Hosea 7
1 When I would heal Israel, then the iniquity of Ephraim is uncovered, and the wickedness of Samaria. For they commit falsehood, and the thief enters in, and the troop of robbers ravages outside.
我想醫治以色列的時候， 以法蓮的罪孽和撒馬利亞的罪惡就顯露出來。 他們行事虛謊， 內有賊人入室偷竊， 外有強盜成群騷擾。
2 And they do not consider in their hearts that I remember all their wickedness. Now their own doings have surrounded them; they are before my face.
他們心裏並不思想我記念他們的一切惡； 他們所行的現在纏繞他們，都在我面前。
3 They make the king glad with their wickedness, and the rulers with their lies.
他們行惡使君王歡喜， 說謊使首領喜樂。
4 They are all adulterers. They are as an oven heated by the baker. He ceases to stir the fire, from the kneading of the dough, until it is leavened.
他們都是行淫的， 像火爐被烤餅的燒熱， 從摶麵到發麵的時候， 暫不使火着旺。
5 On the day of our king the rulers made themselves sick with the heat of wine. He stretched out his hand with scoffers.
在我們王宴樂的日子， 首領因酒的烈性成病； 王與褻慢人拉手。
6 For they have made their heart ready like an oven, while they lie in wait. Their baker sleeps all the night. In the morning it burns as a flaming fire.
首領埋伏的時候，心中熱如火爐， 就如烤餅的整夜睡臥， 到了早晨火氣炎炎。
7 They are all hot as an oven, and devour their judges. All their kings are fallen. There is none among those who call to me.
眾民也熱如火爐， 燒滅他們的官長。 他們的君王都仆倒而死； 他們中間無一人求告我。
8 Ephraim, he mixes himself among the peoples. Ephraim is a cake not turned.
以法蓮與列邦人攙雜； 以法蓮是沒有翻過的餅。
9 Strangers have devoured his strength, and he does not know. Yea, gray hairs are here and there upon him, and he does not know.
外邦人吞吃他勞力得來的，他卻不知道； 頭髮斑白，他也不覺得。
10 And the pride of Israel testifies to his face. Yet they have not returned to Jehovah their God, nor sought him for all this.
以色列的驕傲當面見證自己， 雖遭遇這一切， 他們仍不歸向耶和華－他們的上帝， 也不尋求他。
11 And Ephraim is like a silly dove, without understanding. They call to Egypt. They go to Assyria.
以法蓮好像鴿子愚蠢無知； 他們求告埃及，投奔亞述。
12 When they shall go, I will spread my net upon them. I will bring them down as the birds of the heavens. I will chastise them, as their congregation has heard.
他們去的時候，我必將我的網撒在他們身上； 我要打下他們，如同空中的鳥。 我必按他們會眾所聽見的懲罰他們。
13 Woe to them! For they have wandered from me. Destruction to them! For they have trespassed against me. Though I would redeem them, yet they have spoken lies against me.
他們因離棄我，必定有禍； 因違背我，必被毀滅。 我雖要救贖他們，他們卻向我說謊。
14 And they have not cried to me with their heart, but they howl upon their beds. They assemble themselves for grain and new wine. They rebel against me.
他們並不誠心哀求我， 乃在床上呼號； 他們為求五穀新酒聚集， 仍然悖逆我。
15 Though I have taught and strengthened their arms, yet they devise mischief against me.
我雖教導他們，堅固他們的膀臂， 他們竟圖謀抗拒我。
16 They return, but not to him on high. They are like a deceitful bow. Their rulers shall fall by the sword for the rage of their tongue. This shall be their derision in the land of Egypt.
他們歸向，卻不歸向至上者； 他們如同翻背的弓。 他們的首領必因舌頭的狂傲倒在刀下； 這在埃及地必作人的譏笑。
