Israel Refuses to Turn Away From Their Sins
1The people say, “Come.
Let us return to the Lord.
He has torn us to pieces.
But he will heal us.
He has wounded us.
But he’ll bandage our wounds.
2After two days he will give us new life.
On the third day he’ll make us like new again.
Then we will enjoy his blessing.
3Let’s recognize him as the Lord.
Let’s keep trying to know him.
You can be sure the sun will rise.
And you can be just as sure the Lord will appear.
He will come to renew us like the winter rains.
He will be like the spring rains that water the earth.”
4The Lord says, “Ephraim, what can I do with you?
And what can I do with you, Judah?
Your love for me vanishes like the morning mist.
It soon disappears like the early dew.
5So I used the words of my prophets to cut you in pieces.
I used my words to put you to death.
Then my judgments blazed out like the sun.
6I want mercy and not sacrifice.
I want you to recognize me as God
instead of bringing me burnt offerings.
7Just as at the city of Adam, they disobeyed me,
they have broken the covenant I made with them.
They were not faithful to me there.
8Ramoth Gilead is a city where sinful people live.
It is stained with footprints of blood.
9On the road to Shechem, groups of priests act like robbers.
They hide and wait to attack people.
They murder them.
So they carry out their evil plans.
10I have seen a horrible thing in Israel.
The people of Ephraim are unfaithful to their own God.
The people of Israel are ‘unclean.’
11“People of Judah, I have also appointed a time
for you to be destroyed.
“I would like to bless my people
with great success again.
以色列和猶大不思悔改
1來吧，讓我們歸向耶和華！
祂撕裂我們，也必醫治我們；
祂擊打我們，也必為我們裹傷。
2過兩天，祂必復興我們；
第三天，祂必使我們站立起來，
在祂面前存活。
3讓我們認識耶和華，
竭力認識耶和華！
祂必到來，
如同必然顯露的曙光，
又如滋潤大地的春雨。
4耶和華說：
「以法蓮啊，我該怎樣待你呢？
猶大啊，我該怎樣待你呢？
你們對我的愛像晨霧，
如轉瞬即逝的朝露。
5所以，我差遣先知用我的話殺戮你們，
我的審判必如閃電臨到你們。
6我喜愛憐憫之心，而非祭物；
我喜愛人認識我，勝於燔祭。
7可是，你們卻如亞當一樣背約，
以詭詐待我。
8基列是罪惡之城，
到處血跡斑斑。
9祭司如同暗中搶劫的強盜，
成群結夥地作惡，
在通往示劍的路上謀害無辜。
10我在以色列家看見了可怕之事，
以法蓮不忠不貞，玷污了自己。
11猶大啊，
你必得到我給你定的下場6·11 「你必得到我給你定的下場」希伯來文是「我已經為你定下收割的時間」。。
