4:1 以色列人哪，你们当听耶和华的话。耶和华与这地的居民争辩，因这地上无诚实，无良善，无人认识神。
Hear the word of the LORD, ye children of Israel: for the LORD hath a controversy with the inhabitants of the land, because there is no truth, nor mercy, nor knowledge of God in the land.
4:2 但起假誓，不践前言，杀害，偷盗，奸淫，行强暴，杀人流血，接连不断。
By swearing, and lying, and killing, and stealing, and committing adultery, they break out, and blood toucheth blood.
4:3 因此，这地悲哀，其上的民，田野的兽，空中的鸟，必都衰微，海中的鱼也必消灭。
Therefore shall the land mourn, and every one that dwelleth therein shall languish, with the beasts of the field, and with the fowls of heaven; yea, the fishes of the sea also shall be taken away.
4:4 然而，人都不必争辩，也不必指责，因为这民与抗拒祭司的人一样。
Yet let no man strive, nor reprove another: for thy people are as they that strive with the priest.
4:5 你这祭司必日间跌倒，先知也必夜间与你一同跌倒。我必灭绝你的母亲。
Therefore shalt thou fall in the day, and the prophet also shall fall with thee in the night, and I will destroy thy mother.
4:6 我的民因无知识而灭亡。你弃掉知识，我也必弃掉你，使你不再给我作祭司。你既忘了你神的律法，我也必忘记你的儿女。
My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge: because thou hast rejected knowledge, I will also reject thee, that thou shalt be no priest to me: seeing thou hast forgotten the law of thy God, I will also forget thy children.
4:7 祭司越发增多，就越发得罪我。我必使他们的荣耀变为羞辱。
As they were increased, so they sinned against me: therefore will I change their glory into shame.
4:8 他们吃我民的赎罪祭，满心愿意我民犯罪。
They eat up the sin of my people, and they set their heart on their iniquity.
4:9 将来民如何，祭司也必如何，我必因他们所行的惩罚他们，照他们所做的报应他们。
And there shall be, like people, like priest: and I will punish them for their ways, and reward them their doings.
4:10 他们吃，却不得饱。行淫，而不得立后。因为他们离弃耶和华，不遵他的命。
For they shall eat, and not have enough: they shall commit whoredom, and shall not increase: because they have left off to take heed to the LORD.
4:11 奸淫和酒，并新酒，夺去人的心。
Whoredom and wine and new wine take away the heart.
4:12 我的民求问木偶，以为木杖能指示他们，因为他们的淫心使他们失迷，他们就行淫离弃神，不守约束。
My people ask counsel at their stocks, and their staff declareth unto them: for the spirit of whoredoms hath caused them to err, and they have gone a whoring from under their God.
4:13 在各山顶，各高冈的橡树，杨树，栗树之下，献祭烧香，因为树影美好。所以，你们的女儿淫乱，你们的新妇（或作儿妇下同）行淫。
They sacrifice upon the tops of the mountains, and burn incense upon the hills, under oaks and poplars and elms, because the shadow thereof is good: therefore your daughters shall commit whoredom, and your spouses shall commit adultery.
4:14 你们的女儿淫乱，你们的新妇行淫，我却不惩罚她们，因为你们自己离群与娼妓同居，与妓女一同献祭。这无知的民必致倾倒。
I will not punish your daughters when they commit whoredom, nor your spouses when they commit adultery: for themselves are separated with whores, and they sacrifice with harlots: therefore the people that doth not understand shall fall.
4:15 以色列阿，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，也不要指着永生的耶和华起誓。
Though thou, Israel, play the harlot, yet let not Judah offend; and come not ye unto Gilgal, neither go ye up to Bethaven, nor swear, The LORD liveth.
4:16 以色列倔强，犹如倔强的母牛。现在耶和华要放他们，如同放羊羔在宽阔之地。
For Israel slideth back as a backsliding heifer: now the LORD will feed them as a lamb in a large place.
4:17 以法莲亲近偶像，任凭他吧。
Ephraim is joined to idols: let him alone.
4:18 他们所喝的已经发酸。他们时常行淫，他们的官长最爱羞耻的事。
Their drink is sour: they have committed whoredom continually: her rulers with shame do love, Give ye.
4:19 风把他们裹在翅膀里。他们因所献的祭必致蒙羞。
The wind hath bound her up in her wings, and they shall be ashamed because of their sacrifices.