Osée 10
1 Israël était une vigne riche en sarments, abondante en fruits; mais plus ses grappes se sont multipliées, plus il a multiplié ses autels, et plus il a recueilli les biens de la terre, plus il a élevé de colonnes.
“Israel was [like a large] healthy/luxuriant vine [MET] that produced [a lot of] grapes. But as the people became richer, they made more altars [at which to worship idols]. As the people prospered, they [built and] decorated sacred pillars [that they worshiped].
2 Ils ont partagé leur cœur, et maintenant ils périront; Dieu Lui-même renversera leurs autels, et leurs colonnes s'écrouleront.
They are deceitful; [so] now they are guilty and must be punished. [I], Yahweh, will tear down their altars and smash those pillars.
3 Et alors ils diront: Nous n'avons point de roi, parce que nous n'avons pas craint le Seigneur; et un roi, que fera-t-il pour nous?
Then they will say, ‘It is because we did not revere Yahweh that we no [longer] have a king. But [even if we had] a king, he certainly could not [RHQ] do anything to help us.’
4 Il dira de vaines paroles et des raisons mensongères; il fera une alliance perverse, et les jugements de Dieu abonderont comme l'herbe sauvage dans les champs.
They falsely promise [that they will do many things]; they solemnly promise and make agreements, but they do not do what they promise. So people accuse and sue [each other in the courts]; they are like [SIM] poisonous weeds [that grow] in a plowed field.
5 Ceux de Samarie habiteront auprès du veau de la maison de On, car son peuple a pleuré sur lui. Et autant ils avaient irrité le Seigneur, autant ils se réjouiront de Sa gloire, parce qu'Il S'était éloigné d'eux.
The people who live in Samaria [city] are worried about [what may happen to the idol that resembles] a calf [that they set up] at Beth-Aven [town]. The people in Samaria will mourn, and the priests there will cry about it [if it is damaged or destroyed]. [Previously] they shouted joyfully about its being very great; but now it will not be great any more.
6 Et, après l'avoir lié pour les Assyriens, ils l'ont offert en présent au roi Jarim. Et il recevra en sa demeure Éphraïm, et Israël en ses conseils sera confondu.
It will be taken to Assyria to be a gift for the great King [of Assyria]. [So the people of] Israel will be disgraced, and they will be ashamed because [they trusted in] that idol.
7 Samarie a renversé son roi comme un fétu qu'emporte le courant de l'eau.
The King of Samaria [and the other people in Samaria] will be gone; they will be like [SIM] a twig [that floats away] on the surface of the water [and disappears].
8 Et les autels d'or, péchés d'Israël, seront détruits, et les ronces et les mauvaises herbes pousseront sur leurs autels. Et ils diront aux montagnes: Cachez-nous; et aux collines: Écroulez-vous sur nous.
The altars on the tops of hills [where the people worshiped idols] will be destroyed; those have been the places where the people of Israel sinned greatly. Thorns and weeds will grow and cover those altars. Then the people will plead to the mountains and hills, ‘Fall [down and] cover us [to protect us from God punishing us]!’
9 Depuis qu'il y a des collines, Israël a péché, et c'est là qu'ils se sont arrêtés; mais la guerre que l'on fera aux fils de l'iniquité
[You people of] Israel, [ever since your ancestors did evil things] at Gibeah, you have continued to sin. [When the people at] [PRS] Gibeah [did evil things], the result was a war [in which thousands of people died].
10 ne se bornera pas à les surprendre sur une colline pour les châtier. Les peuples se réuniront contre eux, pour qu'ils soient punis de leur double péché.
[So now], when I want to, I will punish the Israeli people. Because of the many sins that they have committed, [the armies of other] nations will gather to attack them, and they will cause the Israeli people to become their slaves.
11 Éphraïm est une génisse instruite à aimer la révolte; mais Moi Je tomberai sur son cou superbe; Je monterai sur Éphraïm, Je forcerai Juda au silence; Jacob prévaudra contre lui.
Israel is [like] [MET] a well-trained (heifer/young cow) that likes to thresh [grain]. [So now you will become slaves]. [It will be as though] I will put a yoke on your neck, and you will be forced to work hard for your enemies in their fields. [You people of] Israel and Judah [will be forced to go to Assyria]; there you [DOU] will pull plows to break up the ground [for planting seeds].
12 Semez pour vous-mêmes avec équité; recueillez les fruits de la vie; éclairez-vous de la lumière de la science, et cherchez le Seigneur jusqu'à ce que les fruits de la justice vous arrivent.
[You plow your fields and plant your seeds] and harvest [your crops] [MET], [but what you need to do is] to act righteously and to faithfully love [me]; you need to repent [MET], because it is time to try to know [me], Yahweh; and if you do that, I will pour out [MET] many blessings on you.
13 Mais pourquoi gardez-vous le silence sur votre impiété et récoltez-vous des injustices? Tu as mangé le fruit du mensonge, parce que tu as mis ton espérance en tes péchés et dans la multitude de tes forces.
You [plant seeds and harvest the crops and eat them]; [but what I consider that you have really done is] that you have planted wicked things and harvested evil things and eaten [MET] the results [IDM] of the lies [that you have told]. [Instead of trusting in me, ] you have (depended on/trusted in) your own power and in your many soldiers.
14 Mais la perdition s'élèvera parmi ton peuple, et tous les remparts disparaîtront. Comme le prince Salaman partit de la maison de Jéroboam durant les jours de la guerre, et jeta à terre avec violence les mères sur les enfants.
As a result, you will [soon] hear the roar of battle, and all your cities that have walls around them will be destroyed, like [SIM] Shalman’s [army] destroyed Beth-Arbel [city] in a battle, and the women [in that city] and their children were bashed to death.
15 De même Je te traiterai, ô maison d'Israël, à la vue de tes injustices et de tes méchancetés. Ils sont tombés dès l'aurore: le roi d'Israël est tombé.
[You people of] [APO] Bethel [city], that is what will happen to you, because you are very wicked. And when the sun rises [on that day], the King of Israel will be killed [in the battle].”
