Hosea 1
1 This is the word of Yahweh that came to Hosea son of Beeri in the days of Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz and Hezekiah, kings of Judah, and in the days of Jeroboam son of Joash, king of Israel.
當烏西雅、約坦、亞哈斯、希西家作猶大王，約阿施的兒子耶羅波安作以色列王的時候，耶和華的話臨到備利的兒子何西阿。
2 When Yahweh spoke at first through Hosea, he said to him, “Go, take for yourself a wife who is a prostitute. She will have children who are the result of her prostitution. For the land is committing great prostitution by forsaking Yahweh.”
耶和華初次與何西阿說話，對他說：「你去娶淫婦為妻，也收那從淫亂所生的兒女；因為這地大行淫亂，離棄耶和華。」
3 So Hosea went and married Gomer daughter of Diblaim, and she conceived and bore him a son.
於是，何西阿去娶了滴拉音的女兒歌篾。這婦人懷孕，給他生了一個兒子。
4 Yahweh said to Hosea, “Call his name Jezreel. For in a little while I will punish the house of Jehu for the bloodshed at Jezreel, and I will put an end to the kingdom of the house of Israel.
耶和華對何西阿說：「給他起名叫耶斯列；因為再過片時，我必討耶戶家在耶斯列殺人流血的罪，也必使以色列家的國滅絕。
5 It will happen on the day that I break the bow of Israel in the Valley of Jezreel.”
到那日，我必在耶斯列平原折斷以色列的弓。」
6 Gomer conceived again and bore a daughter. Then Yahweh said to Hosea, “Call her name Lo-Ruhamah, for I will no longer have mercy on the house of Israel, that I should forgive them at all.
歌篾又懷孕生了一個女兒，耶和華對何西阿說：「給她起名叫羅‧路哈瑪；因為我必不再憐憫以色列家，決不赦免他們。
7 Yet I will have mercy on the house of Judah, and I will save them by myself, Yahweh their God. I will not save them by bow, sword, battle, horses, or horsemen.”
我卻要憐憫猶大家，使他們靠耶和華－他們的上帝得救，不使他們靠弓、刀、爭戰、馬匹，與馬兵得救。」
8 Now after Gomer had weaned Lo-Ruhamah, she conceived and bore another son.
歌篾給羅‧路哈瑪斷奶以後，又懷孕生了一個兒子。
9 Then Yahweh said, “Call his name Lo-Ammi, for you are not my people, and I am not your God.
耶和華說：「給他起名叫羅‧阿米；因為你們不作我的子民，我也不作你們的上帝。」
10 Yet the number of the people of Israel will be like the sand of the seashore, which cannot be measured or counted. It will be that where it was said to them, 'You are not my people,' it will be said to them, 'You are people of the living God.'
然而，以色列的人數必如海沙，不可量，不可數。從前在甚麼地方對他們說「你們不是我的子民」，將來在那裏必對他們說「你們是永生上帝的兒子」。
11 The people of Judah and the people of Israel will be gathered together. They will appoint one leader for themselves, and they will go up from the land, for great will be the day of Jezreel.
猶大人和以色列人必一同聚集，為自己立一個首領，從這地上去，因為耶斯列的日子必為大日。
