Isaiah 38
1 About that time, Hezekiah became [very] ill and was close to dying. [So] I went to see him. And I gave him this message: “This is what Yahweh says: ‘You should tell the people in your palace what you want them to do after you die, because you will not recover from this illness. You are going to die’”
En ce temps-là, Ézéchias fut malade à la mort. Le prophète Ésaïe, fils d’Amots, vint auprès de lui, et lui dit: Ainsi parle l’Éternel: Donne tes ordres à ta maison, car tu vas mourir, et tu ne vivras plus.
2 Hezekiah turned his face toward the wall, and prayed this:
Ézéchias tourna son visage contre le mur, et fit cette prière à l’Éternel:
3 “Yahweh, do not forget that I have always served you very faithfully, and I have done things that pleased you!” Then Hezekiah [started to] cry loudly.
O Éternel! Souviens-toi que j’ai marché devant ta face avec fidélité et intégrité de cœur, et que j’ai fait ce qui est bien à tes yeux! Et Ézéchias répandit d’abondantes larmes.
4 [I left his room, but] Yahweh gave me this message:
Puis la parole de l’Éternel fut adressée à Ésaïe, en ces mots:
5 “Go [back] to Hezekiah and tell him that this is what I, the God to whom your ancestor King David belonged, say: ‘I have heard what you prayed, and I have seen you crying. So listen: I will enable you to live 15 years more.
Va, et dis à Ézéchias: Ainsi parle l’Éternel, le Dieu de David, ton père: J’ai entendu ta prière, j’ai vu tes larmes. Voici, j’ajouterai à tes jours quinze années.
6 And, I will rescue you and this city from the power [MTY] of the King of Assyria. I will defend this city.
Je te délivrerai, toi et cette ville, de la main du roi d’Assyrie; je protégerai cette ville.
7 And this is what I will do to prove that I will do what I have just now promised. I will cause the shadow of the sun to move ten steps backward on the sundial that was built by King Ahaz.’”
Et voici, de la part de l’Éternel, le signe auquel tu connaîtras que l’Éternel accomplira la parole qu’il a prononcée.
8 So the shadow of the sun on the sundial moved backward ten steps.
Je ferai reculer de dix degrés en arrière avec le soleil l’ombre des degrés qui est descendue sur les degrés d’Achaz. Et le soleil recula de dix degrés sur les degrés où il était descendu.
9 When King Hezekiah was almost well again, he wrote this:
Cantique d’Ézéchias, roi de Juda, sur sa maladie et sur son rétablissement.
10 I thought to myself, “Is it necessary for me to die and go to the place where the dead people are during this time of my life when I am still strong? Is Yahweh going to rob me of the remaining years that I [should live]?” (Sheol h7585)
Je disais: Quand mes jours sont en repos, je dois m’en aller Aux portes du séjour des morts. Je suis privé du reste de mes années! (Sheol h7585)
11 I said, “I will not see Yahweh [again] in this world where people are alive. I will not see my friends again, or be with others who [now] are alive in this world.
Je disais: Je ne verrai plus l’Éternel, L’Éternel, sur la terre des vivants; Je ne verrai plus aucun homme Parmi les habitants du monde!
12 [It is as if] my life has been taken away like [SIM] a tent [whose pegs] have been pulled up by a shepherd and taken away. My time to live has been cut short, like a piece of cloth that a weaver [cuts and] rolls up [after he has finished weaving a cloth].” Suddenly, [it seemed that] my life was ending.
Ma demeure est enlevée et transportée loin de moi, Comme une tente de berger; Je sens le fil de ma vie coupé comme par un tisserand Qui me retrancherait de sa trame. Du jour à la nuit tu m’auras achevé!
13 I waited patiently all during the night, but [my pain was as though] [MET] I was being torn apart by lions. [It seemed that] my life was finished.
Je me suis contenu jusqu’au matin; Comme un lion, il brisait tous mes os, Du jour à la nuit tu m’auras achevé!
14 [I was delirious, and] I chirped like a swift or a swallow, and moaned like a dove. My eyes became tired looking up [toward heaven] for help. I cried out, Lord, help me, [because] I am distressed!’
Je poussais des cris comme une hirondelle en voltigeant, Je gémissais comme la colombe; Mes yeux s’élevaient languissants vers le ciel: O Éternel! Je suis dans l’angoisse, secours-moi!
15 But there was really nothing [RHQ] that I could say and ask him to reply to me, because it was Yahweh who sent this illness. [So now] I will live humbly during my [remaining] years because I am very anguished.
Que dirai-je? Il m’a répondu, et il m’a exaucé. Je marcherai humblement jusqu’au terme de mes années, Après avoir été ainsi affligé.
16 Yahweh, the sufferings (OR, the promises) that you give are good, [because] what you do and what you say bring [new] life and health to us. And you restore/heal me and allow me [to continue] to live!
Seigneur, c’est par tes bontés qu’on jouit de la vie, C’est par elles que je respire encore; Tu me rétablis, tu me rends à la vie.
17 Truly, my suffering was good for me; you loved me, and as a result you have rescued me from dying and have also forgiven all my sins.
Voici, mes souffrances mêmes sont devenues mon salut; Tu as pris plaisir à retirer mon âme de la fosse du néant, Car tu as jeté derrière toi tous mes péchés.
18 Dead people [MTY] cannot praise you; they cannot sing to praise you. Those who have descended to their graves cannot confidently expect you to faithfully [do things for them]. (Sheol h7585)
Ce n’est pas le séjour des morts qui te loue, Ce n’est pas la mort qui te célèbre; Ceux qui sont descendus dans la fosse n’espèrent plus en ta fidélité. (Sheol h7585)
19 Only people who are still alive, like I am, can praise you. Fathers tell their children how you are faithful, [and if I remain alive, I will do the same thing].
Le vivant, le vivant, c’est celui-là qui te loue, Comme moi aujourd’hui; Le père fait connaître à ses enfants ta fidélité.
20 [I know that] Yahweh will fully heal me, [so] I will sing to praise him while others praise him playing musical instruments; I will do that every day of my life, in the temple of Yahweh.”
L’Éternel m’a sauvé! Nous ferons résonner les cordes de nos instruments, Tous les jours de notre vie, Dans la maison de l’Éternel.
21 I had [previously] said to Hezekiah’s servants, “Prepare an ointment from [mashed] figs, and spread it on his boil, and then he will recover.” [So they did that, and Hezekiah recovered].
Ésaïe avait dit: Qu’on apporte une masse de figues, et qu’on les étende sur l’ulcère; et Ézéchias vivra.
22 And Hezekiah had [previously] asked, “What will Yahweh do to prove that I will [recover and be able to] go to his temple?”
Et Ézéchias avait dit: A quel signe connaîtrai-je que je monterai à la maison de l’Éternel?
