Isaiah 14
1 [But] Yahweh will act mercifully toward the Israeli people; he will choose [the people of] Israel [to be his people again], and he will allow them to [return here and] live in their own land again. Then people from [many] other countries will come here and unite with the Israeli people.
Car l'Éternel aura compassion de Jacob; il choisira encore Israël; il les rétablira dans leur terre; les étrangers se joindront à eux, et s'attacheront à la maison de Jacob.
2 People of other nations will help them to return to their [own] land, and those who come from other countries will (work for/become the servants of) the Israeli people. Those who captured people of Israel will be captured by Israeli soldiers, and the people of Israel will rule over the people who [previously] oppressed them.
Les peuples les prendront et les ramèneront dans leur pays; et la maison d'Israël les possédera, sur la terre de l'Éternel, comme serviteurs et comme servantes. Ils mèneront captifs ceux qui les menaient captifs, et ils domineront sur leurs exacteurs.
3 Some day Yahweh will free you [Israeli people] from suffering and trouble and from being afraid, and from being cruelly treated as slaves [MTY].
Et le jour où l'Éternel t'aura fait reposer de ton travail et de ton tourment, et de la dure servitude sous laquelle on t'avait asservi,
4 When that happens, you will make fun of the King of Babylon by saying this: “You treated us cruelly, but that has ended! Your insolently causing others to suffer is finished!
Tu commenceras ce chant sur le roi de Babylone, et tu diras: Comment a fini le tyran, comment a fini l'oppression?
5 You evil ruler, Yahweh will get rid of your power, and you will oppress people no longer!
L'Éternel a brisé le bâton des méchants, la verge des dominateurs!
6 You attacked people many times because you were very angry with them, and you subdued/conquered [other] nations by causing them to suffer endlessly.
Celui qui frappait les peuples avec fureur, de coups incessants, qui gouvernait les peuples avec colère, est poursuivi sans ménagement!
7 [But soon] everything will be quiet and peaceful on the earth. Everyone [PRS] will sing [again]!
Toute la terre est en repos, elle est tranquille; on éclate en cris de joie.
8 [It will be as though] even the trees in the forests will joyfully sing this song, the cyprus/pine [trees] and the cedar [trees] in Lebanon will sing it: ‘You (have been overthrown/are no longer a ruler), and now no one comes to get rid of us [MET].’
Les cyprès aussi, les cèdres du Liban, se réjouissent à ton sujet. Depuis que tu es gisant, disent-ils, personne ne monte plus pour nous abattre.
9 The dead people are [PRS] are eagerly waiting for you to come to the place where they are. The spirits of the world leaders will be delighted to welcome you; those who were kings of many nations [before they died] will stand up [to welcome you]. (Sheol h7585)
Le Sépulcre profond s'émeut devant toi, pour venir à ta rencontre. Il réveille devant toi les trépassés, tous les puissants de la terre; il fait lever de leurs trônes tous les rois des nations. (Sheol h7585)
10 They will all shout to you [together], ‘Now you are as weak as we are!’
Tous ils prennent la parole, et te disent: Toi aussi, te voilà sans force comme nous! Tu es devenu semblable à nous!
11 You were very proud and powerful, [but all] that ended when you died, along with the sounds of harps [being played in your palace]. [Now in your grave] maggots will be under you [like a sheet] [MET], and worms will cover you [like a blanket] [MET]. (Sheol h7585)
Ta magnificence est descendue au Sépulcre, avec le son de tes lyres. Tu es couché sur une couche de vers, et la corruption est ta couverture! (Sheol h7585)
12 You have [disappeared from the earth like] [MET] a star which has fallen from the sky; you [were very well-known] [like] [MET] the morning star [which is seen by everyone]; you destroyed [many] nations, but now you have been destroyed.
Comment es-tu tombé du ciel, astre brillant (Lucifer), fils de l'aurore? Comment as-tu été abattu à terre, toi qui foulais les nations?
13 You [proudly] said to yourself, ‘I will ascend to heaven, to my throne above God’s stars. I will rule on the mountain where [the gods] gather together, far in the north.
Tu disais en ton cœur: Je monterai aux cieux, j'élèverai mon trône par-dessus les étoiles de Dieu; je siégerai sur la montagne de l'assemblée, aux régions lointaines de l'Aquilon.
14 I will ascend above the clouds and become like the highest/greatest god!’
Je monterai sur les hauteurs des nues, je serai semblable au Très-Haut.
15 [But you were not able to do that]; instead, you were carried down to your grave, and you went to the place where the dead people are. (Sheol h7585)
Mais tu es descendu dans le Sépulcre, dans les profondeurs du tombeau! (Sheol h7585)
16 The [other dead] people there stare at you; they wonder what happened to you. [They say], ‘Is this the man who caused the earth to shake and caused the [people in many] kingdoms to tremble?
Ceux qui te voient fixent leurs yeux sur toi; ils te considèrent: Est-ce là cet homme qui faisait trembler la terre, qui ébranlait les royaumes,
17 Is this the man who [tried to] cause the world to become a desert, who conquered its cities and did not allow the people whom he captured to return to their homes?’
