And the land of Juda was quiet for a short time.

犹太地遂平安了一个时期。

These saw the evils that were done in the people of Juda, and in Jerusalem.

他看见在犹太和耶路撒冷发生的亵圣的事。

Seest thou not what they do in the cities of Juda, and in the streets of Jerusalem?

他们在犹大各城和耶路撒冷街道上做的是什么事，难道你没有看见？

Thus saith the Lord: Go down to the house of the king of Juda, and there thou shalt speak this word.

上主这样说：「你下到犹大王宫去，在那里宣布这话。

For it is evident that our Lord sprang out of Juda; of which tribe Moses spake nothing concerning priesthood.

很显然的、我们的主是从犹大支派升起来的﹔而论犹大支派、摩西并没有讲到祭司的事。

And the children of Juda besieging Jerusalem, took it, and put it to the sword, and set the whole city on fire.

犹大子孙攻打了耶路撒冷，将城佔领，用利剑杀了城中的居民，放火烧了城。

And Juda went up, and the Lord delivered the Chanaanite, and the Pherezite into their hands: and they slew of them in Bezec ten thousand men.

犹大上去，上主把客纳罕人和培黎齐人交在他们手中，他们在贝则克击杀了一万人。

And thou hast made the temple, in which thy name was called upon, as it is at this day, for the iniquity of the house of Israel, and the house of Juda.

连那归你名下的殿宇，因了以色列家和犹大家的罪孽，你也将它弄成像今日的样子。

For thus saith the Lord of hosts the God of Israel, to the vessels that are left in the house of the Lord, and in the house of the king of Juda and Jerusalem.

万军的上主，以色列的天主论到这些尚存在上主殿宇、犹大王宫和耶路撒冷的器皿，这漾说。