1欺貧重富必受懲罰撒瑪利亞山上的巴珊母牛啊！要聽這話；你們欺負貧窮人，壓迫窮苦人，又對自己的丈夫說：“拿酒來，給我們飲用。”
1Hear this word, ye kine of Bashan, that are in the mountain of Samaria, that oppress the poor, that crush the needy, that say unto their lords, Bring, and let us drink.
2主耶和華指著自己的聖潔起誓：“看哪！對付你們的日子快到，人必用鉤子把你們鉤走，最後一個也必被人用魚鉤鉤去。
2The Lord Jehovah hath sworn by his holiness, that, lo, the days shall come upon you, that they shall take you away with hooks, and your residue with fish-hooks.
3你們一個一個經過城牆的破口出去，被丟棄在哈門。”這是耶和華的宣告。
3And ye shall go out at the breaches, every one straight before her; and ye shall cast [yourselves] into Harmon, saith Jehovah.
4向偶像獻祭的罪“你們去伯特利犯罪，在吉甲增加過犯吧！每早獻上你們的祭物，每三日獻上你們的十分之一吧！
4Come to Beth-el, and transgress; to Gilgal, [and] multiply transgression; and bring your sacrifices every morning, [and] your tithes every three days;
5以色列人哪！把有酵的餅作感謝祭獻上，高聲宣揚你們自願獻的祭吧！這原是你們喜愛行的。”這是主耶和華的宣告。
5and offer a sacrifice of thanksgiving of that which is leavened, and proclaim freewill-offerings and publish them: for this pleaseth you, O ye children of Israel, saith the Lord Jehovah.
6受重罰仍不悔改“雖然我使你們各城的人牙齒乾淨，各處都缺乏糧食；但你們仍不歸向我。”這是耶和華的宣告。
6And I also have given you cleanness of teeth in all your cities, and want of bread in all your places; yet have ye not returned unto me, saith Jehovah.
7“我曾在收割前三個月，不降雨給你們；我降雨給一個城，在另一個城卻不降雨；我在一塊地降雨，另一塊地沒有雨水就枯乾了。
7And I also have withholden the rain from you, when there were yet three months to the harvest; and I caused it to rain upon one city, and caused it not to rain upon another city: one piece was rained upon, and the piece whereupon it rained not withered.
8兩三個城的居民擠到一個城去找水喝，卻沒有足夠的水喝；但你們仍不歸向我。”這是耶和華的宣告。
8So two or three cities wandered unto one city to drink water, and were not satisfied: yet have ye not returned unto me, saith Jehovah.
9“我曾多次用熱風和霉爛擊打你們的園子和葡萄園，叫蝗蟲吃光你們的無花果樹和橄欖樹；但你們仍不歸向我。”這是耶和華的宣告。
9I have smitten you with blasting and mildew: the multitude of your gardens and your vineyards and your fig-trees and your olive-trees hath the palmer-worm devoured: yet have ye not returned unto me, saith Jehovah.
10“我在你們中間降下瘟疫，正如臨到埃及的瘟疫一樣；我用刀殺掉你們的年輕人，你們被擄去的馬匹也遭殺戮；我使你們營裡死屍的臭氣撲鼻，但你們仍不歸向我。”這是耶和華的宣告。
10I have sent among you the pestilence after the manner of Egypt: your young men have I slain with the sword, and have carried away your horses; and I have made the stench of your camp to come up even into your nostrils: yet have ye not returned unto me, saith Jehovah.
11“我傾覆你們，就像傾覆所多瑪和蛾摩拉一樣；你們像一根木柴，從火裡抽出來；但你們仍不歸向我。”這是耶和華的宣告。
11I have overthrown [cities] among you, as when God overthrew Sodom and Gomorrah, and ye were as a brand plucked out of the burning: yet have ye not returned unto me, saith Jehovah.
12“因此，以色列啊！我必這樣對付你。以色列啊！因我必這樣對付你，你應當預備迎見你的 神。”
12Therefore thus will I do unto thee, O Israel; [and] because I will do this unto thee, prepare to meet thy God, O Israel.
13看哪！他造了山，創造了風，把他的心意告訴人；他造了晨光和黑暗，他的腳踏在地的高處，耶和華萬軍的 神就是他的名。
13For, lo, he that formeth the mountains, and createth the wind, and declareth unto man what is his thought; that maketh the morning darkness, and treadeth upon the high places of the Earth-jehovah, the God of hosts, is his name.