Isaiah 49
1 All you people who live on islands [in the ocean] and in other distant areas, pay attention [DOU] to what I will say! Yahweh called/chose me before I was born; he chose/appointed me when I was still in my mother’s womb.
Iles, entendez-moi: peuples lointains, soyez attentifs! Yahweh m'a appelé dès le sein maternel, dès les entrailles de ma mère il a proclamé mon nom.
2 [When I grew up], he caused my messages to be like [SIM] a sharp sword. He has protected me with his hand [SYN]. [He protects me] [MET] like someone protects sharp arrows in a quiver.
Il a fait de ma bouche une épée tranchante; il m'a abrité sous l'ombre de sa main; il a fait de moi une flèche aiguë, il m'a caché dans son carquois.
3 He said to me, “You will serve my Israeli [people], and you will cause people to honor me.”
Et il m'a dit: " Tu es mon serviteur, Israël, en qui je me glorifierai. "
4 I replied, “My work has been useless; I have used my strength, but I have accomplished nothing worthwhile; everything that I have done has been (in vain/useless). However, Yahweh can honor me as he pleases; my God is the one who will reward me [as I deserve].”
Et moi j'ai dit: " En vain je me suis fatigué; inutilement, pour rien, j'ai consumé ma force; mais mon droit est auprès de Yahweh, et ma récompense auprès de mon Dieu. "
5 Yahweh formed me when I was in [my mother’s] womb in order that I would serve him; he appointed me to bring [the people of] Israel back to himself [DOU]. Yahweh has honored me, and he is the one who has caused me to be strong.
Et maintenant Yahweh parle, lui qui m'a formé dès le sein de ma mère pour être son Serviteur, pour ramener à lui Jacob, et pour qu'Israël lui soit réuni. — Et je suis honoré aux yeux de Yahweh, et mon Dieu est ma force. —
6 He says to me, “It is not enough for you to serve me by bringing the descendants of Jacob back to worship me again [DOU]; I also want you to be like [MET] a light for the non-Jews; I want you to take my [my message] about how to be saved to [people] all over the world.”
Il a dit: " C'est peu que tu sois mon Serviteur, pour rétablir les tribus de Jacob et pour ramener les préservés d'Israël; je t'établirai lumière des nations, pour que mon salut arrive jusqu'aux extrémités de la terre. "
7 Yahweh, the one who saves us, the Holy God of us Israeli [people], says to the one who was despised and rejected by the [people of many] nations, the one who is the slave of rulers, “[Some day] kings will stand up to respect you when they see you, and princes will bow down before you because [you serve] me, Yahweh, the one who faithfully [does what I promise]. I am the Holy God to whom you Israelis belong, the one who has chosen you.”
Ainsi parle Yahweh, le rédempteur et le Saint d'Israël; à celui qui est méprisé, abominable au peuple, à l'esclave des tyrans: Des rois te verront et se lèveront, des princes, et ils se prosterneront, à cause de Yahweh qui est fidèle, et du Saint d'Israël qui t'a choisi.
8 This is also what Yahweh says: “At a time when it pleases me, I will answer your prayers. On the day when you will be rescued [from your oppressors], I will help you. I will protect you and enable you to establish an agreement with other nations. And by what you do, I will re-establish your nation of Israel and allow you to live/settle again in your land that was abandoned.
Ainsi parle Yahweh: Au temps de la grâce je t'exauce, et au jour du salut, je te viens en aide; je t'ai gardé et établi Alliance du peuple, pour relever le pays, pour partager les héritages dévastés;
9 I will say to those who were captured [and (exiled/taken to Babylonia)], ‘Leave [Babylonia] and return to your own country!’ And I will say to those who are in dark prisons, ‘Come out into the light!’ When that happens, they will again be like [MET] sheep that eat grass in green pastures, on hills where [previously] there was no grass.
pour dire aux captifs: " Sortez! " à ceux qui sont dans les ténèbres: " Venez à la lumière! " Ils pourront paître le long des chemins, et sur toute hauteur seront leurs pâturages;
10 They will not be hungry or thirsty [any more]; the hot sun will not beat upon them again [DOU]. I, Yahweh, will act mercifully toward them and lead them; I will lead them to where there are springs of cool water.
ils n'auront pas faim, ils n'auront pas soif; ni le sable brûlant, ni le soleil ne les atteindront. Car celui qui a pitié d'eux sera leur guide, et les conduira aux eaux jaillissantes.
11 And I will cause the mountains to become [as though they were] level roads, and I will prepare good highways [for my people to travel on, to return to Jerusalem].
Je ferai de toutes mes montagnes des chemins, et mes routes seront relevées.
12 My people will return from far away; some will come from the north, some from the west, some from southern Egypt.”
En voici qui viennent de loin; en voici du septentrion et du couchant; et ceux-là du pays des Sinim.
13 [Because of what Yahweh has promised to do], everything should shout joyfully— the sky and the earth and the mountains should sing, because Yahweh comforts his people, and he will pity those who are suffering.
