Jeremiah 38
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1Shephatiah the son of Mattan, Gedaliah the son of Pashhur, Jucal the son of Shelemiah, and Pashhur the son of Malchijah heard the words that Jeremiah spoke to all the people, saying,
1瑪坦 的兒子 示法提雅 、 巴施戶珥 的兒子 基大利 、 示利米雅 的兒子 猶甲 、 瑪基雅 的兒子 巴施戶珥 聽見 耶利米 對眾人所說的話，說：
2“The LORD says, ‘He who remains in this city will die by the sword, by the famine, and by the pestilence, but he who goes out to the Chaldeans will live. He will escape with his life and he will live.’
2「耶和華如此說：住在這城裏的必遭刀劍、饑荒、瘟疫而死；但出去歸降 迦勒底 人的必得存活，就是以自己命為掠物的，必得存活。
3The LORD says, ‘This city will surely be given into the hand of the army of the king of Babylon, and he will take it.’”
3耶和華如此說：這城必要交在 巴比倫 王軍隊的手中，他必攻取這城。」
4Then the princes said to the king, “Please let this man be put to death, because he weakens the hands of the men of war who remain in this city, and the hands of all the people, in speaking such words to them; for this man doesn’t seek the welfare of this people, but harm.”
4於是首領對王說：「求你將這人治死；因他向城裏剩下的兵丁和眾民說這樣的話，使他們的手發軟。這人不是求這百姓得平安，乃是叫他們受災禍。」
5Zedekiah the king said, “Behold, he is in your hand; for the king can’t do anything to oppose you.”
5西底家 王說：「他在你們手中，無論何事，王也不能與你們反對。」
6Then they took Jeremiah and threw him into the dungeon of Malchijah the king’s son, that was in the court of the guard. They let down Jeremiah with cords. In the dungeon there was no water, but mire; and Jeremiah sank in the mire.
6他們就拿住 耶利米 ，下在 哈米勒 的兒子 瑪基雅 的牢獄裏；那牢獄在護衛兵的院中。他們用繩子將 耶利米 繫下去。牢獄裏沒有水，只有淤泥， 耶利米 就陷在淤泥中。
7Now when Ebedmelech the Ethiopian, a eunuch, who was in the king’s house, heard that they had put Jeremiah in the dungeon (the king was then sitting in Benjamin’s gate),
7在王宮的太監 古實 人 以伯‧米勒 ，聽見他們將 耶利米 下了牢獄（那時王坐在 便雅憫門 口），
8Ebedmelech went out of the king’s house, and spoke to the king, saying,
8以伯‧米勒 就從王宮裏出來，對王說：
9“My lord the king, these men have done evil in all that they have done to Jeremiah the prophet, whom they have cast into the dungeon. He is likely to die in the place where he is, because of the famine; for there is no more bread in the city.”
9「主－我的王啊，這些人向先知 耶利米 一味地行惡，將他下在牢獄中；他在那裏必因飢餓而死，因為城中再沒有糧食。」
10Then the king commanded Ebedmelech the Ethiopian, saying, “Take from here thirty men with you, and take up Jeremiah the prophet out of the dungeon, before he dies.”
10王就吩咐 古實 人 以伯‧米勒 說：「你從這裏帶領三十人，趁着先知 耶利米 未死以前，將他從牢獄中提上來。」
11So Ebedmelech took the men with him, and went into the house of the king under the treasury, and took from there rags and worn-out garments, and let them down by cords into the dungeon to Jeremiah.
11於是 以伯‧米勒 帶領這些人同去，進入王宮，到庫房以下，從那裏取了些碎布和破爛的衣服，用繩子縋下牢獄去到 耶利米 那裏。
12Ebedmelech the Ethiopian said to Jeremiah, “Now put these rags and worn-out garments under your armpits under the cords.” Jeremiah did so.
12古實 人 以伯‧米勒 對 耶利米 說：「你用這些碎布和破爛的衣服放在繩子上，墊你的胳肢窩。」 耶利米 就照樣行了。
13So they lifted Jeremiah up with the cords, and took him up out of the dungeon; and Jeremiah remained in the court of the guard.
13這樣，他們用繩子將 耶利米 從牢獄裏拉上來。 耶利米 仍在護衛兵的院中。
14Then Zedekiah the king sent and took Jeremiah the prophet to himself into the third entry that is in the LORD’s house. Then the king said to Jeremiah, “I will ask you something. Hide nothing from me.”
