竟向天上之主自高、使人將其殿之器皿、取至爾前、爾與爾大臣及妃嬪、以之飲酒、讚美金銀銅鐵木石所造諸神、彼不見不聞不知、惟掌爾生氣生氣或作呼吸及爾命運爾命運原文作爾諸道塗之天主、爾反不頌揚之、

竟向天上的主自高，使人将他殿中的器皿拿到你面前，你和大臣、皇后、妃嫔用这器皿饮酒。你又赞美那不能看、不能听、无知无识、金、银、铜、铁、木、石所造的神，却没有将荣耀归与那手中有你气息，管理你一切行动的神。

竟向天上的主自高，差人将他殿中的器皿拿到你面前，你和大臣、王后、妃嫔用这器皿饮酒。你又赞美那不能看、不能听、无知无识，用金、银、铜、铁、木、石造的神明，没有将荣耀归与那手中掌管你气息，管理你一切行动的上帝。

竟向天上的主自高，差人将他殿中的器皿拿到你面前，你和大臣、王后、妃嫔用这器皿饮酒。你又赞美那不能看、不能听、无知无识，用金、银、铜、铁、木、石造的神明，没有将荣耀归与那手中掌管你气息，管理你一切行动的神。

竟在天上的主面前自大，命人拿来祂殿里的器皿，供你和大臣、王后、妃嫔用来饮酒，并颂赞不能看、不能听、一无所知、用金、银、铜、铁、木、石所造的神明，却不尊崇赐你生命气息、掌管你一举一动的上帝。

竟高抬自己，敌对天上的主，使人把他殿中的器皿拿到你面前来，你和你的大臣、妻妾、妃嫔用这些器皿喝酒；你又赞美那些不能看见、不能听见、什么都不能知道，用金、银、铜、铁、木、石所做的神，却没有把荣耀归给那手中有你的气息，和那掌管你一切命途的神。

反而对天上的主高举自己，让人把他殿中的器皿带到你面前来，你和你的大臣们、妻子们、妃嫔们都用这些来喝酒；你称赞那些不能看、不能听、不能知——用金、银、铜、铁、木、石所做的神明，却不尊崇那位掌握你的气息、掌握你一切道路的神。

竟向天上的主自高，使人將他殿中的器皿拿到你面前，你和大臣、皇后、妃嬪用這器皿飲酒。你又讚美那不能看、不能聽、無知無識、金、銀、銅、鐵、木、石所造的神，卻沒有將榮耀歸與那手中有你氣息，管理你一切行動的神。

竟向天上的主自高，差人將他殿中的器皿拿到你面前，你和大臣、王后、妃嬪用這器皿飲酒。你又讚美那不能看、不能聽、無知無識，用金、銀、銅、鐵、木、石造的神明，沒有將榮耀歸與那手中掌管你氣息，管理你一切行動的上帝。

竟向天上的主自高，差人將他殿中的器皿拿到你面前，你和大臣、王后、妃嬪用這器皿飲酒。你又讚美那不能看、不能聽、無知無識，用金、銀、銅、鐵、木、石造的神明，沒有將榮耀歸與那手中掌管你氣息，管理你一切行動的神。

竟在天上的主面前自大，命人拿來祂殿裡的器皿，供你和大臣、王后、妃嬪用來飲酒，並頌讚不能看、不能聽、一無所知、用金、銀、銅、鐵、木、石所造的神明，卻不尊崇賜你生命氣息、掌管你一舉一動的上帝。

竟高抬自己，敵對天上的主，使人把他殿中的器皿拿到你面前來，你和你的大臣、妻妾、妃嬪用這些器皿喝酒；你又讚美那些不能看見、不能聽見、甚麼都不能知道，用金、銀、銅、鐵、木、石所做的神，卻沒有把榮耀歸給那手中有你的氣息，和那掌管你一切命途的神。

竟對着天上的主高抬自己，叫人把他殿中的器皿拿到你面前，你和你大臣、王后、妃嬪竟用這些器皿來喝酒；你又稱頌那些金銀銅鐵、木頭石頭的神，就是那些不能看、不能聽、不能知道的；至於那手中執掌你氣息、那管理你一生行程的上帝、你卻不將尊榮歸與他。

反而對天上的主高舉自己，讓人把他殿中的器皿帶到你面前來，你和你的大臣們、妻子們、妃嬪們都用這些來喝酒；你稱讚那些不能看、不能聽、不能知——用金、銀、銅、鐵、木、石所做的神明，卻不尊崇那位掌握你的氣息、掌握你一切道路的神。

惟自高而抗天上之主、取其室中之器、至於爾前、爾與大臣后妃、用以飲酒、頌美金銀銅鐵木石之神、即無見無聞無知者、至於掌爾氣息、定爾道途之上帝、則不尊榮之、

惟驕其志、逆天之主、命取厥殿之器、王公后妃、用之飲酒、譽揚金銀銅鐵木石所造之上帝、彼不見不聞、不識不知、至於賜爾呼吸、整爾步履之上帝、爾反不頌美之、

Instead, you have set yourself up against the Lord of heaven. You had the goblets from his temple brought to you, and you and your nobles, your wives and your concubines drank wine from them. You praised the gods of silver and gold, of bronze, iron, wood and stone, which cannot see or hear or understand. But you did not honor the God who holds in his hand your life and all your ways.

