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Letter of Jeremiah 1
Latin original · 72 verses · some words can be tapped for a gloss
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1:1
Propter peccata quæ peccastis ante Deum, abducemini in Babyloniam captivi a Nabuchodonosor rege Babylonis.
A copy of an epistle, which Jeremy sent unto them which were to be led captives into Babylon by the king of the Babylonians, to certify them, as it was commanded him of God.
這是耶利米所寫信函的抄本，是他打發人送給那些將被巴比倫王擄到巴比倫去之人的，要照神所吩咐他的，向他們宣告。
1:2
Ingressi itaque in Babylonem, eritis ibi annis plurimis, et temporibus longis, usque ad generationes septem : post hoc autem educam vos inde cum pace.
Because of the sins which ye have committed before God, ye shall be led away captives into Babylon by Nabuchodonosor king of the Babylonians.
因你們在神面前所犯的罪，你們必被巴比倫王尼布甲尼撒擄到巴比倫去。
1:3
Nunc autem videbitis in Babylonia deos aureos et argenteos, et lapideos et ligneos, in humeris portari, ostentantes metum gentibus.
So when ye be come unto Babylon, ye shall remain there many years, and for a long season, namely, seven generations: and after that I will bring you away peaceably from thence.
你們進了巴比倫，必在那裡留住多年，經歷長久的時間，直到七代；此後我必使你們平平安安地從那裡出來。
1:4
Videte ergo ne et vos similes efficiamini factis alienis, et metuatis, et metus vos capiat in ipsis.
Now shall ye see in Babylon gods of silver, and of gold, and of wood, borne upon shoulders, which cause the nations to fear.
如今你們在巴比倫必看見銀的、金的和木的神像被人扛在肩上，使列國心生畏懼。
1:5
Visa itaque turba de retro et ab ante, adorantes dicite in cordibus vestris : Te oportet adorari, Domine.
Beware therefore that ye in no wise be like to strangers, neither be ye and of them, when ye see the multitude before them and behind them, worshipping them.
所以你們要謹慎，免得你們也效法那些外邦人，因他們而受感染，使懼怕臨到你們身上，
1:6
Angelus enim meus vobiscum est : ipse autem exquiram animas vestras.
But say ye in your hearts, O Lord, we must worship thee.
你們看見前後有眾人向那些偶像下拜。你們心裡要說：『主宰啊，惟有當敬拜你。』
1:7
Nam lingua ipsorum polita a fabro ; ipsa etiam inaurata et inargentata : falsa sunt, et non possunt loqui.
For mine angel is with you, and I myself caring for your souls.
因為我的使者與你們同在，他必親自追討你們的性命。
1:8
Et sicut virgini amanti ornamenta, ita accepto auro fabricati sunt.
As for their tongue, it is polished by the workman, and they themselves are gilded and laid over with silver; yet are they but false, and cannot speak.
原來這些偶像的舌頭是匠人鑿成的，外面鍍金鍍銀，卻是虛假的，不能說話。
1:9
Coronas certe aureas habent super capita sua dii illorum : unde subtrahunt sacerdotes ab eis aurum et argentum, et erogant illud in semetipsos.
And taking gold, as it were for a virgin that loveth to go gay, they make crowns for the heads of their gods.
正如為愛美的處女取金子，他們也為自己的神明在頭上製作冠冕。
1:10
Dant autem et ex ipso prostitutis, et meretrices ornant : et iterum cum receperint illud a meretricibus, ornant deos suos.
Sometimes also the priests convey from their gods gold and silver, and bestow it upon themselves.
有時祭司私下從他們的神明身上偷取金銀，揮霍在自己身上，甚至把其中一些給樓上的妓女。
1:11
Hi autem non liberantur ab ærugine et tinea.
Yea, they will give thereof to the common harlots, and deck them as men with garments, being gods of silver, and gods of gold, and wood.
他們又用衣裳裝飾這些神明，如同裝飾人一樣，這些銀神、金神和木神，卻不能保守自己不生鏽、不被蟲蛀。
1:12
Opertis autem illis veste purpurea, extergunt faciem ipsorum propter pulverem domus qui est plurimus inter eos.
