1The word of the LORD came again unto me, saying, 2Son of man, there were two women, the daughters of one mother: 3And they committed whoredoms in Egypt; they committed whoredoms in their youth: there were their breasts pressed, and there they bruised the teats of their virginity. 4And the names of them were Aholah the elder, and Aholibah her sister: and they were mine, and they bare sons and daughters. Thus were their names; Samaria is Aholah, and Jerusalem Aholibah.23.4 Aholah: that is, His tent, or, tabernacle23.4 Aholibah: that is, My tabernacle in her 5And Aholah played the harlot when she was mine; and she doted on her lovers, on the Assyrians her neighbours, 6Which were clothed with blue, captains and rulers, all of them desirable young men, horsemen riding upon horses. 7Thus she committed her whoredoms with them, with all them that were the chosen men of Assyria, and with all on whom she doted: with all their idols she defiled herself.23.7 committed…: Heb. bestowed her whoredoms upon them23.7 the chosen…: Heb. the choice of the children of Asshur 8Neither left she her whoredoms brought from Egypt: for in her youth they lay with her, and they bruised the breasts of her virginity, and poured their whoredom upon her. 9Wherefore I have delivered her into the hand of her lovers, into the hand of the Assyrians, upon whom she doted. 10These discovered her nakedness: they took her sons and her daughters, and slew her with the sword: and she became famous among women; for they had executed judgment upon her.23.10 famous: Heb. a name
11And when her sister Aholibah saw this, she was more corrupt in her inordinate love than she, and in her whoredoms more than her sister in her whoredoms.23.11 she was…: Heb. she corrupted her inordinate love more than, etc23.11 more than…: Heb. more than the whoredoms of her sister 12She doted upon the Assyrians her neighbours, captains and rulers clothed most gorgeously, horsemen riding upon horses, all of them desirable young men. 13Then I saw that she was defiled, that they took both one way, 14And that she increased her whoredoms: for when she saw men pourtrayed upon the wall, the images of the Chaldeans pourtrayed with vermilion, 15Girded with girdles upon their loins, exceeding in dyed attire upon their heads, all of them princes to look to, after the manner of the Babylonians of Chaldea, the land of their nativity: 16And as soon as she saw them with her eyes, she doted upon them, and sent messengers unto them into Chaldea.23.16 as soon…: Heb. at the sight of her eyes 17And the Babylonians came to her into the bed of love, and they defiled her with their whoredom, and she was polluted with them, and her mind was alienated from them.23.17 Babylonians: Heb. children of Babel23.17 alienated: Heb. loosed, or, disjointed 18So she discovered her whoredoms, and discovered her nakedness: then my mind was alienated from her, like as my mind was alienated from her sister. 19Yet she multiplied her whoredoms, in calling to remembrance the days of her youth, wherein she had played the harlot in the land of Egypt. 20For she doted upon their paramours, whose flesh is as the flesh of asses, and whose issue is like the issue of horses. 21Thus thou calledst to remembrance the lewdness of thy youth, in bruising thy teats by the Egyptians for the paps of thy youth.
22¶ Therefore, O Aholibah, thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I will raise up thy lovers against thee, from whom thy mind is alienated, and I will bring them against thee on every side; 23The Babylonians, and all the Chaldeans, Pekod, and Shoa, and Koa, and all the Assyrians with them: all of them desirable young men, captains and rulers, great lords and renowned, all of them riding upon horses. 24And they shall come against thee with chariots, wagons, and wheels, and with an assembly of people, which shall set against thee buckler and shield and helmet round about: and I will set judgment before them, and they shall judge thee according to their judgments. 25And I will set my jealousy against thee, and they shall deal furiously with thee: they shall take away thy nose and thine ears; and thy remnant shall fall by the sword: they shall take thy sons and thy daughters; and thy residue shall be devoured by the fire. 26They shall also strip thee out of thy clothes, and take away thy fair jewels.23.26 fair…: Heb. instruments of thy decking 27Thus will I make thy lewdness to cease from thee, and thy whoredom brought from the land of Egypt: so that thou shalt not lift up thine eyes unto them, nor remember Egypt any more. 28For thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I will deliver thee into the hand of them whom thou hatest, into the hand of them from whom thy mind is alienated: 29And they shall deal with thee hatefully, and shall take away all thy labour, and shall leave thee naked and bare: and the nakedness of thy whoredoms shall be discovered, both thy lewdness and thy whoredoms. 30I will do these things unto thee, because thou hast gone a whoring after the heathen, and because thou art polluted with their idols. 31Thou hast walked in the way of thy sister; therefore will I give her cup into thine hand. 32Thus saith the Lord GOD; Thou shalt drink of thy sister’s cup deep and large: thou shalt be laughed to scorn and had in derision; it containeth much. 33Thou shalt be filled with drunkenness and sorrow, with the cup of astonishment and desolation, with the cup of thy sister Samaria. 34Thou shalt even drink it and suck it out, and thou shalt break the sherds thereof, and pluck off thine own breasts: for I have spoken it, saith the Lord GOD. 35Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD; Because thou hast forgotten me, and cast me behind thy back, therefore bear thou also thy lewdness and thy whoredoms.
