Isaiah 26
1 Some day, [people in] Judah will sing this song: Our city [of Jerusalem] is strong! Yahweh protects our city; He is like [MET] a wall that surrounds it.
En ce même jour, on chantera cet hymne dans le pays de Juda: « Nous avons une ville forte; le secours qu'il donne, nous est un rempart et un fossé.
2 Open the gates of the city for people who are righteous; allow people who faithfully [obey Yahweh] to enter the city.
Ouvrez les portes, afin qu'entre un peuple juste, gardien de la fidélité.
3 Yahweh, those who trust in you, those who firmly resolve to never doubt you, you will enable them to feel perfectly peaceful.
Au cœur affermi tu réserves la paix, la paix, parce qu'il se confie en toi.
4 [So] always trust in Yahweh, because Yahweh, [our God], is forever [like] [MET] a huge rock [under which we are sheltered/protected/safe].
Confiez-vous en l'Éternel perpétuellement, car l'Éternel est l'Éternel, un rocher pour tous les siècles.
5 He humbles proud people and destroys cities whose people are arrogant. He causes those cities to collapse into the dust/dirt.
Car Il précipita les habitants du lieu élevé, de la ville éminente, Il l'étendit, l'étendit par terre, la coucha dans la poussière.
6 [When that happens], poor and oppressed people will trample on the ruins.
Elle est foulée par les pieds, les pieds des malheureux, sous les pas des petits. »
7 [But as for] righteous people, Yahweh, you do what is right; [it is as though] you cause the paths where they walk to be level and smooth.
« Le sentier du juste est une voie unie; du juste tu nivelles et aplanis l'ornière.
8 Yahweh, by obeying your laws we show that we trust you to help us; and what we desire is that you will be honored/praised/exalted.
Sur la voie de tes jugements nous t'attendons aussi, Éternel, et ton nom et ton souvenir sont les vœux de notre âme.
9 [All] through the night I [SYN] desire to know you better, and each morning I still want to be with you. [Only] when you come to judge [and punish] people who live on the earth will they learn to do what is right.
Mon âme te désire la nuit, et en moi mon esprit te cherche; car dès que [tu révèles] tes jugements à la terre, les habitants du monde sont instruits de la justice.
10 [But] your acting kindly toward wicked people does not cause them to do what is good. [Even] in places where people do what is right, the wicked people continue to do what is evil, and they do not realize that you, Yahweh, are great.
Quand l'impie obtient grâce, il n'apprend pas la justice; il est pervers dans le pays de la droiture, et ne considère point la grandeur de l'Éternel. »
11 Yahweh, [it is as though] your fist is raised up [ready to strike them], but they do not realize that. Show them that you are very eager to help your people. If your enemies would realize that, they would be ashamed; allow your fire to burn them up [because they are] your enemies.
« Éternel, ta main fut levée: ils ne l'ont pas vu! ils verront, et en seront confus, ton zèle pour le peuple, et le feu dévorera tes adversaires.
12 Yahweh, [we desire that] you will allow things to go well for us; everything that we have done is what you have enabled us to do.
Éternel, tu nous donnes la paix, car c'est toi qui opères pour nous tout ce que nous faisons.
13 Yahweh, our God, others have ruled over us, but you [MTY] are the only one whom we honor.
Éternel, notre Dieu, nous fûmes asservis à d'autres maîtres qu'à toi; mais à toi seul nous devons d'invoquer ton nom.
14 Those who ruled us are [now] gone; they are dead; their spirits have left this earth, and they will not become alive [again]. You punished those rulers and got rid of them, and people do not even remember them any more.
Des morts ne ressusciteront pas, des ombres ne se relèveront pas; car tu les as châtiés et tu les as détruits, et tu as anéanti toute leur mémoire. »
15 Yahweh, you have enabled our nation to become great; we are more in [now], and we have more land, [so we] thank/praise you.
« Tu accrois le peuple, Éternel, tu accrois le peuple, tu te montres glorieux, tu recules toutes les limites du pays.
16 Yahweh, when we were distressed, we asked you [to help us]; when you disciplined/punished us, we were able only to whisper when we prayed to you.
Éternel, dans l'angoisse ils regardèrent vers toi, se répandirent en prières, quand ils sentirent tes châtiments.
17 Like pregnant women writhe and cry out when they are giving birth, we suffered very much, too.
Comme la femme enceinte près de son terme ressent des douleurs et crie pendant son tourment, tels étions-nous loin de toi, Éternel.
18 We had severe pain, but nothing good resulted [MET] from it. We have not rescued our people [from being conquered by our enemies], and we have not given birth to children [who will rule the world correctly] (OR, not defeated the armies [that have attacked other nations].
Nous eûmes le poids d'une grossesse, et les angoisses, et l'enfantement ne donna que du vent; le salut du pays n'est pas produit et les habitants du monde ne sont pas nés.
19 But Yahweh’s people who have died will become alive [again], their corpses will become alive! Those whose bodies lie in graves will rise and shout joyfully! His light will be [like] dew that falls on his people who have died, who are [now] in the place where the dead people are, [and will cause them to become alive again].
Que tes morts revivent, et que mes cadavres ressuscitent! Réveillez-vous et chantez, habitants de la poudre, car ta rosée est une rosée de végétation, et la terre rendra le jour aux ombres! »
20 But now, my people/fellow-citizens, go home and lock your doors! Hide for a short time, until [Yahweh] is no longer angry.
Allons! mon peuple, entre dans tes chambres et ferme les portes derrière toi! cache-toi pour un court instant, jusqu'à ce que le courroux soit passé.
21 Listen to this: Yahweh will come from heaven to punish [all] the people on the earth for the sins that they have committed. People will be able to see [PRS] the (blood of those/the people) who have been murdered; their murderers will no longer be able to hide.
Car voici, l'Éternel sort de son séjour pour infliger aux habitants de la terre la peine de leurs crimes, et la terre laissera voir leur sang, et ne recèlera plus ses morts.