Yet cannot these gods save themselves from rust and moth, though they be covered with purple raiment.
它們披著紫袍，因廟中的塵土比平時更多落在它們身上，人就得擦拭它們的臉。
1:13
Sceptrum autem habet ut homo, sicut judex regionis, qui in se peccantem non interficit.
They wipe their faces because of the dust of the temple, when there is much upon them.
它有權杖，如同統管一方的審判官，卻不能除滅得罪它的人。
1:14
Habet etiam in manu gladium et securim, se autem de bello et a latronibus non liberat. Unde vobis notum sit quia non sunt dii :
And he that cannot put to death one that offendeth him holdeth a sceptre, as though he were a judge of the country.
它右手拿著短劍和斧頭，自己卻不能從爭戰和強盜手中逃脫。
1:15
non ergo timueritis eos. Sicut enim vas hominis confractum inutile efficitur, tales sunt et dii illorum.
He hath also in his right hand a dagger and an axe: but cannot deliver himself from war and thieves.
由此可知它們並不是神；所以你們不要懼怕它們。
1:16
Constitutis illis in domo, oculi eorum pleni sunt pulvere a pedibus introëuntium.
Whereby they are known not to be gods: therefore fear them not.
正如人所用的器皿破碎了就成了無用的，它們的神明也是如此，立在廟中。
1:17
Et sicut alicui qui regem offendit circumseptæ sunt januæ, aut sicut ad sepulchrum adductum mortuum : ita tutantur sacerdotes ostia clausuris et seris, ne a latronibus expolientur.
For like as a vessel that a man useth is nothing worth when it is broken; even so it is with their gods: when they be set up in the temple, their eyes be full of dust through the feet of them that come in.
它們的眼睛滿了那些進來之人腳上揚起的塵土。
1:18
Lucernas accendunt illis, et quidem multas, ex quibus nullam videre possunt : sunt autem sicut trabes in domo.
And as the doors are made sure on every side upon him that offendeth the king, as being committed to suffer death: even so the priests make fast their temples with doors, with locks, and bars, lest their gods be spoiled with robbers.
就如人冒犯了王，被押去處死，四圍的院子要嚴密看守；照樣，祭司用門、閂和鎖把它們的廟宇加固，免得被強盜搶劫。
1:19
Corda vero eorum dicunt elingere serpentes qui de terra sunt, dum comedunt eos, et vestimentum ipsorum, et non sentiunt.
They light them candles, yea, more than for themselves, whereof they cannot see one.
他們為它們點的燈比為自己點的還多，其中一盞它們也看不見。
1:20
Nigræ fiunt facies eorum a fumo qui in domo fit.
They are as one of the beams of the temple, yet they say their hearts are gnawed upon by things creeping out of the earth; and when they eat them and their clothes, they feel it not.
它們就如廟中的一根樑木，據說它們的心要被蛀蝕；地上的爬蟲吞喫它們和它們的衣裳，它們卻毫無知覺。
1:21
Supra corpus eorum et supra caput eorum volant noctuæ, et hirundines, et aves etiam, similiter et cattæ.
Their faces are blacked through the smoke that cometh out of the temple.
它們的臉因廟中的煙而被燻黑。
1:22
Unde sciatis quia non sunt dii : ne ergo timueritis eos.
Upon their bodies and heads sit bats, swallows, and birds, and the cats also.
蝙蝠、燕子和飛鳥落在它們的身上和頭上，貓也照樣如此。
1:23
Aurum etiam quod habent ad speciem est : nisi aliquis exterserit æruginem, non fulgebunt : neque enim dum conflarentur, sentiebant.
By this ye may know that they are no gods: therefore fear them not.
由此你們就知道它們並不是神；所以你們不要懼怕它們。
1:24
Ex omni pretio empta sunt, in quibus spiritus non inest ipsis.
Notwithstanding the gold that is about them to make them beautiful, except they wipe off the rust, they will not shine: for neither when they were molten did they feel it.
