1 Give ear to the word of the Lord, O children of Israel; for the Lord has a cause against the people of this land, because there is no good faith in it, and no mercy and no knowledge of God in the land.
2 There is cursing and broken faith, violent death and attacks on property, men are untrue in married life, houses are broken into, and there is blood touching blood.
3 Because of this the land will be dry, and everyone living in it will be wasted away, with the beasts of the field and the birds of heaven; even the fishes of the sea will be taken away.
4 Let no man go to law or make protests, for your people are like those who go to law with a priest.
5 You will not be able to keep on your feet by day, and by night the prophet will be falling down with you, and I will give your mother to destruction.
6 Destruction has overtaken my people because they have no knowledge; because you have given up knowledge, I will give you up, so that you will be no priest to me, because you have not kept in mind the law of your God, I will not keep your children in my memory.
7 Even while they were increasing in number they were sinning against me; I will let their glory be changed into shame.
8 The sin of my people is like food to them; and their desire is for their wrongdoing.
9 And the priest will be like the people; I will give them punishment for their evil ways, and the reward of their acts.
10 They will have food, but they will not be full; they will be false to me, but they will not be increased, because they no longer give thought to the Lord.
11 Loose ways and new wine take away wisdom.
12 My people get knowledge from their tree, and their rod gives them news; for a false spirit is the cause of their wandering, and they have been false to their God.
13 They make offerings on the tops of mountains, burning perfumes in high places, under trees of every sort, because their shade is good: and so your daughters are given up to loose ways and your brides are false to their husbands.
14 I will not give punishment to your daughters or your brides for their evil behaviour; for they make themselves separate with loose women, and make offerings with those who are used for sex purposes in the worship of the gods: the people who have no wisdom will be sent away.
15 Do not you, O Israel, come into error; do not you, O Judah, come to Gilgal, or go up to Beth-aven, or take an oath, By the living Lord.
16 For Israel is uncontrolled, like a cow which may not be controlled; now will the Lord give them food like a lamb in a wide place.
17 Ephraim is joined to false gods; let him be.
18 Their drink has become bitter; they are completely false; her rulers take pleasure in shame.
19 They are folded in the skirts of the wind; they will be shamed because of their offerings.
1 以色列人哪！ 你们要听耶和华的话。耶和华要与这地的居民争辩， 因为在这地上没有诚实， 没有慈爱， 也没有认识 神的知识；
2 只有起假誓、撒谎、残杀、偷盗、奸淫、行强暴， 以至流人血事件相继而来。
3 因此， 这地必悲哀， 地上所有的居民、田野的走兽、空中的飞鸟都必衰微、枯萎， 连海里的鱼也要灭亡。
4 虽然这样， 人人都不必争论， 不要彼此指责。祭司啊！ 要与你辩论的是我。
5 白天你要跌倒， 晚上先知也必与你一同跌倒； 我要毁灭你的母亲。
6 我的子民因无知识而灭亡； 因为你拒绝了知识， 我必拒绝你， 不让你作我的祭司； 因为你忘掉了你 神的律法， 我也必忘记你的子孙。
7 祭司越增多， 就越发得罪我， 我必把他们的尊荣变为耻辱。
8 他们借着我的子民犯罪来养活自己， 渴望他们多有罪孽。
9 所以， 祭司怎样， 人民也怎样。我必按他们的行为惩罚他们， 照他们的行为报应他们。
10 他们吃， 却吃不饱； 行淫， 人数却不会增多； 因为他们离弃了耶和华， 不遵守他的命令。
11 淫行、陈酒和新酒， 把人的心夺走了。
12 我的子民求问木头， 由木杖引导他们， 因为淫荡的心使他们走迷了路， 他们就行淫不顺从 神。
13 他们在山顶上献祭， 在冈陵上的橡树、杨树和栗树之下献上烧香， 因为树荫美好。所以你们的女儿行淫乱， 你们的儿媳犯奸淫。
14 我却不因你们的女儿行淫乱， 也不因你们的儿媳犯奸淫而惩罚她们， 因为你们男人自己离群与娼妓在一起， 又与庙妓一同献祭。这无知的人民必遭毁灭。
15 以色列啊！ 你虽然行淫， 犹大却不可犯罪， 不要往吉甲去， 不要上到伯．亚文， 也不要指着永活的耶和华起誓。
16 以色列倔强， 好像倔强的母牛， 现在耶和华怎样牧放他们， 好像牧放宽阔草场上的羊羔呢？
17 以法莲和偶像连在一起， 任凭他吧！
18 他们醉意全消以后， 就不断行淫； 他们的官长最喜爱耻辱的事。
19 风要把他们裹在翅膀里卷去， 他们必因自己所献的祭祀而蒙受羞辱。