结14:1 有几个以色列的长老来见我，在我面前坐下。
结14:1 Then certain of the responsible men of Israel came to me and took their seats before me.
结14:2 耶和华的话就临到我说：
结14:2 And the word of the Lord came to me, saying,
结14:3 “人子啊！这些人已经把他们的偶像接到心里去，把那陷他们在罪孽中的绊脚石放在自己面前，我怎能让他们向我求问呢？
结14:3 Son of man, these men have taken their false gods into their hearts and put before their faces the sin which is the cause of their fall: am I to give ear when they come to me for directions?
结14:4 因此，你要告诉他们，对他们说：‘主耶和华这样说：以色列家的人中，凡把他的偶像接到心里去，把那陷自己在罪孽中的绊脚石放在自己面前，却又来见先知的，我耶和华必按他拜众多偶像的罪报应他，
结14:4 For this cause say to them, These are the words of the Lord: Every man of Israel who has taken his false god into his heart, and put before his face the sin which is the cause of his fall, and comes to the prophet; I the Lord will give him an answer by myself in agreement with the number of his false gods;
结14:5 好夺回以色列家的心。他们众人因自己的偶像，与我疏远。’
结14:5 So as to take the children of Israel in the thoughts of their hearts, because they have become strange to me through their false gods.
结14:6 劝人民离弃偶像归向真神“因此，你要对以色列家说：‘主耶和华这样说：回转吧！转离你们的偶像！转脸离弃你们一切可憎之物吧！
结14:6 For this cause say to the children of Israel, These are the words of the Lord: Come back and give up your false gods and let your faces be turned from your disgusting things.
结14:7 因为以色列家的人中，或是在以色列寄居的外族人中，凡与我疏远，把他们的偶像接到心里去，把那陷自己在罪孽中的绊脚石放在自己面前，却又来见先知，要为自己求问我的，我耶和华必亲自报应他；
结14:7 When any one of the men of Israel, or of those from other lands who are living in Israel, who has become strange to me, and takes his false gods into his heart, and puts before his face the sin which is the cause of his fall, comes to the prophet to get directions from me; I the Lord will give him an answer by myself:
结14:8 我必向那人变脸，使他成为别人的鉴戒和讥笑的对象；我要把他从我子民中剪除；你们就知道我是耶和华。
结14:8 And my face will be turned against that man, and I will make him a sign and a common saying, cutting him off from among my people; and you will be certain that I am the Lord.
结14:9 如果有先知被欺骗说一句话，是我耶和华任那先知受欺骗的；我必伸手攻击他，把他从我子民以色列中除灭。
结14:9 And if the prophet, tricked by deceit, says anything, it is I the Lord by whom he has been tricked, and I will put out my hand against him, and he will be cut off from among my people Israel.
结14:10 他们必担当自己的罪孽；求问的人的罪孽怎样，先知的罪孽也必怎样。
结14:10 And the punishment of their sin will be on them: the sin of the prophet will be the same as the sin of him who goes to him for directions;
结14:11 这样，以色列家必不再走迷路离开我，也不再因他们的一切过犯玷污自己；他们要作我的子民，我要作他们的 神。这是主耶和华的宣告。’”
结14:11 So that the children of Israel may no longer go wandering away from me, or make themselves unclean with all their wrongdoing; but they will be my people, and I will be their God, says the Lord.
结14:12 耶和华的话又临到我说：
结14:12 And the word of the Lord came to me, saying,
结14:13 “人子啊！如果一国行了不忠的事得罪我，我就必伸手攻击那国，断绝那地的粮食，使饥荒临到那地，使人和牲畜都从那地剪除，
结14:13 Son of man, when a land, sinning against me, does wrong, and my hand is stretched out against it, and the support of its bread is broken, and I make it short of food, cutting off man and beast from it:
结14:14 即使有挪亚、但以理和约伯这三个人，他们也只能因自己的义救自己的性命。这是主耶和华的宣告。
结14:14 Even if these three men, Noah, Daniel, and Job, were in it, only themselves would they keep safe by their righteousness, says the Lord.
结14:15 如果我使猛兽经过那地，蹂躏那地，使它荒凉，以致因为这些兽的缘故，没有人敢经过；
结14:15 Or if I send evil beasts through the land causing destruction and making it waste, so that no man may go through because of the beasts:
结14:16 即使有这三个人在其中，我指着我的永生起誓，他们只能救自己，连儿女也不能救，那地却仍然荒凉。这是主耶和华的宣告。
结14:16 Even if these three men were in it, by my life, says the Lord, they would not keep safe their sons or daughters, but only themselves, and the land would be made waste.
结14:17 如果我使刀剑临到那地，说：‘愿刀剑经过那地，好让我把人和牲畜从那地剪除。’
结14:17 Or if I send a sword against that land, and say, Sword, go through the land, cutting off from it man and beast:
结14:18 即使有这三个人在其中，我指着我的永生起誓，他们只能救自己，连儿女也不能救。
结14:18 Even if these three men were in it, by my life, says the Lord, they would not keep safe their sons or daughters, but only themselves.
结14:19 如果我使瘟疫流行那地，借着流血的事把我的烈怒倾倒在那地上，使人和牲畜都从那地剪除；
结14:19 Or if I send disease into that land, letting loose my wrath on it in blood, cutting off from it man and beast:
结14:20 即使当中有挪亚、但以理和约伯，我指着我的永生起誓，他们只能因自己的义救自己的性命，连儿女也不能救。这是主耶和华的宣告。”
结14:20 Even if Noah, Daniel, and Job were in it, by my life, says the Lord, they would not keep son or daughter safe; only themselves would they keep safe through their righteousness.
结14:21 主耶和华这样说：“我打发刀剑、饥荒、猛兽和瘟疫这四样可怕的刑罚临到耶路撒冷，要把人和牲畜从那里剪除的时候，那情况岂不更严重吗？
结14:21 For this is what the Lord has said: How much more when I send my four bitter punishments on Jerusalem, the sword and need of food and evil beasts and disease, cutting off from it man and beast?
结14:22 其中将有剩下逃脱的人，连同儿女被带出来，他们来到你们那里，你们看见他们的所行所为，就会因我降给耶路撒冷的一切灾祸，得了安慰。
结14:22 But truly, there will still be a small band who will be safe, even sons and daughters: and they will come out to you, and you will see their ways and their doings: and you will be comforted about the evil which I have sent on Jerusalem, even about everything I have sent on it.
结14:23 你们看见了他们的所行所为，就必得安慰，因为你们知道我在耶路撒冷所行的一切，并不是无缘无故的。这是耶和华的宣告。”
结14:23 They will give you comfort when you see their ways and their doings: and you will be certain that not for nothing have I done all the things I have done in it, says the Lord.