它們身上所鍍為美觀的金子，若無人擦去鏽跡，就不能發光；它們被鑄造的時候尚且毫無知覺。
1:25
Sine pedibus, in humeris portantur, ostentantes ignobilitatem suam hominibus : confundantur etiam qui colunt ea.
The things wherein there is no breath are bought for a most high price.
這些是用高價買來的，裡面卻沒有氣息。
1:26
Propterea si ceciderint in terram, a semetipsis non consurgunt : neque si quis eum statuerit rectum, per semetipsum stabit : sed sicut mortuis munera eorum illis apponentur.
They are borne upon shoulders, having no feet whereby they declare unto men that they be nothing worth.
它們沒有腳，要被人扛在肩上，向人顯出自己的卑賤；連事奉它們的人也都蒙羞，
1:27
Hostias illorum vendunt sacerdotes ipsorum, et abutuntur : similiter et mulieres eorum decerpentes, neque infirmo, neque mendicanti, aliquid impertiunt.
They also that serve them are ashamed: for if they fall to the ground at any time, they cannot rise up again of themselves: neither, if one set them upright, can they move of themselves: neither, if they be bowed down, can they make themselves straight: but they set gifts before them as unto dead men.
因為它們若倒在地上，自己不能起來；人若把它扶正，它也不能自己挪動；人若使它傾斜，它也不能自己站直；人乃是像對待死人一樣，把供物擺在它們面前。
1:28
De sacrificiis eorum fœtæ et menstruatæ contingunt. Sciens itaque ex his quia non sunt dii, ne timeatis eos.
As for the things that are sacrificed unto them, their priests sell and abuse; in like manner their wives lay up part thereof in salt; but unto the poor and impotent they give nothing of it.
祭司把獻給它們的祭物賣了自肥；他們的妻子也照樣把祭物醃製，卻不分給貧窮人和軟弱的人。
1:29
Unde enim vocantur dii ? quia mulieres apponunt diis argenteis, et aureis, et ligneis :
Menstruous women and women in childbed eat their sacrifices: by these things ye may know that they are no gods: fear them not.
連經期不潔的婦人和產婦也沾摸它們的祭物。由此你們既知道它們並不是神，就不要懼怕它們。
1:30
et in domibus eorum sacerdotes sedent habentes tunicas scissas, et capita et barbam rasam, quorum capita nuda sunt.
For how can they be called gods? because women set meat before the gods of silver, gold, and wood.
它們怎能稱為神呢？因為連婦人都把供物擺在這些銀的、金的和木的神明面前。
1:31
Rugiunt autem clamantes contra deos suos sicut in cœna mortui.
And the priests sit in their temples, having their clothes rent, and their heads and beards shaven, and nothing upon their heads.
在它們的廟中，祭司坐在那裡，衣袍撕裂，剃了頭和鬍鬚，頭也露著，
1:32
Vestimenta eorum auferunt sacerdotes, et vestiunt uxores suas et filios suos.
They roar and cry before their gods, as men do at the feast when one is dead.
他們在自己的神明面前號咷哀叫，如同人在喪宴上一樣。
1:33
Neque si quid mali patiuntur ab aliquo, neque si quid boni, poterunt retribuere : neque regem constituere possunt, neque auferre.
The priests also take off their garments, and clothe their wives and children.
祭司從它們身上取下衣裳，給自己的妻子兒女穿戴。
1:34
Similiter neque dare divitias possunt, neque malum retribuere. Si quis illis votum voverit et non reddiderit, neque hoc requirunt.
Whether it be evil that one doeth unto them, or good, they are not able to recompense it: they can neither set up a king, nor put him down.
無論人怎樣加惡或行善與它們，它們都不能報答；它們既不能立王，也不能廢王。
1:35
Hominem a morte non liberant, neque infirmum a potentiori eripiunt.
In like manner, they can neither give riches nor money: though a man make a vow unto them, and keep it not, they will not require it.
它們照樣不能賜給人財富或銅錢；人若向它們許願不還，它們也不能追討。
1:36
Hominem cæcum ad visum non restituunt ; de necessitate hominem non liberabunt.
They can save no man from death, neither deliver the weak from the mighty.
