Hosea 4
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Osée 4
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Give ear to the word of the Lord, O children of Israel; for the Lord has a cause against the people of this land, because there is no good faith in it, and no mercy and no knowledge of God in the land. | Écoutez la parole de l`Éternel, enfants d`Israël! Car l`Éternel a un procès avec les habitants du pays, Parce qu`il n`y a point de vérité, point de miséricorde, Point de connaissance de Dieu dans le pays. |
There is cursing and broken faith, violent death and attacks on property, men are untrue in married life, houses are broken into, and there is blood touching blood. | Il n`y a que parjures et mensonges, Assassinats, vols et adultères; On use de violence, on commet meurtre sur meurtre. |
Because of this the land will be dry, and everyone living in it will be wasted away, with the beasts of the field and the birds of heaven; even the fishes of the sea will be taken away. | C`est pourquoi le pays sera dans le deuil, Tous ceux qui l`habitent seront languissants, Et avec eux les bêtes des champs et les oiseaux du ciel; Même les poissons de la mer disparaîtront. |
Let no man go to law or make protests, for your people are like those who go to law with a priest. | Mais que nul ne conteste, que nul ne se livre aux reproches; Car ton peuple est comme ceux qui disputent avec les sacrificateurs. |
You will not be able to keep on your feet by day, and by night the prophet will be falling down with you, and I will give your mother to destruction. | Tu tomberas de jour, Le prophète avec toi tombera de nuit, Et je détruirai ta mère. |
Destruction has overtaken my people because they have no knowledge; because you have given up knowledge, I will give you up, so that you will be no priest to me, because you have not kept in mind the law of your God, I will not keep your children in my memory. | Mon peuple est détruit, parce qu`il lui manque la connaissance. Puisque tu as rejeté la connaissance, Je te rejetterai, et tu seras dépouillé de mon sacerdoce; Puisque tu as oublié la loi de ton Dieu, J`oublierai aussi tes enfants. |
Even while they were increasing in number they were sinning against me; I will let their glory be changed into shame. | Plus ils se sont multipliés, plus ils ont péché contre moi: Je changerai leur gloire en ignominie. |
The sin of my people is like food to them; and their desire is for their wrongdoing. | Ils se repaissent des péchés de mon peuple, Ils sont avides de ses iniquités. |
And the priest will be like the people; I will give them punishment for their evil ways, and the reward of their acts. | Il en sera du sacrificateur comme du peuple; Je le châtierai selon ses voies, Je lui rendrai selon ses oeuvres. |
They will have food, but they will not be full; they will be false to me, but they will not be increased, because they no longer give thought to the Lord. | Ils mangeront sans se rassasier, Ils se prostitueront sans multiplier, Parce qu`ils ont abandonné l`Éternel et ses commandements. |
Loose ways and new wine take away wisdom. | La prostitution, le vin et le moût, font perdre le sens. |
My people get knowledge from their tree, and their rod gives them news; for a false spirit is the cause of their wandering, and they have been false to their God. | Mon peuple consulte son bois, Et c`est son bâton qui lui parle; Car l`esprit de prostitution égare, Et ils se prostituent loin de leur Dieu. |
They make offerings on the tops of mountains, burning perfumes in high places, under trees of every sort, because their shade is good: and so your daughters are given up to loose ways and your brides are false to their husbands. | Ils sacrifient sur le sommet des montagnes, Ils brûlent de l`encens sur les collines, Sous les chênes, les peupliers, les térébinthes, Dont l`ombrage est agréable. C`est pourquoi vos filles se prostituent, Et vos belles-filles sont adultères. |
I will not give punishment to your daughters or your brides for their evil behaviour; for they make themselves separate with loose women, and make offerings with those who are used for sex purposes in the worship of the gods: the people who have no wisdom will be sent away. | Je ne punirai pas vos filles parce qu`elles se prostituent, Ni vos belles-filles parce qu`elles sont adultères, Car eux-mêmes vont à l`écart avec des prostituées, Et sacrifient avec des femmes débauchées. Le peuple insensé court à sa perte. |
Do not you, O Israel, come into error; do not you, O Judah, come to Gilgal, or go up to Beth-aven, or take an oath, By the living Lord. | Si tu te livres à la prostitution, ô Israël, Que Juda ne se rende pas coupable; N`allez pas à Guilgal, ne montez pas à Beth Aven, Et ne jurez pas: L`Éternel est vivant! |
For Israel is uncontrolled, like a cow which may not be controlled; now will the Lord give them food like a lamb in a wide place. | Parce qu`Israël se révolte comme une génisse indomptable, Maintenant l`Éternel le fera paître Comme un agneau dans de vastes plaines. |
Ephraim is joined to false gods; let him be. | Éphraïm est attaché aux idoles: laisse-le! |
Their drink has become bitter; they are completely false; her rulers take pleasure in shame. | A peine ont-ils cessé de boire Qu`ils se livrent à la prostitution; Leurs chefs sont avides d`ignominie. |
They are folded in the skirts of the wind; they will be shamed because of their offerings. | Le vent les enveloppa de ses ailes, Et ils auront honte de leurs sacrifices. |