从前以法莲说话，人都战兢。他在以色列中高举自己；但他因事奉巴力而犯罪，就死了。
When Ephraim spoke, there was trembling. / He exalted himself in Israel; / But he trespassed through Baal and died.

现今他们越发犯罪，用银子为自己造铸像，就是照自己的聪明制造的偶像，都是匠人的工作。他们论到那些偶像，说，献祭的人可以向牛犊亲嘴。
And now they sin more and more / And make molten images for themselves out of their silver, / Idols according to their own understanding, / All of it the work of craftsmen. / Of them they say, / Let the men who sacrifice / Kiss the calves.

因此，他们必如早晨的云雾，又如速散的甘露，像禾场上的糠秕被狂风吹去，又像烟气从窗口腾散。
Therefore they will be like a morning cloud / And like dew that departs early, / Like chaff driven by a storm wind from the threshing floor / And like smoke from a window vent.

自从在埃及地以来，我就是耶和华你的神；在我以外，你不可认识别神，除我以外并没有救主。
But I have been Jehovah your God / Since the land of Egypt; / And you were to know no god except Me, / For there is no savior besides Me.

我曾在旷野极其干旱之地认识你。
I knew you in the wilderness, / In the land of great drought.

他们照我所赐的草场得了饱足；既得饱足，心就高傲，忘记了我。
According to their pasturage they became full; / They became full, and their heart was exalted; / Therefore they have forgotten Me.

因此，我要向他们如狮子，又如豹伏在道旁窥视。
Thus I will be to them like a lion; / Like a leopard I will watch them along the way.

我遇见他们必像丢崽子的母熊，撕裂他们的心膜；在那里我必像母狮吞吃他们；田野的走兽必撕碎他们。
I will meet them like a bear robbed of her cubs, / And I will tear away the covering of their heart; / And I will devour them there like a lioness; / The beast of the field will tear them to pieces.

以色列啊，你反对我，就是反对帮助你的，自取毁坏。
It is your destruction, O Israel, / That you are against Me, against your help.

现在你的王在哪里呢？让他在你所有的城中拯救你吧。审理你的在哪里呢？论到他们，你曾说，把王和首领赐给我。
Where then is your king, / That he may save you in all your cities, / And your judges of whom you said, / Give me a king and some princes?

我在怒气中将王赐给你，又在盛怒中将王废去。
I gave you a king in My anger / And took him away in My overflowing wrath.

以法莲的罪孽是包裹着的，他的罪是收藏着的。
The iniquity of Ephraim is bound up; / His sin is laid up in store.

产妇的疼痛必临到他身上。他是无智慧之子，到了产期，他不应当迟延。
The pains of a woman giving birth will come upon him. / He is an unwise son; / For he should not delay at the time / The children break forth.

我必救赎他们脱离阴间的权势，救赎他们脱离死亡。死亡啊，你的灾害在哪里？阴间哪，你的毁灭在哪里？在我眼前绝无后悔。
From the power of Sheol I will ransom them; / From death I will redeem them. / Where are your plagues, O death? / Where is your destruction, O Sheol? / Repentance will be hidden from My eyes.

他在弟兄中虽然茂盛，必有东风刮来，就是耶和华的风从旷野上来，他的泉源必干涸，他的源头必枯竭。仇敌必掳掠他所积蓄的一切宝器。
Even if he should be fruitful among his brothers, / An east wind will come, / A wind of Jehovah / Coming up from the wilderness, / And his spring will become dry, / And his fountain will be dried up. / He will plunder the treasure / Of every desirable vessel.

撒玛利亚必有罪，因为悖逆她的神。他们必倒在刀下，婴孩必被摔死，孕妇必被剖开。
Samaria will be guilty, / For she rebelled against her God. / They will fall by the sword; / Their children will be dashed in pieces, / And their pregnant women will be ripped up.