何西阿书 7
Chinese Contemporary Bible (Simplified)
7 每当我要医治以色列的时候，
却看见以法莲的罪，撒玛利亚[a]的恶。
他们行事诡诈；
盗贼进屋偷窃，强盗外出抢劫。
2 他们没有想到我记得他们的所有恶行。
如今他们的罪恶环绕他们，
都暴露在我面前。
3 他们以罪恶取悦君王，
以谎言讨好首领。
4 他们都是通奸之徒[b]，
就像热烘烘的烤炉，
从揉面到面团发起，
烤饼的人不用挑炉火。
5 君王宴乐的时候，
首领们醉酒成病，
君王也与轻慢上帝的人联手。
6 他们的心如烤炉，燃烧着阴谋。
他们的怒气如整夜闷烧的炉火，
早晨爆发出熊熊烈焰。
7 他们像炙热的烤炉，
吞灭他们的首领。
他们的君王都倒地而亡，
没有一个向我求救。
8 “以法莲与外族人混杂，
就像没有翻过的饼[c]。
9 外族人耗尽了他的力量，
他却茫然不知。
他头发斑白，
却浑然不觉。
10 以色列人被自己的傲慢指控，
他们却不归向他们的上帝耶和华，
也不去寻求祂。
11 以法莲像鸽子一样愚蠢无知，
他们向埃及求救，又投奔亚述。
12 他们去的时候，
我要张网网住他们，
我要像打落飞鸟一样打落他们。
我要按他们的恶行[d]惩罚他们。
13 他们有祸了，
因为他们背弃我！
他们要被毁灭了，
因为他们背叛我！
我要救赎他们，
他们却向我撒谎。
14 他们没有真心呼求我，
只是在床上哭号。
他们为求五谷和新酒而割伤自己，
却背弃了我。
15 我训练他们，使他们臂膀强壮，
他们却阴谋作恶抗拒我。
16 他们回转，却不肯转向至高者，
他们就像无用的断弓。
他们的首领要因出言狂妄而丧身刀下，
成为埃及人的笑柄。
何西阿書 7
Chinese Contemporary Bible (Traditional)
7 每當我要醫治以色列的時候，
卻看見以法蓮的罪，撒瑪利亞[a]的惡。
他們行事詭詐；
盜賊進屋偷竊，強盜外出搶劫。
2 他們沒有想到我記得他們的所有惡行。
如今他們的罪惡環繞他們，
都暴露在我面前。
3 他們以罪惡取悅君王，
以謊言討好首領。
4 他們都是通姦之徒[b]，
就像熱烘烘的烤爐，
從揉麵到麵團發起，
烤餅的人不用挑爐火。
5 君王宴樂的時候，
首領們醉酒成病，
君王也與輕慢上帝的人聯手。
6 他們的心如烤爐，燃燒著陰謀。
他們的怒氣如整夜悶燒的爐火，
早晨爆發出熊熊烈焰。
7 他們像炙熱的烤爐，
吞滅他們的首領。
他們的君王都倒地而亡，
沒有一個向我求救。
8 「以法蓮與外族人混雜，
就像沒有翻過的餅[c]。
9 外族人耗盡了他的力量，
他卻茫然不知。
他頭髮斑白，
卻渾然不覺。
10 以色列人被自己的傲慢指控，
他們卻不歸向他們的上帝耶和華，
也不去尋求祂。
11 以法蓮像鴿子一樣愚蠢無知，
他們向埃及求救，又投奔亞述。
12 他們去的時候，
我要張網網住他們，
我要像打落飛鳥一樣打落他們。
我要按他們的惡行[d]懲罰他們。
13 他們有禍了，
因為他們背棄我！
他們要被毀滅了，
因為他們背叛我！
我要救贖他們，
他們卻向我撒謊。
14 他們沒有真心呼求我，
只是在床上哭號。
他們為求五穀和新酒而割傷自己，
卻背棄了我。
15 我訓練他們，使他們臂膀強壯，
他們卻陰謀作惡抗拒我。
16 他們回轉，卻不肯轉向至高者，
他們就像無用的斷弓。
他們的首領要因出言狂妄而喪身刀下，
成為埃及人的笑柄。
何西阿书 7
Chinese New Version (Traditional)
指摘他們作惡多端
7 “我醫治以色列的時候，以法蓮的罪孽，
和撒瑪利亞的罪惡就顯露出來；
因為他們行欺詐，
小偷入屋偷竊，
強盜在外搶劫。
2 他們心裡並未想到，
我記得他們的一切罪惡。
他們所作的一切，現在都圍繞他們，
都在我面前。
3 他們以自己的惡行討王歡喜，
用自己的虛謊叫領袖快樂。
4 他們全是犯姦淫的，
像一個被烤餅的人燒熱的火爐，
從摶麵，直到全團發酵的時候，
烤餅的人暫停使火發旺。
5 在我們王喜慶的日子，領袖們因酒的烈性而生病，
王就與褻慢人聯手。
6 他們陰謀埋伏的時候，
心中燒得熱如火爐。
他們整夜抑制怒氣，
一到早晨，卻像發出火燄的火燃燒起來。
7 所有的人都熱如火爐，
吞滅他們的官長。
他們所有的君王都倒斃了，
他們中間沒有一人向我呼求。
指摘他們信靠外族
8 “以法蓮與外族混雜，
以法蓮是沒有翻過的餅。
9 外族人吞吃了他的力量，
他卻不知道；
他頭上滿是白髮，
他也不曉得。
10 雖然以色列的驕傲當面指證自己，
他們卻不回轉歸向耶和華他們的 神，
也不因此尋求他。
11 以法蓮好像一隻愚蠢無知的鴿子。
他們向埃及求助，投奔亞述。
12 但他們去的時候，我要把我的網撒在他們身上；
我要把他們如同空中的飛鳥打下來。
我要按著他們會眾所聽見的，懲罰他們。
13 他們有禍了，因為他們離棄了我；
他們遭毀滅，因為他們背叛了我。
我雖然想救贖他們，他們卻對我說謊。
14 他們並沒有真心向我呼求，
只是在床上哀慟罷了。
他們為了五穀和新酒割傷（“割傷”或譯：“聚集”或“激發”）自己，
仍然悖逆我。
15 我雖然鍛煉他們的手臂，使它們有力，
他們卻圖謀惡計攻擊我。
16 他們轉向巴力，
成了不可靠的弓。
他們的領袖因自己舌頭上的狂傲倒在刀下，
這在埃及地必成為被人譏笑的對象。”
Hosea 7
EasyEnglish Bible
7 ‘Yes, I want to make the people of Israel healthy again,
but I see how great their sins are.
Samaria's people do many evil things.
They deceive one another,
they take things from other people's homes,
and they attack people in the streets to rob them.
2 They do not understand that I remember all their sins.
The wicked things that they do are everywhere.
Wherever they go, I see their sins very clearly.[a]
The king does not rule well
3 The king is happy to see the evil things that his people do.
The leaders are also happy when the people cheat and tell lies.
4 None of them serves me faithfully.
They are always ready to do bad things,
like an oven that has a hot fire inside it.
