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以陶人制器为喻

18 耶和华的话临到耶利米说: “你起来,下到窑匠的家里去,我在那里要使你听我的话。” 我就下到窑匠的家里去,正遇他转轮做器皿。 窑匠用泥做的器皿在他手中做坏了,他又用这泥另做别的器皿。窑匠看怎样好,就怎样做。

耶和华的话就临到我说: “耶和华说:以色列家啊,我待你们,岂不能照这窑匠弄泥吗?以色列家啊,泥在窑匠的手中怎样,你们在我的手中也怎样。 我何时论到一邦或一国说要拔出、拆毁、毁坏, 我所说的那一邦,若是转意离开他们的恶,我就必后悔,不将我想要施行的灾祸降于他们。 我何时论到一邦或一国说要建立、栽植, 10 他们若行我眼中看为恶的事,不听从我的话,我就必后悔,不将我所说的福气赐给他们。

警告犹大人必因罪遭灾

11 “现在你要对犹大人和耶路撒冷的居民说:‘耶和华如此说:“我造出灾祸攻击你们,定意刑罚你们。你们各人当回头离开所行的恶道,改正你们的行动作为。” 12 他们却说:“这是枉然!我们要照自己的计谋去行,各人随自己顽梗的恶心做事。”

13 ‘所以耶和华如此说:你们且往各国访问,有谁听见这样的事?以色列[a]行了一件极可憎恶的事。 14 黎巴嫩的雪从田野的磐石上岂能断绝呢?从远处流下的凉水岂能干涸呢? 15 我的百姓竟忘记我,向假神烧香,使他们在所行的路上、在古道上绊跌,使他们行没有修筑的斜路, 16 以致他们的地令人惊骇,常常嗤笑,凡经过这地的,必惊骇摇头。 17 我必在仇敌面前分散他们,好像用东风吹散一样。遭难的日子,我必以背向他们,不以面向他们。’”

耶利米求主重惩陷害己命者

18 他们就说:“来吧!我们可以设计谋害耶利米,因为我们有祭司讲律法,智慧人设谋略,先知说预言,都不能断绝。来吧!我们可以用舌头击打他,不要理会他的一切话。”

19 耶和华啊,求你理会我,且听那些与我争竞之人的话。 20 岂可以恶报善呢?他们竟挖坑要害我的性命!求你记念我怎样站在你面前为他们代求,要使你的愤怒向他们转消。 21 故此,愿你将他们的儿女交于饥荒和刀剑,愿他们的妻无子且做寡妇;又愿他们的男人被死亡所灭,他们的少年人在阵上被刀击杀。 22 你使敌军忽然临到他们的时候,愿人听见哀声从他们的屋内发出,因他们挖坑要捉拿我,暗设网罗要绊我的脚。 23 耶和华啊,他们要杀我的那一切计谋,你都知道。不要赦免他们的罪孽,也不要从你面前涂抹他们的罪恶,要叫他们在你面前跌倒,愿你发怒的时候罚办他们。

Footnotes

  1. 耶利米书 18:13 原文作:处女。

陶器的比喻

18 耶和华对耶利米说: “你去陶匠家,在那里我有话告诉你。” 我便到陶匠家,见他正用轮盘做器皿。 每当他手中的器皿做坏了,他就用那块泥重做,想怎么做就怎么做。 这时,耶和华对我说: “以色列人啊,难道我不能像陶匠对待陶泥一样对待你们吗?以色列人啊,你们在我手中就像陶泥在陶匠手中一样。这是耶和华说的。 当我宣布要铲除、推翻、毁灭哪一邦或哪一国的时候, 如果他们悔过自新,我必施怜悯,取消我原本要降给他们的灾祸。 当我宣布要建造、栽培哪一邦或哪一国的时候, 10 如果他们做我视为恶的事,不听从我的话,我必改变心意,取消我原本要赐给他们的福气。 11 因此,你去告诉犹大人和耶路撒冷的居民,‘耶和华说,我正计划降灾祸惩罚你们。你们要离开罪恶,改邪归正。’ 12 他们却说,‘不!我们喜欢随心所欲,为所欲为。’”

13 因此耶和华说:
“你们问问列国,
看看谁曾听过这样的事?
少女般的以色列竟做了一件极可怕的事。
14 黎巴嫩山岭上的积雪会融化吗?
从远方流来的冰凉溪水会停止吗?
15 然而,我的子民却把我抛诸脑后,
向虚无的神明烧香,
偏离古道,在歧途上绊绊跌跌。
16 因此,他们的土地必荒凉,
永远遭人嗤笑,
经过此地的人无不惊惧,
摇头叹息。
17 我要在敌人面前驱散他们,
就像东风吹散尘土一样。
在他们遭难的时候,
我必以背相向,
不理睬他们。”

18 他们说:“来!我们设计对付耶利米吧,反正我们有祭司教导律法,有智者出谋划策,有先知传讲预言。来吧!我们抨击他,不要理会他的话。”

19 耶和华啊,求你眷顾我,
听听敌人对我的指控。
20 人岂能以恶报善?
他们竟设陷阱谋害我,
求你回想我怎样站在你面前为他们求情,
怎样求你不要向他们发烈怒。
21 因此,愿他们丧身刀下,
儿女饿死,
妻子丧夫亡子,
年长的被杀,
年少的死于战场!
22 当你使敌军突袭他们时,
愿他们家中传出哭喊声,
因为他们挖陷阱要捕捉我,
设圈套要绊我的脚。
23 耶和华啊,你知道他们害我的各种诡计,
求你不要赦免他们的罪过,
不要饶恕他们的恶行。
求你使他们倒在你面前,
求你在烈怒中惩罚他们。

