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，你们当听耶和华的话。 耶和华与这地的居民争辩， 因这地上无诚实， 无良善，无人认识 神。
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，不践前言， 杀害，偷盗，奸淫，行强暴， 杀人流血，接连不断。
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，这地悲哀， 其上的民、田野的兽、 空中的鸟必都衰微， 海中的鱼也必消灭。
4 Yet let no one bring charges, let none accuse, for your people are like those, who bring charges against a priest.
然而，人都不必争辩，也不必指责， 因为这民与抗拒祭司的人一样。
5 You stumble by day, and the prophet stumbles with you by night, and I will destroy your mother.
你这祭司必日间跌倒； 先知也必夜间与你一同跌倒； 我必灭绝你的母亲。
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.
我的民因无知识而灭亡。 你弃掉知识， 我也必弃掉你， 使你不再给我作祭司。 你既忘了你 神的律法， 我也必忘记你的儿女。
7 The more priests there are, the more they sin against me. I will change their dignity to dishonour.
祭司越发增多，就越发得罪我； 我必使他们的荣耀变为羞辱。
8 They feed on the sin offerings of my people, so they hunger after their guilt.
他们吃我民的赎罪祭， 满心愿意我民犯罪。
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.
将来民如何， 祭司也必如何； 我必因他们所行的惩罚他们， 照他们所做的报应他们。
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
他们吃，却不得饱； 行淫，而不得立后； 因为他们离弃耶和华， 不遵他的命。
11 prostitution. Old and new wine take away the understanding.
奸淫和酒，并新酒， 夺去人的心。
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.
我的民求问木偶， 以为木杖能指示他们； 因为他们的淫心使他们失迷， 他们就行淫离弃 神， 不守约束，
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.
在各山顶，各高冈的橡树、 杨树、栗树之下，献祭烧香， 因为树影美好。 所以，你们的女儿淫乱， 你们的新妇行淫。
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!
你们的女儿淫乱， 你们的新妇行淫， 我却不惩罚她们； 因为你们自己离群与娼妓同居， 与妓女一同献祭。 这无知的民必致倾倒。
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，你虽然行淫， 犹大却不可犯罪。 不要往吉甲去， 不要上到伯·亚文， 也不要指着永生的耶和华起誓。
16 Like a wilful heifer, Israel is stubborn. Can the Lord now feed them as he would a lamb in a broad pasture?
以色列倔强， 犹如倔强的母牛； 现在耶和华要放他们， 如同放羊羔在宽阔之地。
17 Ephraim is wedded to idols. Leave them alone!
以法莲亲近偶像， 任凭他吧！
18 When their drinking is over they sleep with the cult prostitutes, their rulers love shameful ways.
他们所喝的已经发酸， 他们时常行淫， 他们的官长最爱羞耻的事。
19 A windstorm will wrap them in its wings and they will be ashamed of their sacrifices.
风把他们裹在翅膀里； 他们因所献的祭必致蒙羞。
