Hosea 1

1 The word of Jehovah that came unto Hosea, the son of Beeri, in the days of Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz, Hezekiah, kings of Judah, and in the days of Jeroboam the son of Joash, king of Israel.

[前編：歐瑟亞結婚的意義]一：烏齊雅、約堂、[阿哈次和希則克亞]為猶大王，約阿士的兒子雅洛貝罕為以色列王時，上主有話傳給貝厄黎的兒子歐瑟亞。

2 The beginning of the word of Jehovah through Hosea. And Jehovah said to Hosea, Go, take unto thee a wife of whoredoms, and children of whoredoms; for the land is entirely given up to whoredom, away from Jehovah.

上主開始藉歐瑟亞發言時，上主對歐瑟亞說：「你去娶一個娼婦為妻，讓她生淫亂的子女，因為此地淫亂放蕩，背離了上主。」

3 And he went and took Gomer the daughter of Diblaim; and she conceived and bore him a son.

歐瑟亞便去娶了狄布拉因的女兒默爾為妻；她懷孕，給他生了一個兒子。

4 And Jehovah said unto him, Call his name Jizreel; for yet a little, and I will visit the blood of Jizreel upon the house of Jehu, and will cause the kingdom of the house of Israel to cease.

上主對歐瑟亞說：「你要給他起名叫依次勒耳，因為過不久，我要向耶胡家追討依次勒耳的血債，要消滅以色列家的王室。

5 And it shall come to pass in that day, that I will break the bow of Israel in the valley of Jizreel.

到那一天，我必要在依次勒耳山谷折斷以色列的弓。」

6 And she conceived again, and bore a daughter. And he said unto him, Call her name Lo-ruhamah; for I will no more have mercy upon the house of Israel, so that I should pardon them.

哥默爾再懷孕，生了一個女兒，上主對歐瑟亞說：「你要給她起名叫羅魯阿瑪 (不受愛憐者，) 因為我不再愛憐以色列家，以致我不再寬宥他們。

7 But I will have mercy upon the house of Judah, and will save them by Jehovah their God; and I will not save them by bow, or by sword, or by battle, [or] by horses, or by horsemen.

但我要愛憐猶大家族，要拯救他們，因為我上主是他們的天主；但是我不以弓、弩、刀劍、戰爭、戰馬和騎士拯救他們。

8 And she weaned Lo-ruhamah; and she conceived and bore a son;

羅魯阿瑪斷奶之後，哥默爾又懷孕，生了一個兒子。

9 and he said, Call his name Lo-ammi; for ye are not my people, and I will not be for you.

上主說：「你給他起名叫羅阿米 (非我人民)，因為你們已不是我的人民，我已也不是你們的的上主。」

10 Yet the number of the children of Israel shall be as the sand of the sea which cannot be measured or numbered; and it shall come to pass, [that] in the place where it was said unto them, Ye are not my people, it shall be said unto them, Sons of the living God.

以色列子民的數目將如海邊的沙粒，不可斗量，不可勝數；在那裏人曾對他們說：「你們不是我的人民。」在那裏人也要對他們說：「你們是永生天主的人民。」

11 And the children of Judah and the children of Israel shall be gathered together, and they shall appoint themselves one head, and shall go up out of the land: for great is the day of Jizreel.

猶大子民和以色列子民將在一起，要為自己選定一個首領；他們要由此地擴展，因為依次勒耳的日子要成為偉大的。