¹ 耶和華的話又臨到我說：

² 人子啊，有兩個女子，是一母所生，

³ 他們在埃及行邪淫，在幼年時行邪淫。他們在那裡作處女的時候，有人擁抱他們的懷，撫摸他們的乳。

⁴ 他們的名字，姊姊名叫阿荷拉，妹妹名叫阿荷利巴。他們都歸於我，生了兒女。論到他們的名字，阿荷拉就是撒瑪利亞，阿荷利巴就是耶路撒冷。

⁵ 阿荷拉歸我之後行邪淫，貪戀所愛的人，就是他的鄰邦亞述人。

⁶ 這些人都穿藍衣，作省長、副省長，都騎著馬，是可愛的少年人。

⁷ 阿荷拉就與亞述人中最美的男子放縱淫行，他因所戀愛之人的一切偶像，玷污自己。

⁸ 自從在埃及的時候，他就沒有離開淫亂，因為他年幼作處女的時候，埃及人與他行淫，撫摸他的乳，縱慾與他行淫。

⁹ 因此，我將他交在他所愛的人手中，就是他所戀愛的亞述人手中。

¹⁰ 他們就露了他的下體，擄掠他的兒女，用刀殺了他，使他在婦女中留下臭名，因他們向他施行審判。

¹¹ 他妹妹阿荷利巴雖然看見了，卻還貪戀，比他姊姊更醜；行淫亂比他姊姊更多。

¹² 他貪戀鄰邦的亞述人，就是穿極華美的衣服，騎著馬的省長、副省長，都是可愛的少年人。

¹³ 我看見他被玷污了，他姊妹二人同行一路。

¹⁴ 阿荷利巴又加增淫行，因他看見人像畫在牆上，就是用丹色所畫迦勒底人的像，

¹⁵ 腰間繫著帶子，頭上有下垂的裹頭巾，都是軍長的形狀，仿照巴比倫人的形像；他們的故土就是迦勒底。

¹⁶ 阿荷利巴一看見就貪戀他們，打發使者往迦勒底去見他們。

¹⁷ 巴比倫人就來登他愛情的床，與他行淫玷污他。他被玷污，隨後心裡與他們生疏。

¹⁸ 這樣，他顯露淫行，又顯露下體；我心就與他生疏，像先前與他姊姊生疏一樣。

¹⁹ 他還加增他的淫行，追念他幼年在埃及地行邪淫的日子，

²⁰ 貪戀情人身壯精足，如驢如馬。

²¹ 這樣，你就想起你幼年的淫行。那時，埃及人擁抱你的懷，撫摸你的乳。

²² 阿荷利巴啊，主耶和華如此說：我必激動你先愛而後生疏的人來攻擊你。我必使他們來，在你四圍攻擊你。

²³ 所來的就是巴比倫人、迦勒底的眾人、比割人、書亞人、哥亞人，同著他們的還有亞述眾人，乃是作省長、副省長、作軍長有名聲的，都騎著馬，是可愛的少年人。

²⁴ 他們必帶兵器、戰車、輜重車，率領大眾來攻擊你。他們要拿大小盾牌，頂盔擺陣，在你四圍攻擊你。我要將審判的事交給他們，他們必按著自己的條例審判你。

²⁵ 我必以忌恨攻擊你；他們必以忿怒辦你。他們必割去你的鼻子和耳朵；你遺留（或譯：餘剩；下同）的人必倒在刀下。他們必擄去你的兒女；你所遺留的必被火焚燒。

²⁶ 他們必剝去你的衣服，奪取你華美的寶器。

²⁷ 這樣，我必使你的淫行和你從埃及地染來的淫亂止息了，使你不再仰望亞述，也不再追念埃及。

²⁸ 主耶和華如此說：我必將你交在你所恨惡的人手中，就是你心與他生疏的人手中。

²⁹ 他們必以恨惡辦你，奪取你一切勞碌得來的，留下你赤身露體。你淫亂的下體，連你的淫行，帶你的淫亂，都被顯露。

³⁰ 人必向你行這些事；因為你隨從外邦人行邪淫，被他們的偶像玷污了。

³¹ 你走了你姊姊所走的路，所以我必將他的杯交在你手中。

³² 主耶和華如此說：你必喝你姊姊所喝的杯；那杯又深又廣，盛得甚多，使你被人嗤笑譏刺。

³³ 你必酩酊大醉，滿有愁苦，喝乾你姊姊撒瑪利亞的杯，就是令人驚駭淒涼的杯。

³⁴ 你必喝這杯，以致喝盡。杯破又齦杯片，撕裂自己的乳；因為這事我曾說過。這是主耶和華說的。

³⁵ 主耶和華如此說：因你忘記我，將我丟在背後，所以你要擔當你淫行和淫亂的報應。

³⁶ 耶和華又對我說：人子啊，你要審問阿荷拉與阿荷利巴麼﹖當指出他們所行可憎的事。

³⁷ 他們行淫，手中有殺人的血，又與偶像行淫，並使他們為我所生的兒女經火燒給偶像。

³⁸ 此外，他們還有向我所行的，就是同日玷污我的聖所，干犯我的安息日。

³⁹ 他們殺了兒女獻與偶像，當天又入我的聖所，將聖所褻瀆了。他們在我殿中所行的乃是如此。

⁴⁰ 況且你們二婦打發使者去請遠方人。使者到他們那裡，他們就來了。你們為他們沐浴己身，粉飾眼目，佩戴妝飾，

⁴¹ 坐在華美的床上，前面擺設桌案，將我的香料膏油擺在其上。

⁴² 在那裡有群眾安逸歡樂的聲音，並有粗俗的人和酒徒從曠野同來，把鐲子戴在二婦的手上，把華冠戴在他們的頭上。

⁴³ 我論這行淫衰老的婦人說：現在人還要與他行淫，他也要與人行淫。

⁴⁴ 人與阿荷拉，並阿荷利巴二淫婦茍合，好像與妓女苟合。

⁴⁵ 必有義人，照審判淫婦和流人血的婦人之例，審判他們；因為他們是淫婦，手中有殺人的血。

⁴⁶ 主耶和華如此說：我必使多人來攻擊他們，使他們拋來拋去，被人搶奪。

⁴⁷ 這些人必用石頭打死他們，用刀劍殺害他們，又殺戮他們的兒女，用火焚燒他們的房屋。

⁴⁸ 這樣，我必使淫行從境內止息，好叫一切婦人都受警戒，不效法你們的淫行。

⁴⁹ 人必照著你們的淫行報應你們；你們要擔當拜偶像的罪，就知道我是主耶和華。

¹ How the city sits solitary, that was full of people! She has become as a widow, who was great among the nations! She who was a princess among the provinces is become tributary!

² She weeps bitterly in the night, and her tears are on her cheeks; among all her lovers she has none to comfort her: All her friends have dealt treacherously with her; they are become her enemies.

³ Judah is gone into captivity because of affliction, and because of great servitude; she dwells among the nations, she finds no rest: all her persecutors overtook her within the straits.

⁴ The ways of Zion do mourn, because none come to the solemn assembly; all her gates are desolate, her priests do sigh: her virgins are afflicted, and she herself is in bitterness.

⁵ Her adversaries are become the head, her enemies prosper; for Yahweh has afflicted her for the multitude of her transgressions: her young children are gone into captivity before the adversary.

⁶ From the daughter of Zion all her majesty is departed: her princes are become like harts that find no pasture, they are gone without strength before the pursuer.

