Chapter 4

4:1 [hgb]  你 们 住 撒 玛 利 亚 山 如 巴 珊 母 牛 的 阿 ， 当 听 我 的 话 ， 你 们 欺 负 贫 寒 的 ， 压 碎 穷 乏 的 ， 对 家 主 说 ， 拿 酒 来 ， 我 们 喝 吧 。 
    [kjv]  Hear this word, ye kine of Bashan, that are in the mountain of Samaria, which oppress the poor, which crush the needy¹, which say to their masters, Bring, and let us drink.
    [bbe]  Give ear to this word, you cows of Bashan, who are in the hill of Samaria, by whom the poor are kept down, and those in need are crushed; who say to their lords, Get out the wine and give us drink.
4:2 [hgb]  主 耶 和 华 指 着 自 己 的 圣 洁 起 誓 说 ， 日 子 快 到 ， 人 必 用 钩 子 将 你 们 钩 去 ， 用 鱼 钩 将 你 们 余 剩 的 钩 去 。 
    [kjv]  The Lord GOD hath sworn by his holiness, that, lo, the days shall come upon you, that he will take you away with hooks, and your posterity² with fishhooks.
    [bbe]  The Lord God has taken an oath by his holy name, that the days are coming when they will take you away with hooks, and the rest of you with fish-hooks.
4:3 [hgb]  你 们 各 人 必 从 破 口 直 往 前 行 ， 投 入 哈 门 。 这 是 耶 和 华 说 的 。 
    [kjv]  And ye shall go out at the breaches³, every cow at that which is before her; and ye shall cast them into the palace, saith the LORD.
    [bbe]  And you will go out through the broken places, every one going straight before her, and you will be sent into Harmon, says the Lord.
4:4 [hgb]  以 色 列 人 哪 ， 任 你 们 往 伯 特 利 去 犯 罪 ， 到 吉 甲 加 增 罪 过 。 每 日 早 晨 献 上 你 们 的 祭 物 ， 每 三 日 奉 上 你 们 的 十 分 之 一 。 
    [kjv]  Come to Bethel, and transgress⁴; at Gilgal multiply transgression⁵; and bring your sacrifices every morning, and your tithes⁶ after three years:
    [bbe]  Come to Beth-el and do evil; to Gilgal, increasing the number of your sins; come with your offerings every morning and your tenths every three days:
4:5 [hgb]  任 你 们 献 有 酵 的 感 谢 祭 ， 把 甘 心 祭 宣 传 报 告 给 众 人 ， 因 为 是 你 们 所 喜 爱 的 。 这 是 主 耶 和 华 说 的 。 
    [kjv]  And offer a sacrifice of thanksgiving with leaven⁷, and proclaim and publish the free offerings: for this liketh you, O ye children of Israel, saith the Lord GOD.
    [bbe]  Let that which is leavened⁸ be burned as a praise-offering, let the news of your free offerings be given out publicly; for this is pleasing to you, O children of Israel, says the Lord.
4:6 [hgb]  我 使 你 们 在 一 切 城 中 牙 齿 干 净 ， 在 你 们 各 处 粮 食 缺 乏 ， 你 们 仍 不 归 向 我 。 这 是 耶 和 华 说 的 。 
    [kjv]  And I also have given you cleanness of teeth in all your cities, and want of bread in all your places: yet have ye not returned unto me, saith the LORD.
    [bbe]  But in all your towns I have kept food from your teeth, and in all your places there has been need of bread: and still you have not come back to me, says the Lord.
4:7 [hgb]  在 收 割 的 前 三 月 ， 我 使 雨 停 止 ， 不 降 在 你 们 那 里 。 我 降 雨 在 这 城 ， 不 降 雨 在 那 城 。 这 块 地 有 雨 ， 那 块 地 无 雨 ， 无 雨 的 就 枯 干 了 。 
    [kjv]  And also I have withholden the rain from you, when there were yet three months to the harvest: and I caused it to rain upon one city, and caused it not to rain upon another city: one piece was rained upon, and the piece whereupon it rained not withered⁹.
    [bbe]  And I have kept back the rain from you, when it was still three months before the grain-cutting: I sent rain on one town and kept it back from another: one part was rained on, and the part where there was no rain became a waste.
