Isaiah 13
1 [I], Isaiah, the son of Amoz, received [from Yahweh] this message about Babylon [city]:
Oracle sur Babylone, révélé à Isaïe, fils d’Amots.
2 Lift up a flag on the bare [top of a] hill, to signal [that an army should come to attack Babylon]. Shout to them and wave your hand [to signal to them] that they should march through the city gates into the palaces of the proud [rulers of Babylon]!
Sur une montagne nue levez un étendard; appelez-les à haute voix, faites des signes de la main, et qu’ils franchissent les portes des princes.
3 [Yahweh says], “I have commanded those soldiers to do that; I have summoned the warriors whom I have chosen to punish [the people of Babylon] because of my being very angry with them, and those soldiers will be very proud [when they do that].”
Moi, j’ai donné ordre à mes consacrés; j’ai appelé mes héros pour servir ma colère, ceux qui acclament avec joie ma majesté.
4 Listen to the noise on the mountains, which is the noise of a huge army marching! It is the noise made by people of many people-groups shouting. The Commander of the armies of angels has summoned this army to gather together.
On entend sur les montagnes une rumeur: on dirait le bruit d’un peuple nombreux; on entend un tumulte de royaumes, de nations rassemblées: C’est Yahweh des armées qui passe en revue ses troupes de guerre.
5 They come from countries that are far away, from the most remote places [IDM] on the earth. They are [like] [SIM] weapons that Yahweh will use [to punish the people with whom] he is very angry, and to destroy the entire country [of Babylonia].
Ils viennent d’un pays lointain, de l’extrémité du ciel, Yahweh et les instruments de son courroux, pour ravager toute la terre.
6 [You people of Babylon] will scream because you will be terrified, because it will be the time that Yahweh [has determined/chosen], the time for the all-powerful [God] to destroy [your city].
Poussez des hurlements, car le jour de Yahweh est proche: il vient comme une dévastation du Tout-puissant.
7 All of your people will be very afraid [DOU], with the result that they will be unable even to lift their arms.
C’est pourquoi toute main sera défaillante, et tout cœur d’homme se fondra.
8 All of you will be terrified. You will have [PRS] severe pains like [SIM] a woman has when she is giving birth to a baby. You will look at each other helplessly, and it will show on your faces that you feel horror.
Ils trembleront, les transes et les douleurs les saisiront; ils se tordront comme une femme qui enfante; ils se regarderont les uns les autres avec stupeur; leurs visages seront comme la flamme.
9 Listen to this: The day that Yahweh has appointed/chosen is near, the day that he will furiously and fiercely [punish you] because he is very angry [with you]. He will cause your land [of Babylonia] to be desolate/barren, and he will destroy [all] the sinners in it.
Voici que le jour de Yahweh est venu, jour cruel, de fureur et d’ardente colère, pour réduire la terre en désert, et en exterminer les pécheurs.
10 [When that happens], none of the stars will shine. When the sun rises, it will be dark, and there will be no light from the moon [at night].
Car les étoiles du ciel et leurs constellations ne font pas briller leur lumière; le soleil s’est obscurci à son lever, et la lune ne répand plus sa clarté.
11 [Yahweh says], “I will punish [everyone in] the world for the evil things that they do; I will punish the wicked people for the sins that they have committed. I will stop arrogant/proud people from being proud, and I will stop ruthless people from acting cruelly.
Je punirai le monde pour sa malice, et les méchants pour leur iniquité; je ferai cesser l’arrogance des superbes, et j’abaisserai l’orgueil des tyrans.
12 [And because I will cause most people to die], people will be harder to find than gold, harder to find than fine gold from Ophir [in Arabia].
Je rendrai les hommes plus rares que l’or fin, plus rares que l’or d’Ophir.
13 I will shake the sky, and the earth will [also] move out of its place. That will happen when [I], the Commander of the armies of angels, punish [wicked people], when [I show them that] I am extremely angry [with them].
C’est pourquoi je ferai trembler les cieux, et la terre sera ébranlée de sa place, par la fureur de Yahweh des armées, au jour où s’allumera sa colère.
14 And all [the foreigners in Babylon will run around] like [SIM] deer that are being hunted, like sheep that do not have a shepherd. They will try to find other people from their countries, and [then] they will escape [from Babylon] and return to their own countries.
Alors, comme une gazelle que l’on poursuit, comme un troupeau que personne ne rassemble, chacun se tournera vers son peuple, et s’enfuira dans son pays.
15 Anyone who is captured [in Babylon] will be killed by [their enemies’] swords [DOU].
Tous ceux qu’on trouvera seront transpercés, tous ceux qu’on saisira tomberont par l’épée.
16 Their little children will be dashed to pieces on the rocks while [their parents] watch; [their enemies] will steal everything valuable from their houses and will rape their wives.
Leurs petits enfants seront écrasés sous leurs yeux, leurs maisons pillées et leurs femmes violées.
17 Look! I am going to incite the people of Media to attack Babylon. The [army of Media] will attack Babylon, even if they are offered [DOU] silver or gold [if they promise to not attack it].
Voici que je fais lever contre eux les Mèdes, qui ne font pas cas de l’argent, et ne convoitent pas l’or.
18 [With] their arrows, the [soldiers of Media] will shoot the young men [of Babylon]; they will not [even] act mercifully [DOU] toward infants or children!”
Leurs arcs écraseront les jeunes gens; ils ne feront pas grâce au fruit des entrailles; leur œil n’aura pas pitié des enfants.
19 Babylon has been a very beautiful [MTY] city; [all] the people of Babylonia have been very proud of Babylon, [their capital city]; [but] God will destroy Babylon, like [SIM] he destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah.
Et Babylone, l’ornement des royaumes, la parure des fiers Chaldéens, sera comme Sodome et Gomorrhe que Dieu a détruites.
20 No one will ever live in Babylon again. It will be deserted forever. (Nomads/People who travel from place to place to live) will refuse to set up their tents there; shepherds will not bring their flocks of sheep to rest there.
Elle ne sera jamais plus peuplée, elle ne sera plus habitée dans le cours des âges; l’Arabe n’y dressera pas sa tente, et le berger n’y parquera pas ses troupeaux.
21 Instead, animals that live in the desert will be there; jackals/wolves will live in [the ruins of] the houses. Owls (OR, Ostriches) will live in [the ruins], and wild goats will romp/jump around [there].
Les animaux du désert y feront leur gîte; les hiboux rempliront ses maisons; là habiteront les autruches, et le satyre y bondira.
22 Hyenas will howl in the [ruined] towers, and jackals/wolves will make their dens in [the ruins of] the palaces that [were previously] very beautiful. The time when [Babylon will be destroyed] is very near; Babylon will not exist much longer.
Les chacals hurleront dans ses palais déserts, et les chiens sauvages dans ses maisons de plaisir. Son temps est proche, et ses jours ne seront pas prolongés.
