Osea 12

NOVA VULGATA	NEW AMERICAN BIBLE
1 Circumdedit me in fraude Ephraim, et in dolo domus Israel; C Iudas autem, dum adhuc vagatur, est cum Deo et cum Sancto fidelis ” C.	1 Ephraim has surrounded me with lies, the house of Israel, with deceit; Judah is still rebellious against God, against the Holy One, who is faithful.
2 Ephraim pascit ventum et sequitur aestum; tota die mendacium et violentiam multiplicat et foedus cum Assyriis init et oleum in Aegyptum fert.	2 Ephraim chases the wind, ever pursuing the gale. His lies and falsehoods are many: he comes to terms with Assyria, and carries oil to Egypt.
3 Iudicium ergo Domini cum Iuda, et visitatio super Iacob; iuxta vias eius et iuxta opera eius reddet ei.	3 The LORD has a grievance against Israel: he shall punish Jacob for his conduct, for his deeds he shall repay him.
4 In utero supplantavit fratrem suum et in robore suo luctatus est cum Deo.	4 In the womb he supplanted his brother, and as a man he contended with God;
5 Et luctatus est cum angelo et praevaluit; flevit et deprecatus est eum. In Bethel invenit eum et ibi locutus est nobiscum	5 He contended with the angel and triumphed, entreating him with tears. At Bethel he met God and there he spoke with him:
6 Dominus, Deus exercituum: Dominus memoriale eius.	6 The LORD, the God of hosts, the LORD is his name!
7 “ Et tu ad Deum tuum converteris; caritatem et iudicium custodi et spera in Deo tuo semper ”.	7 You shall return by the help of your God, if you remain loyal and do right and always hope in your God.
8 Chanaan, in manu eius statera dolosa, fraudem diligit.	8 A merchant who holds a false balance, who loves to defraud!
9 Et dixit Ephraim: “ Verumtamen dives effectus sum, inveni opes mihi, omnes labores mei non invenient mihi iniquitatem, quam peccavi ”.	9 Though Ephraim says, "How rich I have become; I have made a fortune!" All his gain shall not suffice him for the guilt of his sin.
10 “ Ego autem Dominus, Deus tuus ex terra Aegypti; adhuc sedere te faciam in tabernaculis, sicut in diebus conventus.	10 I am the LORD, your God, since the land of Egypt; I will again have you live in tents, as in that appointed time.
11 Et loquar ad prophetas et ego visionem multiplicabo et in manu prophetarum proponam similitudines ”.	11 I granted many visions and spoke to the prophets, through whom I set forth examples.
12 Si Galaad iniquitas fuerat, prorsus inanes facti sunt; in Galgala bobus immolantes, etiam altaria eorum erunt quasi acervi super sulcos agri.	12 In Gilead is falsehood, they have come to nought, in Gilgal they sacrifice to bullocks; Their altars are like heaps of stones in the furrows of the field.
13 Fugit Iacob in regionem Aram; et servivit Israel pro uxore et pro uxore custos fuit.	13 When Jacob fled to the land of Aram, he served for a wife; for a wife Israel tended sheep.
14 Per prophetam autem eduxit Dominus Israel de Aegypto, et per prophetam custoditus est.	14 By a prophet the LORD brought Israel out of Egypt, and by a prophet they were protected.
15 Ad iracundiam provocavit Ephraim amarissime, sed sanguinem eius super eum relinquet et opprobrium eius retribuet ei Dominus suus.	15 Ephraim has exasperated his lord; therefore he shall cast his blood-guilt upon him and repay him for his outrage.