Chapter 2

2:1 [hgb]  祸 哉 ， 那 些 在 床 上 图 谋 罪 孽 ， 造 作 奸 恶 的 。 天 一 发 亮 ， 因 手 有 能 力 就 行 出 来 了 。 
    [kjv]  Woe¹ to them that devise iniquity², and work evil upon their beds! when the morning is light, they practise it, because it is in the power of their hand.
    [bbe]  A curse on the designers of evil, working on their beds! in the morning light they do it, because it is in their power.
2:2 [hgb]  他 们 贪 图 田 地 就 占 据 。 贪 图 房 屋 便 夺 取 。 他 们 欺 压 人 ， 霸 占 房 屋 和 产 业 。 
    [kjv]  And they covet³ fields, and take them by violence; and houses, and take them away: so they oppress a man and his house, even a man and his heritage.
    [bbe]  They have a desire for fields and take them by force; and for houses and take them away: they are cruel to a man and his family, even to a man and his heritage.
2:3 [hgb]  所 以 耶 和 华 如 此 说 ， 我 筹 划 灾 祸 降 与 这 族 ， 这 祸 在 你 们 的 颈 项 上 不 能 解 脱 ， 你 们 也 不 能 昂 首 而 行 。 因 为 这 时 势 是 恶 的 。 
    [kjv]  Therefore thus saith the LORD; Behold⁴, against this family do I devise an evil, from which ye shall not remove your necks; neither shall ye go haughtily⁵: for this time is evil.
    [bbe]  For this cause the Lord has said, See, against this family I am purposing an evil from which you will not be able to take your necks away, and you will be weighted down by it; for it is an evil time.
2:4 [hgb]  到 那 日 ， 必 有 人 向 你 们 提 起 悲 惨 的 哀 歌 ， 讥 刺 说 ， 我 们 全 然 败 落 了 。 耶 和 华 将 我 们 的 分 转 归 别 人 。 何 竟 使 这 分 离 开 我 们 。 他 将 我 们 的 田 地 分 给 悖 逆 的 人 。 
    [kjv]  In that day shall one take up a parable⁶ against you, and lament⁷ with a doleful lamentation⁸, and say, We be utterly⁹ spoiled: he hath changed the portion of my people: how hath he removed it from me! turning away he hath divided our fields.
    [bbe]  In that day this saying will be said about you, and this song of grief will be made: The heritage of my people is measured out, and there is no one to give it back; those who have made us prisoners have taken our fields from us, and complete destruction has come to us.
2:5 [hgb]  所 以 ， 在 耶 和 华 的 会 中 ， 你 必 没 有 人 拈 阄 拉 准 绳 。 
    [kjv]  Therefore thou shalt have none that shall cast a cord by lot in the congregation of the LORD.
    [bbe]  For this cause you will have no one to make the decision by the measuring line in the meeting of the Lord.
2:6 [hgb]  他 们 （ 或 作 假 先 知 ） 说 ， 你 们 不 可 说 预 言 ， 不 可 向 这 些 人 说 预 言 ， 不 住 地 羞 辱 我 们 。 
    [kjv]  Prophesy¹⁰ ye not, say they to them that prophesy: they shall not prophesy to them, that they shall not take shame.
    [bbe]  Let not words like these be dropped, they say: Shame and the curse will not come to the family of Jacob!
2:7 [hgb]  雅 各 家 阿 ， 岂 可 说 耶 和 华 的 心 不 忍 耐 吗 （ 或 作 心 肠 狭 窄 吗 ） ？ 这 些 事 是 他 所 行 的 吗 ？ 我 耶 和 华 的 言 语 ， 岂 不 是 与 行 动 正 直 的 人 有 益 吗 ？ 
    [kjv]  O thou that art named the house of Jacob, is the spirit of the LORD straitened? are these his doings? do not my words do good to him that walketh uprightly?
    [bbe]  Is the Lord quickly made angry? are these his doings? do not his words do good to his people Israel?
2:8 [hgb]  然 而 ， 近 来 我 的 民 兴 起 如 仇 敌 ， 从 那 些 安 然 经 过 不 愿 打 仗 之 人 身 上 剥 去 外 衣 。 
    [kjv]  Even of late my people is risen up as an enemy: ye pull off the robe with the garment from them that pass by securely as men averse¹¹ from war.
    [bbe]  As for you, you have become haters of those who were at peace with you: you take the clothing of those who go by without fear, and make them prisoners of war.
2:9 [hgb]  你 们 将 我 民 中 的 妇 人 从 安 乐 家 中 赶 出 ， 又 将 我 的 荣 耀 从 她 们 的 小 孩 子 尽 行 夺 去 。 
    [kjv]  The women of my people have ye cast out from their pleasant houses; from their children have ye taken away my glory for ever.
    [bbe]  The women of my people you have been driving away from their dearly loved children; from their young ones you are taking my glory for ever.
2:10 [hgb]  你 们 起 来 去 吧 。 这 不 是 你 们 安 息 之 所 。 因 为 污 秽 使 人 （ 或 作 地 ） 毁 灭 ， 而 且 大 大 毁 灭 。 
    [kjv]  Arise ye, and depart; for this is not your rest: because it is polluted, it shall destroy you, even with a sore destruction.
    [bbe]  Up! and go; for this is not your rest: because it has been made unclean, the destruction ordered will come on you.
2:11 [hgb]  若 有 人 心 存 虚 假 ， 用 谎 言 说 ， 我 要 向 你 们 预 言 得 清 酒 和 浓 酒 。 那 人 就 必 作 这 民 的 先 知 。 
    [kjv]  If a man walking in the spirit and falsehood do lie, saying, I will prophesy unto thee of wine and of strong drink; he shall even be the prophet of this people.
    [bbe]  If a man came with a false spirit of deceit, saying, I will be a prophet to you of wine and strong drink: he would be the sort of prophet for this people.
2:12 [hgb]  雅 各 家 阿 ， 我 必 要 聚 集 你 们 ， 必 要 招 聚 以 色 列 剩 下 的 人 ， 安 置 在 一 处 ， 如 波 斯 拉 的 羊 ， 又 如 草 场 上 的 羊 群 。 因 为 人 数 众 多 就 必 大 大 喧 哗 。 
    [kjv]  I will surely assemble, O Jacob, all of thee; I will surely gather the remnant of Israel; I will put them together as the sheep of Bozrah, as the flock in the midst of their fold: they shall make great noise by reason of the multitude of men.
    [bbe]  I will certainly make all of you, O Jacob, come together; I will get together the rest of Israel; I will put them together like the sheep in their circle: like a flock in their green field; they will be full of the noise of men.
2:13 [hgb]  开 路 的 （ 或 作 破 城 的 ） 在 他 们 前 面 上 去 。 他 们 直 闯 过 城 门 ， 从 城 门 出 去 。 他 们 的 王 在 前 面 行 ， 耶 和 华 引 导 他 们 。 
    [kjv]  The breaker is come up before them: they have broken up, and have passed through the gate, and are gone out by it: and their king shall pass before them, and the LORD on the head of them.
    [bbe]  The opener of the way will go up before them: forcing their way out they will go on to the doorway¹² and out through it: their king will go on before them, and the Lord at their head.

