Ezekiel 19

1 “As for you, take up a lament for the princes of Israel

1 “你要为以色列的首领唱哀歌，

2 and say: ‘What was your mother? A lioness among the lions! She lay down among the young lions; she reared her cubs.

2 说， “‘你的母亲像什么？ 她就像狮群中的母狮， 卧在雄壮的狮子中养育幼狮。

3 She brought up one of her cubs, and he became a young lion. After learning to tear his prey, he devoured men.

3 母狮养大一头幼狮， 使它成为一头猛狮。 它学会了捕猎和吃人。

4 When the nations heard of him, he was trapped in their pit. With hooks they led him away to the land of Egypt.

4 列国的人知道后， 便设陷阱捉住它， 用钩子拉到埃及。

5 When she saw that she had waited in vain, that her hope was lost, she took another of her cubs and made him a young lion.

5 母狮盼着它回来， 眼见指望落空， 便又养育一头幼狮， 使它成为一头猛狮。

6 He prowled among the lions, and became a young lion. After learning to tear his prey, he devoured men.

6 它出入狮群， 长成一头猛狮， 学会了捕食和吃人。

7 He broke down their strongholds and devastated their cities. The land and everything in it shuddered at the sound of his roaring.

7 它夷平列国的堡垒， 使他们的城邑沦为废墟， 遍地都因它的咆哮而震惊。

8 Then the nations set out against him from the provinces on every side. They spread their net over him; he was trapped in their pit.

8 于是，列国便从四面围攻它， 设网罗捕捉它。 它落入他们的陷阱。

9 With hooks they caged him and brought him to the king of Babylon. They brought him into captivity so that his roar was heard no longer on the mountains of Israel.

9 他们用钩子钩住它，把它关进笼里， 解送到巴比伦王那里囚禁起来。 于是，在以色列的山岭上再也听不见它的吼声。

10 Your mother was like a vine in your vineyard, planted by the water; it was fruitful and full of branches because of the abundant waters.

10 “‘你母亲像葡萄园中的一棵葡萄树， 栽在溪水旁， 枝繁叶茂，硕果累累， 因为水源充沛。

11 It had strong branches, fit for a ruler’s scepter. It towered high above the thick branches, conspicuous for its height and for its dense foliage.

11 它的枝子粗壮，可作王的杖。 它的树干高大，直插云霄， 枝叶茂密，远远可见。

12 But it was uprooted in fury, cast down to the ground, and the east wind dried up its fruit. Its strong branches were stripped off and they withered; the fire consumed them.

12 但它被愤怒地连根拔起， 抛在地上。 东风吹干了它的果实， 粗壮的枝干折断枯干， 被火焚烧。

13 Now it is planted in the wilderness, in a dry and thirsty land.

13 现在，它被栽种在干旱的旷野。

14 Fire has gone out from its main branch and devoured its fruit; on it no strong branch remains fit for a ruler’s scepter.’ This is a lament and shall be used as a lament.”

14 火从枝干蔓延， 烧毁了它的果实， 没有留下一根粗壮的枝干可作王的杖。’ “这是一首哀歌，可作哀悼之用。”