1 Ephraim feedeth on wind, and pursueth after the east wind: all day long he multiplieth lies and desolation; and they make a covenant with Assyria, and oil is carried into Egypt.

2 Jehovah hath also a controversy with Judah, and he will punish Jacob according to his ways; according to his doings will he recompense him.

3 He took his brother by the heel in the womb, and in his strength he wrestled with God.

4 Yea, he wrestled with the Angel, and prevailed; he wept, and made supplication unto him: he found him in Bethel, and there he spoke with us,

5 -even Jehovah, the God of hosts, -Jehovah is his memorial.

6 And thou, return unto thy God: keep loving-kindness and judgment, and wait on thy God continually.

7 {He is} a merchant, balances of deceit are in his hand; he loveth to oppress.

8 And Ephraim saith, Nevertheless I am become rich, I have found me out substance; in all my labours they shall find none iniquity in me that were sin.

9 But I {that am} Jehovah thy God from the land of Egypt will again make thee to dwell in tents, as in the days of the solemn feast.

10 And I have spoken to the prophets, and I have multiplied visions, and by means of the prophets have I used similitudes.

11 If Gilead is iniquity, surely they are but vanity: they sacrifice bullocks in Gilgal; yea, their altars are as heaps in the furrows of the fields.

12 And Jacob fled into the country of Syria, and Israel served for a wife, and for a wife he kept {sheep}.

13 And by a prophet Jehovah brought Israel out of Egypt, and by a prophet was he preserved.

14 Ephraim provoked {him} to anger most bitterly; and his Lord shall leave his blood upon him, and recompense unto him his reproach.

1 "以法莲吃风， 整天追赶东风， 增添虚谎和强暴。他们与亚述结盟， 又给埃及送油。"（本节在《马索拉抄本》为12:2）

2 耶和华与犹大争辩； 他必照雅各所行的惩罚他， 按他所作的报应他。

3 他在母腹中抓住他哥哥的脚跟， 壮年的时候又与 神角力。

4 他与天使角力， 并且得胜； 他哀哭， 向他求恩。他在伯特利遇见 神， 神在那里对他说话。

5 耶和华是万军的 神， 耶和华是他的名号。

6 所以你要靠着你的 神归回， 谨守忠信和公平， 常常等候你的 神。

7 以色列是个商人， 手里拿着诡诈的天平， 喜爱欺压别人。

8 以法莲说： "我成了富翁， 我为自己发了财； 在我所有的收益中， 人不能找出我有什么罪孽， 可算为罪恶的。"

9 "自从你出埃及地以来， 我就是耶和华你的 神； 我必使你再住在帐棚里， 像在节日的日子一样，

10 我曾对先知说话， 加添许多异象； 又借先知说比喻。

11 在基列仍有罪孽， 他们实在是没有价值的。他们在吉甲献牛犊为祭， 他们的祭坛好像田间犁沟中的石堆。"

12 从前雅各逃到亚兰地， 以色列为得妻子而作工， 为得妻子而替人放羊。

13 后来， 耶和华借着一位先知把以色列从埃及领上来， 也借着一位先知， 以色列得蒙看顾。

14 以法莲大大地惹了主的烈怒， 所以， 他的主把他流人血的罪归到他身上， 把他当受的羞辱归给他。