Jeremiah 30
1 The word which came to Jeremiah from the Lord, saying,
Communication qui fut faite à Jérémie, de la part de l’Eternel:
2 The Lord, the God of Israel, has said, Put down in a book all the words which I have said to you.
"Voici ce que dit l’Eternel, Dieu d’Israël Mets par écrit dans un livre toutes les paroles que je t’ai adressées.
3 For see, the days are coming, says the Lord, when I will let the fate of my people Israel and Judah be changed, says the Lord: and I will make them come back to the land which I gave to their fathers, so that they may take it for their heritage.
En vérité, un temps arrivera, ainsi s’exprime l’Eternel, où je ferai revenir mon peuple captif, Israël et Juda, dit l’Eternel, où je les ramènerai dans le pays que j’ai donné à leurs ancêtres, et ils en prendront possession."
4 And these are the words which the Lord said about Israel and about Judah.
Or, voici les paroles prononcées par l’Eternel touchant Israël et Juda:
5 This is what the Lord has said: A voice of shaking fear has come to our ears, of fear and not of peace.
"C’Est bien ainsi que s’exprime l’Eternel Nous entendons des cris d’effroi; c’est la terreur, ce n’est pas la paix!
6 Put the question and see if it is possible for a man to have birth-pains: why do I see every man with his hands gripping his sides, as a woman does when the pains of birth are on her, and all faces are turned green?
Demandez donc et informez-vous si des mâles enfantent: pourquoi ai-je vu tous les hommes porter les mains sur leurs flancs et tous les visages prendre un teint livide?
7 Ha! for that day is so great that there is no day like it: it is the time of Jacob's trouble: but he will get salvation from it.
Ah! c’est qu’il est redoutable, ce jour, pareil à nul autre c’est un temps d’angoisse pour Jacob, mais il en sortira triomphant.
8 For it will come about on that day, says the Lord of armies, that his yoke will be broken off his neck, and his bands will be burst; and men of strange lands will no longer make use of him as their servant:
Ce qui arrivera en ce jour, dit l’Eternel-Cebaot, c’est que je briserai son joug qui pèse sur tes épaules et romprai tes liens; des étrangers ne le tiendront plus asservi.
9 But they will be servants to the Lord their God and to David their king, whom I will give back to them.
Mais les enfants de Jacob serviront l’Eternel, leur Dieu, et David, leur roi, que je placerai à leur tête.
10 So have no fear, O Jacob, my servant, says the Lord; and do not be troubled, O Israel: for see, I will make you come back from far away, and your seed from the land where they are prisoners; and Jacob will come back, and will be quiet and at peace, and no one will give him cause for fear.
Ne crains donc rien, ô toi, mon serviteur Jacob, dit l’Eternel, ne sois point alarmé, ô Israël! car mon secours te fera sortir des régions lointaines et tes descendants de leur pays d’exil. Jacob reviendra et il jouira d’une paix et d’une sécurité que personne ne troublera.
11 For I am with you, says the Lord, to be your saviour: for I will put an end to all the nations where I have sent you wandering, but I will not put an end to you completely: though with wise purpose I will put right your errors, and will not let you go quite without punishment.
Oui, je serai avec toi, dit l’Eternel, pour te prêter assistance. Dussé-je détruire de fond en comble tous les peuples parmi lesquels je t’aurai dispersé, que toi, je ne te détruirai pas; je te frapperai avec mesure, mais n’aurai garde de consommer ta ruine.
12 For the Lord has said, Your disease may not be made well and your wound is bitter.
En vérité, ainsi parle l’Eternel: "Cuisante est ta blessure, douloureux ton mal.
13 There is no help for your wound, there is nothing to make you well.
Personne ne juge ton cas guérissable; de remède efficace, il n’en est pas pour toi.
14 Your lovers have no more thought for you, they go after you no longer; for I have given you the wound of a hater, even cruel punishment;
Tous tes amis t’oublient, ils ne s’enquièrent pas de toi; c’est que je t’al accablé de coups comme frappe un ennemi et châtié avec rigueur, à cause de la grandeur de tes méfaits, de l’énormité de ta faute.
15 Why are you crying for help because of your wound? for your pain may never be taken away: because your evil-doing was so great and because your sins were increased, I have done these things to you.
Pourquoi ces cris que t’arrache ta blessure? Ta douleur est cuisante? C’Est à cause de la grandeur de tes méfaits, de l’énormité de ta faute, que je t’ai traité de la sorte.
16 For this cause, all those who take you for their food will themselves become your food; and all your attackers, every one of them, will be taken prisoners; and those who send destruction on you will come to destruction; and all those who take away your goods by force will undergo the same themselves.
Cependant, tous ceux qui te dévorent seront dévorés! Tous tes ennemis, tous, partiront en exil! Tous ceux qui te dépouillent seront dépouillés, et tous ceux qui te pillent, je les livrerai au pillage.
17 For I will make you healthy again and I will make you well from your wounds, says the Lord; because they have given you the name of an outlaw, saying, It is Zion cared for by no man.
Oui, j’opérerai ta cure, et te guérirai de tes plaies, dit l’Eternel, puisqu’ils te dénomment "la repoussée, cette Sion dont personne ne se soucie!"
18 The Lord has said, See, I am changing the fate of the tents of Jacob, and I will have pity on his houses; the town will be put up on its hill, and the great houses will be living-places again.
Ainsi parle l’Eternel: "Voici, je vais restaurer les ruines des tentes de Jacob, prendre en pitié ses demeures; la ville sera rebâtie sur sa hauteur et le palais occupera sa vraie place.
19 And from them will go out praise and the sound of laughing: and I will make them great in number, and they will not become less; and I will give them glory, and they will not be small.
s’en échappera des chants de reconnaissance, des cris joyeux. Je les multiplierai et ils ne subiront plus de diminution, je les couvrirai d’honneur et ils ne connaîtront plus le mépris.
20 And their children will be as they were in the old days, and the meeting of the people will have its place before me, and I will send punishment on all who are cruel to them.
Ses fils redeviendront ce qu’ils étaient jadis, sa communauté sera stable devant moi, et je châtierai tous ses oppresseurs.
21 And their chief will be of their number; their ruler will come from among themselves; and I will let him be present before me, so that he may come near to me: for who may have strength of heart to come near me? says the Lord.
Son chef sera issu de son propre sein et son souverain sortira de ses propres rangs; je l’admettrai dans mon voisinage et il se tiendra près de moi; car qui de lui-même oserait se risquer à m’approcher? dit l’Eternel.
22 And you will be my people, and I will be your God.
Vous serez ainsi mon peuple, et moi je deviendrai votre Dieu."
23 See, the storm-wind of the Lord, even the heat of his wrath, has gone out, a rolling storm, bursting on the heads of the evil-doers.
Voici la tempête de l’Eternel qui éclate furieuse, c’est un ouragan qui s’amasse pour s’abattre sur la tête des méchants.
24 The wrath of the Lord will not be turned back till he has done, till he has put into effect, the purposes of his heart: in days to come you will have full knowledge of this.
L’Ardente colère de l’Eternel ne sera apaisée que lorsqu’il aura exécuté, accompli les desseins de son coeur: dans un avenir lointain vous vous en rendrez compte.