36¶ The LORD said moreover unto me; Son of man, wilt thou judge Aholah and Aholibah? yea, declare unto them their abominations;23.36 judge: or, plead for 37That they have committed adultery, and blood is in their hands, and with their idols have they committed adultery, and have also caused their sons, whom they bare unto me, to pass for them through the fire, to devour them. 38Moreover this they have done unto me: they have defiled my sanctuary in the same day, and have profaned my sabbaths. 39For when they had slain their children to their idols, then they came the same day into my sanctuary to profane it; and, lo, thus have they done in the midst of mine house. 40And furthermore, that ye have sent for men to come from far, unto whom a messenger was sent; and, lo, they came: for whom thou didst wash thyself, paintedst thy eyes, and deckedst thyself with ornaments,23.40 to come: Heb. coming 41And satest upon a stately bed, and a table prepared before it, whereupon thou hast set mine incense and mine oil.23.41 stately: Heb. honourable 42And a voice of a multitude being at ease was with her: and with the men of the common sort were brought Sabeans from the wilderness, which put bracelets upon their hands, and beautiful crowns upon their heads.23.42 of the…: Heb. of the multitude of men23.42 Sabeans: or, drunkards 43Then said I unto her that was old in adulteries, Will they now commit whoredoms with her, and she with them?23.43 whoredoms…: Heb. her whoredoms 44Yet they went in unto her, as they go in unto a woman that playeth the harlot: so went they in unto Aholah and unto Aholibah, the lewd women.
45¶ And the righteous men, they shall judge them after the manner of adulteresses, and after the manner of women that shed blood; because they are adulteresses, and blood is in their hands. 46For thus saith the Lord GOD; I will bring up a company upon them, and will give them to be removed and spoiled.23.46 to be…: Heb. for a removing and spoil 47And the company shall stone them with stones, and dispatch them with their swords; they shall slay their sons and their daughters, and burn up their houses with fire.23.47 dispatch…: or, single them out 48Thus will I cause lewdness to cease out of the land, that all women may be taught not to do after your lewdness. 49And they shall recompense your lewdness upon you, and ye shall bear the sins of your idols: and ye shall know that I am the Lord GOD.