Cieux, poussez des cris de joie! Terre, tressaille! Montagnes, éclatez en cris joyeux! Car Yahweh a consolé son peuple, et il a compassion de ses affligés.
14 [The people of] Jerusalem say, “Yahweh has abandoned us; he has forgotten about us.”
Sion disait: " Yahweh m'a abandonnée; le Seigneur m'a oubliée! "
15 But [Yahweh replies], “That is not true! (Can a woman forget the infant that she is nursing?/A woman certainly cannot forget the infant that she is nursing!) [RHQ] (Can she stop being kind to the child to whom she has given birth?/She certainly cannot stop being kind to the child to whom she has given birth!) [RHQ] But even if a woman would do that, I will not forget you!
Une femme oubliera-t-elle son nourrisson, n'aura-t-elle pas pitié du fruit de ses entrailles? Quand même les mères oublieraient, moi, je ne t'oublierai point!
16 Note that I have written your [names] on the palms of my hands; in my mind I can always see the walls of your city.
Vois, je t'aie gravée sur la paume de mes mains; tes murs sont toujours devant mes yeux.
17 Soon your children will be returning there (OR, Those who rebuild your city will work more quickly than those who destroyed it), and all those who destroyed your city will leave.
Tes fils accourent; ceux qui t'avaient détruite et dévastée s'éloignent de toi.
18 You will look around and see all of your children coming back to you. As surely as I live, they will be around you [for you to show to people] like [SIM] a bride shows her wedding ornaments!
Lève les yeux autour de toi et regarde: ils se rassemblent tous, ils viennent à toi. Je suis vivant, — oracle de Yahweh, tu te revêtiras d'eux tous comme d'une parure, tu t'en ceindras comme d'une ceinture de fiancée.
19 Your land has been ruined and caused to become desolate/abandoned [DOU], but [some day] it will be filled with people, and those who conquered you will be far away.
Car tes ruines, tes déserts, ton pays dévasté, tout cela maintenant sera trop étroit pour tes habitants; et ceux qui te dévoraient se sont éloignés.
20 The children who were born while you were (exiled/in Babylonia) [MET] will return [to Jerusalem] and say, ‘This city is too small for us; We need more space to live in!’
Alors ils diront à tes oreilles, tes fils, dont tu étais privée: " L'espace est trop étroit pour moi; fais-moi de la place pour que je puisse habiter. "
21 Then you will think to yourselves [MTY], ‘It is amazing that we have [RHQ] all these children! Most of our children were dead, and the rest were exiled. We were left here alone; so we do not know [RHQ] where all these children have come from! Who raised them?'”
Et tu diras en ton cœur: " Qui m'a enfanté ceux-ci? J'étais privée d'enfants, stérile, bannie et répudiée; et ceux-ci, qui les a élevés? Voici que j'étais restée seule; ceux-ci, où étaient-ils? "
22 This is what Yahweh our God says: “Watch! [It is as though] I will lift up my hand to signal to those who are not Israelis. And they will carry your little sons and daughters on their shoulders and bring them back to you.
Ainsi parle le Seigneur Yahweh: Voici que je lèverai ma main vers les nations, que je dresserai mon étendard vers les peuples; et ils ramèneront tes fils entre leurs bras, et ils rapporteront tes filles sur leurs épaules.
23 Kings will serve you and will tutor/teach your children, and their queens will take care of your young children. They will prostrate themselves in front of you and [humble themselves by] licking the dust off your feet. When that happens, you will know that I, Yahweh, [have the power to do what I say that I will do]; and those who trust in me will never be disappointed.”
Des rois seront tes nourriciers, et leurs princesses tes nourrices; ils se prosterneront devant toi la face contre terre, et ils lècheront la poussière de tes pieds; et tu sauras que je suis Yahweh, et que ceux qui espèrent en moi ne seront pas confondus.
24 There is no one [RHQ] who can snatch valuable things from a soldier who has captured those things [in a war]; there is no one [RHQ] who can force a (tyrant/cruel man) to free the people whom he has captured.
Mais arrachera-t-on au puissant sa proie, et les justes qu'on a faits captifs échapperont-ils? —
25 But Yahweh says this: “[Some day], those who have been captured will be freed, and the valuable things that (tyrants/cruel men) have snatched from others will be returned, because I will fight against those who fight against you, and I will rescue your children.
Ainsi parle Yahweh: Même la proie du puissant lui sera arrachée, et la proie du violent lui échappera. Tes adversaires, moi, je les combattrai; tes fils, moi, je les sauverai.
26 And I will cause your enemies to destroy themselves [MET] instead of murdering others. When that happens, everyone [in the world] will know that I, Yahweh, am the one who saves you, the one who rescues you from your enemies; everyone will know that I am the mighty God to whom [you descendants of] [MTY] Jacob belong.”
Je ferai manger à tes oppresseurs leur propre chair, ils s'enivreront de leur sang comme d'un vin nouveau; et toute chair saura que moi, Yahweh, je suis ton Sauveur, et que ton rédempteur est le Puissant de Jacob!
