Hosea 12

Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition	New Jerusalem Bible
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.