Jeremiah:Chapter 4

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Jeremiah:Chapter 4

耶肋米亞	Jeremiah
¹以色列，若是你歸來──上主的斷語──就應向我歸來；若是你從我面前除去你可惡的偶像，就不應再四處遊蕩；	¹"If you return to me, O Israel - it is Yahweh who speaks - if you convert to me and remove your dirty idols from my sight you will have no need to hide from me;
²若是你以誠實、公平和正義指着「上主永在」起誓，那麼，萬民必因你而蒙受祝福，也因你而得到光榮。	²if you truthfully, justly and honestly swear by Yahweh's life, then you will be a blessing for all nations, and you will be their glory."
³因為上主對猶大人和耶路撒冷居民這樣說：「你們要開懇荒地，不要在荊棘中播種。	³For thus says Yahweh to the people of Judah and Jerusalem, "Break up deeply your fallow land and do not sow among the thorns.
⁴猶大人和耶路撒冷的居民！你們應為上主自行割損，除去心上的包皮，以免因你們的惡行，我的忿怒如火發作，焚燒得無人能熄滅。」	⁴O men of Judah and Jerusalem! circumcise yourselves for Yahweh and purify your hearts, lest my wrath spread like a fire that cannot be quenched because of your evil deeds."
⁵你們應該在猶大宣佈，在耶路撒冷發表，在境內吹起號角，大聲疾呼說：「你們應集合，我們要進攻堅城！」	⁵Announce this in Judah, proclaim it in Jerusalem. Sound the trumpet through the land; shout aloud and say: "Assemble and go to the fortified cities!
⁶你們應該給熙雍指出路標，趕快出逃，絲毫不可遲延，因為我要由北方招來災禍，絕大的毀滅。	⁶Raise a banner towards Zion! Run for your lives, do not tarry, for I will bring evil and great destruction from the north.
⁷獅子已衝出牠的叢林，毀滅萬民者已起程走出了他的宮庭，前來使你的地域變為曠野，使你的城邑荒涼，再沒有人居住。	⁷The lion has come out of his den; the destroyer of nations has set out to devastate your country and make your cities ruins without inhabitants!
⁸為此，你們應身穿苦衣，涕泣哀號，因為上主尚未由我們身上撤回他的烈怒。	⁸Because of this, wrap yourselves in sackcloth; lament and groan, for the fury of Yahweh's anger has not turned away from us.
⁹到那一天──上主的斷語──君王與王侯必失去勇氣，司祭必驚駭，先知必驚異；	⁹On that day - it is Yahweh who speaks - the king and the leaders will be discouraged, the priests will be terrified and the prophets will be astounded.
¹⁰人必要說：「哎！吾主上主！你的確欺騙了這人民和耶路撒冷說：你們必享平安；其實，刀劍已到我們的咽喉！」	¹⁰People will say, "Ah! Lord Yahweh, you have truly deceived this people and Jerusalem, saying: 'You will have peace' even as the sword is at our throat."
¹¹那時，人要對這人民和耶路撒冷說：「荒丘的熱風由曠野向我人民吹來，不是為吹凈，不是為清潔；	¹¹When the time comes it will be said to the people of Jerusalem: "Wearing wind from the desert heights is coming to the daughter of my people, neither to winnow nor to cleanse!
¹²有一股強烈的風應我的命吹來；現在我要去裁判他們。」	¹²A strong wind comes from there. Now I will declare my judgments against them."
¹³看啊，他如濃雲湧上來，他的戰車有如旋風，他的戰馬快過飛鷹，禍哉！我們算是完了！	¹³See! Someone comes like the clouds, his chariots are like a whirlwind, his horses swifter than eagles! Woe to us for we are ruined!
¹⁴耶路撒冷！洗淨你心內的邪惡，好使你能獲救。你那不義的思念藏在你內，要到何時？	¹⁴Cleanse your heart of every evil, Jerusalem, that you may be saved! How long will you harbor evil plans within you?
¹⁵因為由丹傳來信息，由厄弗辣因山聽到了凶信：	¹⁵A voice from Dan declares of a coming disaster from Mount Ephraim! "Warn the nations.
