Hosea 9
1 [You people of] Israel, do not shout joyfully [during your festivals] like [people of other] nations do! [I say that] because you have (not been faithful to/abandoned) me, your God. At every place where the people thresh grain you have [presented gifts to your idols like men] pay money to prostitutes.
Israël, garde-toi de te livrer à aucune joie bruyante comme font les nations, car, infidèle, tu t’es séparé de ton Dieu; tu as montré ta préférence pour les salaires de la prostitution auprès de toutes les aires à battre le blé.
2 [But soon] there will not be enough grain [MTY, PRS] and wine [MTY, PRS] for you.
Ni aire ni pressoir ne les nourriront, le vin trompera leur attente.
3 And you people will not remain in the land that I, Yahweh, [gave to your ancestors]. You will be [captured and] taken to [Assyria], [where you will become slaves like your ancestors were] in Egypt; and in Assyria you will be forced to eat food that Yahweh has forbidden you to eat.
Ils ne resteront pas fixés sur la terre de l’Eternel; Ephraïm retournera en Egypte, et en Assyrie ils mangeront des choses impures.
4 You Israelis will not [be able to] give wine offerings to him, or bring sacrifices to him. None of your other sacrifices will please him; they will be unacceptable to him, like [SIM] food that is touched by people at funerals, and everyone who eats that food will become unacceptable to him. They will be permitted to eat that food themselves, but they will not [be permitted to] bring it into the temple.
Qu’ils ne fassent plus de libations de vin à l’Eternel! Leurs sacrifices ne lui sont pas agréables: c’est comme s’ils prenaient des repas de deuil; tous ceux qui en mangent seront souillés. Oui, ce pain qu’ils offrent est pour satisfaire leur appétit: qu’il n’entre pas dans la maison de l’Eternel!
5 At that time you will not [RHQ] be able to celebrate the feasts and sacred festivals.
Que ferez-vous aux jours de solennités, aux jours de fête consacrés au Seigneur?
6 And even if you escape and are not killed [by the Assyrians], you will be captured by [the army of] Egypt, and you will [die and] be buried in Memphis, [the capital of Egypt]. Briers will [grow up and] cover your treasures of silver, and thorns will grow in your [ruined] tents/houses.
Les voici qui s’en vont sous le coup du désastre, l’Egypte les recueillera, Môf sera leur tombeau. Le meilleur de leur argent, les orties l’auront, les chardons envahiront leurs demeures.
7 It is now the time for Yahweh to punish you, to pay you back for all the sins that you have committed. You people will [soon] know that. You have [committed] very many sins, and you very much hate Yahweh. You consider that the prophets are foolish, and you think that those who proclaim messages from him are crazy.
Ils viennent les jours du règlement de comptes, ils viennent les jours de la rémunération, Israël s’en ressentira, le prophète en perdra la tête, l’homme inspiré en deviendra dément à cause de la multiplicité de tes fautes: violente sera la répulsion de Dieu.
8 My God appointed [me and the other] prophets to be [like] [MET] watchmen [to warn] you people of Israel, but everywhere that we go, [it is as though] people set traps for us and people are hostile [to us, even] in the temple of our God.
Ephraïm est comme un guetteur en présence de mon Dieu, le prophète sera un piège d’oiseleur sur toutes ses routes, la haine sévit dans la maison de son Dieu.
9 The sins that the Israeli people have committed are as awful as [what the men of] Gibeah did long ago; [so] God will not forget the wicked things that they have done; he will punish the Israelis for [all] those sins.
Comme aux jours de Ghibea, ils sont profondément corrompus: Dieu garde le souvenir de leurs fautes, il punit leurs prévarications.
10 [Yahweh says], “When I first started [to do things to help] Israel, it seemed to me as though [SIM] I had found grapes in the desert. Your ancestors were [delightful], like [SIM] the first figs that grow on fig trees [each year]. But when they came to Peor [Mountain], they worshiped that disgusting idol Baal, and they became as disgusting as the idol that they loved.
J’Avais trouvé Israël délicieux comme du raisin dans le désert; comme les premiers fruits mûrs sur le figuier, j’avais considéré vos ancêtres; eux cependant sont venus à Baal-Peor, ils se sont consacrés à cette honte et rendus abominables comme l’objet de leur amour.
11 The things that cause Israel to be great will disappear like [SIM] a bird that flies away; [most of their women will] not become pregnant [DOU] or give birth to children.
Ephraïm, son honneur s’envole comme l’oiseau, dès la naissance, dès le sein des mères, dès la conception.
12 Even if their children are born and start to grow up, I will cause all of them to die [while they are still young]. Terrible things will happen to them when I abandon them!
Dussent-ils élever leurs enfants, je les rayerai du nombre des hommes. Oui, vraiment, malheur à eux lorsque je les abandonne!
13 I have seen Israel become beautiful and prosperous like Tyre [city] was [before it was destroyed], but now the people of Israel will [be forced to] take their children to be slaughtered [by their enemies].”
Ephraïm, pareil à ce que je voyais à Tyr, paraissait planté dans une plaine paisible; et à présent Ephraïm est réduit à livrer ses enfants au meurtrier.
14 Yahweh, [I do not know] [RHQ] what I should ask for my people. So I ask that you do this one thing: Cause the women who are pregnant to have miscarriages and unable [to nurse their babies].
Donne-leur, ô Eternel… Que leur donneras-tu? Donne-leur un sein stérile et des mamelles épuisées!
15 [Yahweh says], “Because of all the wicked things that my people did at Gilgal, that is where I started to hate them. [And now], because of [all] the sinful things that they have done, I will expel them from my country. I will not love them any longer; all their leaders rebel [against me].
Toute leur perversité s’est manifestée à Ghilgal, là aussi je les ai pris en aversion à cause de leurs mauvaises actions. Je les chasserai de ma maison, je ne continuerai pas à les aimer, tous leurs chefs sont en révolte.
16 Israel is like [MET] a grapevine that is dried up; [like a vine] [MET] whose roots are withered and that produces no fruit. Even if the [women of Israel] give birth to [more] children, I will cause those children, whom they love, to die.
Ephraïm est abattu, ses racines sont desséchées, ne produisent plus de fruits. Même s’il leur naissait des enfants, je ferai périr le précieux fruit de leurs entrailles.
17 The people of Israel have not obeyed me, their God, so I will reject them. [As a result], they will wander among the [other] nations, [searching for a place to live].”
Mon Dieu les rejette avec mépris, car ils ne l’ont pas écouté, ils seront donc errants parmi les nations.
