耶利米哀歌 4
Chinese Contemporary Bible (Traditional)
淪陷的耶路撒冷
4 黃金竟失去光澤，
純金竟變色，
寶石竟被棄之街頭。
2 錫安的寶貝子民本來貴如黃金，
現在竟被視為陶匠製作的瓦器！
3 豺狼尚且哺養自己的幼兒，
我的子民卻像荒野的鴕鳥一樣殘忍無情。
4 嬰兒乾渴難忍，舌頭緊貼上膛；
孩童乞求食物，卻無人給予。
5 昔日錦衣玉食、生活奢侈的，
如今卻流落街頭，
躺臥在糞堆中。
6 雖然無人攻擊，所多瑪卻在頃刻之間傾覆。
我子民比所多瑪受到的懲罰更重。
7 錫安的首領曾比雪純淨，
比奶更白，
身體比紅寶石更紅潤，
相貌美如藍寶石。
8 現在，他們的面目比煤炭還黑，
走在街上無人認得。
他們骨瘦如柴，乾如枯木。
9 死於刀下的勝過死於饑餓的，
後者因田間缺糧而活活餓死。
10 我的百姓遭毀滅時，
慈母親手煮自己的兒女充饑。
11 耶和華大發烈怒，
傾倒祂的怒氣，
在錫安燃起大火，
焚毀城的根基。
12 世上的君王和居民都不相信敵人能闖進耶路撒冷的城門。
13 這都是因為她的先知和祭司的罪行。
他們在城中殺害義人。
14 他們如盲人在街上遊蕩，
沾滿血污，
無人敢碰他們的衣服。
15 人們向他們喊道：
「走開！你們是不潔的！
走開！走開！不要靠近我們。」
於是他們逃亡、流蕩，
列國的人說：
「他們不可住在我們這裡。」
16 耶和華親自驅散他們，
不再眷顧他們；
人們不再尊重祭司，
也不再敬重長老。
17 我們望眼欲穿，
盼望援軍的到來，
盼來的國家卻無力拯救我們。
18 敵人步步緊逼，
使我們不敢上自己的街。
我們的結局近了，
我們的日子到頭了，
我們的末日來了！
19 追趕我們的人比飛鷹更快，
他們在山上追捕我們，
在曠野伏擊我們。
20 耶和華膏立的王——我們的生命之氣落入他們的陷阱。
我們原希望藉他的蔭庇立足於列國中。
21 烏斯地區的以東人啊，
只管歡喜作樂吧！
因為盛滿耶和華憤怒的杯也要傳到你們那裡。
你們必喝醉，以致赤身露體。
22 錫安城啊！你已經受到了應得的刑罰，
耶和華必不再使你流亡。
以東啊，耶和華要懲罰你，
揭露你的罪惡！
耶利米哀歌 4
Chinese Contemporary Bible (Simplified)
沦陷的耶路撒冷
4 黄金竟失去光泽，
纯金竟变色，
宝石竟被弃之街头。
2 锡安的宝贝子民本来贵如黄金，
现在竟被视为陶匠制作的瓦器！
3 豺狼尚且哺养自己的幼儿，
我的子民却像荒野的鸵鸟一样残忍无情。
4 婴儿干渴难忍，舌头紧贴上膛；
孩童乞求食物，却无人给予。
5 昔日锦衣玉食、生活奢侈的，
如今却流落街头，
躺卧在粪堆中。
6 虽然无人攻击，所多玛却在顷刻之间倾覆。
我子民比所多玛受到的惩罚更重。
7 锡安的首领曾比雪纯净，
比奶更白，
身体比红宝石更红润，
相貌美如蓝宝石。
8 现在，他们的面目比煤炭还黑，
走在街上无人认得。
他们骨瘦如柴，干如枯木。
9 死于刀下的胜过死于饥饿的，
后者因田间缺粮而活活饿死。
10 我的百姓遭毁灭时，
慈母亲手煮自己的儿女充饥。
11 耶和华大发烈怒，
倾倒祂的怒气，
在锡安燃起大火，
焚毁城的根基。
12 世上的君王和居民都不相信敌人能闯进耶路撒冷的城门。
13 这都是因为她的先知和祭司的罪行。
他们在城中杀害义人。
14 他们如盲人在街上游荡，
沾满血污，
无人敢碰他们的衣服。
15 人们向他们喊道：
“走开！你们是不洁的！
走开！走开！不要靠近我们。”
于是他们逃亡、流荡，
列国的人说：
“他们不可住在我们这里。”
16 耶和华亲自驱散他们，
不再眷顾他们；
人们不再尊重祭司，
也不再敬重长老。
17 我们望眼欲穿，
盼望援军的到来，
盼来的国家却无力拯救我们。
18 敌人步步紧逼，
使我们不敢上自己的街。
我们的结局近了，
我们的日子到头了，
我们的末日来了！
19 追赶我们的人比飞鹰更快，
他们在山上追捕我们，
在旷野伏击我们。
20 耶和华膏立的王——我们的生命之气落入他们的陷阱。
我们原希望借他的荫庇立足于列国中。
21 乌斯地区的以东人啊，
只管欢喜作乐吧！
因为盛满耶和华愤怒的杯也要传到你们那里。
你们必喝醉，以致赤身露体。
22 锡安城啊！你已经受到了应得的刑罚，
耶和华必不再使你流亡。
以东啊，耶和华要惩罚你，
揭露你的罪恶！
Lamentations 4
GOD’S WORD Translation
The Prophet Speaks Out: Zion’s Suffering Was Worse Than Sodom’s
4 [a]“Look how the gold has become tarnished!
The fine gold has changed!
The sacred stones are scattered at every street corner.
2 “Zion’s precious children, who are worth their weight in fine gold,
are now treated like clay pots,
like those made by a potter’s hands.
3 Even jackals offer their breasts to nurse their young,
but the women of my people are as cruel as wild ostriches.
4 The tongues of nursing infants stick to the roofs of their mouths
because of their thirst.
