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暴君的沒落

11 黎巴嫩哪,敞開你的門,
任火吞滅你的香柏樹。
哀號吧,松樹!
因為香柏樹傾倒了,高大的樹毀壞了。
哀號吧,巴珊的橡樹!
因為茂盛的樹林倒下來了。
聽啊,有牧人在哀號,
因他們的榮華敗落了;
聽啊,有少壯獅子咆哮,
約旦河旁的叢林荒廢了。

兩個牧人

耶和華—我的 神如此說:「你要牧養這羣將宰的羊。 買羊的宰了他們,卻不認為自己有罪;賣他們的也說:『耶和華是應當稱頌的,因我富足了。』牧養他們的並不憐憫他們。 我不再憐憫這地的居民。看哪,我要將這些人交在各人的鄰舍和君王手中;他們必毀滅這地,我卻不救任何一個脫離他們的手。這是耶和華說的。」

於是,我牧養這羣將宰的羊,就是羊羣中最困苦的[a];我拿着兩根杖,一根我稱為「恩惠」[b],一根稱為「聯合」。這樣,我就牧養這羣羊。 一個月之內,我廢除了三個牧人,因為我的心厭煩他們,他們的心也憎惡我。 我就說:「我不牧養你們。要死的,由他死;滅亡的,由他滅亡;剩餘的,由他們彼此吞食。」 10 我拿起那根稱為「恩惠」的杖,折斷它,表明我廢棄與萬民所立的約。 11 當日約就廢了。因此,那些羊羣中最困苦的[c],看着我,就知道這真是耶和華的話。 12 我對他們說:「你們若看為美,就給我工價。不然,就罷了!」於是他們秤了三十塊銀錢作為我的工價。 13 耶和華對我說:「把它丟給窰戶。那是他們對我所估定的好價錢!」我就取這三十塊銀錢,在耶和華的殿中將它丟給窰戶。 14 我又折斷第二根杖,就是稱為「聯合」的那根杖,表明我廢棄猶大以色列弟兄間的情誼。

15 耶和華對我說:「你再把愚昧牧人所用的器具拿來, 16 因為,看哪,我要在這地立一個牧人;他不看顧將亡的,不尋找分散的,不醫治受傷的,也不牧養強壯的;卻要吞吃肥羊的肉,撕裂牠們的蹄。

17 禍哉!無用的牧人丟棄羊羣,
刀必臨到他的膀臂和右眼上;
他的膀臂必全然枯乾,
他的右眼也必昏暗失明。」

Footnotes

  1. 11.7 「我牧養…最困苦的」:原文另譯「我為了那些買賣羊羣的人牧養這羣將宰的羊」。
  2. 11.7 「恩惠」或譯「榮美」;下同。
  3. 11.11 「那些羊羣中最困苦的」:原文另譯「那些買賣羊羣的人」。

11 Open thy doors, O Lebanon, that the fire may devour thy cedars.

Howl, fir tree; for the cedar is fallen; because the mighty are spoiled: howl, O ye oaks of Bashan; for the forest of the vintage is come down.

There is a voice of the howling of the shepherds; for their glory is spoiled: a voice of the roaring of young lions; for the pride of Jordan is spoiled.

Thus saith the Lord my God; Feed the flock of the slaughter;

Whose possessors slay them, and hold themselves not guilty: and they that sell them say, Blessed be the Lord; for I am rich: and their own shepherds pity them not.

For I will no more pity the inhabitants of the land, saith the Lord: but, lo, I will deliver the men every one into his neighbour's hand, and into the hand of his king: and they shall smite the land, and out of their hand I will not deliver them.

And I will feed the flock of slaughter, even you, O poor of the flock. And I took unto me two staves; the one I called Beauty, and the other I called Bands; and I fed the flock.

Three shepherds also I cut off in one month; and my soul lothed them, and their soul also abhorred me.

Then said I, I will not feed you: that that dieth, let it die; and that that is to be cut off, let it be cut off; and let the rest eat every one the flesh of another.

10 And I took my staff, even Beauty, and cut it asunder, that I might break my covenant which I had made with all the people.

11 And it was broken in that day: and so the poor of the flock that waited upon me knew that it was the word of the Lord.

12 And I said unto them, If ye think good, give me my price; and if not, forbear. So they weighed for my price thirty pieces of silver.

13 And the Lord said unto me, Cast it unto the potter: a goodly price that I was prised at of them. And I took the thirty pieces of silver, and cast them to the potter in the house of the Lord.

14 Then I cut asunder mine other staff, even Bands, that I might break the brotherhood between Judah and Israel.

15 And the Lord said unto me, Take unto thee yet the instruments of a foolish shepherd.

16 For, lo, I will raise up a shepherd in the land, which shall not visit those that be cut off, neither shall seek the young one, nor heal that that is broken, nor feed that that standeth still: but he shall eat the flesh of the fat, and tear their claws in pieces.

17 Woe to the idol shepherd that leaveth the flock! the sword shall be upon his arm, and upon his right eye: his arm shall be clean dried up, and his right eye shall be utterly darkened.

11 Open your doors, Lebanon,(A)
    so that fire(B) may devour your cedars!
Wail, you juniper, for the cedar has fallen;
    the stately trees are ruined!
Wail, oaks(C) of Bashan;
    the dense forest(D) has been cut down!(E)
Listen to the wail of the shepherds;
    their rich pastures are destroyed!
Listen to the roar of the lions;(F)
    the lush thicket of the Jordan is ruined!(G)

Two Shepherds

This is what the Lord my God says: “Shepherd the flock marked for slaughter.(H) Their buyers slaughter them and go unpunished. Those who sell them say, ‘Praise the Lord, I am rich!’ Their own shepherds do not spare them.(I) For I will no longer have pity on the people of the land,” declares the Lord. “I will give everyone into the hands of their neighbors(J) and their king. They will devastate the land, and I will not rescue anyone from their hands.”(K)

So I shepherded the flock marked for slaughter,(L) particularly the oppressed of the flock. Then I took two staffs and called one Favor and the other Union, and I shepherded the flock. In one month I got rid of the three shepherds.

The flock detested(M) me, and I grew weary of them and said, “I will not be your shepherd. Let the dying die, and the perishing perish.(N) Let those who are left eat(O) one another’s flesh.”

10 Then I took my staff called Favor(P) and broke it, revoking(Q) the covenant I had made with all the nations. 11 It was revoked on that day, and so the oppressed of the flock who were watching me knew it was the word of the Lord.

12 I told them, “If you think it best, give me my pay; but if not, keep it.” So they paid me thirty pieces of silver.(R)

13 And the Lord said to me, “Throw it to the potter”—the handsome price at which they valued me! So I took the thirty pieces of silver(S) and threw them to the potter at the house of the Lord.(T)

14 Then I broke my second staff called Union, breaking the family bond between Judah and Israel.

15 Then the Lord said to me, “Take again the equipment of a foolish shepherd. 16 For I am going to raise up a shepherd over the land who will not care for the lost, or seek the young, or heal the injured, or feed the healthy, but will eat the meat of the choice sheep, tearing off their hooves.

17 “Woe to the worthless shepherd,(U)
    who deserts the flock!
May the sword strike his arm(V) and his right eye!
    May his arm be completely withered,
    his right eye totally blinded!”(W)