1 Listen to this word, you cows of Bashan, who are on the mountain of Samaria, who oppress the poor, who crush the needy, who tell their husbands, "Bring us drinks!"

2 The Lord Yahweh has sworn by his holiness,

"Behold, the days shall come on you that they will take you away with hooks,

and the last of you with fish hooks.

3 You will go out at the breaks in the wall,

everyone straight before her;

and you will cast yourselves into Harmon," says Yahweh.

4 "Go to Bethel, and sin;

to Gilgal, and sin more.

Bring your sacrifices every morning,

your tithes every three days,

5 offer a sacrifice of thanksgiving of that which is leavened,

and proclaim free will offerings and brag about them;

for this pleases you, you children of Israel," says the Lord Yahweh.

6 "I also have given you cleanness of teeth in all your cities,

and lack of bread in every town;

yet you haven’t returned to me," says Yahweh.

7 "I also have withheld the rain from you,

when there were yet three months to the harvest;

and I caused it to rain on one city,

and caused it not to rain on another city.

One field was rained on,

and the field where it didn’t rain withered.

8 So two or three cities staggered to one city to drink water,

and were not satisfied;

yet you haven’t returned to me," says Yahweh.

9 "I struck you with blight and mildew many times in your gardens and your vineyards,

and the swarming locusts have devoured your fig trees and your olive trees;

yet you haven’t returned to me," says Yahweh.

10 "I sent plagues among you like I did Egypt.

I have slain your young men with the sword,

and have carried away your horses.

I filled your nostrils with the stench of your camp,

yet you haven’t returned to me," says Yahweh.

11 "I have overthrown some of you,

as when God overthrew Sodom and Gomorrah,

and you were like a burning stick plucked out of the fire;

yet you haven’t returned to me," says Yahweh.

12 "Therefore I will do this to you, Israel;

because I will do this to you,

prepare to meet your God, Israel.

13 For, behold, he who forms the mountains, creates the wind, declares to man what is his thought,

who makes the morning darkness, and treads on the high places of the earth:

Yahweh, the God of Armies, is his name."

1 撒玛利亚山上的巴珊母牛啊！ 要听这话； 你们欺负贫穷人， 压迫穷苦人， 又对自己的丈夫说： "拿酒来， 给我们饮用。"

2 主耶和华指着自己的圣洁起誓： "看哪！ 对付你们的日子快到， 人必用钩子把你们钩走， 最后一个也必被人用鱼钩钩去。

3 你们一个一个经过城墙的破口出去， 被丢弃在哈门。"这是耶和华的宣告。

4 "你们去伯特利犯罪， 在吉甲增加过犯吧！ 每早献上你们的祭物， 每三日献上你们的十分之一吧！

5 以色列人哪！ 把有酵的饼作感谢祭献上， 高声宣扬你们自愿献的祭吧！ 这原是你们喜爱行的。"这是主耶和华的宣告。

6 "虽然我使你们各城的人牙齿干净， 各处都缺乏粮食； 但你们仍不归向我。"这是耶和华的宣告。

7 "我曾在收割前三个月， 不降雨给你们； 我降雨给一个城， 在另一个城却不降雨； 我在一块地降雨， 另一块地没有雨水就枯干了。

8 两三个城的居民挤到一个城去找水喝， 却没有足够的水喝； 但你们仍不归向我。"这是耶和华的宣告。

9 "我曾多次用热风和霉烂击打你们的园子和葡萄园， 叫蝗虫吃光你们的无花果树和橄榄树； 但你们仍不归向我。"这是耶和华的宣告。

10 "我在你们中间降下瘟疫， 正如临到埃及的瘟疫一样； 我用刀杀掉你们的年轻人， 你们被掳去的马匹也遭杀戮； 我使你们营里死尸的臭气扑鼻， 但你们仍不归向我。"这是耶和华的宣告。

11 "我倾覆你们， 就像倾覆所多玛和蛾摩拉一样； 你们像一根木柴， 从火里抽出来； 但你们仍不归向我。"这是耶和华的宣告。

12 "因此， 以色列啊！ 我必这样对付你。以色列啊！ 因我必这样对付你， 你应当预备迎见你的 神。"

13 看哪！ 他造了山， 创造了风， 把他的心意告诉人； 他造了晨光和黑暗， 他的脚踏在地的高处， 耶和华万军的 神就是他的名。