Isaiah 23
1 [I received] this message [from Yahweh] about Tyre [city]: You [sailors on] [APO] ships from Tarshish, weep, because [the harbor of] Tyre and all the houses [in the city] have been destroyed. The reports that you heard in Cyprus [island] about Tyre [are true].
Oracle sur Tyr. Hurlez, navires de Tarsis, car elle est détruite! Plus de maisons, plus d'entrée! C'est du pays de Céthim qu'ils en reçoivent la nouvelle.
2 You people who live along the coast [near Tyre], and merchants of Sidon [city], mourn silently. Your sailors went across the seas [to many places like Tyre].
Soyez dans la stupeur, habitants de la côte, que remplissaient les marchands de Sidon, parcourant la mer.
3 They sailed across deep seas to buy grain in Egypt and [other] crops that are grown along the Nile [River]. Tyre became the city where people from [all] nations bought and sold goods.
A travers les grandes eaux, le blé du Nil, les moissons du fleuve étaient son revenu; elle était le marché des nations!
4 But now you people in Sidon should be ashamed, because [you trusted in Tyre], which has been a strong fortress [on an island] in the sea. [Tyre is like a woman who is saying], “[Now it is as though] I have not given birth to [any] children, or raised [any] sons or daughters.”
Rougis de honte, Sidon, car la mer a parlé, la citadelle de la mer, en disant: " Je n'ai pas été en travail, je n'ai pas enfanté, je n'ai point nourri de jeunes gens, et je n'ai point élevé de vierges.
5 When [the people of] Egypt hear what has happened to Tyre, they will grieve very much.
Quand l'Egypte en apprendra la nouvelle, elle sera saisie d'effroi à la nouvelle de la chute de Tyr.
6 Sail to Tarshish [and tell them what happened]; weep, you people who live along the coast.
Passez à Tarsis et hurlez, habitants de la côte!
7 [The people in] the very old city [of Tyre] were [RHQ] previously joyful. Traders [PRS] from Tyre established colonies in many distant nations.
Est-ce là votre cité joyeuse, dont l'origine remontait aux jours anciens, et que ses pieds portaient au loin pour y séjourner?
8 People from Tyre appointed kings [over other places]; their traders were wealthy; they were [as powerful and wealthy as] [MET] kings. [So], who [RHQ] caused the people of Tyre to experience this disaster?
Qui a décidé cela contre Tyr, qui donnait des couronnes, dont les marchands étaient des princes, et les trafiquants des grands de la terre?
9 It was the Commander of the armies of angels who did it; he did it in order to cause [you people in] Tyre not to be proud any more, to humiliate you men who are honored all over the world.
C'est Yahweh des armées qui l'a décidé, pour flétrir l'orgueil de tout ce qui brille, pour humilier tous les grands de la terre.
10 You people of Tarshish, you must grow crops in your land [instead of trading]; spread out over your land like [SIM] the Nile [River] spreads over the land [of Egypt] when it floods, because there is no harbor [in Tyre for your ships] now.
Répands-toi dans ton pays, comme le Nil, fille de Tarsis, car tu n'as plus de ceinture.
11 [It is as though] Yahweh stretched out his hand over the sea and shook the kingdoms of the earth. He commanded that in Phoenicia/Canaan all its fortresses must be destroyed.
Yahweh a étendu sa main sur la mer, il a fait trembler les royaumes; il a décrété contre Chanaan la ruine de ses forteresses.
12 He said to the people of Sidon, “You will never rejoice again, because you will be crushed; even if you flee to Cyprus [island], you will not escape destruction.”
Et il a dit: " Tu ne te livreras plus à la joie, vierge déshonorée, fille de Sidon! Lève-toi, passe à Céthim; là même, plus de repos pour toi.
13 Think about what happened in Babylonia: the people who were in that land have disappeared. [The armies of] Assyria have caused that land to become a place where wild animals from the desert live. The Assyrians built dirt ramps to the top of the walls [of the city of Babylon]; [then they entered the city and] tore down the palaces and caused the city to become [a heap of] rubble.
Vois le pays des Chaldéens, de ce peuple qui n'était pas, et qui a livré Assur aux bêtes du désert; ils ont élevé leurs tours, détruit ses palais, ils en ont fait un monceau de ruines. "
14 [So] wail, you [sailors on the] ships of Tarshish, because the harbor [in Tyre where your ships stop] is destroyed!
Hurlez, navires de Tarsis, car votre forteresse est détruite.
15 For seventy years, which is as long as kings usually live, people will forget about Tyre. [But then it will be rebuilt]. What will happen there will be like what happened to a prostitute in this song:
Il arrivera, en ce jour-là, que Tyr sera oubliée soixante-dix ans, la durée des jours d'un roi. Et au bout de soixante dix ans, il en sera de Tyr comme dans la chanson de la courtisane:
16 “You harlot, whom people had forgotten, play your harp well, and sing many songs, in order that people will remember you again.”
" Prends ta harpe, fais le tour de la ville, courtisane oubliée; joue avec art, multiplie tes chants, pour qu'on se souvienne de toi. "
17 [It is true that] after seventy years Yahweh will restore Tyre. Their merchants will again earn a lot of money by buying things from and selling things to many [other] nations [HYP].
Et il arrivera, au bout de soixante-dix ans, que Yahweh visitera Tyr, et elle recevra de nouveau son salaire, et elle se prostituera à tous les royaumes de la terre, sur la face du monde.
18 [But] their profits will be given to Yahweh. [The merchants] will not hoard their money; instead, they will give it to Yahweh’s priests in order that they [can] buy food and nice clothes.
Et son gain et son salaire seront consacrés à Yahweh; ils ne seront ni amassés, ni mis en réserve; car son gain appartiendra à ceux qui habitent devant Yahweh; pour qu'ils mangent, se rassasient et se parent magnifiquement.
