Hosea 1
1 [I am] Hosea, the son of Beeri. Yahweh gave me these messages [at various times] during the years that Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah were the kings of Judah, and Jeroboam the son of Jehoash was the King of Israel.
La parole de l’Éternel qui fut adressée à Osée, fils de Beéri, au temps d’Ozias, de Jotham, d’Achaz, d’Ézéchias, rois de Juda, et au temps de Jéroboam, fils de Joas, roi d’Israël.
2 When Yahweh first [began to] give messages to me [to tell to the people of Israel], he said to me, “Go and marry a prostitute. But [some of] her children will be born as a result of her having sex with men to whom she is not married. That will illustrate how the people of Israel have turned away from me and worship (idols/other gods).”
La première fois que l’Éternel adressa la parole à Osée, l’Éternel dit à Osée: Va, prends une femme prostituée et des enfants de prostitution; car le pays se prostitue, il abandonne l’Éternel!
3 So I married Gomer, the daughter of Diblaim. She became pregnant and gave birth to my son.
Il alla, et il prit Gomer, fille de Diblaïm. Elle conçut, et lui enfanta un fils.
4 Yahweh said to me, “Give him the name Jezreel, [which means ‘God scatters’], because I will soon punish the descendants [MTY] of [King] Jehu [by scattering them], because he killed many of my people at Jezreel [town]. [Some day] I will end the kingdom of Israel,
Et l’Éternel lui dit: Appelle-le du nom de Jizreel; car encore un peu de temps, et je châtierai la maison de Jéhu pour le sang versé à Jizreel, je mettrai fin au royaume de la maison d’Israël.
5 by destroying the power [MTY] of [the army of] Israel in Jezreel Valley.”
En ce jour-là, je briserai l’arc d’Israël dans la vallée de Jizreel.
6 [Later] Gomer became pregnant [again], and she gave birth to a daughter. Yahweh said to me “Give her the name Lo-ruhamah, [which means ‘not loved],’ because I will no longer [show that I] love the people [MET] of Israel, and I will not forgive them [for the sins that they have committed].
Elle conçut de nouveau, et enfanta une fille. Et l’Éternel dit à Osée: Donne-lui le nom de Lo-Ruchama; car je n’aurai plus pitié de la maison d’Israël, je ne lui pardonnerai plus.
7 But I will [show that I] love the people [MTY] of Judah [by saving them from their enemies]. However, it will not be by weapons and armies or horses and chariots that I will save them. Instead, it will be by [the power that I], Yahweh their God, [have].”
Mais j’aurai pitié de la maison de Juda; je les sauverai par l’Éternel, leur Dieu, et je ne les sauverai ni par l’arc, ni par l’épée, ni par les combats, ni par les chevaux, ni par les cavaliers.
8 After Gomer had (weaned/stopped breast-feeding) Lo-ruhamah, she became pregnant again, and she gave birth to another son.
Elle sevra Lo-Ruchama; puis elle conçut, et enfanta un fils.
9 Yahweh said “Give him the name Lo-ammi, [which means 'not my people', ] because the people of Israel are no [longer my people], and I am not their God.
Et l’Éternel dit: Donne-lui le nom de Lo-Ammi; car vous n’êtes pas mon peuple, et je ne suis pas votre Dieu.
10 But [some day] the people of Israel will be [as numerous] as [SIM] the [grains of] sand on the seashore; no one will be able to count them. Now [I] am saying to them, ‘You are not my people,’ but then people will say to them, ‘[You are the] children of God who is all-powerful.’
Cependant le nombre des enfants d’Israël sera comme le sable de la mer, qui ne peut ni se mesurer ni se compter; et au lieu qu’on leur disait: Vous n’êtes pas mon peuple! On leur dira: Fils du Dieu vivant!
11 [At that time], the people of Judah and the people of Israel will unite. They will appoint one leader for all of them, and they will return from the countries [to which they have been (exiled/forced to go)]. That will be a great time; Jezreel [also means ‘God plants’, and it will be as though God will plant them in this country again].”
Les enfants de Juda et les enfants d’Israël se rassembleront, se donneront un chef, et sortiront du pays; car grande sera la journée de Jizreel.
