Hosea 4
1 Hear the Lord’s message, Israelites, for the Lord has brought charges against the inhabitants of the land, for there is no fidelity, nor true love, nor knowledge of God in the land,
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。
2 but cursing, lying, and murder, stealing, committing adultery, and deeds of violence, and acts of bloodshed quickly follow each other.
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。
3 Therefore the land mourns, all its inhabitants languish, the wild animals and the birds of the skies, even the fish of the sea are dying.
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。
4 Yet let no one bring charges, let none accuse, for your people are like those, who bring charges against a priest.
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。
5 You stumble by day, and the prophet stumbles with you by night, and I will destroy your mother.
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。
6 My people are being destroyed for lack of knowledge; because you have rejected knowledge I reject you from being priest to me. Since you have forgotten the teaching of your God, I also will forget your children.
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。
7 The more priests there are, the more they sin against me. I will change their dignity to dishonor.
祭司越發增多，就越發得罪我； 我必使他們的榮耀變為羞辱。
8 They feed on the sin offerings of my people, so they hunger after their guilt.
他們吃我民的贖罪祭， 滿心願意我民犯罪。
9 Thus it comes to be, like people, like priest: I will visit upon each punishment for their ways, and their deeds I will repay them.
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。
10 They will eat and not be satisfied, they will sleep around but stay childless, because they have abandoned the Lord to give themselves to
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。
11 prostitution. Old and new wine take away the understanding.
姦淫和酒，並新酒， 奪去人的心。
12 My own people ask counsel of a piece of wood! A stick gives them advice! For a spirit of prostitution has led them astray, they commit adultery against their God.
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，
13 On the heights of the mountains they sacrifice, and on the hills they burn incense under oaks and poplars and terebinths, for their shade is so pleasant. Therefore your daughters become cult prostitutes, and your daughters-in-law commit adultery.
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。
14 I will not punish your daughters for committing prostitution, nor your daughters-in-law for adultery. Your men visit prostitutes, sacrifice with cult prostitutes. So a people without understanding come to ruin!
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。
15 Though you commit adultery, Israel, let not Judah become guilty. Do not go to Gilgal, do not go up to Beth-aven, nor swear an oath, “As the Lord lives.”
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。
16 Like a willful heifer, Israel is stubborn. Can the Lord now feed them as he would a lamb in a broad pasture?
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。
17 Ephraim is wedded to idols. Leave them alone!
以法蓮親近偶像， 任憑他吧！
18 When their drinking is over they sleep with the cult prostitutes, their rulers love shameful ways.
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。
19 A windstorm will wrap them in its wings and they will be ashamed of their sacrifices.
風把他們裹在翅膀裏； 他們因所獻的祭必致蒙羞。
