Hosea 12
King James Version with ApocryphaTranslation
King James Version with Apocrypha
Chinese Union Version, punctuated (Traditional)
1Ephraim feedeth on wind, and followeth after the east wind: he daily increaseth lies and desolation; and they do make a covenant with the Assyrians, and oil is carried into Egypt.
1以法蓮 吃風，且追趕東風， 時常增添虛謊和強暴， 與 亞述 立約，把油送到 埃及 。
2The LORD hath also a controversy with Judah, and will punish Jacob according to his ways; according to his doings will he recompense him.
2耶和華與 猶大 爭辯， 必照 雅各 所行的懲罰他， 按他所做的報應他。
3¶ He took his brother by the heel in the womb, and by his strength he had power with God:
3他在腹中抓住哥哥的腳跟， 壯年的時候與上帝較力，
4Yea, he had power over the angel, and prevailed: he wept, and made supplication unto him: he found him in Beth-el, and there he spake with us;
4與天使較力，並且得勝， 哭泣懇求， 在 伯特利 遇見耶和華。 耶和華－萬軍之上帝在那裏曉諭我們 以色列 人； 耶和華是他可記念的 名 。
5Even the LORD God of hosts; the LORD is his memorial.
no verse 5 in this text
6Therefore turn thou to thy God: keep mercy and judgment, and wait on thy God continually.
6所以你當歸向你的上帝， 謹守仁愛、公平，常常等候你的上帝。
7¶ He is a merchant, the balances of deceit are in his hand: he loveth to oppress.
7以法蓮 是商人， 手裏有詭詐的天平，愛行欺騙。
8And Ephraim said, Yet I am become rich, I have found me out substance: in all my labours they shall find none iniquity in me that were sin.
8以法蓮 說： 我果然成了富足，得了財寶； 我所勞碌得來的， 人必不見有甚麼不義，可算為罪的。
9And I that am the LORD thy God from the land of Egypt will yet make thee to dwell in tabernacles, as in the days of the solemn feast.
9自從你出 埃及 地以來， 我就是耶和華－你的上帝； 我必使你再住帳棚，如在大會的日子一樣。
10I have also spoken by the prophets, and I have multiplied visions, and used similitudes, by the ministry of the prophets.
10我已曉諭眾先知， 並且加增默示， 藉先知設立比喻。
11Is there iniquity in Gilead? surely they are vanity: they sacrifice bullocks in Gilgal; yea, their altars are as heaps in the furrows of the fields.
11基列 人沒有罪孽嗎？ 他們全然是虛假的。 人在 吉甲 獻牛犢為祭， 他們的祭壇好像田間犂溝中的亂堆。
12And Jacob fled into the country of Syria, and Israel served for a wife, and for a wife he kept sheep .
12從前 雅各 逃到 亞蘭 地， 以色列 為得妻服事人， 為得妻與人放羊。
13And by a prophet the LORD brought Israel out of Egypt, and by a prophet was he preserved.
13耶和華藉先知領 以色列 從 埃及 上來； 以色列 也藉先知而得保存。
14Ephraim provoked him to anger most bitterly: therefore shall he leave his blood upon him, and his reproach shall his Lord return unto him.
14以法蓮 大大惹動 主 怒， 所以他流血的罪必歸在他身上。 主必將那因 以法蓮 所受的羞辱歸還他。
Tip: use the ← and → keys to turn chapters.