Hosea 13
1 [Previously], when [the leaders of] Israel spoke, the people trembled; those leaders were highly respected by the Israeli people. But the people sinned greatly by [worshiping] Baal, so now they will be killed [by their enemies].
Si-tôt qu'Ephraïm eut parlé, on trembla; il avait élevé le [Royaume] en Israël, mais il s'est rendu coupable par Bahal, et il est mort.
2 Now they sin more and more; they make idols for themselves [and coat the idols] with their silver. Those idols are statues that are very cleverly made, but those statues are made by [mere] humans. But [the people are told], “Kiss those idols [that resemble a] calf, and offer sacrifices to them!”
Et maintenant ils continuent à pécher, et ils se sont fait de leur argent une image de fonte, selon leur intelligence, des idoles qui ne sont qu'ouvrage d'ouvriers, [mais] desquelles [pourtant] ils disent aux hommes qui sacrifient: qu'on baise les veaux.
3 Therefore, those people will [disappear quickly] like [SIM] the morning mist or the dew that lies [on the ground] early [in the morning]; [they will disappear] like [SIM] chaff that is blown away from where [the wheat] is threshed, like [SIM] smoke that goes out of a chimney.
C'est pourquoi ils seront comme la nuée du matin, et comme la rosée du matin, laquelle s'en va; comme la balle qui est emportée hors de l'aire par le tourbillon; et comme la fumée sortant de la cheminée.
4 But [Yahweh says to his people], “I am Yahweh, your God, [the one who brought your ancestors] out of Egypt. You must believe that only I am God and that there is no other God, and that there is no one else who can save you!
Et moi je suis l'Eternel ton Dieu dès le pays d Egypte, et tu ne devrais reconnaître d'autre dieu que moi; aussi il n'y a point de Sauveur que moi.
5 I took care of your [ancestors when they were] in the desert, where it was extremely [hot and] dry.
Je t'ai connu au désert, en une terre aride.
6 When I provided food for them, their [stomachs] were full, and they were satisfied. But then they became proud and they forgot [about] me, [and you are like your ancestors]!
Ils ont été rassasiés selon [l'abondance de] leurs pâturages, ils ont été rassasiés, et leur cœur s'est élevé; et ils m'ont oublié.
7 So I will attack you like [SIM] a lion [attacks other animals]; I will be like [SIM] a leopard that waits beside the road [to attack another animal].
Je leur ai donc été comme un grand lion; et je les ai épiés sur le chemin comme un léopard.
8 Like [SIM] a female bear attacks anyone that steals her cubs, I will attack you Israelis and rip you open. I will completely destroy you like [SIM] lions or [other] wild animals tear apart the animals that they catch and devour them.
Je les rencontrerai comme une ourse à qui on a ôté ses petits, et je déchirerai la taie de leur cœur, et là je les dévorerai comme un vieux lion; la bête des champs les déchirera.
9 [You people of] Israel, you will be destroyed because you oppose me, the only one who (can help/helps) you.
On t'a perdu, ô Israël! mais en moi réside ton secours.
10 You have a king; (why is he [unable to save you]?/but he is [unable to save you].) [RHQ] You have [RHQ] rulers in all your towns, but they are not helping you, [either]. Your [ancestors] said, ‘Appoint for us a king and [other] leaders [to rule over us] [like the other nations have]!’
Serai-je ton Roi? Où est-il [ton roi?] et qu'il te délivre en toutes tes villes; où sont tes Gouverneurs, desquels tu as dit: Donne-moi un Roi, et des Seigneurs?
11 I was angry with them [for requesting that], but I appointed a king [to rule over] them. But [later] I became very angry with them [again], so I took their king away.
Je t'ai donné un Roi en ma colère, et je l'ôterai en ma fureur.
12 [I have written on a scroll] a record of the sins that have been committed by you people of Israel, and I have stored away that record.
L'iniquité d'Ephraïm est liée, et son péché est serré.
13 You people are not wise; and now [you are helpless]. You are like [MET] a woman who is having birth pains but who is unable to give birth to the baby.
Les douleurs [comme] de celle qui enfante le surprendront; c'est un enfant qui n'est pas sage, car il ne se tient pas à temps à la brèche des enfants.
14 I certainly will not [RHQ] save you from being killed and from going to the place where the dead people are. I will [RHQ] cause you to be afflicted by plagues and to die and be buried in graves. I will not be merciful [to you]. (Sheol h7585)
Je les eusse rachetés de la puissance du sépulcre, et les eusse garantis de la mort; j'eusse été tes pestes, ô mort! et ta destruction, ô sépulcre! [mais] la repentance est cachée loin de mes yeux. (Sheol h7585)
15 Even if you people of Israel prosper more than the nearby nations do, [the army of Assyria] will come [like] [MET] an east wind that blows from the desert; the springs and wells in Israel will become dry; and [your enemies] will take away all your valuable possessions.
Quand il aura fructifié entre ses frères, le vent Oriental, le vent de l'Eternel montant du désert, viendra, et ses sources sécheront, et sa fontaine tarira, et on pillera le trésor de toutes les choses désirables.
16 [You people of] Samaria must be punished because you have rebelled against [me], your God. You will be killed by [your enemies’] swords; your little children will be [killed by being] dashed/thrown to the ground; the [bellies of] women [among you] will be ripped open.”
Samarie sera désolée, car elle s'est rebellée contre son Dieu; ils tomberont par l'épée, leurs petits enfants seront écrasés, et on fendra le ventre de leurs femmes enceintes.
