Osée 11
1 Quand Israël était enfant, je l’aimai, et dès l’Égypte, j’ai adressé des appels à mon fils.
“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 On leur a adressé des appels et ils se sont détournés. Ils ont offert des sacrifices aux Baals, et de l’encens aux idoles.
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 Et moi, j’apprenais à marcher à Éphraïm, je les prenais par les bras, et ils n’ont pas compris que je les soignais.
[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 menais avec des cordeaux d’humanité, avec des liens d’amour; j’ai été pour eux comme celui qui aurait soulevé le joug de dessus leurs mâchoires, et je me penchai vers lui et je le fis manger.
[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 Il ne retournera pas au pays d’Égypte, et Assur, lui, sera son roi, parce qu’ils n’ont pas voulu se convertir.
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 sera brandie dans ses villes; elle brisera les verrous et dévorera, à cause de leurs desseins.
[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 séparer de moi; on les appelle en haut, mais aucun d’eux ne lève les yeux.
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 te délaisserais-je, Éphraïm, te livrerais-je, Israël? Comment te laisserais-je devenir comme Adama, te rendrais-je comme Séboïm? Mon cœur se retourne en moi, et toutes ensemble, mes compassions s’émeuvent.
[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 ne donnerai pas cours à l’ardeur de ma colère, je ne détruirai pas de nouveau Éphraïm. Car je suis Dieu, moi, et non pas homme: au milieu de toi est le Saint, et je ne viendrai pas dans ma fureur.
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 iront après Yahweh; comme un lion, il rugira. Quand il rugira, lui, ses fils accourront tremblants, de l’Occident.
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 accourront, tremblants comme un oiseau, de l’Égypte, et comme une colombe, du pays d’Assur; et je les ferai habiter dans leurs maisons, — oracle de Yahweh.
[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’a environné de mensonge, et la maison d’Israël de tromperie; Juda aussi est sans frein vis-à-vis de Dieu, et vis-à-vis du Saint, qui est fidèle.
[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.”
