Ezekiel 33

1 Yahweh gave me another message. He said,

La parole de l'Éternel me fut adressée en ces termes:

2 “You human, speak to your fellow Israelis and say this to them: ‘When I bring an enemy army [MTY] to attack a country, and the people of that country choose one of their men and appoint him to be a watchman,

Fils de l'homme, parle aux enfants de ton peuple, et dis-leur: Lorsque je fais venir l'épée sur un pays, et que le peuple de ce pays choisit quelqu'un pour l'établir comme sentinelle,

3 if he sees the enemy army [MTY] coming to attack his country, and he blows a trumpet to warn the people,

Si cet homme, voyant venir l'épée sur le pays, sonne de la trompette pour avertir le peuple,

4 if anyone hears the trumpet and does not heed the warning, and as a result he is killed by the sword [of one of his enemies], he will be responsible for his own death [MTY].

Et que celui qui entend le son de la trompette ne se tienne pas sur ses gardes et que l'épée le surprenne, son sang sera sur sa tête.

5 If he had heeded the warning, he would have (have saved his life/still be alive). But because he heard the sound of the trumpet and did not heed that warning, his death will be his own fault.

Car il a entendu le son de la trompette, et il ne s'est point tenu sur ses gardes; son sang sera sur lui; mais s'il se tient pour averti, il sauvera sa vie.

6 But if the watchman sees the enemy army [MTY] coming and does not blow the trumpet to warn the people, and one of his people is killed by an enemy sword, that person will die because of his sin, but I will consider that the watchman is responsible for that man’s death.’

Si la sentinelle voit venir l'épée et ne sonne pas de la trompette, en sorte que le peuple ne se tienne pas sur ses gardes, et que l'épée vienne enlever la vie à quelqu'un d'entre eux, celui-ci aura été surpris à cause de son iniquité, mais je redemanderai son sang à la sentinelle.

7 So, you human, I have appointed you to be a watchman for the Israeli people [MTY]. So always listen to what I say and warn the people for me.

Et toi, fils de l'homme, je t'ai établi comme sentinelle pour la maison d'Israël; écoute la parole de ma bouche, et avertis-la de ma part.

8 When I say to some wicked person, ‘You wicked person, you will surely die [because of your sins,’ you must tell him that]. If you do not speak to that person to warn him that he should turn away from his sins, that wicked person will die because of his sins, but I will say that you are responsible for his death [MTY].

Lorsque je dis au méchant: “Méchant, tu mourras certainement! “si tu ne parles pas pour détourner le méchant de sa voie, ce méchant mourra à cause de son iniquité, mais je te redemanderai son sang.

9 But if you warn that wicked person that he should turn away from his sins, and he does not do that, he will die because of his sins, but you will have saved your life.

Si au contraire tu avertis le méchant, pour le détourner de sa voie, sans qu'il s'en détourne, il mourra à cause de son iniquité; mais toi, tu sauveras ta vie.

10 You human, say to the Israeli people, ‘This is what you all are saying: “[The guilt that we have for] disobeying God’s laws and sinning is like a heavy weight on us, and it is hurting us, and we are slowly dying. So what can we do to continue to remain alive?”’

Et toi, fils de l'homme, dis à la maison d'Israël: Vous parlez ainsi et vous dites: “Puisque nos péchés et nos forfaits sont sur nous, et que nous dépérissons à cause d'eux, comment pourrions-nous vivre? “

11 Say to them, ‘Yahweh the Lord says, “As surely as I am alive, I am not happy when wicked people die; I would prefer that they turn away from their wicked behavior and continue to live. So repent! Turn away from your evil behavior! You Israeli people, do you really want to die [RHQ]?”’

Dis-leur: Je suis vivant! dit le Seigneur, l'Éternel, je ne prends point plaisir à la mort du méchant, mais à ce que le méchant se détourne de sa voie et qu'il vive. Détournez-vous, détournez-vous de votre méchante voie; pourquoi mourriez-vous, ô maison d'Israël!

