Hosea 7

CATHOLIC PUBLIC DOMAIN	BIBLES DES PEUPLES
1 When I was willing to heal Israel, the iniquity of Ephraim was discovered, and the malice of Samaria, for they had been manufacturing lies. And the thief steals from inside, the robber from outside.	1 La faute d’Éphraïm et les méchancetés de Samarie apparaissent au grand jour; ils pratiquent le mensonge; dans la maison entre le voleur, et au-dehors la bande fait des ravages.
2 And, so that they may not say in their hearts that I am the one who has called to mind all of their wickedness: now their own inventions have encircled them. These things have happened in my presence.	2 Ils ne pensent pas que je me souviens de leur méchanceté, ils sont prisonniers de leurs actes que j’ai devant mes yeux.
3 The king has rejoiced at their wickedness, and the leaders have rejoiced in their lies.	3 Leur méchanceté fait la joie du roi, leurs mensonges amusent les chefs.
4 They are all adulterers; like an oven heating up before baking, the city rested a little before the leaven was mixed in, until the whole was leavened.	4 Ce sont tous des adultères, ils sont comme un four brûlant que le boulanger ne cesse d’activer depuis l’instant où il a pétri la pâte jusqu’au moment où elle est levée.
5 On the day of our king, the leaders began to be mad with wine; he extended his hand with those who fabricate illusions.	5 Au jour de notre roi, les chefs s’échauffent et s’enivrent, et lui tend la main aux rieurs
6 For they have used their heart like an oven, while he laid snares for them; he slept through the night baking them, and by morning he himself was heated like a burning fire.	6 quand ils s’approchent. Dans leurs complots, leur cœur est comme un four, toute la nuit leur colère sommeille, mais au matin elle brûle comme un feu dévorant.
7 They have all become hot like an oven, and they have devoured their judges. All their kings have fallen. There is no one who calls to me among them.	7 Tous s’échauffent comme un four, ils dévorent leurs gouvernants. Tous leurs rois sont tombés ainsi, mais pas un d’entre eux n’a crié vers moi.
8 Ephraim himself has been mingled with the nations. Ephraim has become like bread, baked under ashes, that has not been turned over.	8 Éphraïm va vivre en terre étrangère, Éphraïm est comme une galette qu’on n’a pas retournée.
9 Strangers have devoured his strength, and he did not know it. And grey hairs also have spread across him, and he is ignorant of it.	9 Des étrangers dévorent sa force, mais lui ne le sait pas; il a des cheveux blancs, et lui seul l’ignore.
10 And the pride of Israel will be brought low before his face, for they have not returned to the Lord their God, nor have they sought him in all of this.	10 L’orgueil d’Israël témoigne contre lui: malgré tout cela ils ne reviennent pas vers Yahvé leur Dieu, ils ne le cherchent pas.
11 And Ephraim has become like a pigeon that has been led astray, not having a heart; for they called upon Egypt, they went to the Assyrians.	11 Éphraïm est une colombe naïve, sans intelligence; ils appellent l’Égypte, ils courent en Assyrie,
12 And when they will set out, I will spread my net over them. I will pull them down like the birds of the sky; I will cut them down in accordance with the reports of their meetings.	12 mais où qu’ils aillent, je tendrai sur eux mon filet; comme l’oiseau du ciel je les ferai tomber, mon filet les prendra pour leur malheur.
13 Woe to them, for they have withdrawn from me. They will waste away because they have been dishonest with me. And I redeemed them, and they have spoken lies against me.	13 Malheur à eux, car ils se sont retirés loin de moi! Que le mal les emporte car ils m’ont été infidèles! Dois-je les sauver alors qu’ils me mentent?
14 And they have not cried out to me in their heart, but they howled on their beds. They have obsessed about wheat and wine; they have withdrawn from me.	14 Ils se lamentent sur leurs lits mais ils ne m’appellent pas de tout leur cœur. Ils se font du souci à propos de leur blé et du vin nouveau, mais ils se révoltent contre moi.
15 And I have educated them, and I have reinforced their arms; and they have imagined evil against me.	15 Je les ai instruits, je les ai rendus forts, et eux méditent le mal contre moi.
16 They returned so that they might be without a yoke. They have become like a deceitful bow. Their leaders will fall by the sword because of the madness of their words. This is their derision in the land of Egypt.	16 Ils se tournent vers le mal, ils sont comme un arc qui se retourne. Leurs chefs vont tomber par l’épée à cause de leurs paroles méchantes, et l’on rira d’eux au pays d’Égypte.