Isaiah 9
1 In earlier times he made the land of Zebulun and the land of Naphtali of small value, but after that he gave it glory, by the way of the sea, on the other side of Jordan, Galilee of the nations.
Mais il ne fera pas toujours sombre, là où l'angoisse avait régné. Comme, au premier temps, Dieu a humilié la terre de Zabulon et la terre de Nephthali; ainsi, dans l'avenir, il couvrira de gloire la terre voisine de la mer, au-delà du Jourdain, la contrée des Gentils.
2 The people who went in the dark have seen a great light, and for those who were living in the land of the deepest night, the light is shining.
Le peuple qui marchait dans les ténèbres a vu une grande lumière, et la lumière a resplendi sur ceux qui habitaient le pays de l'ombre de la mort.
3 You have made them very glad, increasing their joy. They are glad before you as men are glad in the time of getting in the grain, or when they make division of the goods taken in war.
Tu as multiplié la nation; tu as augmenté sa joie; ils se réjouissent devant toi, comme on se réjouit dans la moisson, comme on s'égaie en partageant le butin.
4 For by your hand the yoke on his neck and the rod on his back, even the rod of his cruel master, have been broken, as in the day of Midian.
Car tu as brisé le joug dont il était chargé, le bâton qui frappait ses épaules, le bâton de son oppresseur, comme tu fis à la journée de Madian.
5 For every boot of the man of war with his sounding step, and the clothing rolled in blood, will be for burning, food for the fire.
Toute chaussure qu'on porte dans la mêlée, et le vêtement roulé dans le sang, seront brûlés et dévorés par les flammes.
6 For to us a child has come, to us a son is given; and the government has been placed in his hands; and he has been named Wise Guide, Strong God, Father for ever, Prince of Peace.
Car un enfant nous est né, un fils nous est donné, et l'empire est mis sur son épaule: on l'appellera l'Admirable, le Conseiller, le Dieu fort, le Père d'éternité, le Prince de la paix;
7 Of the increase of his rule and of peace there will be no end, on the seat of David, and in his kingdom; to make it strong, supporting it with wise decision and righteousness, now and for ever. By the fixed purpose of the Lord of armies this will be done.
Pour accroître l'empire, pour donner une prospérité sans fin au trône de David et à son royaume; pour l'établir et l'affermir dans l'équité et dans la justice, dès maintenant et à toujours. La jalousie de l'Éternel des armées fera cela.
8 The Lord has sent a word to Jacob, and it has come on Israel;
Le Seigneur envoie une parole à Jacob; elle tombe sur Israël.
9 And all the people will have experience of it, even Ephraim and the men of Samaria, who say in the pride of their uplifted hearts,
Le peuple entier en aura connaissance, Éphraïm et les habitants de Samarie, ceux qui disent avec orgueil et avec fierté:
10 The bricks have come down, but we will put up buildings of cut stone in their place: the sycamores are cut down, but they will be changed to cedars.
Les briques sont tombées, nous bâtirons en pierres de taille; les sycomores ont été coupés, nous les remplacerons par des cèdres!
11 For this cause the Lord has made strong the haters of Israel, driving them on to make war against him;
L'Éternel élèvera les adversaires de Retsin contre le peuple; il armera aussi leurs ennemis:
12 Aram on the east, and the Philistines on the west, who have come against Israel with open mouths. For all this his wrath is not turned away, but his hand is stretched out still.
Les Syriens par-devant, et les Philistins par-derrière; et ils dévoreront Israël à pleine bouche. Malgré tout cela, sa colère ne s'arrête pas, et sa main est toujours étendue!
13 But the heart of the people was not turned to him who sent punishment on them, and they made no prayer to the Lord of armies.
Mais le peuple ne retourne pas à celui qui le frappe; ils ne cherchent pas l'Éternel des armées.
14 For this cause the Lord took away from Israel head and tail, high and low, in one day.
Aussi l'Éternel retranchera d'Israël, en un jour, la tête et la queue, la palme et le jonc.
15 The man who is honoured and responsible is the head, and the prophet who gives false teaching is the tail.
La tête, c'est l'ancien et l'homme considéré; et la queue, c'est le prophète qui enseigne le mensonge.
16 For the guides of this people are the cause of their wandering from the right way, and those who are guided by them come to destruction.
Car les conducteurs de ce peuple l'égarent, et ceux qui sont conduits par eux se perdent.
17 For this cause the Lord will have no pleasure in their young men, and no pity on their widows and the children without fathers: for they are all haters of God and evil-doers, and foolish words come from every mouth. For all this his wrath is not turned away, but his hand is stretched out still.
C'est pourquoi l'Éternel ne prendra point plaisir en ses jeunes gens, et n'aura point pitié de ses orphelins ni de ses veuves; car ce ne sont tous que des impies et des méchants, et toute bouche profère des infamies. Malgré tout cela, sa colère ne s'arrête pas, et sa main est toujours étendue!
18 For evil was burning like a fire; the blackberries and thorns were burned up; the thick woods took fire, rolling up in dark clouds of smoke.
Car la méchanceté brûle, comme un feu qui dévore les ronces et les épines; il embrase les taillis de la forêt, qui montent en colonnes de fumée.
19 The land was dark with the wrath of the Lord of armies: the people were like those who take men's flesh for food.
La colère de l'Éternel des armées embrase le pays, et le peuple devient la proie du feu; nul n'épargne son frère.
20 On the right a man was cutting off bits and was still in need; on the left a man took a meal but had not enough; no man had pity on his brother; every man was making a meal of the flesh of his neighbour.
On déchire à droite, et l'on a faim; on dévore à gauche, et l'on n'est pas rassasié; chacun mange la chair de son bras.
21 Manasseh was making a meal of Ephraim, and Ephraim of Manasseh; and together they were attacking Judah. For all this his wrath is not turned away, but his hand is stretched out still.
Manassé dévore Éphraïm; et Éphraïm, Manassé. Ensemble, ils fondent sur Juda. Malgré tout cela, sa colère ne s'arrête pas, et sa main est toujours étendue!
