38 耶利米书第38章
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耶38:1
son of , son of Pashhur, Jehucal son of , and Pashhur son of Malkijah heard what was telling all the people when he said,
玛坦的儿子示法提雅、巴施户珥的儿子基大利、示利米雅的儿子犹甲、玛基雅的儿子巴示户珥听见耶利米对众人所说的话，说：
耶38:2
"This is what the LORD says:'Whoever stays in this city will die , or , but goes over to the will live. He will escape with his life; he will live.'
“耶和华如此说：'住在这城里的必遭刀剑、饥荒、瘟疫而死；但出去归降迦勒底人的，必得存活，就是以自己命为掠物的，必得存活。'
耶38:3
And this is what the LORD says:'This city will certainly be handed over to the army of the king of , who will capture it.'"
耶和华如此说：'这城必要交在巴比伦王军队的手中，他必攻取这城。'”
耶38:4
Then the officials said to the king, "This man should be put to death. He is the soldiers who are left in this city, as well as all the people, by the things he is saying to them. This man is not seeking the good of these people but their ."
于是首领对王说：“求你将这人治死，因他向城里剩下的兵丁和众民说这样的话，使他们的手发软。这人不是求这百姓得平安，乃是叫他们受灾祸。”
耶38:5
"He is in your hands," King answered. "The king can do nothing to oppose you."
西底家王说：“他在你们手中，无论何事，王也不能与你们反对。”
耶38:6
So they took and put him into the of Malkijah, the king's son, which was in the of the guard. They lowered by the ; it had no water in it, only mud, and into the mud.
他们就拿住耶利米，下在哈米勒的儿子（或作“王的儿子”）玛基雅的牢狱里。那牢狱在护卫兵的院中。他们用绳子将耶利米系下去。牢狱里没有水，只有淤泥，耶利米就陷在淤泥中。
耶38:7
But Ebed-Melech, a , an official in the royal palace, heard that they had put into the . While the king was sitting in the Gate,
在王宫的太监古实人以伯米勒，听见他们将耶利米下了牢狱（那时王坐在便雅悯门口），
耶38:8
Ebed-Melech went out of the palace and said to him,
以伯米勒就从王宫里出来，对王说：
耶38:9
"My lord the king, these men have acted in all they have done to Jeremiah . They have thrown him into a , where he will when there is no longer any bread in the city."
“主我的王啊，这些人向先知耶利米一味地行恶，将他下在牢狱中，他在那里必因饥饿而死，因为城中再没有粮食。”
耶38:10
Then the king commanded Ebed-Melech the , "Take thirty men from here with you and lift Jeremiah out of the before he dies."
王就吩咐古实人以伯米勒说：“你从这里带领三十人，趁着先知耶利米未死以前，将他从牢狱中提上来。”
耶38:11
So Ebed-Melech took the men with him and went to a room under in the palace. He took some old and worn-out clothes from there and let them down with ropes to Jeremiah in the cistern.
于是，以伯米勒带领这些人同去，进入王宫，到库房以下，从那里取了些碎布和破烂的衣服，用绳子缒下牢狱去到耶利米那里。
耶38:12
Ebed-Melech the said to Jeremiah, "Put these old and worn-out clothes under your arms to pad ." Jeremiah did so,
古实人以伯米勒对耶利米说：“你用这些碎布和破烂的衣服放在绳子上，垫你的胳肢窝。”耶利米就照样行了。
耶38:13
and they pulled him up with and lifted him out of the cistern. And Jeremiah remained in the of the guard.
这样，他们用绳子将耶利米从牢狱里拉上来。耶利米仍在护卫兵的院中。
耶38:14
Then King sent for Jeremiah and had him brought to the third entrance to of the LORD. "I am going to ask you something," the king said to Jeremiah. "Do not hide anything from me."
西底家王打发人带领先知耶利米，进耶和华殿中第三门里见王。王就对耶利米说：“我要问你一件事，你丝毫不可向我隐瞒。”
耶38:15
Jeremiah said to , "If I give you an answer, will you not kill me? Even if I did give you counsel, you would not listen to me."
耶利米对西底家说：“我若告诉你，你岂不定要杀我吗？我若劝戒你，你必不听从我。”
耶38:16
But King swore this to Jeremiah: "As surely as the LORD lives, who has given us breath, I will neither kill you nor hand you over to those who are seeking your life."
