Hosea 10

1 Israel was a luxuriant vine, yielding fruit for himself. The more his fruit increased, the more he increased the altars. The better his land produced, the better he made the sacred pillars.

1 以色列是茂盛的葡萄树，硕果累累。 可是，他结果越多， 建造的祭坛就越多； 土地出产越丰富， 他就把神柱装饰得越美丽。

2 Their hearts are devious; now they must bear their guilt. The LORD will break down their altars and demolish their sacred pillars.

2 他们心怀诡诈，必受惩罚。 耶和华要拆毁他们的祭坛， 打碎他们的神柱。

3 Surely now they will say, “We have no king, for we do not revere the LORD. What can a king do for us?”

3 那时他们会说： “我们没有君王， 因为我们不敬畏耶和华。 君王能为我们做什么呢？”

4 They speak mere words; with false oaths they make covenants. So judgment springs up like poisonous weeds in the furrows of a field.

4 他们说虚话，起假誓，立空盟， 因此不法之事滋长， 犹如田间犁沟中蔓延的毒草。

5 The people of Samaria will fear for the calf of Beth-aven. Indeed, its people will mourn over it with its idolatrous priests—those who rejoiced in its glory—for it has been taken from them into exile.

5 撒玛利亚的居民要因伯·亚文的牛犊偶像而惊恐； 祭拜它的人要哀伤， 供奉它的祭司要痛哭， 因为它的荣耀将离开他们。

6 Yes, it will be carried to Assyria as tribute to the great king. Ephraim will be seized with shame; Israel will be ashamed of its wooden idols.

6 它要被带到亚述去， 作为贡物献给强大的亚述王。 以法莲因此而受人嘲笑， 以色列因自己的偶像而蒙羞。

7 Samaria will be carried off with her king like a twig on the surface of the water.

7 撒玛利亚和它的君王要被毁灭， 像漂浮在水面上的枯枝一样消逝。

8 The high places of Aven will be destroyed—it is the sin of Israel; thorns and thistles will overgrow their altars. Then they will say to the mountains, “Cover us!” and to the hills, “Fall on us!”

8 以色列犯罪之地——亚文 的丘坛要被拆毁。 他们的祭坛上要长满荆棘和蒺藜。 他们要向高山说：“遮盖我们吧！” 对小丘说：“倒在我们身上吧！”

9 Since the days of Gibeah you have sinned, O Israel, and there you have remained. Did not the battle in Gibeah overtake the sons of iniquity?

9 耶和华说： “以色列人啊，从基比亚的日子以来， 你们一直不断地犯罪，从未改变。 难道战祸没有临到基比亚的邪恶之辈吗？

10 I will chasten them when I please; nations will be gathered against them to put them in bondage for their double transgression.

10 我要按自己的心意惩罚你们。 列国要联合攻击你们， 惩罚你们的双重罪恶。

11 Ephraim is a well-trained heifer that loves to thresh; but I will place a yoke on her fair neck. I will harness Ephraim, Judah will plow, and Jacob will break the hard ground.

11 以法莲本是驯服的母牛犊，喜欢打谷， 现在我要把轭套在它肥美的颈项上。 我要驾驭以法莲， 犹大必耕田， 雅各 必耙地。”

12 Sow for yourselves righteousness and reap the fruit of loving devotion; break up your unplowed ground. For it is time to seek the LORD until He comes and sends righteousness upon you like rain.

12 你们要为自己种植公义， 就能收获慈爱。 现在是寻求耶和华的时候， 你们要犁开刚硬的心田， 等祂来使公义如雨浇灌你们。

13 You have plowed wickedness and reaped injustice; you have eaten the fruit of lies. Because you have trusted in your own way and in the multitude of your mighty men,

13 可是，你们种的是邪恶， 收的是不义， 吃的是谎言的果实。 因为你们倚靠自己的力量， 仰仗众多的勇士。

14 the roar of battle will rise against your people, so that all your fortresses will be demolished as Shalman devastated Beth-arbel in the day of battle, when mothers were dashed to pieces along with their children.

14 因此，战争的喧嚣将从你们中间传出， 你们的一切堡垒将被摧毁， 恰如沙勒幔在战争之日摧毁伯·亚比勒， 将城中的母子一同摔死。

15 Thus it will be done to you, O Bethel, because of your great wickedness. When the day dawns, the king of Israel will be utterly cut off.

15 伯特利 啊，你罪大恶极， 必遭遇同样的下场。 那日来临时，以色列的王将被彻底消灭。