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 a dit l'Eternel à son Oint, à Cyrus, duquel j'ai pris la main droite, afin que je terrasse les nations devant lui, et que je délie les reins des Rois; afin qu'on ouvre devant lui les portes, et que les portes ne soient point 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.
J'irai devant toi, et je dresserai les chemins tortus; je romprai les portes d'airain, et je mettrai en pièces 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 cachés, et les richesses le plus secrètement gardées, afin que tu saches que je suis l'Eternel, le Dieu d'Israël, qui t'appelle 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.
Pour l'amour de Jacob mon serviteur, et d'Israël mon élu; je t'ai, dis-je, appelé par ton nom, et je t'ai surnommé, bien que tu ne me connusses point.
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 l'Eternel, et il n'y en a point d'autre; il n'y a point de Dieu que moi. Je t'ai ceint, quoique tu ne me connusses point.
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'on connaisse depuis le soleil levant, et depuis le soleil couchant, qu'il n'y a point d'autre [Dieu] que moi. Je suis l'Eternel, et il n'y en a point 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.”
Qui forme la lumière, et qui crée les ténèbres; qui fais la paix, et qui crée l'adversité; c'est moi l'Eternel qui 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.
O cieux! envoyez la rosée d'en haut, et que les nuées fassent distiller la justice; que la terre s'ouvre, qu'elle produise le salut, et que la justice germe ensemble! moi l'Eternel j'ai créé cela.
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 plaide contre celui qui l'a formé. Que le pot plaide contre les autres pots de terre; [mais] l'argile dira-t-elle à celui qui l'a formée; que fais-tu? et tu n'as point d'adresse pour ton ouvrage.
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; pourquoi engendres-tu? et à sa mère; pourquoi enfantes-tu?
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 a dit l'Eternel, le Saint d'Israël, qui est son Créateur; ils m'ont interrogé touchant les choses à venir; et me donneriez-vous la Loi touchant mes fils, et touchant 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 ai créé l'homme sur elle; c'est moi qui ai étendu les cieux de mes mains, et qui ai donné la loi 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 ai suscité celui-ci en justice, et j'adresserai tous ses desseins, il rebâtira ma ville, et renverra sans rançon et sans présents mon peuple qui aura été transporté, a dit l'Eternel 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 a dit l'Eternel; le travail de l'Egypte, et le trafic de Chus, et les Sabéens, gens de grande stature, passeront vers toi, [Jérusalem], et ils seront à toi, ils marcheront après toi, ils passeront enchaînés, et se prosterneront devant toi, ils te feront leurs supplications, [et te diront]; certes le [Dieu] Fort est au milieu de toi, et il n'y a point d'autre Dieu que lui.
15 God, although we cannot see you, you are the one to whom [we] Israeli people belong, the one who saves us.
Certainement tu es le [Dieu] Fort qui te caches, le Dieu d'Israël, le Sauveur.
16 All those who make idols will be humiliated. They will all be disgraced together.
Eux tous ont été honteux et confus; les ouvriers d'images s'en sont allés ensemble avec honte.
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.
[Mais] Israël a été sauvé par l'Eternel, d'un salut éternel; vous ne serez point honteux, et vous ne serez point confus à jamais.
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 a dit l'Eternel qui a créé les cieux, lui qui est le Dieu qui a formé la terre, et qui l'a faite, lui qui l'a affermie; il ne l'a point créée pour être une chose vide, [mais] il l'a formée pour être habitée. Je suis l'Eternel, 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 point parlé en secret, ni en quelque lieu ténébreux de la terre; je n'ai point dit à la postérité de Jacob; cherchez-moi en vain. Je suis l'Eternel, proférant la justice, déclarant les choses droites.
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-vous ensemble, vous les réchappés d'entre les nations. Ceux qui portent le bois de leur image taillée ne savent rien, ni ceux qui font requête à un Dieu qui ne délivre point.
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 approcher, et même qu'on consulte ensemble; qui est-ce qui a fait entendre une telle chose dès longtemps auparavant? qui l'a déclarée dès lors? n'est-ce pas moi l'Eternel? or il n'y a point d'autre Dieu que moi; il n'y a point de [Dieu] Fort, Juste et 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.
Vous tous les bouts de la terre, regardez vers moi, et soyez sauvés; car je suis le [Dieu] Fort, et il n'y en a point 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, et la parole est sortie en justice de ma bouche, et elle ne sera point révoquée, que tout genou se pliera devant moi, et que toute langue jurera [par moi].
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].
Certainement on dira de moi; La justice et la force est en l'Eternel; mais quiconque viendra contre lui, sera honteux, et tous ceux qui seront indignés 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].
Toute la postérité d'Israël sera justifiée, et elle se glorifiera en l'Eternel.
