| | | David Martin | |
| 1 | Hear the word of the LORD, ye children of Israel: for the LORD hath a controversy with the inhabitants of the land, because there is no truth, nor mercy, nor knowledge of God in the land. | Enfants d'Israël, écoutez la parole de l'Eternel; car l'Eternel a un procès avec les habitants du pays; parce qu'il n'y a point de vérité, ni de miséricorde, ni de connaissance de Dieu au pays. | Hear the word of Jehovah, ye children of Israel; for Jehovah hath a controversy with the inhabitants of the land, because there is no truth, nor goodness, nor knowledge of God in the land. |
| 2 | By swearing, and lying, and killing, and stealing, and committing adultery, they break out, and blood toucheth blood. | Il n'y a qu'exécration, que mensonge, que meurtre, que larcin et qu'adultère; ils se sont entièrement débordés, et un meurtre touche l'autre. | There is nought but swearing and breaking faith, and killing, and stealing, and committing adultery; they break out, and blood toucheth blood. |
| 3 | Therefore shall the land mourn, and every one that dwelleth therein shall languish, with the beasts of the field, and with the fowls of heaven; yea, the fishes of the sea also shall be taken away. | C'est pourquoi le pays sera en deuil, et tout homme qui y habite sera dans la langueur, avec les bêtes des champs, et les oiseaux des cieux; même les poissons de la mer périront. | Therefore shall the land mourn, and every one that dwelleth therein shall languish, with the beasts of the field and the birds of the heavens; yea, the fishes of the sea also shall be taken away. |
| 4 | Yet let no man strive, nor reprove another: for thy people are as they that strive with the priest. | Quoi qu'il en soit, qu'on ne plaide avec personne, et qu'on ne reprenne personne; car, quant à ton peuple, ce sont autant de gens qui disputent avec le Sacrificateur. | Yet let no man strive, neither let any man reprove; for thy people are as they that strive with the priest. |
| 5 | Therefore shalt thou fall in the day, and the prophet also shall fall with thee in the night, and I will destroy thy mother. | Tu tomberas donc en plein jour, et le prophète aussi tombera avec toi de nuit, et j'exterminerai ta mère. | And thou shalt stumble in the day, and the prophet also shall stumble with thee in the night; and I will destroy thy mother. |
| 6 | My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge: because thou hast rejected knowledge, I will also reject thee, that thou shalt be no priest to me: seeing thou hast forgotten the law of thy God, I will also forget thy children. | Mon peuple est détruit à cause qu'il est sans science. Parce que tu as rejeté la science, je te rejetterai, afin que tu ne m'exerces plus la sacrificature. Puisque tu as oublié la Loi de ton Dieu, moi aussi j'oublierai tes enfants. | My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge: because thou hast rejected knowledge, I will also reject thee, that thou shalt be no priest to me: seeing thou hast forgotten the law of thy God, I also will forget thy children. |
| 7 | As they were increased, so they sinned against me: therefore will I change their glory into shame. | A mesure qu'ils se sont accrus ils ont péché contre moi: je changerai leur gloire en ignominie. | As they were multiplied, so they sinned against me: I will change their glory into shame. |
| 8 | They eat up the sin of my people, and they set their heart on their iniquity. | Ils mangent les péchés de mon peuple, et ne demandent rien que son iniquité. | They feed on the sin of my people, and set their heart on their iniquity. |
| 9 | And there shall be, like people, like priest: and I will punish them for their ways, and reward them their doings. | C'est pourquoi le Sacrificateur sera traité comme le peuple, et je le visiterai selon son train, et je lui rendrai selon ses actions. | And it shall be, like people, like priest; and I will punish them for their ways, and will requite them their doings. |
