1Hear ye this, O priests; and hearken, ye house of Israel; and give ye ear, O house of the king; for judgment is toward you, because ye have been a snare on Mizpah, and a net spread upon Tabor. 2And the revolters are profound to make slaughter, though I have been a rebuker of them all.5.2 though: or, and5.2 a rebuker: Heb. a correction 3I know Ephraim, and Israel is not hid from me: for now, O Ephraim, thou committest whoredom, and Israel is defiled. 4They will not frame their doings to turn unto their God: for the spirit of whoredoms is in the midst of them, and they have not known the LORD.5.4 They will…: or, Their doings will not suffer them5.4 frame: Heb. give 5And the pride of Israel doth testify to his face: therefore shall Israel and Ephraim fall in their iniquity; Judah also shall fall with them. 6They shall go with their flocks and with their herds to seek the LORD; but they shall not find him; he hath withdrawn himself from them. 7They have dealt treacherously against the LORD: for they have begotten strange children: now shall a month devour them with their portions.
8Blow ye the cornet in Gibeah, and the trumpet in Ramah: cry aloud at Beth-aven, after thee, O Benjamin. 9Ephraim shall be desolate in the day of rebuke: among the tribes of Israel have I made known that which shall surely be. 10The princes of Judah were like them that remove the bound: therefore I will pour out my wrath upon them like water. 11Ephraim is oppressed and broken in judgment, because he willingly walked after the commandment. 12Therefore will I be unto Ephraim as a moth, and to the house of Judah as rottenness.5.12 rottenness: or, a worm 13When Ephraim saw his sickness, and Judah saw his wound, then went Ephraim to the Assyrian, and sent to king Jareb: yet could he not heal you, nor cure you of your wound.5.13 king Jareb: or, the king of Jareb: or, the king that should plead 14For I will be unto Ephraim as a lion, and as a young lion to the house of Judah: I, even I, will tear and go away; I will take away, and none shall rescue him.
15¶ I will go and return to my place, till they acknowledge their offence, and seek my face: in their affliction they will seek me early.5.15 acknowledge…: Heb. be guilty
对以色列和犹大的审判
1“祭司啊，要听！
以色列家啊，要留心听！
王室啊，要侧耳听！
这是对你们的审判，
因为你们像设在米斯巴的圈套，
铺在他泊山的网罗。
2你们罪恶深重，
我要责罚你们。
3以法莲做了妓女，我一清二楚；
以色列玷污了自己，也瞒不过我。”
4他们的恶行阻挠他们归向自己的上帝，
邪淫之灵占据了他们的心，
以致他们不认识耶和华。
5以色列被自己的傲慢指控，
以色列和以法莲要跌倒在自己的罪中，
犹大也要一同跌倒。
6他们牵着牛羊去寻求耶和华，
却寻不到，
因为祂已离他们而去。
7他们对耶和华不忠，
所生的是私生子，
他们和他们的田地必在朔日被吞噬。
8耶和华说：
“要在基比亚吹角，
在拉玛鸣号，
在伯·亚文呐喊，
便雅悯啊，敌人就在你身后！
9以法莲啊，你要在受惩罚的日子沦为废墟！
我要在以色列各支派中宣告将来必要发生的事！
10犹大的首领如同擅移地界的人，
侵吞以色列的领土，
我要将烈怒如洪水般倾泻在他们身上。
11以法莲因甘愿追随偶像而受欺压，
被审判压碎。
12我要使以法莲像虫蛀的衣服，
使犹大家像朽烂的木头。
13“以法莲见自己患病，
犹大见自己有伤，
以法莲便向强大的亚述王5:13 “强大的亚述王”或译为“耶雷布王”，同10:6。求救。
亚述王却不能医病，也无法裹伤。
14我要像狮子一样对待以法莲，
如猛狮一样对待犹大家，
将他们撕碎、拖走，
无人能营救他们。
15我要撇下他们，返回我的居所，
直到他们知罪来寻求我。
在苦难的日子里，
他们必恳切地寻求我。”