⁷ Jerusalem remembers in the days of her affliction and of her miseries all her pleasant things that were from the days of old: when her people fell into the hand of the adversary, and none did help her, The adversaries saw her, they did mock at her desolations.

⁸ Jerusalem has grievously sinned; therefore she is become as an unclean thing; all who honored her despise her, because they have seen her nakedness: yes, she sighs, and turns backward.

⁹ Her filthiness was in her skirts; she didn't remember her latter end; therefore is she come down wonderfully; she has no comforter: see, Yahweh, my affliction; for the enemy has magnified himself.

¹⁰ The adversary has spread out his hand on all her pleasant things: for she has seen that the nations are entered into her sanctuary, concerning whom you commanded that they should not enter into your assembly.

¹¹ All her people sigh, they seek bread; they have given their pleasant things for food to refresh the soul: look, Yahweh, and see; for I am become abject.

¹² Is it nothing to you, all you who pass by? Look, and see if there be any sorrow like my sorrow, which is brought on me, With which Yahweh has afflicted [me] in the day of his fierce anger.

¹³ From on high has he sent fire into my bones, and it prevails against them; He has spread a net for my feet, he has turned me back: He has made me desolate and faint all the day.

¹⁴ The yoke of my transgressions is bound by his hand; They are knit together, they are come up on my neck; he has made my strength to fail: The Lord has delivered me into their hands, against whom I am not able to stand.

¹⁵ The Lord has set at nothing all my mighty men in the midst of me; He has called a solemn assembly against me to crush my young men: The Lord has trodden as in a winepress the virgin daughter of Judah.

¹⁶ For these things I weep; my eye, my eye runs down with water; Because the comforter who should refresh my soul is far from me: My children are desolate, because the enemy has prevailed.

¹⁷ Zion spreads forth her hands; there is none to comfort her; Yahweh has commanded concerning Jacob, that those who are around him should be his adversaries: Jerusalem is among them as an unclean thing.

¹⁸ Yahweh is righteous; for I have rebelled against his commandment: Please hear all you peoples, and see my sorrow: My virgins and my young men are gone into captivity.

¹⁹ I called for my lovers, [but] they deceived me: My priests and my elders gave up the spirit in the city, While they sought them food to refresh their souls.

²⁰ See, Yahweh; for I am in distress; my heart is troubled; My heart is turned within me; for I have grievously rebelled: Abroad the sword bereaves, at home there is as death.

²¹ They have heard that I sigh; there is none to comfort me; All my enemies have heard of my trouble; they are glad that you have done it: You will bring the day that you have proclaimed, and they shall be like me.

²² Let all their wickedness come before you; Do to them, as you have done to me for all my transgressions: For my sighs are many, and my heart is faint.