西底家王就私下向耶利米说：“我指着那造我们生命之永生的耶和华起誓，我必不杀你，也不将你交在寻索你命的人手中。”
耶38:17
Then Jeremiah said to , "This is what the LORD , the God of Israel, says:'If you the officers of the king of , your life will be spared and this city will not be burned down; you and your family will live.
耶利米对西底家说：“耶和华万军之神、以色列的 神如此说：'你若出去归降巴比伦王的首领，你的命就必存活，这城也不至被火焚烧，你和你的全家都必存活；
耶38:18
But if you will not the officers of the king of , this city will be handed over to the and they will burn it down; you yourself will not escape from their hands.'"
你若不出去归降巴比伦王的首领，这城必交在迦勒底人手中，他们必用火焚烧，你也不得脱离他们的手。'”
耶38:19
King Zedekiah said to Jeremiah, "I am afraid of the Jews who have gone over to the , for the may hand me over to them and they will me."
西底家王对耶利米说：“我怕那些投降迦勒底人的犹大人，恐怕迦勒底人将我交在他们手中，他们戏弄我。”
耶38:20
"They will not hand you over," Jeremiah replied. " the LORD by doing what I tell you. Then it will go well with you, and your life will be spared.
耶利米说：“迦勒底人必不将你交出。求你听从我对你所说耶和华的话，这样，你必得好处，你的命也必存活，
耶38:21
But if you refuse , this is what the LORD has revealed to me:
你若不肯出去，耶和华指示我的话乃是这样：
耶38:22
All the women left in the palace of the king of will be brought out to the officials of the king of . Those women will say to you: "'They you and overcame you -- those trusted friends of yours. Your feet are sunk ; your friends have deserted you.'
'犹大王宫里所剩的妇女必都带到巴比伦王的首领那里。这些妇女必说：你知己的朋友催逼你，胜过你；见你的脚陷入淤泥中，就转身退后了。'
耶38:23
"All your wives and children will be brought out to the . You yourself will not escape from their hands but will be captured by the king of ; and this city will be burned down."
人必将你的后妃和你的儿女带到迦勒底人那里。你也不得脱离他们的手，必被巴比伦王的手捉住，你也必使这城被火焚烧。”
耶38:24
Then Zedekiah said to Jeremiah, "Do not let anyone know about this conversation, or you may die.
西底家对耶利米说：“不要使人知道这些话，你就不至于死，
耶38:25
If the officials hear that I talked with you, and they come to you and say,'Tell us what you said to the king and what the king said to you; do not hide it from us or we will kill you,'
首领若听见了我与你说话，就来见你，问你说：'你对王说什么话，不要向我们隐瞒，我们就不杀你；王向你说什么话，也要告诉我们。'
耶38:26
then tell them,'I was the king not to send me back to Jonathan's house to die there.'"
你就对他们说：'我在王面前恳求不要叫我回到约拿单的房屋死在那里。'”
耶38:27
All the officials did come to Jeremiah and question him, and he told them everything the king had ordered him to say. So they said no more to him, for no one had heard his conversation with the king.
随后众首领来见耶利米，问他，他就照王所吩咐的一切话回答他们。他们不再与他说话，因为事情没有泄漏。
耶38:28
And Jeremiah remained in the of the guard until the day was captured.
