ホセア書 12
1 エフライムは風をくらひ東風をおひ日々に詐僞と暴逆とを増くはへアッスリヤと契約を結び油をエジプトに餽れり
Ephraim feeds on wind, and chases the east wind. He continually multiplies lies and desolation. They make a covenant with Assyria, and oil is carried into Egypt.
2 ヱホバはユダと爭辨をなしたまふヤコブをその途にしたがひて罰しその行爲にしたがひて報いたまふ
The LORD also has a controversy with Judah, and will punish Jacob according to his ways; according to his deeds he will repay him.
3 ヤコブは胎にゐし時その兄弟の踵をとらへまた己が力をもて神と角力あらそへり
In the womb he took his brother by the heel, and in his manhood he contended with God.
4 かれは天の使と角力あらそひて勝ちなきて之に恩をもとめたり彼はベテルにて神にあへり其處にて神われらに語ひたまへり
Indeed, he struggled with the angel, and prevailed; he wept, and made supplication to him. He found him at Bethel, and there he spoke with us—
5 これは萬軍の神ヱホバなりヱホバは其記念の名なり
even the LORD, the God of Armies. The LORD is his name of renown!
6 然ばなんぢの神にかへり矜恤と公義とをまもり恒になんぢの神を仰ぐべし
Therefore turn to your God. Keep kindness and justice, and wait continually for your God.
7 彼はカナン人(商賈)なりその手に詭詐の權衡をもち好であざむき取ことをなす
A merchant has dishonest scales in his hand. He loves to defraud.
8 エフライムはいふ誠にわれは富る者となれり我は身に財寳をえたり凡てわが勞したることの中に罪をうべき不義を見いだす者なかるべし
Ephraim said, “Surely I have become rich. I have found myself wealth. In all my wealth they won’t find in me any iniquity that is sin.”
9 我ヱホバはエジプトの國をいでしより以來なんぢらの神なり我いまも尚なんぢを幕屋にすまはせて節會の日のごとくならしめん
“But I am the LORD your God from the land of Egypt. I will yet again make you dwell in tents, as in the days of the solemn feast.
10 我もろもろの預言者にかたり又これに益々おほく異象をしめしたり我もろもろの預言者に托して譬喩をまうく
I have also spoken to the prophets, and I have multiplied visions; and by the ministry of the prophets I have used parables.
11 ギレアデは不義なる者ならずや彼らは全く虚しかれらはギルガルにて牛を犠牲に献ぐかれらの祭壇は圃の畝につみたる石の如し
If Gilead is wicked, surely they are worthless. In Gilgal they sacrifice bulls. Indeed, their altars are like heaps in the furrows of the field.
12 ヤコブはアラムの野ににげゆけりイスラエルは妻を得んために人に事へ妻を得んために羊を牧へり
Jacob fled into the country of Aram. Israel served to get a wife. For a wife he tended flocks and herds.
13 ヱホバ一人の預言者をもてイスラエルをエジプトより導きいだし一人の預言者をもて之を護りたまへり
By a prophet the LORD brought Israel up out of Egypt, and by a prophet he was preserved.
14 エフライムは怒を激ふること極てはなはだしその主かれが流しし血をかれが上にとどめその恥辱をかれに歸らせたまはん
Ephraim has bitterly provoked anger. Therefore his blood will be left on him, and his Lord will repay his contempt.
