Osée 4

1 Ecoutez la parole de l’Eternel, enfants d’Israël! car l’Eternel prend à partie les habitants de ce pays, parce qu’il n’y a ni vérité, ni bonté, ni connaissance de Dieu dans ce pays.

You Israeli people, listen to this message from Yahweh! He is accusing you people who live in this country, [saying] “The people are not faithfully [doing what pleases me], they are not kind [to others], and they do not [even] know me!

2 On n’y voit que parjure et mensonge, meurtre, vol et adultère; ils renversent toutes les barrières, et le sang se mêle au sang.

Everywhere in this land they curse [others], they murder [others], they steal, and they commit adultery. They act violently toward others and commit one murder after another.

3 C’Est pourquoi ce pays est en deuil, tous ses habitants languissent, en même temps que les bêtes des champs et les oiseaux du ciel; même les poissons de la mer périssent.

It is because of their doing those things that there is no rain [MTY], the land has become dry, the people are mourning, and the people are dying [from hunger]. Even the wild animals and the birds and the fish in the sea are dying.

4 Toutefois, que personne ne s’avise de faire des remontrances, que personne ne morigène! Ton peuple est de ceux qui récriminent contre le prêtre.

But no one should accuse someone else and say it is his fault. It is you priests whom I am accusing.

5 Aussi trébucheras-tu en plein jour et, avec toi, le prophète trébuchera la nuit; et j’en finirai avec ta mère.

So I will punish [MTY] you priests, night and day, and I will punish the prophets with you. I am going to destroy [Israel, the nation that is like] [MET] a mother to you.

6 Mon peuple périt faute d’intelligence. Puisque tu as dédaigné, toi, l’intelligence, mon dédain ne te permettra pas de rester mon pontife; tu as oublié la doctrine de ton Dieu: moi de même, j’oublierai tes enfants.

It is because my people do not know [about me] that they will be destroyed. And their not knowing about me is because you priests have refused [to teach them about me]; so I will no longer allow you to be my priests. You have forgotten the things that I taught you, so I will forget [to bless] your children.

7 Avec leur puissance croissaient leurs péchés envers moi: je changerai donc leur gloire en opprobre.

As there are more and more priests, they have sinned against me more and more. So I will no longer allow them to be honored; instead, I will cause them to be disgraced.

8 Ils se nourrissent du péché de mon peuple, et leurs appétits cherchent satisfaction dans ses fautes.

The priests get food from [the offerings that the] people [bring in order to be forgiven for having sinned], [so] the priests want the people to sin more and more [in order that the people will bring them more and more offerings].

9 Il en sera du peuple, comme du pontife! Je leur ferai expier leur conduite et leur revaudrai leurs œuvres.

The priests [are as sinful] as the [other] people, and I will punish [all of] them for what they have done; I will pay them back for the [evil] things that they have done.

10 Ils mangeront sans se rassasier, s’adonneront à la débauche sans se multiplier, car ils ont renoncé à tenir compte de l’Eternel.

[The priests] will eat, but they will still be hungry; they will have sex with prostitutes, but they will not have any children, because they have abandoned [me], Yahweh,

11 La débauche, le vin et le moût leur enlèvent toute intelligence.

and they are devoting themselves to sleeping with prostitutes, and to [drinking] old wine and new wine, which results in their not being able to think clearly.”

12 Mon peuple demande des oracles à son morceau de bois, et son bâton doit le renseigner: c’est que l’esprit de débauche l’a égaré, et il se prostitue en trahissant son Dieu.

“[You] my people request wooden idols [to tell you what you should do]! Like prostitutes who have left/abandoned their husbands,

13 Ils sacrifient sur le sommet des montagnes et brûlent de l’encens sur les coteaux, au pied du chêne, du peuplier blanc et du térébinthe: l’ombrage en est si agréable! C’Est pourquoi vos filles se prostituent et vos brus deviennent adultères.

you have abandoned [me] your God, and you are chasing after [other gods] on the tops of hills and mountains; you burn incense under oak [trees], poplar [trees], and other trees where there is nice/pleasing shade. So your daughters have become prostitutes, and your daughters-in-law have committed adultery.

14 Je ne punirai pas vos filles parce qu’elles se prostituent ni vos brus parce qu’elles deviennent adultères, car eux-mêmes s’isolent avec des prostituées et sacrifient de concert avec les courtisanes sacrées. C’Est ainsi que se perd un peuple, faute de sens!

But it is not [only] your daughters [whom I will punish] for having become prostitutes, and it is not [only] your daughters-in-law whom I will punish for committing adultery, because the men also are having sex with prostitutes, and they offer sacrifices with the prostitutes [who search for men at the] shrines [of the idols]. [They are all] foolish people, and they will [all] be ruined.

15 Si toi, ô Israël, tu te livres à la prostitution, que Juda du moins ne se rende pas coupable! N’Allez donc pas à Ghilgal, ne montez pas à Beth-Awên, et ne jurez pas "par la vie de l’Eternel!"

You Israeli [people] have abandoned me like [MET] those who commit adultery have abandoned their spouses. But do not cause [the people of] Judah to sin [also]. Do not go to Gilgal or go up to Beth-Aven [towns] [to worship idols there]. Do not make solemn promises [there, saying ‘Just as surely] as Yahweh lives, [I will do what I am promising].’

16 Si les gens d’Israël sont indociles comme une vache vicieuse, le Seigneur devra-t-il donc les faire pâturer comme des brebis dans de vastes prairies?

You [people of Israel] are as stubborn as [SIM] a young cow. So there is no way [RHQ] that [I], Yahweh, will [provide food for them] [like a shepherd provides food for his] lambs [by leading them] to a nice meadow.

17 Ephraïm est collé aux idoles, qu’on le laisse!

The people of Israel have chosen to worship idols [MET], [so] allow them [to do what they want to do].

18 Leur ivresse est-elle passée, ils s’adonnent à la débauche; ils se complaisent dans l’opprobre, ceux qui doivent les protéger!

When their rulers finish drinking [their wine], they go to find prostitutes; they love their disgraceful behavior.

19 Un vent les enveloppera dans ses ailes, alors ils auront honte de leurs sacrifices.

But they will disappear [as though] [MET] they were blown away by a whirlwind. They will become [very] ashamed because of their offering sacrifices [to idols].”