Hosea 12

1Ephraim feedeth on the wind, and followeth the burning heat: all the day long he multiplied lies and desolation: and he hath made a covenant with the Assyrians, and carried oil into Egypt.

2Therefore there is a judgment of the Lord with Juda, and a visitation for Jacob: he will render to him according to his ways, and according to his devices.

3In the womb he supplanted his brother: and by his strength he had success with an angel.

4And he prevailed over the angel, and was strengthened: he wept, and made supplication to him: he found him in Bethel, and there he spoke with us.

5Even the Lord the God of hosts, the Lord is his memorial.

6Therefore turn thou to thy God: keep mercy and judgment, and hope in thy God always.

7He is like Chanaan, there is a deceitful balance in his hand, he hath loved oppression.

8And Ephraim said: But yet I am become rich, I have found me an idol: all my labours shall not find me the iniquity that I have committed.

9And I that am the Lord thy God from the land of Egypt, will yet cause thee to dwell in tabernacles, as in the days of the feast.

10And I have spoken by the prophets, and I have multiplied visions, and I have used similitudes by the ministry of the prophets.

11If Galaad be an idol, then in vain were they in Galgal offering sacrifices with bullocks: for their altars also are as heaps in the furrows of the field.

12Jacob fled into the country of Syria, and Israel served for a wife, and was a keeper for a wife.

13But the Lord by a prophet brought Israel out of Egypt: and he was preserved by a prophet.

14Ephraim hath provoked me to wrath with his bitterness, and his blood shall come upon him, and his Lord will render his reproach unto him.

1[Ephraim pascit ventum, et sequitur æstum; tota die mendacium et vastitatem multiplicat: et fœdus cum Assyriis iniit, et oleum in Ægyptum ferebat.

2Judicium ergo Domini cum Juda, et visitatio super Jacob: juxta vias ejus, et juxta adinventiones ejus reddet ei.

3In utero supplantavit fratrem suum, et in fortitudine sua directus est cum angelo.

4Et invaluit ad angelum, et confortatus est; flevit, et rogavit eum. In Bethel invenit eum, et ibi locutus est nobiscum.

5Et Dominus Deus exercituum, Dominus memoriale ejus.

6Et tu ad Deum tuum converteris; misericordiam et judicium custodi, et spera in Deo tuo semper.

7Chanaan, in manu ejus statera dolosa, calumniam dilexit.

8Et dixit Ephraim: Verumtamen dives effectus sum; inveni idolum mihi: omnes labores mei non invenient mihi iniquitatem quam peccavi.

9Et ego Dominus Deus tuus ex terra Ægypti: adhuc sedere te faciam in tabernaculis, sicut in diebus festivitatis.

10Et locutus sum super prophetas, et ego visionem multiplicavi, et in manu prophetarum assimilatus sum.

11Si Galaad idolum, ergo frustra erant in Galgal bobus immolantes; nam et altaria eorum quasi acervi super sulcos agri.

12Fugit Jacob in regionem Syriæ, et servivit Israël in uxorem, et in uxorem servavit.

13In propheta autem eduxit Dominus Israël de Ægypto, et in propheta servatus est.

14Ad iracundiam me provocavit Ephraim in amaritudinibus suis: et sanguis ejus super eum veniet, et opprobrium ejus restituet ei Dominus suus.]

1Ephraim feeds on wind and follows burning heat; all day long he multiplies lies and desolation. And he has entered into a pact with the Assyrians, and he has carried oil into Egypt.

2Therefore, the judgment of the Lord is with Judah and a visitation is upon Jacob. He will repay him according to his ways and according to his inventions.

3In the womb, he supplanted his brother; for in his good fortune, he had been guided by an angel.

4And he prevailed over an angel, for he had been strengthened. He wept and petitioned him. He found him in Bethel, and there he has spoken to us.

5And the Lord God of hosts, the Lord is his memorial.

6And so, you should convert to your God. Keep mercy and judgment, and have hope in your God always.

7Canaan, in his hand is a deceitful balance, he has chosen false accusations.

8And Ephraim has said, “Nevertheless, I have become rich; I have found an idol for myself. All of my labors will not reveal to me the iniquity that I have committed.”

9And I, the Lord your God from the land of Egypt, nevertheless will cause you to dwell in tabernacles, just as during the days of the feast.

10And I have spoken through the prophets, and I have multiplied visions, and I have used parables through the hands of the prophets.

11If Gilead is an idol, then they have been sacrificing cattle in Gilgal to no purpose. For even their altars are like clutter on the soil of the field.

12Jacob fled into the region of Syria, and Israel served like a wife, and was served by a wife.

13Yet by a prophet the Lord led Israel out of Egypt, and he was served by a prophet.

14Ephraim has provoked me to wrath with his bitterness, and his blood will overcome him, and his Lord will requite him for his shamefulness.