14西底家 王打發人帶領先知 耶利米 ，進耶和華殿中第三門裏見王。王就對 耶利米 說：「我要問你一件事，你絲毫不可向我隱瞞。」
15Then Jeremiah said to Zedekiah, “If I declare it to you, will you not surely put me to death? If I give you counsel, you will not listen to me.”
15耶利米 對 西底家 說：「我若告訴你，你豈不定要殺我嗎？我若勸戒你，你必不聽從我。」
16So Zedekiah the king swore secretly to Jeremiah, saying, “As the LORD lives, who made our souls, I will not put you to death, neither will I give you into the hand of these men who seek your life.”
16西底家 王就私下向 耶利米 說：「我指着那造我們生命之永生的耶和華起誓：我必不殺你，也不將你交在尋索你命的人手中。」
17Then Jeremiah said to Zedekiah, “The LORD, the God of Armies, the God of Israel, says: ‘If you will go out to the king of Babylon’s princes, then your soul will live, and this city will not be burned with fire. You will live, along with your house.
17耶利米 對 西底家 說：「耶和華－萬軍之上帝、 以色列 的上帝如此說：你若出去歸降 巴比倫 王的首領，你的命就必存活，這城也不致被火焚燒，你和你的全家都必存活。
18But if you will not go out to the king of Babylon’s princes, then this city will be given into the hand of the Chaldeans, and they will burn it with fire, and you won’t escape out of their hand.’”
18你若不出去歸降 巴比倫 王的首領，這城必交在 迦勒底 人手中。他們必用火焚燒，你也不得脫離他們的手。」
19Zedekiah the king said to Jeremiah, “I am afraid of the Jews who have defected to the Chaldeans, lest they deliver me into their hand, and they mock me.”
19西底家 王對 耶利米 說：「我怕那些投降 迦勒底 人的 猶大 人，恐怕 迦勒底 人將我交在他們手中，他們戲弄我。」
20But Jeremiah said, “They won’t deliver you. Obey, I beg you, the LORD’s voice, in that which I speak to you; so it will be well with you, and your soul will live.
20耶利米 說：「 迦勒底 人必不將你交出。求你聽從我對你所說耶和華的話，這樣你必得好處，你的命也必存活。
21But if you refuse to go out, this is the word that the LORD has shown me:
21你若不肯出去，耶和華指示我的話乃是這樣：
22‘Behold, all the women who are left in the king of Judah’s house will be brought out to the king of Babylon’s princes, and those women will say, “Your familiar friends have turned on you, and have prevailed over you. Your feet are sunk in the mire, they have turned away from you.”
22猶大 王宮裏所剩的婦女必都帶到 巴比倫 王的首領那裏。這些婦女必說： 你知己的朋友催逼你， 勝過你； 見 你的腳陷入淤泥中， 就轉身退後了。
23They will bring out all your wives and your children to the Chaldeans. You won’t escape out of their hand, but will be taken by the hand of the king of Babylon. You will cause this city to be burned with fire.’”
23「人必將你的后妃和你的兒女帶到 迦勒底 人那裏；你也不得脫離他們的手，必被 巴比倫 王的手捉住；你也必使這城被火焚燒。」
24Then Zedekiah said to Jeremiah, “Let no man know of these words, and you won’t die.
24西底家 對 耶利米 說：「不要使人知道這些話，你就不至於死。
25But if the princes hear that I have talked with you, and they come to you, and tell you, ‘Declare to us now what you have said to the king; don’t hide it from us, and we will not put you to death; also tell us what the king said to you;’
25首領若聽見了我與你說話，就來見你，問你說：『你對王說甚麼話不要向我們隱瞞，我們就不殺你。王向你說甚麼話也要告訴我們。』
26then you shall tell them, ‘I presented my supplication before the king, that he would not cause me to return to Jonathan’s house, to die there.’”
26你就對他們說：『我在王面前懇求不要叫我回到 約拿單 的房屋死在那裏。』」
27Then all the princes came to Jeremiah, and asked him; and he told them according to all these words that the king had commanded. So they stopped speaking with him, for the matter was not perceived.
27隨後眾首領來見 耶利米 ，問他，他就照王所吩咐的一切話回答他們。他們不再與他說話，因為事情沒有洩漏。
28So Jeremiah stayed in the court of the guard until the day that Jerusalem was taken.
28於是 耶利米 仍在護衛兵的院中，直到 耶路撒冷 被攻取的日子。
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