9月25日
耶利米書23章1-8節
現代中文譯本2019
23:1 那些殘害驅散上主子民的統治者慘啦！
23:2 他們原是應該照顧上帝的子民的。關於這些統治者，上主—以色列的上帝這樣說：「你們沒有照顧我的子民，反而驅散他們。瞧吧，我要因你們邪惡的行為懲罰你們。
23:3 我要從我放逐他們去的各國把殘存的子民召集起來，帶他們歸回故土。他們會多子多孫，人口繁盛。
23:4 我要派領袖照顧他們，像牧人牧養羊群一樣。我的子民不再驚慌恐懼；我不再懲罰他們。我—上主這樣宣布了。」
23:5 上主說：「時候將到，我要為大衛興起正義的『枝子』。他的統治賢明；他要在這塊土地上以公平正義治國。
23:6 在他統治下，猶大人民將安居樂業，以色列人民享受太平。他將稱為『上主—我們的正義』。」
23:7 上主說：「瞧吧，時候將到，人發誓的時候不再說：『我指著那帶領以色列人出埃及的永生上主發誓』，
23:8 卻要說：『我指著那帶領以色列人離開北方土地，將他們從被放逐到的各國帶回來的永生上主發誓。』那時，他們要安居在自己的故鄉。」
ESV
23:1 “Woe to the shepherds who destroy and scatter the sheep of my pasture!” declares the LORD.
23:2 Therefore thus says the LORD, the God of Israel, concerning the shepherds who care for my people: “You have scattered my flock and have driven them away, and you have not attended to them. Behold, I will attend to you for your evil deeds, declares the LORD.
23:3 Then I will gather the remnant of my flock out of all the countries where I have driven them, and I will bring them back to their fold, and they shall be fruitful and multiply.
23:4 I will set shepherds over them who will care for them, and they shall fear no more, nor be dismayed, neither shall any be missing, declares the LORD.
23:5 “Behold, the days are coming, declares the LORD, when I will raise up for David a righteous Branch, and he shall reign as king and deal wisely, and shall execute justice and righteousness in the land.
23:6 In his days Judah will be saved, and Israel will dwell securely. And this is the name by which he will be called: ‘The LORD is our righteousness.’
23:7 “Therefore, behold, the days are coming, declares the LORD, when they shall no longer say, ‘As the LORD lives who brought up the people of Israel out of the land of Egypt,’
23:8 but ‘As the LORD lives who brought up and led the offspring of the house of Israel out of the north country and out of all the countries where he had driven them.’ Then they shall dwell in their own land.”
今天的經文，描述邪惡的統治者將要遭受審判，百姓將被上帝由被擄之地帶回，且上帝要設立公義的君王來統治他們。
參考資料: https://bible.fhl.net/new/com.php?book=3&engs=Jer&chap=23&sec=1
