1 When my desire was for the fate of my people to be changed and to make Israel well, then the sin of Ephraim was made clear, and the evil-doing of Samaria; for their ways are false, and the thief comes into the house, while the band of outlaws takes property by force in the streets.

2 And they do not say to themselves that I keep in mind all their sin; now their evil acts come round them on every side; they are before my face.

3 In their sin they make a king for themselves, and rulers in their deceit.

4 They are all untrue; they are like a burning oven; the bread-maker does not make up the fire from the time when the paste is mixed till it is leavened.

5 On the day of our king, the rulers made him ill with the heat of wine; his hand was stretched out with the men of pride.

6 For they have made their hearts ready like an oven, while they are waiting secretly; their wrath is sleeping all night; in the morning it is burning like a flaming fire.

7 They are all heated like an oven, and they put an end to their judges; all their kings have been made low; not one among them makes prayer to me.

8 Ephraim is mixed with the peoples; Ephraim is a cake not turned.

9 Men from other lands have made waste his strength, and he is not conscious of it; grey hairs have come on him here and there, and he has no knowledge of it.

10 And the pride of Israel gives an answer to his face; but for all this, they have not gone back to the Lord their God, or made search for him.

11 And Ephraim is like a foolish dove, without wisdom; they send out their cry to Egypt, they go to Assyria.

12 When they go, my net will be stretched out over them; I will take them like the birds of heaven, I will give them punishment, I will take them away in the net for their sin.

13 May trouble be theirs! for they have gone far away from me; and destruction, for they have been sinning against me; I was ready to be their saviour, but they said false words against me.

14 And they have not made prayer to me in their hearts, but they make loud cries on their beds; they are cutting themselves for food and wine, they are turned against me.

15 Though I have given training and strength to their arms, they have evil designs against me.

16 They have gone to what is of no value; they are like a false bow; their captains will come to destruction by the sword, and their ruler by my wrath; for this, the land of Egypt will make sport of them.

1 "我医治以色列的时候， 以法莲的罪孽， 和撒玛利亚的罪恶就显露出来； 因为他们行欺诈， 小偷入屋偷窃， 强盗在外抢劫。

2 他们心里并未想到， 我记得他们的一切罪恶。他们所作的一切， 现在都围绕他们， 都在我面前。

3 他们以自己的恶行讨王欢喜， 用自己的虚谎叫领袖快乐。

4 他们全是犯奸淫的， 像一个被烤饼的人烧热的火炉， 从抟面， 直到全团发酵的时候， 烤饼的人暂停使火发旺。

5 在我们王喜庆的日子， 领袖们因酒的烈性而生病， 王就与亵慢人联手。

6 他们阴谋埋伏的时候， 心中烧得热如火炉。他们整夜抑制怒气， 一到早晨， 却像发出火焰的火燃烧起来。

7 所有的人都热如火炉， 吞灭他们的官长。他们所有的君王都倒毙了， 他们中间没有一人向我呼求。

8 "以法莲与外族混杂， 以法莲是没有翻过的饼。

9 外族人吞吃了他的力量， 他却不知道； 他头上满是白发， 他也不晓得。

10 虽然以色列的骄傲当面指证自己， 他们却不回转归向耶和华他们的 神， 也不因此寻求他。

11 以法莲好像一只愚蠢无知的鸽子。他们向埃及求助， 投奔亚述。

12 但他们去的时候， 我要把我的网撒在他们身上； 我要把他们如同空中的飞鸟打下来。我要按着他们会众所听见的， 惩罚他们。

13 他们有祸了， 因为他们离弃了我； 他们遭毁灭， 因为他们背叛了我。我虽然想救赎他们， 他们却对我说谎。

14 他们并没有真心向我呼求， 只是在床上哀恸罢了。他们为了五谷和新酒割伤自己， 仍然悖逆我。

15 我虽然锻炼他们的手臂， 使它们有力， 他们却图谋恶计攻击我。

16 他们转向巴力， 成了不可靠的了。他们的领袖因自己舌头上的狂傲倒在刀下， 这在埃及地必成为被人讥笑的对象。"