Isaiah 19
1 [I received] this message [from Yahweh] about Egypt: “Listen to this! I, Yahweh, am coming to Egypt, riding on a fast-moving cloud. The idols in Egypt will tremble when [I appear], and the people of Egypt will be extremely afraid [IDM].
Oracle sur l’Égypte. Voici que Yahweh, porté sur une nuée légère, entre en Égypte; les idoles de l’Égypte tremblent en sa présence, et le cœur de l’Égypte se fond au dedans d’elle.
2 I will cause the people of Egypt to fight against each other: men will fight against their brothers, neighbors will fight against each other, people of one city will fight against the people of another city, people of one province will fight against the people of another province.
Je pousserai l’Égypte contre l’Égypte, et ils se battront frère contre frère, ami contre ami, ville contre ville, royaume contre royaume.
3 The people of Egypt will become very discouraged, and I will cause their plans not to be successful. They will plead with idols and sorcerers and those who talk with spirits of dead people to tell them what they should do.
L’esprit de l’Égypte s’évanouira en elle, et j’anéantirai son conseil; ils interrogeront les idoles et les enchanteurs, les nécromanciens et les devins.
4 Then I will enable someone who will treat them very cruelly to become their king [DOU].” That is what I, the Commander of the armies of angels, say.
Je livrerai l’Égypte entre les mains d’un maître dur, et un roi redoutable dominera sur eux, — oracle du Seigneur, Yahweh des armées.
5 [Some day] the water in the [Nile] River will dry up, and the riverbed will become very dry [DOU].
Les eaux de la mer tariront, le fleuve s’épuisera et se desséchera.
6 The branches of the river will all dry up [DOU] The canals along the river will stink because of the rotting reeds and (bulrushes/tall grass).
Les rivières deviendront infectes; les canaux d’Égypte baisseront et se dessécheront; les joncs et les roseaux se flétriront.
7 All the plants along the river and all the crops will dry up; then they will blow away and disappear.
Les prairies le long du Nil, sur les bords du Nil, tous les champs ensemencés le long du Nil, sécheront, s’évanouiront, et il n’y en aura plus.
8 The fishermen will throw into the river lines with hooks on them and nets, and then they will groan and be very discouraged; they will be sad [because there will be no fish in the river].
Les pêcheurs gémiront et se lamenteront, tous ceux qui jettent l’hameçon dans le fleuve; ceux qui tendent le filet sur la face des eaux seront désolés.
9 Those who weave cloth from flax will not know what to do, because there will be no thread for them to weave.
Ceux qui travaillent le lin peigné, et ceux qui tissent le coton seront consternés.
10 They will all despair and be very discouraged.
Les colonnes de l’Égypte seront brisées, tous les artisans seront dans l’abattement.
11 The officials in Zoan [city in northern Egypt] are foolish. The advice that they gave to the king was worthless. Why do they continue to tell the king that they are wise, that they are descendants of wise kings who lived long ago [RHQ]?
Les princes de Tanis ne sont que des insensés; des sages conseillers de Pharaon les conseils sont stupides. Comment osez-vous dire à Pharaon: « Je suis fils des sages, fils des rois antiques? »
12 King, (where are your wise counselors now?/You have no wise counselors now!) [RHQ] If you had any wise counselors, they could tell you what the Commander of the armies of angels has planned to do to Egypt [SAR]!
Où sont-ils, tes sages? Qu’ils t’annoncent donc, qu’ils devinent ce que Yahweh des armées a décrété contre l’Égypte!
13 [Yes], the officials of Zoan have become foolish, and the leaders in Memphis [city in northern Egypt] have deceived themselves. [All] leaders of the people have (caused their people to do wrong things/led their people astray).
Les princes de Tanis ont perdu le sens, les princes de Memphis sont dans l’illusion; ils égarent l’Égypte, eux, la pierre angulaire de ses castes.
14 Yahweh has caused them to be very foolish, with the result that in everything that they do, [it is as though the people of] Egypt stagger like [SIM] a drunken person staggers [and slips] in his own vomit.
