Jeremiah 1

1 These are the words of Jeremiah son of Hilkiah, one of the priests in Anathoth in the territory of Benjamin.

1 希勒迦的儿子耶利米是便雅悯境内亚拿突城的一位祭司，以下是他的话。

2 The word of the LORD came to Jeremiah in the thirteenth year of the reign of Josiah son of Amon king of Judah,

2 亚们的儿子犹大王约西亚执政第十三年，耶和华对耶利米说话。

3 and through the days of Jehoiakim son of Josiah king of Judah, until the fifth month of the eleventh year of Zedekiah son of Josiah king of Judah, when the people of Jerusalem went into exile.

3 从约西亚的儿子犹大王约雅敬开始执政，一直到约西亚的儿子西底迦做犹大王第十一年五月耶路撒冷的居民被掳之日，耶和华常常对耶利米说话。

4 The word of the LORD came to me, saying:

4 耶和华对我说：

5 “Before I formed you in the womb I knew you, and before you were born I set you apart and appointed you as a prophet to the nations.”

5 “我还没有使你在母腹中成形，就认识你； 你还未出生，我已使你圣洁， 立你做万国的先知。”

6 “Ah, Lord GOD,” I said, “I surely do not know how to speak, for I am only a child!”

6 我回答说：“唉，主耶和华啊，我太年轻，不懂得怎样说话。”

7 But the LORD told me: “Do not say, ‘I am only a child.’ For to everyone I send you, you must go, and all that I command you, you must speak.

7 耶和华却说： “不要说你太年轻， 我派你去谁那里， 你就去谁那里； 我吩咐你说什么， 你就说什么。

8 Do not be afraid of them, for I am with you to deliver you,” declares the LORD.

8 不要怕他们， 因为我与你同在， 我必拯救你。 这是耶和华说的。”

9 Then the LORD reached out His hand, touched my mouth, and said to me: “Behold, I have put My words in your mouth.

9 然后，耶和华伸手摸我的口，对我说：“看啊，我已把我的话放在你口中。

10 See, I have appointed you today over nations and kingdoms to uproot and tear down, to destroy and overthrow, to build and plant.”

10 今日，我派你到列邦列国去拔掉、拆除、毁灭、推翻、建造和栽植。”

11 And the word of the LORD came to me, asking, “Jeremiah, what do you see?” “I see a branch of an almond tree,” I replied.

11 耶和华又对我说：“耶利米，你看见什么？”我说：“我看见一根杏树枝。”

12 “You have observed correctly,” said the LORD, “for I am watching over My word to accomplish it.”

12 耶和华说：“你看的不错。我必实现我说过的话。”

13 Again the word of the LORD came to me, asking, “What do you see?” “I see a boiling pot,” I replied, “and it is tilting toward us from the north.”

13 耶和华又对我说：“你看见什么？”我回答说：“我看见一锅煮沸的水，从北方倾倒下来。”

14 Then the LORD said to me, “Disaster from the north will be poured out on all who live in the land.

14 耶和华说：“必有灾祸要从北方降临到这地方的一切居民。

15 For I am about to summon all the clans and kingdoms of the north,” declares the LORD. “Their kings will come and set up their thrones at the entrance of the gates of Jerusalem. They will attack all her surrounding walls and all the other cities of Judah.

15 我要召来北方各国之民，他们要在耶路撒冷的城门口设宝座，攻打耶路撒冷周围的城墙和犹大各城邑。这是耶和华说的。

16 I will pronounce My judgments against them for all their wickedness, because they have forsaken Me, and they have burned incense to other gods and worshiped the works of their own hands.

16 我要审判我的子民，因为他们犯罪作恶，背弃我，给其他神明烧香，又祭拜自己制造的神像。

17 Get yourself ready. Stand up and tell them everything that I command you. Do not be intimidated by them, or I will terrify you before them.

17 现在，你要做好准备，去把我吩咐你的话都告诉他们。不要惧怕他们，不然我将使你在他们面前充满恐惧。

18 Now behold, this day I have made you like a fortified city, an iron pillar, and bronze walls against the whole land—against the kings of Judah, its officials, its priests, and the people of the land.

18 看啊，今天我已使你成为坚城、铁柱、铜墙，来对抗整个犹大，对抗犹大的君王、首领、祭司和众民。

19 They will fight against you but will never overcome you, since I am with you to deliver you,” declares the LORD.

19 他们必攻击你，但绝不能胜过你，因为我与你同在，我必拯救你。这是耶和华说的。”