惟此迦勒底民之國、古昔原無、乃亞述為野民所立、今建築崇臺、或作惟此迦勒底民其國古昔建立後歸無有乃亞述所滅使為野獸所處今復興建築崇臺以毀推羅之宮殿、使成邱墟、

看哪，迦勒底人之地向来没有这民，这国是亚述人为住旷野的人所立的。现在他们建筑戍楼，拆毁推罗的宫殿，使她成为荒凉。

看哪，迦勒底人之地，这国民如今已不复存在。亚述人使它成为住旷野者的居所。他们建筑自己的瞭望楼，拆毁它的宫殿，使它成为荒凉。

看哪，迦勒底人之地，这国民如今已不复存在。亚述人使它成为住旷野者的居所。他们建筑自己的瞭望楼，拆毁它的宫殿，使它成为荒凉。

看看迦勒底人的土地，那里已杳无人烟！亚述人使它成为野兽出没之地，他们筑起围城的高台，摧毁它的宫殿，使它沦为废墟。

看哪！使推罗成为旷野，走兽居住之处的，是来自迦勒底地的人，而不是亚述人；他们要筑起攻城的高塔，拆毁推罗的城堡，使它成为废墟。

看哪！迦勒底人之地——这地上的国民已经不在了。亚述人把这地指定给旷野的走兽；他们立起攻城塔，把城堡彻底摧毁，使地变为废墟。

看哪，迦勒底人之地向來沒有這民，這國是亞述人為住曠野的人所立的。現在他們建築戍樓，拆毀泰爾的宮殿，使她成為荒涼。）

看哪，迦勒底人之地，這國民如今已不復存在。亞述人使它成為住曠野者的居所。他們建築自己的瞭望樓，拆毀它的宮殿，使它成為荒涼。

看哪，迦勒底人之地，這國民如今已不復存在。亞述人使它成為住曠野者的居所。他們建築自己的瞭望樓，拆毀它的宮殿，使它成為荒涼。

看看迦勒底人的土地，那裡已杳無人煙！亞述人使它成為野獸出沒之地，他們築起圍城的高臺，摧毀它的宮殿，使它淪為廢墟。

看哪！使推羅成為曠野，走獸居住之處的，是來自迦勒底地的人，而不是亞述人；他們要築起攻城的高塔，拆毀推羅的城堡，使它成為廢墟。

看哪，迦勒底人之地；這人民已不成為人民了；亞述人使她成為住曠野者之地；他們立起攻城的設備來，將城的宮堡毁為平地，使城變為廢瓦頹牆。

看哪！迦勒底人之地——這地上的國民已經不在了。亞述人把這地指定給曠野的走獸；他們立起攻城塔，把城堡徹底摧毀，使地變為廢墟。

試觀迦勒底地、無有居民、亞述人使為野獸之所、建築戍樓、毀其宮室、使為邱墟、

昔迦勒底未建國時、其民為野民、亞述人使之雜處、今築崇臺、毀推羅之宮殿、悉為瓦礫。

Look at the land of the Babylonians, this people that is now of no account! The Assyrians have made it a place for desert creatures; they raised up their siege towers, they stripped its fortresses bare and turned it into a ruin.

Look at the land of the Babylonians. No one lives there anymore. The Assyrians have turned it into a place for desert creatures. They built their towers in order to attack it. They took everything out of its forts. They knocked down all its buildings.

Behold the land of the Chaldeans! This is the people that was not; Assyria destined it for wild beasts. They erected their siege towers, they stripped her palaces bare, they made her a ruin.

Look at the land of Babylonia— the people of that land are gone! The Assyrians have handed Babylon over to the wild animals of the desert. They have built siege ramps against its walls, torn down its palaces, and turned it to a heap of rubble.

Look at the land of the Chaldeans— a people who no longer exist. Assyria destined it for desert creatures. They set up their siege towers and stripped its palaces. They made it a ruin.

Behold, the land of the Chaldeans— this is the people that did not exist; Assyria allocated it for desert creatures— they erected their siege towers, they stripped its palaces, they made it a ruin.

Behold, the land of the Chaldeans, This people which was not; Assyria founded it for wild beasts of the desert. They set up its towers, They raised up its palaces, And brought it to ruin.

Behold, the land of the Chaldeans: this people was not; the Assyrian founded it for them that dwell in the wilderness; they set up their towers; they overthrew the palaces thereof; they made it a ruin.

Look at the land of the Chaldeans— a people who no longer exist. Assyria destined it for desert creatures. They set up their siege towers and stripped its palaces. They made it a ruin.