于是，耶利米仍在护卫兵的院中，直到耶路撒冷被攻取的日子。
知识点
重点词汇
benjamin [ˈbendʒəmin] n. 本杰明（男子名）；受宠爱的幼子 { :4061}
ruin [ˈru:ɪn] n. 废墟；毁坏；灭亡 vt. 毁灭；使破产 vi. 破产；堕落；被毁灭 n. (Ruin)人名；(德、意、芬)鲁因；(法)吕安 {gk cet4 cet6 ky toefl :4197}
discouraging [dɪs'kʌrɪdʒɪŋ] v. 沮丧（discourage的ing形式）；失去勇气 adj. 使人沮丧的；令人气馁的 {toefl :4211}
whoever [hu:ˈevə(r)] pron. 无论谁；任何人 n. 《爱谁谁》（电影名） {cet4 cet6 ky :4240}
obey [əˈbeɪ] vt. 服从，听从；按照……行动 vi. 服从，顺从；听话 n. (Obey)人名；(英、法)奥贝 {gk cet4 cet6 ky :4952}
surrender [səˈrendə(r)] n. 投降；放弃；交出；屈服 vt. 使投降；放弃；交出；听任 vi. 投降；屈服；自首 {cet4 cet6 ky toefl ielts gre :5024}
courtyard [ˈkɔ:tjɑ:d] n. 庭院，院子；天井 {gk ky :5755}
Jerusalem [dʒә'ru:sәlәm] n. 耶路撒冷(以色列首都)；耶路撒冷〔巴勒斯坦古城,犹太教、基督教和伊斯兰教的圣地〕 { :5844}
rags [ræɡz] n. 破布；抹布 n. (Rags)人名；(俄)拉格斯 { :5984}
secretly ['si:krətlɪ] adv. 秘密地；背地里 { :6108}
oath [əʊθ] n. 誓言，誓约；诅咒，咒骂 {cet6 ky toefl ielts gre :6353}
plague [pleɪg] n. 瘟疫；灾祸；麻烦；讨厌的人 vt. 折磨；使苦恼；使得灾祸 {cet6 ky toefl ielts gre :6638}
famine [ˈfæmɪn] n. 饥荒；饥饿，奇缺 {cet4 cet6 ky toefl ielts gre :6925}
prophet [ˈprɒfɪt] n. 先知；预言者；提倡者 {cet6 ky gre :7159}
starve [stɑ:v] vi. 饿死；挨饿；渴望 vt. 使饿死；使挨饿 {gk cet4 cet6 ky toefl ielts :7450}
misled [ˌmɪsˈled] v. 把…带错方向（mislead的过去式） { :8459}
almighty [ɔ:lˈmaɪti] n. 全能的神 adj. 全能的；有无限权力的 adv. 非常 { :9852}
cistern [ˈsɪstən] n. 水箱；水池；贮水器 {gre :10852}
难点词汇
mistreat [ˌmɪsˈtri:t] vt. 虐待 { :14559}
Jeremiah [.dʒeri'maiә] n. 耶利米（《圣经》故事人物）；耶利米书 { :17096}
Babylon ['bæbilәn] n. 巴比伦（古代巴比伦王国Babylonia的首都）；繁华的都市，罪恶之都 { :20665}
wickedly ['wɪkɪdlɪ] adv. 恶劣地；居心叵测地 { :21917}
Babylonians [ ] (Babylonian 的复数) a. 巴比伦的, 罪恶的 { :24379}
Judah ['dʒu:dә] n. （圣经中的）犹大；犹大的后裔 { :35807}
生僻词
cushite [kʌ'ʃait] n. 库什特人[亦作 Kushite]
gedaliah [ ] [网络] 基大利
Mattan [ ] n. (Mattan)人名；(阿拉伯)马坦
Shelemiah [ ] [网络] 示利米雅；示玛雅
Shephatiah [ ] [网络] 法提雅；士法提亚
zedekiah [,zedi'kaiə] [男子名] 泽德凯亚来源于希伯来语，含义是“耶和华是力量”(Jehovah is might)
词组
by the sword [ ] 通过武力
God almighty [ ] na. 全能之神 [网络] 全能的神；全能的上帝；全能真主
in the mud [ ] prep.清晰度不良,音量过小
plead with [ ] na. 向…恳求 [网络] 向...恳求；劝勉；辩护
rope into [ ] 〈非正〉说服(某人)帮助〔参与〕(某项活动或做某事)
sink down [ ] na. 沉没；昏倒 [网络] 沉落；降低；无力地坐下
sink in [siŋk in] un. 晕倒；西斜；渗入；打进心坎 [网络] 被理解；被了解；被完全理解
starve to death [ ] [网络] 饿死；快要饿死了；每年世界上会有许多人饿死
surrender to [ ] [网络] 投降；自首；向……投降
the Prophet [ ] na. (伊斯兰教祖)穆罕默德 [网络] 先知；预言家；预言者
the rope [ ] [网络] 绳子；绳索；一根绳子
the sword [ ] [网络] 名剑；剑漠地区；宝剑
the temple [ ] [网络] 圣殿；寺庙；神殿
the Treasury [ ] [网络] 财政部；宝库；库务署
to surrender [ ] [网络] 投降；投诚；交还土地协议
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