它們不能救人脫離死亡，也不能救弱者脫離強者。
1:37
Viduæ non miserebuntur, neque orphanis benefacient.
They cannot restore a blind man to his sight, nor help any man in his distress.
它們不能使瞎子得見，也不能救人脫離患難。
1:38
Lapidibus de monte similes sunt dii illorum, lignei, et lapidei, et aurei, et argentei : qui autem colunt ea, confundentur.
They can shew no mercy to the widow, nor do good to the fatherless.
它們不能憐憫寡婦，也不能善待孤兒。
1:39
Quomodo ergo æstimandum est aut dicendum illos esse deos ?
Their gods of wood, and which are overlaid with gold and silver, are like the stones that be hewn out of the mountain: they that worship them shall be confounded.
這些木製的、鍍金鍍銀的偶像，正像山中的石頭一樣；事奉它們的人必蒙羞。
1:40
Adhuc enim ipsis Chaldæis non honorantibus ea : qui cum audierint mutum non posse loqui, offerunt illud ad Bel, postulantes ab eo loqui :
How should a man then think and say that they are gods, when even the Chaldeans themselves dishonour them?
既然如此，怎能算它們、稱它們為神呢？
1:41
quasi possint sentire qui non habent motum ! Et ipsi, cum intellexerint, relinquent ea : sensum enim non habent ipsi dii illorum.
Who if they shall see one dumb that cannot speak, they bring him, and intreat Bel that he may speak, as though he were able to understand.
況且連迦勒底人自己也羞辱它們；他們見一個啞巴神不能說話，就把彼勒抬來，求牠出聲，彷彿牠能聽見一樣。
1:42
Mulieres autem circumdatæ funibus in viis sedent, succendentes ossa olivarum :
Yet they cannot understand this themselves, and leave them: for they have no knowledge.
他們明知如此，卻不能撇棄這些偶像，因為他們沒有悟性。
1:43
cum autem aliqua ex ipsis, attracta ab aliquo transeunte, dormierit cum eo, proximæ suæ exprobrat quod ea non sit digna habita, sicut ipsa, neque funis ejus diruptus sit.
The women also with cords about them, sitting in the ways, burn bran for perfume: but if any of them, drawn by some that passeth by, lie with him, she reproacheth her fellow, that she was not thought as worthy as herself, nor her cord broken.
那些婦人腰繫繩子，坐在路旁，焚燒糠秕為香；
1:44
Omnia autem quæ illi fiunt, falsa sunt : quomodo æstimandum aut dicendum est illos esse deos ?
Whatsoever is done among them is false: how may it then be thought or said that they are gods?
她們中間若有一個被過路的人拉去同寢，她就向鄰舍誇耀，說鄰舍不配像她受看重，連她的繩子也沒有斷。
1:45
A fabris autem et ab aurificibus facta sunt : nihil aliud erunt, nisi id quod volunt esse sacerdotes.
They are made of carpenters and goldsmiths: they can be nothing else than the workmen will have them to be.
凡與這些偶像有關的事都是虛假的；怎能算它們、稱它們為神呢？
1:46
Artifices etiam ipsi, qui ea faciunt, non sunt multi temporis : numquid ergo possunt ea, quæ fabricata sunt ab ipsis, esse dii ?
And they themselves that made them can never continue long; how should then the things that are made of them be gods?
它們是匠人和金匠所造的；除了匠人要它們成為何樣，它們別無所成。
1:47
Reliquerunt autem falsa et opprobrium postea futuris.
For they left lies and reproaches to them that come after.
那些造它們的人尚且不能長久存活，
1:48
Nam cum supervenerit illis prælium et mala, cogitant sacerdotes apud se ubi se abscondant cum illis.
For when there cometh any war or plague upon them, the priests consult with themselves, where they may be hidden with them.
他們所造的怎能成為神呢？他們不過給後人留下了虛假和羞辱。
1:49
Quomodo ergo sentiri debeant quoniam dii sunt, qui nec de bello se liberant, neque de malis se eripiunt ?
How then cannot men perceive that they be no gods, which can neither save themselves from war, nor from plague?