When the baker is ready to bake his bread,
he makes the fire even hotter.[b]
5 On a day when the king has a feast,
the leaders drink too much wine.
The king and the leaders join with other people to do foolish things.
6 But the leaders are planning to murder the king.
Their anger is like the fire of an oven.
It burns slowly inside them all through the night.
But in the morning the fire is too strong to hold.
7 They are so angry that they kill their rulers.
Now all their kings are dead.
None of them calls out to me for help.’
Israel's people refuse to change
8 ‘Ephraim's people have mixed themselves with people of other nations.[c]
So they have become useless, like bread that is not properly cooked.[d]
9 Foreign people have taken away Israel's strength.
But the Israelites do not realize what is happening!
They have become like an old man with grey hair.
But they do not realize how weak they are.
10 Israel's people are too proud to change.
This shows that they are guilty.
They still refuse to turn back to me, the Lord their God.
In all their troubles, they do not look for my help.
11 Ephraim has become like a silly dove.[e]
He cannot decide where to go.
The Israelites ask Egypt to help them.
Then they decide to ask Assyria instead.
12 When they fly around like that,
I will throw my net over them.
I will catch them like birds that fly in the sky.
I will punish them as they join together to do evil things.
13 Terrible trouble will happen to them,
because they have gone away from me.
They have turned against me, so they will die.
I wanted to rescue them,
but they have told lies about me.
14 They do not pray and trust me to help them.
Instead, they lie down on their beds and they weep loudly.
They cut their bodies to get grain and wine.[f]
They turn away from me.
15 I taught them what was right. I made them strong.
But now they have decided to do evil things against me.
16 They do not look up to me for help.
They are as useless as a bow that cannot shoot an arrow properly.
Their leaders are proud of their own strength,
but they will die in battle.
Then the people of Egypt will laugh at them.’
Footnotes
- 7:2 God sees everything. When he looks at Israel's people, he sees their sins.
- 7:4 Bakers were people who cooked bread in large ovens, which were very hot. Israel's leaders were like the hot fire of an oven. They were ready to do bad things whenever there was a chance.
- 7:8 Ephraim was another name for Israel, the northern kingdom of God's people.
- 7:8 Israel's leaders thought that Assyria might attack them. So they went to ask for help from Egypt, Syria and Philistia. They did not trust God to help them.
- 7:11 Doves sometimes fly around without any purpose. The Israelites had become like that. It was easy for other countries to fight against them.
- 7:14 When they cried and they cut themselves, they wanted to please the false gods, so that they would get wine and food.
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