Osee Propheta 12

1 Ephraim pascit ventum, et sequitur aestum: tota die mendacium, et vastitatem multiplicat: et foedus cum Assyriis iniit, et oleum in Aegyptum ferebat.

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.

2 Iudicium ergo Domini cum Iuda, et visitatio super Iacob: iuxta vias eius, et iuxta adinventiones eius reddet ei.

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

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

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

4 Et invaluit ad angelum, et confortatus est: flevit, et rogavit eum: in Bethel invenit eum, et ibi locutus est nobiscum.

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.

5 Et Dominus Deus exercituum, Dominus memoriale eius.

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

6 Et tu ad Dominum Deum tuum converteris: misericordiam et iudicium custodi, et spera in Deo tuo semper.

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

7 Chanaan, in manu eius statera dolosa, calumniam dilexit.

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

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

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.

9 Et ego Dominus Deus tuus ex Terra Aegypti, adhuc sedere te faciam in tabernaculis, sicut in diebus festivitatis.

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.

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

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

11 Si Galaad idolum, ergo frustra errant in Galgal bobus immolantes: nam et altaria eorum quasi acervi super sulcos agri:

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.

12 Fugit Iacob in regionem Syriae, et servivit Israel in uxorem, et in uxore servavit.

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

13 In propheta autem eduxit Dominus Israel de Aegypto: et in propheta servatus est.

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

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

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