对耶路撒冷和犹大的审判
1主——万军之耶和华要从耶路撒冷和犹大拿去众人倚靠的一切：粮食、水、
2英雄、战士、审判官、先知、
占卜者、长老、
3五十夫长、显贵、谋士、巧匠和巫师。
4主必使少儿做他们的首领，
让孩童治理他们。
5百姓将彼此欺凌，
邻居互相争斗，
少年目无尊长，
卑贱者欺尊犯上。
6那时，人会拉住一位同族的弟兄说：
“你至少还有件像样的衣服，
你就做我们的首领吧，
这废墟之地就交给你了！”
7但那人必高声说：
“我救不了你们。
我家中无衣无食，
不要让我做首领。”
8耶路撒冷必崩溃，
犹大必败落，
因为他们的言行冒犯耶和华，
蔑视荣耀的主。
9他们的表情显出他们心术不正，
他们跟所多玛人一样对自己的罪恶津津乐道，
毫不隐瞒。
他们必大祸临头，自招毁灭。
10要告诉义人：他们有福了，
必得善报。
11恶人有祸了！他们必大祸临头，
受到报应。
12耶和华说：“我的子民啊！
孩童欺压你们，
妇女管辖你们。
你们的首领领你们入迷途，
带你们走歧路。”
13耶和华准备就绪，
要审判祂的子民。
14祂必审问祂子民中的长老和首领，对他们说：
“你们毁坏了我的葡萄园——我的子民，
家里堆满了从穷人那里掠夺的东西。
15你们为何压榨我的子民，
虐待贫穷人？”
这是主——万军之耶和华说的。
16耶和华又说：
“锡安的女子狂傲，
昂首走路，卖弄媚眼，
俏步徐行，脚镯叮当。
17所以，我要使她们头上长疮，
露出头皮。”
18到那日，主必拿去她们美丽的脚镯、发饰、项链、 19耳环、手镯、面纱、 20头饰、脚链、彩带、香盒、护身符、 21戒指、鼻环、 22礼服、外袍、披肩、钱包、 23镜子、内衣、头巾和围巾。
24她们的香气将变成臭味，
腰带将变成绳子，
美发将变成秃头，
华服将变成麻衣，
美丽的容颜将布满羞辱的烙印。
25城中的男子将丧身刀下，
勇士将战死沙场。
26锡安的城门必悲伤、哀哭，
锡安必空空地坐在地上。
1For, behold, the Lord, the LORD of hosts, doth take away from Jerusalem and from Judah the stay and the staff, the whole stay of bread, and the whole stay of water, 2The mighty man, and the man of war, the judge, and the prophet, and the prudent, and the ancient, 3The captain of fifty, and the honourable man, and the counsellor, and the cunning artificer, and the eloquent orator.3.3 the honourable…: Heb. a man eminent in countenance3.3 eloquent…: or, skilful of speech 4And I will give children to be their princes, and babes shall rule over them. 5And the people shall be oppressed, every one by another, and every one by his neighbour: the child shall behave himself proudly against the ancient, and the base against the honourable. 6When a man shall take hold of his brother of the house of his father, saying, Thou hast clothing, be thou our ruler, and let this ruin be under thy hand: 7In that day shall he swear, saying, I will not be an healer; for in my house is neither bread nor clothing: make me not a ruler of the people.3.7 swear: Heb. lift up the hand3.7 healer: Heb. binder up 8For Jerusalem is ruined, and Judah is fallen: because their tongue and their doings are against the LORD, to provoke the eyes of his glory.
9¶ The shew of their countenance doth witness against them; and they declare their sin as Sodom, they hide it not. Woe unto their soul! for they have rewarded evil unto themselves. 10Say ye to the righteous, that it shall be well with him: for they shall eat the fruit of their doings. 11Woe unto the wicked! it shall be ill with him: for the reward of his hands shall be given him.3.11 given…: Heb. done to him
12¶ As for my people, children are their oppressors, and women rule over them. O my people, they which lead thee cause thee to err, and destroy the way of thy paths.3.12 lead…: or, call thee blessed3.12 destroy: Heb. swallow up 13The LORD standeth up to plead, and standeth to judge the people. 14The LORD will enter into judgment with the ancients of his people, and the princes thereof: for ye have eaten up the vineyard; the spoil of the poor is in your houses.3.14 eaten: or, burnt 15What mean ye that ye beat my people to pieces, and grind the faces of the poor? saith the Lord GOD of hosts.
16¶ Moreover the LORD saith, Because the daughters of Zion are haughty, and walk with stretched forth necks and wanton eyes, walking and mincing as they go, and making a tinkling with their feet:3.16 wanton…: Heb. deceiving with their eyes3.16 mincing: or, tripping nicely 17Therefore the Lord will smite with a scab the crown of the head of the daughters of Zion, and the LORD will discover their secret parts.3.17 discover: Heb. make naked 18In that day the Lord will take away the bravery of their tinkling ornaments about their feet, and their cauls, and their round tires like the moon,3.18 cauls: or, networks 19The chains, and the bracelets, and the mufflers,3.19 chains: or, sweet balls3.19 mufflers: or, spangled ornaments 20The bonnets, and the ornaments of the legs, and the headbands, and the tablets, and the earrings,3.20 tablets: Heb. houses of the soul 21The rings, and nose jewels, 22The changeable suits of apparel, and the mantles, and the wimples, and the crisping pins, 23The glasses, and the fine linen, and the hoods, and the vails. 24And it shall come to pass, that instead of sweet smell there shall be stink; and instead of a girdle a rent; and instead of well set hair baldness; and instead of a stomacher a girding of sackcloth; and burning instead of beauty. 25Thy men shall fall by the sword, and thy mighty in the war.3.25 mighty: Heb. might 26And her gates shall lament and mourn; and she being desolate shall sit upon the ground.3.26 desolate: or, emptied: Heb. cleansed