1 woe   

n.悲哀，苦痛，不幸，困难；int.用来表达悲伤或惊慌

参考例句：

• Our two peoples are brothers sharing weal and woe.我们两国人民是患难与共的兄弟。
• A man is well or woe as he thinks himself so.自认祸是祸，自认福是福。

2 iniquity   

n.邪恶；不公正

参考例句：

• Research has revealed that he is a monster of iniquity.调查结果显示他是一个不法之徒。
• The iniquity of the transaction aroused general indignation.这笔交易的不公引起了普遍的愤怒。

3 covet   

vt.垂涎；贪图(尤指属于他人的东西)

参考例句：

• We do not covet anything from any nation.我们不觊觎任何国家的任何东西。
• Many large companies covet these low-cost acquisition of troubled small companies.许多大公司都觊觎低价收购这些陷入困境的小公司。

4 behold   

v.看，注视，看到

参考例句：

• The industry of these little ants is wonderful to behold.这些小蚂蚁辛勤劳动的样子看上去真令人惊叹。
• The sunrise at the seaside was quite a sight to behold.海滨日出真是个奇景。

5 haughtily   

adv. 傲慢地, 高傲地

参考例句：

• She carries herself haughtily. 她举止傲慢。
• Haughtily, he stalked out onto the second floor where I was standing. 他傲然跨出电梯，走到二楼，我刚好站在那儿。

6 parable   

n.寓言，比喻

参考例句：

• This is an ancient parable.这是一个古老的寓言。
• The minister preached a sermon on the parable of the lost sheep.牧师讲道时用了亡羊的比喻。

7 lament   

n.悲叹，悔恨，恸哭；v.哀悼，悔恨，悲叹

参考例句：

• Her face showed lament.她的脸上露出悲伤的样子。
• We lament the dead.我们哀悼死者。

8 lamentation   

n.悲叹，哀悼

参考例句：

• This ingredient does not invite or generally produce lugubrious lamentation. 这一要素并不引起，或者说通常不产生故作悲伤的叹息。 来自哲学部分
• Much lamentation followed the death of the old king. 老国王晏驾，人们悲恸不已。 来自辞典例句

9 utterly   

adv.完全地，绝对地

参考例句：

• Utterly devoted to the people,he gave his life in saving his patients.他忠于人民，把毕生精力用于挽救患者的生命。
• I was utterly ravished by the way she smiled.她的微笑使我完全陶醉了。

10 prophesy   

v.预言；预示

参考例句：

• He dares to prophesy what will happen in the future.他敢预言未来将发生什么事。
• I prophesy that he'll be back in the old job.我预言他将重操旧业。

11 averse   

adj.厌恶的；反对的，不乐意的

参考例句：

• I don't smoke cigarettes,but I'm not averse to the occasional cigar.我不吸烟，但我不反对偶尔抽一支雪茄。
• We are averse to such noisy surroundings.我们不喜欢这么吵闹的环境。

12 doorway   

n.门口，(喻)入门；门路，途径

参考例句：

• They huddled in the shop doorway to shelter from the rain.他们挤在商店门口躲雨。
• Mary suddenly appeared in the doorway.玛丽突然出现在门口。