Zechariah

利巴嫩哪，開開你的門，任火燒滅你的香柏樹。

Open thy doors, O Lebanon, that the fire may devour thy cedars.

松樹啊，應當哀號；因為香柏樹傾倒，佳美的樹毀壞。巴珊的橡樹啊，應當哀號，因為茂盛的樹林已經倒了。

Howl, fir tree; for the cedar is fallen; because the mighty are spoiled: howl, O ye oaks of Bashan; for the forest of the vintage is come down. {mighty: or, gallants} {the forest...: or, the defenced forest}

聽啊，有牧人哀號的聲音，因他們榮華的草場毀壞了。有少壯獅子咆哮的聲音，因約但河旁的叢林荒廢了。

{There is} a voice of the howling of the shepherds; for their glory is spoiled: a voice of the roaring of young lions; for the pride of Jordan is spoiled.

耶和華─我的神如此說：你─撒迦利亞要牧養這將宰的群羊。

Thus saith the LORD my God; Feed the flock of the slaughter;

買他們的宰了他們，以自己為無罪；賣他們的說：耶和華是應當稱頌的，因我成為富足。牧養他們的並不憐恤他們。

Whose possessors slay them, and hold themselves not guilty: and they that sell them say, Blessed {be} the LORD; for I am rich: and their own shepherds pity them not.

耶和華說：我不再憐恤這地的居民，必將這民交給各人的鄰舍和他們王的手中。他們必毀滅這地，我也不救這民脫離他們的手。

For I will no more pity the inhabitants of the land, saith the LORD: but, lo, I will deliver the men every one into his neighbour's hand, and into the hand of his king: and they shall smite the land, and out of their hand I will not deliver {them}. {deliver: Heb. make to be found}

於是，我牧養這將宰的群羊，就是群中最困苦的羊。我拿著兩根杖，一根我稱為榮美，一根我稱為聯索。這樣，我牧養了群羊。

And I will feed the flock of slaughter, {even} you, O poor of the flock. And I took unto me two staves; the one I called Beauty, and the other I called Bands; and I fed the flock. {even...: or, verily the poor} {Bands: or, Binders}

一月之內，我除滅三個牧人，因為我的心厭煩他們；他們的心也憎嫌我。

Three shepherds also I cut off in one month; and my soul lothed them, and their soul also abhorred me. {lothed...: Heb. was straightened for them}

我就說：我不牧養你們。要死的，由他死；要喪亡的，由他喪亡；餘剩的，由他們彼此相食。

Then said I, I will not feed you: that that dieth, let it die; and that that is to be cut off, let it be cut off; and let the rest eat every one the flesh of another. {another: Heb. his fellow, or, neighbour}

我折斷那稱為榮美的杖，表明我廢棄與萬民所立的約。

And I took my staff, {even} Beauty, and cut it asunder, that I might break my covenant which I had made with all the people.

當日就廢棄了。這樣，那些仰望我的困苦羊就知道所說的是耶和華的話。

And it was broken in that day: and so the poor of the flock that waited upon me knew that it {was} the word of the LORD. {so...: or, the poor of the flock, etc. certainly knew}

我對他們說：你們若以為美，就給我工價。不然，就罷了！於是他們給了三十塊錢作為我的工價。

And I said unto them, If ye think good, give {me} my price; and if not, forbear. So they weighed for my price thirty {pieces} of silver. {If ye...: Heb. If it be good in your eyes}

耶和華吩咐我說：要把眾人所估定美好的價值丟給窯戶。我便將這三十塊錢，在耶和華的殿中丟給窯戶了。

And the LORD said unto me, Cast it unto the potter: a goodly price that I was prised at of them. And I took the thirty {pieces} of silver, and cast them to the potter in the house of the LORD.

我又折斷稱為聯索的那根杖，表明我廢棄猶大與以色列弟兄的情誼。

Then I cut asunder mine other staff, {even} Bands, that I might break the brotherhood between Judah and Israel. {Bands: or, Binders}

耶和華又吩咐我說：你再取愚昧人所用的器具，

And the LORD said unto me, Take unto thee yet the instruments of a foolish shepherd.

因我要在這地興起一個牧人。他不看顧喪亡的，不尋找分散的，不醫治受傷的，也不牧養強壯的；卻要吃肥羊的肉，撕裂他的蹄子。

For, lo, I will raise up a shepherd in the land, {which} shall not visit those that be cut off, neither shall seek the young one, nor heal that that is broken, nor feed that that standeth still: but he shall eat the flesh of the fat, and tear their claws in pieces. {cut off: or, hidden} {feed: or, bear}

無用的牧人丟棄羊群有禍了！刀必臨到他的膀臂和右眼上。他的膀臂必全然枯乾；他的右眼也必昏暗失明。

Woe to the idol shepherd that leaveth the flock! the sword {shall be} upon his arm, and upon his right eye: his arm shall be clean dried up, and his right eye shall be utterly darkened.