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 contre l'Egypte. Voici, l'Éternel est monté sur un nuage léger, et s'avance contre l'Egypte; et les idoles de l'Egypte tremblent à son aspect, et le cœur des Égyptiens se fond au dedans d'eux.
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.
Et j'arme Égyptien contre Égyptien, afin qu'ils se battent 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.
Et l'esprit disparaîtra du cœur des Égyptiens, et j'anéantirai leur prudence; alors ils s'adresseront aux idoles et aux devins, aux nécromans et aux habiles;
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.
et je livrerai l'Egypte à un maître rigide, et un roi dur les assujettira, dit le Seigneur, l'Éternel des armées.
5 [Some day] the water in the [Nile] River will dry up, and the riverbed will become very dry [DOU].
Et l'eau du fleuve sera tarie, et la rivière mise à sec et aride,
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).
et les ruisseaux seront infects, et les canaux d'Egypte chétifs et desséchés, et les roseaux et les joncs malades.
7 All the plants along the river and all the crops will dry up; then they will blow away and disappear.
Les prairies du fleuve, des bords du fleuve, et tous les guérets du fleuve seront desséchés, dépouillés et détruits.
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].
Alors gémiront les pêcheurs, et tous ceux qui jettent l'hameçon dans le fleuve seront en deuil, et ceux qui étendent le filet sur les eaux seront dans la stupeur,
9 Those who weave cloth from flax will not know what to do, because there will be no thread for them to weave.
et ceux qui travaillent le lin sérancé et tissent de blanches étoffes, dans la confusion.
10 They will all despair and be very discouraged.
Et les colonnes du pays sont brisées, et tous les mercenaires ont l'âme attristée.
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 Tsoan ne sont que des insensés, et des sages conseillers de Pharaon la prudence devient stupidité. Comment diriez-vous à Pharaon: « Je suis un fils des sages, un fils des anciens rois »?
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 donc tes sages? Eh! qu'ils t'annoncent, afin qu'on le sache, ce qu'a arrêté l'Éternel des armées contre l'Egypte.
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 Tsoan sont aliénés, les Princes de Noph abusés, et l'Egypte égarée par les chefs de ses tribus.
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.
L'Éternel a versé en eux un esprit d'erreur, afin qu'ils égarent les Égyptiens dans tous leurs actes, comme un homme ivre tourne et s'égare 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 ne sort de l'Egypte pas un fait exécuté par la tête ni la queue, la branche de palmier ni 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, les Égyptiens seront comme des femmes, et craintifs et tremblants, en voyant s'agiter la main que l'Éternel des armées agitera sur eux.
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.
Alors le pays de Juda sera la terreur de l'Egypte, et tous ceux qu'on fera penser à lui prendront l'alarme, à cause de l'arrêt de l'Éternel prononcé 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 même temps il y aura cinq villes au pays d'Egypte, parlant la langue de Canaan et assermentées à l'Éternel des armées: Ville de salut sera le nom de l'une d'elles.
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 même temps, il y aura un autel de l'Éternel au sein du pays d'Egypte, et sur sa frontière un cippe consacré à l'Éternel:
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.
ce qui sera pour l'Éternel des armées un signe et un témoignage dans le pays d'Egypte; car ils crieront à l'Éternel contre les oppresseurs, et Il leur enverra un sauveur et un vengeur, afin de 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.
Et l'Éternel se manifestera aux Égyptiens, et les Égyptiens apprendront à connaître l'Éternel en ce temps-là, et offriront des victimes et des oblations, et feront des vœux à l'Éternel, 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.
Ainsi l'Éternel frappe l'Egypte, frappant mais guérissant, et eux se convertissent à l'Éternel, qui se laisse fléchir par eux et les guérit.
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 même temps, il y aura une route d'Egypte en Assyrie, et l'Assyrien viendra en Egypte, et l'Égyptien ira en Assyrie, et l'Égyptien avec l'Assyrien servira [l'Éternel].
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 même temps, Israël sera, lui troisième, uni à l'Egypte et à l'Assyrie, 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.”
que bénira l'Éternel des armées en disant: Bénie soit l'Egypte, ma nation, et l'Assyrie, œuvre de mes mains, et Israël, mon héritage!
