¹在埃及的犹大人仍事奉别神

¹The word that hath been unto Jeremiah concerning all the Jews who are dwelling in the land of Egypt — who are dwelling in Migdol, and in Tahpanhes, and in Noph, and in the land of Pathros — saying,

²“万军之耶和华以色列的　神这样说：‘你们都亲眼看见我降在耶路撒冷和犹大各城的一切灾祸。看哪！那些城镇今天仍然荒凉，没有人居住，

²`Thus said Jehovah of Hosts, God of Israel: Ye — ye have seen all the evil that I have brought in on Jerusalem, and on all the cities of Judah, and lo, they [are] a waste this day, and there is none dwelling in them,

³这是因为他们所行的恶事的缘故；他们向别神烧香，事奉它们，惹我发怒。这些神是他们和你们，以及你们的列祖所不认识的。

³because of their wickedness that they have done, by provoking Me to anger, by going to make perfume, by serving other gods, that they knew not, they, ye, and your fathers.

⁴虽然我不断差遣我的仆人众先知到你们那里去，说：你们千万不可行我所恨恶，这可憎的事！

⁴`And I send unto you all my servants, the prophets, rising early and sending, saying: I pray you, do not this abomination that I have hated —

⁵他们却不听从，毫不留心，不肯离开他们的恶行，仍向别神烧香。

⁵and they have not hearkened nor inclined their ear, to turn back from their wickedness, not to make perfume to other gods,

⁶因此，我必倾出我的烈怒和怒气，在犹大的各城镇和耶路撒冷的街上烧起，以致它们都荒凉废弃，像今天一样。’

⁶and poured out is My fury, and Mine anger, and it burneth in cities of Judah, and in streets of Jerusalem, and they are for a waste, for a desolation, as [at] this day.

⁷现在，耶和华万军的　神以色列的　神这样说：‘你们为什么自己招来这样的大灾祸，使你们的男人、女人、孩童和婴儿都从犹大中除灭，一个余剩的人也不留下呢？

⁷`And, now, thus said Jehovah of Hosts, God of Israel: Why are ye doing great evil unto your own souls, to cut off to you man and woman, infant and suckling, from the midst of Judah, so as not to leave to you a remnant:

⁸为什么因你们手所作的，在你们来寄居的埃及地向别神烧香，惹我发怒，以致你们被除灭，成为地上万国咒诅和羞辱的对象呢？

⁸by provoking Me to anger by the works of your hands, by making perfume to other gods in the land of Egypt, whither ye are going in to sojourn, so as to cut yourselves off, and so as to your being for a reviling and for a reproach among all nations of the earth?

⁹你们列祖的恶行、犹大列王的恶行、他们妻子的恶行、你们自己的恶行和你们妻子的恶行，就是在犹大地和耶路撒冷街上所行的，你们忘记了吗？

⁹`Have ye forgotten the wickedness of your fathers, and the wickedness of the kings of Judah, and the wickedness of their wives, and your own wickedness, and the wickedness of your wives, that they have done in the land of Judah, and in streets of Jerusalem?

¹⁰直到今日，他们还没有痛悔，没有畏惧，也没有遵行我在你们和你们列祖面前所立的律法和条例。’

¹⁰They have not been humbled unto this day, nor have they been afraid, nor have they walked in My law, and in My statutes, that I have set before you and before your fathers.

¹¹在埃及的犹大人必被歼灭“因此万军之耶和华以色列的　神这样说：‘看哪！我决意向你们降下灾祸，把全犹大都除灭。

¹¹`Therefore, thus said Jehovah of Hosts, God of Israel: Lo, I am setting my face against you for evil, even to cut off all Judah,

¹²那些决意去埃及地，在那里寄居的犹大余剩的人，我必把他们除去；他们必在埃及地灭绝；他们必倒在刀下，必因饥荒灭亡；他们从最小的到最大的都必因刀剑和饥荒而死，以致成了令人惊骇、被人咒骂、咒诅和羞辱的对象。

¹²and I have taken the remnant of Judah, who have set their faces to enter the land of Egypt to sojourn there, and they have all been consumed in the land of Egypt; they fall by sword, by famine they are consumed, from the least even unto the greatest, by sword and by famine they die, and they have been for an execration, for an astonishment, and for a reviling, and for a reproach.

¹³我必用刀剑、饥荒和瘟疫惩罚那些住在埃及地的人，好像惩罚耶路撒冷一样。

¹³`And I have seen after those dwelling in the land of Egypt, as I saw after Jerusalem, with sword, with famine, and with pestilence,

¹⁴那些去埃及地，在那里寄居的犹大余剩的人，必不能逃脱，不能幸存，不能返回他们心里渴望回去居住的犹大地；除了一些逃脱了的人以外，一个都不能返回。’”

¹⁴and there is not an escaped and remaining one of the remnant of Judah, who are entering into the land of Egypt to sojourn there, even to turn back to the land of Judah, whither they are lifting up their soul to return to dwell, for they do not turn back, except those escaping.`

¹⁵人民不听警告，仍事奉别神那些知道自己的妻子曾向别神烧香的众人，和一大群站在那里的妇女，以及住在埃及地巴忒罗的众民，回答耶利米说：

¹⁵And they answer Jeremiah — all the men who are knowing that their wives are making perfume to other gods, and all the women who are remaining, a great assembly, even all the people who are dwelling in the land of Egypt, in Pathros — saying:

¹⁶“你奉耶和华的名对我们所说的话，我们不听从。

¹⁶`The word that thou hast spoken unto us in the name of Jehovah — we are not hearkening unto thee;

¹⁷我们口中说过的一切话，我们一定去作，我们要向天后烧香，浇奠祭，好像我们自己和我们的列祖，以及我们的君王和领袖，在犹大的各城和耶路撒冷的街上所行的一样。那时我们吃得饱，得享福乐，不见灾祸。

¹⁷for we certainly do everything that hath gone out of our mouth, to make perfume to the queen of the heavens, and to pour out to her libations, as we have done, we, and our fathers, our kings, and our heads, in cities of Judah, and in streets of Jerusalem, and — we are satisfied with bread, and we are well, and evil we have not seen.

