何西阿书 4
1 以色列人哪，你们当听耶和华的话。 耶和华与这地的居民争辩， 因这地上无诚实， 无良善，无人认识 神。
Hear the word of Jehovah, ye sons of Israel, for Jehovah has a controversy with the inhabitants of the land, because there is no truth, nor goodness, nor knowledge of God in the land.
2 但起假誓，不践前言， 杀害，偷盗，奸淫，行强暴， 杀人流血，接连不断。
There is nothing but swearing and breaking faith, and killing, and stealing, and committing adultery. They break out, and blood touches blood.
3 因此，这地悲哀， 其上的民、田野的兽、 空中的鸟必都衰微， 海中的鱼也必消灭。
Therefore the land shall mourn, and everyone who dwells in it shall languish with the beasts of the field and the birds of the heavens. Yea, the fishes of the sea shall also be taken away.
4 然而，人都不必争辩，也不必指责， 因为这民与抗拒祭司的人一样。
Yet, let no man strive, nor let any man reprove, for thy people are as those who strive with the priest.
5 你这祭司必日间跌倒； 先知也必夜间与你一同跌倒； 我必灭绝你的母亲。
And thou shall stumble in the day, and the prophet also shall stumble with thee in the night. And I will destroy thy mother.
6 我的民因无知识而灭亡。 你弃掉知识， 我也必弃掉你， 使你不再给我作祭司。 你既忘了你 神的律法， 我也必忘记你的儿女。
My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge. Because thou have rejected knowledge, I also will reject thee, that thou shall be no priest to me. Since thou have forgotten the law of thy God, I also will forget thy sons.
7 祭司越发增多，就越发得罪我； 我必使他们的荣耀变为羞辱。
As they were multiplied, so they sinned against me. I will change their glory into shame.
8 他们吃我民的赎罪祭， 满心愿意我民犯罪。
They feed on the sin of my people, and set their heart on their iniquity.
9 将来民如何， 祭司也必如何； 我必因他们所行的惩罚他们， 照他们所做的报应他们。
And it shall be, like people, like priest. And I will punish them for their ways, and will requite them their doings.
10 他们吃，却不得饱； 行淫，而不得立后； 因为他们离弃耶和华， 不遵他的命。
And they shall eat, and not have enough. They shall play the harlot, and shall not increase, because they have left off taking heed to Jehovah.
11 奸淫和酒，并新酒， 夺去人的心。
Whoredom and wine and new wine take away the understanding.
12 我的民求问木偶， 以为木杖能指示他们； 因为他们的淫心使他们失迷， 他们就行淫离弃 神， 不守约束，
My people ask counsel at their stock, and their staff declares to them, for the spirit of whoredom has caused them to err, and they have played the harlot, departing from under their God.
13 在各山顶，各高冈的橡树、 杨树、栗树之下，献祭烧香， 因为树影美好。 所以，你们的女儿淫乱， 你们的新妇行淫。
They sacrifice upon the tops of the mountains, and burn incense upon the hills, under oaks and poplars and terebinths, because the shadow of it is good. Therefore your daughters play the harlot, and your brides commit adultery.
14 你们的女儿淫乱， 你们的新妇行淫， 我却不惩罚她们； 因为你们自己离群与娼妓同居， 与妓女一同献祭。 这无知的民必致倾倒。
I will not punish your daughters when they play the harlot, nor your brides when they commit adultery. For themselves go apart with harlots, and they sacrifice with the prostitutes. And the people who do not understand shall be overthrown.
15 以色列啊，你虽然行淫， 犹大却不可犯罪。 不要往吉甲去， 不要上到伯·亚文， 也不要指着永生的耶和华起誓。
Though thou, Israel, play the harlot, yet let not Judah offend, and come not ye to Gilgal, nor go ye up to Beth-aven, nor swear, As Jehovah lives.
16 以色列倔强， 犹如倔强的母牛； 现在耶和华要放他们， 如同放羊羔在宽阔之地。
For Israel has behaved himself stubbornly, like a stubborn heifer. Now Jehovah will feed them as a lamb in a large place.
17 以法莲亲近偶像， 任凭他吧！
Ephraim is joined to idols, let him alone.
18 他们所喝的已经发酸， 他们时常行淫， 他们的官长最爱羞耻的事。
Their drink has become sour. They play the harlot continually. Her rulers dearly love shame.
19 风把他们裹在翅膀里； 他们因所献的祭必致蒙羞。
The wind has wrapped her up in its wings, and they shall be put to shame because of their sacrifices.
