| | Louis Segond | King James | American std |
| 1 | Lorsqu'Éphraïm parlait, c'était une terreur : Il s'élevait en Israël. Mais il s'est rendu coupable par Baal, et il est mort. | When Ephraim spake trembling, he exalted himself in Israel; but when he offended in Baal, he died. | When Ephraim spake, there was trembling; he exalted himself in Israel; but when he offended in Baal, he died. |
| 2 | Maintenant ils continuent à pécher, Ils se font avec leur argent des images en fonte, Des idoles de leur invention ; Toutes sont l'oeuvre des artisans. On dit à leur sujet : Que ceux qui sacrifient baisent les veaux ! | And now they sin more and more, and have made them molten images of their silver, and idols according to their own understanding, all of it the work of the craftsmen: they say of them, Let the men that sacrifice kiss the calves. | And now they sin more and more, and have made them molten images of their silver, even idols according to their own understanding, all of them the work of the craftsmen: they say of them, Let the men that sacrifice kiss the calves. |
| 3 | C'est pourquoi ils seront comme la nuée du matin, Comme la rosée qui bientôt se dissipe, Comme la balle emportée par le vent hors de l'aire, Comme la fumée qui sort d'une fenêtre. | Therefore they shall be as the morning cloud and as the early dew that passeth away, as the chaff that is driven with the whirlwind out of the floor, and as the smoke out of the chimney. | Therefore they shall be as the morning cloud, and as the dew that passeth early away, as the chaff that is driven with the whirlwind out of the threshing-floor, and as the smoke out of the chimney. |
| 4 | Et moi, je suis l'Éternel, ton Dieu, dès le pays d'Égypte. Tu ne connais d'autre Dieu que moi, Et il n'y a de sauveur que moi. | Yet I am the LORD thy God from the land of Egypt, and thou shalt know no god but me: for there is no saviour beside me. | Yet I am Jehovah thy God from the land of Egypt; and thou shalt know no god but me, and besides me there is no saviour. |
| 5 | Je t'ai connu dans le désert, Dans une terre aride. | I did know thee in the wilderness, in the land of great drought. | I did know thee in the wilderness, in the land of great drought. |
| 6 | Ils se sont rassasiés dans leurs pâturages ; Ils se sont rassasiés, et leur coeur s'est enflé ; C'est pourquoi ils m'ont oublié. | According to their pasture, so were they filled; they were filled, and their heart was exalted; therefore have they forgotten me. | According to their pasture, so were they filled; they were filled, and their heart was exalted: therefore have they forgotten me. |
| 7 | Je serai pour eux comme un lion ; Comme une panthère, je les épierai sur la route. | Therefore I will be unto them as a lion: as a leopard by the way will I observe them: | Therefore am I unto them as a lion; as a leopard will I watch by the way; |
| 8 | Je les attaquerai, comme une ourse à qui l'on a enlevé ses petits, Et je déchirerai l'enveloppe de leur coeur ; Je les dévorerai, comme une lionne ; Les bêtes des champs les mettront en pièces. | I will meet them as a bear that is bereaved of her whelps, and will rend the caul of their heart, and there will I devour them like a lion: the wild beast shall tear them. | I will meet them as a bear that is bereaved of her whelps, and will rend the caul of their heart; and there will I devour them like a lioness; the wild beast shall tear them. |
| 9 | Ce qui cause ta ruine, Israël, C'est que tu as été contre moi, contre celui qui pouvait te secourir. | O Israel, thou hast destroyed thyself; but in me is thine help. | It is thy destruction, O Israel, that [thou art] against me, against thy help. |
| 10 | Où donc est ton roi ? Qu'il te délivre dans toutes tes villes ! Où sont tes juges, au sujet desquels tu disais : Donne-moi un roi et des princes ? | I will be thy king: where is any other that may save thee in all thy cities? and thy judges of whom thou saidst, Give me a king and princes? | Where now is thy king, that he may save thee in all thy cities? and thy judges, of whom thou saidst, Give me a king and princes? |
| 11 | Je t'ai donné un roi dans ma colère, Je te l'ôterai dans ma fureur. | I gave thee a king in mine anger, and took him away in my wrath. | I have given thee a king in mine anger, and have taken him away in my wrath. |
| 12 | L'iniquité d'Éphraïm est gardée, Son péché est mis en réserve. | The iniquity of Ephraim is bound up; his sin is hid. | The iniquity of Ephraim is bound up; his sin is laid up in store. |
| 13 | Les douleurs de celle qui enfante viendront pour lui ; C'est un enfant peu sage, Qui, au terme voulu, ne sort pas du sein maternel. | The sorrows of a travailing woman shall come upon him: he is an unwise son; for he should not stay long in the place of the breaking forth of children. | The sorrows of a travailing woman shall come upon him: he is an unwise son; for it is time he should not tarry in the place of the breaking forth of children. |
| 14 | Je les rachèterai de la puissance du séjour des morts, Je les délivrerai de la mort. O mort, où est ta peste ? Séjour des morts, où est ta destruction ? Mais le repentir se dérobe à mes regards ! | I will ransom them from the power of the grave; I will redeem them from death: O death, I will be thy plagues; O grave, I will be thy destruction: repentance shall be hid from mine eyes. | I will ransom them from the power of Sheol; I will redeem them from death: O death, where are thy plagues? O Sheol, where is thy destruction? repentance shall be hid from mine eyes. |
| 15 | Éphraïm a beau être fertile au milieu de ses frères, Le vent d'orient viendra, le vent de l'Éternel s'élèvera du désert, Desséchera ses sources, tarira ses fontaines. On pillera le trésor de tous les objets précieux. | Though he be fruitful among his brethren, an east wind shall come, the wind of the LORD shall come up from the wilderness, and his spring shall become dry, and his fountain shall be dried up: he shall spoil the treasure of all pleasant vessels. | Though he be fruitful among his brethren, an east wind shall come, the breath of Jehovah coming up from the wilderness; and his spring shall become dry, and his fountain shall be dried up: he shall make spoil of the treasure of all goodly vessels. |
| 16 | Samarie sera punie, parce qu'elle s'est révoltée contre son Dieu. Ils tomberont par l'épée ; Leurs petits enfants seront écrasés, Et l'on fendra le ventre de leurs femmes enceintes. | Samaria shall become desolate; for she hath rebelled against her God: they shall fall by the sword: their infants shall be dashed in pieces, and their women with child shall be ripped up. | Samaria shall bear her guilt; for she hath rebelled against her God: they shall fall by the sword; their infants shall be dashed in pieces, and their women with child shall be ripped up. |
