耶和華又告耶利米曰、以色列族背予、猶大人欺予、若相比較、則以色列之過尤細。

耶和华对我说：“背道的以色列比奸诈的犹大还显为义。

耶和华对我说：“背道的以色列比奸诈的犹大还显为义。

耶和华对我说：“背道的以色列比奸诈的犹大还显为义。

耶和华对我说：“不忠贞的以色列比奸诈的犹大罪过还轻。

耶和华对我说：“背道的以色列，比诡诈的犹大还显得正义。

耶和華對我說：「背道的以色列比奸詐的猶大還顯為義。

耶和華對我說：「背道的以色列比奸詐的猶大還顯為義。

耶和華對我說：「背道的以色列比奸詐的猶大還顯為義。

耶和華對我說：「不忠貞的以色列比奸詐的猶大罪過還輕。

耶和華對我說：“背道的以色列，比詭詐的猶大還顯得正義。

永恆主對我說：『轉離正道的以色列比詭詐的猶大還顯得罪輕。

耶和華諭我曰、悖逆之以色列、較詭譎之猶大、尚顯其義、

主又諭我曰、背叛之以色列、較悖逆之猶大猶顯為善、

The Lord said to me,“ Faithless Israel is more righteous than unfaithful Judah.

The Lord said to me,“ Israel and Judah have not been faithful to me. But Israel was not as bad as Judah was.

And the Lord said to me,“ Faithless Israel has shown herself more righteous than treacherous Judah.

Then the Lord said to me,“ Even faithless Israel is less guilty than treacherous Judah!

The LORD announced to me,“ Unfaithful Israel has shown herself more righteous than treacherous Judah.

And the Lord said to me,“ Faithless Israel has proved herself to be more righteous than treacherous Judah.

Then the Lord said to me,“ Backsliding Israel has shown herself more righteous than treacherous Judah.

And Jehovah said unto me, Backsliding Israel hath showed herself more righteous than treacherous Judah.

The Lord announced to me,“ Unfaithful Israel has shown herself more righteous than treacherous Judah.

And the LORD said unto me, The backsliding Israel hath justified herself more than treacherous Judah.

Then the LORD said to me,“ Under the circumstances, wayward Israel could even be considered less guilty than unfaithful Judah.

Yahweh said to me,“ Backsliding Israel has shown herself more righteous than treacherous Judah.

厥妹亞何利巴見此、則狥欲行淫、較姊尤甚。

撒馬利亞人、蹈於愆尤、未及爾之半、乃爾較彼、多行不義、則撒馬利亞之過為尤細。爾責姊妹、適以取辱、蓋爾所為、較彼尤甚、彼之過較爾為輕、故爾當蒙羞抱愧。

我民心偏、專背我旨、先知呼民、歸我至上之主、崇我者迄無一人、

爾視其所為、尚為細故、效其愆尤、猶為不足、更作不義、深堪痛疾。

以色列族若崛強之牛、退縮不前、我耶和華必放之曠野、若無牧之羔、

以色列族既背我、狥欲而行、我棄之、與以離書、其姊妹猶大族、屢欺侮予、毫無畏葸、狥欲而行、我鑒察之、彼狥欲特甚、崇拜木石、污衊斯邦、厥後佯為歸誠、心不誠慤。○

我曰、背逆之子、歸誠於我、我宥爾罪。民曰、爾耶和華乃我之上帝、今我詣爾之前。