17：23 以致耶和华从自己面前赶出他们，正如藉他仆人众先知所说的。这样，以色列人从本地被掳到亚述，直到今日。
Until the LORD removed Israel out of his sight， as he had said by all his servants the prophets. So was Israel carried away out of their own land to Assyria unto this day.
17：24 亚述王从巴比伦，古他，亚瓦，哈马，和西法瓦音迁移人来，安置在撒马利亚的城邑，代替以色列人。他们就得了撒马利亚，住在其中。
And the king of Assyria brought men from Babylon， and from Cuthah， and from Ava， and from Hamath， and from Sepharvaim， and placed them in the cities of Samaria instead of the children of Israel： and they possessed Samaria， and dwelt in the cities thereof.
17：25 他们才住那里的时候，不敬畏耶和华，所以耶和华叫狮子进入他们中间，咬死了些人。
And so it was at the beginning of their dwelling there， that they feared not the LORD： therefore the LORD sent lions among them， which slew some of them.
17：26 有人告诉亚述王说，你所迁移安置在撒马利亚各城的那些民，不知道那地之神的规矩，所以那神叫狮子进入他们中间，咬死他们。
Wherefore they spake to the king of Assyria， saying， The nations which thou hast removed， and placed in the cities of Samaria， know not the manner of the God of the land： therefore he hath sent lions among them， and， behold， they slay them， because they know not the manner of the God of the land.
17：27 亚述王就吩咐说，叫所掳来的祭司回去一个，使他住在那里，将那地之神的规矩指教那些民。
Then the king of Assyria commanded， saying， Carry thither one of the priests whom ye brought from thence； and let them go and dwell there， and let him teach them the manner of the God of the land.
17：28 于是有一个从撒马利亚掳去的祭司回来，住在伯特利，指教他们怎样敬畏耶和华。
Then one of the priests whom they had carried away from Samaria came and dwelt in Bethel， and taught them how they should fear the LORD.
17：29 然而，各族之人在所住的城里各为自己制造神像，安置在撒马利亚人所造有邱坛的殿中。
Howbeit every nation made gods of their own， and put them in the houses of the high places which the Samaritans had made， every nation in their cities wherein they dwelt.
17：30 巴比伦人造疏割比讷像。古他人造匿甲像。哈马人造亚示玛像。
And the men of Babylon made Succothbenoth， and the men of Cuth made Nergal， and the men of Hamath made Ashima，
17：31 亚瓦人造匿哈和他珥他像。西法瓦音人用火焚烧儿女，献给西法瓦音的神亚得米勒和亚拿米勒。
And the Avites made Nibhaz and Tartak， and the Sepharvites burnt their children in fire to Adrammelech and Anammelech， the gods of Sepharvaim.
17：32 他们惧怕耶和华，也从他们中间立邱坛的祭司，为他们在有邱坛的殿中献祭。
So they feared the LORD， and made unto themselves of the lowest of them priests of the high places， which sacrificed for them in the houses of the high places.
17：33 他们又惧怕耶和华，又事奉自己的神，从何邦迁移，就随何邦的风俗。
They feared the LORD， and served their own gods， after the manner of the nations whom they carried away from thence.
17：34 他们直到如今仍照先前的风俗去行，不专心敬畏耶和华，不全守自己的规矩，典章，也不遵守耶和华吩咐雅各后裔的律法，诫命。雅各，就是从前耶和华起名叫以色列的。
Unto this day they do after the former manners： they fear not the LORD， neither do they after their statutes， or after their ordinances， or after the law and commandment which the LORD commanded the children of Jacob， whom he named Israel；
17：35 耶和华曾与他们立约，嘱咐他们说，不可敬畏别神，不可跪拜事奉他，也不可向他献祭。
With whom the LORD had made a covenant， and charged them， saying， Ye shall not fear other gods， nor bow yourselves to them， nor serve them， nor sacrifice to them：
17：36 但那用大能和伸出来的膀臂领你们出埃及地的耶和华，你们当敬畏，跪拜，向他献祭。
But the LORD， who brought you up out of the land of Egypt with great power and a stretched out arm， him shall ye fear， and him shall ye worship， and to him shall ye do sacrifice.
17：37 他给你们写的律例，典章，律法，诫命，你们应当永远谨守遵行，不可敬畏别神。
And the statutes， and the ordinances， and the law， and the commandment， which he wrote for you， ye shall observe to do for evermore； and ye shall not fear other gods.
17：38 我耶和华与你们所立的约你们不可忘记，也不可敬畏别神。
And the covenant that I have made with you ye shall not forget； neither shall ye fear other gods.
17：39 但要敬畏耶和华你们的神，他必救你们脱离一切仇敌的手。
But the LORD your God ye shall fear； and he shall deliver you out of the hand of all your enemies.
17：40 他们却不听从，仍照先前的风俗去行。
Howbeit they did not hearken， but they did after their former manner.
17：41 如此这些民又惧怕耶和华，又事奉他们的偶像。他们子子孙孙也都照样行，效法他们的祖宗，直到今日。
So these nations feared the LORD， and served their graven images， both their children， and their children's children： as did their fathers， so do they unto this day.
