Jeremiah 21

1 This is the word that came to Jeremiah from the LORD when King Zedekiah sent to him Pashhur son of Malchijah and the priest Zephaniah son of Maaseiah. They said,

1 西底迦王派玛基雅的儿子巴施户珥和玛西雅的儿子西番雅祭司来见耶利米的时候，耶和华的话临到耶利米。当时，他们对耶利米说：

2 “Please inquire of the LORD on our behalf, since Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon is waging war against us. Perhaps the LORD will perform for us something like all His past wonders, so that Nebuchadnezzar will withdraw from us.”

2 “请你为我们求问耶和华，因为巴比伦王尼布甲尼撒来攻打我们，或许耶和华会像以往一样为我们行神迹，使敌人撤军。”

3 But Jeremiah answered, “You are to tell Zedekiah that

3 耶利米对他们说：“你们要告诉西底迦，

4 this is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says: ‘I will turn against you the weapons of war in your hands, with which you are fighting the king of Babylon and the Chaldeans who besiege you outside the wall, and I will assemble their forces in the center of this city.

4 以色列的上帝耶和华说，‘看啊，你们与围城的巴比伦王及迦勒底人作战，我要把你们的兵器掉转过来，我要把它们收集在城中心。

5 And I Myself will fight against you with an outstretched hand and a mighty arm, with anger, fury, and great wrath.

5 我要在怒气、义愤和烈怒中伸出大能的臂膀下手击打你们，

6 I will strike down the residents of this city, both man and beast. They will die in a terrible plague.’

6 我要击打这城里的居民和牲畜，使他们死于大瘟疫。

7 ‘After that,’ declares the LORD, ‘I will hand over Zedekiah king of Judah, his officers, and the people in this city who survive the plague and sword and famine, to Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon and to their enemies who seek their lives. He will put them to the sword; he will not spare them or show pity or compassion.’

7 然后，我要把犹大王西底迦及其臣仆以及城中逃过瘟疫、刀剑和饥荒的人都交给巴比伦王尼布甲尼撒，使他们落在寻索其命的仇敌手中。巴比伦王必残酷无情地杀戮他们。这是耶和华说的。’

8 Furthermore, you are to tell this people that this is what the LORD says: ‘Behold, I set before you the way of life and the way of death.

8 “耶利米啊，你要告诉百姓，‘耶和华说，看啊，我把生命之路和死亡之路摆在你们面前，

9 Whoever stays in this city will die by sword and famine and plague, but whoever goes out and surrenders to the Chaldeans who besiege you will live; he will retain his life like a spoil of war.

9 留在这城里的必死于刀剑、饥荒和瘟疫，出城向迦勒底人投降的必保全性命、逃过一死。

10 For I have set My face against this city to bring disaster and not good, declares the LORD. It will be delivered into the hand of the king of Babylon, who will destroy it with fire.’

10 我必严惩这城，向它降祸不降福。它必落在巴比伦王手中，被付之一炬。这是耶和华说的。’

11 Moreover, tell the house of the king of Judah to hear the word of the LORD.

11 “你要对犹大的王室说，‘你们要听耶和华的话。

12 O house of David, this is what the LORD says: ‘Administer justice every morning, and rescue the victim of robbery from the hand of his oppressor, or My wrath will go forth like fire and burn with no one to extinguish it because of their evil deeds.

12 大卫家啊，耶和华说， “‘你们要天天秉公行义， 从压迫者手中解救受剥削的人， 免得你们的恶行激起我的怒火， 如烈焰燃起，无人能灭。

13 Behold, I am against you who dwell above the valley, atop the rocky plateau—declares the LORD—you who say, “Who can come against us? Who can enter our dwellings?”

13 耶路撒冷啊， 你坐落在山谷之上， 如平原的磐石， 自以为无人能攻击你， 无人能闯入你的住处， 但我要攻击你， 这是耶和华说的。

14 I will punish you as your deeds deserve, declares the LORD. I will kindle a fire in your forest that will consume everything around you.’”

14 我要照你的所作所为惩罚你； 我要点燃你的树林， 烧光你周围的一切。 这是耶和华说的。’”