我曾曰、我置爾於諸子中、錫爾樂土、列國中極美之業、又曰、爾必稱我為父、不轉而不從我、

“我说：‘我怎样将你安置在儿女之中，赐给你美地，就是万国中肥美的产业。我又说：你们必称我为父，也不再转去不跟从我。

“我说，我多么乐意把你列在儿女之中，赐给你美地，就是万国中最美的产业。我说，你会以‘我父啊’称呼我，不再转离而跟从我。

“我说，我多么乐意把你列在儿女之中，赐给你美地，就是万国中最美的产业。我说，你会以‘我父啊’称呼我，不再转离而跟从我。

“我曾想，我多么愿意把你们当成我的儿女，赐给你们万国中最肥美的土地。我原以为你们会叫我‘父亲’，再不离弃我。

“我说：‘我待你，像待儿女一样，赐给你佳美之地，就是列国中最美好的产业；我以为你会称我为父，不再离去不跟从我了。

我說：我怎樣將你安置在兒女之中，賜給你美地，就是萬國中肥美的產業。我又說：你們必稱我為父，也不再轉去不跟從我。

「我說，我多麼樂意把你列在兒女之中，賜給你美地，就是萬國中最美的產業。我說，你會以『我父啊』稱呼我，不再轉離而

「我說，我多麼樂意把你列在兒女之中，賜給你美地，就是萬國中最美的產業。我說，你會以『我父啊』稱呼我，不再轉離而跟從我。

我曾想，我多麼願意把你們當成我的兒女，賜給你們萬國中最肥美的土地。我原以為你們會叫我『父親』，再不離棄我。

“我說：‘我待你，像待兒女一樣，賜給你佳美之地，就是列國中最美好的產業；我以為你會稱我為父，不再離去不跟從我了。

『「我心裏說：我必怎樣將你安置在兒女之中，賜給你可喜愛之地、列國中美上美的產業。我心裏又說：你必會以「我父啊」稱呼我，你必不會再轉去而不隨從我了。

予竊自思、能安以為爾赤子、斯土膏腴、列國之民以為佳業、焉能予爾。轉念曰、爾稱予為父、無違逆予、則可。

我自問曰、我何以視爾為子、何以賜爾美地、列國之民所視為美業者、曰、爾惟稱我為父、勿離棄我、或作我曾應許曰我必使爾在諸子中極為昌大將萬國所珍愛之美地賜爾為業我曰但欲爾稱我為父勿離棄我

“ I myself said,“‘ How gladly would I treat you like my children and give you a pleasant land, the most beautiful inheritance of any nation.’ I thought you would call me‘ Father’ and not turn away from following me.

“ I myself said,“‘ I would gladly treat you like my children. I would give you a pleasant land. It is the most beautiful land any nation could have.’ I thought you would call me‘ Father.’ I hoped you would always obey me.

“‘ I said, How I would set you among my sons, and give you a pleasant land, a heritage most beautiful of all nations. And I thought you would call me, My Father, and would not turn from following me.

“ I thought to myself,‘ I would love to treat you as my own children!’ I wanted nothing more than to give you this beautiful land— the finest possession in the world. I looked forward to your calling me‘ Father,’ and I wanted you never to turn from me.

I thought,“ How I long to make you my sons and give you a desirable land, the most beautiful inheritance of all the nations.” I thought,“ You will call me‘ My Father’ and never turn away from me.”

“ Then I said,‘ How I would set you among My sons And give you a pleasant land, The most beautiful inheritance of the nations!’ And I said,‘ You shall call Me, My Father, And not turn away from following Me.’

“ But I said:‘ How can I put you among the children And give you a pleasant land, A beautiful heritage of the hosts of nations?’“ And I said:‘ You shall call Me,“ My Father,” And not turn away from Me.’

But I said, How I will put thee among the children, and give thee a pleasant land, a goodly heritage of the hosts of the nations! and I said, Ye shall call me My Father, and shall not turn away from following me.

I thought: How I long to make you My sons and give you a desirable land, the most beautiful inheritance of all the nations. I thought: You will call Me, my Father, and never turn away from Me.

