Isaiah 13
1 [I], Isaiah, the son of Amoz, received [from Yahweh] this message about Babylon [city]:
L’oracle touchant Babylone, qu’a vu Ésaïe, 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]!
Élevez un étendard sur une montagne nue, élevez la voix vers eux, secouez la main, et qu’ils entrent dans les portes des nobles.
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].”
J’ai donné commandement à mes saints, j’ai appelé aussi pour ma colère mes hommes forts, ceux qui se réjouissent en ma grandeur.
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.
La voix d’une multitude sur les montagnes, semblable à un grand peuple, la voix d’un tumulte des royaumes des nations rassemblées…: l’Éternel des armées fait la revue de la milice 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, du bout des cieux, l’Éternel et les instruments de son indignation, pour détruire tout le pays.
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].
Hurlez, car le jour de l’Éternel est proche! Il viendra comme une destruction 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 toutes les mains deviendront lâches, 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.
et ils seront terrifiés; les détresses et les douleurs s’empareront d’eux; ils se tordront comme celle qui enfante; ils se regarderont stupéfaits; leurs visages seront de 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, le jour de l’Éternel vient, cruel, avec fureur et ardeur de colère, pour réduire la terre en désolation; et il en exterminera 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 des cieux et leurs constellations ne feront pas briller leur lumière; le soleil sera obscur à son lever, et la lune ne fera pas luire 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.
et je punirai le monde pour sa malice, et les méchants pour leur iniquité; et je ferai cesser l’orgueil des arrogants et j’abattrai la hauteur des hommes fiers.
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 ferai qu’un mortel sera plus précieux que l’or fin, et un homme, plus 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 l’Éternel des armées et au jour de l’ardeur de 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.
Et il en sera comme d’une gazelle chassée et d’un troupeau que personne ne rassemble: chacun se tournera vers son peuple, et chacun fuira vers son pays;
15 Anyone who is captured [in Babylon] will be killed by [their enemies’] swords [DOU].
tous ceux qui seront trouvés seront transpercés, et quiconque se joindra [à eux] tombera 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.
et leurs petits enfants seront écrasés devant leurs yeux, leurs maisons seront pillées, et leurs femmes seront 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, je réveille contre eux les Mèdes, qui n’estiment pas l’argent, et, quant à l’or, n’y prennent pas de plaisir.
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!”
Et leurs arcs abattront les jeunes gens, et ils n’auront pas compassion du fruit du ventre; leur œil n’épargnera pas les fils.
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 gloire de l’orgueil des Chaldéens, sera comme quand Dieu renversa Sodome et Gomorrhe.
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 habitée, et on n’y demeurera pas, de génération en génération, et l’Arabe n’y dressera pas sa tente, et les bergers n’y feront pas reposer [leurs 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].
mais les bêtes du désert y auront leur gîte, et les hiboux rempliront ses maisons, et les autruches y feront leur demeure, et les boucs sauvages y sauteront;
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.
et les chacals s’entre-répondront dans ses palais, et les chiens sauvages, dans les maisons luxueuses. Et son temps est près d’arriver; et ses jours ne seront pas prolongés.
