Hosea 12

Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition	NEW JERUSALEM
1 Ephraim herds the wind, and pursues the east wind all day long; they multiply falsehood and violence; they make a bargain with Assyria, and oil is carried to Egypt.	1 Ephraim besieges me with lying, the House of Israel with duplicity. (But Judah stil is on God's side, heis faithful to the Holy One.)
2 The LORD has an indictment against Judah, and will punish Jacob according to his ways, and requite him according to his deeds.	2 Ephraim feeds himself on wind, all day he chases the wind from the East, he heaps up cheating andviolence; they make a treaty with Assyria, at the same time sending oil to Egypt.
3 In the womb he took his brother by the heel, and in his manhood he strove with God.	3 Yahweh has a case against Judah, he will punish Jacob as his conduct merits, he will repay him as hisdeeds deserve.
4 He strove with the angel and prevailed, he wept and sought his favor. He met God at Bethel, and there God spoke with him --	4 In the very womb he overreached his brother, in maturity he wrestled against God.
5 the LORD the God of hosts, the LORD is his name:	5 He wrestled with the angel and beat him, he wept and pleaded with him. He met him at Bethel andthere God spoke to us-
6 "So you, by the help of your God, return, hold fast to love and justice, and wait continually for your God."	6 yes, Yahweh, God Sabaoth, Yahweh is his title!
7 A trader, in whose hands are false balances, he loves to oppress.	7 So turn back with God's help, maintain faithful love and loyalty and always put your trust in your God.
8 Ephraim has said, "Ah, but I am rich, I have gained wealth for myself": but all his riches can never offset the guilt he has incurred.	8 Merchants use fraudulent scales. To defraud is his delight.
9 I am the LORD your God from the land of Egypt; I will again make you dwell in tents, as in the days of the appointed feast.	9 'How rich I have become!' says Ephraim, 'I have made a fortune.' But of al his gains he wil keepnothing because of the sin of which he is guilty.
10 I spoke to the prophets; it was I who multiplied visions, and through the prophets gave parables.	10 But I have been Yahweh your God since your days in Egypt and will make you live in tents again asin the days of Meeting.
11 If there is iniquity in Gilead they shall surely come to nought; if in Gilgal they sacrifice bulls, their altars also shall be like stone heaps on the furrows of the field.	11 I will speak through prophets, I will give vision after vision and through the ministry of prophets wilspeak in parables.
12 (Jacob fled to the land of Aram, there Israel did service for a wife, and for a wife he herded sheep.)	12 Is Gilead a sink of iniquity? Yes, they are a worthless lot! At Gilgal they sacrifice to bulls, that is whytheir altars are like heaps of stones in a ploughed field.
13 By a prophet the LORD brought Israel up from Egypt, and by a prophet he was preserved.	13 Jacob fled to the countryside of Aram, Israel slaved to win a wife, to win a wife he looked after sheep.
14 Ephraim has given bitter provocation; so his LORD will leave his bloodguilt upon him, and will turn back upon him his reproaches.	14 By a prophet Yahweh brought Israel out of Egypt and by a prophet Israel was preserved.
	15 Ephraim gave bitter provocation- Yahweh will bring his bloodshed down on him, his Lord wil repayhim for his insult.