Hosea 12
1 “Ephraim is enjoying wind, And is pursuing an east wind, All the day he multiplies lying and spoiling, And they make a covenant with Asshur, And oil is carried to Egypt.
Éphraïm manje sou van, e kouri dèyè van lès la. Li kontinye ap ogmante nan manti ak vyolans. Anplis, li fè yon akò ak Assyrie e lwil vin pote an Égypte.
2 And YHWH has a controversy with Judah, To lay a charge on Jacob according to his ways, He returns to him according to his doings.
Plis toujou, SENYÈ a gen yon kont ak Juda e Li va pini Jacob selon chemen li yo. Li va rekonpanse li selon zak li yo.
3 In the womb he took his brother by the heel, And by his strength he was a prince with God,
Nan vant manman, li te kenbe frè l pa talon; epi lè l fin grandi, li te lite ak Bondye.
4 Indeed, he is a prince to the Messenger, And he overcomes [by] weeping, And he makes supplication to Him, At Bethel He finds him, And there He speaks with us,
Wi, li te lite ak zanj lan, e li te enpoze l; li te kriye e li te chache favè li. Li te jwenn Li Béthel, e se la, Li te pale ak nou.
5 Even YHWH, God of the Hosts, YHWH [is] His memorial.
Menm SENYÈ a, Bondye dèzame yo, SENYÈ a se non Li!
6 And you, through your God, turn, Keep kindness and judgment, And wait on your God continually.
Pou sa, retounen kote Bondye ou a, Swiv ladousè ak lajistis, e tann Bondye ou a tout tan.
7 Canaan! In his hand [are] balances of deceit! He has loved to oppress.
Men yon machann, ak fo balans lan nan men l. Li renmen twonpe moun.
8 And Ephraim says, Surely I have become rich, I have found wealth for myself, All my labors—they do not find against me iniquity that [is] sin.
Éphraïm te di: “Anverite, mwen gen tan vin rich. Mwen te twouve richès mwen pou kont mwen; Nan tout zèv mwen yo, yo p ap dekouvri okenn inikite, ki ta peche.”
9 And I—your God YHWH from the land of Egypt, Again I turn you back into tents, As in the days of the appointed time.
Men Mwen menm, SENYÈ Bondye ou, depi nan peyi Égypte la, va fè ou viv nan tant ankò, tankou nan jou fèt deziye yo.
10 And I have spoken to the prophets, And I have multiplied vision, And by the hand of the prophets I use allegories.
Anplis, Mwen te pale ak pwofèt yo e mwen te miltipliye vizyon yo; epi selon ministè pwofèt yo, mwen te sèvi parabòl.
11 Surely Gilead [is] iniquity, They have been only vanity, In Gilead they have sacrificed bullocks, Also their altars [are] as heaps, on the furrows of a field.
Èske gen inikite nan Galaad? Anverite, yo tout san valè. Nan Guilgal, yo fè sakrifis towo; wi lotèl pa yo tankou pil wòch nan mitan chan.
12 And Jacob flees to the country of Aram, And Israel serves for a wife, Indeed, he has kept watch for a wife.
Alò, Jacob te sove ale nan peyi Aram, Israël te travay pou resevwa yon madanm. Pou yon madanm, li te fè gadyen mouton.
13 And by a prophet has YHWH brought up Israel out of Egypt, And by a prophet it has been watched.
Epi pa yon pwofèt, SENYÈ a te mennen Israël sòti an Égypte. Pa yon pwofèt, li te vin prezève.
14 Ephraim has most bitterly provoked, And he leaves his blood on himself, And his Lord turns his reproach back to him!”
Éphraïm te pwovoke gwo kòlè amè. Akoz sa, Senyè li va kite san li koule sou li, e fè repwòch li tounen sou li.
