Jeremiah 44

1 This is the word that came to Jeremiah concerning all the Jews living in the land of Egypt—in Migdol, Tahpanhes, and Memphis—and in the land of Pathros:

1 关于住在埃及的密夺、答比匿、挪弗和巴特罗地区的犹大人，耶和华对耶利米说：

2 “This is what the LORD of Hosts, the God of Israel, says: You have seen all the disaster that I brought against Jerusalem and all the cities of Judah; and behold, they lie today in ruins and desolation

2 “以色列的上帝——万军之耶和华说，‘你们已看见了我降在耶路撒冷和犹大各城的灾祸。如今它们一片荒凉，杳无人迹。

3 because of the evil they have done. They provoked Me to anger by continuing to burn incense and to serve other gods that neither they nor you nor your fathers ever knew.

3 这都是因为那里的居民犯罪作恶，向他们、你们和你们祖先都不认识的神明烧香祭拜，惹我发怒。

4 Yet I sent you all My servants the prophets again and again, saying: ‘Do not do this detestable thing that I hate.’

4 我屡次差遣我的仆人——众先知警告他们不要再做让我深恶痛绝的事，

5 But they did not listen or incline their ears; they did not turn from their wickedness or stop burning incense to other gods.

5 他们却毫不理会，不肯离弃邪恶，仍向其他神明烧香。

6 Therefore My wrath and anger poured out and burned in the cities of Judah and in the streets of Jerusalem, so that they have become the desolate ruin they are today.

6 因此，我的怒气和烈怒在犹大的城邑和耶路撒冷的街上燃烧，使它们沦为荒凉的废墟，正如今日一样。’

7 So now, this is what the LORD God of Hosts, the God of Israel, says: Why are you doing such great harm to yourselves by cutting off from Judah man and woman, child and infant, leaving yourselves without a remnant?

7 现在以色列的上帝——万军之上帝耶和华说，‘你们为什么自招大祸，使你们当中的男人、女人、孩童和婴儿都从犹大灭亡，无一幸免呢？

8 Why are you provoking Me to anger by the work of your hands by burning incense to other gods in the land of Egypt, where you have gone to reside? As a result, you will be cut off and will become an object of cursing and reproach among all the nations of the earth.

8 你们为什么在所居住的埃及制作偶像，向其他神明烧香，惹我发怒，自招毁灭，成为天下万国咒诅和羞辱的对象呢？

9 Have you forgotten the wickedness of your fathers and of the kings of Judah and their wives, as well as the wickedness that you and your wives committed in the land of Judah and in the streets of Jerusalem?

9 难道你们忘记了你们的祖先、犹大列王及其嫔妃，以及你们自己和妻子在犹大和耶路撒冷街上的恶行吗？

10 To this day they have not humbled themselves or shown reverence, nor have they followed My instruction or the statutes that I set before you and your fathers.

10 你们至今既不悔悟也不惧怕，不遵行我给你们和你们祖先设立的律法和诫命。

11 Therefore this is what the LORD of Hosts, the God of Israel, says: I will set My face to bring disaster and to cut off all Judah.

11 “‘因此，以色列的上帝——万军之耶和华说：看啊，我必严惩你们，毁灭整个犹大。

12 And I will take away the remnant of Judah who have resolved to go to the land of Egypt to reside there; they will meet their end. They will all fall by the sword or be consumed by famine. From the least to the greatest, they will die by sword or famine; and they will become an object of cursing and horror, of vilification and reproach.

12 我要毁灭那些执意去埃及住的犹大余民。他们都必在埃及灭亡，死于刀剑和饥荒，无论尊卑，无一幸免。他们的下场将很可怕，成了人们责骂、咒诅和羞辱的对象。

13 I will punish those who live in the land of Egypt, just as I punished Jerusalem, by sword and famine and plague,

13 我要像惩罚耶路撒冷一样用刀剑、饥荒和瘟疫惩罚那些住在埃及的人。

14 so that none of the remnant of Judah who have gone to reside in Egypt will escape or survive to return to the land of Judah, where they long to return and live; for none will return except a few fugitives.”

14 那些去埃及住的犹大余民没有几个能逃脱，并活着返回他们渴望居住的故乡犹大，除了少数幸存者外，他们都不得回去。’”

15 Then all the men who knew that their wives were burning incense to other gods, and all the women standing by—a great assembly—along with all the people living in the land of Egypt and in Pathros, said to Jeremiah,

15 那时，所有知道妻子向其他神明烧香的男人和一大群在场的妇女，以及所有住在埃及的巴特罗地区的人对耶利米说：

16 “As for the word you have spoken to us in the name of the LORD, we will not listen to you!

