何西阿书 第 10 章

¹以色列是茂盛的葡萄树，结果繁多。果子越多，就越增添祭坛；地土越肥美，就越造美丽的柱像。Israel is an empty vine, he bringeth forth fruit unto himself: according to the multitude of his fruit he hath increased the altars; according to the goodness of his land they have made goodly images.

²他们心怀二意，现今要定为有罪。耶和华必拆毁他们的祭坛，毁坏他们的柱像。Their heart is divided; now shall they be found faulty: he shall break down their altars, he shall spoil their images.

³他们必说：我们没有王，因为我们不敬畏耶和华。王能为我们做甚么呢？For now they shall say, We have no king, because we feared not the LORD; what then should a king do to us?

⁴他们为立约说谎言，起假誓；因此，灾罚如苦菜滋生在田间的犁沟中。They have spoken words, swearing falsely in making a covenant: thus judgment springeth up as hemlock in the furrows of the field.

⁵撒玛利亚的居民必因伯亚文的牛犊惊恐；崇拜牛犊的民和喜爱牛犊的祭司都必因荣耀离开他，为他悲哀。The inhabitants of Samaria shall fear because of the calves of Beth-aven: for the people thereof shall mourn over it, and the priests thereof that rejoiced on it, for the glory thereof, because it is departed from it.

⁶牛犊带到亚述当作礼物，献给耶雷布王。以法莲必蒙羞；以色列必因自己的计谋惭愧。It shall be also carried unto Assyria for a present to king Jareb: Ephraim shall receive shame, and Israel shall be ashamed of his own counsel.

⁷至于撒玛利亚，他的王必灭没，如水面的沫子一样。As for Samaria, her king is cut off as the foam upon the water.

⁸伯亚文的邱坛─就是以色列取罪的地方必被毁灭；荆棘和蒺藜必长在他们的祭坛上。他们必对大山说：遮盖我们！对小山说：倒在我们身上！The high places also of Aven, the sin of Israel, shall be destroyed: the thorn and the thistle shall come up on their altars; and they shall say to the mountains, Cover us; and to the hills, Fall on us.

⁹以色列啊，你从基比亚的日子以来时常犯罪。你们的先人曾站在那里，现今住基比亚的人以为攻击罪孽之辈的战事临不到自己。O Israel, thou hast sinned from the days of Gibeah: there they stood: the battle in Gibeah against the children of iniquity did not overtake them.

¹⁰我必随意惩罚他们。他们为两样的罪所缠；列邦的民必聚集攻击他们。It is in my desire that I should chastise them; and the people shall be gathered against them, when they shall bind themselves in their two furrows.

¹¹以法莲是驯良的母牛犊，喜爱踹谷，我却将轭加在他肥美的颈项上，我要使以法莲拉套（或作：被骑）。犹大必耕田；雅各必耙地。And Ephraim is as an heifer that is taught, and loveth to tread out the corn; but I passed over upon her fair neck: I will make Ephraim to ride; Judah shall plow, and Jacob shall break his clods.

¹²你们要为自己栽种公义，就能收割慈爱。现今正是寻求耶和华的时候；你们要开垦荒地，等他临到，使公义如雨降在你们身上。Sow to yourselves in righteousness, reap in mercy; break up your fallow ground: for it is time to seek the LORD, till he come and rain righteousness upon you.

¹³你们耕种的是奸恶，收割的是罪孽，吃的是谎话的果子。因你倚靠自己的行为，仰赖勇士众多，Ye have plowed wickedness, ye have reaped iniquity; ye have eaten the fruit of lies: because thou didst trust in thy way, in the multitude of thy mighty men.

¹⁴所以在这民中必有哄嚷之声，你一切的保障必被拆毁，就如沙勒幔在争战的日子拆毁伯亚比勒，将其中的母子一同摔死。Therefore shall a tumult arise among thy people, and all thy fortresses shall be spoiled, as Shalman spoiled Beth-arbel in the day of battle: the mother was dashed in pieces upon her children.

¹⁵因他们的大恶，伯特利必使你们遭遇如此。到了黎明，以色列的王必全然灭绝。So shall Beth-el do unto you because of your great wickedness: in a morning shall the king of Israel utterly be cut off.