Little children beg for bread,
but no one will break off a piece for them.
5 Those who used to eat delicacies are now destitute in the streets.
Those who used to wear expensive clothes now pick through piles of garbage.
6 The punishment for my people’s wickedness has been more severe
than the punishment for the sins of Sodom.
Sodom was destroyed instantly, without one human hand touching it.
7 Zion’s princes were purer than snow, whiter than milk.
Their bodies were more pink than coral.
Their hair was like sapphires.
8 Their faces are ⌞now⌟ blacker than soot.
No one recognizes them on the streets.
Their skin has shriveled on their bones.
It has become as dry as bark.
9 Those who were killed with swords are better off
than those who are dying from starvation.
Those who were stabbed bled to death.
The others are dying because there is nothing in the fields to eat.
10 The hands of loving mothers cooked their own children.
The children were used for food by my people
when they were being destroyed ⌞by a blockade⌟.
11 The Lord’s fury has accomplished his purpose.
He unleashed his burning anger.
He started a fire in Zion that even burned its foundations.
12 Neither the kings of the earth nor anyone living on earth could believe
that enemies or invaders would ever get through the gates of Jerusalem.
13 ⌞They got through⌟ because of the sins of Jerusalem’s prophets
and the crimes of its priests,
who spilled the blood of righteous people within it.
14 My people staggered blindly through the streets.
They were so contaminated with bloodstains
that no one would touch their clothes.
15 ‘Get away! You’re unclean,’ [b] people yelled at them.
‘Get away! Get away! Don’t touch anyone.’
When they fled and wandered around,
the people of the nations said, ‘They can’t stay here any longer.’
16 The Lord himself has scattered them.
He will no longer look favorably on them.
They no longer respected the priests,
nor did they honor their older leaders.”
The People of Zion Speak Out
17 “We are still straining our eyes, trying in vain to find help.
We waited and waited for a nation that didn’t save us.
18 ⌞The enemy⌟ kept tracking us down,
so we couldn’t even go out into the streets.
Our end was near.
Our time was up.
Our end had come.
19 Those who were hunting us were faster than eagles in the sky.
They chased us in the mountains and ambushed us in the wilderness.
