Jeremiah 15 – NIV & CCB

New International Version

Jeremiah 15:1-21

1Then the Lord said to me: “Even if Moses and Samuel were to stand before me, my heart would not go out to this people. Send them away from my presence! Let them go! 2And if they ask you, ‘Where shall we go?’ tell them, ‘This is what the Lord says:

“ ‘Those destined for death, to death;

those for the sword, to the sword;

those for starvation, to starvation;

those for captivity, to captivity.’

3“I will send four kinds of destroyers against them,” declares the Lord, “the sword to kill and the dogs to drag away and the birds and the wild animals to devour and destroy. 4I will make them abhorrent to all the kingdoms of the earth because of what Manasseh son of Hezekiah king of Judah did in Jerusalem.

5“Who will have pity on you, Jerusalem?

Who will mourn for you?

Who will stop to ask how you are?

6You have rejected me,” declares the Lord.

“You keep on backsliding.

So I will reach out and destroy you;

I am tired of holding back.

7I will winnow them with a winnowing fork

at the city gates of the land.

I will bring bereavement and destruction on my people,

for they have not changed their ways.

8I will make their widows more numerous

than the sand of the sea.

At midday I will bring a destroyer

against the mothers of their young men;

suddenly I will bring down on them

anguish and terror.

9The mother of seven will grow faint

and breathe her last.

Her sun will set while it is still day;

she will be disgraced and humiliated.

I will put the survivors to the sword

before their enemies,”

declares the Lord.

10Alas, my mother, that you gave me birth,

a man with whom the whole land strives and contends!

I have neither lent nor borrowed,

yet everyone curses me.

11The Lord said,

“Surely I will deliver you for a good purpose;

surely I will make your enemies plead with you

in times of disaster and times of distress.

12“Can a man break iron—

iron from the north—or bronze?

13“Your wealth and your treasures

I will give as plunder, without charge,

because of all your sins

throughout your country.

14I will enslave you to your enemies

in15:14 Some Hebrew manuscripts, Septuagint and Syriac (see also 17:4); most Hebrew manuscripts I will cause your enemies to bring you / into a land you do not know,

for my anger will kindle a fire

that will burn against you.”

15Lord, you understand;

remember me and care for me.

Avenge me on my persecutors.

You are long-suffering—do not take me away;

think of how I suffer reproach for your sake.

16When your words came, I ate them;

they were my joy and my heart’s delight,

for I bear your name,

Lord God Almighty.

17I never sat in the company of revelers,

never made merry with them;

I sat alone because your hand was on me

and you had filled me with indignation.

18Why is my pain unending

and my wound grievous and incurable?

You are to me like a deceptive brook,

like a spring that fails.

19Therefore this is what the Lord says:

“If you repent, I will restore you

that you may serve me;

if you utter worthy, not worthless, words,

you will be my spokesman.

Let this people turn to you,

but you must not turn to them.

20I will make you a wall to this people,

a fortified wall of bronze;

they will fight against you

but will not overcome you,

for I am with you

to rescue and save you,”

declares the Lord.

21“I will save you from the hands of the wicked

and deliver you from the grasp of the cruel.”

Chinese Contemporary Bible (Simplified)

耶利米书 15:1-21

犹大的厄运

1耶和华对我说:“就算摩西撒母耳站在我面前求情,我也不会怜悯这些百姓。你把他们从我面前赶走吧! 2如果他们问你,‘我们该去哪里,’你就告诉他们,耶和华这样说,

“‘该死的死,

该被杀的被杀,

该遭饥荒的遭饥荒,

该被掳的被掳。’

3“我要让他们遭受四种祸患——刀杀、狗撕、鸟啄、兽吞。这是耶和华说的。 4因为犹大希西迦的儿子玛拿西耶路撒冷的所作所为,我要使他们的遭遇令天下万国惊惧。

5耶路撒冷啊,谁会同情你?

谁会为你悲哀?

谁会驻足向你问安?

6你背弃我,远离我,

因此我要伸手攻击你,毁灭你,

不再怜悯你。

这是耶和华说的。

7我要在这片土地上的各城门口用簸箕簸散我的子民,

使他们丧掉儿女;

我要灭绝他们,

因为他们不思悔改。

8我要使他们的寡妇比海沙还多,

使毁灭者在午间突然夺取青年的性命,

以致母亲们陷入痛苦、惊恐中。

9生过七个孩子的母亲心力枯竭,奄奄一息。

她羞愧难当,

她的希望突然破灭,

犹如白昼突然变成黑夜。

我必使其余的人丧身在敌人刀下。

这是耶和华说的。”

耶利米诉苦

10母亲啊,我真不幸,因为你生了我这个跟全犹大争论、激辩的人。我没有向人借贷,也没有借贷给人,然而人人都咒骂我。 11耶和华说:“我必拯救你,我必使仇敌在灾祸、困难来临时哀求你。 12谁能折断来自北方之敌的铁拳铜臂呢? 13因为你们境内罪恶泛滥,我要使敌人任意抢掠你们的财宝, 14把你们掳到陌生的地方。我的怒火要烧灭你们。”

15耶和华啊,你知道我的遭遇。

求你顾念我,眷顾我,

报应迫害我的人。

求你不要取我的性命,

因为你不轻易发怒,

你知道我为了你忍受辱骂。

16万军之上帝耶和华啊,

我把你的话视为甘饴,

它们是我心中的快乐和喜悦,

因为我属于你的名下。

17我没有与作乐的人为伍,

没有与他们同乐。

你要我独坐一处,

他们的罪恶使我怒气填胸。

18为什么我的痛楚无休无止?

为什么我的创伤无法医治?

难道你要像一条时断时流的小溪让我无法依靠吗?

19耶和华对我说:

“如果你回心转意,

我就让你重新事奉我。

如果你说有益的话,

不说无益的话,

就可以做我的发言人,

百姓便会归向你,

但你不可受他们的影响。

20我要使你成为坚固的铜墙,

他们要攻击你,却不能胜过你,

因为我与你同在,我会保护你,

拯救你。

这是耶和华说的。

21我要把你从恶人手中救出,

从残暴之徒的权势下赎回。”