Hosea 12

1 Ephraim herds the wind and hunts the sirocco. All day long they heap up falsehood and fraud, make a treaty with Assyria, and sends tribute of olive oil to Egypt.

Pèp Efrayim lan ap fè yon bann bagay ki p'ap rapòte yo anyen. Y'ap kouri siyen kontra ak moun k'ap fini ak yo. Tout lajounen y'ap plede bay manti sou manti. Se fè mechanste. Yo fè kontra avèk peyi Lasiri, y'ap fè kòmès lwil avèk peyi Lejip.

2 The Lord has a charge to bring against Israel, to punish Jacob for his acts, according to his deeds will he requite him,

Seyè a gen yon kont pou l' regle ak moun Jida yo tou. Li pral pini moun Jakòb yo dapre ajisman yo. Li pral fè yo peye sa yo fè a.

3 In the womb he supplanted his brother, in manhood he wrestled with God,

Depi nan vant manman l', Jakòb, zansèt yo, t'ap goumen ak Ezaou, frè jimo li a. Lè li vin gran li goumen ak Bondye.

4 He wrestled with the angel and prevailed, he wept and sought his blessing. At Bethel the Lord found him, and there he spoke with us.

Li mare batay ak yon zanj Bondye, epi li genyen. Lè sa a, Jakòb kriye, li mande pou zanj lan beni l'. Li kontre ak Bondye Betèl, Bondye pale avè l'.

5 And the Lord is the God of hosts, the Lord is his name!

Se te Seyè ki gen tout pouvwa a. Seyè, se konsa yo rele li.

6 So now, by the help of your God, return. Keep true love and justice. Trust in your God without ceasing.

Konsa, nou menm pitit pitit Jakòb yo, tounen vin jwenn Bondye nou. Pa janm sispann renmen l'. Fè sa ki dwat devan je li. Pran pasyans! Toujou konte sou Bondye.

7 A merchant uses false scales: They love to defraud.

Seyè a di ankò: -Moun Izrayèl yo tankou moun Kanaran yo. Y'ap sèvi avèk fo mamit. Yo renmen fè mache nwa.

8 Ephraim says, ‘Yes, I have become rich, I have secured wealth for myself. But despite my gains no one will find a crime I can be convicted of!’

Y'ap plede di: Nou fin rich. Nou fè yon bèl kòb. Men, nou travay di tou. Pesonn pa ka di nou te fè ankenn bagay mal pou n' gen tout lajan sa a!

9 I am the Lord your God, ever since the land of Egypt. I will make you again dwell in tents, as in days of old.

Men, mwen menm, se Seyè a, Bondye nou an mwen ye. Se mwen ki te mennen nou depi lè nou te moute kite peyi Lejip la. M'a pral fè nou rete anba tant twal ankò, jan nou te konn fè l' lè mwen te vin jwenn nou nan dezè a.

10 I spoke continually by the prophets. It was I who multiplied visions, and spoke in parables through the prophets.

Mwen te pale ak pwofèt yo. Se mwen ki fè yo fè anpil vizyon. Mwen fè yo bay pèp la anpil avètisman pou mwen.

11 In Gilead is iniquity, they will come to nothing. In Gilgal they sacrifice bulls, so their altars will be as stone heaps, among the furrows of the field.

Pèp la ap adore zidòl lavil Galarad. Men, sa p'ap sèvi yo anyen. Y'ap ofri towo bèf lavil Gilgal. Men, lotèl yo ap tounen pil wòch nan jaden y'ap pare.

12 And Jacob fled to the territory of Aram, and Israel worked to earn a wife: for a wife he herded sheep.

Jakòb, zansèt nou an, te blije al kache nan peyi Aram. Lè l' te la, li te travay pou moun pou l' te ka jwenn yon fanm pou l' marye. Wi, li te fè metye gadò mouton pou l' te ka jwenn yon fanm.

13 The Lord brought Israel up from Egypt by a prophet, and by a prophet Israel was guarded.

Seyè a voye yon pwofèt pou fè pèp Izrayèl la soti kite peyi Lejip. Li fè menm pwofèt la pran swen yo.

14 Ephraim has given bitter provocation. His Lord will leave upon him his guilt of bloodshed, and for his contempt he will repay him.

Men, pèp Efrayim lan te fè bagay ki te fè Seyè a fache anpil. Se poutèt sa, l'ap fè yo peye krim yo fè a. L'ap fè yo peye wont yo te fè l' wont la.