Ezekiel 24

1 In the ninth year, on the tenth day of the tenth month, the word of the LORD came to me, saying,

1 第九年十月十日，耶和华对我说：

2 “Son of man, write down today’s date, for on this very day the king of Babylon has laid siege to Jerusalem.

2 “人子啊，今天是巴比伦王围攻耶路撒冷的日子，你要记下今天这日子。

3 Now speak a parable to this rebellious house and tell them that this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘Put the pot on the fire; put it on and pour in the water.

3 你要向叛逆的以色列人说比喻，告诉他们，主耶和华这样说， “‘把锅放在火上， 里面倒上水，

4 Put in the pieces of meat, every good piece—thigh and shoulder—fill it with choice bones.

4 把羊腿、羊肩等上好的肉块放进锅里， 让锅里盛满精选的骨头。

5 Take the choicest of the flock and pile the fuel beneath it. Bring it to a boil and cook the bones in it.’

5 要从羊群中选一头上好的羊， 把柴堆在锅下， 烧开锅煮里面的骨头。’”

6 Therefore this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘Woe to the city of bloodshed, to the pot now rusted, whose rust will not come off! Empty it piece by piece; cast no lots for its contents.

6 因此，主耶和华说：“这像锈锅一样充满血腥的城有祸了！要把肉从这锈迹斑斑的锅中一块块地取出来，无需挑选。

7 For the blood she shed is still within her; she poured it out on the bare rock; she did not pour it on the ground to cover it with dust.

7 这城沾满血腥，任凭受害者的血流在光秃秃的磐石上，而不是流在地上用土掩盖。

8 In order to stir up wrath and take vengeance, I have placed her blood on the bare rock, so that it would not be covered.’

8 我任凭这城把受害者的血洒在光秃秃的磐石上，不加掩盖，好激起我的烈怒，使她受报应。

9 Yes, this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘Woe to the city of bloodshed! I, too, will pile the kindling high.

9 所以主耶和华说，‘血腥的城啊，你有祸了！我要预备大堆木柴。

10 Pile on the logs and kindle the fire; cook the meat well and mix in the spices; let the bones be burned.

10 要添柴点火，把肉煮烂，加入香料，烧焦骨头。

11 Set the empty pot on its coals until it becomes hot and its copper glows. Then its impurity will melt within; its rust will be consumed.

11 然后，把倒空的锅放在炭火上烧热，把铜烧红，好熔化它的杂质，除净锈垢，

12 It has frustrated every effort; its thick rust has not been removed, even by the fire.

12 却徒劳无功，因为锈垢太厚，就是用火也不能清除。

13 Because of the indecency of your uncleanness I tried to cleanse you, but you would not be purified from your filthiness. You will not be pure again until My wrath against you has subsided.

13 耶路撒冷啊，淫荡使你污秽不堪，我本想洁净你，你却不愿被洁净。所以，除非我向你倾尽一切愤怒，否则你的污秽必不得清除。

14 I, the LORD, have spoken; the time is coming, and I will act. I will not refrain or show pity, nor will I relent. I will judge you according to your ways and deeds,’ declares the Lord GOD.”

14 我耶和华言出必行，决不退缩，也不宽容，也不留情，我必照你的所作所为来审判你。’这是主耶和华说的。”

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

15 耶和华对我说：

16 “Son of man, behold, I am about to take away the desire of your eyes with a fatal blow. But you must not mourn or weep or let your tears flow.

16 “人子啊，我要击打你，夺去你心爱的人，你不可悲伤，也不可流泪哭泣。

17 Groan quietly; do not mourn for the dead. Put on your turban and strap your sandals on your feet; do not cover your lips or eat the bread of mourners.”

17 你要默然哀叹，不可为死人办丧事，仍要缠着头巾，穿着鞋，不可蒙着脸，也不可吃丧家的饭。”

18 So I spoke to the people in the morning, and in the evening my wife died. And the next morning I did as I had been commanded.

18 早晨我把这事告诉百姓，晚上我的妻子便死了。次日早晨，我便遵照耶和华的吩咐行。

19 Then the people asked me, “Won’t you tell us what these things you are doing mean to us?”

19 百姓问我：“你可以告诉我们，你这样做跟我们有什么关系吗？”

20 So I answered them, “The word of the LORD came to me, saying:

20 我告诉他们：“耶和华对我说，

21 Tell the house of Israel that this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘I am about to desecrate My sanctuary, the pride of your power, the desire of your eyes, and the delight of your soul. And the sons and daughters you left behind will fall by the sword.’

21 ‘你告诉以色列人，主耶和华说：我要使我的圣所，就是你们引以为傲、眼中所爱、心里所慕的受到亵渎。你们留下的儿女必死于刀下。

22 Then you will do as I have done: You will not cover your lips or eat the bread of mourners.

22 那时，你们将像我的仆人一样不蒙脸，不吃丧家的饭。

23 Your turbans will remain on your heads and your sandals on your feet. You will not mourn or weep, but you will waste away because of your sins, and you will groan among yourselves.

23 你们仍将裹着头巾，穿着鞋，不哭泣，也不悲伤。你们必因自己的罪恶而默然叹息，逐渐灭亡。

24 ‘Thus Ezekiel will be a sign for you; you will do everything that he has done. When this happens, you will know that I am the Lord GOD.’

24 以西结做的事都是你们的预兆，你们也将做他做的。当这事发生时，你们就知道我是主耶和华。’

25 And you, son of man, know that on the day I take away their stronghold, their pride and joy—the desire of their eyes which uplifted their souls—and their sons and daughters as well,

25 “人子啊，有一天我要夺去他们所喜悦、所夸耀、眼中所爱、心里所慕的堡垒，也要夺去他们的儿女。

26 on that day a fugitive will come and tell you the news.

26 那日，幸存的人必来告诉你这个消息。

27 On that day your mouth will be opened to him who has escaped; you will speak and no longer be mute. So you will be a sign to them, and they will know that I am the LORD.”

27 那时，你必开口向那人说话，不再沉默。你必成为他们的预兆，他们就知道我是耶和华。”