¹ 以色列啊，不要像外邦人歡喜快樂；因為你行邪淫離棄你的神，在各穀場上如妓女喜愛賞賜。

² 穀場和酒醡都不夠以色列人使用；新酒也必缺乏。

³ 他們必不得住耶和華的地；以法蓮卻要歸回埃及，必在亞述吃不潔淨的食物。

⁴ 他們必不得向耶和華奠酒，即便奠酒也不蒙悅納。他們的祭物必如居喪者的食物，凡吃的必被玷污；因他們的食物只為自己的口腹，必不奉入耶和華的殿。

⁵ 在大會的日子，到耶和華的節期，你們怎樣行呢？

⁶ 看哪，他們逃避災難；埃及人必收殮他們的屍首，摩弗人必葬埋他們的骸骨。他們用銀子做的美物上必長蒺藜；他們的帳棚中必生荊棘。

⁷ 以色列人必知道降罰的日子臨近，報應的時候來到。民說：作先知的是愚昧；受靈感的是狂妄，皆因他們多多作孽，大懷怨恨。

⁸ 以法蓮曾作我神守望的；至於先知，在他一切的道上作為捕鳥人的網羅，在他神的家中懷怨恨。

⁹ 以法蓮深深地敗壞，如在基比亞的日子一樣。耶和華必記念他們的罪孽，追討他們的罪惡。

¹⁰ 主說：我遇見以色列如葡萄在曠野；我看見你們的列祖如無花果樹上春季初熟的果子。他們卻來到巴力毗珥專拜那可羞恥的，就成為可憎惡的，與他們所愛的一樣。

¹¹ 至於以法蓮人，他們的榮耀必如鳥飛去，必不生產，不懷胎，不成孕。

¹² 縱然養大兒女，我卻必使他們喪子，甚至不留一個。我離棄他們，他們就有禍了。

¹³ 我看以法蓮如推羅栽於美地。以法蓮卻要將自己的兒女帶出來，交與行殺戮的人。

¹⁴ 耶和華啊，求你加給他們─加甚麼呢？要使他們胎墜乳乾。

¹⁵ 耶和華說：他們一切的惡事都在吉甲；我在那裡憎惡他們。因他們所行的惡，我必從我地上趕出他們去，不再憐愛他們；他們的首領都是悖逆的。

¹⁶ 以法蓮受責罰，根本枯乾，必不能結果，即或生產，我必殺他們所生的愛子。

¹⁷ 我的神必棄絕他們，因為他們不聽從他；他們也必飄流在列國中。

¹ Israel is a luxuriant vine that puts forth his fruit. According to the abundance of his fruit he has multiplied his altars. As their land has prospered, they have adorned their sacred stones.

² Their heart is divided. Now they will be found guilty. He will demolish their altars. He will destroy their sacred stones.

³ Surely now they will say, "We have no king; for we don't fear Yahweh; and the king, what can he do for us?"

⁴ They make promises, swearing falsely in making covenants. Therefore judgment springs up like poisonous weeds in the furrows of the field.

⁵ The inhabitants of Samaria will be in terror for the calves of Beth Aven; for its people will mourn over it, Along with its priests who rejoiced over it, for its glory, because it has departed from it.

⁶ It also will be carried to Assyria for a present to a great king. Ephraim will receive shame, and Israel will be ashamed of his own counsel.

⁷ Samaria and her king float away, like a twig on the water.

⁸ The high places also of Aven, the sin of Israel, will be destroyed. The thorn and the thistle will come up on their altars. They will tell the mountains, "Cover us!" and the hills, "Fall on us!"

⁹ "Israel, you have sinned from the days of Gibeah. There they remained. The battle against the children of iniquity doesn't overtake them in Gibeah.

¹⁰ When it is my desire, I will chastise them; and the nations will be gathered against them, when they are bound to their two transgressions.

¹¹ Ephraim is a trained heifer that loves to thresh; so I will put a yoke on her beautiful neck. I will set a rider on Ephraim. Judah will plow. Jacob will break his clods.

¹² Sow to yourselves in righteousness, reap according to kindness. Break up your fallow ground; for it is time to seek Yahweh, until he comes and rains righteousness on you.

¹³ You have plowed wickedness. You have reaped iniquity. You have eaten the fruit of lies, for you trusted in your way, in the multitude of your mighty men.

¹⁴ Therefore a battle roar will arise among your people, and all your fortresses will be destroyed, as Shalman destroyed Beth Arbel in the day of battle. The mother was dashed in pieces with her children.

¹⁵ So Bethel will do to you because of your great wickedness. At daybreak the king of Israel will be destroyed.