Behold the land of the Chaldeans; this people was not,[ till] the Assyrian founded it for them that dwell in the wilderness: they set up the towers thereof, they raised up the palaces thereof;[ and] he brought it to ruin.

Look at the land of the Chaldeans, these people who have lost their identity! The Assyrians have made it a home for wild animals. They erected their siege towers, demolished its fortresses, and turned it into a heap of ruins.

Behold, the land of the Chaldeans. This people didn’t exist. The Assyrians founded it for those who dwell in the wilderness. They set up their towers. They overthrew its palaces. They made it a ruin.

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、

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、

惟亞述王不如是思維、心中不如是意念、乃欲毀滅諸國、欲殄絕淨盡、

其初立國、在巴別、以力、亞甲、甲尼、俱在示拿地、亞述由彼地而出、或作由彼往亞述建尼尼微、利何伯伊爾、與迦拉、

當時巴比倫王巴拉但子比羅達巴拉但比羅達巴拉但或作米羅達巴拉但聞希西家病愈、遣使致書、餽禮物於希西家、

言時、又一人至、曰、迦勒底人、分為三隊、猝然而至、掠駝、以刀殺僕、惟我一人逃遁以告爾、

亞述王使人自巴比倫、古他、亞瓦、哈末、西法瓦音、來居撒瑪利亞諸邑、以代以色列人、遂據撒瑪利亞、居其城邑、

主天主曰、我必使諸王之王、巴比倫王尼布甲尼撒、率戰車馬卒、與軍旅眾多、來自北方、攻爾推羅、在平原爾之屬邑、必滅之以鋒刃、建樓築壘以困爾、舉干戈攻擊爾、設攻城之具、攻城之具或作羊頭鎚欲破爾城垣、以鐵器毀爾鞏固之臺、城既攻破、敵入爾門、因其馬眾多、塵埃蔽爾、或作因其馬眾多塵埃蔽爾彼入爾之城門如入已攻破之城乘馬者號呼、車輪轟轟、使爾城垣震動、其馬之蹏、必踐爾諸街衢、必以刃殺戮爾民、爾所倚之偶像、必傾仆於地、彼攘爾財、掠爾貨、拆爾墻垣、毀爾華宮、將爾之石木塵土、俱投水中、我必使爾中不復有謳歌之聲、不復聞琴瑟之聲、我必使爾為光潔之磬、曬網之所、不得復建、因我耶和華已言之矣、此乃主天主所言、主天主告推羅曰、爾之城垣傾圮、見傷者號呼、居民被殺、洲島聞之、豈不震動、海國君王、將下其位、解其麗服、去其繡裳、全身戰慄、坐於塗炭、塗炭原文作地上時時恐懼、為爾故驚駭不勝、彼眾為爾作哀歌、謂爾曰、惟爾斯邑、素為航海商賈所集之所、為航海商賈所集之所或作為海民所居之所聲名播揚、甚鞏固於海中、居民大有威勢、使列邦居民、無不畏懼、今竟滅亡、爾傾仆之日、群島震動、海中群島、見爾結局、無不驚惶、主天主如是云、推羅歟、我必使爾荒蕪、如無人居處之邑、使深淵大水淹沒爾、我必使爾與入墓者偕處、下至久死者之所、置爾在地之深處、自古寂寞之所、與入墓者同處、使爾中無人居處、此後我使活人之地、活人之地即以色列地復得榮華、我必使爾歸於烏有、令人驚惶、或作我必使爾倏然滅沒歸於烏有人雖尋爾、永不尋得、此乃主天主所言、

第三河名希底結、流於亞述東、第四河即伯拉河、

哈蘭死於故土、即迦勒底之吾珥邑、其父他拉尚在、

因天主在彼淆天下人之言語、而散之遍地、故名其邑曰巴別、巴別譯即混亂之義○

乃離迦勒底、居哈蘭、其父死後、天主徙之至此地、即爾今所居者、

亞述人必受禍、我怒如梃、我忿猶杖、為其手所執、

居於曠野者必跪於其前、其仇敵必伏於塵埃、

他拉挈亞伯蘭與孫、即哈蘭子羅得、及子婦撒萊、咸出迦勒底之吾珥邑、欲往迦南地、至於哈蘭居焉、

故主使亞述王之軍長來攻之、以鐃鈎擒瑪拿西、繫以銅索、解至巴比倫、

人子、巴比倫王尼布甲尼撒、使其軍旅環攻推羅、勞苦已極、首各除髮、肩各裂皮、彼與軍旅、攻推羅辛勤、未得犒勞、

我尼布甲尼撒王曰、此巴比倫大城、非我用大能建為王都、以顯我榮者乎、

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