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 dit l’Éternel à son oint, à Cyrus, dont j’ai tenu la droite pour soumettre devant lui des nations; … et je délierai les reins des rois, pour ouvrir les deux battants devant lui afin que les portes ne 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, j’irai devant toi, et j’aplanirai les choses élevées; je briserai les portes d’airain, et je casserai les barres 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.
et je te donnerai les trésors des ténèbres et les richesses des lieux cachés; afin que tu saches que moi, l’Éternel, qui t’ai appelé par ton nom, je suis le Dieu d’Israël.
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.
À cause de mon serviteur Jacob, et d’Israël, mon élu, je t’ai appelé par ton nom, je t’ai donné un nom, et 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
Moi, je suis l’Éternel, et il n’y en a point d’autre; il n’y a point de Dieu si ce n’est moi. Je t’ai ceint, et 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 qu’ils sachent, depuis le lever du soleil et depuis le couchant, qu’il n’y en a point hors moi. Moi, je suis l’Éternel, 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.”
– [moi] qui ai formé la lumière et qui ai créé les ténèbres; qui fais la prospérité, et qui crée le malheur: moi, l’Éternel, je fais toutes ces choses.
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, distillez d’en haut, et que les nuages fassent ruisseler la justice; que la terre s’ouvre, et que, à la fois, le salut se produise et la justice germe! Moi, l’Éternel, je l’ai créé.
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 celui qui conteste avec celui qui l’a formé! Qu’un tesson [conteste] avec des tessons de la terre…! L’argile dira-t-elle à celui qui la forme: Que fais-tu? – et ton œuvre: 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 celui qui dit à son père: Qu’as-tu engendré? et à sa mère: Qu’as-tu enfanté?
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 dit l’Éternel, le Saint d’Israël, et celui qui l’a formé: Enquérez-vous de moi touchant les choses à venir; commandez-moi à l’égard de mes fils et à l’égard 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.
Moi, j’ai fait la terre, et j’ai créé l’homme sur elle; c’est moi, ce sont mes mains qui ont étendu les cieux, et j’ai ordonné 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.
Moi, je l’ai suscité en justice, et je rendrai droites toutes ses voies: lui, bâtira ma ville, et renverra libres mes captifs, sans prix et sans présent, dit l’Éternel 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 dit l’Éternel: Le travail de l’Égypte et le gain de l’Éthiopie et des Sabéens, hommes de haute taille, passeront vers toi et seront à toi. Ils marcheront après toi; ils passeront enchaînés, et se prosterneront devant toi; ils te supplieront, [disant]: Certainement Dieu est au milieu de toi; il n’y en a pas d’autre, point d’autre Dieu…
15 God, although we cannot see you, you are the one to whom [we] Israeli people belong, the one who saves us.
Certes, tu es un Dieu qui te caches, le Dieu d’Israël, le sauveur…
16 All those who make idols will be humiliated. They will all be disgraced together.
Ils auront honte, et seront aussi tous confus; ils s’en iront ensemble avec confusion, 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 sera sauvé par l’Éternel d’un salut éternel; vous n’aurez pas honte et vous ne serez pas confus, aux siècles des siècles.
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 dit l’Éternel qui a créé les cieux, le Dieu qui a formé la terre et qui l’a faite, celui qui l’a établie, qui ne l’a pas créée [pour être] vide, qui l’a formée pour être habitée: Moi, je suis l’Éternel, et il n’y en a point 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 secret, dans un lieu ténébreux de la terre; je n’ai pas dit à la semence de Jacob: Cherchez-moi en vain. Je suis l’Éternel parlant justice, déclarant ce qui est droit.
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!
Rassemblez-vous et venez, approchez-vous ensemble, réchappés des nations! – Ils n’ont point de connaissance, ceux qui portent le bois de leur image taillée et présentent leur supplication à 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].
– Déclarez, et faites-[les] approcher! Oui, qu’ensemble ils consultent! Qui a fait entendre cela d’ancienneté? Qui l’a déclaré dès longtemps? N’est-ce pas moi, l’Éternel? Et hors moi il n’y a pas de Dieu; – de Dieu juste et sauveur, il n’y en a point si ce n’est 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 soyez sauvés, vous, tous les bouts de la terre; car moi, 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.
J’ai juré par moi-même, la parole est sortie de ma bouche [en] justice, et ne reviendra pas, que devant moi tout genou se ploiera, [par moi] toute langue jurera.
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 l’Éternel seul, dira-t-on, j’ai justice et force. C’est à lui qu’on viendra, et tous ceux qui s’irritent contre lui auront honte.
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 l’Éternel sera justifiée et se glorifiera toute la semence d’Israël.
