Hosea 10

1 Israel is a emptie vine, yet hath it brought foorth fruite vnto it selfe, and according to the multitude of the fruite thereof he hath increased the altars: according to the goodnesse of their lande they haue made faire images.

以色列原是一枝茂盛結實繁多的葡萄樹，但他的收薐愈豐，祭壇也愈多；土地愈富饒，石柱也愈美觀。

2 Their heart is deuided: nowe shall they be founde faultie: he shall breake downe their altars: he shall destroy their images.

他們心懷二意，因此必遭懲罰；上主必拆毀他們的祭壇，打倒他們的石柱。

3 For now they shall say, We haue no King because we feared not the Lord: and what should a King doe to vs?

那時他們要說：「哎! 我們沒有君王，因為我們不敬畏上主；可是君王能為我們作什麼呢﹖

4 They haue spoken woordes, swearing falsly in making a couenant: thus iudgement groweth as wormewoode in the furrowes of the fielde.

他們任意講空話，發虛誓，立盟約....因此，正義有如田畦間的苦菜叢生。

5 The inhabitants of Samaria shall feare because of the calfe of Beth-auen: for the people thereof shall mourne ouer it, and the Chemarims thereof, that reioyced on it for the glorie thereof, because it is departed from it.

撒馬黎雅的居民必為貝特文的牛犢焦慮，他的人民必為牠舉哀，他的僧侶也要為牠我去的榮華而哀號，因為牠被人奪去。

6 It shall bee also brought to Asshur, for a present vnto King Iareb: Ephraim shall receiue shame, and Israel shall be ashamed of his owne counsell.

連牠也被帶到亞述去，作為大王的頁物。厄弗辣因得到旳只是恥辱，以色列必要因自己的偶像而蒙羞。

7 Of Samaria, the King thereof is destroyed as the some vpon the water.

撒馬黎雅滅亡了，她的君王有如一片浮在水面的乾草。

8 The hie places also of Auen shall be destroied, euen the sinne of Israel: the thorne and the thistle shall growe vpon their altars, and they shall say to the mountaines, Couer vs, and to the hils, Fall vpon vs.

貝特阿文的高丘──以色列的罪過淵藪──將被摧毀，荊棘和蒺藜要攀他們的祭壇；那時他們要對山說：「遮蓋我們吧!」對丘陵說：「倒在我們身上吧!」

9 O Israel, thou hast sinned from the daies of Gibeah: there they stoode: the battell in Gibeah against the children of iniquitie did not touch them.

以色列! 從基貝亞的日子起，你就犯罪，你就在那裏抗拒；難道基貝亞的戰禍不會波及那些惡人嗎﹖

10 It is my desire that I should chastice them, and the people shall be gathered against them, when they shall gather themselues in their two furrowes.

我必來懲罰他們：列邦必要聯合起來攻打他們，為懲罰他們的雙重罪過。

11 And Ephraim is as an heifer vsed to delite in threshing: but I will passe by her faire necke: I will make Ephraim to ride: Iudah shall plowe, and Iaakob shall breake his cloddes.

厄弗辣因原是一頭馴服的母牛，善愛打麥，可是我要將軛加在牠肥壯的頸項上；我要給厄弗辣因上套，以色列必要耕田，雅各伯必要耙地。

12 Sowe to your selues in righteousnes: reape after the measure of mercy: breake vp your fallowe grounde: for it is time to seeke the Lord, till he come and raine righteousnesse vpon you.

你們應該播種正義，才可收割仁慈的果實；你們應該開墾荒地，因為現在是尋求上主的時候；應尋求衪，直到衪來給他們降下正義。

13 But you haue plowed wickednesse: ye haue reaped iniquitie: you haue eaten the fruite of lies: because thou didest trust in thine owne waies, and in the multitude of thy strong men,

為什麼你們種了邪惡，收割了罪孽，吃了謊言的果實呢﹖因為你依賴了你的戰車，和和你的勇士眾多；

14 Therefore shall a tumult arise among thy people, and all thy munitions shall be destroyed, as Shalman destroyed Beth-arbell in the daie of battell: the mother with the children was dashed in pieces.

因此，在你的城邑中要發生騷動，你的一切堡壘將被拆毀，就如沙耳曼毀滅貝特阿爾貝時，在戰爭之日，母親被摔死在兒子身上一樣。

15 So shall Beth-el doe vnto you, because of your malicious wickednes: in a morning shall the King of Israel be destroied.

因了你的窮凶極惡，以色列家，我也要同樣對待你：以色列的君王將在風暴中完全淪亡。