Ezekiel 30
1 Yahweh gave me another message. [He said, ]
La parole de Yahweh me fut adressée en ces termes:
2 “You human, prophesy [about what will happen to Egypt]. Say, ‘This is what Yahweh the Lord says: “Weep and wail [DOU], because terrible things will happen some day.
« Fils de l’homme prophétise et dis: Ainsi parle le Seigneur Yahweh: Hurlez! Ah! ce jour!
3 That day is near, the day when I, Yahweh, [will punish people]; it will be a day of [dark] clouds and disaster for [many] nations.
Car le jour est proche, le jour est proche pour Yahweh! Jour de nuage! Ce sera le temps des nations!
4 [An enemy army] [PRS] will come to attack Egypt with their swords, and there will be great distress [among the people] in Ethiopia. [Many] people will be killed in Egypt; everything valuable will be taken away, and [even] the foundations [of the buildings] will be torn down.
Une épée viendra sur l’Égypte, et il y aura de l’angoisse en Ethiopie, lorsque les blessés à mort tomberont en Égypte, quand on enlèvera ses richesses, et qu’on renversera ses fondements.
5 [Soldiers of] Ethiopia, Libya, Lydia, and from all of Arabia, and [all the other] groups who are their allies, will be killed in the battles.”
Ethiopiens, Libyens et Lydiens, étrangers de toutes sortes, Chub et les fils du pays de l’alliance tomberont avec eux par l’épée.
6 This is what [I], Yahweh say: “The allies of Egypt will be defeated, and the power that [the people of Egypt] are proud of will end. From Migdol [city in the north] to Aswan [city in the south], the soldiers of Egypt will be killed by their enemies’ swords”; [that is what I], Yahweh the Lord, declare.
Ainsi parle Yahweh: ils tomberont les soutiens de l’Égypte, et l’orgueil de sa force sera abaissé. De Migdol à Syène on y tombera par l’épée; — oracle du Seigneur Yahweh.
7 Egypt will become the most deserted country in the world, and its cities will be ruined, surrounded by ruined cities [in nearby nations].
Elle sera désolée au milieu des pays désolés, et ses villes seront ruinées au milieu des villes ruinées;
8 Then, when I cause [everything in] Egypt to be burned in fires, and all their allies are defeated, people will know that I, Yahweh, [have the power to do what I say that I will do].
et l’on saura que je suis Yahweh, quand je mettrai le feu à l’Égypte et que tous ses auxiliaires seront brisés.
9 At that time, I will send messengers to go [swiftly up the Nile River] in boats to cause the people of Ethiopia who (are complacent/confident/think that nothing terrible will happen to them) to become afraid. They will be terrified [PRS] when Egypt is destroyed; and it will soon be that time!”
En ce jour-là, des messagers s’en iront de ma part sur des barques, pour troubler l’Ethiopie dans sa sécurité, et il y aura chez elle de l’angoisse, comme dans le jour de l’Égypte, car voici qu’il arrive!
10 This is what [I], Yahweh the Lord, say: “By the power of [MTY] of King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon I will get rid of very many people in Egypt.
Ainsi parle le Seigneur Yahweh: je ferai cesser tout le bruit de l’Égypte, par la main de Nabuchodonosor, roi de Babylone.
11 Nebuchadnezzar and his army, whose soldiers are extremely ruthless, will come to destroy Egypt. They will pull out their swords and fill Egypt with [the corpses of] those whom they have killed.
Lui et son peuple avec lui, nation féroce entre toutes, seront amenés pour ravager le pays; ils tireront leurs épées contre l’Égypte, et rempliront de morts le pays.
12 I will cause the Nile [River] to become dry, and I will sell the nation to evil men. By the power [MTY] of foreigners I will ruin the land and everything that is in it. [That will surely happen because] I, Yahweh, have predicted it.”
Je changerai les fleuves en lieux arides; je livrerai le pays aux mains d’hommes méchants, et je dévasterai le pays et tout ce qu’il contient, par la main des étrangers. Moi, Yahweh, j’ai parlé.
13 This is [also] what [I], Yahweh the Lord, say: “I will cause the idols and statues [of idols] [DOU] in Memphis [city] to be destroyed. No longer will there be a king in Egypt, and all over the land, people will be terrified. I will cause [the people of] Egypt to be very afraid.
Ainsi parle le Seigneur Yahweh: J’exterminerai les infâmes idoles, et je ferai disparaître de Noph les faux dieux, et il n’y aura plus de prince sorti du pays d’Égypte, et je répandrai la crainte dans le pays d’Égypte.