4:8 [hgb]  这 样 ， 两 三 城 的 人 凑 到 一 城 去 找 水 ， 却 喝 不 足 。 你 们 仍 不 归 向 我 。 这 是 耶 和 华 说 的 。 
    [kjv]  So two or three cities wandered unto one city, to drink water; but they were not satisfied: yet have ye not returned unto me, saith the LORD.
    [bbe]  So two or three towns went wandering to one town looking for water, and did not get enough: and still you have not come back to me, says the Lord.
4:9 [hgb]  我 以 旱 风 ， 霉 烂 攻 击 你 们 。 你 们 园 中 许 多 菜 蔬 ， 葡 萄 树 ， 无 花 果 树 ， 橄 榄 树 都 被 剪 虫 所 吃 。 你 们 仍 不 归 向 我 。 这 是 耶 和 华 说 的 。 
    [kjv]  I have smitten¹⁰ you with blasting and mildew¹¹: when your gardens and your vineyards and your fig¹² trees and your olive trees increased, the palmerworm devoured¹³ them: yet have ye not returned unto me, saith the LORD.
    [bbe]  I have sent destruction on your fields by burning and disease: the increase of your gardens and your vine-gardens, your fig-trees and your olive-trees, has been food for worms: and still you have not come back to me, says the Lord.
4:10 [hgb]  我 降 瘟 疫 在 你 们 中 间 ， 像 在 埃 及 一 样 。 用 刀 杀 戮 你 们 的 少 年 人 ， 使 你 们 的 马 匹 被 掳 掠 ， 营 中 尸 首 的 臭 气 扑 鼻 。 你 们 仍 不 归 向 我 。 这 是 耶 和 华 说 的 。 
    [kjv]  I have sent among you the pestilence¹⁴ after the manner of Egypt: your young men have I slain¹⁵ with the sword, and have taken away your horses; and I have made the stink¹⁶ of your camps to come up unto your nostrils¹⁷: yet have ye not returned unto me, saith the LORD.
    [bbe]  I have sent disease among you, as it was in Egypt: I have put your young men to the sword, and have taken away your horses; I have made the evil smell from your tents come up to your noses: and still you have not come back to me, says the Lord.
4:11 [hgb]  我 倾 覆 你 们 中 间 的 城 邑 ， 如 同 我 从 前 倾 覆 所 多 玛 ， 蛾 摩 拉 一 样 ， 使 你 们 好 像 从 火 中 抽 出 来 的 一 根 柴 。 你 们 仍 不 归 向 我 。 这 是 耶 和 华 说 的 。 
    [kjv]  I have overthrown¹⁸ some of you, as God overthrew¹⁹ Sodom and Gomorrah, and ye were as a firebrand plucked out of the burning: yet have ye not returned unto me, saith the LORD.
    [bbe]  And I have sent destruction among you, as when God sent destruction on Sodom and Gomorrah, and you were like a burning stick pulled out of the fire: and still you have not come back to me, says the Lord.
4:12 [hgb]  以 色 列 阿 ， 我 必 向 你 如 此 行 。 以 色 列 阿 ， 我 既 这 样 行 ， 你 当 预 备 迎 见 你 的 神 。 
    [kjv]  Therefore thus will I do unto thee, O Israel: and because I will do this unto thee, prepare to meet thy God, O Israel.
    [bbe]  So this is what I will do to you, O Israel: and because I will do this to you, be ready for a meeting with your God, O Israel.
4:13 [hgb]  那 创 山 ， 造 风 ， 将 心 意 指 示 人 ， 使 晨 光 变 为 幽 暗 ， 脚 踏 在 地 之 高 处 的 。 他 的 名 是 耶 和 华 万 军 之 神 。 
    [kjv]  For, lo, he that formeth the mountains, and createth the wind, and declareth unto man what is his thought, that maketh the morning darkness, and treadeth upon the high places of the earth, The LORD, The God of hosts, is his name.
    [bbe]  For see, he who gave form to the mountains and made the wind, giving knowledge of his purpose to man, who makes the morning dark, and is walking on the high places of the earth: the Lord, the God of armies, is his name.

