何西阿書 9
Chinese Contemporary Bible (Traditional)
何西阿宣佈對以色列的懲罰
9 以色列啊，
不要歡喜快樂，
不要像外族人那樣歡喜快樂！
因為你對你的上帝不忠不貞，
在各麥場上喜愛賣淫得資財。
2 但麥場上的穀物將不夠養活你們，
榨酒池裡也將缺乏新酒。
3 你們將不能再住在耶和華的土地上。
以法蓮要返回埃及，
在亞述吃不潔之物。
4 你們將不能再獻奠祭給耶和華，
你們的祭牲也不蒙悅納。
這些祭物如居喪之人的食物，
吃的人都被玷污。
你們的食物只能供自己吃，
不能帶進耶和華的殿。
5 在耶和華所定的節期裡，
你們要做什麼呢？
6 即使你們逃脫毀滅之災，
埃及人也要把你們聚集起來，
在摩弗埋葬你們。
你們的珍貴銀器要散落在荊棘中，
你們的帳篷中要長滿蒺藜。
7 以色列人受懲罰的日子近了，
遭報應的時候到了！
這點你們要知道。
你們罪惡深重，充滿憎恨，
以致你們說：
「先知是傻瓜，
被靈感動的人是瘋子。」
8 先知為了上帝做以法蓮的守望者，
可是他走的路上佈滿網羅，
在他上帝的家裡遭人憎恨。
9 你們敗壞至極，
恰如從前在基比亞的日子。
耶和華必記住你們的罪惡，
追討你們的罪債。
10 耶和華說：
「昔日我看見以色列時，
像在荒野看見葡萄；
看見你們的祖先時，
像在無花果樹上看見初熟的果子。
但他們卻祭拜巴力·毗珥，
把自己獻給可恥的偶像，
變得像他們所愛的偶像一樣可憎。
11 以法蓮人的榮耀要如鳥飛逝，
你們將不能受孕，
不能懷胎，
也不能生育。
12 你們縱然把孩子養大，
我也要奪去他們的性命，一個也不留。
我撇棄你們的時候，
你們就有禍了！
13 我看見以法蓮栽種在草原上，美如泰爾，
但以法蓮卻要把孩子交給屠殺者。」
14 耶和華啊，求你給他們——
你要給他們什麼呢？
求你使他們子宮流產，乳房乾癟。
15 耶和華說：
「因他們在吉甲的一切惡行，
我已憎惡他們。
因他們的惡行，
我要將他們逐出我的家，
不再愛他們，
他們的首領都是悖逆之人。
16 以法蓮要被擊打，
他們的根將枯乾，
再也不能結果。
就算他們能生兒育女，
我也要殺死他們心愛的孩子。」
17 我的上帝必棄絕他們，
因為他們不聽從祂。
他們必在列國中流離飄泊。
Hosea 9
King James Version
9 Rejoice not, O Israel, for joy, as other people: for thou hast gone a whoring from thy God, thou hast loved a reward upon every cornfloor.
2 The floor and the winepress shall not feed them, and the new wine shall fail in her.
3 They shall not dwell in the Lord's land; but Ephraim shall return to Egypt, and they shall eat unclean things in Assyria.
4 They shall not offer wine offerings to the Lord, neither shall they be pleasing unto him: their sacrifices shall be unto them as the bread of mourners; all that eat thereof shall be polluted: for their bread for their soul shall not come into the house of the Lord.
5 What will ye do in the solemn day, and in the day of the feast of the Lord?
6 For, lo, they are gone because of destruction: Egypt shall gather them up, Memphis shall bury them: the pleasant places for their silver, nettles shall possess them: thorns shall be in their tabernacles.
7 The days of visitation are come, the days of recompence are come; Israel shall know it: the prophet is a fool, the spiritual man is mad, for the multitude of thine iniquity, and the great hatred.
8 The watchman of Ephraim was with my God: but the prophet is a snare of a fowler in all his ways, and hatred in the house of his God.
