1 When I would have healed Israel, then the iniquity of Ephraim was discovered, and the wickedness of Samaria: for they commit falsehood; and the thief cometh in, and the troop of robbers spoileth without. 2 And they consider not in their hearts that I remember all their wickedness: now their own doings have beset them about; they are before my face. 3 They make the king glad with their wickedness, and the princes with their lies. 4 They are all adulterers, as an oven heated by the baker, who ceaseth from raising after he hath kneaded the dough, until it be leavened. 5 In the day of our king the princes have made him sick with bottles of wine; he stretched out his hand with scorners. 6 For they have made ready their heart like an oven, whiles they lie in wait: their baker sleepeth all the night; in the morning it burneth as a flaming fire. 7 They are all hot as an oven, and have devoured their judges; all their kings are fallen: there is none among them that calleth unto me.

8 Ephraim, he hath mixed himself among the people; Ephraim is a cake not turned. 9 Strangers have devoured his strength, and he knoweth it not: yea, gray hairs are here and there upon him, yet he knoweth not. 10 And the pride of Israel testifieth to his face: and they do not return to the LORD their God, nor seek him for all this.

11 Ephraim also is like a silly dove without heart: they call to Egypt, they go to Assyria. 12 When they shall go, I will spread my net upon them; I will bring them down as the fowls of the heaven; I will chastise them, as their congregation hath heard. 13 Woe unto them! for they have fled from me: destruction unto them! because they have transgressed against me: though I have redeemed them, yet they have spoken lies against me. 14 And they have not cried unto me with their heart, when they howled upon their beds: they assemble themselves for corn and wine, and they rebel against me. 15 Though I have bound and strengthened their arms, yet do they imagine mischief against me. 16 They return, but not to the most High: they are like a deceitful bow: their princes shall fall by the sword for the rage of their tongue: this shall be their derision in the land of Egypt.

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。"