每逢戰爭和災禍臨到它們，祭司就彼此商議，要躲到哪裡與它們一同藏匿。
1:50
Nam cum sint lignea, inaurata et inargentata, scietur postea quia falsa sunt ab universis gentibus et regibus : quæ manifesta sunt quia non sunt dii, sed opera manuum hominum, et nullum Dei opus cum illis.
For seeing they be but of wood, and overlaid with silver and gold, it shall be known hereafter that they are false:
既然它們連自己都不能救脫戰爭和災禍，怎能不覺察它們並不是神呢？
1:51
Unde ergo notum est quia non sunt dii, sed opera manuum hominum, et nullum Dei opus in ipsis est.
And it shall manifestly appear to all nations and kings that they are no gods, but the works of men’s hands, and that there is no work of God in them.
它們不過是木製的、鍍金鍍銀的；此後人必知道它們是虛假的。在萬國和列王面前，必顯明它們並不是神，乃是人手所造的，其中毫無神的作為。
1:52
Regem regioni non suscitant, neque pluviam hominibus dabunt.
Who then may not know that they are no gods?
那麼，從何處可知它們並不是神呢？
1:53
Judicium quoque non discernent, neque regiones liberabunt ab injuria, quia nihil possunt, sicut corniculæ inter medium cæli et terræ.
For neither can they set up a king in the land, nor give rain unto men.
因為它們不能立一國之王，也不能降雨給人，
1:54
Etenim cum inciderit ignis in domum deorum ligneorum, argenteorum et aureorum, sacerdotes quidem ipsorum fugient, et liberabuntur : ipsi vero sicut trabes in medio comburentur.
Neither can they judge their own cause, nor redress a wrong, being unable: for they are as crows between heaven and earth.
既不能審斷它們自己的訴訟，也不能拯救受冤屈的人，因為它們無能為力，正如天地之間的烏鴉一般。
1:55
Regi autem et bello non resistent. Quomodo ergo æstimandum est aut recipiendum quia dii sunt ?
Whereupon when fire falleth upon the house of gods of wood, or laid over with gold or silver, their priests will flee away, and escape; but they themselves shall be burned asunder like beams.
當火落在這些木製、鍍金、鍍銀之神明的廟中時，它們的祭司逃跑得救，它們自己卻像廟中的樑木被焚燒。
1:56
Non a furibus, neque a latronibus se liberabunt dii lignei, et lapidei, et inaurati, et inargentati : quibus hi qui fortiores sunt,
Moreover they cannot withstand any king or enemies: how can it then be thought or said that they be gods?
它們既不能抵擋君王，也不能抵擋仇敵。
1:57
aurum et argentum, et vestimentum quo operti sunt, auferent illis, et abibunt, nec sibi auxilium ferent.
Neither are those gods of wood, and laid over with silver or gold, able to escape either from thieves or robbers.
那麼，怎能接受或斷定它們是神呢？這些木製、鍍銀、鍍金的神明，既不能脫離盜賊，也不能脫離強盜；
1:58
Itaque melius est esse regem ostentantem virtutem suam, aut vas in domo utile, in quo gloriabitur qui possidet illud, vel ostium in domo, quod custodit quæ in ipsa sunt, quam falsi dii.
Whose gold, and silver, and garments wherewith they are clothed, they that are strong take, and go away withal: neither are they able to help themselves.
那些強壯的人要奪去它們的金銀，連披在它們身上的衣裳也要拿走離去；它們連自己都不能幫助。
1:59
Sol quidem et luna ac sidera, cum sint splendida et emissa ad utilitates, obaudiunt :
Therefore it is better to be a king that sheweth his power, or else a profitable vessel in an house, which the owner shall have use of, than such false gods; or to be a door in an house, to keep such things therein, than such false gods. or a pillar of wood in a a palace, than such false gods.
所以，一個彰顯自己勇力的君王，或一件家中有用、為主人所用的器皿，都勝過這些虛假的神；一扇能保守家中之物的門，也勝過虛假的神；王宮中一根木柱，也勝過這些虛假的神。
1:60
similiter et fulgur cum apparuerit, perspicuum est : idipsum autem et spiritus in omni regione spirat :
For sun, moon, and stars, being bright and sent to do their offices, are obedient.
