1 ⲉⲫⲣⲉⲙ ⲇⲉ ⲟⲩⲡⲛⲁ ⲉϥϩⲱⲟⲩ ⲡⲉ ⲁϥϭⲟϫⲓ ⲛⲥⲁⲟⲩⲕⲁⲩⲥⲱⲛ ϩⲁⲛⲡⲉⲧϣⲟⲩⲓⲧ ⲛⲉⲙϩⲁⲛⲙⲉⲧⲉⲫⲗⲏⲟⲩ ⲁϥⲑⲣⲟⲩⲁϣⲁⲓ ⲙⲡⲓⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲧⲏⲣϥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥⲥⲉⲙⲛⲓ ⲛⲟⲩⲇⲓⲁⲑⲏⲕⲏ ⲛⲉⲙⲛⲓⲁⲥⲥⲩⲣⲓⲟⲥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥⲉⲣⲓⲉⲃϣⲱⲧ ⲛⲟⲩⲛⲉϩ ⲉϧⲣⲏⲓ ⲉⲭⲏⲙⲓ .

But Ephraim is an evil spirit, he has chased the east wind all the day: he has multiplied empty and vain things, and made a covenant with the Assyrians, and oil has gone in the way of traffic into Egypt.

2 ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡϩⲁⲡ ⲙⲡϭⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲟⲩⲃⲉ ⲓⲟⲩⲇⲁ ⲉⲡϫⲓⲛⲓⲣⲓ ⲙⲡⲉⲙⲡϣⲓϣ ⲛⲓⲁⲕⲱⲃ ⲕⲁⲧⲁⲛⲉϥⲙⲱⲓⲧ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ϥⲛⲁϯϣⲉⲃⲓⲱ ⲛⲁϥ ⲕⲁⲧⲁⲛⲉϥϩⲃⲏⲟⲩⲓ .

And the Lord has a controversy with Juda, in order to punish Jacob: according to his ways and according to his practices will he recompense him.

3 ⲁϥϭⲓⲑⲓⲃⲥ ⲙⲡⲉϥⲥⲟⲛ ϧⲉⲛⲧⲛⲉϫⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ϧⲉⲛⲛⲉϥϧⲓⲥⲓ ⲁϥϫⲉⲙϫⲟⲙ ⲟⲩⲃⲉ ⲟⲩⲛⲟⲩϯ .

He took his brother by the heel in the womb, and in his labours he had power with God.

4 ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥϫⲉⲙⲛⲟⲙϯ ⲛⲉⲙⲡⲓⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲟⲥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥⲉⲣϫⲱⲣⲓ ⲁⲩⲣⲓⲙⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲩⲧⲱⲃϩ ⲙⲙⲟⲓ ⲁⲩϫⲉⲙⲧ ϧⲉⲛⲡⲁⲏⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲓⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲛⲉⲙⲁϥ ϧⲉⲛⲡⲓⲙⲁ ⲉⲧⲉⲙⲙⲁⲩ .

And he prevailed with the angel and was strong: they wept, and intreated me: they found me in the house of On, and there a word was spoken to them.

5 ⲡϭⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲫⲛⲟⲩϯ ⲡⲓⲡⲁⲛⲧⲟⲕⲣⲁⲧⲱⲣ ϥⲛⲁϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲛⲁϥ ⲛⲟⲩⲉⲣⲫⲙⲉⲩⲓ .

But the Lord God Almighty shall be his memorial.

6 ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲑⲟⲕ ⲉⲕⲉⲧⲁⲥⲑⲟ ϩⲁⲡϭⲥ ⲡⲉⲕⲛⲟⲩϯ ⲟⲩⲛⲁⲓ ⲛⲉⲙⲟⲩϩⲁⲡ ⲁⲣⲉϩ ⲉⲣⲱⲟⲩ ϧⲱⲛⲧ ϩⲁⲡⲉⲕⲛⲟⲩϯ ⲛⲥⲏⲟⲩ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ .

Thou therefore shalt return to thy God: keep thou mercy and judgment, and draw nigh to thy God continually.

7 ⲭⲁⲛⲁⲁⲛ ⲟⲩⲙⲁϣⲓ ⲛϭⲓⲛϫⲟⲛⲥ ⲉⲧϧⲉⲛⲧⲉϥϫⲓϫ ⲁϥⲙⲉⲛⲣⲉ ⲉⲣⲙⲉⲧⲉⲧϫⲱⲣⲓ .

As for Chanaan, in his hand is a balance of unrighteousness: he has loved to tyrannize.

