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哀叹锡安居民被掳

先前满有人民的城,现在何竟独坐!先前在列国中为大的,现在竟如寡妇!先前在诸省中为王后的,现在成为进贡的! 她夜间痛哭,泪流满腮。在一切所亲爱的中间,没有一个安慰她的。她的朋友都以诡诈待她,成为她的仇敌。 犹大因遭遇苦难,又因多服劳苦,就迁到外邦。她住在列国中,寻不着安息,追逼她的都在狭窄之地将她追上。 锡安的路径因无人来守圣节就悲伤,她的城门凄凉,她的祭司叹息,她的处女受艰难,自己也愁苦。 她的敌人为首,她的仇敌亨通,因耶和华为她许多的罪过使她受苦。她的孩童被敌人掳去。 锡安[a]的威荣全都失去,她的首领像找不着草场的鹿,在追赶的人前无力行走。 耶路撒冷在困苦窘迫之时,就追想古时一切的乐境。她百姓落在敌人手中,无人救济。敌人看见,就因她的荒凉嗤笑。 耶路撒冷大大犯罪,所以成为不洁之物。素来尊敬她的,见她赤露就都藐视她,她自己也叹息退后。 她的污秽是在衣襟上,她不思想自己的结局,所以非常地败落,无人安慰她。她说:“耶和华啊,求你看我的苦难!因为仇敌夸大。” 10 敌人伸手夺取她的美物,她眼见外邦人进入她的圣所,论这外邦人,你曾吩咐不可入你的会中。 11 她的民都叹息,寻求食物,他们用美物换粮食,要救性命。他们说:“耶和华啊,求你观看!因为我甚是卑贱。”

耶路撒冷自述艰苦

12 “你们一切过路的人哪,这事你们不介意吗?你们要观看,有像这临到我的痛苦没有,就是耶和华在他发烈怒的日子使我所受的苦。 13 他从高天使火进入我的骨头,克制了我。他铺下网罗绊我的脚,使我转回。他使我终日凄凉发昏。 14 我罪过的轭是他手所绑的,犹如轭绳缚在我颈项上,他使我的力量衰败。主将我交在我所不能抵挡的人手中。 15 主轻弃我中间的一切勇士,招聚多人[b]攻击我,要压碎我的少年人。主将犹大居民踹下,像在酒榨中一样。 16 我因这些事哭泣,我眼泪汪汪,因为那当安慰我、救我性命的,离我甚远。我的儿女孤苦,因为仇敌得了胜。” 17 锡安举手,无人安慰。耶和华论雅各已经出令,使四围的人做他仇敌,耶路撒冷在他们中间像不洁之物。

申诉神的公义

18 “耶和华是公义的,他这样待我,是因我违背他的命令。众民哪,请听我的话,看我的痛苦!我的处女和少年人都被掳去。 19 我招呼我所亲爱的,他们却愚弄我。我的祭司和长老正寻求食物救性命的时候,就在城中绝气。

20 “耶和华啊,求你观看,因为我在急难中。我心肠扰乱,我心在我里面翻转,因我大大悖逆。在外刀剑使人丧子,在家犹如死亡。 21 听见我叹息的有人,安慰我的却无人。我的仇敌都听见我所遭的患难,因你做这事他们都喜乐。你必使你报告的日子来到,他们就像我一样。 22 愿他们的恶行都呈在你面前,你怎样因我的一切罪过待我,求你照样待他们。因我叹息甚多,心中发昏。”

Footnotes

  1. 耶利米哀歌 1:6 “城”原文作“女子”,下同。
  2. 耶利米哀歌 1:15 原文作:大会。

哀歎錫安的遭遇

從前人煙稠密的城中,現在怎麼竟然孤獨地坐在那裡。

從前在列國中為大的,現在怎麼竟然像個寡婦。

從前在眾省份中為王后的,現在怎麼竟然成了奴隸。

她在夜間痛哭,淚流滿面。

在她所有親愛的人中,沒有一個安慰她的。

她所有的朋友都以詭詐待她,都成了她的仇敵。

猶大受盡痛苦,飽經勞役,更遭流徙異地。

她住在列國中,找不著安居之所。

在困境之中,追趕她的人把她追上了。

通往錫安道路悲哀,因為沒有人去守節。

錫安一切的城門冷落,祭司唉哼,

處女憂傷,錫安也受盡痛苦。

錫安的敵人成為主人;她的仇敵亨通。

因為她的過犯眾多,耶和華就使她受苦。

她的孩童在敵人面前被擄去。

錫安(“錫安”原文作“錫安的女子”)所有的尊榮,都離開了她的居民。

她的眾領袖都像找不著牧場的鹿;

在追趕的人面前無力逃走。

耶路撒冷在困苦飄流的日子,就追念她昔日的一切珍寶。

她的人民落在敵人手裡的時候,沒有人幫助她。

敵人看見她,就譏笑她的滅亡。

耶路撒冷犯了大罪,因此成了不潔之物。

素來尊敬她的現在都藐視她,因為看見她赤身露體;

她自己也唉哼,轉身退避。

她的污穢沾滿了衣裙;她從不思想自己的結局。

所以她令人驚異地敗落了;沒有人安慰她。

她說:“耶和華啊!求你看看我的苦難,因為仇敵顯為大。”

10 敵人伸手奪取她的一切珍寶,

她看著外族人闖入她的聖所:

你曾禁止他們進入你的會中。

11 她所有的人民都在唉哼,到處尋覓食物;

他們為了維持生命,拿自己的珍寶去換取糧食。

她說:“耶和華啊!求你垂看,求你鑒察,因為我被人藐視。”

耶路撒冷自述苦況

12 所有過路的人啊!你們毫不在意嗎?

