1The word of Yahweh “Yahweh” is God’s proper Name, sometimes rendered “LORD” (all caps) in other translations. that came to Hosea the son of Beeri, in the days of Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah, kings of Judah, and in the days of Jeroboam the son of Joash, king of Israel.
1何西阿与歌玛象征性的婚姻
2When Yahweh spoke at first by Hosea, Yahweh said to Hosea, “Go, take for yourself a wife of prostitution and children of unfaithfulness; for the land commits great adultery, forsaking Yahweh.”
2耶和华初次借着何西阿说话。耶和华对何西阿说：“你去娶一个像娼妓一样的女人，生养像娼妓一样的儿女，因为这地盛行淫乱，离开了耶和华。”
3So he went and took Gomer the daughter of Diblaim; and she conceived, and bore him a son.
3三个儿女的象征于是他就去娶了滴拉音的女儿歌玛。后来，她怀了孕，给他生了一个儿子。
4Yahweh said to him, “Call his name Jezreel; for yet a little while, and I will avenge the blood of Jezreel on the house of Jehu, and will cause the kingdom of the house of Israel to cease.
4耶和华就对何西阿说：“给他起名叫耶斯列；因为不久我就要惩罚耶户家在耶斯列流人血的罪，我要灭绝以色列家的国。
5It will happen in that day that I will break the bow of Israel in the valley of Jezreel.”
5“到那日，我要在耶斯列平原折断以色列的弓。”
6She conceived again, and bore a daughter. Then he said to him, “Call her name Lo-Ruhamah Lo-Ruhamah means “not loved.” ; for I will no longer have mercy on the house of Israel, that I should in any way pardon them.
6后来，歌玛又怀孕，生了一个女儿。耶和华对何西阿说：“给她起名叫罗．路哈玛（“罗．路哈玛”意即”不蒙怜恤”）；因为我必不再怜恤以色列家，我决不赦免他们。
7But I will have mercy on the house of Judah, and will save them by Yahweh their God The Hebrew word rendered “God” is “Elohim.” , and will not save them by bow, sword, battle, horses, or horsemen.”
7“但我要怜恤犹大家，使他们靠耶和华他们的 神得救。我要拯救他们，并不是靠弓、靠刀、靠兵器，也不是靠战马、靠骑兵。”
8Now when she had weaned Lo-Ruhamah, she conceived, and bore a son.
8罗．路哈玛断奶之后，歌玛又怀孕生了一个儿子。
9He said, “Call his name Lo-Ammi Lo-Ammi means “not my people” ; for you are not my people, and I will not be yours.
9耶和华说：“给他起名叫罗．阿米（“罗．阿米”意即“非我民”）；因为你们不是我的子民，我也不是你们的 神。
10Yet the number of the children of Israel will be as the sand of the sea, which can’t be measured nor numbered; and it will come to pass that, in the place where it was said to them, ‘You are not my people,’ they will be called ‘sons of the living God.’
10预言将来的复兴“然而，以色列人的数目，必多如海边的沙，量不尽，数不完。从前在什么地方对他们说：‘你们不是我的子民’，将来要在那里对他们说：‘你们是永活的 神的儿子。’
11The children of Judah and the children of Israel will be gathered together, and they will appoint themselves one head, and will go up from the land; for great will be the day of Jezreel.
11犹大人和以色列人要聚集在一起，为自己立一位首领，并离开那地上去，因为耶斯列的日子必为大日。”（本章第10-11节在《马索拉抄本》为2:1-2）