8 ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥϫⲟⲥ ⲛϫⲉⲉⲫⲣⲉⲙ ⲡⲗⲏⲛ ⲁⲓⲉⲣⲣⲁⲙⲁⲟ ⲁⲓϫⲓⲙⲓ ⲛⲏⲓ ⲛⲟⲩⲙⲧⲟⲛ ⲛⲉϥϧⲓⲥⲓ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲛⲛⲟⲩϫⲉⲙⲟⲩ ⲛⲁϥ ⲉⲑⲃⲉⲛⲓϭⲓⲛϫⲟⲛⲥ ⲉⲧⲁϥⲉⲣⲛⲟⲃⲓ ⲛϧⲏⲧⲟⲩ .

And Ephraim said, Nevertheless I am rich, I have found refreshment to myself. None of his labours shall be found available to him, by reason of the sins which he has committed.

9 ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲉ ⲡϭⲥ ⲡⲉⲕⲛⲟⲩϯ ⲁⲓⲉⲛⲕ ⲉⲃⲟⲗϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲕⲁϩⲓ ⲛⲭⲏⲙⲓ ⲉⲧⲓ ϯⲛⲁⲑⲣⲉⲕϣⲱⲡⲓ ϧⲉⲛϩⲁⲛⲥⲕⲩⲛⲏ ⲙⲫⲣⲏϯ ⲛⲟⲩⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲛϣⲁⲓ .

But I the Lord thy God brought thee up out of the land of Egypt: I will yet cause thee to dwell in tabernacles, according to the days of the feast.

10 ⲟⲩⲟϩ ϯⲛⲁⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲛⲉⲙⲛⲓⲡⲣⲟⲫⲏⲧⲏⲥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲁⲓⲧⲣⲉ ϩⲁⲛϩⲟⲣⲁⲥⲓⲥ ⲁϣⲁⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲓϭⲓⲥⲙⲟⲧ ϧⲉⲛⲛⲉⲛϫⲓϫ ⲛⲛⲓⲡⲣⲟⲫⲏⲧⲏⲥ .

And I will speak to the prophets, and I have multiplied visions, and by the means of the prophets I was represented.

11 ⲙⲏ ⲅⲁⲗⲁⲁⲇ ⲇⲉ ϩⲁⲣⲁ ϩⲁⲛⲣⲉϥϫⲉⲙⲉⲑⲛⲟⲩϫ ⲛⲓⲁⲣⲭⲱⲛ ⲛⲉ ⲛⲁⲩⲉⲣϣⲟⲩϣⲱⲟⲩϣⲓ ϧⲉⲛⲅⲁⲗⲁⲁⲇ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲟⲩⲙⲁⲛⲉⲣϣⲱⲟⲩϣⲓ ⲙⲫⲣⲏϯ ⲛϩⲁⲛϭⲓⲧⲥ ϩⲓϫⲉⲛⲟⲩⲭⲣⲉⲟⲥ ⲛⲧⲉⲟⲩⲓⲟϩⲓ .

If Galaad exists not, then the chiefs in Galaad when they sacrificed were false, and their altars were as heaps on the ground of the field.

12 ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥⲉⲣⲁⲛⲁⲭⲱⲣⲓⲛ ⲛϫⲉⲓⲁⲕⲱⲃ ⲉⲟⲩⲕⲟⲓ ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲥⲩⲣⲓⲁ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥⲉⲣⲃⲱⲕ ⲛϫⲉⲡⲓⲥⲗ ϧⲉⲛⲟⲩⲥϩⲓⲙⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲩⲁⲣⲉϩ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ϧⲉⲛⲟⲩⲥϩⲓⲙⲓ .

And Jacob retreated into the plain of Syria, and Israel served for a wife, and waited for a wife.

13 ⲟⲩⲟϩ ϧⲉⲛⲟⲩⲡⲣⲟⲫⲏⲧⲏⲥ ⲁ ⲡϭⲥ ⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲥⲗ ⲉⲡϣⲱⲓ ⲉⲃⲟⲗϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲕⲁϩⲓ ⲛⲭⲏⲙⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ϧⲉⲛⲟⲩⲡⲣⲟⲫⲏⲧⲏⲥ ⲁⲩⲁⲣⲉϩ ⲉⲣⲟϥ .

And the Lord brought Israel out of the land of Egypt by a prophet, and by a prophet was he preserve.

14 ⲁϥⲙⲃⲟⲛ ⲛϫⲉⲉⲫⲣⲉⲙ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥϫⲱⲛⲧ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲩⲉⲫⲱⲛϩ ⲙⲡⲉϥⲥⲛⲟϥ ⲉϩⲣⲏⲓ ⲉϫⲱϥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡⲉϥϣⲱϣ ⲉϥⲉⲧⲏⲓϥ ⲛⲁϥ ⲛϣⲉⲃⲓⲱ ⲛϫⲉⲡϭⲥ .

Ephraim was angry and excited, therefore his blood shall be poured out upon him, and the Lord shall recompense to him his reproach.