And what about you, Capernaum? Will you be lifted up to the heavens? No! You will go down to the place of the dead.

迦百农啊，你已经升到天上，将来必推下阴间。”

迦百农啊，你以为要被举到天上吗？你要被推下阴间！”

迦百农啊，你以为要被举到天上吗？你要被推下阴间！”

“迦百农啊，你将被提升到天上吗？不！你将被打落到阴间。”

还有你，迦百农啊！你会被高举到天上吗？你必降到阴间。

而你——迦百农啊，你将被高举到天上吗？不，你将下到阴间。

迦百農啊，你已經升到天上，將來必推下陰間。」

迦百農啊，你以為要被舉到天上嗎？你要被推下陰間！」

迦百農啊，你以為要被舉到天上嗎？你要被推下陰間！」

「迦百農啊，你將被提升到天上嗎？不！你將被打落到陰間。」

還有你，迦百農啊！你會被高舉到天上嗎？你必降到陰間。

你呢、迦伯農啊！難道你要被高舉到天上麼？你必被降下到陰間！

而你——迦百農啊，你將被高舉到天上嗎？不，你將下到陰間。

迦百農歟、爾將升於天乎、必下陰府耳、

迦百農乎、爾曾得升至天、又將推落暗府、

加伯農乎、爾曾得升至天、後必墮於地獄、

鳴呼葛法農！爾欲被陟而登青雲乎？爾必被降而入幽獄也！

And you, Capernaum, will you be lifted to the heavens? No, you will go down to Hades.

And you, Capernaum, will you be exalted to heaven? You shall be brought down to Hades.

And you people of Capernaum, will you be honored in heaven? No, you will go down to the place of the dead.”

And you, Capernaum, will you be exalted to heaven? No, you will go down to Hades.

And you, Capernaum, will not be exalted to heaven, will you? You will be brought down to Hades!

And you, Capernaum, who are exalted to heaven, will be brought down to Hades.

And thou, Capernaum, shalt thou be exalted unto heaven? thou shalt be brought down unto Hades.

And you, Capernaum, will you be exalted to heaven? No, you will go down to Hades!

And thou, Capernaum, which art exalted to heaven, shalt be thrust down to hell.

And you, Capernaum, will you be exalted to heaven? No, you will be thrown down to Hades!

You, Capernaum, who are exalted to heaven, will be brought down to Hades.

You said in your heart,‘ I will go up to the heavens. I’ll raise my throne above the stars of God. I’ll sit as king on the mountain where the gods meet. I’ll set up my throne on the highest slopes of Mount Zaphon.I will rise above the tops of the clouds. I’ll make myself like the Most High God.’But now you have been brought down to the place of the dead. You have been thrown into the deepest part of the pit.

Jesus left Nazareth and went to live in the city of Capernaum. It was by the lake in the area of Zebulun and Naphtali.

And what about you, Capernaum? Will you be lifted to the heavens? No! You will go down to the place of the dead. Suppose the miracles done in you had been done in Sodom. It would still be here today.

God did not spare angels when they sinned. Instead, he sent them to hell. He chained them up in dark prisons. He will keep them there until he judges them.

Do not be afraid of those who kill the body but can’t kill the soul. Instead, be afraid of the one who can destroy both soul and body in hell.

So Death opens its jaws to receive them. Its mouth is open wide to swallow them up. Their nobles and the rest of the people will go down into it. They will go there together with all those who have wild parties.

But they do not lie down with the other dead soldiers of long ago. Those soldiers and their weapons had gone down into the place of the dead. Their swords had been placed under their heads. Their shields rest on their bones. The soldiers of Meshek and Tubal do not lie down with them. This is true even though they had also spread terror while they were alive.

“ Which one of the trees of Eden can be compared with you? What tree is as glorious and majestic as you are? But you too will be brought down to the earth below. There you will join the trees of Eden. You will lie down with those who have not been circumcised. You will be among those who were killed by swords.“ That is what will happen to Pharaoh and his huge armies,” announces the Lord and King.

Then they said,“ Come on! Let’s build a city for ourselves. Let’s build a tower that reaches to the sky. We’ll make a name for ourselves. Then we won’t be scattered over the whole earth.”

“ Son of man, sing a song of sadness about the king of Tyre. Tell him,‘ The Lord and King says,“‘ “You were the model of perfection. You were full of wisdom. You were perfect and beautiful.You were in Eden. It was my garden. All kinds of jewels decorated you. Here is a list of them: carnelian, chrysolite and emerald, topaz, onyx and jasper, lapis lazuli, turquoise and beryl. Your settings and mountings were made out of gold. On the day you were created, they were prepared.I appointed you to be like a guardian angel. I anointed you for that purpose. You were on my holy mountain. You walked among the gleaming jewels.

Where can we go? The men who checked out the land have made us afraid. They say,‘ The people are stronger and taller than we are. The cities are large. They have walls that reach up to the sky. We even saw the Anakites there.’ ”

What if Babylon reached all the way to the heavens? What if it made its high walls even stronger? I would still send destroyers against it,” announces the Lord.

They will fall dead among those who were killed by swords. Nebuchadnezzar is ready to use his sword against them. Let Egypt be dragged off together with its huge armies.

In the place of the dead, the rich man was suffering terribly. He looked up and saw Abraham far away. Lazarus was by his side.

So I will bring you down together with those who go down into the grave. The people there lived long ago. You will have to live in the earth below. It will be like living in buildings that were destroyed many years ago. You will go down into the grave along with others. And you will never come back. You will not take your place in this world again.

They might dig down deep. But my powerful hand will take them out of there. They might climb up to the heavens. But I will bring them down from there.They might hide on top of Mount Carmel. But I will hunt them down and grab them. They might hide from me at the bottom of the ocean. But even there I will command the serpent to bite them.

Jesus finished saying all these things to the people who were listening. Then he entered Capernaum.There the servant of a Roman commander was sick and about to die. His master thought highly of him.

You have built your home as high as an eagle does. You have made your nest among the stars. But I will bring you down from there,” announces the Lord.

“ You will weep and grind your teeth together when you see those who are in God’s kingdom. You will see Abraham, Isaac and Jacob and all the prophets there. But you yourselves will be thrown out.

“ Son of man, weep over the huge army of Egypt. Tell the Egyptians they will go down into the earth below. The women singers from the other mighty nations will go down into the grave along with them and others.