Hosea 12

1 Ephraim is fed with the winde, and followeth after the East winde: hee increaseth daily lies and destruction, and they do make a couenant with Asshur, and oyle is caried into Egypt.

Ephraim pascit ventum, et sequitur æstum; tota die mendacium et vastitatem multiplicat: et fœdus cum Assyriis iniit, et oleum in Ægyptum ferebat.

2 The Lord hath also a controuersie with Iudah, and will visite Iaakob, according to his waies: according to his workes, wil he recompence him.

Judicium ergo Domini cum Juda, et visitatio super Jacob: juxta vias ejus, et juxta adinventiones ejus reddet ei.

3 Hee tooke his brother by the heele in the wombe, and by his strength he had power with God,

In utero supplantavit fratrem suum, et in fortitudine sua directus est cum angelo.

4 And had power ouer the Angel, and preuailed: he wept and praied vnto him: he founde him in Beth-el, and there he spake with vs.

Et invaluit ad angelum, et confortatus est; flevit, et rogavit eum. In Bethel invenit eum, et ibi locutus est nobiscum.

5 Yea, the Lord God of hostes, the Lord is himselfe his memoriall.

Et Dominus Deus exercituum, Dominus memoriale ejus.

6 Therefore turne thou to thy God: keepe mercy and iudgement, and hope still in thy God.

Et tu ad Deum tuum converteris; misericordiam et judicium custodi, et spera in Deo tuo semper.

7 He is Canaan: the balances of deceit are in his hand: he loueth to oppresse.

Chanaan, in manu ejus statera dolosa, calumniam dilexit.

8 And Ephraim saide, Notwithstanding I am rich, I haue found me out riches in all my labours: they shall finde none iniquitie in me, that were wickednesse.

Et dixit Ephraim: Verumtamen dives effectus sum; inveni idolum mihi: omnes labores mei non invenient mihi iniquitatem quam peccavi.

9 Though I am the Lord thy God, from the land of Egypt, yet will I make thee to dwel in the tabernacles, as in the daies of the solemne feast.

Et ego Dominus Deus tuus ex terra Ægypti: adhuc sedere te faciam in tabernaculis, sicut in diebus festivitatis.

10 I haue also spoken by the Prophets, and I haue multiplied visions, and vsed similitudes by the ministerie of the Prophets.

Et locutus sum super prophetas, et ego visionem multiplicavi, et in manu prophetarum assimilatus sum.

11 Is there iniquitie in Gilead? surely they are vanitie: they sacrifice bullocks in Gilgal, and their altars are as heapes in the furrowes of the field.

Si Galaad idolum, ergo frustra erant in Galgal bobus immolantes; nam et altaria eorum quasi acervi super sulcos agri.

12 And Iaakob fled into the countrey of Aram, and Israel serued for a wife, and for a wife he kept sheepe.

Fugit Jacob in regionem Syriæ, et servivit Israël in uxorem, et in uxorem servavit.

13 And by a Prophet the Lord brought Israel out of Egypt, and by a Prophet was he reserued.

In propheta autem eduxit Dominus Israël de Ægypto, et in propheta servatus est.

14 But Ephraim prouoked him with hie places: therefore shall his blood be powred vpon him, and his reproche shall his Lord reward him.

Ad iracundiam me provocavit Ephraim in amaritudinibus suis: et sanguis ejus super eum veniet, et opprobrium ejus restituet ei Dominus suus.