< Jeremiah 2 >

1 And the word of the Lord was maad to me,
耶和華的話臨到我說:
2 and seide, Go thou, and crye in the eeris of Jerusalem, and seie, The Lord seith these thingis, Y hadde mynde on thee, and Y hadde merci on thee in thi yong wexynge age, and on the charite of thi spousyng, whanne thou suedist me in desert, in the lond which is not sowun.
「你去向耶路撒冷人的耳中喊叫說,耶和華如此說: 你幼年的恩愛, 婚姻的愛情, 你怎樣在曠野, 在未曾耕種之地跟隨我, 我都記得。
3 Israel was hooli to the Lord, the firste of fruytis of hym; alle men that deuouren that Israel, trespassen; yuelis schulen come on hem, seith the Lord.
那時以色列歸耶和華為聖, 作為土產初熟的果子; 凡吞吃它的必算為有罪, 災禍必臨到他們。 這是耶和華說的。
4 The hous of Jacob, and alle the lynagis of the hous of Israel, here ye the word of the Lord.
雅各家、以色列家的各族啊,你們當聽耶和華的話。
5 The Lord seith these thingis, What of wickidnesse foundun youre fadris in me, for thei yeden fer awey fro me, and yeden after vanyte, and weren maad veyn?
耶和華如此說: 你們的列祖見我有甚麼不義, 竟遠離我,隨從虛無的神, 自己成為虛妄的呢?
6 And thei seiden not, Where is the Lord, that made vs to stie fro the lond of Egipt, that ledde vs ouer thorou desert, bi the lond vnabitable and with out weie, bi the lond of thirst, and bi the ymage of deeth, bi the lond in whiche a man yede not, nether a man dwellide.
他們也不說: 那領我們從埃及地上來, 引導我們經過曠野, 沙漠有深坑之地, 和乾旱死蔭、無人經過、 無人居住之地的耶和華在哪裏呢?
7 And Y brouyte you in to the lond of Carmele, that ye schulden ete the fruyt therof, and the goodis therof; and ye entriden, and defouliden my lond, and settiden myn eritage in to abhomynacioun.
我領你們進入肥美之地, 使你們得吃其中的果子和美物; 但你們進入的時候就玷污我的地, 使我的產業成為可憎的。
8 Preestis seiden not, Where is the Lord? and thei that helden the lawe, knewen not me; and scheepherdis trespassiden ayens me, and profetis profesieden in Baal, and sueden idols.
祭司都不說,耶和華在哪裏呢? 傳講律法的都不認識我。 官長違背我; 先知藉巴力說預言, 隨從無益的神。
9 Therfor yit Y schal stryue with you in doom, seith the Lord, and Y schal dispute with youre sones.
耶和華說:我因此必與你們爭辯, 也必與你們的子孫爭辯。
10 Go ye to the ilis of Cethym, and se ye; and sende ye in to Cedar, and biholde ye greetli; and se ye,
你們且過到基提海島去察看, 打發人往基達去留心查考, 看曾有這樣的事沒有。
11 if siche a thing is doon, if a folk chaungide hise goddis; and certeynli thei ben no goddis; but my puple chaungide hise glorie in to an ydol.
豈有一國換了他的神嗎? 其實這不是神! 但我的百姓將他們的榮耀換了那無益的神。
12 Heuenes, be ye astonyed on this thing, and, ye yatis of heuene, be ye desolat greetli, seith the Lord.
諸天哪,要因此驚奇, 極其恐慌,甚為淒涼! 這是耶和華說的。
13 For whi my puple hath don tweyne yuels; thei han forsake me, the welle of quyke watir, and han diggid to hem cisternes, `that weren distried, that moun not holde watris.
因為我的百姓做了兩件惡事, 就是離棄我這活水的泉源, 為自己鑿出池子, 是破裂不能存水的池子。
14 Whether Israel is a boond man, ether is borun boonde?
以色列是僕人嗎? 是家中生的奴僕嗎? 為何成為掠物呢?
15 Whi therfor is he maad in to prey? Liouns roriden on hym, and yauen her vois; thei han set the londe of hym in to wildernesse, the citees of him ben brent, and noon is that dwellith in tho.
少壯獅子向他咆哮,大聲吼叫, 使他的地荒涼; 城邑也都焚燒,無人居住。
16 Also the sones of Menfis and of Tafnys han defoulid thee, `til to the cop of the heed.
挪弗人和答比匿人也打破你的頭頂。
17 Whether this is not don to thee, for thou forsokist thi Lord God, in that tyme in which he ledde thee bi the weie?
這事臨到你身上,不是你自招的嗎? 不是因耶和華-你上帝引你行路的時候, 你離棄他嗎?
18 And now what wolt thou to thee in the weie of Egipt, that thou drynke troblid watir? And what is to thee with the weie of Assiriens, that thou drynke water of the flood?
現今你為何在埃及路上要喝西曷的水呢? 你為何在亞述路上要喝大河的水呢?
19 Thi malice schal repreue thee, and thi turnyng awei schal blame thee; wite thou and se, that it is yuel and bittir that thou hast forsake thi Lord God, and that his drede is not at thee, seith the Lord God of oostis.
你自己的惡必懲治你; 你背道的事必責備你。 由此可知可見,你離棄耶和華-你的上帝, 不存敬畏我的心, 乃為惡事,為苦事。 這是主-萬軍之耶和華說的。
20 Fro the world thou hast broke my yok, thou hast broke my bondis, and seidist, Y schal not serue. For thou hoore didist hordom in ech hiy litil hil, and vndur ech tree ful of bowis.
