Hosea 12

1 Ephraim feeds on the wind and pursues the east wind all day long; he multiplies lies and violence; he makes a covenant with Assyria and sends olive oil to Egypt.

1 “以法莲以风为食， 整天追逐东风， 虚谎和暴力日益增多； 他跟亚述结盟， 向埃及进贡橄榄油。”

2 The LORD has a charge to bring against Judah. He will punish Jacob according to his ways and repay him according to his deeds.

2 耶和华指控犹大； 祂要按雅各所行的惩罚他， 照雅各所做的报应他。

3 In the womb he grasped his brother’s heel, and in his vigor he wrestled with God.

3 雅各在母胎之中曾抓住哥哥的脚跟， 壮年之时曾跟上帝角力。

4 Yes, he struggled with the angel and prevailed; he wept and sought His favor; he found Him at Bethel and spoke with Him there—

4 他跟天使角力得胜， 向天使哭求福分。 他在伯特利遇见祂， 在那里与祂说话，

5 the LORD God of Hosts, the LORD is His name of renown.

5 祂就是万军之上帝耶和华， 耶和华是祂的名。

6 But you must return to your God; maintain love and justice, and always wait on your God.

6 所以，你们要归向你们的上帝， 持守仁爱和公义，常常等候祂。

7 A merchant loves to defraud with dishonest scales in his hands.

7 以法莲是个奸商， 手里拿着骗人的秤，喜欢压榨人。

8 And Ephraim boasts: “How rich I have become! I have found wealth for myself. In all my labors, they can find in me no iniquity that is sinful.”

8 以法莲说：“我发财了， 我依靠自己致富。 没有人能从我的劳碌中找出过错和罪恶。”

9 But I am the LORD your God ever since the land of Egypt. I will again make you dwell in tents, as in the days of the appointed feast.

9 耶和华说： “从你们出埃及以来， 我就是你们的上帝耶和华。 我要使你们再次住在帐篷里， 就像从前守节期时一样。

10 I spoke through the prophets and multiplied their visions; I gave parables through the prophets.

10 我曾对先知讲话，赐给他们许多异象， 借他们用比喻警告你们。”

11 Is there iniquity in Gilead? They will surely come to nothing. Do they sacrifice bulls in Gilgal? Indeed, their altars will be heaps of stones in the furrows of the field.

11 基列人充满罪恶，终必灭亡。 他们在吉甲用公牛献祭， 他们的祭坛像田间犁沟里的石堆。

12 Jacob fled to the land of Aram and Israel worked for a wife—for a wife he tended sheep.

12 雅各曾逃往亚兰， 以色列在那里为娶妻而服侍人， 为得到妻子而替人牧羊。

13 But by a prophet the LORD brought Israel out of Egypt, and by a prophet he was preserved.

13 耶和华借着先知带领以色列离开埃及， 也借着先知保护他。

14 Ephraim has provoked bitter anger, so his Lord will leave his bloodguilt upon him and repay him for his contempt.

14 但以法莲却极大地触怒耶和华， 所以他的主要让他血债血还， 以羞辱还羞辱。