人以非義之利、建造宅第、用人之力、不償其工者、禍必不遠、

那行不义盖房、行不公造楼、白白使用人的手工不给工价的有祸了！

祸哉！那以不公义盖房，以不公平造楼，白白使邻舍做工，却不给工钱的人，

祸哉！那以不公义盖房，以不公平造楼，白白使邻舍做工，却不给工钱的人，

耶和华说：“约西亚的儿子犹大王约雅敬啊，你有祸了！你以不公不义的手段建造宫廷殿宇，不给工人发工钱。

“用不义的手段建造自己房屋、用不公正的方法建筑自己楼房的，有祸了！他使自己的同胞白白作工，不把工资付给他们。

那行不義蓋房、行不公造樓、白白使用人的手工不給工價的有禍了！

禍哉！那以不公義蓋房，以不公平造樓，白白使鄰舍做工，卻不給工錢的人，

禍哉！那以不公義蓋房，以不公平造樓，白白使鄰舍做工，卻不給工錢的人，

耶和華說：「約西亞的兒子猶大王約雅敬啊，你有禍了！你以不公不義的手段建造宮廷殿宇，不給工人發工錢。

“用不義的手段建造自己房屋、用不公正的方法建築自己樓房的，有禍了！他使自己的同胞白白作工，不把工資付給他們。

『那憑不義而建造自己的房屋，憑不公而建築自己的房頂屋，白白使用人的工，而不給工資的、有禍啊！

以非義建第、以不公築室、役人而不給值、其人禍矣、

行不義而建宮、行不公而造樓、徒用人力、不償工值者、斯人必禍、

“ Woe to him who builds his palace by unrighteousness, his upper rooms by injustice, making his own people work for nothing, not paying them for their labor.

The Lord says,“ How terrible it will be for King Jehoiakim! He builds his palace by mistreating his people. He builds its upstairs rooms with money gained by sinning. He makes his own people work for nothing. He does not pay them for what they do.

“ Woe to him who builds his house by unrighteousness, and his upper rooms by injustice, who makes his neighbor serve him for nothing and does not give him his wages,

And the Lord says,“ What sorrow awaits Jehoiakim, who builds his palace with forced labor. He builds injustice into its walls, for he makes his neighbors work for nothing. He does not pay them for their labor.

Woe for the one who builds his palace through unrighteousness, his upstairs rooms through injustice, who makes his neighbor serve without pay and will not give him his wages,

“ Woe to him who builds his house without righteousness, And his upstairs rooms without justice, Who uses his neighbor’s services without pay And does not give him his wages,

“ Woe to him who builds his house by unrighteousness And his chambers by injustice, Who uses his neighbor’s service without wages And gives him nothing for his work,

Woe unto him that buildeth his house by unrighteousness, and his chambers by injustice; that useth his neighbor’s service without wages, and giveth him not his hire;

Woe for the one who builds his palace through unrighteousness, his upper rooms through injustice, who makes his fellow man serve without pay and will not give him his wages,

Woe unto him that buildeth his house by unrighteousness, and his chambers by wrong;[ that] useth his neighbour’s service without wages, and giveth him not for his work;

“‘ Sure to be judged is the king who builds his palace using injustice and treats people unfairly while adding its upper rooms. He makes his countrymen work for him for nothing. He does not pay them for their labor.

“ Woe to him who builds his house by unrighteousness, and his rooms by injustice; who uses his neighbor’s service without wages, and doesn’t give him his hire;

勿虐取、毋強據、傭人之值、勿留至明晨。

爾曹行惡殺人、得其貨財、以建郇邑、及耶路撒冷、

穫爾田之傭、不給其值、則籲呼升聞於萬有之主、

傭人貧乏、無論同族及旅於爾家者、爾毋虐取。屆期必給以值、日未沒時給之、蓋其貧乏、希望惟此、若其不得、恐呼籲耶和華、以罪歸爾。

爾貪不義之利、以富其家、營巢甚高、求免災害、禍必不遠、爾謀不軌、殲滅眾民、自取罪戾、貽羞家庭、壁中之石將呼、屋巔之梁將應、以訟爾罪、

使彼裸體從其後、枵腹負其禾、歸至室渴甚、又使之醡油製酒。

約雅金遵法老尼哥命、徵斯土之稅、橫征居民、各以其金饋法老尼哥。○約雅金乃魯馬人比太亞女西布大所出、年二十有五、即位於耶路撒冷、凡歷十一年、行惡於耶和華前、惟列祖所為是效。

萬有之主耶和華曰、我必涖臨、降災於爾、凡巫覡行淫之子、妄誓之輩、奪傭人之值、虐遇孤寡、使賓旅不得伸其枉屈、而不敬畏我者、必速降以罰。

放王於埃及、立其弟以利亞金、治猶大耶路撒冷、易名曰約雅金。

耶和華曰、猶大王、約西亞次子約雅金、既死之時、民不舉哀哭泣、曰、哀哉兄弟姊妹乎、惜哉我主、顯榮安在乎。