Isaiah 40
1 Our God says, “Encourage my people! Encourage them!
Consolez, consolez mon peuple, dira votre Dieu.
2 Speak kindly to [the people of] Jerusalem; tell them that their suffering is ended, and that I have forgiven them for the sins that they have committed; I [SYN] have fully punished them for their sins.”
Parlez à Jérusalem selon son cœur, et lui criez que son temps marqué est accompli, que son iniquité est tenue pour acquittée, qu'elle a reçu de la main de l'Eternel le double pour tous ses péchés.
3 I hear someone who is shouting, “Prepare in the desert a way for Yahweh to come [to you]; make a smooth road for our God (OR, Prepare yourselves to receive Yahweh when he comes, like people make a straight road for an important official [MET]).
La voix de celui qui crie au désert [est]; préparez le chemin de l'Eternel, dressez parmi les landes les sentiers à notre Dieu.
4 Fill in the valleys; flatten every hill and every mountain. Make the uneven ground smooth, and make the rough places smooth.
Toute vallée sera comblée, et toute montagne et tout coteau seront abaissés, et les lieux tortus seront redressés, et les lieux raboteux seront aplanis.
5 [If you do that], it will become known that Yahweh is glorious/great, and all people will realize it at the same time. [Those things will surely happen] because it is Yahweh who has said [MTY] it.”
Alors la gloire de l'Eternel se manifestera, et toute chair ensemble la verra; car la bouche de l'Eternel a parlé.
6 Someone said to me, “Shout!” I replied, “What should I shout?” [He replied], “[Shout that] people are like [SIM] grass; their influence fades as quickly as flowers in the field.
La voix dit; crie; et on a répondu; que crierai-je? Toute chair est [comme] l'herbe, et toute sa grâce est comme la fleur d'un champ.
7 Grass withers and flowers dry up when Yahweh causes a hot wind from the desert to blow on them. And people are [MET] like that.
L'herbe est séchée, et la fleur est tombée, parce que le vent de l'Eternel a soufflé dessus; vraiment le peuple [est comme] l'herbe.
8 The grass withers and the flowers dry up, but what our God promises will last forever.”
L'herbe est séchée, et la fleur est tombée; mais la parole de notre Dieu demeure éternellement.
9 You [people of] Jerusalem, you have good news to tell to people, so, shout it from the top of a high mountain! Shout it loudly, and do not be afraid! Tell the people in the towns of Judah, “Your God is coming here!”
Sion, qui annonces de bonnes nouvelles, monte sur une haute montagne; Jérusalem, qui annonces de bonnes nouvelles, élève ta voix avec force; élève-la, ne crains point; dis aux villes de Juda; voici votre Dieu.
10 Yahweh your God will be coming with power; he will rule powerfully [MTY]. And when he comes, he will bring with him the people whom he has freed [MET] [from being slaves in Babylonia].
Voici, le Seigneur l'Eternel viendra contre le fort, et son bras dominera sur lui; voici son salaire [est] avec lui, et son loyer [marche] devant lui.
11 He will take care of his people like [SIM] a shepherd takes care of his sheep, and carries the young lambs in his arms. He carries them close to his chest and he gently leads the female sheep that are nursing their young lambs.
Il paîtra son troupeau, comme un berger, il assemblera les agneaux entre ses bras, il les placera en son sein; il conduira celles qui allaitent.
12 [There is no one like Yahweh]! (Who else has measured the water in the oceans in the palm of his hand?/No one else has measured the water in the oceans in the palm of his hand!) [RHQ] (Who else has measured the sky with his fingers?/No one else has measured the sky with his fingers!) [RHQ] (Who else knows how much the earth weighs?/No one else knows how much the earth weighs!) [RHQ] (Who else has weighed the mountains and hills on scales?/No one else has weighed the mountains and hills on scales!) [RHQ]
Qui est celui qui a mesuré les eaux avec le creux de sa main, et qui a compassé les cieux avec la paume; qui a rassemblé [toute] la poussière de la terre dans un boisseau; et qui a pesé au crochet les montagnes, et les coteaux à la balance?
13 And (who else can advise Yahweh’s Spirit?/No one else can advise Yahweh’s Spirit!) [RHQ] (Who can teach him or advise/tell him what he should do?/No one can teach him or advise/tell him what he should do!) [RHQ]
Qui a dirigé l'Esprit de l'Eternel, ou qui étant son conseiller, lui a montré [quelque chose]?
14 (Has Yahweh consulted anyone else to get advice?/Yahweh has certainly not consulted anyone else to get advice!) [RHQ] (Does he need someone to tell him what is right to do and how to act justly?/He certainly does not need someone to tell him what is right to do and how to act justly!) [RHQ]
Avec qui a-t-il pris conseil, et qui l'a instruit, et lui a enseigné le sentier de jugement? Qui lui a enseigné la science, et lui a montré le chemin de la prudence?
15 [Yahweh considers that] the nations are [as insignificant as] [MET] one drop from a bucket [full of water]. They are [as insignificant as] dust on scales. He is able to weigh islands [as though they weighed no more than] grains of sand.
