獲不義之財、以富其家、營巢於高處、以避凶暴之手、其人禍哉、

为本家积蓄不义之财、在高处搭窝、指望免灾的有祸了！

祸哉！那为本家积蓄不义之财、在高处搭窝、指望得免灾祸的人！

祸哉！那为本家积蓄不义之财、在高处搭窝、指望得免灾祸的人！

“为自己的家积蓄不义之财、在高处搭窝躲避灾祸的人啊，你们有祸了！

你这为自己的家积聚不义之财，在高处搭窝，以逃避灾害的，有祸了！

為本家積蓄不義之財、在高處搭窩、指望免災的有禍了！

禍哉！那為本家積蓄不義之財、在高處搭窩、指望得免災禍的人！

禍哉！那為本家積蓄不義之財、在高處搭窩、指望得免災禍的人！

「為自己的家積蓄不義之財、在高處搭窩躲避災禍的人啊，你們有禍了！

你這為自己的家積聚不義之財，在高處搭窩，以逃避災害的，有禍了！

為自己的家積蓄着不義的臭錢，去在高處搭窩，指望着安穩、免受災禍之掌握的、有禍啊！

爾貪不義之利、以富其家、營巢甚高、求免災害、禍必不遠、

禍哉爾歟、為己家積不義之財、結巢於高處、求免災害、

“ Woe to him who builds his house by unjust gain, setting his nest on high to escape the clutches of ruin!

“ How terrible it will be for the Babylonians! They build their kingdom with money that they gained by cheating others. They have tried to make the kingdom as secure as possible. After all, they did not want to be destroyed.

“ Woe to him who gets evil gain for his house, to set his nest on high, to be safe from the reach of harm!

“ What sorrow awaits you who build big houses with money gained dishonestly! You believe your wealth will buy security, putting your family’s nest beyond the reach of danger.

Woe to him who dishonestly makes wealth for his house to place his nest on high, to escape the grasp of disaster!

“ Woe to him who makes evil profit for his household, To put his nest on high, To be saved from the hand of catastrophe!

“ Woe to him who covets evil gain for his house, That he may set his nest on high, That he may be delivered from the power of disaster!

Woe to him that getteth an evil gain for his house, that he may set his nest on high, that he may be delivered from the hand of evil!

Woe to him who dishonestly makes wealth for his house to place his nest on high, to escape from the reach of disaster!

Woe to him that coveteth an evil covetousness to his house, that he may set his nest on high, that he may be delivered from the power of evil!

The one who builds his house by unjust gain is as good as dead. He does this so he can build his nest way up high and escape the clutches of disaster.

Woe to him who gets an evil gain for his house, that he may set his nest on high, that he may be delivered from the hand of evil!

爾居巖穴、據山巔者、自以為可畏、心傲而自欺、爾縱若鷹巢於高處、我必取爾、自彼而降、耶和華言之矣、

我復舉目、見一飛卷、彼謂我曰、爾所見維何、我曰、見一飛卷、長二十肘、廣十肘、彼曰、此乃呪詛、遍行斯土、凡盜竊者、必按卷此面之文而見絕、凡妄誓者、必按卷彼面之文而見絕、萬軍之耶和華曰、我出此卷、使入盜賊之室、與指我名而妄誓者之室、恆處其中、而毀滅之、爰及木石、○

上帝僕以利沙之僕基哈西曰、我主惜此亞蘭人乃縵之費、不受其手所攜者、我指維生之耶和華而誓、我必追之、少索其物、基哈西遂追乃縵、乃縵見人趨而追之、下車迓之曰、安乎、曰、安、我主遣我告爾曰、適有先知徒少者二人、自以法蓮山地至我、請爾以銀一他連得、衣二襲予之、乃縵曰、請受二他連得、強之受、乃以銀二他連得、置於二囊、及衣二襲、付於二僕、二僕荷之、行於其前、既至山岡、則由僕手接之、藏於室、遣二人去、基哈西入、立於主前、以利沙曰、基哈西、汝奚自、曰、爾僕無所往、曰、其人下車、轉而迓爾時、我心豈不偕往乎、是時豈可受銀與衣、以購橄欖園、葡萄園、牛羊僕婢乎、緣此、乃縵之癩必附爾身、爰及苗裔、至於永世、基哈西退而出、遂為癩者、其白如雪、

我於所奪之物中、見有示拿之美衣、及銀二百舍客勒、金鋌五十舍客勒、則貪而取之、今在我幕、匿於地中、銀在其下、約書亞遣人趨至厥幕、其衣果藏於幕、銀在其下、乃自幕中取出、攜至約書亞及以色列眾、置於耶和華前、約書亞同以色列眾、取謝拉裔亞干、與銀衣金鋌、暨子女牛羊驢幕、及凡所有、攜至亞割谷、約書亞曰、爾何貽禍我儕、今日耶和華必禍爾、於是以色列人以石擊之、以火焚之、及其全家、堆石其上、至今猶存、耶和華乃息其烈怒、故其地名曰亞割谷、至於今日、

惡者以心之欲為誇、貪者背棄耶和華、而侮慢之、惡者其容驕矜、謂耶和華必不究斥、意中絕無上帝兮、彼之所為、恆穩固兮、爾之讞典高遠、其目所不及、凡厥仇敵、悉為所叱兮、意謂我躬不致動搖、累世不經挫折、

