對以色列和猶大的審判
1「祭司啊，要聽！
以色列家啊，要留心聽！
王室啊，要側耳聽！
這是對你們的審判，
因為你們像設在米斯巴的圈套，
鋪在他泊山的網羅。
2你們罪惡深重，
我要責罰你們。
3以法蓮做了妓女，我一清二楚；
以色列玷污了自己，也瞞不過我。」
4他們的惡行阻撓他們歸向自己的上帝，
邪淫之靈佔據了他們的心，
以致他們不認識耶和華。
5以色列被自己的傲慢指控，
以色列和以法蓮要跌倒在自己的罪中，
猶大也要一同跌倒。
6他們牽著牛羊去尋求耶和華，
卻尋不到，
因為祂已離他們而去。
7他們對耶和華不忠，
所生的是私生子，
他們和他們的田地必在朔日被吞噬。
8耶和華說：
「要在基比亞吹角，
在拉瑪鳴號，
在伯·亞文呐喊，
便雅憫啊，敵人就在你身後！
9以法蓮啊，你要在受懲罰的日子淪為廢墟！
我要在以色列各支派中宣告將來必要發生的事！
10猶大的首領如同擅移地界的人，
侵吞以色列的領土，
我要將烈怒如洪水般傾瀉在他們身上。
11以法蓮因甘願追隨偶像而受欺壓，
被審判壓碎。
12我要使以法蓮像蟲蛀的衣服，
使猶大家像朽爛的木頭。
13「以法蓮見自己患病，
猶大見自己有傷，
以法蓮便向強大的亞述王5·13 「強大的亞述王」或譯為「耶雷布王」，同10·6。求救。
亞述王卻不能醫病，也無法裹傷。
14我要像獅子一樣對待以法蓮，
如猛獅一樣對待猶大家，
將他們撕碎、拖走，
無人能營救他們。
15我要撇下他們，返回我的居所，
直到他們知罪來尋求我。
在苦難的日子裡，
他們必懇切地尋求我。」
The Lord Judges Israel
1“Listen to me, you priests!
Pay attention, people of Israel!
Listen, you members of the royal family!
Here is my decision against you.
You have been like a trap at Mizpah.
You have been like a net spread out on Mount Tabor.
2You refuse to obey me.
You are knee-deep in killing.
So I will punish all of you.
3I know all about the people of Ephraim.
What Israel is doing is not hidden from me.
Now they have joined themselves to other gods.
They have made themselves ‘unclean.’
4“They can’t return to me
because they have done so many evil things.
In their hearts they long to act like prostitutes.
They do not recognize me as the Lord.
5Israel’s pride proves that they are guilty.
The people of Ephraim trip and fall because they have sinned.
Judah falls down along with them.
6Israel will come to worship the Lord.
They will bring their animals to offer as sacrifices.
But they will not find him.
He has turned away from them.
7They are not faithful to the Lord.
Their children are not his.
When they celebrate their New Moon feasts,
he will destroy their fields.
8“My people, blow trumpets in Gibeah!
Blow horns in Ramah!
Shout the battle cry in Bethel!
Say to the people of Benjamin, ‘Lead on into battle!’
9The people of Ephraim will be completely destroyed
when it is time for me to punish them.
They can be sure it will happen.
I am announcing it among their tribes.
10Judah’s leaders have stolen some land.
They have moved their borders farther north.
So I will pour out my anger on them
like a flood of water.
11Ephraim will soon be crushed.
The Assyrians will stomp all over them.
It will happen because they have made up their minds
to chase after other gods.
12I will be like a moth to Ephraim.
I will cause Judah to rot away.
13“The people of Ephraim saw how sick they were.
The people of Judah saw that they were wounded.
Then Ephraim turned to Assyria for help.
They sent gifts to the great King Tiglath-Pileser.
But he is not able to make you well.
He can’t heal your wounds.
14I will be like a lion to Ephraim.
I will attack Judah like a powerful lion.
I will tear them to pieces.
I will drag them off.
Then I will leave them.
No one will be able to save them.
15I will go back to my lion’s den.
I will stay there until they pay the price for their sin.
Then they will turn to me.
They will suffer so much
that they will really want me to help them.”
