Amos 2
1 Ainsi a dit l'Eternel: à cause de trois crimes de Moab, même à cause de quatre, je ne rappellerai point cela; [mais je le ferai] parce qu'il a brûlé les os du Roi d'Edom, jusqu'à les calciner.
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 le feu en Moab, et il dévorera les palais de Kérijoth; et Moab mourra dans le tumulte, dans l'alarme, et au bruit du cor.
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 les Gouverneurs du milieu de son pays; et je tuerai ensemble avec lui tous les principaux du pays, a dit l'Eternel.
[and while] I am getting rid of its king and all its leaders. [That will surely happen because I], Yahweh, have said it!”
4 Ainsi a dit l'Eternel: à cause de trois crimes de Juda, même à cause de quatre, je ne rappellerai point cela; [mais je le ferai] parce qu'ils ont rejeté la Loi de l'Eternel, et n'ont point gardé ses statuts; mais leurs mensonges, lesquels leurs pères avaient suivis, les ont fait égarer.
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'enverrai le feu en Juda, et il dévorera les palais de Jérusalem.
So I will cause a fire to completely burn [everything in] Judah, including the fortresses in Jerusalem.”
6 Ainsi a dit l'Eternel: à cause de trois crimes d'Israël, même à cause de quatre, je ne rappellerai point cela; [mais je le ferai] parce qu'ils ont vendu le juste pour de l'argent, et le pauvre pour une paire de souliers;
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 Soupirant après la poussière de la terre pour la jeter sur la tête des chétifs; et ils pervertissent la voie des débonnaires; et le fils et le père s'en vont à une même jeune fille, pour profaner le Nom de ma sainteté.
[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 se couchent près de tout autel, sur les vêtements qu'ils ont pris en gage, et boivent dans la maison de leurs dieux le vin des condamnés.
[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 J'ai pourtant détruit devant eux l'Amorrhéen, dont la hauteur était comme la hauteur des cèdres, et qui était fort comme les chênes; et j'ai ruiné son fruit par-dessus, et ses racines par-dessous.
[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 Je vous ai aussi tirés du pays d'Egypte, et je vous ai conduits par le désert durant quarante ans, afin que vous possédassiez le pays 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 Davantage, j'ai suscité quelques-uns d'entre vos fils pour être Prophètes, et quelques-uns d'entre vos jeunes gens pour être Nazariens; n'est-il pas ainsi, enfants d'Israël; dit l'Eternel?
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 Mais vous avez fait boire du vin aux Nazariens, et vous avez commandé aux Prophètes, et leur avez dit: Ne prophétisez plus.
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 Voici, je m'en vais fouler le lieu où vous habitez, comme un chariot plein de gerbes foule [tout par où il passe].
So I will crush you like [SIM] [the wheels of] a wagon that is loaded with grain crushes [whatever it rolls over].
14 Tellement que l'homme léger ne pourra point fuir, et le fort ne pourra pas faire usage de sa vigueur, et le vaillant ne sauvera point sa vie.
[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 pourra point demeurer ferme; et celui qui est léger à la course n'échappera point; et l'homme de cheval ne sauvera point sa vie.
[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 courageux entre les [hommes] forts s'enfuira tout nu en ce jour-là, dit l'Eternel.
[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.”
