因为他们遭难向我哀求的时候,我必不应允。
15 What — to My beloved in My house, Her doing wickedness with many, And the holy flesh do pass over from thee? When thou dost evil, then thou exultest.
我所亲爱的,既行许多淫乱,圣肉也离了你,你在我殿中做什么呢?你作恶就喜乐。
16 'An olive, green, fair, of goodly fruit,' Hath Jehovah called thy name, At the noise of a great tumult He hath kindled fire against it, And broken have been its thin branches.
从前耶和华给你起名叫青橄榄树,又华美又结好果子;如今他用哄嚷之声,点火在其上,枝子也被折断。
17 And Jehovah of Hosts, who is planting thee, Hath spoken evil concerning thee, For the evil of the house of Israel, and of the house of Judah, That they have done to themselves, To provoke Me to anger, to make perfume to Baal.
原来栽培你的万军之耶和华已经说,要降祸攻击你,是因以色列家和犹大家行恶,向巴力烧香,惹我发怒,是自作自受。”
18 And, O Jehovah, cause me to know, and I know, Then Thou hast showed me their doings.
耶和华指示我,我就知道; 你将他们所行的给我指明。
19 And I [am] as a trained lamb brought to slaughter, And I have not known That against me they have devised devices: We destroy the tree with its food, and cut him off From the land of the living, And his name is not remembered again.
我却像柔顺的羊羔被牵到宰杀之地; 我并不知道他们设计谋害我, 说:我们把树连果子都灭了吧! 将他从活人之地剪除, 使他的名不再被纪念。
20 And O Jehovah of Hosts, judging righteousness, Trying reins and heart, I do see Thy vengeance against them, For unto Thee I have revealed my cause.'
按公义判断、察验人肺腑心肠的万军之耶和华啊, 我却要见你在他们身上报仇, 因我将我的案件向你禀明了。
21 Therefore, thus said Jehovah concerning the men of Anathoth, who are seeking thy life, saying: Do not prophesy in the name of Jehovah, And thou dost not die by our hands.
所以,耶和华论到寻索你命的亚拿突人如此说:“他们说:你不要奉耶和华的名说预言,免得你死在我们手中。
22 Therefore, thus said Jehovah of Hosts: 'Lo, I am seeing after them, The chosen ones die by sword, Their sons and their daughters die by famine,
所以万军之耶和华如此说:看哪,我必刑罚他们;他们的少年人必被刀剑杀死,他们的儿女必因饥荒灭亡,
23 And they have no remnant, For I bring evil unto the men of Anathoth, The year of their inspection!'
并且没有余剩的人留给他们;因为在追讨之年,我必使灾祸临到亚拿突人。”