Micah 6
1 Pay attention to what Yahweh says [to you Israeli people]: “Stand up [in court] and state what you are accusing [me] about. And allow the hills and mountains to hear what you will say.
Ecoutez donc ce que dit Yahweh: — Lève-toi et vide ta querelle devant les montagnes, et que les collines entendent ta voix!
2 [But then] you mountains must [also] listen [carefully] [DOU] to what I, Yahweh, am complaining [about my people]. I have something to say about what [DOU] my Israeli people are doing that displeases me.
Ecoutez, montagnes, la querelle de Yahweh, et vous, immuables fondements de la terre! Car Yahweh a une querelle avec son peuple; et il va plaider contre Israël. —
3 My people, what have I done to [cause trouble for] you [RHQ]? What have I done to cause you to experience difficulties? Answer me!
Mon peuple, que t'ai-je fait, en quoi t'ai-je causé de la peine? Réponds-moi.
4 I [did great things for your ancestors]; I brought them out of Egypt; I rescued them from that land where they were slaves. I sent Moses to [lead] them, and [his older brother] Aaron and [his older sister] Miriam.
Car je t'ai fait monter du pays d'Egypte, je t'ai racheté de la maison de servitude, et j'ai envoyé devant toi Moïse, Aaron et Marie.
5 My people, think about when Balak, the king of Moab, requested Beor’s son Balaam [to curse your ancestors], and think about what Balaam replied. Think about [how your ancestors crossed the Jordan River miraculously while] they were traveling from Acacia to Gilgal. [Think about those things in order] that you may know that [I], Yahweh, do what is right.”
Mon peuple, souviens-toi donc du conseil qu'avait donné Balac, roi de Moab, et de ce que lui répondit Balaam, fils de Beor; souviens-toi de Sétim jusqu'à Galgala, afin que tu connaisses les justices de Yahweh.
6 [The Israeli people ask, ] “What shall we bring to Yahweh [who lives in] heaven when we come to him and bow down before him? Should we bring calves that are a year-old that will be offerings that will be [killed and] completely burned [on the altar]?
Avec quoi me présenterai-je devant Yahweh, me prosternerai-je devant le Dieu de là-haut? Me présenterai-je devant lui avec des holocaustes, avec des veaux d'un an?
7 Will Yahweh be pleased [if we offer to him] 1,000 rams and 10,000 streams of [olive] oil? Should we offer our firstborn children [to be sacrifices] to pay for the sins that we have committed [DOU]?”
Yahweh agréera-t-il des milliers de béliers, des myriades de torrents d'huile? Donnerai-je mon premier-né pour ma faute, le fruit de mes entrailles pour le péché de mon âme? —
8 [No, because] he has shown each of us what is good [to do]; he has shown [RHQ] us what he requires each of us [to do]: He wants us to do what is just/fair and to love and to be merciful [to others], and [he wants us] to live humbly [while we fellowship] with him, our God.
On t'a fait connaître, ô homme, ce qui est bon, et ce que Yahweh demande de toi: c'est de pratiquer la justice, d'aimer la miséricorde, et de marcher humblement avec ton Dieu.
9 “I am Yahweh, so if you are wise, you should revere me. I am calling out to [you people of] Jerusalem, ‘The armies [MET] that will destroy your city are coming, so pay careful attention to me, the one who is causing them to punish you with my rod.
La voix de Yahweh crie à la ville, — et c'est sagesse de prendre garde à votre nom: — Écoutez la verge, et celui qui l'a ordonnée!
10 Do you think that [RHQ] I should forget that you wicked people filled your homes with valuable things that you acquired by cheating [others]? Do you think that [RHQ] I should forget that you used false measures [when you bought and sold things]? Those are things that I hate.
Y a-t-il encore dans la maison du méchant des trésors iniques, et un épha amoindri, abominable?
11 [Do you think] that [RHQ] I should say nothing about people who use scales that do not weigh correctly, and who use weights that are not accurate?
Serais-je pur avec des balances injustes, et de faux poids dans le sac?
12 The rich people among you always act violently [to get money from poor people]. All of the people [in Jerusalem] are liars, and they [SYN] always deceive people.
Les riches de cette ville sont pleins de violence, ses habitants profèrent le mensonge, et leur langue n'est que tromperie dans leur bouche.
13 Therefore, I have [already] begun to get rid of you, to ruin you because of the sins that you have committed.
Moi, à mon tour, je te frapperai de coups mortels, je te dévasterai à cause de tes péchés.
14 [Soon] you will eat food, but you will not have enough to satisfy you; your stomachs will [still feel as though they are] empty. You will try to save up [money], but you will not be able to save anything, because I will send your enemies to take it from you in wars [MTY].
Tu mangeras, mais sans te rassasier, et ta faim sera au-dedans de toi; tu éloigneras, mais sans rien sauver, et ce que tu sauveras, je le livrerai à l'épée.
15 You will plant [seeds], but you will not harvest [anything]. You will press olives, but [others], not you, will use the [olive] oil. You will trample on grapes [and make wine from the juice], but [others], not you, will drink the wine.
Tu sèmeras, mais tu ne moissonneras pas; tu presseras l'olive, mais tu ne t'oindras pas d'huile; le moût, mais tu ne boiras pas de vin.
16 [Those things will happen to you because] you obey [only] the wicked laws of [King] Omri, and [you do the terrible things that wicked King] Ahab and his descendants commanded. So, I will destroy your [country], and I will cause your people to be despised; people [of other nations] will insult you.’”
On observe les ordonnances d'Amri, et toutes les pratiques de la maison d'Achab, et vous marchez d'après leurs conseils, afin que je vous livre à la destruction, et les habitants du pays aux sifflets, et que vous portiez l'opprobre de mon peuple.