因為日頭、月亮和星辰光明，奉差為人效用，並且順命；
1:61
et nubes, quibus cum imperatum fuerit a Deo perambulare universum orbem, perficiunt quod imperatum est eis :
In like manner the lightning when it breaketh forth is easy to be seen; and after the same manner the wind bloweth in every country.
照樣，閃電出現時，明亮可見；風也在各地吹拂。
1:62
ignis etiam missus desuper, ut consumat montes et silvas, facit quod præceptum est ei : hæc autem neque speciebus, neque virtutibus, uni eorum similia sunt.
And when God commandeth the clouds to go over the whole world, they do as they are bidden.
雲彩被神吩咐遍行全地時，就成就所命定的；火從上面奉差遣燒滅山嶺和林木時，也成就所吩咐的。
1:63
Unde neque existimandum est, neque dicendum illos esse deos, quando non possunt neque judicium judicare, neque quidquam facere hominibus.
And the fire sent from above to consume hills and woods doeth as it is commanded: but these are like unto them neither in shew nor power.
這些偶像無論在形狀或能力上，都不能與這些相比。
1:64
Scientes itaque quia non sunt dii, ne ergo timueritis eos.
Wherefore it is neither to be supposed nor said that they are gods, seeing, they are able neither to judge causes, nor to do good unto men.
所以既不能算它們、也不能稱它們為神，因為它們既不能審判案件，也不能善待世人。
1:65
Neque enim regibus maledicent, neque benedicent.
Knowing therefore that they are no gods, fear them not,
你們既知道它們並不是神，就不要懼怕它們。
1:66
Signa etiam in cælo gentibus non ostendunt : neque ut sol lucebunt, neque illuminabunt ut luna.
For they can neither curse nor bless kings:
它們既不能咒詛君王，也不能祝福君王。
1:67
Bestiæ meliores sunt illis, quæ possunt fugere sub tectum ac prodesse sibi.
Neither can they shew signs in the heavens among the heathen, nor shine as the sun, nor give light as the moon.
它們不能在列國中於天上顯出兆頭，也不能像日頭發光，更不能像月亮放光。
1:68
Nullo itaque modo nobis est manifestum quia sunt dii : propter quod ne timeatis eos.
The beasts are better than they: for they can get under a cover and help themselves.
野獸尚且勝過它們，因為野獸還能逃進遮蔽之處，保全自己。
1:69
Nam sicut in cucumerario formido nihil custodit, ita sunt dii illorum lignei, et argentei, et inaurati.
It is then by no means manifest unto us that they are gods: therefore fear them not.
所以我們無論從哪一面看，都沒有明證它們是神；故此你們不要懼怕它們。
1:70
Eodem modo et in horto spina alba, supra quam omnis avis sedet, similiter et mortuo projecto in tenebris, similes sunt dii illorum lignei, et inaurati, et inargentati.
For as a scarecrow in a garden of cucumbers keepeth nothing: so are their gods of wood, and laid over with silver and gold.
正如瓜田裡的稻草人一無所守，它們的神明也是如此，不過是木製、鍍金、鍍銀的。
1:71
A purpura quoque et murice, quæ supra illos tineant, scietis itaque quia non sunt dii : ipsi etiam postremo comeduntur, et erunt opprobrium in regione.
And likewise their gods of wood, and laid over with silver and gold, are like to a white thorn in an orchard, that every bird sitteth upon; as also to a dead body, that is east into the dark.
它們也好像園中的荊棘，各樣的鳥都棲在上面；又好像丟棄在黑暗中的死屍。它們的神明，那木製、鍍金、鍍銀的，正與這些相像。
1:72
Melior est homo justus qui non habet simulacra, nam erit longe ab opprobriis.
And ye shall know them to be no gods by the bright purple that rotteth upon them: and they themselves afterward shall be eaten, and shall be a reproach in the country.
從它們身上紫袍和雲石的腐朽，人就知道它們並不是神；它們自己終必被蛀蝕，在那地成為羞辱。