Hosea 11
1 When Israel was a child, then I loved him, and called my son out of Egypt.
當以色列尚在童年時，我就愛了他；從在埃及時，我就召他為我的兒子。
2 As they called them, so they went from them: they sacrificed to Baalim, and burned incense to graven images.
可是我越呼喚他們，他們越遠離我，去給巴耳獻祭，向偶像進香。
3 I taught Ephraim also to go, taking them by their arms; but they knew not that I healed them.
是我教了厄弗辣因邁步，雙臂抱了他們，但他們卻不理會是我照顧了他們。
4 I drew them with cords of a man, with bands of love: and I was to them as they that take off the yoke on their jaws, and I laid meat to them.
是我用仁慈的繩索，用愛情的帶子牽著他們，對他們有如高舉嬰兒到自己面頰的慈親，俯身喂養他們。
5 He shall not return into the land of Egypt, and the Assyrian shall be his king, because they refused to return.
他們卻要返回埃及埃及，要亞述作他們的君王，因為他們拒絕歸依我。
6 And the sword shall abide on his cities, and shall consume his branches, and devour them, because of their own counsels.
刀劍必要在他們的城中橫行，殺絕他們的子女，在他們的堡壘中吞噬他們。
7 And my people are bent to backsliding from me: though they called them to the most High, none at all would exalt him.
我的百姓因著自己的叛逆使我厭煩了；為此上主給他們指定了應負的重軛，因為衪已不再憐惜他們。
8 How shall I give you up, Ephraim? how shall I deliver you, Israel? how shall I make you as Admah? how shall I set you as Zeboim? my heart is turned within me, my repentings are kindled together.
厄弗辣因! 我怎能捨棄你﹖以色列! 我怎能拋掉你。我怎能仗你如同阿德瑪，待你如同責波殷﹖我的心已轉變，我的五內已感動；
9 I will not execute the fierceness of my anger, I will not return to destroy Ephraim: for I am God, and not man; the Holy One in the middle of you: and I will not enter into the city.
我不再按卜憤怒行事，不再毀滅厄弗辣因，因為我是天主而不是人，是在你們中間的聖言，而不是伏於城門的仇敵。
10 They shall walk after the LORD: he shall roar like a lion: when he shall roar, then the children shall tremble from the west.
的確，他們必要追隨上主，衪要像獅子吼叫；衪一吼叫，衪的子女便要從西方急速歸來，猶如飛鳥由埃及急速飛來，
11 They shall tremble as a bird out of Egypt, and as a dove out of the land of Assyria: and I will place them in their houses, says the LORD.
猶如鴿子從亞述飛來；我要使他們安居在他們家中──上主的斷語。
12 Ephraim compasses me about with lies, and the house of Israel with deceit: but Judah yet rules with God, and is faithful with the saints.
厄弗辣因用，以色列家以詭詐欺騙了我；猶大對天主也是不忠實的證人，他只知忠於迷惑他的人。
