Hosea 7

1 When I would have brought healing to Israel, then was disclosed the iniquity of Ephraim, and the wicked doings of Samaria, for they have wrought falsehood, —when, a thief, would enter, a band roamed about, outside,

我想醫治以色列的時候， 以法蓮的罪孽和撒馬利亞的罪惡就顯露出來。 他們行事虛謊， 內有賊人入室偷竊， 外有強盜成群騷擾。

2 And they say not to their own hearts, that, all their wickedness, I remember, now, have their doings, beset them about, right before my face, have they been done.

他們心裏並不思想我記念他們的一切惡； 他們所行的現在纏繞他們，都在我面前。

3 By their wickedness, they gladden a king, and, by their flatteries, —rulers.

他們行惡使君王歡喜， 說謊使首領喜樂。

4 They all, are adulterers, like an oven too hot for the baker, —who leaveth off stoking, after kneading the dough, till the whole be leavened.

他們都是行淫的， 像火爐被烤餅的燒熱， 從摶麵到發麵的時候， 暫不使火着旺。

5 In the day of our king, the rulers, have made themselves ill, with the heat of wine, —he hath extended his hand with scoffers.

在我們王宴樂的日子， 首領因酒的烈性成病； 王與褻慢人拉手。

6 For they have made ready, like an oven, their heart, by their lying in wait, —all the night, their baker sleepeth, in the morning, he, kindleth up as it were a blazing fire.

首領埋伏的時候，心中熱如火爐， 就如烤餅的整夜睡臥， 到了早晨火氣炎炎。

7 They all, become hot as an oven, and devour their judges, —all their kings, have fallen, there hath been none among them crying unto me.

眾民也熱如火爐， 燒滅他們的官長。 他們的君王都仆倒而死； 他們中間無一人求告我。

8 As for Ephraim! with the peoples, hath he been mingling himself, —Ephraim, is a cake not turned.

以法蓮與列邦人攙雜； 以法蓮是沒有翻過的餅。

9 Foreigners have, eaten up, his strength, and, he, knoweth it not, —even gray hairs, are sprinkled upon him, and, he, knoweth it not.

外邦人吞吃他勞力得來的，他卻不知道； 頭髮斑白，他也不覺得。

10 Therefore doth the Excellency of Israel, answer, to his face; yet have they not returned unto Yahweh their God, nor have they sought him, in spite of all this!

以色列的驕傲當面見證自己， 雖遭遇這一切， 他們仍不歸向耶和華－他們的上帝， 也不尋求他。

11 So then, Ephraim, hath become, like a simple dove, having no understanding, on Egypt, have they called, to Assyria, have they gone,

以法蓮好像鴿子愚蠢無知； 他們求告埃及，投奔亞述。

12 Whithersoever they go, I will spread over them my net, like a bird of the heavens, will I bring them down, I will chastise them, by the time the report can reach the flock of them.

他們去的時候，我必將我的網撒在他們身上； 我要打下他們，如同空中的鳥。 我必按他們會眾所聽見的懲罰他們。

13 Woe to them! for they have taken flight from me, destruction to them! for they have transgressed against me, —when, I, would have ransomed them, then, they, spake—concerning me—falsehoods.

他們因離棄我，必定有禍； 因違背我，必被毀滅。 我雖要救贖他們，他們卻向我說謊。

14 Neither made they outcry unto me, in their heart, although they kept on howling upon their beds, over corn and new wine, they gathered themselves together, they rebelled against me.

他們並不誠心哀求我， 乃在床上呼號； 他們為求五穀新酒聚集， 仍然悖逆我。

15 When, I, had warned them, I strengthened their arm, —yet, against me, kept they on devising wickedness.

我雖教導他們，堅固他們的膀臂， 他們竟圖謀抗拒我。

16 They would return—not to him who is on high! They have become like a deceitful bow, their rulers, shall fall by the sword, for the rage of their tongue, this, [shall be] their derision in the land of Egypt.

他們歸向，卻不歸向至上者； 他們如同翻背的弓。 他們的首領必因舌頭的狂傲倒在刀下； 這在埃及地必作人的譏笑。