20 The person the Lord anointed ⌞as king⌟, who is the breath of our life,
was caught in their pits.
We had thought that we would live
in our king’s shadow among the nations.”
The Prophet Speaks Out: Be Warned about Edom’s Impending Doom
21 “Rejoice and be glad, people of Edom, inhabitants of the country of Uz.
The cup ⌞of the Lord’s fury⌟ will be passed to you next.
You’ll get drunk and take off all your clothes.
22 People of Zion, the punishment for your wickedness will end.
The Lord will not let you remain in exile.
People of Edom, he will punish you for your wickedness.
He will expose your sins.”
Klagesangene 4
Det Norsk Bibelselskap 1930
4 Hvor gullet blir mørkt, det edleste gull forandret, de hellige stener strødd omkring ved alle gatehjørner!
2 Sions barn, de dyrebare, like i verd med det fineste gull, hvor de er blitt aktet som lerkrukker, et verk av en pottemakers hender!
3 Endog sjakaler rekker bryst, gir sine unger die; mitt folks datter er blitt grusom som strutsen i ørkenen.
4 Diebarnets tunge henger fast ved ganen av tørst; små barn ber om brød, det er ingen som deler ut til dem,
5 De som åt fine retter, ligger elendige på gatene; de som blev båret på skarlagen, favner møkkdynger.
6 Så blev straffen over mitt folks datter større enn straffen over Sodoma, som blev lagt i grus i et øieblikk, uten at hender blev løftet imot det.
7 Hennes fyrster var renere enn sne, hvitere enn melk; de var rødere på legemet enn koraller; som safir var deres utseende.
8 Mørkere enn sort er nu deres utseende, de blir ikke kjent på gatene; deres hud henger ved deres ben, den er blitt tørr som tre.
9 Lykkeligere var de som blev drept ved sverd, enn de som blev drept ved hunger, de som tærtes bort og gikk til grunne av mangel på brød.
10 Ømhjertede kvinner kokte selv sine egne barn, de tjente dem til føde da mitt folks datter gikk under.
11 Herren uttømte sin harme, han utøste sin brennende vrede og tendte en ild i Sion, og den fortærte dets grunnvoller.
12 Jordens konger og alle som bodde på jorderike, trodde ikke at nogen motstander og fiende skulde komme inn gjennem Jerusalems porter.
13 For dets profeters synder, dets presters misgjerninger, de som utøste rettferdiges blod i byen, er det skjedd.
14 De vanket omkring på gatene som blinde, tilsølt med blod, så ingen kunde røre ved deres klær.
15 Vik bort! Uren! ropte folk til dem - vik bort, vik bort, rør ikke ved oss! For de har flyktet og vanker omkring; det sies blandt folkene: De skal ikke bli her lenger!
16 Herrens åsyn har spredt dem, han ser ikke mere til dem; prester akter de[a] ikke, over de gamle forbarmer de sig ikke.
17 Da det[b] ennu stod, stirret våre matte øine forgjeves efter hjelp; på vårt vakttårn speidet vi efter et folk som ikke kunde frelse oss[c].
18 De lurte på våre skritt, så vi ikke kunde gå på våre gater; vår ende var kommet nær, vår tid var omme, ja, vår ende var kommet.
19 Våre forfølgere var raskere enn himmelens ørner; på fjellene forfulgte de oss, i ørkenen lurte de på oss.
20 Vår livsånde, Herrens salvede, blev fanget i deres graver, han om hvem vi sa: I hans skygge vil vi leve blandt folkene.
21 Fryd dig og gled dig bare, Edoms datter, du som bor i landet Us! Også til dig skal begeret komme; du skal bli drukken og klæ dig naken.
22 Din straff er til ende, Sions datter! Han vil ikke mere bortføre dig. Han vil hjemsøke dig for din misgjerning, Edoms datter, åpenbare dine synder.
Footnotes
- Klagesangene 4:16 kaldeerne; JES 47, 6.
- Klagesangene 4:17 d.e. Jerusalem.
- Klagesangene 4:17 d.e. egypterne. JES 30, 5. 7. JER 37, 5-8.
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