| 1 Ephraim 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. | 1 Ефрем пасет ветер и гоняется за восточным ветром, каждый день умножает ложь и разорение; заключают они союз с Ассуром, и в Египет отвозится елей. |
| 2 Therefore, 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. | 2 Но и с Иудою у Господа суд и Он посетит Иакова по путям его, воздаст ему по делам его. |
| 3 In the womb, he supplanted his brother; for in his good fortune, he had been guided by an angel. | 3 Еще во чреве матери запинал он брата своего, а возмужав боролся с Богом. |
| 4 And 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. | 4 Он боролся с Ангелом--и превозмог; плакал и умолял Его; в Вефиле Он нашел нас и там говорил с нами. |
| 5 And the Lord God of hosts, the Lord is his memorial. | 5 А Господь есть Бог Саваоф; Сущий (Иегова) --имя Его. |
| 6 And so, you should convert to your God. Keep mercy and judgment, and have hope in your God always. | 6 Обратись и ты к Богу твоему; наблюдай милость и суд и уповай на Бога твоего всегда. |
| 7 Canaan, in his hand is a deceitful balance, he has chosen false accusations. | 7 Хананеянин с неверными весами в руке любит обижать; |
| 8 And 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.” | 8 и Ефрем говорит: 'однако я разбогател; накопил себе имущества, хотя во всех моих трудах не найдут ничего незаконного, что было бы грехом'. |
| 9 And 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. | 9 А Я, Господь Бог твой от самой земли Египетской, опять поселю тебя в кущах, как во дни праздника. |
| 10 And I have spoken through the prophets, and I have multiplied visions, and I have used parables through the hands of the prophets. | 10 Я говорил к пророкам, и умножал видения, и чрез пророков употреблял притчи. |
| 11 If 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. | 11 Если Галаад сделался Авеном, то они стали суетны, в Галгалах заколали в жертву тельцов, и жертвенники их стояли как груды камней на межах поля. |
| 12 Jacob fled into the region of Syria, and Israel served like a wife, and was served by a wife. | 12 Убежал Иаков на поля Сирийские, и служил Израиль за жену, и за жену стерег [овец]. |
| 13 Yet by a prophet the Lord led Israel out of Egypt, and he was served by a prophet. | 13 Чрез пророка вывел Господь Израиля из Египта, и чрез пророка Он охранял его. |
| 14 Ephraim has provoked me to wrath with his bitterness, and his blood will overcome him, and his Lord will requite him for his shamefulness. | 14 Сильно раздражил Ефрем [Господа] и за то кровь его оставит на нем, и поношение его обратит Господь на него. |