12 Therefore, you human, say to your fellow Israelis, ‘If righteous people start to disobey me, their being righteous previously will not save them [from being punished]. And if wicked people turn away from their wicked behavior, they will not die because of the sins that they committed [previously]. And if righteous people start to sin, they will not be allowed to remain alive because of their formerly being righteous.’

Et toi, fils de l'homme, dis aux enfants de ton peuple: La justice du juste ne le sauvera pas au jour où il péchera, et la méchanceté du méchant ne le fera pas tomber au jour où il s'en détournera, de même que le juste ne pourra vivre par sa justice au jour où il péchera.

13 If I tell righteous people that they will surely remain alive, but then they trust/think that because they have been righteous previously, they can start to do evil [and not be punished], I will not think about the righteous things that they did previously; they will die because of the evil things that they are doing.

Quand je dis au juste qu'il vivra certainement, si, se confiant en sa justice, il commet l'iniquité, on ne se souviendra d'aucune de ses œuvres de justice; mais il mourra à cause de l'iniquité qu'il a commise.

14 And if I say to some wicked person, ‘You will surely die [because of your sins],’ that person may turn away from his sinful behavior and do what is just and right [DOU].

Lorsque je dis au méchant: “Tu mourras certainement! “si, se détournant de son péché, il fait ce qui est droit et juste,

15 For example, he may return what he took from another person to guarantee [that that person would pay back what he owes], or he may return things that he has stolen, and he may obey the laws that will enable [those who obey them] to remain alive, and he will not continue to do evil things. If that happens, he will surely remain alive; he will not die [because of the sins that he committed previously].

Si le méchant rend le gage, s'il restitue ce qu'il a ravi, s'il marche dans les préceptes qui donnent la vie, sans commettre d'iniquité, certainement il vivra et ne mourra point.

16 I will not think about the sins that he has committed; he will surely remain alive.

On ne se souviendra d'aucun des péchés qu'il aura commis; il fait ce qui est droit et juste, certainement il vivra.

17 Your fellow Israelis say, ‘What Yahweh does is not fair.’ But it is your behavior that is not fair.

Mais les enfants de ton peuple disent: “La voie du Seigneur n'est pas bien réglée. “C'est leur voie qui n'est pas bien réglée.

18 If a righteous person turns away from doing what is righteous and starts to do what is evil, [it is fair that] he die because of his sins.

Si le juste se détourne de sa justice, pour commettre l'iniquité, il en mourra.

19 And if a wicked person turns away from his wicked behavior and does what is right and fair [DOU], [it is fair] for him to remain alive because of doing that.

Si le méchant se détourne de sa méchanceté, pour faire ce qui est droit et juste, il en vivra.

20 But you Israeli people still say, ‘What Yahweh does is not fair.’ But I will judge each of you for what you do.”

Et vous dites: “La voie de l'Éternel n'est pas bien réglée! “Je vous jugerai, ô maison d'Israël, chacun selon ses voies.

21 Almost twelve years [after we had been taken to Babylonia], on the fifth day of the tenth month [of that year], a man who had escaped from Jerusalem came to me [in Babylon] and said, “Jerusalem has been captured!”

La douzième année de notre captivité, le cinquième jour du dixième mois, un homme qui s'était échappé de Jérusalem vint me dire: La ville est prise!

22 The evening before that man arrived, Yahweh took control [MTY] of me, and when that man arrived, Yahweh enabled me to speak again; I was no longer forced to be silent.

Or la main de l'Éternel avait été sur moi, le soir avant que vînt le fugitif; et lorsqu'il vint auprès de moi le matin, l'Éternel m'avait ouvert la bouche. Ma bouche était ouverte, et je n'étais plus muet.

