1無用的牧人被棄黎巴嫩哪！敞開你的門戶，好讓火吞滅你的香柏樹。
1Open thy doors, O Lebanon, that the fire may devour thy cedars.
2松樹啊！哀號吧，因為香柏樹已經倒下，雄壯的樹木都毀壞了；巴珊的橡樹啊！哀號吧，因為茂密的樹林被砍下來了。
2Wail, O fir-tree, for the cedar is fallen, because the goodly ones are destroyed: wail, O ye oaks of Bashan, for the strong forest is come down.
3聽牧人們哀號的聲音，因為他們榮美的草場毀壞了；聽少壯獅子吼叫的聲音，因為約旦河邊的叢林毀壞了。
3A voice of the wailing of the shepherds! for their glory is destroyed: a voice of the roaring of young lions! for the pride of the Jordan is laid waste.
4耶和華我的 神這樣說：“你要牧養這將被宰殺的羊群。
4Thus said Jehovah my God: Feed the flock of slaughter;
5那些買了牠們的宰殺牠們，也不算為有罪；那些賣牠們的說：‘耶和華是應當稱頌的，因我成了富足的人。’牠們的牧人並不憐恤牠們。
5whose possessors slay them, and hold themselves not guilty; and they that sell them say, Blessed be Jehovah, for I am rich; and their own shepherds pity them not.
6因此我必不再憐恤這地的居民（這是耶和華的宣告）。看哪！我把他們各人交在他的鄰舍和君王的手中。他們必摧毀這地，我必不救這地的居民脫離他們的手。”
6For I will no more pity the inhabitants of the land, saith Jehovah; but, lo, I will deliver the men every one into his neighbor's hand, and into the hand of his king; and they shall smite the land, and out of their hand I will not deliver them.
7兩根杖的比喻於是，我牧養這將被宰殺的羊群，就是羊群中最困苦的；我取了兩根杖，一根我稱為“恩寵”，另一根稱為“聯合”。這樣我就牧養了羊群。
7So I fed the flock of slaughter, verily the poor of the flock. And I took unto me two staves; the one I called Beauty, and the other I called Bands; and I fed the flock.
8在一個月之內我除滅了三個牧人。我的心厭煩他們，他們的心也討厭我。
8And I cut off the three shepherds in one month; for my soul was weary of them, and their soul also loathed me.
9我就說：“我不再牧養你們了；那將要死的，讓他死吧！那將要被除滅的，讓他被除滅吧；那些餘剩的，讓他們彼此吞食對方的肉吧！”
9Then said I, I will not feed you: that which dieth, let it die; and that which is to be cut off, let it be cut off; and let them that are left eat every one the flesh of another.
10然後，我拿起我那根稱為“恩寵”的杖，把它折斷，表示要廢除我與萬民所立的約；
10And I took my staff Beauty, and cut it asunder, that I might break my covenant which I had made with all the peoples.
11那約就在當日廢除了。這樣，那些仰望我的困苦羊群，就知道這是耶和華的話。
11And it was broken in that day; and thus the poor of the flock that gave heed unto me knew that it was the word of Jehovah.
12我對他們說：“你們若看為美，就給我工資；不然，就算了。”於是，他們稱了三十塊銀子作我的工資。
12And I said unto them, If ye think good, give me my hire; and if not, forbear. So they weighed for my hire thirty [pieces] of silver.
13那時，耶和華對我說：“你要把銀子丟給陶匠。”那銀子就是他們認為我應得的高價。我就拿了那三十塊銀子，在耶和華的殿裡丟給陶匠了。
13And Jehovah said unto me, Cast it unto the potter, the goodly price that I was prized at by them. And I took the thirty [pieces] of silver, and cast them unto the potter, in the house of Jehovah.
14我又折斷那稱為“聯合”的另一根杖，表示要廢除猶大和以色列之間的手足之情。
14Then I cut asunder mine other staff, even Bands, that I might break the brotherhood between Judah and Israel.
15拋棄羊群的牧人有禍了耶和華又對我說：“你去取愚昧牧人的裝備來。
15And Jehovah said unto me, Take unto thee yet again the instruments of a foolish shepherd.
16因為我要在這地興起一個牧人；那些快要喪亡的他不看顧，失散的他不尋找，受傷的他不醫治，強壯的他不餵養，他卻要吃肥羊的肉，撕掉牠們的蹄子。
16For, lo, I will raise up a shepherd in the land, who will not visit those that are cut off, neither will seek those that are scattered, nor heal that which is broken, nor feed that which is sound; but he will eat the flesh of the fat [sheep], and will tear their hoofs in pieces.
17“那丟棄羊群的無用牧人有禍了！願刀劍落在他的膀臂和他的右眼上；願他的膀臂全然枯槁，願他的右眼完全失明！”
17Woe to the worthless shepherd that leaveth the flock! the sword shall be upon his arm, and upon his right eye: his arm shall be clean dried up, and his right eye shall be utterly darkened.