其日爾當當或作將唱斯歌、以刺巴比倫王、曰、虐遇人者絕矣、強暴之事息矣、

你必题这诗歌论巴比伦王说：“欺压人的何竟息灭？强暴的何竟止息？

你必唱这诗歌嘲讽巴比伦王说：“欺压人的竟然灭亡！他的凶暴竟然止息！

你必唱这诗歌嘲讽巴比伦王说：“欺压人的竟然灭亡！他的凶暴竟然止息！

他们必这样讥笑巴比伦王：“暴君灭亡了！暴政结束了！

你必唱出这首诗歌来讽刺巴比伦王，说：“欺压人的，怎么止息了呢！强暴怎么止住了呢！

你必对巴比伦王唱这首讽刺歌：“压迫人的怎么止息了呢？凶暴怎么止息了呢？

你必題這詩歌論巴比倫王說：欺壓人的何竟熄滅？強暴的何竟止息？

你必唱這詩歌嘲諷巴比倫王說：「欺壓人的竟然滅亡！他的兇暴竟然止息！

你必唱這詩歌嘲諷巴比倫王說：「欺壓人的竟然滅亡！他的兇暴竟然止息！

他們必這樣譏笑巴比倫王：「暴君滅亡了！暴政結束了！

你必唱出這首詩歌來諷刺巴比倫王，說：“欺壓人的，怎麼止息了呢！強暴怎麼止住了呢！

你必發表這首言論歌來諷刺巴比倫王說：『啊，壓迫人的怎麼息滅了！狂暴怎麼止息了！

你必對巴比倫王唱這首諷刺歌：「壓迫人的怎麼止息了呢？凶暴怎麼止息了呢？

爾將對巴比倫王作歌曰、殘虐者奚絕乎、強暴者奚息乎、

you will take up this taunt against the king of Babylon: How the oppressor has come to an end! How his fury has ended!

they will make fun of the king of Babylon. They will say,“ See how the one who crushed others has fallen! See how his anger has come to an end!

you will take up this taunt against the king of Babylon:“ How the oppressor has ceased, the insolent fury ceased!

you will taunt the king of Babylon. You will say,“ The mighty man has been destroyed. Yes, your insolence is ended.

you will sing this song of contempt about the king of Babylon and say: How the oppressor has quieted down, and how the raging has become quiet!

that you will take up this taunt against the king of Babylon, and say,“ How the oppressor has ceased, And how the onslaught has ceased!

that you will take up this proverb against the king of Babylon, and say:“ How the oppressor has ceased, The golden city ceased!

that thou shalt take up this parable against the king of Babylon, and say, How hath the oppressor ceased! the golden city ceased!

you will sing this song of contempt about the king of Babylon and say: How the oppressor has quieted down, and how the raging has become quiet!

That thou shalt take up this proverb against the king of Babylon, and say, How hath the oppressor ceased! the golden city ceased!

you will taunt the king of Babylon with these words:“ Look how the oppressor has met his end! Hostility has ceased!

that you will take up this parable against the king of Babylon, and say,“ How the oppressor has ceased! The golden city has ceased!”

曰、此大邑衣以枲布紫絳之衣、飾以金珠寶石、富有如此之大、頃刻間消滅、哀哉、哀哉、

我必使虐遇爾者、自食其肉、自飲其血、如醉以新酒、使凡有血氣者、皆知我耶和華乃救爾者、雅各之全能主乃贖爾者、

我行於爾前、使曲為直、為爾毀銅門、斷鐵楗、必以暗中之貨財、及藏於密處之寶物賜爾、使爾知題爾名者、題爾名者或作呼爾名以召爾者乃我耶和華以色列之天主、

我但以理欲知第四獸之實、何為異於他獸、甚可畏懼、鐵齒銅爪、吞食嚼碎一切、以足踐其所餘、首有十角、又別生一角、三角墮於其前、其角有目、有口出言誇大、其狀較他角尤大、我曾見斯角與聖民戰而獲勝、迨亙古常在者來、至上者之聖民、得伸其冤、屆期聖民得國、彼曰、第四獸、即世間將有之第四國也、異於諸國、並吞天下、破碎蹂躪、其十角即此國中將興之十王、其後別興一王、異於前者、將服三王、向至上者出言誇大、困苦至上者之聖民、欲改時易法、聖民被付於其手、一載二載半載、

我必使我僕巴比倫王尼布甲尼撒、奉我遣率北方各族、來攻斯地與其居民、及四周之鄰國、必滅之殆盡、使其地永為荒涼、令人驚駭恥笑、此乃主所言、必使其中、再無欣喜之聲、歡樂之聲、新娶者之聲、新婦之聲、旋磨之聲、亦使再無燈光、斯全地必荒蕪、令人驚駭、斯諸國之民、必服事巴比倫王、歷七十年、七十年之期既畢、我降罰於巴比倫王與迦勒底民、治其罪戾、使迦勒底土地永為荒蕪、此乃主所言、昔耶利米以列國之事預言、錄於斯書、中有我降災迦勒底地之言、此言我必使有效驗於其國、或作凡我指迦勒底地而言者我必使應驗於其國耶利米指列國述預言記在此書之言必皆應驗眾多之邦國、強大之君王、必使迦勒底人為其服役、我必循其所行、視其手所作、而加以報施、

