我自昔折爾軛、解爾繩、爾曰、不復犯罪、然仍在各崇岡之上、各茂樹之下、奉事偶像、行若淫婦、

“我在古时折断你的轭，解开你的绳索。你说：‘我必不侍奉耶和华’；因为你在各高冈上、各青翠树下屈身行淫。

“你在古时折断你的轭，解开你的绳索，说：‘我必不事奉耶和华。’你在各高冈上、各青翠的树下屈身行淫。

“你在古时折断你的轭，解开你的绳索，说：‘我必不事奉耶和华。’你在各高冈上、各青翠的树下屈身行淫。

“很久以前，我折断你的轭，解开你的捆索，你却拒绝事奉我，在各高岗上、绿树下躺卧淫乱。

“你从古时就折断了自己的轭，解开了自己的绳索，说：‘我不事奉你了。’你在每个高冈上，在每棵繁茂树下，蹲伏行淫。

我在古時折斷你的軛，解開你的繩索。你說：我必不事奉耶和華；因為你在各高岡上、各青翠樹下屈身行淫。

「你在古時折斷你的軛，解開你的繩索，說：『我必不事奉耶和華。』你在各高岡上、各青翠的樹下屈身行淫。

「你在古時折斷你的軛，解開你的繩索，說：『我必不事奉耶和華。』你在各高岡上、各青翠的樹下屈身行淫。

「很久以前，我折斷你的軛，解開你的捆索，你卻拒絕事奉我，在各高崗上、綠樹下躺臥淫亂。

“你從古時就折斷了自己的軛，解開了自己的繩索，說：‘我不事奉你了。’你在每個高岡上，在每棵繁茂樹下，蹲伏行淫。

『因為你從古時就折斷了你的軛，掙開了你的繩索，說：「我不事奉永恆主了」；因為你在各高岡上各茂盛樹下屈身行淫。

昔爾折爾軛、斷爾繩、曰、我不順服、乃於諸高岡之上、各綠樹之下、屈身行淫、

越在疇昔、我折爾軛、解爾結、爾曰、必不犯罪、然於群峰之巔、茂林之下、縱欲奉事偶像。

“ Long ago you broke off your yoke and tore off your bonds; you said,‘ I will not serve you!’ Indeed, on every high hill and under every spreading tree you lay down as a prostitute.

“ Long ago you broke off the yoke I put on you. You tore off the ropes I tied you up with. You said,‘ I won’t serve you!’ In fact, on every high hill you lay down like a prostitute. You worshiped other gods under every green tree.

“ For long ago I broke your yoke and burst your bonds; but you said,‘ I will not serve.’ Yes, on every high hill and under every green tree you bowed down like a whore.

“ Long ago I broke the yoke that oppressed you and tore away the chains of your slavery, but still you said,‘ I will not serve you.’ On every hill and under every green tree, you have prostituted yourselves by bowing down to idols.

For long ago I broke your yoke; I tore off your chains. You insisted,“ I will not serve!” On every high hill and under every green tree you lay down like a prostitute.

“ For long ago I broke your yoke And tore off your restraints; But you said,‘ I will not serve!’ For on every high hill And under every leafy tree You have lain down as a prostitute.

“ For of old I have broken your yoke and burst your bonds; And you said,‘ I will not transgress,’ When on every high hill and under every green tree You lay down, playing the harlot.

For of old time I have broken thy yoke, and burst thy bonds; and thou saidst, I will not serve; for upon every high hill and under every green tree thou didst bow thyself, playing the harlot.

For long ago I broke your yoke; I tore off your chains. You insisted,“ I will not serve!” On every high hill and under every green tree you lie down like a prostitute.

For of old time I have broken thy yoke,[ and] burst thy bands; and thou saidst, I will not transgress; when upon every high hill and under every green tree thou wanderest, playing the harlot.

“ Indeed, long ago you threw off my authority and refused to be subject to me. You said,‘ I will not serve you.’ Instead, you gave yourself to other gods on every high hill and under every green tree, like a prostitute sprawls out before her lovers.

“ For long ago I broke off your yoke, and burst your bonds. You said,‘ I will not serve;’ for on every high hill and under every green tree you bowed yourself, playing the prostitute.

