Amos 2
1 Yahweh [also] said this: “[I will punish the people of] Moab because of the many sins [that they have committed]; I will not change my mind about punishing them, because they [dug up] the bones of the king of Edom and burned them completely, with the result that [the ashes became as white] as lime.
Ainsi dit l’Éternel: À cause de trois transgressions de Moab, et à cause de quatre, je ne le révoquerai point, parce qu’il a brûlé, [réduit] en chaux les os du roi d’Édom;
2 So I will cause a fire to completely burn the fortresses of Kerioth [city in Moab]. [People will hear soldiers] shouting and blowing trumpets [loudly] while I am causing Moab to be destroyed
et j’enverrai un feu sur Moab, et il dévorera les palais de Kerijoth, et Moab mourra au milieu du tumulte, au milieu des cris, au son de la trompette,
3 [and while] I am getting rid of its king and all its leaders. [That will surely happen because I], Yahweh, have said it!”
et je retrancherai le juge du milieu de lui, et je tuerai tous ses princes avec lui, dit l’Éternel.
4 Yahweh [also] said this: “[I will also punish the people of] Judah because of the many sins [that they have committed]; I will not change my mind about punishing them, because they have rejected what I taught them and they have not obeyed my commands. They have been deceived [and persuaded to worship false gods], the same [gods] that their ancestors [worshiped].
Ainsi dit l’Éternel: À cause de trois transgressions de Juda, et à cause de quatre, je ne le révoquerai point, parce qu’ils ont méprisé la loi de l’Éternel et n’ont pas gardé ses statuts, et que leurs mensonges, après lesquels leurs pères ont marché, les ont fait errer;
5 So I will cause a fire to completely burn [everything in] Judah, including the fortresses in Jerusalem.”
et j’enverrai un feu dans Juda, et il dévorera les palais de Jérusalem.
6 Yahweh [also] said this: “[I will punish the people of] Israel because of the many sins [that they have committed]; I will not change my mind about punishing them, because they sell righteous [people] to get [a small amount of] silver; they sell poor [people, causing them to become slaves], getting for [each of] them [only the amount of money with which they could buy] a pair of sandals.
Ainsi dit l’Éternel: À cause de trois transgressions d’Israël, et à cause de quatre, je ne le révoquerai point, parce qu’ils ont vendu le juste pour de l’argent, et le pauvre pour une paire de sandales,
7 [It is as though] they trample the poor people into the dirt and do not allow those who are helpless to be treated fairly. Men and their fathers dishonor me [MTY] by both having sex [EUP] with the same [slave] girl.
eux qui désirent ardemment [de voir] la poussière de la terre sur la tête des chétifs, et qui pervertissent le chemin des débonnaires; et un homme et son père vont vers la [même] fille, pour profaner mon saint nom;
8 [When poor people borrow money], [the lenders force those people to give to them a piece of clothing] for them to keep until he can pay back the money. [But at the end of each day, instead of returning that garment as Yahweh had commanded them to], they lie down on that garment at the places where they worship [their gods]! They fine people, and with that money [they buy] wine and drink it in the temples of their gods!
et ils s’étendent à côté de chaque autel, sur des vêtements pris en gage, et boivent dans la maison de leur dieu le vin de ceux qui ont été mis à l’amende.
9 [Long ago, ] to assist your ancestors, I got rid of the Amor people-group. They [seemed to be] as tall as cedar [trees] and as strong as oak [trees], but I got rid of them completely, [as easily as someone cuts off] [MET] the branches of a tree and then digs out all its roots.
Mais moi, j’ai détruit devant eux l’Amoréen, dont la taille était comme la hauteur des cèdres, et qui était fort comme les chênes; et j’ai détruit son fruit en haut et ses racines en bas.
10 I brought your [ancestors] out of Egypt, and [then] I led them through the desert for 40 years. And then I enabled them to conquer/possess the Amor area.
Et moi, je vous ai fait monter du pays d’Égypte, et je vous ai fait marcher dans le désert 40 ans, pour posséder le pays de l’Amoréen.
11 I chose some of you Israelis to be prophets, and I chose others to be Nazir-men [who were completely dedicated to me]. You people of Israel certainly [RHQ] know that what I have said is true!
Et j’ai suscité des prophètes d’entre vos fils, et d’entre vos jeunes gens, des nazaréens. N’en est-il pas ainsi, fils d’Israël? dit l’Éternel.
12 But you commanded the prophets to not speak the messages that [I gave to] them, and you persuaded the Nazir-men to drink wine, [which I told them never to do].
Et vous avez fait boire du vin aux nazaréens, et vous avez commandé aux prophètes, disant: Ne prophétisez pas.
13 So I will crush you like [SIM] [the wheels of] a wagon that is loaded with grain crushes [whatever it rolls over].
Voici, je pèserai sur vous comme pèse le char plein de gerbes.
14 [Even] if you run fast, you will not escape; [even] if you are strong, [it will be as though] you are weak, and warriors will be unable to save themselves.
Et la fuite manquera à celui qui est agile; et le fort n’affermira pas sa force; et l’homme vaillant ne sauvera pas sa vie;
15 [Even] if you are able to shoot arrows [well], you will be forced to retreat [LIT]; [even] if you run fast or if you ride [away] on a horse, you will not [be able to] save yourself.
et celui qui manie l’arc ne tiendra pas ferme; et celui qui a les pieds agiles n’échappera pas; et celui qui monte le cheval ne sauvera pas sa vie;
16 [Even] warriors who are very brave will drop their weapons when they try to flee on the day [that I get rid of them]. [That will surely happen because I], Yahweh, have said it.”
et celui qui a le cœur plein de courage parmi les hommes vaillants s’enfuira nu en ce jour-là, dit l’Éternel.
