Ezekiel 21

1 And the word of the LORD came to me, saying,

1 耶和华对我说：

2 “Son of man, set your face against Jerusalem and preach against the sanctuaries. Prophesy against the land of Israel

2 “人子啊，你要面向耶路撒冷，开口斥责圣所，说预言斥责以色列，

3 and tell her that this is what the LORD says: ‘I am against you, and I will draw My sword from its sheath and cut off from you both the righteous and the wicked.

3 告诉以色列，耶和华这样说，‘看啊，我要与你为敌，我要拔刀出鞘，将你那里的义人和恶人一同消灭。

4 Because I will cut off both the righteous and the wicked, My sword will be unsheathed against everyone from south to north.

4 由于我要将你那里的义人和恶人一同消灭，我的刀必出鞘从南到北杀向所有的人，

5 Then all flesh will know that I, the LORD, have taken My sword from its sheath, not to return it again.’

5 使世人都知道我耶和华已拔刀出鞘，不再收回。’

6 But you, son of man, groan! Groan before their eyes with a broken heart and bitter grief.

6 人子啊，你要在他们面前哀叹，要伤心欲绝地哀叹。

7 And when they ask, ‘Why are you groaning?’ you are to say, ‘Because of the news that is coming. Every heart will melt, and every hand will go limp. Every spirit will faint, and every knee will turn to water.’ Yes, it is coming and it will surely happen, declares the Lord GOD.”

7 如果他们问你为什么哀叹，你就说因为有噩耗传来，听见的人都胆战心惊、两手发软、精神萎靡、膝弱如水。灾难来了，必很快发生。这是主耶和华说的。”

8 Again the word of the LORD came to me, saying,

8 耶和华对我说：

9 “Son of man, prophesy and tell them that this is what the Lord says: ‘A sword, a sword, sharpened and polished—

9 “人子啊，你要说预言，告诉他们，主这样说， “‘有一把刀， 有一把刀磨快擦亮了，

10 it is sharpened for the slaughter, polished to flash like lightning! Should we rejoice in the scepter of My son? The sword despises every such stick.

10 磨利以行杀戮， 擦得亮如闪电。 我们岂能因我儿的权杖而快乐？这刀鄙视一切权杖。

11 The sword is appointed to be polished, to be grasped in the hand. It is sharpened and polished, to be placed in the hand of the slayer.

11 这刀已交给人去擦亮，好握在手中，这刀已磨快擦亮，预备交给屠杀的人。

12 Cry out and wail, O son of man, for the sword is wielded against My people; it is against all the princes of Israel! They are tossed to the sword with My people; therefore strike your thigh.

12 人子啊，号啕大哭吧，因为这刀要攻击我的子民和所有以色列的首领，他们都要死于刀下。所以你要捶胸顿足。

13 Surely testing will come! And what if even the scepter, which the sword despises, does not continue?’ declares the Lord GOD.

13 这刀必试验他们，这刀所鄙视的权杖若不复存在，又怎么办呢？这是主耶和华说的。’

14 ‘So then, son of man, prophesy and strike your hands together. Let the sword strike two times, even three. It is a sword that slays, a sword of great slaughter closing in on every side!

14 “人子啊，你要拍掌对他们说预言，你要拿刀挥舞两三次，预示这刀要从四面八方大肆杀戮，

15 So that their hearts may melt and many may stumble, I have appointed at all their gates a sword for slaughter. Yes, it is ready to flash like lightning; it is drawn for slaughter.

15 使他们吓得肝胆俱裂，许多人倒在家门口。我已赐下这亮如闪电的刀，用来杀戮。

16 Slash to the right; set your blade to the left—wherever your blade is directed.

16 刀啊，你要左砍右劈，横扫四方。

17 I too will strike My hands together, and I will satisfy My wrath.’ I, the LORD, have spoken.”

17 我也要拍掌，我的烈怒要平息。这是我耶和华说的。”

18 Then the word of the LORD came to me, saying,

18 耶和华对我说：

19 “Now you, son of man, mark out two roads for the sword of the king of Babylon to take, both starting from the same land. And make a signpost where the road branches off to each city.

