彼曰、我儕禁食而主不視、反躬克己而主不顧、是何故歟、曰、爾曹禁食、仍求利己、且勒逼人為爾作工、

他们说：‘我们禁食，你为何不看见呢？我们刻苦己心，你为何不理会呢？’看哪，你们禁食的日子仍求利益，勒逼人为你们做苦工。

“我们禁食，你为何不看呢？我们刻苦己心，你为何不理会呢？”看哪，你们禁食的时候仍追求私利，剥削为你们做苦工的人。

“我们禁食，你为何不看呢？我们刻苦己心，你为何不理会呢？”看哪，你们禁食的时候仍追求私利，剥削为你们做苦工的人。

他们说，‘我们禁食，你为什么不看呢？我们刻苦己身，你为什么不理睬呢？’我说，‘看啊，禁食之日你们仍然随心所欲，压榨你们的工人。

他们说：“为什么我们禁食，你不看呢？为什么我们刻苦己身，你不理会呢？”看哪！你们在禁食的日子，仍然追求自己喜欢作的事，欺压为你们作工的人。

于是他们问：‘我们禁食，你为什么不看；我们刻苦己心，你为什么不理会呢？’看哪！在禁食的日子里，你们实际上寻求自己所喜悦的，压迫一切为你们做工的人；

他們說：我們禁食，你為何不看見呢？我們刻苦己心，你為何不理會呢？看哪，你們禁食的日子仍求利益，勒逼人為你們做苦工。

「我們禁食，你為何不看呢？我們刻苦己心，你為何不理會呢？」看哪，你們禁食的時候仍追求私利，剝削為你們做苦工的人。

「我們禁食，你為何不看呢？我們刻苦己心，你為何不理會呢？」看哪，你們禁食的時候仍追求私利，剝削為你們做苦工的人。

他們說，『我們禁食，你為什麼不看呢？我們刻苦己身，你為什麼不理睬呢？』我說，『看啊，禁食之日你們仍然隨心所欲，壓榨你們的工人。

他們說：“為甚麼我們禁食，你不看呢？為甚麼我們刻苦己身，你不理會呢？”看哪！你們在禁食的日子，仍然追求自己喜歡作的事，欺壓為你們作工的人。

他們說：「為甚麼我們禁食，而你不看呢？為甚麼我們刻苦自己，而你不理會呢？」嘿，你們禁食的日子、仍然追求所喜歡作的事！逕自壓迫一切為你們作苦工的人！

於是他們問：『我們禁食，你為什麼不看；我們刻苦己心，你為什麼不理會呢？』看哪！在禁食的日子裡，你們實際上尋求自己所喜悅的，欺壓一切為你們做工的人；

彼曰、我禁食、爾不顧、我苦心、爾不知、何也、曰、爾禁食時、尚營己事、苛虐傭人、

彼曰、我已禁食、卑以自牧、爾不垂顧、其意何居、曰、爾雖禁食、乃縱私欲、威迫傭人。

‘ Why have we fasted,’ they say,‘ and you have not seen it? Why have we humbled ourselves, and you have not noticed?’“ Yet on the day of your fasting, you do as you please and exploit all your workers.

‘ We have gone without food,’ they say.‘ Why haven’t you noticed it? We have made ourselves suffer. Why haven’t you paid any attention to us?’“ On the day when you fast, you do as you please. You take advantage of all your workers.

‘ Why have we fasted, and you see it not? Why have we humbled ourselves, and you take no knowledge of it?’ Behold, in the day of your fast you seek your own pleasure, and oppress all your workers.

‘ We have fasted before you!’ they say.‘ Why aren’t you impressed? We have been very hard on ourselves, and you don’t even notice it!’“ I will tell you why!” I respond.“ It’s because you are fasting to please yourselves. Even while you fast, you keep oppressing your workers.

“ Why have we fasted, but you have not seen? We have denied ourselves, but you haven’t noticed!”“ Look, you do as you please on the day of your fast, and oppress all your workers.

‘ Why have we fasted and You do not see? Why have we humbled ourselves and You do not notice?’ Behold, on the day of your fast you find your desire, And oppress all your workers.

‘ Why have we fasted,’ they say,‘ and You have not seen? Why have we afflicted our souls, and You take no notice?’“ In fact, in the day of your fast you find pleasure, And exploit all your laborers.

Wherefore have we fasted, say they, and thou seest not? wherefore have we afflicted our soul, and thou takest no knowledge? Behold, in the day of your fast ye find your own pleasure, and exact all your labors.

“ Why have we fasted, but You have not seen? We have denied ourselves, but You haven’t noticed!”“ Look, you do as you please on the day of your fast, and oppress all your workers.

Wherefore have we fasted,[ say they], and thou seest not?[ wherefore] have we afflicted our soul, and thou takest no knowledge? Behold, in the day of your fast ye find pleasure, and exact all your labours.

