Osée 1
1 La parole de l’Éternel qui fut adressée à Osée, fils de Beéri, au temps d’Ozias, de Jotham, d’Achaz, d’Ézéchias, rois de Juda, et au temps de Jéroboam, fils de Joas, roi d’Israël.
[I am] Hosea, the son of Beeri. Yahweh gave me these messages [at various times] during the years that Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah were the kings of Judah, and Jeroboam the son of Jehoash was the King of Israel.
2 La première fois que l’Éternel adressa la parole à Osée, l’Éternel dit à Osée: Va, prends une femme prostituée et des enfants de prostitution; car le pays se prostitue, il abandonne l’Éternel!
When Yahweh first [began to] give messages to me [to tell to the people of Israel], he said to me, “Go and marry a prostitute. But [some of] her children will be born as a result of her having sex with men to whom she is not married. That will illustrate how the people of Israel have turned away from me and worship (idols/other gods).”
3 Il alla, et il prit Gomer, fille de Diblaïm. Elle conçut, et lui enfanta un fils.
So I married Gomer, the daughter of Diblaim. She became pregnant and gave birth to my son.
4 Et l’Éternel lui dit: Appelle-le du nom de Jizreel; car encore un peu de temps, et je châtierai la maison de Jéhu pour le sang versé à Jizreel, je mettrai fin au royaume de la maison d’Israël.
Yahweh said to me, “Give him the name Jezreel, [which means ‘God scatters’], because I will soon punish the descendants [MTY] of [King] Jehu [by scattering them], because he killed many of my people at Jezreel [town]. [Some day] I will end the kingdom of Israel,
5 En ce jour-là, je briserai l’arc d’Israël dans la vallée de Jizreel.
by destroying the power [MTY] of [the army of] Israel in Jezreel Valley.”
6 Elle conçut de nouveau, et enfanta une fille. Et l’Éternel dit à Osée: Donne-lui le nom de Lo-Ruchama; car je n’aurai plus pitié de la maison d’Israël, je ne lui pardonnerai plus.
[Later] Gomer became pregnant [again], and she gave birth to a daughter. Yahweh said to me “Give her the name Lo-ruhamah, [which means ‘not loved],’ because I will no longer [show that I] love the people [MET] of Israel, and I will not forgive them [for the sins that they have committed].
7 Mais j’aurai pitié de la maison de Juda; je les sauverai par l’Éternel, leur Dieu, et je ne les sauverai ni par l’arc, ni par l’épée, ni par les combats, ni par les chevaux, ni par les cavaliers.
But I will [show that I] love the people [MTY] of Judah [by saving them from their enemies]. However, it will not be by weapons and armies or horses and chariots that I will save them. Instead, it will be by [the power that I], Yahweh their God, [have].”
8 Elle sevra Lo-Ruchama; puis elle conçut, et enfanta un fils.
After Gomer had (weaned/stopped breast-feeding) Lo-ruhamah, she became pregnant again, and she gave birth to another son.
9 Et l’Éternel dit: Donne-lui le nom de Lo-Ammi; car vous n’êtes pas mon peuple, et je ne suis pas votre Dieu.
Yahweh said “Give him the name Lo-ammi, [which means 'not my people', ] because the people of Israel are no [longer my people], and I am not their God.
10 Cependant le nombre des enfants d’Israël sera comme le sable de la mer, qui ne peut ni se mesurer ni se compter; et au lieu qu’on leur disait: Vous n’êtes pas mon peuple! On leur dira: Fils du Dieu vivant!
But [some day] the people of Israel will be [as numerous] as [SIM] the [grains of] sand on the seashore; no one will be able to count them. Now [I] am saying to them, ‘You are not my people,’ but then people will say to them, ‘[You are the] children of God who is all-powerful.’
11 Les enfants de Juda et les enfants d’Israël se rassembleront, se donneront un chef, et sortiront du pays; car grande sera la journée de Jizreel.
[At that time], the people of Judah and the people of Israel will unite. They will appoint one leader for all of them, and they will return from the countries [to which they have been (exiled/forced to go)]. That will be a great time; Jezreel [also means ‘God plants’, and it will be as though God will plant them in this country again].”
