耶利米書

第20章

1 音麥子巴述爲祭司、兼爲耶和華殿宰、聞先知耶利米言此、

2 則撻之、加以桎梏、在崇門之側。門名便雅憫、近耶和華殿。

3 詰旦、巴述釋耶利米出於桎梏、耶利米告巴述曰、耶和華易爾名爲馬各米撒畢。(馬各米撒畢譯卽隨在驚惶)。

4 蓋耶和華曰、我將使爾恒有懼心、友朋見爾、莫不悚懼、爾友將亡於刃、使爾目覩、蓋巴比倫王將伐猶大、殺戮殆盡、擄其民人而反、我使之然。

5 斯邑之貨財、物產珍寶、曁猶大王之國帑、我必悉付於敵手、彼盡取之、遷於巴比倫。

6 爾巴述全家、將被俘於巴比倫、在彼爾及信爾言之友、必死而葬。

7 耶利米禱曰、耶和華歟、爾強我爲先知、而我勉從、我迫於爾命、莫之能辭、今也人咸欺予、日藐視予。

8 如我傳耶和華之命、呼告斯民、必遭強據、必見俘囚、斯民也侮予欺予、靡有已時。

9 如我言不藉爾名、而言斯事、則我中心如焚、爍於骨髓、不復能忍。

10 我聞衆民、訕謗我躬、隨在驚惶、彼此傳語、聲罪辱我、我之友朋、望我趦趄、云、或可誘而勝之、以雪我忿。

11 惟耶和華威武可畏、左右余躬、窘逐我者、必遭躓蹶、永不亨通、懷羞抱愧、歷世莫掩其醜。

12 萬有之主耶和華、鑒察義士、知人衷曲、予訴寃於爾前、爾其雪忿、俾予目覩。

13 耶和華救貧乏者、出於惡人之手、故當謳歌頌讚之。

14 我生之辰、不祥孰甚、我母產予、其時勿吉、

15 人告我父、已得男子、使父忻喜、予願是人所遭不幸。

16 譬彼古邑、耶和華滅之、始息其怒、清晨則聞呼號、亭午則聞諠譁、

17 我在母胎、曷弗見殺、曷弗使母恒妊、曷弗以胎爲墓。

18 我何生於世、受苦罹憂、畢生愧赧、

Jeremiah

Chapter 20

1 NOW Pashur the son of Amariah the priest, who was governor in charge of the house of the LORD, heard Jeremiah the prophet prophesying these things.

2 Then Pashur smote Jeremiah the prophet, and put him in the stocks that were in the upper gate of Benjamin, which was by the house of the LORD.

3 And it came to pass on the morrow that Pashur brought forth Jeremiah out of the stocks. Then said Jeremiah to him, The LORD has not called your name Pashur, but a stranger and a beggar.

4 For thus says the LORD: Behold, I will make you a sojourner, you and your friends; and the people shall fall by the sword of their enemies, and your eyes shall see it; and I shall deliver all Judah into the hand of the king of Babylon, and he shall carry them captive into Babylon, and shall slay them with the sword.

5 Moreover I will deliver all the fortified places of this city and all the labor thereof; and all its precious things and all the treasures of the king of Judah will I deliver into the hand of their enemies, who shall plunder them and take them and carry them to Babylon.

6 And as for you, Pashur, you and all the members of your household shall go into captivity; and you shall go to Babylon, and there you shall die, and there you shall be buried, you, and all your friends, to whom you have prophesied lies.

7 O LORD, thou hast comforted me, and I am comforted; thou art stronger than I, and hast prevailed; I have become a laughing-stock daily, every one mocks me.

8 For at the time when I spoke and cried out, I spoke against the extortioners and against the robbers; because the word of the LORD has become for me a reproach and derision daily.

9 Then I said, I will not make mention of him, nor speak any more in his name. But his word became in my heart like a burning fire kindling in my bones; and I sought to be patient, but I could not endure it.

10 For I heard the evil intentions of many, who were gathering from every side inquiring of my peace with their mouth, but hating me in their heart, saying, Point him out to us; we will stand against him; perhaps we can win him over and we shall take our revenge on him.

11 But the LORD is with me as a mighty warrior; therefore all my persecutors shall be ashamed, and they shall not prevail; they have been greatly ashamed because they did not understand; their everlasting shame shall never be forgotten.

12 But, O LORD of hosts, who observest the right cause and seest the reins and the heart, let me see thy vengeance on them; for to thee have I revealed my cause.

13 Sing to the LORD; praise the LORD; for he has delivered the life of the poor from the hand of evildoers.

14 Cursed be the day on which I was born; let not the day on which my mother bore me be blessed.

15 Cursed be the man who brought tidings to my father, saying, A son is born to you, making him very glad.

16 Let that man be like the cities which the LORD overthrew, and he was never reconciled towards them; and let him hear the cry in the morning and the howling at noon.

17 Because he did not slay me in the womb, so that my mother might have been my grave, and my conception would have remained in the womb for ever.

