1 Thus saith Jehovah: Where is the bill of your mother's divorce, whom I have put away? or which of my creditors is it to whom I have sold you? Behold, through your iniquities have ye sold yourselves, and for your transgressions is your mother put away.2 Wherefore did I come, and there was no man? I called, and there was none to answer? Is my hand at all shortened that I cannot redeem, or have I no power to deliver? behold, at my rebuke I dry up the sea, I make rivers a wilderness; their fish stink because there is no water, and die for thirst.3 I clothe the heavens with blackness, and I make sackcloth their covering.4 The Lord Jehovah hath given me the tongue of the instructed, that I should know how to succour by a word him that is weary. He wakeneth morning by morning, he wakeneth mine ear to hear as the instructed.5 The Lord Jehovah hath opened mine ear, and I was not rebellious; I turned not away back.6 I gave my back to smiters, and my cheeks to them that plucked off the hair; I hid not my face from shame and spitting.7 But the Lord Jehovah will help me: therefore shall I not be confounded; therefore have I set my face like a flint, and I know that I shall not be ashamed.8 He is near that justifieth me: who will contend with me? let us stand together; who is mine adverse party? let him draw near unto me.9 Behold, the Lord Jehovah will help me; who is he that shall condemn me? Behold, they all shall grow old as a garment; the moth shall eat them up.10 Who is among you that feareth Jehovah, that hearkeneth to the voice of his servant? he that walketh in darkness, and hath no light, -let him confide in the name of Jehovah, and stay himself upon his God.11 Behold, all ye that kindle a fire, that compass yourselves about with sparks: walk in the light of your fire, and among the sparks {that} ye have kindled. This shall ye have of my hand: ye shall lie down in sorrow.
1 耶和华这样说： "我离弃了你们的母亲， 休书在哪里呢？或者我的债主中， 哪一个是我把你们卖了给他的呢？看哪！ 你们被卖是因你们的罪孽； 你们的母亲被离弃是因你们的过犯。 2 为什么我来的时候， 没有人在呢？为什么我呼唤的时候， 没有人答应呢？难道我的手太软弱不能救赎吗？或是我没有能力拯救吗？看哪！ 我以斥责使海干涸， 我使江河变成旷野， 江河的鱼因无水发臭， 因干渴而死。 3 我使诸天以黑暗为衣服， 以麻布作它们的遮盖。" 4 主耶和华赐给了我一个受教者的舌头， 使我知道怎样用言语扶助疲乏的人； 主每天清晨唤醒我， 他每天清晨唤醒我的耳朵， 使我能像受教者一样静听。 5 主耶和华开启了我的耳朵， 我并没有违抗， 也没有后退。 6 我把我的背给打我的人打， 把我的腮颊给拔我胡须的人拔； 我并没有掩面躲避人的羞辱和人的唾液。 7 但主耶和华必帮助我， 所以我必不羞愧， 因此我板着脸好像坚硬的燧石， 我也知道我必不会蒙羞。 8 那称我为义的， 与我相近； 谁与我争讼呢？让我们一同站起来吧！ 谁是指控我的？让他就近我来。 9 看哪！ 主耶和华帮助我， 谁能定我有罪呢？看哪！ 他们都要像衣服渐渐破旧， 蛀虫必把他们吃光。 10 你们中间谁是敬畏耶和华， 听从他仆人的声音的？谁是行在黑暗中， 没有亮光的呢？他该倚靠耶和华的名， 依赖他的 神。 11 看哪！ 你们点火的， 用火把围绕自己的， 都行在你们火焰的光里， 都走在你们所燃点的火把中吧！ 这是你们从我手里所要得的： 你们必躺卧在痛苦之中。