23 Then Yahweh gave a message to me. He said,

Et la parole de l'Éternel me fut adressée, en ces termes:

24 “You human, the people who are living in the ruins in Israel are saying, ‘Abraham was only one person, but Yahweh [promised him that he and his descendants] would possess this land. But we are many; so surely this land has been given to us [by Yahweh] to continue to possess.’

Fils de l'homme, ceux qui habitent les lieux désolés du pays d'Israël, parlent ainsi: Abraham était seul, et il a hérité le pays; nous sommes un grand nombre, et le pays nous est donné en possession.

25 So send a message to them. Say, ‘This is what Yahweh the Lord says: You eat meat that still has the animal’s blood in it. You still worship idols. And you still murder others [MTY]. So, (should this land belong to you?/this land should certainly not belong to you!) [RHQ]

C'est pourquoi dis-leur: Ainsi a dit le Seigneur, l'Éternel: Vous mangez avec le sang, vous levez les yeux vers vos idoles, vous répandez le sang, et vous posséderiez le pays!

26 You rely on using your swords [to obtain things that you want]. You do many detestable things. Each of you has sex with other men’s wives. So (why should you continue to possess the land of Israel?/you should not continue to possess this land!) [RHQ]’

Vous vous appuyez sur votre épée, vous commettez des abominations, vous souillez chacun de vous la femme de son prochain, et vous posséderiez le pays!

27 Send this message to them: ‘This is what Yahweh the Lord says: As surely as I am alive, those who are left in the ruins [in Jerusalem] will also be killed by [their enemies’] swords, and those who are living in the countryside will be killed by wild animals, and those who are living in forts and caves will die from a plague.

Dis-leur: Ainsi a dit le Seigneur, l'Éternel: Je suis vivant! les habitants de ces lieux désolés tomberont par l'épée, et je livrerai aux bêtes ceux qui sont dans les champs, afin qu'elles les dévorent, et ceux des forteresses et des cavernes mourront de la peste.

28 I will cause your country to become a desolate wasteland. You will no longer be proud of being a strong country. The mountains of Israel will become very desolate, with the result that no one will walk across them.

Je réduirai le pays en désolation et en désert, l'orgueil de sa force sera abattu; les montagnes d'Israël seront désolées, au point que nul n'y passera plus.

29 Then, when I have caused your country to become a desolate wasteland because of all the detestable things that you have done, you will know that I, Yahweh, [have the power to do what I say that I will do].’

Et ils sauront que je suis l'Éternel, quand je réduirai le pays en désolation et en désert, à cause de toutes les abominations qu'ils ont commises.

30 As for you, you human, your fellow Israelis [here in Babylon] are talking about you along the city walls and at the doors of their houses. They are saying to each other, ‘Come and listen to the message that has come from Yahweh!’

Et toi, fils de l'homme, les enfants de ton peuple s'entretiennent à ton sujet, près des murs et aux portes des maisons. Ils conversent ensemble, chacun avec son frère, et ils disent: Allons écouter quelle est la parole qui est procédée de l'Éternel!

31 My people come to you as they often have done, and they sit in front of you to listen to what you say. But they do not do what you tell them that they must do. With their mouths they say that they love me, but in their inner beings they are eager to acquire things by doing what is unjust.

Et ils viennent vers toi en grande foule; mon peuple s'assied devant toi, et ils écoutent tes paroles, mais ne les mettent point en pratique. Ils en font dans leur bouche un objet de moquerie, et leur cœur se livre à la cupidité.

32 To them, you are only a man who sings love songs with a beautiful voice, and you play a musical instrument well. They hear what you say, but they do not do what you tell them to do.

Voici, tu es pour eux une belle mélodie, un excellent musicien; ils écoutent tes paroles, mais ne les mettent point en pratique.

33 The terrible things that I have said will happen to them will surely happen. And then they will know that a prophet has been among them, [and that you are that prophet].”

Mais quand ces choses arriveront, et voici qu'elles arrivent, ils sauront qu'il y avait un prophète au milieu d'eux.