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 il y a [maintenant] angoisse. Si les premiers temps ont couvert d'opprobre le pays de Zabulon et le pays de Nephthali, les temps qui suivront couvriront de gloire la côte 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 marche dans les ténèbres, voit une grande lumière: sur ceux qui sont assis au pays de l'ombre de mort, resplendit une lumière.
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 rends le peuple nombreux, tu augmentes sa joie; ils se réjouissent devant toi, comme on se réjouit à la moisson, comme on s'égaie au partage du 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 le joug qui lui pèse, la verge qui bat son épaule, et le bâton de son oppresseur, tu le brises comme 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.
Car toute chaussure qu'on chausse dans la mêlée, et tout habit de guerre roulé dans le sang, seront brûlés, seront la proie des 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 repose sur son épaule, et on lui donne pour nom Merveille, Conseiller, Dieu Fort, Père éternel, Prince de 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 l'accroissement de l'empire, et pour une paix sans fin sur le trône de David et sur son royaume, afin de l'affermir et de le soutenir par le droit et la justice, dès maintenant à l'éternité. C'est ce qu'opérera le zèle de l'Éternel des armées.
8 The Lord has sent a word to Jacob, and it has come on Israel;
Le Seigneur dirige contre Jacob une parole, qui va frapper 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,
et elle se fera sentir à tout le peuple, à Éphraïm et aux habitants de Samarie qui, dans l'orgueil et la fierté du cœur, disent:
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.
« Des briques se sont écroulées, et en pierres de taille nous rebâtirons; des sycomores ont été coupés, et par des cèdres nous les remplacerons. »
11 For this cause the Lord has made strong the haters of Israel, driving them on to make war against him;
Car l'Éternel rendra les ennemis de Retsin supérieurs à eux, et Il armera 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, pour qu'ils mangent Israël à pleine bouche. Malgré tout cela, sa colère ne cesse point, et sa droite est encore 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 revient pas à Celui qui le frappe, et de l'Éternel des armées ils ne s'enquièrent pas.
14 For this cause the Lord took away from Israel head and tail, high and low, in one day.
Aussi l'Éternel arrachera d'Israël la tête et la queue, le rameau de palmier et le jonc, en un même jour.
15 The man who is honoured and responsible is the head, and the prophet who gives false teaching is the tail.
(L'ancien et le noble, c'est la tête; et le prophète docteur de mensonge, c'est la queue.)
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 guides de ce peuple l'égarent, et ceux qui se laissent guider 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 le Seigneur n'aura point de joie à voir ses jeunes hommes, et de ses orphelins et de ses veuves; Il n'aura point de pitié, car tous ils sont sacrilèges et méchants, et toutes les bouches parlent follement. Malgré tout cela, sa colère ne cesse point, et sa main est encore 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, et embrase le fort de la forêt, et s'élève 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.
Par la colère de l'Éternel des armées le pays est incendié, et le peuple devient la proie des flammes; 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 dévore à droite, et l'on est affamé; on mange à gauche, et l'on n'est pas rassasié: chacun mange la chair de ses proches.
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, et les deux ensemble fondent sur Juda. Malgré tout cela, sa colère ne cesse pas, et sa main est toujours étendue.
