Jeremiah 20
1 And Pashhur, the son of Immer, the priest who had been appointed leader in the house of the Lord, heard Jeremiah prophesying these words.
Le prêtre Phassur, fils d’Emmer, qui était surveillant en chef dans la maison de Yahweh, entendit Jérémie prononcer ces prophéties.
2 And Pashhur struck the prophet Jeremiah, and he sent him to the stocks, which were at the upper gate of Benjamin at the house of the Lord.
Et Phassur frappa Jérémie le prophète et le fit mettre aux ceps, à la porte Haute de Benjamin, qui est dans la maison de Yahweh.
3 And when it had become light on the next day, Pashhur led Jeremiah from the stocks. And Jeremiah said to him: “The Lord has not called your name: ‘Pashhur,’ but instead: ‘Fear all around.’”
Le lendemain, Phassur fit sortir Jérémie des ceps, et Jérémie lui dit: « Ce n’est plus Phassur que Yahweh t’appelle, mais Magor-Missabib.
4 For thus says the Lord: “Behold, I will give you over to fear, you and all your friends, and they will fall by the sword of their enemies, and your eyes will see it. And I will give all of Judah into the hand of the king of Babylon. And he will lead them away to Babylon, and he will strike them with the sword.
Car ainsi parle Yahweh: Voici que je te livre à la terreur, toi et tous tes amis; ils tomberont sous l’épée de leurs ennemis, et tes yeux le verront. Et je livrerai aussi tout Juda aux mains du roi de Babylone, et il les emmènera captifs à Babylone, et les frappera de l’épée.
5 And I will give away the entire substance of this city, and all its labor, and every precious thing. And I will give all the treasures of the kings of Judah into the hands of their enemies. And they will plunder them, and take them away, and lead them into Babylon.
Je livrerai toutes les richesses de cette ville, tous ses produits, tous ses objets précieux, et tous les trésors des rois de Juda, je les livrerai aux mains de leurs ennemis; et ils les pilleront, les enlèveront, et les emmèneront à Babylone.
6 But you, Pashhur, and all the inhabitants of your house, will go into captivity. And you will go to Babylon. And there you shall die. And there you shall be buried, you and all your friends, to whom you have prophesied a lie.”
Et toi, Phassur, et tous ceux qui habitent dans ta maison, vous irez en captivité; tu iras à Babylone, et là tu mourras, là tu seras enterré, toi et tous tes amis, auxquels tu as prophétisé le mensonge.
7 “You have led me away, O Lord, and I have been led away. You have been stronger than I, and you have prevailed. I have become a derision all day long; everyone mocks me.
Tu m’as séduit, Yahweh, et j’ai été séduit; tu m’as saisi et tu as prévalu. Je suis chaque jour un objet de risée; tous se moquent de moi.
8 For I speak now as I have long spoken: crying out against iniquity and proclaiming devastation. And the word of the Lord has been made into a reproach against me and a derision, all day long.
Car chaque fois que je parle, je crie, j’annonce violence et dévastation, et la parole de Yahweh est pour moi opprobre et sujet de risée, chaque jour.
9 Then I said: I will not call him to mind, nor will I speak any longer in his name. And my heart became like a raging fire, enclosed within my bones. And I became weary of continuing to bear it.
Je disais: « Je ne ferai plus mention de lui, je ne parlerai plus en son nom… » Il y avait dans mon cœur comme un feu dévorant, enfermé dans mes os; je m’efforçais de le contenir, et je n’ai pas pu.
10 For I heard the insults of many, and terror all around: ‘Persecute him!’ and, ‘Let us persecute him!’ from all the men who had been at peace with me and who had kept watch by my side. ‘If only there were some way that he might be deceived, and we might prevail against him and obtain vengeance from him!’
Car j’entendais les propos méchants de la foule: « Terreur de toutes parts! Dénoncez, allons le dénoncer! » Tous ceux avec qui j’étais en paix épient mes pas: « S’il se laisse séduire, nous prévaudrons contre lui, et nous tirerons vengeance de lui. »
11 But the Lord is with me, like a strong warrior. For this reason, those who persecute me will fall, and they will be ineffective. They will be greatly confounded. For they have not understood the everlasting disgrace that will never be wiped away.
Mais Yahweh est avec moi comme un héros puissant; c’est pourquoi mes persécuteurs s’affaisseront, et ils ne prévaudront pas. Ils seront confus pour n’avoir pas réussi, d’un opprobre éternel, qui ne sera pas oublié.
12 And you, O Lord of hosts, the Tester of the just, who sees the temperament and the heart: I beg you to let me see your vengeance upon them. For I have revealed my case to you.
Yahweh des armées, toi qui éprouve le juste, qui vois les reins et les cœurs, je verrai la vengeance que tu tireras d’eux, car c’est à toi que j’ai remis ma cause.
13 Sing to the Lord! Praise the Lord! For he has freed the soul of the poor from the hand of the wicked.
Chantez à Yahweh, louez Yahweh, car il a tiré l’âme du malheureux de la main des méchants.
14 Cursed is the day on which I was born! The day on which my mother gave birth to me: let it not be blessed!
Maudit soit le jour où je suis né! Que le jour où ma mère m’a enfanté ne soit pas béni!
15 Cursed is the man who announced it to my father, saying, ‘A male child has been born to you,’ causing him to rejoice with gladness.
Maudit soit l’homme qui porta la nouvelle à mon père, en lui disant: « Un enfant mâle t’est né! » et qui le combla de joie!
16 Let that man be like the cities that the Lord has overthrown without regret. Let him hear an outcry in the morning, and wailing at the time of midday!
Que cet homme soit comme les villes que Yahweh a renversées sans s’en repentir! Qu’il entende le matin le cri des vaincus, et à midi les vociférations des vainqueurs!
17 So let him be, who did not put me to death from the womb, so that my mother would have been my sepulcher, and her womb would have been my eternal resting place!
Parce qu’il ne m’a pas tué dès le sein maternel, afin que ma mère fût mon tombeau, ou que son sein me gardât éternellement!
18 Why did I depart from the womb, so that I would see hardship and sorrow, and so that my days would be consumed by trouble?”
Pourquoi suis-je sorti de son sein, pour voir la peine et la douleur, et pour consumer mes jours dans l’ignominie?