9 They have deeply corrupted themselves, as in the days of Gibeah: therefore he will remember their iniquity, he will visit their sins.
10 I found Israel like grapes in the wilderness; I saw your fathers as the firstripe in the fig tree at her first time: but they went to Baalpeor, and separated themselves unto that shame; and their abominations were according as they loved.
11 As for Ephraim, their glory shall fly away like a bird, from the birth, and from the womb, and from the conception.
12 Though they bring up their children, yet will I bereave them, that there shall not be a man left: yea, woe also to them when I depart from them!
13 Ephraim, as I saw Tyrus, is planted in a pleasant place: but Ephraim shall bring forth his children to the murderer.
14 Give them, O Lord: what wilt thou give? give them a miscarrying womb and dry breasts.
15 All their wickedness is in Gilgal: for there I hated them: for the wickedness of their doings I will drive them out of mine house, I will love them no more: all their princes are revolters.
16 Ephraim is smitten, their root is dried up, they shall bear no fruit: yea, though they bring forth, yet will I slay even the beloved fruit of their womb.
17 My God will cast them away, because they did not hearken unto him: and they shall be wanderers among the nations.
Hosea 9
New King James Version
Judgment of Israel’s Sin
9 Do(A) not rejoice, O Israel, with joy like other peoples,
For you have played the harlot against your God.
You have made love for (B)hire on every threshing floor.
2 The threshing floor and the winepress
Shall not feed them,
And the new wine shall fail in her.
3 They shall not dwell in (C)the Lord’s land,
(D)But Ephraim shall return to Egypt,
And (E)shall eat unclean things in Assyria.
4 They shall not offer wine offerings to the Lord,
Nor (F)shall their (G)sacrifices be pleasing to Him.
It shall be like bread of mourners to them;
All who eat it shall be defiled.
For their bread shall be for their own life;
It shall not come into the house of the Lord.
5 What will you do in the appointed day,
And in the day of the feast of the Lord?
6 For indeed they are gone because of destruction.
Egypt shall gather them up;
Memphis shall bury them.
(H)Nettles shall possess their valuables of silver;
Thorns shall be in their tents.
7 The (I)days of punishment have come;
The days of recompense have come.
Israel knows!
The prophet is a (J)fool,
(K)The spiritual man is insane,
Because of the greatness of your iniquity and great enmity.
8 The (L)watchman of Ephraim is with my God;
But the prophet is a [a]fowler’s snare in all his ways—
Enmity in the house of his God.
9 (M)They are deeply corrupted,
As in the days of (N)Gibeah.
He will remember their iniquity;
He will punish their sins.
10 “I found Israel
Like grapes in the (O)wilderness;
I saw your fathers
As the (P)firstfruits on the fig tree in its first season.
But they went to (Q)Baal Peor,
And [b]separated themselves to that shame;
(R)They became an abomination like the thing they loved.
11 As for Ephraim, their glory shall fly away like a bird—
No birth, no pregnancy, and no conception!
12 Though they bring up their children,
Yet I will bereave them to the last man.
Yes, (S)woe to them when I depart from them!
13 Just (T)as I saw Ephraim like Tyre, planted in a pleasant place,
So Ephraim will bring out his children to the murderer.”
14 Give them, O Lord—
What will You give?
Give them (U)a miscarrying womb
And dry breasts!
15 “All their wickedness is in (V)Gilgal,
For there I hated them.
Because of the evil of their deeds
I will drive them from My house;
I will love them no more.
(W)All their princes are rebellious.
16 Ephraim is (X)stricken,
Their root is dried up;
They shall bear no fruit.
Yes, were they to bear children,
I would kill the darlings of their womb.”
17 My God will (Y)cast them away,
Because they did not obey Him;
And they shall be (Z)wanderers among the nations.
Footnotes
- Hosea 9:8 One who catches birds in a trap or snare
- Hosea 9:10 Or dedicated
Scripture taken from the New King James Version®. Copyright © 1982 by Thomas Nelson. Used by permission. All rights reserved.