Qui changeait le monde en désert, qui détruisait les villes et ne relâchait pas ses prisonniers?
18 All the kings of the earth [who have died] were greatly honored when they were buried,
Tous les rois des nations, oui tous, reposent avec gloire, chacun dans sa demeure.
19 but your [corpse will] not be buried; it will be thrown away like [SIM] a worthless branch [of a tree]. Your corpse will be under a heap of other corpses of soldiers that were killed by [their enemies’] swords, and [their corpses] were not buried; you will be with those who have gone down to the stony ground in a big pit.
Mais toi, tu es jeté loin de ta sépulture, comme un rejeton de rebut; tu es recouvert des corps morts, percés par l'épée, qu'on jette sous les pierres d'une fosse; tu es comme un cadavre foulé aux pieds!
20 Your [corpse] will not be buried because you have destroyed your nation and have caused your people to be killed. The descendants of wicked people [like you] will never be honored again.
Tu ne seras pas réuni à eux dans la tombe; car tu as ravagé ta terre, tu as tué ton peuple. La race des méchants ne sera plus nommée à jamais!
21 [People will say], ‘Slaughter this man’s children because of the sins that their ancestors committed! Do not allow them to become rulers and conquer [all the nations in] the world, and fill the world with the cities [that they rule]!’”
Préparez le massacre pour les fils, à cause de l'iniquité de leurs pères. Qu'ils ne se lèvent plus pour posséder la terre, et couvrir de villes la face du monde!
22 [This is what] the Commander of the armies of angels says: “I [myself] will cause Babylon to be conquered. I will get rid of Babylon and its people and their descendants.
Je m'élèverai contre eux, dit l'Éternel des armées; et je retrancherai de Babylone son nom et son reste, le fils et le petit-fils, dit l'Éternel.
23 I will cause Babylon to be a place where owls live, a place full of swamps; I will get rid of it completely [as though] [MET] I were sweeping it with a broom. [That is what I], the Commander of the armies of angels, say.”
J'en ferai la tanière du hérisson; j'en ferai un marécage; je la balaierai avec le balai de la destruction, dit l'Éternel des armées.
24 The Commander of the armies of angels has [also] solemnly promised this: “The things that I have planned will surely happen [DOU].
L'Éternel des armées l'a juré, disant: Certainement, la chose arrivera comme je l'ai projetée, et ce que j'ai résolu, s'accomplira:
25 [When the army of] Assyria is in my land [of Israel], I will crush them. [It will be as though] I will trample them on my mountains. My people will no longer be the slaves [MET] of the people of Assyria; [it will be as though] [MET] I will take away the burdens that are on their shoulders.
De briser Assur dans ma terre, et de le fouler aux pieds sur mes montagnes; son joug sera ôté de dessus mon peuple, et son fardeau de dessus leurs épaules.
26 I have a plan for everyone on the earth, a plan to show my power [MTY] to punish all the nations.
C'est là le dessein arrêté contre toute la terre, c'est là la main étendue sur toutes les nations.
27 [I], the Commander of the armies of angels, have spoken, and no one can [RHQ] change my mind. When I raise my fist [to strike Assyria], no one [RHQ] will be able to stop me [from doing that].”
Car l'Éternel des armées a formé ce dessein: qui l'empêchera? C'est sa main qui est étendue: qui la détournera
28 I received this message [from Yahweh] during the year that King Ahaz died:
L'année de la mort du roi Achaz, cet oracle fut prononcé:
29 You people of Philistia, do not rejoice that the enemy army [MET] that attacked you has been defeated and that their king is dead. He was [as dangerous as] [MET] a snake, but there will be another king, who will be more [dangerous] than a cobra; he will be [like] [MET] a quick-moving poisonous snake.
Ne te réjouis point, terre des Philistins, de ce que la verge qui te frappait a été brisée; car de la race du serpent naîtra un basilic, et le fruit en sera un dragon volant.
30 Those of my people who are very poor will take care of their flocks of sheep, and the needy people will lie down safely, but I will cause you people [of Philistia] who are still alive [DOU] to die from famine.
Alors les plus pauvres seront repus, et les misérables reposeront en sécurité; mais je ferai mourir de faim ta postérité, et on tuera ce qui sera resté de toi.
31 [So], you people of Philistia, wail at the gates of your cities! You should be extremely afraid, because [a very powerful army] will come from the north [to attack you]; [their chariots will stir up the dust like] [MET] a cloud of smoke. Each of their soldiers is ready to fight.
Porte, gémis! Ville, lamente-toi! Terre des Philistins, sois toute dans l'épouvante! Car du nord vient une fumée, une troupe où nul combattant ne quitte son rang.
32 If messengers [from Philistia] come to us [Israeli people], this is what we must [RHQ] tell them: “Yahweh has established Jerusalem, [not Philistia], and his people who are oppressed will be safe inside [the walls of] Jerusalem.”
Et que répondre aux envoyés de cette nation? Que l'Éternel a fondé Sion, et qu'en elle les affligés de son peuple auront leur refuge.
