Osée 7
1 Lorsque je voulais guérir Israël, L’iniquité d’Éphraïm et la méchanceté de Samarie se sont révélées, Car ils ont agi frauduleusement; Le voleur est arrivé, la bande s’est répandue au dehors.
“and when I wanted to heal them [again], [I did not do it, ] [because] I saw the wicked things that [the people of] Samaria [city] and [other places in] Israel [DOU] have done. They constantly deceive others; bandits rob people in the streets.
2 Ils ne se disent pas dans leur cœur Que je me souviens de toute leur méchanceté; Maintenant leurs œuvres les entourent, Elles sont devant ma face.
But they do not realize that I do not forget all the evil things that they do. [It is as though] they are surrounded by [all] the sins that they commit; and [it is though] those sins are [always right] in front of me [MTY].
3 Ils réjouissent le roi par leur méchanceté, Et les chefs par leurs mensonges.
Their king is delighted with the wicked things that the people do; his officials are happy about the people’s lies.
4 Ils sont tous adultères, Semblables à un four chauffé par le boulanger: Il cesse d’attiser le feu Depuis qu’il a pétri la pâte jusqu’à ce qu’elle soit levée.
[The king and his officials] are all treacherous. [They are always eager to do wicked things; ] they are like [SIM] an oven that is [very] hot: a baker mixes the dough and waits for it to expand, and he does not [need to] cause the oven to become hotter.
5 Au jour de notre roi, Les chefs se rendent malades par les excès du vin; Le roi tend la main aux moqueurs.
The king and his officials get very drunk during their festivals, carousing with others who also do foolish things.
6 Ils appliquent aux embûches leur cœur pareil à un four; Toute la nuit dort leur boulanger, Et au matin le four brûle comme un feu embrasé.
The officials angrily plan to murder the king; it is like [SIM] they have an oven in their inner beings. All during the night their [eagerness/wanting to murder the king] is like a fire that is smouldering, but in the morning it becomes like [MET] a roaring fire.
7 Ils sont tous ardents comme un four, Et ils dévorent leurs juges; Tous leurs rois tombent: Aucun d’eux ne m’invoque.
All those officials are like [MET] hot flames that completely burn up their rulers, so all their kings are murdered, and no one pleads with me [to help them].”
8 Éphraïm se mêle avec les peuples, Éphraïm est un gâteau qui n’a pas été retourné.
“[The leaders of] Israel join with leaders of [godless] nations; so [the leaders of] Israel are [as worthless as] a pancake that is cooked on only one side.
9 Des étrangers consument sa force, Et il ne s’en doute pas; La vieillesse s’empare de lui, Et il ne s’en doute pas.
Joining with the rulers of foreign nations has caused Israel to be a weak [nation], but the Israelis do not realize that. Israel has become [like] [MET] a gray-haired old man, but the people of Israel do not realize it.
10 L’orgueil d’Israël témoigne contre lui; Ils ne reviennent pas à l’Éternel, leur Dieu, Et ils ne le cherchent pas, malgré tout cela.
Their being proud [PRS] testifies against them, but in spite of that, they do not return to [me], Yahweh, their God, or [even] try to know me.
11 Éphraïm est comme une colombe stupide, sans intelligence; Ils implorent l’Égypte, ils vont en Assyrie.
[The people of] Israel have become foolish and stupid like [SIM] doves. [First] they called out to Egypt [to help them], [and then] they sought help from Assyria.
12 S’ils partent, j’étendrai sur eux mon filet, Je les précipiterai comme les oiseaux du ciel; Je les châtierai, comme ils en ont été avertis dans leur assemblée.
But wherever they go [to get help], [I will not allow them to succeed]; [it will be as though] [MET] I will throw a net over them like [SIM] [a hunter uses a net to capture] birds; I will punish them for the evil things that they do.
13 Malheur à eux, parce qu’ils me fuient! Ruine sur eux, parce qu’ils me sont infidèles! Je voudrais les sauver, Mais ils disent contre moi des paroles mensongères.
Terrible things will happen to them because they abandoned/deserted me! They will be destroyed because they rebelled against me. I wanted to rescue them, but they tell lies about me.
14 Ils ne crient pas vers moi dans leur cœur, Mais ils se lamentent sur leur couche; Ils se rassemblent pour avoir du blé et du moût, Et ils s’éloignent de moi.
They do not cry out to me sincerely [IDM]; they [only] lie on their beds and wail. They gather together and ask [me to give them] grain and wine, but they turn away from me.
15 Je les ai châtiés, j’ai fortifié leurs bras; Et ils méditent le mal contre moi.
I trained/taught them and enabled them to become strong, but now they plan [to do] evil things to me.
16 Ce n’est pas au Très-Haut qu’ils retournent; Ils sont comme un arc trompeur. Leurs chefs tomberont par l’épée, A cause de l’insolence de leur langue. C’est ce qui les rendra un objet de risée dans le pays d’Égypte.
They have rejected me, their Great God, and turned to their god Baal; they are [as useless] as [SIM] a crooked bow. Their leaders boast [that they are very strong], but they will be killed by [their enemies’] swords. As a result, [the people of] Egypt will laugh at them.”
