Isaiah 3
1 The Commander of the armies of angels is about to take away from Jerusalem and [other places in] Judea everything that you depend on— all your food and water.
Car voici que le Seigneur, Yahweh des armées, va retirer de Jérusalem et de Juda toute ressource et tout appui, toute ressource de pain et toute ressource d'eau,
2 He will take away your heroes and your [other] soldiers, your judges and your prophets, people who do rituals to find out what will happen in the future and the elders,
héros et homme de guerre, juge, prophète et devin, ancien,
3 army officers and [other] officials, advisors and skilled craftsmen and those who perform rituals to predict the future.
capitaine et notable, conseiller, ouvrier expert en son art et habile enchanteur.
4 He will appoint boys to be your leaders; your children will rule you.
Et je leur donnerai des jeunes gens pour princes, et des enfants domineront sur eux.
5 People will treat each other cruelly: people will fight against their neighbors. Young people will insult older people, and vulgar/dishonorable people will sneer at people who should be honored.
Et le peuple se ruera homme contre homme, chacun contre son voisin; ils se précipiteront, le jeune homme contre le vieillard, et l'homme de rien contre le plus illustre.
6 At that time, someone will grab one of his brothers in his father’s house and say to him, “You have a coat, [which shows that you are respected]. [So] you be our leader! You rule this [city, which is now] a pile of ruins!”
Lorsqu'un homme prendra son frère dans la maison de son père, en disant: " Tu as un manteau, sois notre chef, et que cette ruine soit sous ta garde! "
7 [But] his brother will reply, “[No], I cannot help you, [because] I do not have [any extra] food or clothes in this house. [So] do not appoint me to be your leader!”
Il se récriera en ce jour-là: " Je ne veux pas être le médecin: je n'ai dans ma maison ni pain ni manteau; ne me faites pas chef du peuple. "
8 Jerusalem and [the other towns in] Judah will be destroyed, because [everything] that the people do and say there opposes Yahweh, who is powerful and glorious, and they refuse to obey him. They rebel against him.
Car Jérusalem chancelle et Juda s'écroule, parce que leurs paroles et leurs œuvres sont contre Yahweh, pour braver le regard de sa majesté.
9 They even show on their faces that [they oppose Yahweh]. They are proud of their sins, like [the people of] Sodom were [long ago]; they do not try to hide their sins. [Because of their sins], terrible things will happen to them, [but] they will bring those disasters on themselves.
L'air de leur visage dépose contre eux; comme Sodome, ils publient leur péché et ne s'en cachent point. Malheur à eux! car ils sont eux-mêmes les auteurs de leur perte.
10 [Yahweh told me to] tell the righteous people that good things will happen to them; they will enjoy the blessings that they will receive for their good deeds.
Dites au juste qu'il est heureux, car il mangera le fruit de ses œuvres.
11 [But] terrible things will happen to wicked people; they will be (paid back/punished) for [the evil things that] [MTY] they have done.
Malheur au méchant! mal lui arrivera, car ce que ses mains ont fait lui sera rendu.
12 [Now], youths [who have become leaders] treat my people cruelly, and women rule over my people. My people, your leaders are misleading you; they are causing you to go down the wrong road [MET].
Mon peuple est opprimé par des enfants, et des femmes le gouvernent. Mon peuple, ceux qui te dirigent t'égarent, et ils ruinent le chemin où tu dois passer.
13 [It is as though] Yahweh has sat in his place in a courtroom and is ready to judge his people.
Yahweh s'est levé pour rendre la justice, et il est debout pour juger les peuples.
14 He will stand up to declare why the elders and rulers of his people should be punished: [he says], “The people of Israel are [like] [MET] a vineyard that I planted, but you have ruined it! Your houses are full of things that you have stolen from poor people.
Yahweh entre en jugement avec les anciens et les princes de son peuple: " Vous avez brouté la vigne; la dépouille du pauvre est dans vos maisons.
15 You should stop [RHQ] crushing my people! [It is as though] you are pushing the faces of poor people into the dirt!” [That is what] the Commander of the armies of angels says.
De quel droit foulez-vous mon peuple, et écrasez-vous la face des malheureux? " — oracle du Seigneur Yahweh des armées.
16 Yahweh says this: “The women of Jerusalem are haughty/proud; they walk around sticking their chins out, and flirting [with men] with their eyes. They walk with tiny steps with bracelets on their ankles that jingle.
Yahweh a dit: Parce que les filles de Sion sont devenues orgueilleuses, qu'elles s'avancent la tête haute, lançant des regards, qu'elles vont à petits pas, et font sonner les anneaux de leurs pieds,
17 So I, Yahweh, will cause sores to be on their heads, and I will cause those beautiful women in Jerusalem to become bald.”
le Seigneur rendra chauve le crâne des filles de Sion, et Yahweh découvrira leur nudité.
18 At the time [that Yahweh does that], he will strip away everything that the women of Jerusalem wear to make themselves beautiful—the ornaments on their ankles and their headbands, their crescent necklaces,
En ce jour-là, le Seigneur enlèvera le luxe des anneaux, les soleils et les croissants;
19 their earrings and bracelets and veils,
les pendants d'oreille, les bracelets et les voiles;
20 their scarves and ankle bracelets and sashes, their perfumes and (charms/little things that they wear thinking that those things will protect them from evil),
les diadèmes, les chaînettes des pieds et les ceintures;
21 their signet rings and nose rings,
les boîtes à parfum et les amulettes, les bagues et les anneaux du nez;
22 their nice robes and capes and cloaks and purses,
les robes de fête et les larges tuniques, les manteaux et les bourses;
23 their mirrors and nice linen clothes and shawls.
les miroirs et les mousselines, les turbans et les mantilles.
24 Instead of their having a nice smell from perfume, they will stink; instead of nice sashes, they will have ropes [around their waists because they will be captives]. Instead of having fancy hairdos, they will be bald. Instead of fancy/beautiful robes, they will wear rough sackcloth, and instead of being beautiful, they will be branded.
Et, au lieu de parfum, il y aura la pourriture; au lieu de ceinture, une corde; au lieu de cheveux bouclés, une tête chauve; au lieu d'une ample robe, un sac; au lieu de beauté, la marque imprimée par le feu.
25 Their husbands will be killed by [their enemies’] swords, and their soldiers [will also die] in battles.
Tes guerriers tomberont par l'épée, et tes héros dans la bataille.
26 People [PRS] will mourn and cry at the gates [of the city]. The city will [be like] [MET] a woman who sits on the ground because everything that she owned is gone.
Les portes de Sion gémiront et seront dans le deuil, et, désolée, elle sera assise dans la poussière.
