Jeremiah 42
1 And they come nigh — all the heads of the forces, and Johanan son of Kareah, and Jezaniah son of Hoshaiah, and all the people from the least even unto the greatest —
众军长和加利亚的儿子约哈难，并何沙雅的儿子耶撒尼亚以及众百姓，从最小的到至大的都进前来，
2 and they say unto Jeremiah the prophet, 'Let, we pray thee, our supplication fall before thee, and pray for us unto Jehovah thy God, for all this remnant; for we have been left a few out of many, as thine eyes do see us;
对先知耶利米说：“求你准我们在你面前祈求，为我们这剩下的人祷告耶和华—你的 神。我们本来众多，现在剩下的极少，这是你亲眼所见的。
3 and Jehovah thy God doth declare to us the way in which we walk, and the thing that we do.'
愿耶和华—你的 神指示我们所当走的路，所当做的事。”
4 And Jeremiah the prophet saith unto them, 'I have heard: lo, I am praying unto Jehovah your God according to your words, and it hath come to pass, the whole word that Jehovah answereth you, I declare to you — I do not withhold from you a word.'
先知耶利米对他们说：“我已经听见你们了，我必照着你们的话祷告耶和华—你们的 神。耶和华无论回答什么，我必都告诉你们，毫不隐瞒。”
5 And they have said to Jeremiah, 'Jehovah is against us for a witness true and faithful, if — according to all the word with which Jehovah thy God doth send thee unto us — we do not so.
于是他们对耶利米说：“我们若不照耶和华—你的 神差遣你来说的一切话行，愿耶和华在我们中间作真实诚信的见证。
6 Whether good or evil, to the voice of Jehovah our God, to whom we are sending thee, we do hearken; because it is good for us when we hearken to the voice of Jehovah our God.'
我们现在请你到耶和华—我们的 神面前，他说的无论是好是歹，我们都必听从；我们听从耶和华—我们 神的话，就可以得福。”
7 And it cometh to pass, at the end of ten days, that there is a word of Jehovah unto Jeremiah,
过了十天，耶和华的话临到耶利米。
8 and he calleth unto Johanan son of Kareah, and unto all the heads of the forces that [are] with him, and to all the people, from the least even unto the greatest,
他就将加利亚的儿子约哈难和同着他的众军长，并众百姓，从最小的到至大的都叫了来，
9 and he saith unto them, 'Thus said Jehovah, God of Israel, unto whom ye sent me, to cause your supplication to fall before Him:
对他们说：“耶和华—以色列的 神，就是你们请我在他面前为你们祈求的主，如此说：
10 'If ye do certainly dwell in this land, then I have builded you up, and I throw not down; and I have planted you, and I pluck not up; for I have repented concerning the evil that I have done to you.
‘你们若仍住在这地，我就建立你们，必不拆毁，栽植你们，并不拔出，因我为降与你们的灾祸后悔了。
11 Be not afraid of the king of Babylon, whom ye are afraid of; be not afraid of him — an affirmation of Jehovah — for with you [am] I, to save you, and to deliver you from his hand.
不要怕你们所怕的巴比伦王。’”耶和华说：“不要怕他！因为我与你们同在，要拯救你们脱离他的手。
12 And I give to you mercies, and he hath pitied you, and caused you to turn back unto your own ground.
我也要使他发怜悯，好怜悯你们，叫你们归回本地。
13 'And if ye are saying, We do not dwell in this land — not to hearken to the voice of Jehovah your God,
倘若你们说：‘我们不住在这地’，以致不听从耶和华—你们 神的话，
14 saying, No; but the land of Egypt we enter, that we see no war, and the sound of a trumpet do not hear, and for bread be not hungry; and there do we dwell.
说：‘我们不住这地，却要进入埃及地，在那里看不见争战，听不见角声，也不致无食饥饿。我们必住在那里。’
15 And now, therefore, hear ye a word of Jehovah, O remnant of Judah: Thus said Jehovah of Hosts, God of Israel: If ye really set your faces to enter Egypt, and have gone in to sojourn there,
你们所剩下的犹大人哪，现在要听耶和华的话。万军之耶和华—以色列的 神如此说：‘你们若定意要进入埃及，在那里寄居，
16 then it hath come to pass, the sword that ye are afraid of, doth there overtake you, in the land of Egypt; and the hunger, because of which ye are sorrowful, doth there cleave after you in Egypt, and there ye die.
你们所惧怕的刀剑在埃及地必追上你们！你们所惧怕的饥荒在埃及要紧紧地跟随你们！你们必死在那里！
17 'Thus are all the men who have set their faces to enter Egypt to sojourn there; they die — by sword, by hunger, and by pestilence, and there is not to them a remnant and an escaped one, because of the evil that I am bringing in upon them;
凡定意要进入埃及在那里寄居的必遭刀剑、饥荒、瘟疫而死，无一人存留，逃脱我所降与他们的灾祸。’
18 for thus said Jehovah of Hosts, God of Israel: As poured out hath been Mine anger and My fury on the inhabitants of Jerusalem, so poured out is My fury upon you in your entering Egypt, and ye have been for an execration, and for an astonishment, and for a reviling, and for a reproach, and ye do not see any more this place.
“万军之耶和华—以色列的 神如此说：‘我怎样将我的怒气和忿怒倾在耶路撒冷的居民身上，你们进入埃及的时候，我也必照样将我的忿怒倾在你们身上，以致你们令人辱骂、惊骇、咒诅、羞辱，你们不得再见这地方。’
19 'Jehovah hath spoken against you, O remnant of Judah, do not enter Egypt: know certainly that I have testified against you to-day;
所剩下的犹大人哪，耶和华论到你们说：‘不要进入埃及去。’你们要确实地知道我今日警教你们了。
20 for ye have shewed yourselves perverse in your souls, for ye sent me unto Jehovah your God, saying, Pray for us unto Jehovah our God, and according to all that Jehovah our God saith, so declare to us, and we have done [it];
你们行诡诈自害；因为你们请我到耶和华—你们的 神那里，说：‘求你为我们祷告耶和华—我们 神，照耶和华—我们的 神一切所说的告诉我们，我们就必遵行。’
21 and I declare to you to-day, and ye have not hearkened to the voice of Jehovah your God, and to anything with which He hath sent me unto you.
我今日将这话告诉你们，耶和华—你们的 神为你们的事差遣我到你们那里说的，你们却一样没有听从。
22 And now, know ye certainly that by sword, by famine, and by pestilence ye die, in the place that ye have desired to go in to sojourn there.'
现在你们要确实地知道，你们在所要去寄居之地必遭刀剑、饥荒、瘟疫而死。”
