¹何细亚作以色列王

¹In the twelfth year of Ahaz king of Judah reigned hath Hoshea son of Elah in Samaria, over Israel — nine years,

²他行耶和华看为恶的事，只是不像他以前的以色列诸王。

²and he doth the evil thing in the eyes of Jehovah, only, not as the kings of Israel who were before him;

³亚述王撒缦以色上来攻击他，他就臣服于他，并且向他进贡。

³against him came up Shalmaneser king of Asshur, and Hoshea is to him a servant, and doth render to him a present.

⁴后来，亚述王发觉何细亚阴谋反叛：他曾派使者去见埃及王梭，并且不再向亚述王献上贡物，像过去每年一样。亚述王就拿住他，把他囚在牢里。

⁴And the king of Asshur findeth in Hoshea a conspiracy, in that he hath sent messengers unto So king of Egypt, and hath not caused a present to go up to the king of Asshur, as year by year, and the king of Asshur restraineth him, and bindeth him in a house of restraint.

⁵亚述王攻陷撒玛利亚的原因亚述王上来攻击以色列全国各地，并且到撒玛利亚来，围城三年。

⁵And the king of Asshur goeth up into all the land, and he goeth up to Samaria, and layeth siege against it three years;

⁶何细亚在位第九年，亚述王占领了撒玛利亚，把以色列人掳到亚述去，徙置他们在哈腊，在哈博河和歌散河一带，以及在玛代人的各城。

⁶in the ninth year of Hoshea hath the king of Asshur captured Samaria, and removeth Israel to Asshur, and causeth them to dwell in Halah, and in Habor, [by] the river Gozan, and [in] the cities of the Medes.

⁷这是因为以色列人得罪了那曾带领他们从埃及王法老的手下离开埃及的耶和华他们的　神，去敬畏别的神。

⁷And it cometh to pass, because the sons of Israel have sinned against Jehovah their God — who bringeth them up out of the land of Egypt, from under the hand of Pharaoh king of Egypt — and fear other gods,

⁸他们随从耶和华从以色列人面前驱逐的外族人的风俗，以及以色列诸王奉行的风俗。

⁸and walk in the statutes of the nations that Jehovah dispossessed from the presence of the sons of Israel, and of the kings of Israel that they made;

⁹以色列人也说了亵渎的话，顶撞耶和华他们的　神，并且在他们所有的城市，从哨站到设防城，为他们自己建筑邱坛。

⁹and the sons of Israel do covertly things that [are] not right against Jehovah their God, and build for them high places in all their cities, from a tower of the watchers unto the fenced city,

¹⁰又在各高山顶上和每一棵青翠的树下竖立神柱和亚舍拉。

¹⁰and set up for them standing-pillars and shrines on every high height, and under every green tree,

¹¹他们在各邱坛上献祭和焚香，好像耶和华从他们的面前掳去的外族人一样，又行恶事，使耶和华发怒。

¹¹and make perfume there in all high places, like the nations that Jehovah removed from their presence, and do evil things to provoke Jehovah,

¹²他们又服事雕刻的偶像，耶和华曾警告他们不可以行这事。

¹²and serve the idols, of which Jehovah said to them, `Ye do not do this thing;`

¹³耶和华曾借着他的众先知和先见警告以色列人和犹大人说：“从你们的恶道上转回吧！谨守我的吩咐和我的律例，就是我曾吩咐你们的祖先，和借着我的仆人众先知传递给你们的一切律法。”

¹³And Jehovah testifieth against Israel, and against Judah, by the hand of every prophet, and every seer, saying, `Turn back from your evil ways, and keep My commands, My statutes, according to all the law that I commanded your fathers, and that I sent unto you by the hand of My servants the prophets;`

¹⁴可是他们不听从，反而硬着自己的颈项，好像他们的祖先，不信服耶和华他们的　神；

¹⁴and they have not hearkened, and harden their neck, like the neck of their fathers, who did not remain stedfast in Jehovah their God,

