Hosea 12
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.
厄弗辣因愛好颶風，整日追逐東風，說許多謊話，行許多暴行，既與亞述結盟，又給埃及送油。
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.
上主要與以色列爭辯，要按他們的行徑懲罰雅各伯，依照他的行為報復他：
3 In the womb, he supplanted his brother; for in his good fortune, he had been guided by an angel.
他在母胎中就欺騙了他的弟兄，及至壯年又曾與天神搏鬥；
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.
他與天神博鬥，並且獲得了勝利；他哭了，曾懇求他開恩；在貝特耳再遇見了他，在那裏天主對他說：──
5 And the Lord God of hosts, the Lord is his memorial.
上主，萬軍的天主，雅威是他的名號x──
6 And so, you should convert to your God. Keep mercy and judgment, and have hope in your God always.
「至於你，你應當歸向你的天主，遵守仁愛和正義，時刻仰望你的天主。」
7 Canaan, in his hand is a deceitful balance, he has chosen false accusations.
厄弗辣因有如客納罕人，手裏拿著欺詐的天秤，喜行欺騙。
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.”
厄弗辣因說：「我現在實在成了富翁，發了大財。」然而他所獲得的一切，為補贖他所犯的罪孽，仍嫌不夠。
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.
自從在埃及地時，我就是上主，你的天主：我必再使你住在帳幕中，如在盛會的節日一樣。
10 And I have spoken through the prophets, and I have multiplied visions, and I have used parables through the hands of the prophets.
是我向先知們說了話，是我增多了異象，我也必藉先知們消滅他們。
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.
在基肋阿得只有罪惡，的確，他們只是虛無；在基耳加耳 他們向牛犢獻了祭，因此他們的祭壇必將成為田畦中的石堆。
12 Jacob fled into the region of Syria, and Israel served like a wife, and was served by a wife.
雅各伯曾逃到阿蘭平原，以色列曾為娶妻而服役，曾為娶妻而放羊。
13 Yet by a prophet the Lord led Israel out of Egypt, and he was served by a prophet.
上主曾藉一位先知領以色列出離埃及，也藉一位先知保護了他們。
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.
但厄弗辣因大大激怒了上主，他的血債必要歸到他身上，他的主必要在他身上報復自己受的凌辱。
