Isaiah 21
1 [I received] this message [from Yahweh about Babylonia], [a land that is] near the [Persian] Gulf [but which will soon be] a desert. [An army] will soon come from the desert to invade that land; it is an army that causes its enemies to be terrified, an army that will come like a whirlwind from the south.
La charge du désert de la mer. Il vient du désert, de la terre épouvantable, comme des Tourbillons qui s'élèvent au pays du Midi, pour traverser.
2 Yahweh showed me a terrifying vision. [In the vision I saw an army] that will betray/deceive people and steal their possessions [after they conquer them]. [Yahweh said], “You armies from Elam and Media, surround [Babylon] and prepare to attack it! I will cause the groaning [and suffering] that Babylon caused to cease!”
Une dure vision m'a été déclarée. Le perfide demeure perfide; celui qui saccage, saccage [toujours]. Hélamites, montez; Mèdes, assiégez; j'ai fait cesser tous ses soupirs.
3 Because of that, my body is full of pain; my pain is like the pain that women who are giving birth experience. When I hear about and see [what God is planning to do], I am shocked.
C'est pourquoi mes reins ont été remplis de douleur; les angoisses m'ont saisi, comme les angoisses de celle qui enfante; je me suis tourmenté à cause de ce que j'ai ouï, et j'ai été tout troublé à cause de ce que j'ai vu;
4 I cannot think straight/correctly, and I tremble. I was eager for it to be nighttime, but now it is night, and I am horrified.
Mon cœur a été agité de toutes parts, et un tremblement m'a épouvanté; on m'a rendu horrible la nuit de mes plaisirs.
5 [In the vision I saw that the leaders of Babylonia] were preparing a great feast. They had spread rugs [for people to sit on]; everyone was eating and drinking. [But] they should get up and prepare their shields, [because they are about to be attacked]!
Qu'on dresse la table, qu'on fasse le guet, qu'on mange, qu'on boive; levez-vous, Capitaines, oignez le bouclier.
6 Then Yahweh said to me, “Put a watchman [on the wall of Jerusalem], and tell him to shout/proclaim what he sees.
Car ainsi me dit le Seigneur; va, pose la sentinelle, et qu'elle rapporte ce qu'elle verra.
7 Tell him to watch for chariots pulled by pairs of horses, and [men riding] camels and donkeys, [coming from Babylon]. Tell the watchman to watch and listen carefully!”
Et elle vit un chariot, une couple de gens de cheval, un chariot tiré par des ânes, et un chariot tiré par des chameaux, et elle les considéra fort attentivement.
8 [So I did that], and one day the watchman called out, “Day after day I have stood on this watchtower, and I have continued to watch during the day and during the night.
Et cria; C'est un lion; Seigneur, je me tiens en sentinelle continuellement de jour, et je me tiens en ma garde toutes les nuits.
9 Now, I saw a man riding in a chariot pulled by two horses. [I called out to him], and he answered/shouted, ‘Babylon has been destroyed! All the idols in Babylon lie in pieces on the ground!’”
Et voici venir le chariot d'un homme, une paire de gens de cheval. Alors elle parla, et dit; Elle est tombée, elle est tombée, Babylone; et toutes les images taillées de ses dieux ont été brisées par terre.
10 My people [in Judah], [the army of Babylon has caused] you to suffer greatly [as though] [MET] you were grain that was threshed and (winnowed/thrown up into the air for the wind to blow away the chaff). [But now] I have told you what the Commander of the armies of angels the God whom we Israelis [worship], told me [about Babylon].
C'est ce que j'ai foulé, et le grain que j'ai battu dans mon aire. Je vous ai annoncé ce que j'ai ouï de l'Eternel des armées, du Dieu d'Israël.
11 [I received] this message [from Yahweh] about Edom: Someone from Edom has been calling/shouting to me saying, “Watchman, how long will it be before the night is ended? [DOU]”
La charge de Duma. On crie à moi de Séhir; ô sentinelle! qu'y a-t-il depuis le soir? ô sentinelle! qu'y a-t-il depuis la nuit?
12 [I], the watchman, replied, “It will [soon] be morning, but after that, it will [soon] be night again. If you want to inquire [again about what will happen in our country], come back and inquire again.”
La sentinelle a dit; Le matin est venu, mais il s'en va être nuit; si vous demandez, demandez: retournez, venez.
13 [I received] this message about Arabia: Give this message to people traveling in caravans from Dedan [town in northwest Arabia], who camp in the scrub there. Tell them to bring water for those who are thirsty.
La charge contre l'Arabie. Vous passerez pêle-mêle la nuit dans la forêt, troupes de Dédanim;
14 And you people who live in Tema [city in northwest Arabia], must bring food for the (refugees/people who are fleeing from their enemies).
Eaux, venez au-devant de celui qui a soif; les habitants du pays de Téma sont venus au-devant de celui qui s'en allait errant çà et là avec du pain pour lui.
15 They are fleeing in order not to be killed by [their enemies’] swords and not to be shot in battles by arrows.
Car ils s'en sont allés errant çà et là de devant les épées, de devant l'épée dégainée, et de devant l'arc tendu, et de devant le fort de la bataille.
16 Yahweh said to me, “Exactly one year from now, all the greatness of the Kedar [area in Arabia] will end.
Car ainsi m'a dit le Seigneur; dans un an, tels que sont les ans d'un mercenaire, toute la gloire de Kédar prendra fin.
17 Only a few of their soldiers who know well how to shoot arrows will remain alive. [That will surely happen] because [I], Yahweh, have said it.”
Et le reste du nombre des forts archers des enfants de Kédar sera diminué; car l'Eternel le Dieu d'Israël a parlé.