| 10 | For they shall eat, and not have enough: they shall commit whoredom, and shall not increase: because they have left off to take heed to the LORD. | Et ils mangeront, mais ils ne seront point rassasiés; ils se prostitueront, mais ils ne multiplieront point; parce qu'ils ont abandonné l'Eternel, pour ne s'y tenir point. | And they shall eat, and not have enough; they shall play the harlot, and shall not increase; because they have left off taking heed to Jehovah. |
| 11 | Whoredom and wine and new wine take away the heart. | La luxure, et le vin, et le moût, ôtent l'entendement. | Whoredom and wine and new wine take away the understanding. |
| 12 | My people ask counsel at their stocks, and their staff declareth unto them: for the spirit of whoredoms hath caused them to err, and they have gone a whoring from under their God. | Mon peuple demande avis à son bois, et son bâton lui répond: car l'esprit de fornication les a fait errer, et ils ont commis adultère se détournant de leur Dieu. | My people ask counsel at their stock, and their staff declareth unto them; for the spirit of whoredom hath caused them to err, and they have played the harlot, [departing] from under their God. |
| 13 | They sacrifice upon the tops of the mountains, and burn incense upon the hills, under oaks and poplars and elms, because the shadow thereof is good: therefore your daughters shall commit whoredom, and your spouses shall commit adultery. | Ils sacrifient sur le sommet des montagnes, et font des parfums sur les coteaux, sous les chênes, sous les peupliers, et sous les ormes, parce que leur ombre est bonne; c'est pourquoi vos filles se prostitueront, et les femmes de vos fils commettront adultère. | They sacrifice upon the tops of the mountains, and burn incense upon the hills, under oaks and poplars and terebinths, because the shadow thereof is good: therefore your daughters play the harlot, and your brides commit adultery. |
| 14 | I will not punish your daughters when they commit whoredom, nor your spouses when they commit adultery: for themselves are separated with whores, and they sacrifice with harlots: therefore the people that doth not understand shall fall. | Je ne ferai point punition de vos filles quand elles se seront abandonnées, ni des femmes de vos fils, quand elles auront commis adultère; à cause qu'ils se séparent avec les prostituées, et qu'ils sacrifient avec les femmes débauchées; ainsi le peuple qui est sans intelligence, sera ruiné. | I will not punish your daughters when they play the harlot, nor your brides when they commit adultery; for [the men] themselves go apart with harlots, and they sacrifice with the prostitutes; and the people that doth not understand shall be overthrown. |
| 15 | Though thou, Israel, play the harlot, yet let not Judah offend; and come not ye unto Gilgal, neither go ye up to Bethaven, nor swear, The LORD liveth. | Si tu commets adultère, ô Israël! au moins que Juda ne se rende point coupable; n'entrez donc point dans Guilgal, et ne montez point à Beth-aven, et ne jurez point; l'Eternel est vivant. | Though thou, Israel, play the harlot, yet let not Judah offend; and come not ye unto Gilgal, neither go ye up to Beth-aven, nor swear, As Jehovah liveth. |
| 16 | For Israel slideth back as a backsliding heifer: now the LORD will feed them as a lamb in a large place. | Parce qu'Israël a été revêche comme une génisse revêche, l'Eternel les paîtra maintenant comme des agneaux dans des lieux spacieux. | For Israel hath behaved himself stubbornly, like a stubborn heifer: now will Jehovah feed them as a lamb in a large place. |
| 17 | Ephraim is joined to idols: let him alone. | Ephraïm s'est associé aux idoles; abandonne-le. | Ephraim is joined to idols; let him alone. |
| 18 | Their drink is sour: they have committed whoredom continually: her rulers with shame do love, Give ye. | Leur breuvage est devenu aigre; ils n'ont fait que se prostituer; ils n'aiment qu'à dire, apportez; ce n'est qu'ignominie que ses protecteurs. | Their drink is become sour; they play the harlot continually; her rulers dearly love shame. |
| 19 | The wind hath bound her up in her wings, and they shall be ashamed because of their sacrifices. | Le vent l'a enserré dans ses ailes, et ils auront honte de leurs sacrifices. | The wind hath wrapped her up in its wings; and they shall be put to shame because of their sacrifices. |