You have taken your stand against the Lord of heaven. You had your servants bring cups from his temple to you. You and your nobles drank wine from them. So did your wives and concubines. You praised your gods. The statues of those gods are made out of silver, gold, bronze, iron, wood or stone. They can’t see or hear or understand anything. But you didn’t honor God. He holds in his hand your very life and everything you do.

but you have lifted up yourself against the Lord of heaven. And the vessels of his house have been brought in before you, and you and your lords, your wives, and your concubines have drunk wine from them. And you have praised the gods of silver and gold, of bronze, iron, wood, and stone, which do not see or hear or know, but the God in whose hand is your breath, and whose are all your ways, you have not honored.

For you have proudly defied the Lord of heaven and have had these cups from his Temple brought before you. You and your nobles and your wives and concubines have been drinking wine from them while praising gods of silver, gold, bronze, iron, wood, and stone— gods that neither see nor hear nor know anything at all. But you have not honored the God who gives you the breath of life and controls your destiny!

Instead, you have exalted yourself against the Lord of the heavens. The vessels from his house were brought to you, and as you and your nobles, wives, and concubines drank wine from them, you praised the gods made of silver and gold, bronze, iron, wood, and stone, which do not see or hear or understand. But you have not glorified the God who holds your life-breath in his hand and who controls the whole course of your life.

but you have risen up against the Lord of heaven; and they have brought the vessels of His house before you, and you and your nobles, your wives, and your concubines have been drinking wine out of them; and you have praised the gods of silver and gold, of bronze, iron, wood, and stone, which do not see, nor hear, nor understand. But the God in whose hand are your life breath and all your ways, you have not glorified.

And you have lifted yourself up against the Lord of heaven. They have brought the vessels of His house before you, and you and your lords, your wives and your concubines, have drunk wine from them. And you have praised the gods of silver and gold, bronze and iron, wood and stone, which do not see or hear or know; and the God who holds your breath in His hand and owns all your ways, you have not glorified.

but hast lifted up thyself against the Lord of heaven; and they have brought the vessels of his house before thee, and thou and thy lords, thy wives and thy concubines, have drunk wine from them; and thou hast praised the gods of silver and gold, of brass, iron, wood, and stone, which see not, nor hear, nor know; and the God in whose hand thy breath is, and whose are all thy ways, hast thou not glorified.

Instead, you have exalted yourself against the Lord of heaven. The vessels from His house were brought to you, and as you and your nobles, wives, and concubines drank wine from them, you praised the gods made of silver and gold, bronze, iron, wood, and stone, which do not see or hear or understand. But you have not glorified the God who holds your life-breath in His hand and who controls the whole course of your life.

But hast lifted up thyself against the Lord of heaven; and they have brought the vessels of his house before thee, and thou, and thy lords, thy wives, and thy concubines, have drunk wine in them; and thou hast praised the gods of silver, and gold, of brass, iron, wood, and stone, which see not, nor hear, nor know: and the God in whose hand thy breath[ is], and whose[ are] all thy ways, hast thou not glorified:

Instead, you have exalted yourself against the Lord of heaven. You brought before you the vessels from his temple, and you and your nobles, together with your wives and concubines, drank wine from them. You praised the gods of silver, gold, bronze, iron, wood, and stone– gods that cannot see or hear or comprehend! But you have not glorified the God who has in his control your very breath and all your ways!

but have lifted up yourself against the Lord of heaven; and they have brought the vessels of his house before you, and you and your lords, your wives, and your concubines, have drunk wine from them. You have praised the gods of silver and gold, of bronze, iron, wood, and stone, which don’t see, or hear, or know; and you have not glorified the God in whose hand your breath is, and whose are all your ways.

諸活物之生氣、在其手中、世人之性命、歸其掌握、

主歟、我知人之道不由乎己、人行於世、不能自定步趨、

爾毀謗誰、褻瀆誰、揚爾聲、高爾目、欲攻誰耶、乃攻以色列之聖者、

當招集善射者來攻巴比倫、惟爾挽弓者、列營於其四周而困之、不容一人逃避、視其所為而報之、循其所行而待之、因居心狂傲、逆主以色列之聖主故也、

故我尼布甲尼撒讚美稱謝頌揚天上之大主宰、其所為者最誠實、其道至公義、惟行動驕傲者、天主使之卑微、

時日將至、萬有之主必懲諸驕矜者、狂傲者、妄自尊大者、使之卑降、

天主豈非鑒我道途、豈非數我步履、

人之步履、為主所定、人豈能自識其道、

異邦之偶像、或金或銀、悉為人手所造、有口不能言、有目不能視、有耳不能聽、有鼻不能聞、有手不能以捫、有足不能以行、有喉不能以出聲、造偶像與賴偶像者、亦皆與偶像無異、

