Osea 12

NOVA VULGATA	CATHOLIC PUBLIC DOMAIN
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 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.
2 Ephraim pascit ventum et sequitur aestum; tota die mendacium et violentiam multiplicat et foedus cum Assyriis init et oleum in Aegyptum fert.	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.
3 Iudicium ergo Domini cum Iuda, et visitatio super Iacob; iuxta vias eius et iuxta opera eius reddet ei.	3 In the womb, he supplanted his brother; for in his good fortune, he had been guided by an angel.
4 In utero supplantavit fratrem suum et in robore suo luctatus est cum Deo.	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.
5 Et luctatus est cum angelo et praevaluit; flevit et deprecatus est eum. In Bethel invenit eum et ibi locutus est nobiscum	5 And the Lord God of hosts, the Lord is his memorial.
6 Dominus, Deus exercituum: Dominus memoriale eius.	6 And so, you should convert to your God. Keep mercy and judgment, and have hope in your God always.
7 “ Et tu ad Deum tuum converteris; caritatem et iudicium custodi et spera in Deo tuo semper ”.	7 Canaan, in his hand is a deceitful balance, he has chosen false accusations.
8 Chanaan, in manu eius statera dolosa, fraudem diligit.	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.”
9 Et dixit Ephraim: “ Verumtamen dives effectus sum, inveni opes mihi, omnes labores mei non invenient mihi iniquitatem, quam peccavi ”.	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.
10 “ Ego autem Dominus, Deus tuus ex terra Aegypti; adhuc sedere te faciam in tabernaculis, sicut in diebus conventus.	10 And I have spoken through the prophets, and I have multiplied visions, and I have used parables through the hands of the prophets.
11 Et loquar ad prophetas et ego visionem multiplicabo et in manu prophetarum proponam similitudines ”.	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.
12 Si Galaad iniquitas fuerat, prorsus inanes facti sunt; in Galgala bobus immolantes, etiam altaria eorum erunt quasi acervi super sulcos agri.	12 Jacob fled into the region of Syria, and Israel served like a wife, and was served by a wife.
13 Fugit Iacob in regionem Aram; et servivit Israel pro uxore et pro uxore custos fuit.	13 Yet by a prophet the Lord led Israel out of Egypt, and he was served by a prophet.
14 Per prophetam autem eduxit Dominus Israel de Aegypto, et per prophetam custoditus est.	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.
15 Ad iracundiam provocavit Ephraim amarissime, sed sanguinem eius super eum relinquet et opprobrium eius retribuet ei Dominus suus.