16 “我们不会听从你奉耶和华的名对我们说的话。

17 Instead, we will do everything we vowed to do: We will burn incense to the Queen of Heaven and offer drink offerings to her, just as we, our fathers, our kings, and our officials did in the cities of Judah and in the streets of Jerusalem. At that time we had plenty of food and good things, and we saw no disaster.

17 但我们必照所许的愿向天后烧香奠酒，正如我们和我们的祖先、君王和官长在犹大各城和耶路撒冷街上所做的一样。那时，我们食物充足，生活幸福，无灾无祸。

18 But from the time we stopped burning incense to the Queen of Heaven and pouring out drink offerings to her, we have lacked everything and have been perishing by sword and famine.”

18 但自从我们停止向天后烧香奠酒后，我们便一无所有，不断有人死于刀剑和饥荒。”

19 “Moreover,” said the women, “when we burned incense to the Queen of Heaven and poured out drink offerings to her, was it without our husbands’ knowledge that we made sacrificial cakes in her image and poured out drink offerings to her?”

19 那些烧香的妇女说：“你以为我们的丈夫不知道我们向天后烧香奠酒、照着她的形象做祭饼吗？”

20 Then Jeremiah said to all the people, both men and women, who were answering him,

20 于是，耶利米对在场所有答复他的男女说：

21 “As for the incense you burned in the cities of Judah and in the streets of Jerusalem—you, your fathers, your kings, your officials, and the people of the land—did the LORD not remember and bring this to mind?

21 “你们和你们的祖先、君王、官长及其他所有百姓在犹大各城和耶路撒冷的街上烧香，耶和华岂不记得，岂能遗忘？

22 So the LORD could no longer endure the evil deeds and detestable acts you committed, and your land became a desolation, a horror, and an object of cursing, without inhabitant, as it is this day.

22 你们的可憎恶行令耶和华忍无可忍，以致祂使你们的土地一片荒凉，无人居住，被人咒诅，正如今天的情形。

23 Because you burned incense and sinned against the LORD and did not obey the voice of the LORD or walk in His instruction, His statutes, and His testimonies, this disaster has befallen you, as you see today.”

23 你们遭遇今天的灾祸是因为你们向其他神明烧香得罪耶和华，不听从祂的话，不遵行祂的律法、诫命和教诲。”

24 Then Jeremiah said to all the people, including all the women, “Hear the word of the LORD, all those of Judah who are in the land of Egypt.

24 耶利米又对在场的男女说：“你们住在埃及的犹大人都要听耶和华的话。

25 This is what the LORD of Hosts, the God of Israel, says: As for you and your wives, you have spoken with your mouths and fulfilled with your hands your words: ‘We will surely perform our vows that we have made to burn incense to the Queen of Heaven and to pour out drink offerings to her.’ Go ahead, then, do what you have promised! Keep your vows!

25 以色列的上帝——万军之耶和华说，‘你们和你们的妻子曾许愿向天后烧香奠酒，并且着手还了所许的愿。那么，就去履行你们的许诺吧！还你们所许的愿吧！’

26 Nevertheless, hear the word of the LORD, all you people of Judah living in Egypt: Behold, I have sworn by My great name, says the LORD, that never again will any man of Judah living in the land of Egypt invoke My name or say, ‘As surely as the Lord GOD lives.’

26 住在埃及的所有犹大人啊，你们都要听耶和华的话。耶和华说，‘看啊，我以自己伟大的名起誓，再没有一个住在埃及的犹大人会凭永活的主耶和华起誓。

27 I am watching over them for harm and not for good, and every man of Judah who is in the land of Egypt will meet his end by sword or famine, until they are finished off.

27 看啊，我一定要给你们降下灾祸而非祝福，使所有住在埃及的犹大人死于刀剑和饥荒，直到灭绝。

28 Those who escape the sword will return from Egypt to Judah, few in number, and the whole remnant of Judah who went to dwell in the land of Egypt will know whose word will stand, Mine or theirs!

28 刀下余生、从埃及返回犹大的人必寥寥无几。那时，你们这些来埃及住的犹大余民必知道谁的话会实现，是我的还是你们的。

29 This will be a sign to you that I will punish you in this place, declares the LORD, so that you may know that My threats of harm against you will surely stand.

29 我必在这地方惩罚你们，我要给你们一个预兆，好叫你们知道我言出必行，必降灾给你们。这是耶和华说的。

30 This is what the LORD says: Behold, I will deliver Pharaoh Hophra king of Egypt into the hands of his enemies who seek his life, just as I delivered Zedekiah king of Judah into the hand of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, the enemy who was seeking his life.”

30 我必把埃及王法老何弗拉交在想杀他的仇敌手中，就像我把犹大王西底迦交在想杀他的仇敌巴比伦王尼布甲尼撒手中一样。这是耶和华说的。’”