Isaiah 45
1 Cyrus is the one whom Yahweh has appointed [to be the emperor of Persia] and to whom he will give great power [IDM]; Yahweh will enable him to defeat other nations and to take away the power of their kings. He will cause gates of cities to be opened, and no one will ever be able to shut them.
Ainsi parle Yahweh à son oint, à Cyrus, que j’ai pris par la main droite pour terrasser devant lui les nations, et pour délier la ceinture des rois, pour ouvrir devant lui les portes, afin que les entrées ne lui soient pas fermées:
2 This is what Yahweh says to him: “Cyrus, I will go ahead of you and level the mountains. I will smash down bronze gates and cut through iron bars.
Moi, je marcherai devant toi; j’aplanirai les chemins montueux; je romprai les portes d’airain, et je briserai les verrous de fer.
3 I will give you treasures [that people have hidden] in dark secret places [DOU]. I will do that in order that you will know that I am Yahweh, the God to whom the Israelis belong, the God who calls you by your name.
Je te donnerai les trésors cachés, et les richesses enfouies, afin que tu saches que je suis Yahweh, le Dieu d’Israël, qui t’ai appelé par ton nom.
4 I have summoned you, calling out your name, for the sake of [the people of] Israel [DOU] whom I have chosen, who serve me. Even though you do not know me, I will give you a title which has great honor.
A cause de Jacob, mon serviteur, et d’Israël, mon élu, je t’ai appelé par ton nom; je t’ai désigné quand tu ne me connaissais pas.
5 I am Yahweh, and there is no other God [DOU]. Even though you do not know me, I will give you power
Je suis Yahweh, et il n’y en a pas d’autre; hors moi, il n’y a pas de Dieu! Je t’ai ceint quand tu ne me connaissais pas,
6 in order that everyone in the world, from the east to the west, will know that there is no other [God]. I am Yahweh, and there is no other [God].
afin que l’on sache, du levant au couchant, qu’il n’y a rien en dehors de moi! Je suis Yahweh, et il n’y en a pas d’autre;
7 I created the light and the darkness. I cause there to be peace and I cause there to be disasters. I, Yahweh, do all those things.”
je forme la lumière et crée les ténèbres, je fais la paix et je crée le malheur: c’est moi Yahweh qui fais tout cela.
8 [And Yahweh also says, “I want my] rescue [of my people] [MET] to fall from the sky like rain. Just like the earth opens wide to accept rain, I will rescue/save my people and cause them to be treated justly. I, Yahweh, am the one who will cause both of those things to happen.
Cieux, répandez d’en haut votre rosée, et que les nuées fassent pleuvoir la justice! Que la terre s’ouvre et produise le salut, qu’elle fasse germer la justice en même temps! Moi! Yahweh, je crée ces choses.
9 Terrible things will happen to those who argue with me, the one who created them. [They are like] [MET] a clay pot and [I am like] the one who made it; so they certainly cannot [RHQ] criticize me. A lump of clay certainly cannot [RHQ] argue with the one who shapes it [to form a pot], saying, ‘Why are you making me like this?’ The pot cannot say ‘[You have no skill, because] what you made has no handles!’
Malheur à qui conteste avec celui qui l’a formé, vase parmi des vases de terre! L’argile dira-t-elle à celui qui la façonne: « Que fais-tu? » Ton œuvre dira-t-elle: « Il n’a pas de mains? »
10 And it would be terrible if an unborn baby would say to its father, ‘Why are you [RHQ] causing me to be born?’ or if it said to its mother, ‘The result of your labor pains will be useless?’”
Malheur à qui dit à un père: « Pourquoi engendres-tu? » Et à une femme: « Pourquoi mets-tu au monde? »
11 Yahweh, the Holy One of the Israeli people, the one who created Israel, says this to them: “(Why do you ask questions about [what I do for you], my children?/You should not ask questions about [what I do for you], my children.) [RHQ] (Why do you tell me about the work that I should do?/You should not tell me about the work that I should do.) [RHQ]
Ainsi parle Yahweh, le Saint d’Israël et celui qui l’a formé: « Oserez-vous m’interroger sur l’avenir, me commander au sujet de mes enfants et de l’œuvre de mes mains?
12 I am the one who created the earth and created people to live on it. I stretched out the sky with my hands, and I put the stars in their places.
C’est moi qui ai fait la terre, et qui sur elle ai créé l’homme; c’est moi dont les mains ont déployé les cieux, moi qui commande à toute leur armée.
13 And I will appoint Cyrus to do things that are right/just, and I will enable him to do all those things easily [MET]. His [workers] will rebuild my city, and he will free my people who have been (exiled/forced to leave their country). And he will do it without my rewarding/paying him! [Those things will surely happen because] I, the Commander of the armies of angels, have said it.