But I said, How shall I put thee among the children, and give thee a pleasant land, a goodly heritage of the hosts of nations? and I said, Thou shalt call me, My father; and shalt not turn away from me.

“ I thought to myself,‘ Oh what a joy it would be for me to treat you like a son! What a joy it would be for me to give you a pleasant land, the most beautiful piece of property there is in all the world!’ I thought you would call me,‘ Father’ and would never cease being loyal to me.

“ But I said,‘ How I desire to put you among the children, and give you a pleasant land, a goodly heritage of the armies of the nations!’ and I said,‘ You shall call me“ My Father”, and shall not turn away from following me.’

自茲以往、爾豈不呼我曰、爾乃我父、為我少年之導、

爾乃我父、亞伯拉罕雖不我知、以色列亦不我識、爾耶和華為我之父、自古名為救贖我者、

以贖律下之人、使我儕得為子之分、既為子、上帝遣厥子之神、入我儕之心、呼曰、阿爸父也、如是爾不復為僕、乃為子也、既為子、則由上帝而為嗣矣、○

依厥善旨、以愛預定我儕、由耶穌基督得為其子、

我必賦以一心一道、致恆寅畏我、俾彼及厥裔、得獲福祉、我與之立永約、錫以福祉、不轉離之、使其存心寅畏我、而不我離、

故曰、爾宜出厥中而自別、勿捫不潔、我則納爾、我將為爾父、爾為我子、此全能之主所言也、

彼將哭泣而來、為我所導、且禱且行、我使之經溪濱、循正直之途、而不顚躓、蓋我為以色列之父、以法蓮為我首生之子、○

亦侵榮美之地、傾覆多國、惟以東摩押、及亞捫族之強半、脫於其手、

試觀父以如何之愛賜我儕、俾得稱為上帝子、我儕誠是也、斯世不識我、因其不識彼也、愛友乎、今我儕為上帝子、將來若何、尚未顯明、所可知者、彼顯著時我克肖之、蓋將見之、如其固然也、且凡於彼有此望者、則潔己如彼之潔然、

來攻之者、隨意而行、無能禦之、彼必立於榮美之地、手操毀滅之權、

張其宮帷、於海及榮聖之山間、然必隕亡、無助之者、

以法蓮為我之愛子乎、為可悅之子乎、我每言及、則深念之、心為之動、我必矜恤之、耶和華言之矣、○

耶和華歟、爾乃我父、我乃泥塗、爾為陶人、我皆爾手所造、

智者必得其榮、愚者之升為辱、

祝頌我主耶穌基督之父上帝、依其鴻慈、由耶穌基督自死復起、重生我儕、致獲維生之望、而得不壞不玷不衰之業、為爾存之於天、

其一又生小角、漸成極大、向南向東、亦向榮美之地、

蓋爾曹由信、咸為上帝子、即賴基督耶穌也、

爾勿效之、蓋未求之先、爾所需者、父已知之、故爾祈禱宜云、我父在天、願爾名聖、

彼諸牧者、毀我葡萄園、踐我業於足下、使我嘉業成為寂寞之野、

蓋爾曹非受為奴之神、復致畏懼、乃受為子之神、因而呼曰阿爸父也、聖神與我神共證我儕為上帝子、既為子、則為嗣、即上帝嗣、與基督同為嗣、若與之同苦、亦必與之同榮、○

民亦蔑視美地、不信其言、

當日我與之誓、必導之出埃及、入我所選流乳與蜜之地、即諸地之美者、

以法蓮歟、我焉能舍爾、以色列歟、我焉能棄爾、焉能使爾若押瑪、置爾如洗扁、我回厥志、慈心熾發、

其至己所屬、而屬己者弗受也、凡受之者、即信其名者、則賜之權、為上帝子、其生也、非由血氣、非由情欲、非由人意、乃由上帝也、

然我儕非屬退縮而致淪亡者、乃屬信而致靈之得救者也、

我何能宥爾哉、爾之子女棄我、指彼非神者而誓、我使之飽食、彼則行淫、羣集妓室、