耶利米書 34

巴比倫王尼布甲尼撒率領他的全軍和地上屬他的各國各邦，攻打耶路撒冷和屬耶路撒冷所有的城邑。那時，耶和華的話臨到耶利米說：

bā bǐ lún wáng ní bù jiǎ ní sā shuài lǐng tā de quán jūn hé dì shàng shǔ tā de gè guó gè bāng ， gōng dǎ yē lù sā lěng hé shǔ yē lù sā lěng suǒ yǒu de chéng yì 。 nà shí ， yē hé huá de huà lín dào yē lì mǐ shuō ：

The word which came to Jeremiah from the LORD, when Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, with all his army, all the kingdoms of the earth that were under his dominion, and all the peoples, were fighting against Jerusalem and against all its cities, saying:

「耶和華－以色列的上帝說，你去告訴猶大王西底家，耶和華如此說：我要將這城交付巴比倫王的手，他必用火焚燒。

「 yē hé huá — yǐ sè liè de shén shuō ， nǐ qù gào sù yóu dà wáng xī dǐ jiā ， yē hé huá rú cǐ shuō ： wǒ yào jiāng zhè chéng jiāo fù bā bǐ lún wáng de shǒu ， tā bì yòng huǒ fén shāo 。

“The LORD, the God of Israel, says, ‘Go, and speak to Zedekiah king of Judah, and tell him, the LORD says, “Behold, I will give this city into the hand of the king of Babylon and he will burn it with fire.

你必不能逃脫他的手，定被拿住，交在他的手中。你的眼要見巴比倫王的眼，他要口對口和你說話，你也必到巴比倫去。

nǐ bì bù néng táo tuō tā de shǒu ， dìng bèi ná zhù ， jiāo zài tā de shǒu zhōng 。 nǐ de yǎn yào jiàn bā bǐ lún wáng de yǎn ， tā yào kǒu duì kǒu hé nǐ shuō huà ， nǐ yě bì dào bā bǐ lún qù 。

You won’t escape out of his hand, but will surely be taken and delivered into his hand. Your eyes will see the eyes of the king of Babylon, and he will speak with you mouth to mouth. You will go to Babylon.”’

猶大王西底家啊，你還要聽耶和華的話。耶和華論到你如此說：你必不被刀劍殺死，

yóu dà wáng xī dǐ jiā a ， nǐ hái yào tīng yē hé huá de huà 。 yē hé huá lùn dào nǐ rú cǐ shuō ： nǐ bì bú bèi dāo jiàn shā sǐ ，

“Yet hear the LORD’s word, O Zedekiah king of Judah. The LORD says concerning you, ‘You won’t die by the sword.

你必平安而死，人必為你焚燒物件，好像為你列祖，就是在你以前的先王焚燒一般。人必為你舉哀說：『哀哉！我主啊。』耶和華說：這話是我說的。」

nǐ bì píng ān ér sǐ ， rén bì wèi nǐ fén shāo wù jiàn ， hǎo xiàng wèi nǐ liè zǔ ， jiù shì zài nǐ yǐ qián de xiān wáng fén shāo yì bān 。 rén bì wèi nǐ jǔ āi shuō ：『 āi zāi ！ wǒ zhǔ a 。』 yē hé huá shuō ： zhè huà shì wǒ shuō de 。」

You will die in peace; and with the burnings of your fathers, the former kings who were before you, so they will make a burning for you. They will lament you, saying, “Ah Lord!” for I have spoken the word,’ says the LORD.”

於是，先知耶利米在耶路撒冷將這一切話告訴猶大王西底家。

yú shì ， xiān zhī yē lì mǐ zài yē lù sā lěng jiāng zhè yí qiè huà gào sù yóu dà wáng xī dǐ jiā 。

Then Jeremiah the prophet spoke all these words to Zedekiah king of Judah in Jerusalem,

那時，巴比倫王的軍隊正攻打耶路撒冷，又攻打猶大所剩下的城邑，就是拉吉和亞西加。原來猶大的堅固城只剩下這兩座。

nà shí ， bā bǐ lún wáng de jūn duì zhèng gōng dǎ yē lù sā lěng ， yòu gōng dǎ yóu dà suǒ shèng xià de chéng yì ， jiù shì lā jí hé yà xī jiā 。 yuán lái yóu dà de jiān gù chéng zhī shèng xià zhè liǎng zuò 。

when the king of Babylon’s army was fighting against Jerusalem and against all the cities of Judah that were left, against Lachish and against Azekah; for these alone remained of the cities of Judah as fortified cities.