天主殿中大小器皿及寶物、並王與諸牧伯之寶物、悉攜至巴比倫、

迦勒底邦歟、列國不復稱爾為主母、當默然而坐、藏於幽暗、

素於萬邦中最為宏麗、迦勒底人所恃為己榮、且因驕傲之巴比倫、必見傾覆、如天主傾覆所多瑪俄摩拉然、

巴比倫王尼布甲尼撒噬我、毀我、使我如空器、吞我若龍、以我珍羞充滿其腹、且驅逐我、郇之居民曰、巴比倫虐遇我、損害我身、願罪歸巴比倫、耶路撒冷人曰、迦勒底居民殘殺我、願罪歸彼眾、

今我以此諸國、賜我僕巴比倫王尼布甲尼撒、亦以田野之百獸賜之、為其使役、列國之民必服事之、延及子孫、迨滅其國之時已屆、則眾多之邦國、強大之君王、必勒令巴比倫王服事、

爾如我之大鎚、如戰之器械、用爾碎諸國、毀列邦、用爾碎馬與乘馬者、用爾碎車與乘車者、用爾碎男女老幼、用爾碎壯士處女、用爾碎牧人與群畜、用爾碎農夫與耕牛、用爾碎侯伯與冢宰、主曰、巴比倫人及迦勒底居民、在郇邑所行之諸惡、我必報復、使爾目睹、或作主曰巴比倫人及迦勒底居民於爾目前在郇所行諸惡我必報之

天乎、諸聖徒及諸先知乎、爾曹當歡樂、因天主已報之為爾伸冤、○

斯眾必作嘲笑之歌以譏之、出諷刺之言以誚之、曰、禍哉爾歟、聚斂不屬己之財、何時為止、誠為己積累重大之孽債、困困原文作噬爾者突起、逐逐或作撼爾者忽醒、攘奪爾之所有、因爾劫掠多國、殺人流血、在國中、在邑中、行強暴、虐遇居民、故所餘之列國、亦將劫掠爾、禍哉爾歟、為己家積不義之財、結巢於高處、求免災害、爾謀不義、貽羞己家、殲民眾多、自取罪戾、壁中之石將乎、屋巔之梁將應、以訟爾罪、禍哉爾歟、殺人流血以建城、行諸不義以造邑、

並有權使獸像有生氣、使獸像能言、且能使不拜獸像者見殺、使眾人無論大小貧富、自主者、為奴者、皆在右手、或在額、受印誌焉、人若不受獸之印誌、或獸名數、皆不得貿易、

曰、主歟、我籲禱主、而主不垂聽、我向主呼冤、我向主呼冤或作我因人之強暴呼籲主而主不拯救、將至何時、何為使我目睹不義、人行惡作慝、人行惡作慝或作人行奸惡主何為徒觀、攘奪與兇暴恆於我前、怨隙滋生、爭端紛起、緣此律法已廢、是非不循理而決、惡者圍攻善人、以致曲直顛倒、○主曰、爾曹當觀於異邦中、必甚駭異、當爾之時、我將行一事、雖有人告爾、爾亦不信、我將使迦勒底人興起、斯族殘忍暴躁、徧行天下、天下原文作寛闊之地強據非己之邑、可畏可懼、下令決事、惟隨己意、下令決事惟隨己意或作其權衡威勢由己而出其馬疾於豹、迅於夜出之狼、或作彼之馬較豹尤疾彼眾為人較夜出之狼更暴騎卒驕泰踴躍、來自遠方、迅速若鷹、疾飛攫食、迅速若鷹疾飛攫食或作迅速而行如鷹疾飛攫食彼眾咸來、以行強暴、長驅大進、勢若東風、擄掠人民、多若塵沙、藐視君王、姍笑侯伯、譏嘲一切鞏固之城、築壘攻取、

蓋其罪滔天、其不義為天主記憶、以彼所加諸爾者還加之、視其所行、報之惟倍、於其所斟之杯、亦必倍斟以予之、彼如何自榮、如何奢華、當使之如何痛苦哀哭、蓋彼心內云、我坐后位、我非嫠婦、永不至哀哭、故一日之間、其災齊至、即死亡哀哭饑饉、亦被火焚、蓋審判之主天主、其能至大、

我聞司水天使曰、今在昔在之聖主、如是審判乃公義矣、世人流聖徒及先知之血、今主以血予之飲、彼受此報、宜也、

必授於虐遇爾者之手、彼曾謂爾曰、爾屈伏爾躬、任我儕由其上踰越而行、遂使爾背若塵土、若通衢、任人往來、

爾向利巴嫩施行強暴、殘害生靈、使俱惶恐、又殺人流血、在國中、在邑中、行強暴、虐遇居民、故必遘禍以為報、

戰爭之聲、聞於巴比倫地、並聞巴比倫遭大敗之風聲、碎全地之大鎚、何竟被折被碎、巴比倫在列邦中、何竟荒涼、

我必使天下萬國、加之凌虐惡待、使其被羞辱、被諷刺、被譏誚、被咒詛、在我所逐之之各處、

居各地之人民、野獸、飛鳥、主使咸歸王掌握、主使咸歸王掌握或作主皆付於王手使王統轄一切、金首即王也、

我發烈怒盛忿、降災於爾、大震忿怒譴責爾、爾四周之鄰邦、必詬詈爾、譏刺爾、以爾之事為警戒、為怪異、我耶和華已言之矣、

逞怒擊萬民不息、發忿轄列邦、逼迫不止者、主已折之、

哀哉金失其光、兼金變色、聖所之石、傾於各衢首、

我見婦飲聖徒之血、及為耶穌作證者之血、飲而醉矣、我見之不勝驚駭、

蓋民所負之重軛、所加於其肩之任、並督之之杖、主悉折斷、如罰米甸之日、