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 et retournons au Seigneur notre Dieu; car c'est Lui qui nous a pris, et Il nous guérira; Il nous a frappés, et 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.
En deux jours, Il nous rendra la santé; le troisième jour, nous nous lèveront et nous vivrons 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).”
et nous Le connaîtrons; notre désir sera de connaître le Seigneur; nous Le trouverons prêt dès l'aurore; Il viendra à nous, comme à la terre les pluies du matin et du soir.
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 te ferai-je, Éphraïm? Que te ferai-Je, Juda? Ta miséricorde est comme le brouillard de matin, comme la rosée du soir.
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.
À cause de cela J'ai moissonné vos prophètes; Je les ai tués d'un mot de Ma bouche, et Mon jugement apparaîtra comme 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].
parce que Je préfère la miséricorde aux sacrifices, et 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.
Mais ils sont comme l'homme qui viole l'alliance; c'est là que m'a méprisé
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].
Galaad, ville qui fabrique des choses vaines, ville qui trouble l'eau,
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.
et sa force est celle d'un pirate. Les prêtres ont caché des embûches sur la voie; ils ont tué Sichem; ils ont commis des crimes
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.
en la maison d'Israël; là J'ai vu des choses horribles: la prostitution d'Éphraïm, la souillure d'Israël et de Juda.
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,”
Commence à vendanger pour toi-même, tandis que Je ramènerai Mon peuple de la captivité.