我在古時折斷你的軛,解開你的繩索。 你說:我必不事奉耶和華; 因為你在各高岡上、各青翠樹下屈身行淫。
21 Forsothe Y plauntide thee a chosun vyner, al trewe seed; hou therfor art thou, alien vyner, turned to me in to a schrewid thing?
然而,我栽你是上等的葡萄樹, 全然是真種子; 你怎麼向我變為外邦葡萄樹的壞枝子呢?
22 Thouy thou waischist thee with fulleris clei, and multypliest to thee the erbe borith, thou art defoulid in thi wickidnesse bifore me, seith the Lord God.
你雖用鹼、多用肥皂洗濯, 你罪孽的痕跡仍然在我面前顯出。 這是主耶和華說的。
23 Hou seist thou, Y am not defoulid, Y yede not aftir Baalym? Se thi weies in the greet valei, wite thou what thou hast do; a swifte rennere ordeynynge hise weies.
你怎能說: 我沒有玷污、沒有隨從眾巴力? 你看你谷中的路,就知道你所行的如何。 你是快行的獨峰駝,狂奔亂走。
24 A wielde asse customable in wildirnesse drow the wynd of his loue in the desire of his soule; no man schal turne awei it. Alle that seken it, schulen not faile; thei schulen fynde it in the flux of vncleene blood therof.
你是野驢,慣在曠野, 慾心發動就吸風; 起性的時候誰能使牠轉去呢? 凡尋找牠的必不致疲乏; 在牠的月份必能尋見。
25 Forbede thi foot fro nakidnesse, and thi throte fro thirst; and thou seidist, Y dispeiride, Y schal not do; for Y louede brennyngli alien goddis, and Y schal go aftir hem.
我說:你不要使腳上無鞋, 喉嚨乾渴。 你倒說:這是枉然。 我喜愛別神,我必隨從他們。
26 As a theef is schent, whanne he is takun, so the hous of Israel ben schent; thei, and kyngis of hem, the princes, and prestis, and the prophetis of hem,
賊被捉拿,怎樣羞愧, 以色列家和他們的君王、首領、 祭司、先知也都照樣羞愧。
27 that seien to a tree, Thou art my fadir; and to a stoon, Thou hast gendrid me. Thei turneden to me the bak, and not the face; and in the tyme of her turment thei schulen seie, Ryse thou, and delyuere vs.
他們向木頭說:你是我的父; 向石頭說:你是生我的。 他們以背向我, 不以面向我; 及至遭遇患難的時候卻說: 起來拯救我們。
28 Where ben thi goddis, whiche thou madist to thee? Rise thei, and delyuere thee in the tyme of thi turment; for aftir the noumbre of thi citees weren thi goddis, thou Juda.
你為自己做的神在哪裏呢? 你遭遇患難的時候, 叫他們起來拯救你吧! 猶大啊,你神的數目與你城的數目相等。
29 What wolen ye stryue with me in doom? Alle ye han forsake me, seith the Lord.
耶和華說: 你們為何與我爭辯呢? 你們都違背了我。
30 In veyn Y smoot youre sones, thei resseyueden not chastisyng; youre swerd deuouride youre prophetis, youre generacioun is distried as a lioun.
我責打你們的兒女是徒然的, 他們不受懲治。 你們自己的刀吞滅你們的先知, 好像殘害的獅子。
31 Se ye the word of the Lord, whether Y am maad a wildirnesse to Israel, ether a lond late bryngynge forth fruyt? Whi therfor seide my puple, We han go awei, we schulen no more come to thee?
這世代的人哪, 你們要看明耶和華的話。 我豈向以色列作曠野呢? 或作幽暗之地呢? 我的百姓為何說: 我們脫離約束,再不歸向你了?
32 Whethir a virgyn schal foryete hir ournement? and a spousesse `schal foryete hir brest girdil? But mi puple hath foryete me bi daies with out noumbre.
處女豈能忘記她的妝飾呢? 新婦豈能忘記她的美衣呢? 我的百姓卻忘記了我無數的日子!
33 What enforsist thou to schewe thi weie good to seke loue, which ferthermore bothe hast tauyt thi malices thi weies,
你怎麼修飾你的道路要求愛情呢? 就是惡劣的婦人你也叫她們行你的路。
34 and the blood of pore men and innocentis is foundun in thi wyngis? Y fond not hem in dichis, but in alle thingis whiche Y remembride bifore.
並且你的衣襟上有無辜窮人的血; 你殺他們並不是遇見他們挖窟窿, 乃是因這一切的事。
35 And thou seidist, Y am with out synne and innocent; and therfor thi stronge veniaunce be turned awei fro me. Lo! Y schal stryue with thee in doom; for thou seidist, Y synnede not.
你還說:我無辜; 耶和華的怒氣必定向我消了。 看哪,我必審問你; 因你自說:我沒有犯罪。
36 Hou vijl art thou maad, rehersynge thi weies? and thou schalt be schent of Egipt, as thou were schent of Assur.
你為何東跑西奔要更換你的路呢? 你必因埃及蒙羞, 像從前因亞述蒙羞一樣。
37 For whi and thou schalt go out of this lond, and thin hondis schulen be on thin heed; for whi the Lord hath al to-broke thi trist, and thou schalt haue no thing to prosperite.
你也必兩手抱頭從埃及出來; 因為耶和華已經棄絕你所倚靠的, 你必不因他們得順利。

< Jeremiah 2 >