爾將驅逐列國之人、凡彼等事其神之處、無論高山上、崗上、諸茂樹下、俱當毀壞、

我乃主爾之天主、曾導爾出伊及地、免爾為伊及人之奴、毀爾所負之軛、使爾得昂然以行、○

其諸祭壇、及其亞舍拉、亞舍拉或作木偶於茂樹之下、及高岡之上、其子憶之、或作彼思慕其祭壇及其亞舍拉於茂樹之下及高岡之上猶如思慕其子

萬有之主曰、當是日我必折爾項所負之敵軛、斷諸繩索、不容異邦人役爾、

可歎斯邑昔為忠信、今成如妓、昔公平充盈其中、善義託處其間、今則殺人者居之、

謂之曰、爾當為我獨居多日、不可行淫、勿歸他人、我亦為爾獨居、

爾淫慾無厭、與亞述人行淫、與彼行淫之後、猶不厭足、

約西亞王在位之時、主諭我曰、背叛之以色列所行、爾豈未見乎、彼往各高山上、各茂樹下、崇事偶像、若淫婦行淫、彼行此後、我命之曰、爾當歸誠於我、惟彼不從、悖逆之猶大與以色列有若姊妹、此事猶大亦見之、背叛之以色列、因行淫為我所逐、予以離書、其妹悖逆之猶大仍不畏懼、亦復行淫、我悉鑒察、

此子之母行淫、生之者作可恥之事、彼曰、愛我者、予我飲食、飲食原文作餅與水予我羊毛與麻、予我油酒、我必從之、

摩西下、以主之諸言諸例告於民、民同聲應曰、凡主所諭之言、我必遵行、

約書亞以此諸言、錄於天主律法之書、以大石立於彼、在主聖所之橡樹下、以大石立於在主聖所之橡樹下或作以大石立於彼在橡樹下近主之聖所

我必折其其即尼尼微王使爾負之軛、斷其縛爾之索、

蓋民所負之重軛、所加於其肩之任、並督之之杖、主悉折斷、如罰米甸之日、

當是時其擔必離爾肩、其軛必離爾頸、頸肥軛折、

惟爾自恃爾美、因爾聲名徧揚、遂徇欲行淫、無論何人經過、爾即放縱嗜慾、與之苟合、爾之身即歸於彼、爾取爾衣服、飾爾所造之邱壇、五色俱備、行淫其上、如此之事、疇昔未有、後亦無有、

我降臨以拯之、脫於伊及人手、導出斯土、至膏腴廣大流乳與蜜之地、即迦南族赫族亞摩利族比利洗族希未族耶布斯族所居之地、

請爾近前、聽主我之天主所言、爾以主我之天主所諭爾之言傳於我、我必聽從遵行、

必敗亞述人於我國中、踐之於我山間、使以色列民脫於其軛、使以色列民之肩脫於其任、

民乃呼籲主曰、我儕獲罪矣、棄主而事諸巴力與諸亞斯他錄、今求主援我於敵人手、我必奉事主、

今日爾認主為爾之天主、言必行其道、守其律例誡命法度、

毋崇拜他神、因我耶和華稱為忌邪者、乃忌邪之天主、爾若與其地之居民立約、恐彼妄從其神、祭祀其神、招爾食其祭物、又恐爾為爾子娶其女、其女妄從其神、誘爾子亦妄從其神、

眾民同聲相應曰、凡主所諭、我必遵行、摩西以民之言覆於主、

民對約書亞曰、我願崇事主我之天主、聽從其言、

耶羅波安私設節期於八月之望、效猶大節期、上祭壇獻祭、在伯特利亦如斯行、祭所作之犢、又在伯特利為所築之邱壇立祭司、

彼眾對約書亞曰、凡爾所諭我者必行、凡爾所遣我者必往、

曾有何神來試用大能、試用大能或作用試驗異跡、奇事、爭戰、大力大威大力大威原文作大能手與伸臂下同以及可畏之大事、以導一族之民出於他族乎、此皆主爾之天主為爾在伊及於爾目前所行之事、

以火焚爾宅第、在眾婦前加罰爾身、我使爾不復行淫、不復以金贈人、

築邱壇使天主不悅、拜偶像干犯天主盛怒、

我導之入我所誓以賜之地、彼見崇高之山、茂盛之樹、遂在彼獻祭奉禮物、干犯我怒、又在彼焚香灌奠、

主有言諭我曰、人若出妻、遂離之為他人之妻、前夫豈可復娶之乎、如復娶、豈不使地沾染污穢乎、爾從事多神、若婦之與多人行淫、猶思歸我乎、爾從事多神若婦之與多人行淫猶思歸我乎或作爾雖崇事多神若婦之與多人行淫我仍命爾當歸誠於我此乃主所言、爾舉目以望高邱、試觀何處非爾受污之地、爾坐道旁俟人、若亞拉伯人伏於曠野、爾行淫作惡、污穢斯地、

爾在各路頭、建爾青樓、在諸街衢、建爾高臺、以為妓室、爾不圖贈、不若妓女、

在各茂樹下、放縱淫慾、崇事偶像、在谷中、在巖下、自戮嬰孩、以祀偶像、谷中光石、爾崇拜以為己分、爾奉事以為當然、亦為之灌奠獻祭、此事我豈能容忍、爾在崇高山岡、設爾之床、且登彼獻祭、

主曾選爾、導爾出自冶爐、即伊及地、俾爾為其子民、有如今日之事、

爾當追憶昔爾在伊及地為奴、乃主爾之天主救贖爾、故我今日以此諭爾、

阿荷拉于歸乎我之後行淫、戀其所愛者、即鄰邦亞述人、