¹⁸但是，自从我们停止向天后烧香和浇奠祭以后，我们就样样都缺乏，又因刀剑和饥荒灭亡。”

¹⁸`And from the time we have ceased to make perfume to the queen of the heavens, and to pour out to her libations, we have lacked all, and by sword and by famine we have been consumed,

¹⁹那些妇女又说：“我们不错是向天后烧香和浇奠祭，难道我们的丈夫不知道我们照着天后的形象制饼供奉她，向她浇奠祭吗？”

¹⁹and when we are making perfume to the queen of the heavens, and pouring out to her libations — without our husbands have we made for her cakes to idolize her, and to pour out to her libations?`

²⁰再警告必遭灾祸耶利米对全体人民，对那些用这话答复他的男人、女人和众民说：

²⁰And Jeremiah saith unto all the people, concerning the men and concerning the women, and concerning all the people who are answering him, saying:

²¹“你们和你们的列祖，以及你们的君王、领袖，和全国的人民，在犹大的各城和耶路撒冷的街上烧的香，耶和华怎能忘记，他心里怎能不想起呢？

²¹`The perfume that ye made in the cities of Judah, and in the streets of Jerusalem, ye, and your fathers, your kings, and your heads, and the people of the land, hath not Jehovah remembered it? yea, it cometh up on His heart.

²²耶和华再不能容忍你们邪恶的行为，和你们所行可憎的事；故此，你们的土地荒凉，成了令人惊骇、被人咒诅的对象，没有人居住，好像今天一样。

²²And Jehovah is not able any more to accept [you], because of the evil of your doings, because of the abominations that ye have done, and your land is for a waste, and for an astonishment, and for a reviling, without inhabitant, as [at] this day.

²³因为你们向别神烧香，得罪了耶和华，不听从耶和华的话，不遵行他的律法、条例和法度，所以这灾祸临到你们，好像今天一样。”

²³`Because that ye have made perfume, and because ye have sinned against Jehovah, and have not hearkened to the voice of Jehovah, and in His law, and in His statutes, and in His testimonies ye have not walked, therefore hath this evil met you as [at] this day.`

²⁴耶利米又对众民和众妇女说：“在埃及地所有的犹大人哪，要听耶和华的话！

²⁴And Jeremiah saith unto all the people, and unto all the women, `Hear ye a word of Jehovah, all Judah who [are] in the land of Egypt,

²⁵万军之耶和华以色列的　神这样说：‘你们和你们的妻子亲口说过：我们一定要实行我们的愿，向天后烧香，浇奠祭。你们果然亲手作了。现在你们只管持定你们所许的愿，只管实行你们的誓言吧！’

²⁵Thus spake Jehovah of Hosts, God of Israel, saying: Ye and your wives both speak with your mouth, and with your hands have fulfilled, saying: We certainly execute our vows that we have vowed, to make perfume to the queen of the heavens, and to pour out to her libations, ye do certainly establish your vows, and certainly execute your vows.

²⁶但所有住在埃及地的犹大人哪，你们要听耶和华的话！耶和华说：‘看哪！我指着我伟大的名起誓：在埃及全地每一个犹大人的口中，再不会呼唤我的名，说：我指着永活的主耶和华起誓。

²⁶`Therefore, hear ye a word of Jehovah, all Judah who are dwelling in the land of Egypt: Lo, I — I have sworn by My great name, said Jehovah, My name is no more proclaimed by the mouth of any man of Judah, saying, Live doth the Lord Jehovah — in all the land of Egypt.

²⁷看哪！我要留意向他们降祸不降福；在埃及地所有的犹大人都必因刀剑和饥荒灭亡，直到灭绝。

²⁷Lo, I am watching over them for evil, and not for good, and consumed have been all the men of Judah who [are] in the land of Egypt, by sword and by famine, till their consumption.

²⁸那些逃脱刀剑的，必从埃及地返回犹大地；他们人数很少。这样，所有去埃及地在那里寄居的犹大余剩的人，就知道谁的话实现：我的，还是他们的。

²⁸`And the escaped of the sword turn back out of the land of Egypt to the land of Judah, few in number, and known have all the remnant of Judah who are coming into the land of Egypt to sojourn there, whose word is established, Mine or theirs.

²⁹埃及被巴比伦击败的预兆“‘我要在这地方惩罚你们，这是给你们的征兆，好使你们知道我说要降祸给你们的话，一定实现。’这是耶和华的宣告。

²⁹`And this [is] to you the sign — an affirmation of Jehovah — that I am seeing after you in this place, so that ye know that My words are certainly established against you for evil;

³⁰耶和华这样说：‘看哪！我必把埃及王法老合弗拉交在他仇敌的手中，和那些寻索他性命的人的手中，像我把犹大王西底家交在他仇敌，那寻索他性命的巴比伦王尼布甲尼撒的手中一样。’”

³⁰Thus said Jehovah, Lo, I am giving Pharaoh-Hophra king of Egypt into the hand of his enemies, and into the hand of those seeking his life, as I have given Zedekiah king of Judah into the hand of Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon, his enemy, and who is seeking his life.`