两个淫妇的比喻
1耶和华对我说： 2“人子啊，有一对同胞姊妹， 3她们在埃及做娼妓，年轻时就淫乱，任人抚摸她们的胸，玩弄她们的乳。 4姐姐名叫阿荷拉，妹妹名叫阿荷利巴。后来她们都归属了我，并且生儿育女。阿荷拉即撒玛利亚，阿荷利巴即耶路撒冷。
5“阿荷拉归属我后仍然淫乱，贪恋她的情人——亚述人。 6他们都是身穿紫衣的省长和总督，都是英俊的年轻骑士。 7她便与这些亚述的精英放纵情欲，拜他们的偶像，玷污自己。 8她没有放弃在埃及的淫荡行为，她年轻的时候就任人玩弄、发泄情欲。 9因此，我把她交在她所恋慕的亚述人手里。 10他们扒光她的衣服，夺去她的儿女，用刀杀了她。她受了报应，成了妇女口中的笑柄。
11“她妹妹阿荷利巴看见这一切，不但没有引以为戒，反而更加放荡淫乱。 12她贪恋亚述的省长和总督，那些衣着华丽、英俊的年轻骑士。 13我看见她玷污了自己，与姐姐的行径如出一辙。 14她还变本加厉地放荡淫乱，看见墙上用朱砂画着迦勒底人的像， 15腰间束带，头巾飘扬，都像是来自迦勒底的巴比伦人的将领， 16便恋上了他们，差遣使者到他们那里。 17巴比伦人便来上她的床，放纵情欲玷污了她。之后，她便厌弃他们。 18她继续公开地淫乱，在众人面前赤身露体，我厌弃她，像厌弃她姐姐一样。 19她却更加淫乱，怀念自己年轻时在埃及为娼的日子， 20怎样与那些体壮精足、如驴似马的情人纵淫， 21渴望重温早年的淫行，任埃及人摸胸弄乳。
22“因此，主耶和华对阿荷利巴这样说，‘我要使那些被你离弃的情人从四面八方来攻击你。 23他们是巴比伦人，还有从比割、书亚和哥亚来的迦勒底人以及亚述人，都是骑马的省长和总督及年轻英俊的有名将领。 24他们率领大队人马，带着兵器、战车和军需车来攻击你。他们顶盔贯甲，手拿盾牌从四面八方进攻你。我要让他们惩罚你，他们会按自己的律例来审判你。 25我要借着他们向你倾倒我的义愤，他们要在愤怒中对付你，割去你的鼻子和耳朵，掳去你的儿女，城中剩下的人都要死于刀下，被火吞噬。 26他们要剥下你的衣服，夺去你的珠宝。 27我要借此制止你从埃及染上的淫乱和放荡，使你不再向往埃及。 28我要把你交在你所厌恶的人手中， 29他们必满怀仇恨地对付你，夺去你努力得来的一切，留下你赤身露体，使你淫荡的丑恶公布于众。 30因为你与各国苟合，被他们的偶像玷污，这些事必临到你身上。 31你既然步你姐姐的后尘，我要让你喝她喝的那杯。’
32“主耶和华说，
“‘你必喝你姐姐那又大又深的杯，
成为人们耻笑和辱骂的对象。
33你姐姐撒玛利亚的杯盛满了恐惧和凄凉。
你喝了后必酩酊大醉，
满心忧愁。
34你必一滴不剩把它喝光，
然后把杯摔成碎片，
抓破自己的胸脯。
这是主耶和华说的。’
35“主耶和华说，‘你既忘记我，把我抛在脑后，就要受自己放荡淫乱的报应。’”
36耶和华又对我说：“人子啊，你要审判阿荷拉和阿荷利巴，指出她们的丑行。 37她们淫荡，手上沾满血腥，与偶像淫乱，把为我所生的儿女烧死献给偶像。 38同时，她们还在同一天玷污我的圣所，亵渎我的安息日， 39她们焚烧自己的儿女献祭给偶像，并在当天进入我的圣所，亵渎圣所。这就是她们在我圣所里的恶行。
40“她们甚至派使者请来远方的人，并且沐浴洗身，描眉画眼，佩戴首饰， 41坐在华丽的床上，面前的桌子上摆设着我的香料和膏油。 42她们屋里传出众人的安乐声，从旷野来的酒徒和粗汉把镯子戴在这对姊妹的手腕上，把华冠戴在她们的头上。 43我说，‘她们纵欲无度、年老色衰，这些人还与她们淫乱。 44他们与这对淫妇阿荷拉和阿荷利巴淫乱，好像与娼妓淫乱一样。 45她们是双手沾满血腥的淫妇，必有义人按她们应得的报应审判她们。’
46“主耶和华说，‘我要使许多人起来攻击、抢掠她们，叫她们胆战心惊。 47这些人要用石头打死她们，用刀杀戮她们和她们的儿女，用火烧毁她们的房屋。 48这样，我便制止了这地方的淫乱，所有的妇女都引以为戒，不敢效法她们。 49她们淫乱，必得报应；她们拜偶像，必受惩罚。这样，你们就知道我是主耶和华。’”
