Hosea 7
1 “and when I wanted to heal them [again], [I did not do it, ] [because] I saw the wicked things that [the people of] Samaria [city] and [other places in] Israel [DOU] have done. They constantly deceive others; bandits rob people in the streets.
Quand je veux opérer la guérison d’Israël, il arrive que se dévoilent l’iniquité d’Ephraïm et les méfaits de Samarie, car ils pratiquent le mensonge, des voleurs font irruption, des bandes de pillards se répandent au dehors.
2 But they do not realize that I do not forget all the evil things that they do. [It is as though] they are surrounded by [all] the sins that they commit; and [it is though] those sins are [always right] in front of me [MTY].
Ils ne se disent pas dans le secret de leur cœur que je garde le souvenir de toute leur perversité; or, leurs actions les enserrent, elles sont là devant ma face.
3 Their king is delighted with the wicked things that the people do; his officials are happy about the people’s lies.
Par leur perversité, ils font plaisir au roi, par leurs tromperies aux princes.
4 [The king and his officials] are all treacherous. [They are always eager to do wicked things; ] they are like [SIM] an oven that is [very] hot: a baker mixes the dough and waits for it to expand, and he does not [need to] cause the oven to become hotter.
Ils sont tous débauchés, ardents comme un four allumé par le boulanger, qui s’abstient d’attiser le feu depuis le moment où la pâte est pétrie jusqu’à ce qu’elle soit levée.
5 The king and his officials get very drunk during their festivals, carousing with others who also do foolish things.
"C’Est le jour de fête de notre roi!" Les princes s’y rendent malades par la chaleur du vin: on tend la main aux railleurs.
6 The officials angrily plan to murder the king; it is like [SIM] they have an oven in their inner beings. All during the night their [eagerness/wanting to murder the king] is like a fire that is smouldering, but in the morning it becomes like [MET] a roaring fire.
Oui, dans leurs machinations, ils rendent leur cœur semblable à un four qui, même si le boulanger dort toute la nuit, est brûlant au matin comme un feu qui flambe.
7 All those officials are like [MET] hot flames that completely burn up their rulers, so all their kings are murdered, and no one pleads with me [to help them].”
Tous ils sont échauffés comme le four, et ils consument leurs juges; tous leurs rois sont renversés, sans que personne parmi eux s’adresse à moi.
8 “[The leaders of] Israel join with leaders of [godless] nations; so [the leaders of] Israel are [as worthless as] a pancake that is cooked on only one side.
Ephraïm se confond parmi les nations, Ephraïm est un gâteau qui n’a pas été retourné.
9 Joining with the rulers of foreign nations has caused Israel to be a weak [nation], but the Israelis do not realize that. Israel has become [like] [MET] a gray-haired old man, but the people of Israel do not realize it.
Des étrangers dévorent sa force, sans qu’il s’en aperçoive, la décrépitude l’a atteint sans qu’il s’en doute.
10 Their being proud [PRS] testifies against them, but in spite of that, they do not return to [me], Yahweh, their God, or [even] try to know me.
L’Orgueil d’Israël est humilié en sa présence; cependant ils ne sont pas revenus à l’Eternel, leur Dieu, et, en dépit de tout, ils ne l’ont pas recherché.
11 [The people of] Israel have become foolish and stupid like [SIM] doves. [First] they called out to Egypt [to help them], [and then] they sought help from Assyria.
Ephraïm est devenu comme un pigeon étourdi, sans intelligence; ils en appellent à l’Egypte, ils se rendent en Assyrie.
12 But wherever they go [to get help], [I will not allow them to succeed]; [it will be as though] [MET] I will throw a net over them like [SIM] [a hunter uses a net to capture] birds; I will punish them for the evil things that they do.
Tandis qu’ils prennent ce chemin, je tendrai mon filet sur eux et les y ferai tomber comme des oiseaux du ciel, je les châtierai à l’annonce de leur rassemblement.
13 Terrible things will happen to them because they abandoned/deserted me! They will be destroyed because they rebelled against me. I wanted to rescue them, but they tell lies about me.
Malheur à eux, car ils ont erré loin de moi! Ruine sur eux, car ils me sont devenus infidèles! Est-ce à moi de les délivrer, alors qu’ils profèrent des mensonges contre moi?
14 They do not cry out to me sincerely [IDM]; they [only] lie on their beds and wail. They gather together and ask [me to give them] grain and wine, but they turn away from me.
Ils ne m’invoquent pas de tout cœur quand ils se lamentent sur leur couche: sont-ils alarmés au sujet du froment et du vin, alors ils s’approchent de moi?
15 I trained/taught them and enabled them to become strong, but now they plan [to do] evil things to me.
Cependant moi, en les redressant, je fortifiais leurs bras, mais ils ont conçu de mauvaises pensées à mon égard.
16 They have rejected me, their Great God, and turned to their god Baal; they are [as useless] as [SIM] a crooked bow. Their leaders boast [that they are very strong], but they will be killed by [their enemies’] swords. As a result, [the people of] Egypt will laugh at them.”
S’Ils retournent, ce n’est pas pour s’élever vers Dieu, ils sont tels qu’un arc trompeur. Leurs princes tomberont sous le glaive à cause de leur langue virulente. Voilà ce qui fait d’eux une risée dans le pays d’Egypte.
