何西阿書 4
1 以色列人哪，你們當聽耶和華的話。 耶和華與這地的居民爭辯， 因這地上無誠實， 無良善，無人認識上帝。
Heare the worde of the Lord, ye children of Israel: for the Lord hath a controuersie with the inhabitants of the lande, because there is no trueth nor mercie nor knowledge of God in the lande.
2 但起假誓，不踐前言， 殺害，偷盜，姦淫，行強暴， 殺人流血，接連不斷。
By swearing, and lying, and killing, and stealing, and whoring they breake out, and blood toucheth blood.
3 因此，這地悲哀， 其上的民、田野的獸、 空中的鳥必都衰微， 海中的魚也必消滅。
Therefore shall the land mourne, and euery one that dwelleth therein, shall be cut off, with the beasts of the fielde, and with the foules of the heauen, and also the fishes of the sea shall be taken away.
4 然而，人都不必爭辯，也不必指責， 因為這民與抗拒祭司的人一樣。
Yet let none rebuke, nor reproue another: for thy people are as they that rebuke the Priest.
5 你這祭司必日間跌倒； 先知也必夜間與你一同跌倒； 我必滅絕你的母親。
Therefore shalt thou fall in the day, and the Prophet shall fall with thee in the night, and I will destroy thy mother.
6 我的民因無知識而滅亡。 你棄掉知識， 我也必棄掉你， 使你不再給我作祭司。 你既忘了你上帝的律法， 我也必忘記你的兒女。
My people are destroyed for lacke of knowledge: because thou hast refused knowledge, I will also refuse thee, that thou shalt be no Priest to me: and seeing thou hast forgotten the Lawe of thy God, I will also forget thy children.
7 祭司越發增多，就越發得罪我； 我必使他們的榮耀變為羞辱。
As they were increased, so they sinned against me: therefore will I chaunge their glorie into shame.
8 他們吃我民的贖罪祭， 滿心願意我民犯罪。
They eate vp the sinnes of my people, and lift vp their mindes in their iniquitie.
9 將來民如何， 祭司也必如何； 我必因他們所行的懲罰他們， 照他們所做的報應他們。
And there shalbe like people, like Priest: for I wil visite their wayes vpon them, and reward them their deedes.
10 他們吃，卻不得飽； 行淫，而不得立後； 因為他們離棄耶和華， 不遵他的命。
For they shall eate, and not haue ynough: they shall commit adulterie, and shall not increase, because they haue left off to take heede to ye Lord.
11 姦淫和酒，並新酒， 奪去人的心。
Whoredome, and wine, and newe wine take away their heart.
12 我的民求問木偶， 以為木杖能指示他們； 因為他們的淫心使他們失迷， 他們就行淫離棄上帝， 不守約束，
My people aske counsell at their stockes, and their staffe teacheth them: for the spirite of fornications hath caused them to erre, and they haue gone a whoring from vnder their God.
13 在各山頂，各高岡的橡樹、 楊樹、栗樹之下，獻祭燒香， 因為樹影美好。 所以，你們的女兒淫亂， 你們的新婦行淫。
They sacrifice vpon the toppes of ye mountaines, and burne incense vpon the hilles vnder the okes, and the poplar tree, and the elme, because the shadow thereof is good: therefore your daughters shall be harlots, and your spouses shall be whores.
14 你們的女兒淫亂， 你們的新婦行淫， 我卻不懲罰她們； 因為你們自己離群與娼妓同居， 與妓女一同獻祭。 這無知的民必致傾倒。
I will not visite your daughters when they are harlots: nor your spouses when they are whores: for they themselues are separated with harlots, and sacrifice with whores: therefore the people that doeth not vnderstand, shall fall.
15 以色列啊，你雖然行淫， 猶大卻不可犯罪。 不要往吉甲去， 不要上到伯‧亞文， 也不要指着永生的耶和華起誓。
Though thou, Israel, play the harlot, yet let not Iudah sinne: come not ye vnto Gilgal, neither goe ye vp to Beth-auen, nor sweare, The Lord liueth.
16 以色列倔強， 猶如倔強的母牛； 現在耶和華要放他們， 如同放羊羔在寬闊之地。
For Israel is rebellious as an vnruly heyfer. Nowe the Lord will feede them as a lambe in a large place.
17 以法蓮親近偶像， 任憑他吧！
Ephraim is ioyned to idoles: let him alone.
18 他們所喝的已經發酸， 他們時常行淫， 他們的官長最愛羞恥的事。
Their drunkennes stinketh: they haue committed whoredome: their rulers loue to say with shame, Bring ye.
19 風把他們裹在翅膀裏； 他們因所獻的祭必致蒙羞。
The winde hath bounde them vp in her wings, and they shalbe ashamed of their sacrifices.