西底家王與耶路撒冷的眾民立約，要向他們宣告自由，叫各人任他希伯來的僕人和婢女自由出去，誰也不可使他的一個猶大弟兄作奴僕。（此後，有耶和華的話臨到耶利米。）

xī dǐ jiā wáng yǔ yē lù sā lěng de zhòng mín lì yuē ， yào xiàng tā men xuān gào zì yóu ， jiào gè rén rèn tā xī bó lái de pú rén hé bì nǚ zì yóu chū qù ， shuí yě bù kě shǐ tā de yí gè yóu dà dì xiong zuò nú pú 。（ cǐ hòu ， yǒu yē hé huá de huà lín dào yē lì mǐ 。）

The word came to Jeremiah from the LORD, after King Zedekiah had made a covenant with all the people who were at Jerusalem, to proclaim liberty to them,

that every man should let his male servant, and every man his female servant, who is a Hebrew or a Hebrewess, go free, that no one should make bondservants of them, of a Jew his brother.

所有立約的首領和眾民就任他的僕人婢女自由出去，誰也不再叫他們作奴僕。大家都順從，將他們釋放了；

suǒ yǒu lì yuē de shǒu lǐng hé zhòng mín jiù rèn tā de pú rén bì nǚ zì yóu chū qù ， shuí yě bú zài jiào tā men zuò nú pú 。 dà jiā dōu shùn cóng ， jiāng tā men shì fàng le ；

All the princes and all the people obeyed who had entered into the covenant, that everyone should let his male servant and everyone his female servant go free, that no one should make bondservants of them any more. They obeyed and let them go,

後來卻又反悔，叫所任去自由的僕人婢女回來，勉強他們仍為僕婢。

hòu lái què yòu fǎn huǐ ， jiào suǒ rèn qù zì yóu de pú rén bì nǚ huí lái ， miǎn qiǎng tā men réng wèi pú bì 。

but afterwards they turned, and caused the servants and the handmaids whom they had let go free to return, and brought them into subjection for servants and for handmaids.

因此耶和華的話臨到耶利米說：

yīn cǐ yē hé huá de huà lín dào yē lì mǐ shuō ：

Therefore the LORD’s word came to Jeremiah from the LORD, saying,

「耶和華－以色列的上帝如此說：我將你們的列祖從埃及地為奴之家領出來的時候，與他們立約說：

「 yē hé huá — yǐ sè liè de shén rú cǐ shuō ： wǒ jiāng nǐ men de liè zǔ cóng āi jí dì wèi nú zhī jiā lǐng chū lái de shí hòu ， yǔ tā men lì yuē shuō ：

“The LORD, the God of Israel, says: ‘I made a covenant with your fathers in the day that I brought them out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage, saying:

『你的一個希伯來弟兄若賣給你，服事你六年，到第七年你們各人就要任他自由出去。』只是你們列祖不聽從我，也不側耳而聽。

『 nǐ de yí gè xī bó lái dì xiōng ruò mài gěi nǐ ， fú shì nǐ liù nián ， dào dì qī nián nǐ men gè rén jiù yào rèn tā zì yóu chū qù 。』 zhǐ shì nǐ men liè zǔ bù tīng cóng wǒ ， yě bú cè ěr ér tīng 。

At the end of seven years, every man of you shall release his brother who is a Hebrew, who has been sold to you, and has served you six years. You shall let him go free from you. But your fathers didn’t listen to me, and didn’t incline their ear.

如今你們回轉，行我眼中看為正的事，各人向鄰舍宣告自由，並且在稱為我名下的殿中、在我面前立約。

rú jīn nǐ men huí zhuǎn ， xíng wǒ yǎn zhōng kàn wèi zhèng de shì ， gè rén xiàng lín shè xuān gào zì yóu ， bìng qiě zài chēng wéi wǒ míng xià de diàn zhōng 、 zài wǒ miàn qián lì yuē 。

You had now turned, and had done that which is right in my eyes, in every man proclaiming liberty to his neighbor. You had made a covenant before me in the house which is called by my name;

你們卻又反悔，褻瀆我的名，各人叫所任去隨意自由的僕人婢女回來，勉強他們仍為僕婢。

nǐ men què yòu fǎn huǐ ， xiè dú wǒ de míng ， gè rén jiào suǒ rèn qù suí yì zì yóu de pú rén bì nǚ huí lái ， miǎn qiǎng tā men réng wèi pú bì 。

but you turned and profaned my name, and every man caused his servant and every man his handmaid, whom you had let go free at their pleasure, to return. You brought them into subjection, to be to you for servants and for handmaids.’”