18 Why did I come forth out of the womb to see toil and sorrow? My days are spent in shame.

耶利米書

第20章

Jeremiah

Chapter 20

1 音麥子巴述爲祭司、兼爲耶和華殿宰、聞先知耶利米言此、

1 NOW Pashur the son of Amariah the priest, who was governor in charge of the house of the LORD, heard Jeremiah the prophet prophesying these things.

2 則撻之、加以桎梏、在崇門之側。門名便雅憫、近耶和華殿。

2 Then Pashur smote Jeremiah the prophet, and put him in the stocks that were in the upper gate of Benjamin, which was by the house of the LORD.

3 詰旦、巴述釋耶利米出於桎梏、耶利米告巴述曰、耶和華易爾名爲馬各米撒畢。(馬各米撒畢譯卽隨在驚惶)。

3 And it came to pass on the morrow that Pashur brought forth Jeremiah out of the stocks. Then said Jeremiah to him, The LORD has not called your name Pashur, but a stranger and a beggar.

4 蓋耶和華曰、我將使爾恒有懼心、友朋見爾、莫不悚懼、爾友將亡於刃、使爾目覩、蓋巴比倫王將伐猶大、殺戮殆盡、擄其民人而反、我使之然。

4 For thus says the LORD: Behold, I will make you a sojourner, you and your friends; and the people shall fall by the sword of their enemies, and your eyes shall see it; and I shall deliver all Judah into the hand of the king of Babylon, and he shall carry them captive into Babylon, and shall slay them with the sword.

5 斯邑之貨財、物產珍寶、曁猶大王之國帑、我必悉付於敵手、彼盡取之、遷於巴比倫。

5 Moreover I will deliver all the fortified places of this city and all the labor thereof; and all its precious things and all the treasures of the king of Judah will I deliver into the hand of their enemies, who shall plunder them and take them and carry them to Babylon.

6 爾巴述全家、將被俘於巴比倫、在彼爾及信爾言之友、必死而葬。

6 And as for you, Pashur, you and all the members of your household shall go into captivity; and you shall go to Babylon, and there you shall die, and there you shall be buried, you, and all your friends, to whom you have prophesied lies.

7 耶利米禱曰、耶和華歟、爾強我爲先知、而我勉從、我迫於爾命、莫之能辭、今也人咸欺予、日藐視予。

7 O LORD, thou hast comforted me, and I am comforted; thou art stronger than I, and hast prevailed; I have become a laughing-stock daily, every one mocks me.

8 如我傳耶和華之命、呼告斯民、必遭強據、必見俘囚、斯民也侮予欺予、靡有已時。

8 For at the time when I spoke and cried out, I spoke against the extortioners and against the robbers; because the word of the LORD has become for me a reproach and derision daily.

9 如我言不藉爾名、而言斯事、則我中心如焚、爍於骨髓、不復能忍。

9 Then I said, I will not make mention of him, nor speak any more in his name. But his word became in my heart like a burning fire kindling in my bones; and I sought to be patient, but I could not endure it.

10 我聞衆民、訕謗我躬、隨在驚惶、彼此傳語、聲罪辱我、我之友朋、望我趦趄、云、或可誘而勝之、以雪我忿。

10 For I heard the evil intentions of many, who were gathering from every side inquiring of my peace with their mouth, but hating me in their heart, saying, Point him out to us; we will stand against him; perhaps we can win him over and we shall take our revenge on him.

11 惟耶和華威武可畏、左右余躬、窘逐我者、必遭躓蹶、永不亨通、懷羞抱愧、歷世莫掩其醜。

11 But the LORD is with me as a mighty warrior; therefore all my persecutors shall be ashamed, and they shall not prevail; they have been greatly ashamed because they did not understand; their everlasting shame shall never be forgotten.

12 萬有之主耶和華、鑒察義士、知人衷曲、予訴寃於爾前、爾其雪忿、俾予目覩。

12 But, O LORD of hosts, who observest the right cause and seest the reins and the heart, let me see thy vengeance on them; for to thee have I revealed my cause.

13 耶和華救貧乏者、出於惡人之手、故當謳歌頌讚之。

13 Sing to the LORD; praise the LORD; for he has delivered the life of the poor from the hand of evildoers.

14 我生之辰、不祥孰甚、我母產予、其時勿吉、

14 Cursed be the day on which I was born; let not the day on which my mother bore me be blessed.

15 人告我父、已得男子、使父忻喜、予願是人所遭不幸。

15 Cursed be the man who brought tidings to my father, saying, A son is born to you, making him very glad.

16 譬彼古邑、耶和華滅之、始息其怒、清晨則聞呼號、亭午則聞諠譁、

16 Let that man be like the cities which the LORD overthrew, and he was never reconciled towards them; and let him hear the cry in the morning and the howling at noon.

17 我在母胎、曷弗見殺、曷弗使母恒妊、曷弗以胎爲墓。

17 Because he did not slay me in the womb, so that my mother might have been my grave, and my conception would have remained in the womb for ever.

18 我何生於世、受苦罹憂、畢生愧赧、

18 Why did I come forth out of the womb to see toil and sorrow? My days are spent in shame.