They lament,‘ Why don’t you notice when we fast? Why don’t you pay attention when we humble ourselves?’ Look, at the same time you fast, you satisfy your selfish desires, you oppress your workers.

‘ Why have we fasted,’ they say,‘ and you don’t see? Why have we afflicted our soul, and you don’t notice?’“ Behold, in the day of your fast you find pleasure, and oppress all your laborers.

答曰、爾嘗言曰、服事天主、實屬徒勞、守其律法、守其律法或作守其所命守者何益之有、因萬有之主愀然度日、愀然度日或作常懷憂悶何益之有、

我哀哭禁食、反因此受毀謗、

有自視為義而藐視他人者、耶穌設喻謂之曰、二人登聖殿祈禱、一法利賽人、一稅吏、法利賽人獨立祈禱曰、感謝天主、我不似他人、強索、不義、姦淫、亦不似此稅吏、我七日禁食二日、以凡所得者、十輸其一、

不德律法者、其祈禱為主所厭惡、

當告國民與祭司曰、爾歷七十年、五月七月間、禁食哭泣、豈為我禁食乎、爾飲食、非為己而食、為己而飲哉、昔耶路撒冷及四圍之邑、尚有居民享平康、南方與平原平原或作窪地尚有人居、此言主豈未曾藉古先知宣告於眾乎、

尼尼微王聞言、聞言或作既聞此事下寶座、解衣、衣麻、坐於灰塵、王與大臣出諭、布告尼尼微邑曰、人與牲畜牛羊、勿食、勿飼、亦勿飲水、俱當衣麻、切切懇籲天主、各改其惡行、改其惡行原文作離其惡途下同勿復行強暴、

中心籌畫、遂責顯者及民長曰、爾取利於同族乎、乃招集大會以斥之、

長子對父曰、我事父多年、未嘗違命、父未以羔賜我、俾我與友同樂、

當是時我但以理悲哀、歷三七日、嘉肴不食、酒肉不入我口、不以膏沐身、俟滿三七日、

爾反歡喜宴樂、宰牛殺羊、食肉飲酒、曰、莫若食飲、蓋明日必死矣、

所約者、即人各釋放為奴婢之希伯來男女、任其自由、勿使同族猶大人為奴、奉約之諸侯伯及民眾、聞人各當釋其奴婢、任其自由、毋復使供役、皆遵言釋之、既而後悔、以所釋任意自由之奴婢、復使之歸、強之仍為奴婢、於是耶利米奉主命曰、主以色列之天主如是云、昔我導爾列祖出伊及、即彼為奴之地、其時我與彼立約曰、如爾同族希伯來人、被鬻於爾為奴、但事爾六年、屆第七年、爾當釋之離爾、任其自由、惟爾列祖不聽我、不傾耳以聽、今爾曹己悛改、行善於我前、宣告釋放同族、亦為此事、在為我名而建之殿、在為我名而建之殿或作在籲我名之殿於我前立約、爾又後悔、褻瀆我名、以所釋任意自由之奴婢、復使之歸、強之仍為奴婢、主如是云、爾曹不聽我、不願宣告釋爾同族同國之人、今我宣告爾、必使使或作任爾遭鋒刃、饑饉、疫癘、使爾受天下萬國之凌虐、

昔我震怒我民、使我子民受凌辱、付之爾手、乃爾毫不施矜憫、使老者負爾重軛、

其僕出、遇一同僕、負己銀一百第拿流、猶太小銀圓約銀一錢執之扼其喉曰、爾所負者、即償我、同僚俯伏求曰、請寛我、我必盡償、不允、乃下之於獄、待償所負、諸同僚見所為、甚不悅、以其事往告主人、其僕之主召之曰、惡哉僕乎、爾所負者、我盡免之、因爾求我也、爾不當憐同僚如我憐爾乎、其主人遂怒、付之獄吏、待其盡償所負、若爾各人不誠心赦兄弟之過、則我在天之父、待爾亦如是、

天主臨格巴蘭、巴蘭曰、我設七祭臺、祭臺上各獻犢一、羊一、

雅各族之長者、以色列族之秉權者、厭惡公義、以直為曲者、當聽斯言、爾曹殺人以建郇、行惡以建耶路撒冷、長者聽訟受賄、祭司訓民圖利、先知占卜謀財、猶自以為倚賴主、曰、主在我間、禍必不臨我身、

是日必守為大安息日、當刻苦齋戒、定為永例、

歷年既久、伊及王卒、以色列人因服役甚苦、太息號呼、因服役呼籲、籲聲上達於天主、天主聞其哀號、追念昔與亞伯拉罕以撒雅各所立之約、

七月十日為贖罪日、當有聖會、刻苦齋戒、亦當獻火祭於主、

受時、怨家主曰、我儕終日負苦當暑、彼後至者、工作僅半時、爾竟使之與我相等乎、

當如是行在七月十日、永為定例、爾曹當刻苦齋戒、勿操作、無論土著、與寄居爾中之外邦客旅、