何4:1 以色列人哪！你们要听耶和华的话。耶和华要与这地的居民争辩，因为在这地上没有诚实，没有慈爱，也没有认识 神的知识；
何4:1 Give ear to the word of the Lord, O children of Israel; for the Lord has a cause against the people of this land, because there is no good faith in it, and no mercy and no knowledge of God in the land.
何4:2 只有起假誓、撒谎、残杀、偷盗、奸淫、行强暴，以至流人血事件相继而来。
何4:2 There is cursing and broken faith, violent death and attacks on property, men are untrue in married life, houses are broken into, and there is blood touching blood.
何4:3 因此，这地必悲哀，地上所有的居民、田野的走兽、空中的飞鸟都必衰微、枯萎，连海里的鱼也要灭亡。
何4:3 Because of this the land will be dry, and everyone living in it will be wasted away, with the beasts of the field and the birds of heaven; even the fishes of the sea will be taken away.
何4:4 虽然这样，人人都不必争论，不要彼此指责。祭司啊！要与你辩论的是我。
何4:4 Let no man go to law or make protests, for your people are like those who go to law with a priest.
何4:5 白天你要跌倒，晚上先知也必与你一同跌倒；我要毁灭你的母亲。
何4:5 You will not be able to keep on your feet by day, and by night the prophet will be falling down with you, and I will give your mother to destruction.
何4:6 我的子民因无知识而灭亡；因为你拒绝了知识，我必拒绝你，不让你作我的祭司；因为你忘掉了你 神的律法，我也必忘记你的子孙。
何4:6 Destruction has overtaken my people because they have no knowledge; because you have given up knowledge, I will give you up, so that you will be no priest to me, because you have not kept in mind the law of your God, I will not keep your children in my memory.
何4:7 祭司越增多，就越发得罪我，我必把他们的尊荣变为耻辱。
何4:7 Even while they were increasing in number they were sinning against me; I will let their glory be changed into shame.
何4:8 他们借着我的子民犯罪来养活自己，渴望他们多有罪孽。
何4:8 The sin of my people is like food to them; and their desire is for their wrongdoing.
何4:9 所以，祭司怎样，人民也怎样。我必按他们的行为惩罚他们，照他们的行为报应他们。
何4:9 And the priest will be like the people; I will give them punishment for their evil ways, and the reward of their acts.
何4:10 他们吃，却吃不饱；行淫，人数却不会增多；因为他们离弃了耶和华，不遵守他的命令。
何4:10 They will have food, but they will not be full; they will be false to me, but they will not be increased, because they no longer give thought to the Lord.
何4:11 淫行、陈酒和新酒，把人的心夺走了。
何4:11 Loose ways and new wine take away wisdom.
何4:12 我的子民求问木头，由木杖引导他们，因为淫荡的心使他们走迷了路，他们就行淫不顺从 神。
何4:12 My people get knowledge from their tree, and their rod gives them news; for a false spirit is the cause of their wandering, and they have been false to their God.
何4:13 他们在山顶上献祭，在冈陵上的橡树、杨树和栗树之下献上烧香，因为树荫美好。所以你们的女儿行淫乱，你们的儿媳犯奸淫。
何4:13 They make offerings on the tops of mountains, burning perfumes in high places, under trees of every sort, because their shade is good: and so your daughters are given up to loose ways and your brides are false to their husbands.
何4:14 我却不因你们的女儿行淫乱，也不因你们的儿媳犯奸淫而惩罚她们，因为你们男人自己离群与娼妓在一起，又与庙妓一同献祭。这无知的人民必遭毁灭。
何4:14 I will not give punishment to your daughters or your brides for their evil behaviour; for they make themselves separate with loose women, and make offerings with those who are used for sex purposes in the worship of the gods: the people who have no wisdom will be sent away.
何4:15 以色列啊！你虽然行淫，犹大却不可犯罪，不要往吉甲去，不要上到伯．亚文，也不要指着永活的耶和华起誓。
何4:15 Do not you, O Israel, come into error; do not you, O Judah, come to Gilgal, or go up to Beth-aven, or take an oath, By the living Lord.
何4:16 以色列倔强，好像倔强的母牛，现在耶和华怎样牧放他们，好像牧放宽阔草场上的羊羔呢？
何4:16 For Israel is uncontrolled, like a cow which may not be controlled; now will the Lord give them food like a lamb in a wide place.
何4:17 以法莲和偶像连在一起，任凭他吧！
何4:17 Ephraim is joined to false gods; let him be.
何4:18 他们醉意全消以后，就不断行淫；他们的官长最喜爱耻辱的事。
何4:18 Their drink has become bitter; they are completely false; her rulers take pleasure in shame.
何4:19 风要把他们裹在翅膀里卷去，他们必因自己所献的祭祀而蒙受羞辱。
何4:19 They are folded in the skirts of the wind; they will be shamed because of their offerings.