Voilà, les nations sont comme une goutte qui tombe d'un sceau, et elles sont réputées comme la menue poussière d'une balance; voilà, il a jeté çà et là les Iles comme de la poudre.
16 There would be [not] enough wood from all the trees in Lebanon to make a suitable fire for [sacrificing animals to] him, and there are not enough animals in Lebanon to offer as sacrifices to him.
Et le Liban ne suffirait pas pour faire le feu, et les bêtes qui y sont ne seraient pas suffisantes pour l'holocauste.
17 The nations of the world are completely insignificant/unimportant to him; he considers that they are worthless and less than nothing [HYP, DOU].
Toutes les nations sont devant lui comme un rien, et il ne les considère que comme de la poussière, et comme un néant.
18 So, to whom can you compare God? What image resembles him?
A qui donc ferez-vous ressembler le [Dieu] Fort, et quelle ressemblance lui approprierez-vous?
19 Can you compare him to an idol that is made in a mold, and then is covered with [a thin sheet of] gold and decorated with silver chains?
L'ouvrier fond l'image, et l'orfèvre étend de l'or par-dessus, et lui fond des chaînettes d'argent.
20 A man who is poor [cannot buy silver or gold for his idol]; [so] he selects a piece of wood that will not rot, and he gives it to a craftsman to carve an idol that will not fall down!
Celui qui est si pauvre qu'il n'a pas de quoi offrir, choisit un bois qui ne pourrisse point, et cherche un ouvrier expert, pour faire une image taillée qui ne bouge point.
21 Have you(pl) not heard this? Do you not understand it? Are you unable to hear what God said long ago— [messages that he gave] before he created the earth?
N'aurez-vous [jamais] de connaissance? n'écouterez-vous [jamais]? ne vous a-t-il pas été déclaré dès le commencement? ne l'avez-vous pas entendu dès les fondements de la terre?
22 God sits [on his throne] above the earth, and the people [on the earth] below seem to be [as small] as [SIM] grasshoppers. He spreads out the sky like a curtain; it is like [SIM] a tent for him to live in.
C'est lui qui est assis au-dessus du globe de la terre, et à qui ses habitants sont comme des sauterelles; c'est lui qui étend les cieux comme un voile, il les a même étendus comme une tente pour y habiter.
23 He causes kings to have no more power, and he causes the rulers to be worth nothing.
C'est lui qui réduit les Princes à rien, et qui fait être les gouverneurs de la terre comme une chose de néant.
24 They start to rule, like small plants start to grow and form roots; but then [he gets rid of them] as though [MET] they withered when he blew on them, like [SIM] chaff that is blown away by the wind.
Même ils ne seront point plantés, même ils ne seront point semés, même leur tronc ne jettera point de racine en terre; même il soufflera sur eux, et ils sécheront, et le tourbillon les emportera comme de la paille.
25 The Holy One asks, “To whom will you compare me? Is anyone equal to me?”
A qui donc me ferez-vous ressembler, et à qui serais-je égalé? dit le Saint.
26 Look up toward the sky: Consider who [RHQ] created all the stars. [Yahweh created them], and at night he causes them to appear; he calls each one by its name. Because he is extremely powerful [DOU], all of the stars are there [LIT] [when he calls out their names].
Elevez vos yeux en haut, et regardez; qui a créé ces choses? c'est celui qui fait sortir leur armée par ordre, et qui les appelle toutes par leur nom; il n'y en a pas une qui manque, à cause de la grandeur de ses forces, et parce qu'il excelle en puissance.
27 You people of Israel [DOU], why do you complain that Yahweh does not see the [troubles that you are experiencing]? Why do you say that he does not act fairly toward you?
Pourquoi donc dirais-tu, ô Jacob! et pourquoi dirais-tu, ô Israël! mon état est caché à l'Eternel, et mon droit est inconnu à mon Dieu?
28 Have you never heard and have you never understood that Yahweh is the everlasting God; he is the one who created the earth, [even the] most distant places on the earth. He never becomes weak or weary, and no one can find out how much he understands.
Ne sais-tu pas et n'as-tu pas entendu que le Dieu d'éternité, l'Eternel, a créé les bornes de la terre? il ne se lasse point, et ne se travaille point, et il n'y a pas moyen de sonder son intelligence.
29 He strengthens [DOU] those who feel weak and tired.
C'est lui qui donne de la force à celui qui est las, et qui multiplie la force de celui qui n'a aucune vigueur.
30 Even youths become faint and weary, and young men will fall when they are exhausted.
Les jeunes gens se lassent et se travaillent, même les jeunes gens d'élite tombent sans force.
31 But those who trust in Yahweh will become strong again; [it will be as though] they will soar/fly high like [SIM] eagles do. They will run [for a long time] and not become weary; they will walk [long distances] and not faint.
Mais ceux qui s'attendent à l'Eternel prennent de nouvelles forces; les ailes leur reviennent comme aux aigles; ils courront; et ne se fatigueront point; ils marcheront, et ne se lasseront point.