¹⁵厌弃他的律例和他与他们的祖先订立的约，以及他对他们的警戒；却信从虚无的神，自己成为虚妄，跟从他们周围的外族人，耶和华曾吩咐他们不可跟从他们的行为。

¹⁵and reject His statutes and His covenant that He made with their fathers, and His testimonies that He testified against them, and go after the vain thing, and become vain, and after the nations that are round about them, of whom Jehovah commanded them not to do like them;

¹⁶他们丢弃耶和华他们　神的一切吩咐，为自己做了两个牛犊的铸像，又做亚舍拉，并且敬拜天上的万象和服事巴力；

¹⁶And they forsake all the commands of Jehovah their God, and make to them a molten image — two calves, and make a shrine, and bow themselves to all the host of the heavens, and serve Baal,

¹⁷他们又把儿女用火烧为祭，并且占卜，行法术，出卖自己去行耶和华看为恶的事，使他发怒。

¹⁷and cause their sons and their daughters to pass over through fire, and divine divinations, and use enchantments, and sell themselves to do the evil thing in the eyes of Jehovah, to provoke Him;

¹⁸于是耶和华向以色列人大大发怒，把他们从自己面前赶走，只剩下犹大一个支派。

¹⁸That Jehovah sheweth himself very angry against Israel, and turneth them aside from His presence; none hath been left, only the tribe of Judah by itself.

¹⁹连犹大人也不持守耶和华他们的　神的吩咐，随从以色列人所行的习俗。

¹⁹Also Judah hath not kept the commands of Jehovah their God, and they walk in the statutes of Israel that they had made.

²⁰耶和华就厌弃以色列人的后裔，使他们受苦，把他们交在抢掠他们的人的手中，直到把他们从自己的面前完全丢弃。

²⁰And Jehovah kicketh against all the seed of Israel, and afflicteth them, and giveth them into the hand of spoilers, till that He hath cast them out of His presence,

²¹因为他自从使以色列从大卫家分裂出来后，他们就立了尼八的儿子耶罗波安作王，耶罗波安却引诱以色列人不去跟从耶和华，又使他们犯了大罪。

²¹for He hath rent Israel from the house of David, and they make Jeroboam son of Nebat king, and Jeroboam driveth Israel from after Jehovah, and hath caused them to sin a great sin,

²²以色列人就随从耶罗波安所犯的一切罪恶，总不转离；

²²and the sons of Israel walk in all the sins of Jeroboam that he did, they have not turned aside therefrom,

²³以致最后耶和华把以色列人从自己的面前赶走，就像他借着自己的仆人众先知所说的。于是以色列人被掳离开自己的国土，往亚述去，直到今日。

²³till that Jehovah hath turned Israel aside from His presence, as He spake by the hand of all His servants the prophets, and Israel is removed from off its land to Asshur, unto this day.

²⁴亚述安置外族于撒玛利亚亚述王从巴比伦、古他、亚瓦、哈马和西法瓦音带人来，安置在撒玛利亚的城市，代替以色列人。他们就得了撒玛利亚作产业，住在它的城市中。

²⁴And the king of Asshur bringeth in from Babylon and from Cutha, and from Ava, and from Hamath, and Sepharvaim, and causeth [them] to dwell in the cities of Samaria instead of the sons of Israel, and they possess Samaria, and dwell in its cities;

²⁵他们开始在那里居住的时候，并不敬畏耶和华，所以耶和华派狮子到他们中间，咬死他们好些人。

²⁵and it cometh to pass, at the commencement of their dwelling there, they have not feared Jehovah, and Jehovah doth send among them the lions, and they are destroying among them.

