Hosea 7
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Osée 7
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| When my desire was for the fate of my people to be changed and to make Israel well, then the sin of Ephraim was made clear, and the evil-doing of Samaria; for their ways are false, and the thief comes into the house, while the band of outlaws takes property by force in the streets. | 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 they do not say to themselves that I keep in mind all their sin; now their evil acts come round them on every side; they are before my face. | Ils ne se disent pas dans leur coeur Que je me souviens de toute leur méchanceté; Maintenant leurs oeuvres les entourent, Elles sont devant ma face. |
| In their sin they make a king for themselves, and rulers in their deceit. | Ils réjouissent le roi par leur méchanceté, Et les chefs par leurs mensonges. |
| They are all untrue; they are like a burning oven; the bread-maker does not make up the fire from the time when the paste is mixed till it is leavened. | 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. |
| On the day of our king, the rulers made him ill with the heat of wine; his hand was stretched out with the men of pride. | Au jour de notre roi, Les chefs se rendent malades par les excès du vin; Le roi tend la main aux moqueurs. |
| For they have made their hearts ready like an oven, while they are waiting secretly; their wrath is sleeping all night; in the morning it is burning like a flaming fire. | Ils appliquent aux embûches leur coeur pareil à un four; Toute la nuit dort leur boulanger, Et au matin le four brûle comme un feu embrasé. |
| They are all heated like an oven, and they put an end to their judges; all their kings have been made low; not one among them makes prayer to me. | Ils sont tous ardents comme un four, Et ils dévorent leurs juges; Tous leurs rois tombent: Aucun d`eux ne m`invoque. |
| Ephraim is mixed with the peoples; Ephraim is a cake not turned. | Éphraïm se mêle avec les peuples, Éphraïm est un gâteau qui n`a pas été retourné. |
| Men from other lands have made waste his strength, and he is not conscious of it; grey hairs have come on him here and there, and he has no knowledge of it. | 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. |
| And the pride of Israel gives an answer to his face; but for all this, they have not gone back to the Lord their God, or made search for him. | 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. |
| And Ephraim is like a foolish dove, without wisdom; they send out their cry to Egypt, they go to Assyria. | Éphraïm est comme une colombe stupide, sans intelligence; Ils implorent l`Égypte, ils vont en Assyrie. |
| When they go, my net will be stretched out over them; I will take them like the birds of heaven, I will give them punishment, I will take them away in the net for their sin. | 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. |
| May trouble be theirs! for they have gone far away from me; and destruction, for they have been sinning against me; I was ready to be their saviour, but they said false words against me. | 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. |
| And they have not made prayer to me in their hearts, but they make loud cries on their beds; they are cutting themselves for food and wine, they are turned against me. | Ils ne crient pas vers moi dans leur coeur, Mais ils se lamentent sur leur couche; Ils se rassemblent pour avoir du blé et du moût, Et ils s`éloignent de moi. |
| Though I have given training and strength to their arms, they have evil designs against me. | Je les ai châtiés, j`ai fortifié leurs bras; Et ils méditent le mal contre moi. |
| They have gone to what is of no value; they are like a false bow; their captains will come to destruction by the sword, and their ruler by my wrath; for this, the land of Egypt will make sport of them. | 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. |
