Hosea 11
1 If [was] a youth Israel and I loved him and from Egypt I summoned son my.
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 They summoned them so they went from before them to the Baals they sacrificed and to the idols they made smoke!
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 And I I taught to walk Ephraim he took them on arms his and not they knew that I had 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 With cords of humankind I drew them with ropes of love and I was to them like [those who] lift a yoke on jaws their and I incline to him I feed [him].
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 Not he will return to [the] land of Egypt and Assyria it [will be] king his for they have refused to repent.
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 it will whirl a sword in cities his and it will put an end to bars his and it will devour [them] from schemes their.
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 people my [is] hung up to apostasy my and to a height they call on him together not he will exalt [them].
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? will I give up you O Ephraim will I deliver up? you O Israel how? will I make you like Admah will I make? you like Zeboiim it has been changed on me heart my together they have grown warm compassions my.
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 Not I will carry out [the] burning of anger my not I will repeat to destroy Ephraim for [am] God I and not a human in midst your [the] holy [one] and not I will come in rage.
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 After Yahweh they will walk like a lion he will roar if he he will roar and they may tremble children 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 will tremble like a bird from Egypt and like a dove from [the] land of Assyria and I will cause to dwell them at houses their [the] utterance of Yahweh.
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 They have surrounded me with lying Ephraim and with deceit [the] house of Israel and Judah still it has roamed with God and with [the] holy [one] faithful.
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。
