Hosea 7
1 When I was willing to heal Israel, the iniquity of Ephraim was discovered, and the malice of Samaria, for they had been manufacturing lies. And the thief steals from inside, the robber from outside.
Quand je voulus guérir Israël, alors se révélèrent le crime d'Éphraïm et les méfaits de Samarie. Car ils font des fraudes et les voleurs s'insinuent, et des bandes de pillards se répandent au dehors.
2 And, so that they may not say in their hearts that I am the one who has called to mind all of their wickedness: now their own inventions have encircled them. These things have happened in my presence.
Et ils ne se disent pas en leur cœur que de tous leurs crimes je garde la mémoire: or, leurs forfaits les entourent, ils sont présents à mes yeux.
3 The king has rejoiced at their wickedness, and the leaders have rejoiced in their lies.
Par leur méchanceté ils font la joie du roi, et par leurs mensonges celle des princes.
4 They are all adulterers; like an oven heating up before baking, the city rested a little before the leaven was mixed in, until the whole was leavened.
Tous ils sont adultères, comme un four chauffé par le boulanger: il cesse de le chauffer depuis qu'il pétrit la pâte jusqu'à ce qu'elle fermente.
5 On the day of our king, the leaders began to be mad with wine; he extended his hand with those who fabricate illusions.
Au jour de notre roi les princes se rendent malades dans l'ardeur de l'ivresse; il tend la main aux moqueurs.
6 For they have used their heart like an oven, while he laid snares for them; he slept through the night baking them, and by morning he himself was heated like a burning fire.
Car leur cœur est comme un four, quand ils l'appliquent à leurs embûches; toute la nuit dort leur boulanger; le matin le four brûle comme un feu allumé.
7 They have all become hot like an oven, and they have devoured their judges. All their kings have fallen. There is no one who calls to me among them.
Tous ils sont ardents comme le four, et ils dévorent leurs juges; tous leurs rois tombent, aucun d'eux ne m'invoque!
8 Ephraim himself has been mingled with the nations. Ephraim has become like bread, baked under ashes, that has not been turned over.
Éphraïm aux peuples se mêle, Éphraïm est une galette qui n'est pas retournée;
9 Strangers have devoured his strength, and he did not know it. And grey hairs also have spread across him, and he is ignorant of it.
des étrangers consument sa force et il ne le sent pas; les cheveux blancs sont aussi semés sur sa tête, et il ne le sent pas.
10 And the pride of Israel will be brought low before his face, for they have not returned to the Lord their God, nor have they sought him in all of this.
Ainsi l'orgueil d'Israël, s'exprime sur son visage, cependant ils ne reviennent point à l'Éternel leur Dieu, et ne le cherchent point malgré tout cela.
11 And Ephraim has become like a pigeon that has been led astray, not having a heart; for they called upon Egypt, they went to the Assyrians.
Et Éphraïm est comme la colombe facile à tromper, sans intelligence, ils implorent l'Egypte, vont en Assyrie.
12 And when they will set out, I will spread my net over them. I will pull them down like the birds of the sky; I will cut them down in accordance with the reports of their meetings.
Puisqu'ils y vont, j'étends sur eux mon filet, comme les oiseaux des Cieux je les précipite, les châtie comme je l'ai annoncé à leur assemblée!
13 Woe to them, for they have withdrawn from me. They will waste away because they have been dishonest with me. And I redeemed them, and they have spoken lies against me.
Malheur à eux! car ils me fuient; ruine sur eux! car ils se rebellent contre moi. Moi je tente de les sauver, et eux ils se montrent menteurs pour moi;
14 And they have not cried out to me in their heart, but they howled on their beds. They have obsessed about wheat and wine; they have withdrawn from me.
ce n'est pas à moi qu'ils crient du fond de leur cœur, quand ils se lamentent sur leurs lits pour le blé et le moût; ils se détournent, s'éloignent de moi.
15 And I have educated them, and I have reinforced their arms; and they have imagined evil against me.
Je formai, fortifiai leurs bras, et contre moi ils méditent le mal.
16 They returned so that they might be without a yoke. They have become like a deceitful bow. Their leaders will fall by the sword because of the madness of their words. This is their derision in the land of Egypt.
Ils se retournent, mais non pas vers les lieux très hauts; ils sont comme un arc trompeur; leurs princes périront par l'épée à cause des bravades de leur langue; c'est ce qui en fera la risée du pays d'Egypte.
