¹指摘他們作惡多端“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。

¹When I would heal Israel, then is the iniquity of Ephraim uncovered, and the wickedness of Samaria; for they commit falsehood, and the thief entereth in, and the troop of robbers ravageth without.

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。

²And they consider not in their hearts that I remember all their wickedness: now have their own doings beset them about; they are before my face.

³他們以自己的惡行討王歡喜，用自己的虛謊叫領袖快樂。

³They make the king glad with their wickedness, and the princes with their lies.

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。

⁴They are all adulterers; they are as an oven heated by the baker; he ceaseth to stir [the fire], from the kneading of the dough, until it be leavened.

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。

⁵On the day of our king the princes made themselves sick with the heat of wine; he stretched out his hand with scoffers.

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。

⁶For they have made ready their heart like an oven, while they lie in wait: their baker sleepeth all the night; in the morning it burneth as a flaming fire.

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。

⁷They are all hot as an oven, and devour their judges; all their kings are fallen: there is none among them that calleth unto me.

⁸指摘以法蓮的罪“以法蓮與外族混雜，以法蓮是沒有翻過的餅。

⁸Ephraim, he mixeth himself among the peoples; Ephraim is a cake not turned.

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。

⁹Strangers have devoured his strength, and he knoweth [it] not: yea, gray hairs are here and there upon him, and he knoweth [it] not.

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。

¹⁰And the pride of Israel doth testify to his face: yet they have not returned unto Jehovah their God, nor sought him, for all this.

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。

¹¹And Ephraim is like a silly dove, without understanding: they call unto Egypt, they go to Assyria.

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。

¹²When they shall go, I will spread my net upon them; I will bring them down as the birds of the heavens; I will chastise them, as their congregation hath heard.

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。

¹³Woe unto them! for they have wandered from me; destruction unto them! for they have trespassed against me: though I would redeem them, yet they have spoken lies against me.

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自己，仍然悖逆我。

¹⁴And they have not cried unto me with their heart, but they howl upon their beds: they assemble themselves for grain and new wine; they rebel against me.

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。

¹⁵Though I have taught and strengthened their arms, yet do they devise mischief against me.

¹⁶他們轉向巴力，成了不可靠的了。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。”

¹⁶They return, but not to [him that is] on high; they are like a deceitful bow; their princes shall fall by the sword for the rage of their tongue: this shall be their derision in the land of Egypt.