19 “人子啊，你要为巴比伦王的刀画出两条进攻之路，两条路要从一个地方出发，要在通往城邑的路口设路标。

20 Mark out one road for the sword to come against Rabbah of the Ammonites, and another against Judah into fortified Jerusalem.

20 为刀画一条路进攻亚扪的拉巴城，再画一条路进攻犹大的坚城耶路撒冷。

21 For the king of Babylon stands at the fork in the road, at the junction of the two roads, to seek an omen: He shakes the arrows, he consults the idols, he examines the liver.

21 巴比伦王会站在两条路的岔口占卜，摇签求问他的神像，察看祭牲的肝。

22 In his right hand appears the portent for Jerusalem, where he is to set up battering rams, to call for the slaughter, to lift a battle cry, to direct the battering rams against the gates, to build a ramp, and to erect a siege wall.

22 他右手拿到的是攻打耶路撒冷的签，于是他架起撞城锤，号令杀戮，高声呐喊，用撞城锤攻打城门，建垒筑台围攻城池。

23 It will seem like a false omen to the eyes of those who have sworn allegiance to him, but it will draw attention to their guilt and take them captive.

23 犹大人必认为这是虚假的占卜。他们曾向巴比伦王宣誓效忠，但巴比伦王要使他们想起自己的罪，并掳走他们。

24 Therefore this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘Because you have drawn attention to your guilt, exposing your transgressions, so that your sins are revealed in all your deeds—because you have come to remembrance—you shall be taken in hand.

24 “所以，主耶和华说，‘因为你们的过犯昭然若揭，使人想起你们的罪恶，你们的所作所为都显出你们的罪过。因此，你们必遭掳掠。

25 And you, O profane and wicked prince of Israel, the day has come for your final punishment.’

25 你这邪恶败坏的以色列首领啊！你的结局到了，最终审判的日子来了。’

26 This is what the Lord GOD says: ‘Remove the turban, and take off the crown. Things will not remain as they are: Exalt the lowly and bring low the exalted.

26 主耶和华说，‘取下你的礼帽，摘下你的冠冕吧，时局转变了。要提拔卑微的，贬抑高贵的。

27 A ruin, a ruin, I will make it a ruin! And it will not be restored until the arrival of Him to whom it belongs, to whom I have assigned the right of judgment.’

27 毁灭，毁灭，我要毁灭这国，使它荡然无存，直到那应得的人来到，我要把这国交给他。’

28 Now prophesy, son of man, and declare that this is what the Lord GOD says concerning the Ammonites and their contempt: ‘A sword! A sword is drawn for slaughter, polished to consume, to flash like lightning—

28 “人子啊，你要说有关亚扪人及其耻辱的预言，告诉他们，主耶和华说，‘有刀，有刀已出鞘，为要杀戮；它亮如闪电，要行毁灭。

29 while they offer false visions for you and lying divinations about you—to be placed on the necks of the wicked who are slain, whose day has come, the time of their final punishment.

29 他们为你们看的异象是虚假的，所做的占卜谎话连篇，你们将与亵渎的恶人一同被杀，因为他们的结局到了，最终审判的日子来了。

30 Return the sword to its sheath! In the place where you were created, in the land of your origin, I will judge you.

30 你们要收刀入鞘，我要在你们的受造之处，在你们的出生之地审判你们，

31 I will pour out My anger upon you; I will breathe the fire of My fury against you; I will hand you over to brutal men, skilled in destruction.

31 我要把烈怒倒在你们身上，将我的怒火喷在你们身上，把你们交在嗜杀成性的恶徒手中，

32 You will be fuel for the fire. Your blood will stain your own land. You will not be remembered, for I, the LORD, have spoken.’”

32 你们必被当作柴焚烧，你们的血必流在自己的土地上，无人再记得你们。因为这是我耶和华说的。’”