Amos 2
1 Voici ce que dit le Seigneur: À cause des trois et même des quatre crimes de Moab, je ne le convertirai pas, parce qu’ils ont brûlé les os du roi d’Edom, jusqu’à les réduire en cendres.
Yahweh [also] said this: “[I will punish the people of] Moab because of the many sins [that they have committed]; I will not change my mind about punishing them, because they [dug up] the bones of the king of Edom and burned them completely, with the result that [the ashes became as white] as lime.
2 Et j’enverrai un feu dans Moab, et il dévorera les édifices de Carioth; et Moab mourra au milieu du bruit des armes et au son de la trompette;
So I will cause a fire to completely burn the fortresses of Kerioth [city in Moab]. [People will hear soldiers] shouting and blowing trumpets [loudly] while I am causing Moab to be destroyed
3 Et j’exterminerai le juge du milieu de Moab, et tous ses princes, je les ferai périr avec lui, dit le Seigneur.
[and while] I am getting rid of its king and all its leaders. [That will surely happen because I], Yahweh, have said it!”
4 Voici ce que dit le Seigneur: À cause des trois et même des quatre crimes de Juda, je ne le convertirai pas, parce qu’ils ont rejeté la loi du Seigneur, et n’ont pas gardé ses commandements; car leurs idoles les ont trompés, ces idoles après lesquelles avaient couru leurs pères.
Yahweh [also] said this: “[I will also punish the people of] Judah because of the many sins [that they have committed]; I will not change my mind about punishing them, because they have rejected what I taught them and they have not obeyed my commands. They have been deceived [and persuaded to worship false gods], the same [gods] that their ancestors [worshiped].
5 Et j’en verrai un feu dans Juda, et il dévorera les édifices de Jérusalem.
So I will cause a fire to completely burn [everything in] Judah, including the fortresses in Jerusalem.”
6 Voici ce que dit le Seigneur: À cause des trois et même des quatre crimes d’Israël, je ne le convertirai pas; parce qu’il a vendu le juste pour de l’argent, et le pauvre pour une chaussure.
Yahweh [also] said this: “[I will punish the people of] Israel because of the many sins [that they have committed]; I will not change my mind about punishing them, because they sell righteous [people] to get [a small amount of] silver; they sell poor [people, causing them to become slaves], getting for [each of] them [only the amount of money with which they could buy] a pair of sandals.
7 Ils brisent sur la poussière les têtes des pauvres et détournent la voie des humbles; le père et le fils sont allés vers une jeune fille, afin de violer mon nom saint.
[It is as though] they trample the poor people into the dirt and do not allow those who are helpless to be treated fairly. Men and their fathers dishonor me [MTY] by both having sex [EUP] with the same [slave] girl.
8 Et c’est sur des vêtements reçus en gage qu’ils se sont couchés près de tout autel; et ils buvaient le vin des condamnés dans le temple de leur Dieu.
[When poor people borrow money], [the lenders force those people to give to them a piece of clothing] for them to keep until he can pay back the money. [But at the end of each day, instead of returning that garment as Yahweh had commanded them to], they lie down on that garment at the places where they worship [their gods]! They fine people, and with that money [they buy] wine and drink it in the temples of their gods!
9 Cependant c’est moi qui ai exterminé à leur face l’Amorrhéen, dont la hauteur était la hauteur des cèdres, et il était fort lui-même comme un chêne; et j’ai détruit son fruit en haut, et ses racines en bas.
[Long ago, ] to assist your ancestors, I got rid of the Amor people-group. They [seemed to be] as tall as cedar [trees] and as strong as oak [trees], but I got rid of them completely, [as easily as someone cuts off] [MET] the branches of a tree and then digs out all its roots.
10 C’est moi qui vous ai fait monter de la terre d’Egypte, et vous ai conduits dans le désert pendant quarante années, afin que vous possédiez la terre de l’Amorrhéen.
I brought your [ancestors] out of Egypt, and [then] I led them through the desert for 40 years. And then I enabled them to conquer/possess the Amor area.
11 Et d’entre vos fils j’ai suscité des prophètes, et d’entre vos jeunes hommes des Nazaréens. Est-ce qu’il n’en est pas ainsi, ô fils d’Israël? dit le Seigneur.
I chose some of you Israelis to be prophets, and I chose others to be Nazir-men [who were completely dedicated to me]. You people of Israel certainly [RHQ] know that what I have said is true!
12 Et vous offrirez du vin à boire aux Nazaréens, et vous commanderez aux prophètes, disant: Ne prophétisez point.
But you commanded the prophets to not speak the messages that [I gave to] them, and you persuaded the Nazir-men to drink wine, [which I told them never to do].
13 Voilà que moi, je crierai sous vous, comme crie le chariot chargé de foin.
So I will crush you like [SIM] [the wheels of] a wagon that is loaded with grain crushes [whatever it rolls over].
14 Et la fuite manquera au plus rapide, et le brave ne jouira pas de sa valeur, et le fort ne sauvera pas son âme;
[Even] if you run fast, you will not escape; [even] if you are strong, [it will be as though] you are weak, and warriors will be unable to save themselves.
15 Et celui qui manie l’arc ne résistera pas, et le plus vite de ses pieds ne se sauvera pas, et le cavalier ne sauvera pas son âme.
[Even] if you are able to shoot arrows [well], you will be forced to retreat [LIT]; [even] if you run fast or if you ride [away] on a horse, you will not [be able to] save yourself.
16 Et le plus hardi entre les braves s’enfuira nu en ce jour-là, dit le Seigneur.
[Even] warriors who are very brave will drop their weapons when they try to flee on the day [that I get rid of them]. [That will surely happen because I], Yahweh, have said it.”