工人雕刻之偶像、何益之有、鑄像與偽師、偽師或作述虛誑之師何益之有、工人作不能言之偶像、賴己所作者、何益之有、或作工人所雕刻之偶像所鎔鑄之偶像虛偽不能應所作之偶像口不能言作之者賴之何益之有呼木偶曰、醒歟、呼不能言之石像曰、起歟、斯人禍矣、偶像豈能應應或作垂訓乎、俱飾以金銀者、其中無生氣、其中無生氣或作不通呼吸

爾因擊敗以東人而心驕、以此為榮、安居於宮猶可、何為自取其禍、致己與猶大國偕亡乎、

且無一物得隱於鞫我之天主前、皆於其目前皎然顯露、○

彼雖知天主、不以天主尊之、亦不謝之、乃思念虛妄、心以頑而愈昧、自稱為智、反成愚魯、以永生不可壞天主之榮、易以偶像、髣髴可壞之人、及禽獸昆蟲之形、

我行我寢、主皆詳察、我一切道、主皆深曉、

又予獸以口、能言誇大褻瀆之言、又予之權、可任意行事、可任意行事有原文抄本作可任意爭戰凡四十二月、獸啟口謗讟天主、謗讟天主之名、與其殿、及凡居於天者、

不為人手所事、亦不需一物、乃以生命呼吸萬物賜眾、

主曰、今我奮興、顯為崇高、顯為至上、

耶和華天主以土造人、以生氣噓入其鼻、而人成為生靈、

非利士人之諸伯咸集、欲獻大祭於其神大袞、且宴樂、彼曰、我之神已以我敵參孫付我手矣、

天主所賜之生氣、如定意使歸於己、則凡有血氣者必死亡、世人皆歸於塵、

甫入教者、不可為以毘司可普、恐其自高、陷於魔之罪、與魔同刑、

祝之曰、願天地之主宰、至高之天主、賜福於亞伯蘭、

列國之偶像、或金或銀、為人手所造、有口不能言、有目不能視、有耳不能聞、且口無呼吸之氣、

驕傲者、其心不正直、惟義者、以信得生、

天乃主之天、主將地賜之於人、

人自囊傾金、以衡衡銀、覓銀工、製神像、俯伏崇拜、舉而舁之於肩、置於定處、立而不離其所、呼籲之而不應、亦不能救人於難、

其氣一斷、即歸塵埃、其計謀即日泯滅、

主天主造諸天而張之、闢地及造其上之萬物、以生氣賦地上之生民、以靈性畀凡行於地者、今如是云、

蓋我儕賴之而生而動而存、如爾中詩人所云、我眾為其所生、既為天主所生、則不當思天主之體、似金似銀似石、為人工機巧所製、

伯沙撒王飲至半酣、命人將其父父或作祖尼布甲尼撒、自耶路撒冷之殿中、所取取或作掠出下同之金銀器皿、攜之至、使王與大臣妃嬪、以之飲酒、於是以其金銀器皿、自耶路撒冷天主之殿中所取者、攜之至、王與大臣及妃嬪、遂以之飲酒、眾飲酒、讚美金銀銅鐵木石所造諸神、

非利士人以天主之匱、自以便以謝攜至亞實突、以天主之匱舁入大袞廟、置於大袞側、次日、亞實突人夙興、見大袞面仆於地、在主之匱前、遂以大袞復立於其所、又次日夙興、見大袞仍面仆於地、在主之匱前、且大袞之首與二手、斷於門閾之上、惟遺大袞殘體而已、故大袞之祭司、及凡入亞實突大袞廟者、不履門閾、至於今日、主降重災於亞實突人、毀其眾、毀其眾或作使之恐惶使之生痔、痔或作毒瘡下同亞實突與其四境皆然、亞實突人見此、則曰以色列天主之匱、不可居於我間、因其降災於我及我神大袞、遂遣人集非利士人之諸伯、問之曰、我為以色列天主之匱、當如何以行、曰、當以以色列天主之匱、運至迦特、遂以以色列天主之匱、運至迦特、運之後、主降災於其邑、使邑人大恐惶、使之無論老幼生痔於下體、

人子、當告推羅王曰、主天主如是云、爾心驕傲、自謂我乃神、我坐神之位於海中、爾實屬人、並非神也、自以為己心如神心、

論及食祭偶像之物、我儕知偶像在世間為虛無、亦知天主獨一無他、

因爾美麗、中心驕傲、妄用智慧以自榮、故我必使爾於列王前、傾仆於地、為眾目所睹、

主天主如是云、譬彼樹木、其株崇高、其巔茂密、因而心高志傲、

爾甚巧於貿易、增益貲財、遂因貲財心驕、

主一掩面、便皆驚惶、主使之氣絕、便皆死亡歸於塵土、