Yahweh a répandu au milieu d’elle un esprit de vertige, et ils font errer l’Égypte dans tout ce qu’elle fait, comme erre un homme ivre dans son vomissement.
15 There is no one in Egypt, rich or poor, important or unimportant, [who will be able to help them].
Et il n’y aura aucune œuvre qui profite à l’Égypte, de tout ce que pourra faire la tête ou la queue, la palme ou le jonc.
16 At that time, the people of Egypt will be [as helpless] as [SIM] women. They will tremble, being terrified [because they know that] the Commander of the armies of angels has raised his fist, [ready to strike/punish them].
En ce jour-là, l’Égypte sera comme les femmes: elle tremblera et s’épouvantera en voyant se lever la main de Yahweh des armées; qu’il lève contre elle.
17 The people of Egypt will be afraid of the people of Judah, and anyone who mentions Judah to them will cause them to be terrified, because [that will remind them] of what Yahweh, the Commander of the armies of angels, is planning to do to them.
Et le pays de Juda sera pour l’Égypte un sujet de terreur; chaque fois qu’on le lui rappellera, elle tremblera, à cause de l’arrêt de Yahweh des armées, qu’il a porté contre elle.
18 At that time, [people in] five cities in Egypt will solemnly declare that they will serve Yahweh. They will [learn to] speak the Hebrew language. One of those cities will be called ‘City of the Sun’.
En ce jour-là, il y aura cinq villes sur la terre d’Égypte, qui parleront la langue de Chanan, et qui prêteront serment à Yahweh des armées; l’une d’elles s’appellera Ville du Soleil.
19 At that time, there will be an altar for worshiping Yahweh in the center of Egypt, and there will be a (pillar/large rock) to honor Yahweh at the border [between Egypt and Israel].
En ce jour-là, il y aura un autel pour Yahweh au milieu du pays d’Égypte, et près de la frontière une stèle pour Yahweh.
20 That will be a sign to indicate that the Commander of the armies of angels is worshiped in the land of Egypt. And when the people cry out to Yahweh to help them because others are (oppressing them/causing them to suffer), he will send to them someone who will defend and rescue them.
Et ce sera pour Yahweh des armées un signal, et un témoignage sur la terre d’Égypte; quand ils crieront vers Yahweh, à cause des oppresseurs, il leur enverra un sauveur et un champion pour les délivrer.
21 Yahweh will enable the people of Egypt to know who he is, and at that time they will have a close relationship with Yahweh and worship him and bring to him offerings of grain and other sacrifices. They will solemnly promise to do things for Yahweh, and they will do what they promise.
Yahweh se fera connaître de l’Égypte, et l’Égypte connaîtra Yahweh, en ce jour-là; ils feront des sacrifices et des offrandes; ils feront des vœux à Yahweh et les accompliront.
22 After Yahweh has punished Egypt, he will cause their troubles to end. The people of Egypt will turn to Yahweh, and he will listen when they plead to him [for help], and he will cause their troubles to cease.
Yahweh frappera l’Égypte, frappant et guérissant. Ils se convertiront à Yahweh, et il se laissera fléchir par eux et les guérira.
23 At that time, there will be a highway between Egypt and Assyria. [As a result], the people of Egypt will [be able to] travel [easily] to Assyria, and the people of Assyria [will be able to travel easily] to Egypt. And the people of both countries will worship [Yahweh].
En ce jour-là, il y aura une route d’Égypte en Assyrie; l’Assyrien viendra en Égypte, et l’Egyptien ira en Assyrie, et l’Égypte servira Yahweh avec Assur.
24 And Israel will be their ally. All three nations will be [friendly to] each other, and the people of Israel will be a blessing to the people of the entire world.
En ce jour-là, Israël s’unira, lui troisième, à l’Égypte et à l’Assyrie, pour être une bénédiction au milieu de la terre.
25 The Commander of the armies of angels will bless them, saying, “[You people of] Egypt are now my people. You people of Assyria, I have established your country. You people of Israel are the people whom I have chosen to belong to me.”
Yahweh des armées les bénira en disant: « Bénis soient l’Égypte, mon peuple, et Assur, l’ouvrage de mes mains, et Israël, mon héritage! »