你們要細察要觀看,有沒有痛苦像我所受的痛苦,

就是耶和華在他發烈怒的日子使我所受的痛苦。

13 他從高天降火,使火進入我的骨頭裡(按照《馬索拉文本》,“他從高天降火,使火進入我的骨頭裡”作“他從高天降火進入我的骨頭裡,他管理火”;現參照《七十士譯本》翻譯)。

他設置網羅絆我的腳,使我退去。

他使我孤單淒涼,終日愁煩。

14 我的過犯像軛一樣被綁好;是他親手纏綁的。

我的過犯加在我的頸上,他使我的氣力衰弱。

主把我交在我不能對抗的人手中。

15 主丟棄我中間的所有勇士;

他招聚了一大群人來攻擊我,要打碎我的青年人。

主踐踏猶大女兒中的處女,像踐踏壓酒池一樣。

16 為了這些事我不住哭泣,我的眼不住流下淚水;

因為那安慰我、使我重新振作的,都遠離了我。

我的兒女孤單淒涼,因為仇敵得勝了。

17 錫安伸出雙手,但沒有人安慰她。

論到雅各,耶和華已經下令,使他四圍的人都與他為敵;

耶路撒冷在他們中間,已經成了不潔的東西。

 神的公義

18 耶和華是公義的,他這樣待我,是因為我違背了他的命令。

萬民哪!請你們聽我的話!看看我的痛苦!

我的少女和青年人都已經被擄去了。

19 我向我所愛的人呼求,他們卻欺騙我。

我的祭司和長老為了延續生命,尋找糧食的時候,

就在城中氣絕身亡了。

20 耶和華啊!你看,患難臨到我!我的心腸激動,

我的心在我裡面翻轉,因為我曾經非常悖逆。

街上有刀劍使人喪子,屋裡也有死亡。

21 有人聽見我的唉哼,卻沒有人安慰我,

我所有的仇敵都聽見我的災難;你作了這事,他們就歡樂。

願你使你所宣告的日子來臨那時,他們就必像我一樣。

22 願他們的一切惡行都擺在你面前,願你對付他們,

好像你因我的一切過犯對付我一樣。

因為我唉哼甚苦,我心裡愁煩。

How doth the city sit solitary, that was full of people! how is she become as a widow! she that was great among the nations, and princess among the provinces, how is she become tributary!

She weepeth sore in the night, and her tears are on her cheeks: among all her lovers she hath none to comfort her: all her friends have dealt treacherously with her, they are become her enemies.

Judah is gone into captivity because of affliction, and because of great servitude: she dwelleth among the heathen, she findeth no rest: all her persecutors overtook her between the straits.

The ways of Zion do mourn, because none come to the solemn feasts: all her gates are desolate: her priests sigh, her virgins are afflicted, and she is in bitterness.

Her adversaries are the chief, her enemies prosper; for the Lord hath afflicted her for the multitude of her transgressions: her children are gone into captivity before the enemy.

And from the daughter of Zion all her beauty is departed: her princes are become like harts that find no pasture, and they are gone without strength before the pursuer.

Jerusalem remembered in the days of her affliction and of her miseries all her pleasant things that she had in the days of old, when her people fell into the hand of the enemy, and none did help her: the adversaries saw her, and did mock at her sabbaths.

Jerusalem hath grievously sinned; therefore she is removed: all that honoured her despise her, because they have seen her nakedness: yea, she sigheth, and turneth backward.

Her filthiness is in her skirts; she remembereth not her last end; therefore she came down wonderfully: she had no comforter. O Lord, behold my affliction: for the enemy hath magnified himself.

10 The adversary hath spread out his hand upon all her pleasant things: for she hath seen that the heathen entered into her sanctuary, whom thou didst command that they should not enter into thy congregation.

11 All her people sigh, they seek bread; they have given their pleasant things for meat to relieve the soul: see, O Lord, and consider; for I am become vile.

12 Is it nothing to you, all ye that pass by? behold, and see if there be any sorrow like unto my sorrow, which is done unto me, wherewith the Lord hath afflicted me in the day of his fierce anger.

13 From above hath he sent fire into my bones, and it prevaileth against them: he hath spread a net for my feet, he hath turned me back: he hath made me desolate and faint all the day.

14 The yoke of my transgressions is bound by his hand: they are wreathed, and come up upon my neck: he hath made my strength to fall, the Lord hath delivered me into their hands, from whom I am not able to rise up.

15 The Lord hath trodden under foot all my mighty men in the midst of me: he hath called an assembly against me to crush my young men: the Lord hath trodden the virgin, the daughter of Judah, as in a winepress.

16 For these things I weep; mine eye, mine eye runneth down with water, because the comforter that should relieve my soul is far from me: my children are desolate, because the enemy prevailed.

17 Zion spreadeth forth her hands, and there is none to comfort her: the Lord hath commanded concerning Jacob, that his adversaries should be round about him: Jerusalem is as a menstruous woman among them.

18 The Lord is righteous; for I have rebelled against his commandment: hear, I pray you, all people, and behold my sorrow: my virgins and my young men are gone into captivity.

19 I called for my lovers, but they deceived me: my priests and mine elders gave up the ghost in the city, while they sought their meat to relieve their souls.

20 Behold, O Lord; for I am in distress: my bowels are troubled; mine heart is turned within me; for I have grievously rebelled: abroad the sword bereaveth, at home there is as death.

21 They have heard that I sigh: there is none to comfort me: all mine enemies have heard of my trouble; they are glad that thou hast done it: thou wilt bring the day that thou hast called, and they shall be like unto me.

22 Let all their wickedness come before thee; and do unto them, as thou hast done unto me for all my transgressions: for my sighs are many, and my heart is faint.