Osée 11
1 « Quand Israël était un enfant, je l'ai aimé, et a appelé mon fils hors d'Égypte.
“Before the Israeli [people] became a nation [MET], I loved them [like a man loves] his son, and I called them out of Egypt.
2 Ils les ont appelés, et ils se sont éloignés d'eux. Ils sacrifiaient aux Baals, et brûlaient de l'encens à des images gravées.
But while I continued to call them, they [continued to] turn away from me more and more. They offered sacrifices to their statues of Baal, and they burned incense to [honor] them.
3 J'ai pourtant appris à Ephraïm à marcher. Je les ai pris par les bras, mais ils ne savaient pas que je les avais guéris.
[The people of] Israel were [like a little boy] [MET], and [it was as though] it was I who taught them to walk, holding them by their hands. But they did not realize that it was I who was taking care of them.
4 Je les ai tirés avec des cordes d'homme, avec des liens d'amour; et j'étais pour eux comme ceux qui soulèvent le joug sur leur cou; Je me suis penché vers lui et je l'ai nourri.
[It was as though I fastened] ropes [around them] to lead them, while I loved them and was kind to them. [It was as though they were young oxen] [MET], and I lifted the yoke from their necks and bent down to feed them.
5 « Ils ne retourneront pas dans le pays d'Égypte; mais l'Assyrien sera leur roi, parce qu'ils ont refusé de se repentir.
But the people of Israel will become [slaves] again, like they were in Egypt, and [the people of] Assyria will [RHQ] rule over them, because the people of Israel refused to repent.
6 L'épée s'abattra sur leurs villes, et détruira les barreaux de leurs portes, et mettra fin à leurs plans.
[Their enemies] will use their swords [to attack] the cities in Israel and will destroy the bars in the gates [of the city walls]. [As a result], the people of Israeli will not be able to accomplish the things that they planned to do.
7 Mon peuple est décidé à se détourner de moi. Bien qu'ils appellent le Très-Haut, il ne les exaltera certainement pas.
My people are determined to (turn away from/abandon) me. They say that I am the great all-powerful God, but they do not honor me at all.
8 « Comment puis-je t'abandonner, Ephraïm? Comment puis-je te livrer, Israël? Comment puis-je faire en sorte que tu aimes Admah? Comment puis-je vous faire aimer Zeboiim? Mon cœur est retourné à l'intérieur de moi, ma compassion est éveillée.
[You people of] Israel, I certainly do not want to [RHQ] abandon you and allow [your enemies] to capture you. I do not [RHQ] want to act toward you like I acted toward Admah and Zeboiim, [cities that I completely destroyed when I destroyed Sodom]. I [SYN] have changed my mind [about punishing you]; my desire to pity you has increased.
9 Je n'exécuterai pas l'ardeur de ma colère. Je ne reviendrai pas pour détruire Ephraïm, car je suis Dieu, et non un homme, le Saint parmi vous. Je ne viendrai pas en colère.
Although I am extremely angry, I do not want to punish you severely; I do not want to (devastate/completely ruin) Israel. [Humans would easily decide to do that], but I am God, not a human. I, the Holy One, am with you; although I am very angry [with you], I will not [destroy you].
10 Ils marcheront après Yahvé, qui rugira comme un lion; car il rugira, et les enfants viendront en tremblant de l'ouest.
You will follow me when I roar like [SIM] a lion; when I roar, [some of you] my children will tremble as you return [to Israel] from [the islands and seacoasts toward] the west.
11 Ils sortiront d'Égypte en tremblant comme un oiseau, et comme une colombe du pays d'Assyrie; et je les installerai dans leurs maisons, dit Yahvé.
[Some of] you will come swiftly from Egypt like [a flock of] birds; [others] will return from Assyria, like doves. I will enable you to live in your homes [in Israel] again. [That will surely happen, because I], Yahweh, have said it.”
12 Ephraïm m'entoure de mensonges, et la maison d'Israël par la tromperie. Juda s'éloigne toujours de Dieu, et est infidèle au Saint.
[Yahweh says, “The people of] Israel have (surrounded me with lies/constantly told lies to me). And the people of Judah have [also] turned/rebelled against me, their God, the Holy One who always does what I promise to do, and the people of Judah worship other gods.”