²⁶有人告诉亚述王说：“你所掳去，安置在撒玛利亚各城市的众民族不知道当地的神的规矩，所以他派狮子到他们中间。看哪，狮子咬死他们，因为他们不知道当地的神的规矩。”

²⁶And they speak to the king of Asshur, saying, `The nations that thou hast removed, and dost place in the cities of Samaria, have not known the custom of the God of the land, and He sendeth among them the lions, and lo, they are destroying them, as they do not know the custom of the God of the land.`

²⁷于是亚述王下令：“我从那里掳来的祭司中，要叫一个回到那里去。他要去住在那里，教导他们当地的神的规矩。”

²⁷And the king of Asshur commandeth, saying, `Cause to go thither one of the priests whom ye removed thence, and they go and dwell there, and he doth teach them the custom of the God of the land.`

²⁸于是从撒玛利亚被掳来的祭司中，有一个回去，住在伯特利，教导他们怎样敬畏耶和华。

²⁸And one of the priests whom they removed from Samaria cometh in, and dwelleth in Beth-El, and he is teaching them how they do fear Jehovah,

²⁹但各族的人仍然制造自己的神像，安放在撒玛利亚人所造各邱坛的庙中；各族人在他们所居住的城市都这样作。

²⁹and they are making each nation its gods, and place [them] in the houses of the high places that the Samaritans have made, each nation in their cities where they are dwelling.

³⁰巴比伦人做了疏割．比讷像，古他人做了匿甲像，哈马人做了亚示玛像，

³⁰And the men of Babylon have made Succoth-Benoth, and the men of Cuth have made Nergal, and the men of Hamath have made Ashima,

³¹亚瓦人做了匿哈和他珥他像，西法瓦音人用火焚烧自己的儿女，献给西法瓦音的神亚得米勒和亚拿米勒。

³¹and the Avites have made Nibhaz and Tartak, and the Sepharvites are burning their sons with fire to Adrammelech and Anammelech, gods of Sepharvim.

³²他们也惧怕耶和华，所以从他们中间选立邱坛的祭司，替他们在邱坛的庙里献祭。

³²And they are fearing Jehovah, and make to themselves from their extremities priests of high places, and they are acting for them in the house of the high places.

³³他们既惧怕耶和华，又服事他们的神；从哪个民族掳来的，就按照哪个民族的习俗服事他们的神。

³³Jehovah they are fearing, and their gods they are serving, according to the custom of the nations whence they removed them.

³⁴直到今日，他们仍是按照他们初时的习俗去行；他们不敬畏耶和华，行事不按他们的规例和典章，也不按耶和华曾吩咐雅各的子孙的律法和诫命；后来，耶和华给雅各起名为以色列。

³⁴Unto this day they are doing according to the former customs — they are not fearing Jehovah, and are not doing according to their statutes, and according to their ordinances, and according to the law, and according to the command, that Jehovah commanded the sons of Jacob whose name He made Israel,

³⁵耶和华曾经和他们立约，又吩咐他们说：“你们不可崇敬别的神，不可跪拜他们，不可服事他们，也不可向他们献祭。

³⁵and Jehovah maketh with them a covenant, and chargeth them, saying, `Ye do not fear other gods, nor bow yourselves to them, nor serve them, nor sacrifice to them,

³⁶但那曾用大能和伸出的膀臂把你们从埃及地领出来的耶和华，你们应当敬畏他，跪拜他和向他献祭。

³⁶but Jehovah who brought you up out of the land of Egypt with great power, and with a stretched-out arm, Him ye do fear, and to Him ye bow yourselves, and to Him ye do sacrifice;

³⁷他写给你们的律例、典章、律法和诫命，你们要永远谨守遵行，不要崇敬别的神。

³⁷and the statutes, and the judgments, and the law, and the command, that He wrote for you, ye observe to do all the days, and ye do not fear other gods;

³⁸他和你们所立的约你们不可忘记，不要崇敬别的神。

³⁸and the covenant that I have made with you ye do not forget, and ye do not fear other gods;

³⁹但要敬畏耶和华你们的　神，他必救你们脱离所有仇敌的手。”

³⁹but Jehovah your God ye do fear, and He doth deliver you out of the hand of all your enemies;`

⁴⁰可是他们没有听从，仍然照着他们起初的习俗去行。

⁴⁰and they have not hearkened, but according to their former custom they are doing,

⁴¹这样，这些民族一方面敬畏耶和华；另一方面又继续服事他们的偶像。他们的子子孙孙继续照着他们的祖先所行的去行，直到今日。

⁴¹and these nations are fearing Jehovah, and their graven images they have served, both their sons and their sons` sons; as their fathers did, they are doing unto this day.