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].
Prophétie sur Tyr. Gémissez, navires de Tarsis, car elle est détruite! Plus de maisons! On n'y entre plus! La nouvelle leur en vient du pays de Kittim.
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 stupéfaits, habitants de la côte, toi qui étais remplie par les marchands de Sidon, qui parcourent 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, les grains du Shichor, les moissons du Nil, 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.”
Sois honteuse, ô Sidon! Car la mer, la forteresse de la mer, a parlé ainsi: Je n'ai point été en travail, je n'ai point enfanté, je n'ai point nourri de jeunes gens, ni élevé de jeunes filles.
5 When [the people of] Egypt hear what has happened to Tyre, they will grieve very much.
Quand la nouvelle parviendra en Égypte, ils trembleront aux nouvelles de Tyr.
6 Sail to Tarshish [and tell them what happened]; weep, you people who live along the coast.
Passez à Tarsis; gémissez, habitants du rivage!
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 joyeuse cité, dont l'origine remonte au jours anciens? Ses pieds la portent au loin pour habiter en étrangère!
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 résolu ces choses contre Tyr, la distributrice de couronnes, dont les marchands étaient des princes, dont les trafiquants étaient les 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.
L'Éternel des armées l'a résolu, pour abaisser toute gloire orgueilleuse, 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.
Parcours ton pays, pareille au fleuve, fille de Tarsis; plus de liens qui te retiennent!
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.
L'Éternel a étendu sa main sur la mer, il a fait trembler les royaumes. Il a donné ordre contre Canaan, pour détruire 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.”
Il a dit: Tu ne continueras plus à te réjouir, fille de Sidon, vierge déshonorée! Lève-toi, passe au pays de Kittim; là même, tu n'auras point de repos.
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 Caldéens, peuple qui naguère n'était pas: Assur assigna ce pays aux habitants du désert. Ils dressent leurs tours, ils détruisent les palais de Tyr, ils la mettent en ruines.
14 [So] wail, you [sailors on the] ships of Tarshish, because the harbor [in Tyre where your ships stop] is destroyed!
Gémissez, 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:
En ce temps-là, Tyr sera mise en oubli soixante-dix ans, le temps de la vie d'un roi. Au bout de soixante-dix ans, il en sera de Tyr comme de la courtisane dont parle la chanson:
16 “You harlot, whom people had forgotten, play your harp well, and sing many songs, in order that people will remember you again.”
“Prends la harpe, fais le tour de la ville, courtisane oubliée! Touche bien les cordes; multiplie les chants; afin 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 au bout de soixante-dix ans, l'Éternel visitera Tyr; elle retournera à ses gains impurs, elle se prostituera sur la face du monde avec tous les royaumes de la terre.
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.
Mais ses profits et ses gains impurs seront consacrés à l'Éternel: il n'en sera rien accumulé, ni réservé. Car ses profits seront à ceux qui habitent devant la face de l'Éternel, pour les nourrir abondamment et les vêtir avec magnificence.