所以耶和華如此說：你們沒有聽從我，各人向弟兄鄰舍宣告自由。看哪！我向你們宣告一樣自由，就是使你們自由於刀劍、饑荒、瘟疫之下，並且使你們在天下萬國中拋來拋去。這是耶和華說的。

suǒ yǐ yē hé huá rú cǐ shuō ： nǐ men méi yǒu tīng cóng wǒ ， gè rén xiàng dì xiong lín shè xuān gào zì yóu 。 kàn nǎ ！ wǒ xiàng nǐ men xuān gào yí yàng zì yóu ， jiù shì shǐ nǐ men zì yóu yú dāo jiàn 、 jī huāng 、 wēn yì zhī xià ， bìng qiě shǐ nǐ men zài tiān xià wàn guó zhōng pāo lái pāo qù 。 zhè shì yē hé huá shuō de 。

Therefore the LORD says: “You have not listened to me, to proclaim liberty, every man to his brother, and every man to his neighbor. Behold, I proclaim to you a liberty,” says the LORD, “to the sword, to the pestilence, and to the famine. I will make you be tossed back and forth among all the kingdoms of the earth.

猶大的首領、耶路撒冷的首領、太監、祭司，和國中的眾民曾將牛犢劈開，分成兩半，從其中經過，在我面前立約。後來又違背我的約，不遵行這約上的話。

yóu dà de shǒu lǐng 、 yē lù sā lěng de shǒu lǐng 、 tài jian 、 jì sī ， hé guó zhōng de zhòng mín céng jiāng niú dú pī kāi ， fēn chéng liǎng bàn ， cóng qí zhōng jīng guò ， zài wǒ miàn qián lì yuē 。 hòu lái yòu wéi bèi wǒ de yuē ， bù zūn xíng zhè yuē shàng de huà 。

I will give the men who have transgressed my covenant, who have not performed the words of the covenant which they made before me when they cut the calf in two and passed between its parts:

the princes of Judah, the princes of Jerusalem, the eunuchs, the priests, and all the people of the land, who passed between the parts of the calf.

我必將他們交在仇敵和尋索其命的人手中；他們的屍首必給空中的飛鳥和地上的野獸作食物。

wǒ bì jiāng tā men jiāo zài chóu dí hé xún suǒ qí mìng de rén shǒu zhōng ； tā men de shī shǒu bì gěi kōng zhōng de fēi niǎo hé dì shàng de yě shòu zuò shí wù 。

I will even give them into the hand of their enemies and into the hand of those who seek their life. Their dead bodies will be food for the birds of the sky and for the animals of the earth.

並且我必將猶大王西底家和他的首領交在他們仇敵和尋索其命的人，與那暫離你們而去巴比倫王軍隊的手中。

bìng qiě wǒ bì jiāng yóu dà wáng xī dǐ jiā hé tā de shǒu lǐng jiāo zài tā men chóu dí hé xún suǒ qí mìng de rén ， yǔ nà zàn lí nǐ men ér qù bā bǐ lún wáng jūn duì de shǒu zhōng 。

“I will give Zedekiah king of Judah and his princes into the hands of their enemies, into the hands of those who seek their life and into the hands of the king of Babylon’s army, who has gone away from you.

耶和華說：我必吩咐他們回到這城，攻打這城，將城攻取，用火焚燒。我也要使猶大的城邑變為荒場，無人居住。」

yē hé huá shuō ： wǒ bì fēn fù tā men huí dào zhè chéng ， gōng dǎ zhè chéng ， jiāng chéng gōng qǔ ， yòng huǒ fén shāo 。 wǒ yě yào shǐ yóu dà de chéng yì biàn wèi huāng chǎng ， wú rén jū zhù 。」

Behold, I will command,” says the LORD, “and cause them to return to this city. They will fight against it, take it, and burn it with fire. I will make the cities of Judah a desolation, without inhabitant.”