¹Ephraim pascit ventum, et sequitur æstum;Ephraim feeds on wind and follows burning heat;tota die mendacium et vastitatem multiplicat: et fœdus cum Assyriis iniit,all day long he multiplies lies and desolation. And he has entered into a pact with the Assyrians,et oleum in Ægyptum ferebat.and he has carried oil into Egypt.

¹Ephraim pascit ventum, et sequitur æstum;Ephraim feeds on wind and follows burning heat;tota die mendacium et vastitatem multiplicat: et fœdus cum Assyriis iniit,all day long he multiplies lies and desolation. And he has entered into a pact with the Assyrians,et oleum in Ægyptum ferebat.and he has carried oil into Egypt.

²Judicium ergo Domini cum Juda, et visitatio super Jacob:Therefore, the judgment of the Lord is with Judah and a visitation is upon Jacob.juxta vias ejus, et juxta adinventiones ejus reddet ei.He will repay him according to his ways and according to his inventions.

²Judicium ergo Domini cum Juda, et visitatio super Jacob:Therefore, the judgment of the Lord is with Judah and a visitation is upon Jacob.juxta vias ejus, et juxta adinventiones ejus reddet ei.He will repay him according to his ways and according to his inventions.

³In utero supplantavit fratrem suum,In the womb, he supplanted his brother;et in fortitudine sua directus est cum angelo.for in his good fortune, he had been guided by an angel.

³In utero supplantavit fratrem suum,In the womb, he supplanted his brother;et in fortitudine sua directus est cum angelo.for in his good fortune, he had been guided by an angel.

⁴Et invaluit ad angelum,And he prevailed over an angel,et confortatus est;for he had been strengthened.flevit,He weptet rogavit eum.and petitioned him.In Bethel invenit eum,He found him in Bethel,et ibi locutus est nobiscum.and there he has spoken to us.

⁴Et invaluit ad angelum,And he prevailed over an angel,et confortatus est;for he had been strengthened.flevit,He weptet rogavit eum.and petitioned him.In Bethel invenit eum,He found him in Bethel,et ibi locutus est nobiscum.and there he has spoken to us.

⁵Et Dominus Deus exercituum,And the Lord God of hosts,Dominus memoriale ejus.the Lord is his memorial.

⁵Et Dominus Deus exercituum,And the Lord God of hosts,Dominus memoriale ejus.the Lord is his memorial.

⁶Et tu ad Deum tuum converteris;And so,misericordiamyou should convert to your God.et judicium custodi,Keep mercy and judgment,et spera in Deo tuo semper.and have hope in your God always.

⁶Et tu ad Deum tuum converteris;And so,misericordiamyou should convert to your God.et judicium custodi,Keep mercy and judgment,et spera in Deo tuo semper.and have hope in your God always.

⁷Chanaan,Canaan,in manu ejus statera dolosa,in his hand is a deceitful balance,calumniam dilexit.he has chosen false accusations.

⁷Chanaan,Canaan,in manu ejus statera dolosa,in his hand is a deceitful balance,calumniam dilexit.he has chosen false accusations.

⁸Et dixit Ephraim:And Ephraim has said,Verumtamen dives effectus sum;“Nevertheless, I have become rich;inveni idolum mihi:I have found an idol for myself.omnes labores mei non invenient mihi iniquitatem quam peccavi.All of my labors will not reveal to me the iniquity that I have committed.”

⁸Et dixit Ephraim:And Ephraim has said,Verumtamen dives effectus sum;“Nevertheless, I have become rich;inveni idolum mihi:I have found an idol for myself.omnes labores mei non invenient mihi iniquitatem quam peccavi.All of my labors will not reveal to me the iniquity that I have committed.”

⁹Et ego Dominus Deus tuus ex terra Ægypti:And I, the Lord your God from the land of Egypt,adhuc sedere te faciam in tabernaculis,nevertheless will cause you to dwell in tabernacles,sicut in diebus festivitatis.just as during the days of the feast.

⁹Et ego Dominus Deus tuus ex terra Ægypti:And I, the Lord your God from the land of Egypt,adhuc sedere te faciam in tabernaculis,nevertheless will cause you to dwell in tabernacles,sicut in diebus festivitatis.just as during the days of the feast.

¹⁰Et locutus sum super prophetas,And I have spoken through the prophets,et ego visionem multiplicavi,and I have multiplied visions,et in manu prophetarum assimilatus sum.and I have used parables through the hands of the prophets.

¹⁰Et locutus sum super prophetas,And I have spoken through the prophets,et ego visionem multiplicavi,and I have multiplied visions,et in manu prophetarum assimilatus sum.and I have used parables through the hands of the prophets.

¹¹Si Galaad idolum,If Gilead is an idol,ergo frustra erant in Galgal bobus immolantes;then they have been sacrificing cattle in Gilgal to no purpose.nam et altaria eorum quasi acervi super sulcos agri.For even their altars are like clutter on the soil of the field.

¹¹Si Galaad idolum,If Gilead is an idol,ergo frustra erant in Galgal bobus immolantes;then they have been sacrificing cattle in Gilgal to no purpose.nam et altaria eorum quasi acervi super sulcos agri.For even their altars are like clutter on the soil of the field.

¹²Fugit Jacob in regionem Syriæ,Jacob fled into the region of Syria,et servivit Israël in uxorem,and Israel served like a wife,et in uxorem servavit.and was served by a wife.

¹²Fugit Jacob in regionem Syriæ,Jacob fled into the region of Syria,et servivit Israël in uxorem,and Israel served like a wife,et in uxorem servavit.and was served by a wife.

¹³In propheta autem eduxit Dominus Israël de Ægypto,Yet by a prophet the Lord led Israel out of Egypt,et in propheta servatus est.and he was served by a prophet.

¹³In propheta autem eduxit Dominus Israël de Ægypto,Yet by a prophet the Lord led Israel out of Egypt,et in propheta servatus est.and he was served by a prophet.

¹⁴Ad iracundiam me provocavit Ephraim in amaritudinibus suis:Ephraim has provoked me to wrath with his bitterness,et sanguis ejus super eum veniet,and his blood will overcome him,et opprobrium ejus restituet ei Dominus suus.and his Lord will requite him for his shamefulness.

¹⁴Ad iracundiam me provocavit Ephraim in amaritudinibus suis:Ephraim has provoked me to wrath with his bitterness,et sanguis ejus super eum veniet,and his blood will overcome him,et opprobrium ejus restituet ei Dominus suus.and his Lord will requite him for his shamefulness.