Ezekiel 9

1 Then I heard Him call out in a loud voice, saying, “Draw near, O executioners of the city, each with a weapon of destruction in hand.”

1 我听见祂高声呼喊说：“惩罚这城的人啊，拿起你们各自的兵器上前来吧！”

2 And I saw six men coming from the direction of the Upper Gate, which faces north, each with a weapon of slaughter in his hand. With them was another man clothed in linen who had a writing kit at his side. And they came in and stood beside the bronze altar.

2 只见六个人从朝北的上门走来，手中各自拿着可怕的兵器。其中有一人身穿细麻衣，腰间带着墨盒。他们进入殿里，站在铜祭坛旁边。

3 Then the glory of the God of Israel rose from above the cherubim, where it had been, and moved to the threshold of the temple. And He called to the man clothed in linen who had the writing kit at his side.

3 以色列上帝的荣耀原本在基路伯天使上，现在升到了殿门口。上帝把那身穿细麻衣、腰带墨盒的人召来，

4 “Go throughout the city of Jerusalem,” said the LORD, “and put a mark on the foreheads of the men sighing and groaning over all the abominations committed there.”

4 对他说：“你去走遍耶路撒冷，在那些因城中可憎之事而叹息哀伤的人额上画个记号。”

5 And as I listened, He said to the others, “Follow him through the city and start killing; do not show pity or spare anyone!

5 我听见祂对其余的人说：“你们要跟随他走遍全城，毫不留情地杀戮，

6 Slaughter the old men, the young men and maidens, the women and children; but do not go near anyone who has the mark. Now begin at My sanctuary.” So they began with the elders who were before the temple.

6 将男女老幼全部杀尽，但你们不能伤害额上有记号的。你们要从我的圣所开始。”于是他们首先杀了殿前的众长老。

7 Then He told them, “Defile the temple and fill the courts with the slain. Go forth!” So they went out and began killing throughout the city.

7 祂又对他们说：“要玷污这殿，把你们所杀的堆满整个院子。去吧！”他们便出去，在城中杀戮。

8 While they were killing, I was left alone. And I fell facedown and cried out, “Oh, Lord GOD, when You pour out Your wrath on Jerusalem, will You destroy the entire remnant of Israel?”

8 他们杀戮的时候，只留下我一个人，我便俯伏在地上呼求：“唉，主耶和华啊！你向耶路撒冷倾倒你的烈怒，要灭绝以色列所有的余民吗？”

9 He replied, “The iniquity of the house of Israel and Judah is exceedingly great. The land is full of bloodshed, and the city is full of perversity. For they say, ‘The LORD has forsaken the land; the LORD does not see.’

9 祂回答说：“以色列人和犹大人罪大恶极，遍地是血腥，满城是冤屈，他们说，‘耶和华丢弃了这片土地，祂看不见我们。’

10 But as for Me, I will not look on them with pity, nor will I spare them. I will bring their deeds down upon their own heads.”

10 因此，我必不顾惜他们，也不怜悯他们，我必照他们的所作所为报应他们。”

11 Then the man clothed in linen with the writing kit at his side reported back, “I have done as You commanded.”

11 这时，那个身穿细麻衣，腰带墨盒的人回来禀告说：“我已照你的吩咐做了。”