14 I will cause the Pathros [area in southern Egypt] to be abandoned. I will start fires in Zoan [city in northeast Egypt] and punish [the people in] Thebes, [the capital of southern Egypt].
Je désolerai Pathros, je mettrai le feu à Tsoan, j’exercerai des jugements sur No;
15 I will pour out my punishment [MTY] on [the fortress in] Pelusium [at the eastern end of Egypt], and I will get rid of very many people in Thebes.
je répandrai mon courroux sur Sin, la forteresse de l’Égypte, et j’exterminerai la multitude de No.
16 I will burn Egypt by fires; [the people in] Pelusium will suffer severe pain. [Enemies] will conquer Thebes, and [the people in] Memphis will constantly be terrified.
Je mettrai le feu à l’Égypte; Sin se tordra de douleur, No sera forcée, et Noph se verra assaillie en plein jour.
17 [Many] young men in Heliopolis and Bubastis [cities in northern Egypt] will be killed by [their enemies] swords, and the others [from those cities] will be captured and taken [to Babylon].
Les jeunes hommes d’Aven et de Bubaste tomberont par l’épée, et elles-mêmes iront en captivité.
18 It will be a dark day [of destruction] at Tahpenes [city in northeast Egypt] when I cause the power [MET] of Egypt to end; that country will no longer be proud of being strong. [It will be as though] a dark cloud will cover Egypt, because the people of its villages will be captured and forced to go [to Babylon].”
A Taphnés le jour s’obscurcira, quand je briserai là le joug de l’Égypte, et que l’orgueil de sa force y prendra fin. Un nuage la couvrira, et ses filles iront en captivité.
19 That is how I will punish Egypt, and people will know that I, Yahweh, [have the power to do what I say that I will do].’”
J’exercerai des jugements sur l’Égypte, et l’on saura que je suis Yahweh. »
20 Almost eleven years [after we had been taken to Babylon], on the seventh day of the first month [of that year], Yahweh gave me another message. [He said, ]
La onzième année, au premier mois, le sept du mois, la parole de Yahweh me fut adressée en ces termes:
21 “You human, I [have enabled the army of Nebuchadnezzar to defeat the army of] the King of Egypt. [It is as though] I have broken one of the arms of the King of Egypt, and it has not been bandaged in order that it could be healed, and it has not been put in splints in order that [after it heals] the arm will be strong [enough] to hold a sword.
« Fils de l’homme, le bras de Pharaon, roi d’Égypte, je l’ai brisé, et voici qu’on ne l’a pas pansé, en employant des remèdes, en appliquant des bandes, pour le panser et le rendre assez fort pour manier l’épée.
22 Therefore, this is what [I], Yahweh the Lord, say: ‘I am the enemy of the King of Egypt. [I will completely destroy the power of Egypt; it is as though] now I will break both of the king’s arms, the good/strong one and the broken one, and cause the sword to fall from his hand.
C’est pourquoi ainsi parle le Seigneur Yahweh: Voici que je viens à Pharaon, roi d’Égypte; je lui briserai les deux bras, celui qui est valide et celui qui est déjà brisé, et je ferai tomber l’épée de sa main.
23 I will cause the people of Egypt to be scattered among the nations [DOU].
Je disperserai les Egyptiens parmi les nations, et les disséminerai dans les pays.
24 [It is as though] I will strengthen the arms of the King of Babylon and put a sword in his hand, and [as though] I will break the arms of the king of Egypt, and he will groan in front of the King of Babylon like [SIM] a soldier who is wounded and about to die.
Je fortifierai les bras du roi de Babylone; et je mettrai mon épée dans sa main; je briserai les bras de Pharaon, et il gémira devant lui, comme gémit un homme blessé à mort.
25 I will cause the power [MTY] of the King of Babylon to become greater, and the power of the king of Egypt will be useless [MET]. When that happens, when I give power to the army of the King of Babylon, they will use that power to attack Egypt.
Je fortifierai les bras du roi de Babylone, et les bras de Pharaon tomberont. Et l’on saura que je suis Yahweh, quand je mettrai mon épée dans la main du roi de Bablylone, et qu’il la tournera contre le pays d’Égypte.
26 I will cause the people of Egypt to be scattered among the nations [DOU]. And when that happens, the people [of Egypt] will know that I, Yahweh, [have the power to do what I say that I will do] [DOU].’”
Je disperserai les Egyptiens parmi les nations, et je les disséminerai dans les pays, et l’on saura que je suis Yahweh. »
