< Jeremiah 8 >

1 In that tyme, seith the Lord, thei schulen caste out the boonys of the kingis of Juda, and the boonys of princes therof, and the boonys of prestis, and the boonys of profetis, and the boonys of hem that dwelliden in Jerusalem fro her sepulcris;
耶和華說:「到那時,人必將猶大王的骸骨和他首領的骸骨、祭司的骸骨、先知的骸骨,並耶路撒冷居民的骸骨,都從墳墓中取出來,
2 and thei schulen leie abrood tho boonys to the sunne, and moone, and to al the knyythod of heuene, which thei louyden, and which thei seruyden, and aftir whiche thei yeden, and whiche thei souyten, and worschipiden; tho schulen not be gaderid, and schulen not be biried; tho schulen be in to a dunghil on the face of erthe.
拋散在日頭、月亮,和天上眾星之下,就是他們從前所喜愛、所事奉、所隨從、所求問、所敬拜的。這些骸骨不再收殮,不再葬埋,必在地面上成為糞土;
3 And alle men schulen cheese deth more than lijf, whiche ben left of this worst kynrede, in alle places that ben left, to whiche places Y castide hem out, seith the Lord of oostis.
並且這惡族所剩下的民在我所趕他們到的各處,寧可揀死不揀生。這是萬軍之耶和華說的。」
4 And thou schalt seie to hem, The Lord seith these thingis, Whether he that schal falle, schal not rise ayen? and whether he that is turned awei, schal not turne ayen?
你要對他們說,耶和華如此說: 人跌倒,不再起來嗎? 人轉去,不再轉來嗎?
5 Whi therfor is this puple in Jerusalem turned awei bi turnyng awei ful of strijf? Thei han take leesyng, and nolden turne ayen.
這耶路撒冷的民,為何恆久背道呢? 他們守定詭詐,不肯回頭。
6 Y perseyuede, and herknede; no man spekith that that is good, noon is that doith penaunce for his synne, and seith, What haue Y do? Alle ben turnede togidere to her cours, as an hors goynge bi fersnesse to batel.
我留心聽,聽見他們說不正直的話。 無人悔改惡行,說: 我做的是甚麼呢? 他們各人轉奔己路, 如馬直闖戰場。
7 A kite in the eir knew his tyme; a turtle, and a swalewe, and a siconye, kepten the tyme of her comyng; but my puple knew not the doom of the Lord.
空中的鸛鳥知道來去的定期; 斑鳩燕子與白鶴也守候當來的時令; 我的百姓卻不知道耶和華的法則。
8 Hou seien ye, We ben wise men, and the lawe of the Lord is with vs? Verili the fals writyng of scribis wrouyte leesyng.
你們怎麼說:我們有智慧, 耶和華的律法在我們這裏? 看哪,文士的假筆舞弄虛假。
9 Wise men ben schent, ben maad aferd and takun. For thei castiden awei the word of the Lord, and no wisdom is in hem.
智慧人慚愧,驚惶,被擒拿; 他們棄掉耶和華的話, 心裏還有甚麼智慧呢?
10 Therfor Y schal yyue the wymmen of hem to straungeris, and the feeldis of hem to alien eiris; for fro the leeste `til to the mooste alle suen aueryce, fro a profete `til to the preest alle maken leesyng;
所以我必將他們的妻子給別人, 將他們的田地給別人為業; 因為他們從最小的到至大的都一味地貪婪, 從先知到祭司都行事虛謊。
11 and thei heeliden the sorowe of the douytir of my puple to schenschipe, seiynge, Pees, pees, whanne no pees was.
他們輕輕忽忽地醫治我百姓的損傷,說: 平安了!平安了! 其實沒有平安。
12 Thei ben schent, for thei diden abhomynacioun; yhe, rather thei weren not schent bi schenschipe, and kouden not be aschamed. Therfor thei schulen falle among falleris, in the tyme of her visitacioun thei schulen falle, seith the Lord.
他們行可憎的事知道慚愧嗎? 不然,他們毫不慚愧, 也不知羞恥。 因此他們必在仆倒的人中仆倒; 我向他們討罪的時候, 他們必致跌倒。 這是耶和華說的。
13 I gaderynge schal gadere hem, seith the Lord; no grape is in the vynes, and figis ben not in the fige tre; a leef felle doun, and Y yaf to hem tho thingis that ben go out ouer.
耶和華說:我必使他們全然滅絕; 葡萄樹上必沒有葡萄, 無花果樹上必沒有果子, 葉子也必枯乾。 我所賜給他們的, 必離開他們過去。
14 Whi sitten we? come ye togidere, entre we in to a strong citee, and be we stille there; for oure Lord hath maad vs to be stille, and yaf to vs drynk the watir of galle; for we han synned to the Lord.
我們為何靜坐不動呢? 我們當聚集,進入堅固城, 在那裏靜默不言; 因為耶和華-我們的上帝使我們靜默不言, 又將苦膽水給我們喝, 都因我們得罪了耶和華。
15 We abididen pees, and no good was; we abididen tyme of medicyn, and lo! drede is.
我們指望平安, 卻得不着好處; 指望痊癒的時候, 不料,受了驚惶。
16 Gnastyng of horsis therof is herd fro Dan; al the lond is moued of the vois of neiyngis of hise werriours; and thei camen, and deuouriden the lond, and the plente therof, the citee, and the dwelleris therof.
聽見從但那裏敵人的馬噴鼻氣, 他的壯馬發嘶聲, 全地就都震動; 因為他們來吞滅這地和其上所有的, 吞滅這城與其中的居民。
17 For lo! Y schal sende to you the werste serpentis, to whiche is no charmyng; and thei schulen bite you, seith the Lord.
看哪,我必使毒蛇到你們中間, 是不服法術的, 必咬你們。 這是耶和華說的。
18 My sorewe is on sorewe, myn herte is mourenynge in me.
我有憂愁,願能自慰; 我心在我裏面發昏。
19 And lo! the vois of cry of the douyter of my puple cometh fro a fer lond. Whether the Lord is not in Sion, ethir the kyng therof is not therynne? Whi therfor stiriden thei me to wrathfulnesse bi her grauun ymagis, and bi alien vanytees?
聽啊,是我百姓的哀聲從極遠之地而來, 說:耶和華不在錫安嗎? 錫安的王不在其中嗎? 耶和華說:他們為甚麼以雕刻的偶像 和外邦虛無的神惹我發怒呢?
20 Heruest is passid, somer is endid; and we ben not sauyd.
麥秋已過,夏令已完, 我們還未得救!
21 Y am turmentid, and sori on the sorewe of the douyter of my puple; astonying helde me.
先知說:因我百姓的損傷, 我也受了損傷。 我哀痛,驚惶將我抓住。
22 Whether resyn is not in Galaad, ether a leche is not there? Whi therfor the wounde of the douytir of my puple is not heelid perfitli?
在基列豈沒有乳香呢? 在那裏豈沒有醫生呢? 我百姓為何不得痊癒呢?

< Jeremiah 8 >