¹⁶你們應通知人民，轉告耶路撒冷：圍攻的人由遠方前來，向猶大各城高聲吶喊，	¹⁶Let everyone know in Jerusalem and Judah that enemies are coming from a distant land."
¹⁷像護守田地的人將她密密包圍，因為她觸怒了我──上主的斷語。	¹⁷They encircle Jerusalem like men guarding a field, because she has rebelled against me - it is Yahweh who speaks.
¹⁸是你的徑和作為給你造成了這一切；是你的邪惡使你受苦，受到傷心的痛苦。	¹⁸Your own conduct and actions have brought this upon you. How bitter is your punishment and how it deeply penetrates your heart because you have rebelled against me!"
¹⁹我的肺腑，我的肺腑！我痛苦欲絕，我心已破碎，我心焦燥不寧，我不能緘默！因為我親自聽到了角聲，開戰的喧嚷。	¹⁹I am in anguish! I tremble in the depths of my being; my heart beats wildly. I cannot remain silent for I hear the sound of the trumpet and the clamor of war!
²⁰真是毀滅上加毀滅，全地盡已破壞；我的帳蓬突然倒塌，我的帷幔忽然毀壞。	²⁰Disaster after disaster; all the land is laid waste; my tents are suddenly destroyed and in an instant all that shelters me is wiped out.
²¹我瞻望敵旗，聞聽角聲，要到幾時？	²¹For how long must I see the banner raised and hear the sound of the trumpet?
²²這是因為我的人民愚昧，竟不認識我，是些無知的子民，沒有明悟，只知作惡，不知行善。	²²"This happens because my people are foolish and do not know me. They are senseless and have no understanding, - wise in doing evil but stupid in doing good!"
²³我觀望大地，看，空虛混沌；我觀望諸天，卻毫無光亮；	²³I looked at the earth and I found it formless and void; I looked at the sky but darkness engulfed it.
²⁴我觀望山岳，看，它在戰慄，	²⁴I looked at the mountains and they were quaking, and all the hills were swaying to and fro.
²⁵我觀望，看，一個人也沒有，連天空的飛鳥都已逃遁；所有的丘陵都在搖撼。	²⁵I looked and saw that it was a no-man's land; even the birds deserted the skies.
²⁶我觀望，看，農田盡變為荒野，所有的城邑盡毀於上主，毀於上主的烈怒。	²⁶I looked and saw that the fruitful land was a desert and that all the cities were in ruins because of Yahweh and his fierce anger.
²⁷原來上主這樣說：全地固然要荒蕪，但我卻不徹底加以毀滅。	²⁷Yahweh says, "The whole land may be desolate but I will not totally destroy it!
²⁸為此，大地要悲傷，在上諸天要昏暗；因為我說了，再不後悔；決定了，再不撤回。	²⁸Because of this the earth shall mourn and the skies be darkened: I have declared my purpose and will not relent; I have made up my mind and will not change it."
²⁹全城的人聽到了騎兵和弓手的喧嚷，都四散逃命，有深入森林的，有爬上山岩的：所有的城市都被放棄，沒有人居住。	²⁹At the sound of the horsemen and archers every town takes flight; some go to the thickets and climb among the rocks. All the towns are deserted and no one is left.
³⁰你已被蹂躪，還有甚麼企圖？即使你身披紫錦，佩帶金飾，以鉛華描畫眼眉，使你漂亮，也是徒然！你的愛人蔑視你，想謀害你的性命。	³⁰And you, desolate one, what will you do? Even if you are garbed in scarlet and wear jewels of gold and put make-up on your eyes, in vain do you beautify yourself, for your lovers despise you and are ready to take your life.
³¹的確，我聽到了彷彿產婦的叫聲，彷彿首次分娩的呻吟，是熙雍女兒在伸開雙手喘息哀嘆：我真可憐，因為我的生命已陷在殘殺者手中！	³¹I hear a cry as of a woman in labor, anguish as of one giving birth the first time. It is the cry of the daughter of Zion, gasping for breath with hands outstretched: "Woe is me! I am fainting amidst a band of murderers!"

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