1 And he cried in mine ears with a loud voice, saying, Draw near, ye that have charge of the city, and every man {with} his destroying weapon in his hand.
2 And behold, six men came from the way of the upper gate, which is turned toward the north, and every man {with} his slaughter weapon in his hand; and in the midst of them, one man clothed with linen, with a writer's ink-horn by his side; and they went in, and stood beside the brazen altar.
3 And the glory of the God of Israel was gone up from the cherub, whereupon it was, to the threshold of the house; and he called to the man clothed with linen, who had the writer's ink-horn by his side;
4 and Jehovah said unto him, Go through the midst of the city, through the midst of Jerusalem, and set a mark upon the foreheads of the men that sigh and that cry for all the abominations that are done in the midst thereof.
5 And to the others he said in my hearing, Go after him through the city, and smite: let not your eye spare, neither have pity.
6 Slay utterly the old man, the young man, and the maiden, and little children, and women; but come not near any man upon whom is the mark; and begin at my sanctuary. Then they began at the elders who were before the house.
7 And he said unto them, Defile the house, and fill the courts with the slain: go forth. And they went forth, and smote in the city.
8 And it came to pass, while they were smiting, and I was left, that I fell upon my face, and cried, and said, Ah, Lord Jehovah! wilt thou destroy all the remnant of Israel in thy pouring out of thy fury upon Jerusalem?
9 And he said unto me, The iniquity of the house of Israel and Judah is exceeding great, and the land is full of blood, and the city full of perverseness; for they say, Jehovah hath forsaken the earth, and Jehovah seeth not.
10 And as for me also, mine eye shall not spare, neither will I have pity: I will recompense their way upon their head.
11 And behold, the man clothed with linen, who had the ink-horn by his side, reported the matter, saying, I have done as thou hast commanded me.
1 我听见他大声呼叫说： "惩罚这城的啊！ 你们要近前来， 各人手里拿着灭命的武器。"
2 忽然， 有六个人从朝北的上门那边走来， 各人手里拿着杀人的武器； 他们中间有一个人身穿细麻布衣服， 腰间带着墨盒子； 他们进来， 站在铜祭坛旁边。
3 以色列 神的荣耀本来是在基路伯上面的， 现在从那里移到殿的门槛； 耶和华把那身穿细麻布衣服， 腰间带着墨盒子的人召来，
4 对他说： "你要走遍耶路撒冷全城， 那些因城中所行的一切可憎的事而叹息悲哀的人， 你要在他们的额上画个记号。"
5 我又听见他对其余的人说： "你们要跟随他走遍那城， 进行杀戮； 你们的眼不要顾惜， 你们也不要怜恤。
6 你们要从我的圣所开始， 把老年人、少年人、少女、孩童和妇女都杀尽灭绝， 只是那些额上有记号的人， 你们都不可伤害。"于是他们从殿前那些长老开始杀戮。
7 他又对他们说： "你们要玷污这殿， 使这些院子充满被杀的人； 你们出去吧！ "于是他们出去， 在城中进行杀戮。
8 他们杀戮的时候， 只留下我一个人， 我就脸伏在地， 呼叫说： "哎， 主耶和华啊！ 难道你要向耶路撒冷倾倒你的烈怒， 使所有以色列余剩的人都灭绝么？"
9 他对我说： "以色列家和犹大家罪大恶极， 地上充满血腥， 城内充满不义， 因为他们说： ‘耶和华已经离开这地， 他看不见我们了！ ’
10 因此， 我的眼必不顾惜， 我也必不怜恤； 我要把他们所行的报应在他们的头上。"
11 那身穿细麻布衣服， 腰间带着墨盒子的人回报这事， 说： "我已经照着你所吩咐我的行了。"