其心以為家室恆存、第宅留至萬代、遂以己名名其地兮、

羅得妻隨行返顧、變為鹽柱、亞伯拉罕夙興、至昔立於耶和華前之處、瞻望所多瑪蛾摩拉、與平原全境、見其烟燄上騰、如出於爐、○當上帝殄滅平原諸邑、傾覆羅得所居之邑時、眷念亞伯拉罕、拯羅得出於災、○羅得懼居瑣珥、挈二女去彼、而入於山、同處巖穴、長女謂季女曰、吾父已老、斯土又無人與我為偶、以循人道、莫若使父飲酒、而與偕寢、以存其後、是夜飲父以酒、長女與之寢、女之臥起、父不及知、翌日、長女謂季女曰、我昨與父偕寢、今夕仍飲以酒、爾可偕寢、以存其後、是夜亦飲父以酒、季女偕寢、女之臥起、父亦不知、如是、羅得二女由父懷妊、長女生子、命名摩押、為摩押族之祖、季女亦生子、命名便亞米、為亞捫族之祖、

其神之雕像、必焚以火、其上金銀、勿貪勿取、免爾因此陷於坎阱、以其為爾上帝耶和華所惡也、可憎之物、勿攜入室、恐爾亦成為當滅者、與物無異、必憾之甚、憎之極、以其為當滅之物也、

自謂我必永為主母、不思此事、不慮厥終、○爾宴樂安居、自謂有我、我外無他、必不孤坐為嫠、亦不喪子、爾其聽諸、一日之間、俄頃之際、二者臨爾、為嫠喪子、在爾多行邪術、廣施符呪之時、其災必悉臨爾、

時、所多瑪蛾摩拉、未為耶和華所滅、自約但平原、至於瑣珥、土皆潤澤、如耶和華囿、與埃及地等、羅得舉目觀之、遂擇約但平原而東徙、二人相別、亞伯蘭居迦南地、羅得寓平原之邑、遷徙其幕、至所多瑪、所多瑪人作惡、重獲罪於耶和華、○

曰、試觀斯人、不以上帝為力、惟恃多財、以惡自固兮、

蓋彼曾與我儕同列、共任此役、斯人以不義之償購田、身仆、腹裂、其腸突流、耶路撒冷居民悉知之、故方言稱其田曰、亞革大馬、即血田也、詩篇載云、俾其室荒墟、無人居之、又云、其督率之職、他人取之、故主耶穌在我儕中出入時、自約翰施洗始、至其別我接昇之日、須於常與我儕偕者、選舉一人、同證其復起也、於是舉二人、一約瑟稱巴撒巴又名猶士都、一馬提亞、乃祈曰、識眾心之主歟、於此二人、示爾所選者為誰、俾得與於此役、及使徒之職、猶大已由之墮落、而往己地矣、

禍哉斯人也、以其行該隱之途、且為利而趨巴蘭之謬、淪亡於可拉之違言、

告之曰、耶和華云、汝既殺人、又據其業乎、又告之曰、耶和華云、犬於何處舐拿伯之血、亦必於彼舐爾之血、亞哈謂以利亞曰、我敵、爾遇我乎、曰、我遇爾矣、因爾自鬻、行耶和華所惡、耶和華云、我必降災於爾、掃除乎爾、爾之丁男、無論被束者、自由者、悉絕之於以色列中、亦必使爾家、如尼八子耶羅波安之家、亦如亞希雅子巴沙之家、緣爾激我震怒、使以色列族陷罪、論及耶洗別、耶和華云、耶洗別必為犬所噬、在耶斯列城側、凡屬亞哈、死於邑者、犬必食之、死於野者、鳥必食之、

亞哈謂拿伯曰、爾之葡萄園、鄰於我宮、給我為圃、我易以尤佳之園、爾若欲得其值、我則予爾以金、拿伯曰、願耶和華禁我、以我祖之遺業給爾、亞哈聞耶斯列人拿伯言、我不以祖遺業給爾、乃抑鬱不樂、回宮臥牀、面壁不食、

爾曰、我與死亡結約、與陰府訂盟、凶災流行、不及我身、我恃乎欺誑、匿於虛偽、

富人之財、為其堅城、視若高垣、隕越為心驕之繼、謙遜在尊榮之先、

以非義建第、以不公築室、役人而不給值、其人禍矣、彼曰、我必建巨宅、築廣廈、闢窗牖、蓋以香柏、塗以丹雘、爾以香柏之工競美、豈得因此為王乎、爾父式飲式食、秉公行義、而獲福祉、彼為貧乏伸冤、遂得亨通、耶和華曰、如是豈非識我乎、惟爾心目、專務貪婪、流無辜之血、行強迫暴虐、故耶和華論猶大王約西亞子約雅敬云、民不悼之曰、哀哉我昆弟、哀哉我姊妹、亦不悼之曰、哀哉我主、哀哉我主之榮、人必曳之而出、擲於耶路撒冷邑外、瘞之如驢、○

蓋彼虐遇貧民、而遺棄之、強據第宅、不得建立、以其中心無厭、故所悅者、無一存留、所遺無不吞噬、故其昌盛弗久、當富有充裕時、必遭艱窘、困苦之人、咸加手於其身、彼將果腹、上帝降以烈怒、食時雨於厥躬、逃避鐵器、銅弓發矢穿之、自拔而出之、光明之鏃、離乎其膽、而威烈臨焉、凡諸幽暗、為其財寶而集、非人所燃之火、必焚其身、滅其幕中所遺、天必彰其罪、地起而攻之、其家產過而不留、消亡於上帝震怒之日、

爾雖高居如鷹、結巢星間、我必使爾下墜、耶和華言之矣、