1 The righteous perisheth, and no man layeth it to heart: and merciful men are taken away, none considering that the righteous is taken away from the evil to come. 2 He shall enter into peace: they shall rest in their beds, each one walking in his uprightness.
3 But draw near hither, ye sons of the sorceress, the seed of the adulterer and the whore. 4 Against whom do ye sport yourselves? against whom make ye a wide mouth, and draw out the tongue? are ye not children of transgression, a seed of falsehood, 5 Enflaming yourselves with idols under every green tree, slaying the children in the valleys under the clifts of the rocks? 6 Among the smooth stones of the stream is thy portion; they, they are thy lot: even to them hast thou poured a drink offering, thou hast offered a meat offering. Should I receive comfort in these? 7 Upon a lofty and high mountain hast thou set thy bed: even thither wentest thou up to offer sacrifice. 8 Behind the doors also and the posts hast thou set up thy remembrance: for thou hast discovered thyself to another than me, and art gone up; thou hast enlarged thy bed, and made thee a covenant with them; thou lovedst their bed where thou sawest it. 9 And thou wentest to the king with ointment, and didst increase thy perfumes, and didst send thy messengers far off, and didst debase thyself even unto hell. 10 Thou art wearied in the greatness of thy way; yet saidst thou not, There is no hope: thou hast found the life of thine hand; therefore thou wast not grieved. 11 And of whom hast thou been afraid or feared, that thou hast lied, and hast not remembered me, nor laid it to thy heart? have not I held my peace even of old, and thou fearest me not? 12 I will declare thy righteousness, and thy works; for they shall not profit thee.
13 When thou criest, let thy companies deliver thee; but the wind shall carry them all away; vanity shall take them: but he that putteth his trust in me shall possess the land, and shall inherit my holy mountain; 14 And shall say, Cast ye up, cast ye up, prepare the way, take up the stumblingblock out of the way of my people. 15 For thus saith the high and lofty One that inhabiteth eternity, whose name is Holy; I dwell in the high and holy place, with him also that is of a contrite and humble spirit, to revive the spirit of the humble, and to revive the heart of the contrite ones. 16 For I will not contend for ever, neither will I be always wroth: for the spirit should fail before me, and the souls which I have made.
17 For the iniquity of his covetousness was I wroth, and smote him: I hid me, and was wroth, and he went on frowardly in the way of his heart. 18 I have seen his ways, and will heal him: I will lead him also, and restore comforts unto him and to his mourners. 19 I create the fruit of the lips; Peace, peace to him that is far off, and to him that is near, saith the LORD; and I will heal him. 20 But the wicked are like the troubled sea, when it cannot rest, whose waters cast up mire and dirt. 21 There is no peace, saith my God, to the wicked.
1 义人死亡， 没有人放在心上； 虔诚人去世， 也没有人明白； 义人去世， 是脱离了祸患。
2 行事为人正直的， 死后必得进入平安， 在他们的坟墓里享安息。
3 但你们这些巫妇的儿子， 奸夫和妓女的后裔啊！ 你们都走近这里行奸淫吧！
4 你们戏弄谁呢？你们张大嘴巴， 伸长舌头戏弄谁呢？你们不是悖逆的孩子吗？不是虚谎的后裔吗？
5 你们在橡树林中， 在青翠树下欲火焚心； 在山谷间， 在岩穴里， 宰杀自己的孩子作祭牲。
6 在山谷中光滑的石头里有你的分； 只有它们是你所要得的分！ 你也向它们浇了奠祭， 献上了供物。这些事我岂能容忍不报复呢？
7 你在高高的山上安设你的床榻， 又上到那里去献祭。
8 你在门后， 在门框后， 安设了外族神的记号； 你远离了我， 裸露了自己， 就上床去， 又扩张你的床， 你也与他们立约； 你爱他们的床， 看他们的下体（"下体"原文作"手"）。
9 你带着油走到君王那里， 并且加多了你的香料， 差派使者到远方去， 你甚至自己下到阴间去！
10 你因路途遥远而困乏， 却不说： "没有希望了！ "因为你找着了生命的力量， 所以你不觉得疲倦。
11 你怕谁？你因谁而惧怕， 以致你对我说谎呢？你不记念我， 也不把我放在心上， 是不是因为我长久缄默， 你就不惧怕我呢？
12 我要说明你的公义和你所作的， 但它们都必与你无益。
13 你呼求的时候， 让你所收集的偶像拯救你吧！ 但一阵风要把它们全都刮走， 一口气要把它们全部吹去。然而那投靠我的， 必承受地土， 得着我的圣山作产业。
14 必有人说： "你们要填高， 要填高， 要修平道路； 把障碍物从我子民的路上除掉。"
15 因为那至高无上、永远存在、他名为圣的这样说： "虽然我住在至高至圣的地方， 却与心灵痛悔和谦卑的人同在， 要使谦卑人的灵苏醒， 也使痛悔人的心苏醒。
16 我必不永远争辩， 也不长久发怒， 因为这样， 人的灵， 就是我所造的人， 在我面前就要发昏。
17 因他贪婪的罪孽， 我发怒了； 我击打他， 向他掩面， 并且发怒， 他仍然随着自己的心意背道。
18 他的道路， 我看见了， 我却要医治他， 引导他， 把安慰赏赐他和他的哀悼者。
19 我创造嘴唇的果子： 平安， 平安， 归给远处的人， 也归给近处的人。"耶和华说： "我要医治他。"
20 恶人却像翻腾的海， 不能平静， 海中的水不住翻起污秽和淤泥来。
21 我的 神说： "恶人必没有平安。"