陶器的比喻

18 耶和華對耶利米說: 「你去陶匠家,在那裡我有話告訴你。」 我便到陶匠家,見他正用輪盤做器皿。 每當他手中的器皿做壞了,他就用那塊泥重做,想怎麼做就怎麼做。 這時,耶和華對我說: 「以色列人啊,難道我不能像陶匠對待陶泥一樣對待你們嗎?以色列人啊,你們在我手中就像陶泥在陶匠手中一樣。這是耶和華說的。 當我宣佈要剷除、推翻、毀滅哪一邦或哪一國的時候, 如果他們悔過自新,我必施憐憫,取消我原本要降給他們的災禍。 當我宣佈要建造、栽培哪一邦或哪一國的時候, 10 如果他們做我視為惡的事,不聽從我的話,我必改變心意,取消我原本要賜給他們的福氣。 11 因此,你去告訴猶大人和耶路撒冷的居民,『耶和華說,我正計劃降災禍懲罰你們。你們要離開罪惡,改邪歸正。』 12 他們卻說,『不!我們喜歡隨心所欲,為所欲為。』」

13 因此耶和華說:
「你們問問列國,
看看誰曾聽過這樣的事?
少女般的以色列竟做了一件極可怕的事。
14 黎巴嫩山嶺上的積雪會融化嗎?
從遠方流來的冰涼溪水會停止嗎?
15 然而,我的子民卻把我拋諸腦後,
向虛無的神明燒香,
偏離古道,在歧途上絆絆跌跌。
16 因此,他們的土地必荒涼,
永遠遭人嗤笑,
經過此地的人無不驚懼,
搖頭歎息。
17 我要在敵人面前驅散他們,
就像東風吹散塵土一樣。
在他們遭難的時候,
我必以背相向,
不理睬他們。」

18 他們說:「來!我們設計對付耶利米吧,反正我們有祭司教導律法,有智者出謀劃策,有先知傳講預言。來吧!我們抨擊他,不要理會他的話。」

19 耶和華啊,求你眷顧我,
聽聽敵人對我的指控。
20 人豈能以惡報善?
他們竟設陷阱謀害我,
求你回想我怎樣站在你面前為他們求情,
怎樣求你不要向他們發烈怒。
21 因此,願他們喪身刀下,
兒女餓死,
妻子喪夫亡子,
年長的被殺,
年少的死於戰場!
22 當你使敵軍突襲他們時,
願他們家中傳出哭喊聲,
因為他們挖陷阱要捕捉我,
設圈套要絆我的腳。
23 耶和華啊,你知道他們害我的各種詭計,
求你不要赦免他們的罪過,
不要饒恕他們的惡行。
求你使他們倒在你面前,
求你在烈怒中懲罰他們。

18 The word which came to Jeremiah from the Lord, saying,

Arise, and go down to the potter's house, and there I will cause thee to hear my words.

Then I went down to the potter's house, and, behold, he wrought a work on the wheels.

And the vessel that he made of clay was marred in the hand of the potter: so he made it again another vessel, as seemed good to the potter to make it.

Then the word of the Lord came to me, saying,

O house of Israel, cannot I do with you as this potter? saith the Lord. Behold, as the clay is in the potter's hand, so are ye in mine hand, O house of Israel.

At what instant I shall speak concerning a nation, and concerning a kingdom, to pluck up, and to pull down, and to destroy it;

If that nation, against whom I have pronounced, turn from their evil, I will repent of the evil that I thought to do unto them.

And at what instant I shall speak concerning a nation, and concerning a kingdom, to build and to plant it;

10 If it do evil in my sight, that it obey not my voice, then I will repent of the good, wherewith I said I would benefit them.

11 Now therefore go to, speak to the men of Judah, and to the inhabitants of Jerusalem, saying, Thus saith the Lord; Behold, I frame evil against you, and devise a device against you: return ye now every one from his evil way, and make your ways and your doings good.

12 And they said, There is no hope: but we will walk after our own devices, and we will every one do the imagination of his evil heart.

13 Therefore thus saith the Lord; Ask ye now among the heathen, who hath heard such things: the virgin of Israel hath done a very horrible thing.

14 Will a man leave the snow of Lebanon which cometh from the rock of the field? or shall the cold flowing waters that come from another place be forsaken?

15 Because my people hath forgotten me, they have burned incense to vanity, and they have caused them to stumble in their ways from the ancient paths, to walk in paths, in a way not cast up;

16 To make their land desolate, and a perpetual hissing; every one that passeth thereby shall be astonished, and wag his head.

17 I will scatter them as with an east wind before the enemy; I will shew them the back, and not the face, in the day of their calamity.

18 Then said they, Come and let us devise devices against Jeremiah; for the law shall not perish from the priest, nor counsel from the wise, nor the word from the prophet. Come, and let us smite him with the tongue, and let us not give heed to any of his words.

19 Give heed to me, O Lord, and hearken to the voice of them that contend with me.

20 Shall evil be recompensed for good? for they have digged a pit for my soul. Remember that I stood before thee to speak good for them, and to turn away thy wrath from them.

21 Therefore deliver up their children to the famine, and pour out their blood by the force of the sword; and let their wives be bereaved of their children, and be widows; and let their men be put to death; let their young men be slain by the sword in battle.

22 Let a cry be heard from their houses, when thou shalt bring a troop suddenly upon them: for they have digged a pit to take me, and hid snares for my feet.

23 Yet, Lord, thou knowest all their counsel against me to slay me: forgive not their iniquity, neither blot out their sin from thy sight, but let them be overthrown before thee; deal thus with them in the time of thine anger.