C’est moi qui l’ai suscité dans ma justice, et j’aplanis toutes ses voies. C’est lui qui rebâtira ma ville, et renverra mes captifs, sans rançon ni présents, dit Yahweh des armées.
14 And this is [also] what [I], Yahweh, say [to you, my people]: ‘You will rule the people of Egypt and Ethiopia, and the tall people of Seba [in Arabia] will become your slaves. They will come to you bringing all the things that they sell, and it will all be yours. [As prisoners], they will have chains on their arms as they follow you. They will prostrate themselves in front of you and say, “God is with/helping you and he is the only God; there is no other God.” '”
Ainsi parle Yahweh: Les gains de l’Égypte et les profits de l’Ethiopie, et les Sabéens à la haute stature viendront à toi et seront à toi, ils marcheront à ta suite; ils passeront enchaînés, et se prosterneront devant toi; ils te diront en suppliant: « Il n’y a de Dieu que chez toi, et il n’y en a pas d’autre, nul autre Dieu absolument! »
15 God, although we cannot see you, you are the one to whom [we] Israeli people belong, the one who saves us.
En vérité, vous êtes un Dieu caché, Dieu d’Israël, ô Sauveur!
16 All those who make idols will be humiliated. They will all be disgraced together.
Ils sont tous honteux et confus, ils s’en vont confus, les fabricateurs d’idoles.
17 But you, Yahweh, will rescue [us, your] Israeli people, and we will be free forever. Never again will we again be humiliated and disgraced.
Israël est sauvé par Yahweh d’un salut éternel; vous n’aurez ni honte ni confusion dans les siècles à venir.
18 Yahweh is God; he is the one who created the sky and created and formed the earth. He did not want it to remain with nothing living on it; he wanted people to live on it. [He says], “I am Yahweh; there is no other [God].
Car ainsi parle Yahweh, qui a créé les cieux, lui, le Dieu qui a formé la terre, qui l’a achevée et affermie, qui n’en a pas fait un chaos, mais l’a formée pour être habitée: Je suis Yahweh, et il n’y en a pas d’autre!
19 [What I proclaimed], I did not speak secretly or [hide what I was saying by speaking] in a dark place. When I spoke to the descendants of Jacob, I did not tell them ‘It will be useless for you to (seek for/pray to) me!’ I, Yahweh, speak [only] what is true and what is right.
Je n’ai pas parlé en cachette, dans un lieu obscur de la terre. Je n’ai pas dit à la race de Jacob: « Cherchez-moi vainement! » Moi, Yahweh, je dis ce qui est juste, j’annonce la vérité.
20 You people who are still alive after experiencing great disasters, should come and gather together [and listen to this]: The people who carry around their wooden idols and pray to them are foolish, because those idols cannot rescue them!
Assemblez-vous et venez; approchez ensemble, réchappés des nations. Ils ne savent rien, ceux qui portent leur idole de bois, et invoquent un dieu qui ne sauve pas.
21 Talk among yourselves, and decide what you will say to prove that [your praying to idols is good]. [And when you do that, I will ask you], ‘Who predicted long ago [what has now happened]? Did any idol tell you [that those things would happen] [RHQ]?’ No, it was [RHQ] only I, Yahweh, who told you, because I am the only God; there is no other God. I am a God who acts righteously and saves people; there is no other one [who does these things].
Appelez-les, faites-les approcher, et qu’ils se consultent ensemble! Qui a fait entendre ces choses dès le commencement, et depuis longtemps les a annoncées? N’est-ce pas moi, Yahweh? Et il n’y a pas de Dieu en dehors de moi; Moi, le Dieu juste, et il n’y a pas d’autre sauveur que moi.
22 Everyone in the world should ask me to save them, because I am the only God who can do that; there is no other one.
Tournez-vous vers moi, et vous serez sauvés, vous tous habitants de la terre, car je suis Dieu, et il n’y en a pas d’autre.
23 I have solemnly declared, using my own name; I [SYN] have spoken what is true, and I will never change what I have said: [Some day], everyone [SYN] will bow in front of me, and they will all solemnly promise to be loyal to me.
Je l’ai juré par moi-même; de ma bouche sort la vérité, une parole qui ne sera pas révoquée: Tout genou fléchira devant moi, Et toute langue me prêtera serment.
24 They will declare, ‘Yahweh is the one who enables us to live righteously and to be strong.’” And all those who have been angry at him will come to him, and they will be ashamed [for having been angry with him].
« En Yahweh seul, dira-t-on de moi, résident la justice et la force! » On viendra à lui; mais ils seront confondus, tous ceux qui étaient enflammés contre lui.
25 Yahweh is the only one who will enable [us] Israeli people in the future to defeat our enemies, [and then] we will boast about what he [has done for us].
En Yahweh sera justifiée et sera glorifiée toute la race d’Israël.
