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 第九年十月初十日，耶和华的话又临到我说：

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，今日正是巴比伦王就近耶路撒冷的日子，你要将这日记下，

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 要向这悖逆之家设比喻说，主耶和华如此说： 将锅放在火上， 放好了，就倒水在其中；

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

4 将肉块，就是一切肥美的肉块、腿， 和肩都聚在其中， 拿美好的骨头把锅装满；

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 取羊群中最好的， 将柴堆在锅下， 使锅开滚， 好把骨头煮在其中。

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 「主耶和华如此说：祸哉！这流人血的城，就是长锈的锅。其中的锈未曾除掉，须要将肉块从其中一一取出来，不必为它拈阄。

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 城中所流的血倒在净光的磐石上，不倒在地上，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 这城中所流的血倒在净光的磐石上，不得掩盖，乃是出于我，为要发忿怒施行报应。

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

9 所以主耶和华如此说：祸哉！这流人血的城，我也必大堆火柴，

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

10 添上木柴，使火着旺，将肉煮烂，把汤熬浓，使骨头烤焦；

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 把锅倒空坐在炭火上，使锅烧热，使铜烧红，熔化其中的污秽，除净其上的锈。

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

12 这锅劳碌疲乏，所长的大锈仍未除掉；这锈就是用火也不能除掉。

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 在你污秽中有淫行，我洁净你，你却不洁净。你的污秽再不能洁净，直等我向你发的忿怒止息。

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—耶和华说过的必定成就，必照话而行，必不返回，必不顾惜，也不后悔。人必照你的举动行为审判你。这是主耶和华说的。」

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

15 耶和华的话又临到我说：

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，我要将你眼目所喜爱的忽然取去，你却不可悲哀哭泣，也不可流泪，

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 只可叹息，不可出声，不可办理丧事；头上仍勒裹头巾，脚上仍穿鞋，不可蒙着嘴唇，也不可吃吊丧的食物。」

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 于是我将这事早晨告诉百姓，晚上我的妻就死了。次日早晨我便遵命而行。

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

19 百姓问我说：「你这样行与我们有什么关系，你不告诉我们吗？」

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

20 我回答他们：「耶和华的话临到我说：

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 『你告诉以色列家，主耶和华如此说：我必使我的圣所，就是你们势力所夸耀、眼里所喜爱、心中所爱惜的被亵渎，并且你们所遗留的儿女必倒在刀下。

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

22 那时，你们必行我仆人所行的，不蒙着嘴唇，也不吃吊丧的食物。

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 你们仍要头上勒裹头巾，脚上穿鞋；不可悲哀哭泣。你们必因自己的罪孽相对叹息，渐渐消灭。

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 以西结必这样为你们作预兆；凡他所行的，你们也必照样行。那事来到，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，我除掉他们所倚靠、所欢喜的荣耀，并眼中所喜爱、心里所重看的儿女。

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

26 那日逃脱的人岂不来到你这里，使你耳闻这事吗？

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 你必向逃脱的人开口说话，不再哑口。你必这样为他们作预兆，他们就知道我是耶和华。」