| | | Ostervald | |
| 1 | O israel, return unto the LORD thy God; for thou hast fallen by thine iniquity. | Israël, convertis-toi à l'Éternel ton Dieu, car tu es tombé par ton iniquité. | O Israel, return unto Jehovah thy God; for thou hast fallen by thine iniquity. |
| 2 | Take with you words, and turn to the LORD: say unto him, Take away all iniquity, and receive us graciously: so will we render the calves of our lips. | Apportez avec vous des paroles, et revenez à l'Éternel. Dites-lui: Pardonne toute iniquité, et reçois le bien, et nous t'offrirons pour sacrifices la louange de nos lèvres. | Take with you words, and return unto Jehovah: say unto him, Take away all iniquity, and accept that which is good: so will we render [as] bullocks [the offering of] our lips. |
| 3 | Asshur shall not save us; we will not ride upon horses: neither will we say any more to the work of our hands, Ye are our gods: for in thee the fatherless findeth mercy. | Assur ne nous délivrera pas; nous ne monterons plus sur les chevaux, et nous ne dirons plus à l'ouvrage de nos mains: Vous êtes nos dieux! Car c'est en toi que l'orphelin trouve compassion. | Assyria shall not save us; we will not ride upon horses; neither will we say any more to the work of our hands, [Ye are] our gods; for in thee the fatherless findeth mercy. |
| 4 | I will heal their backsliding, I will love them freely: for mine anger is turned away from him. | Je guérirai leur infidélité; je les aimerai de bon coeur; car ma colère s'est détournée d'eux. | I will heal their backsliding, I will love them freely; for mine anger is turned away from him. |
| 5 | I will be as the dew unto Israel: he shall grow as the lily, and cast forth his roots as Lebanon. | Je serai comme une rosée pour Israël. Il fleurira comme le lis, et il jettera des racines comme le Liban. | I will be as the dew unto Israel; he shall blossom as the lily, and cast forth his roots as Lebanon. |
| 6 | His branches shall spread, and his beauty shall be as the olive tree, and his smell as Lebanon. | Ses rameaux s'étendront; sa magnificence sera celle de l'olivier, et il aura le parfum du Liban. | His branches shall spread, and his beauty shall be as the olive-tree, and his smell as Lebanon. |
| 7 | They that dwell under his shadow shall return; they shall revive as the corn, and grow as the vine: the scent thereof shall be as the wine of Lebanon. | Ils reviendront s'asseoir à son ombre; ils feront fructifier le froment; ils fleuriront comme la vigne, et leur renommée sera comme celle du vin du Liban. | They that dwell under his shadow shall return; they shall revive [as] the grain, and blossom as the vine: the scent thereof shall be as the wine of Lebanon. |
| 8 | Ephraim shall say, What have I to do any more with idols? I have heard him, and observed him: I am like a green fir tree. From me is thy fruit found. | Éphraïm, qu'ai-je à faire encore avec les idoles? - Je l'exaucerai, je le regarderai; je serai pour lui comme un cyprès toujours vert. C'est de moi que viendra ton fruit. | Ephraim [shall say], What have I to do any more with idols? I have answered, and will regard him: I am like a green fir-tree; from me is thy fruit found. |
| 9 | Who is wise, and he shall understand these things? prudent, and he shall know them? for the ways of the LORD are right, and the just shall walk in them: but the transgressors shall fall therein. | Qui est sage? qu'il comprenne ces choses! Qui est intelligent? qu'il les connaisse! Car les voies de l'Éternel sont droites; les justes y marcheront, mais les rebelles y tomberont. | Who is wise, that he may understand these things? prudent, that he may know them? for the ways of Jehovah are right, and the just shall walk in them; but transgressors shall fall therein. |
