Hosea 6
1 [The Israeli people say, ] “Come, let’s return to Yahweh! He has caused [us] to be injured, but he will heal us. He has caused [us] to be wounded, but [it is as though] he will put bandages on our wounds [MET].
Allons, retournons à l’Eternel, car a-t-il déchiré, il nous guérira aussi, a-t-il frappé, il pansera nos blessures!
2 After a very short time he will revive us; in less than three days he will restore us in order that we may live in his presence.
Déjà au bout de deux jours il nous aura rendu la vie; le troisième jour il nous aura relevés, pour que nous subsistions devant lui.
3 We must try to know Yahweh; [if we do that, ] he will come [and help] us, as surely as the sun rises [every morning], as surely as rain falls every winter/cold season, and as surely as the rain falls again (in the springtime/at the end of the cold season).”
Tâchons de connaître, hâtons-nous de connaître l’Eternel: son apparition est certaine comme celle de l’aurore, il vient à nous comme la pluie, comme la pluie d’arrière-saison qui abreuve la terre.
4 [But Yahweh knows they are insincere; ] [so he says to them, ] “You [people of] Israel, and you [people of] Judah, [I do not know] [RHQ] what I should do to you. Your being faithful [to me will disappear as quickly] as [SIM] the morning mist [disappears], like [SIM] the dew [on the ground] that disappears quickly [when the sun shines].
Que dois-je faire pour toi, Ephraïm, que dois-je faire pour toi, Juda? votre amour est pourtant comme une nuée matinale, comme la rosée qui se dissipe de bonne heure.
5 I warned [HYP] you by [the messages that I gave to] the prophets, [but you did not pay attention to my messages]. Therefore I will completely destroy you; the punishment that I give you will strike you like lightning.
C’Est pourquoi je fais des trouées parmi les prophètes, je les fais périr par les paroles de ma bouche, et ainsi tes arrêts éclatent à la lumière.
6 I want [my people] to faithfully love [me] more than [I want them to offer] sacrifices [to me]; [I want them] to know me more than [I want them to] completely burn sacrifices [on the altar].
C’Est que je prends plaisir à la bonté et non au sacrifice, je préfère la connaissance de Dieu aux holocaustes,
7 But they have refused to obey my agreement, [just] like Adam did; they have not been faithful to me.
tandis qu’eux à la façon des hommes ont transgressé l’alliance et, depuis lors, me sont devenus infidèles.
8 Gilead is a city [full] of people who do wicked things; [in the streets] are the bloody footprints [of those who have murdered others].
Ghilead est une cité de malfaiteurs, pleine d’embûches meurtrières.
9 The priests are like [SIM] bandits who wait (in ambushes/along the road) to attack people; they murder [people who are walking] on the road to Shechem, and they commit other disgraceful crimes.
Telles des bandes qui guettent le passant, telle est la troupe des prêtres: ils assassinent sur le chemin qui conduit à Sichem, tant ils commettent d’infamies!
10 I have seen horrible things [being done] in Israel [MTY]. The people have abandoned me [like prostitutes who have abandoned their husbands] [MET]; [so the people of] Israel have become unacceptable to me.
Dans la maison d’Israël, j’ai vu des choses horribles; là s’étale l’inconduite d’Ephraïm, là se déshonore Israël.
11 And you [people of] Judah, I have appointed a time when I will punish [MET] you, too. Whenever I wanted to enable my people to prosper again,”
A toi également, ô Juda, on te prépare une moisson, alors que je voulais réparer les pertes de mon peuple.