1 needy   

adj.贫穷的，贫困的，生活艰苦的

参考例句：

• Although he was poor,he was quite generous to his needy friends.他虽穷，但对贫苦的朋友很慷慨。
• They awarded scholarships to needy students.他们给贫苦学生颁发奖学金。

2 posterity   

n.后裔，子孙，后代

参考例句：

• Few of his works will go down to posterity.他的作品没有几件会流传到后世。
• The names of those who died are recorded for posterity on a tablet at the back of the church.死者姓名都刻在教堂后面的一块石匾上以便后人铭记。

3 breaches   

破坏( breach的名词复数 )； 破裂； 缺口； 违背

参考例句：

• He imposed heavy penalties for breaches of oath or pledges. 他对违反誓言和保证的行为给予严厉的惩罚。
• This renders all breaches of morality before marriage very uncommon. 这样一来，婚前败坏道德的事就少见了。

4 transgress   

vt.违反，逾越

参考例句：

• Your words must't transgress the local laws .你的言辞不能违反当地法律。
• No one is permitted to have privileges to transgress the law. 不允许任何人有超越法律的特权。

5 transgression   

n.违背；犯规；罪过

参考例句：

• The price can make an action look more like a transaction than a transgression.罚款让一个行为看起来更像是一笔交易而不是一次违法行为。
• The areas of transgression are indicated by wide spacing of the thickness contours.那幢摩天大楼高耸入云。

6 tithes   

n.（宗教捐税）什一税，什一的教区税，小部分( tithe的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• For your tithes and offerings, please use the envelopes at the entrance. 什一捐款及奉献：奉献信封摆放于入口处。 来自互联网
• Although she left the church officially, she still tithes. 虽然她正式离开了该教堂，但她仍然对教堂缴纳什一税。 来自互联网

7 leaven   

v.使发酵；n.酵母；影响

参考例句：

• These men have been the leaven in the lump of the race.如果说这个种族是块面团，这些人便是发酵剂。
• The leaven of reform was working.改革的影响力在起作用。

8 leavened   

adj.加酵母的v.使（面团）发酵( leaven的过去式和过去分词 )；在…中掺入改变的因素

参考例句：

• He leavened his speech with humor. 他在演说中掺了一点幽默。 来自辞典例句
• A small cake of shortened bread leavened with baking powder or soda. 由烤巧克力或可可粉、牛奶和糖制成。 来自互联网

9 withered   

adj. 枯萎的，干瘪的，（人身体的部分器官）因病萎缩的或未发育良好的 动词wither的过去式和过去分词形式

参考例句：

• The grass had withered in the warm sun. 这些草在温暖的阳光下枯死了。
• The leaves of this tree have become dry and withered. 这棵树下的叶子干枯了。

10 smitten   

猛打，重击，打击( smite的过去分词 )

参考例句：

• From the moment they met, he was completely smitten by her. 从一见面的那一刻起，他就完全被她迷住了。
• It was easy to see why she was smitten with him. 她很容易看出为何她为他倾倒。

11 mildew   

n.发霉；v.（使）发霉

参考例句：

• The interior was dark and smelled of mildew.里面光线很暗，霉味扑鼻。
• Mildew may form in this weather.这种天气有可能发霉。

12 fig   

n.无花果(树)

参考例句：

• The doctor finished the fig he had been eating and selected another.这位医生吃完了嘴里的无花果，又挑了一个。
• You can't find a person who doesn't know fig in the United States.你找不到任何一个在美国的人不知道无花果的。

13 devoured   

吞没( devour的过去式和过去分词 )； 耗尽； 津津有味地看； 狼吞虎咽地吃光

参考例句：

• She devoured everything she could lay her hands on: books, magazines and newspapers. 无论是书、杂志，还是报纸，只要能弄得到，她都看得津津有味。
• The lions devoured a zebra in a short time. 狮子一会儿就吃掉了一匹斑马。

14 pestilence   

n.瘟疫

参考例句：

• They were crazed by the famine and pestilence of that bitter winter.他们因那年严冬的饥饿与瘟疫而折磨得发狂。
• A pestilence was raging in that area. 瘟疫正在那一地区流行。

15 slain   

杀死，宰杀，杀戮( slay的过去分词 )； (slay的过去分词)

参考例句：

• The soldiers slain in the battle were burried that night. 在那天夜晚埋葬了在战斗中牺牲了的战士。
• His boy was dead, slain by the hand of the false Amulius. 他的儿子被奸诈的阿缪利乌斯杀死了。

16 stink   

vi.发出恶臭；糟透，招人厌恶；n.恶臭

参考例句：

• The stink of the rotten fish turned my stomach.腐烂的鱼臭味使我恶心。
• The room has awful stink.那个房间散发着难闻的臭气。

17 nostrils   

鼻孔( nostril的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• Her nostrils flared with anger. 她气得两个鼻孔都鼓了起来。
• The horse dilated its nostrils. 马张大鼻孔。

18 overthrown   

adj. 打翻的，推倒的，倾覆的 动词overthrow的过去分词

参考例句：

• The president was overthrown in a military coup. 总统在军事政变中被赶下台。
• He has overthrown the basic standards of morality. 他已摒弃了基本的道德标准。

19 overthrew   

overthrow的过去式

参考例句：

• The people finally rose up and overthrew the reactionary regime. 人们终于起来把反动的政权推翻了。
• They overthrew their King. 他们推翻了国王。