Isaiah 5
1 [Now] I will sing a song about my dear friend, and about his vineyard. The vineyard was on a very fertile hillside.
Je chanterai à mon bien-aimé Le cantique de mon bien-aimé sur sa vigne. Mon bien-aimé avait une vigne, Sur un coteau fertile.
2 My friend plowed the ground and cleared away the stones. Then he planted very good grapevines on that ground. In the middle of the vineyard, he built a watchtower, and he dug a (winepress/pit for squeezing the grapes). Then he waited [each year] to harvest some good grapes, but the vines produced [only] sour grapes.
Il en remua le sol, ôta les pierres, et y mit un plant délicieux; Il bâtit une tour au milieu d’elle, Et il y creusa aussi une cuve. Puis il espéra qu’elle produirait de bons raisins, Mais elle en a produit de mauvais.
3 Now [this is what Yahweh says]: “You people of Jerusalem and [other places in] Judah, I [am like the friend, and you are like] my vineyard; [so] you judge which of us [has done what is right].
Maintenant donc, habitants de Jérusalem et hommes de Juda, Soyez juges entre moi et ma vigne!
4 What more could I have done for you than what I have already done? I expected you to be doing good deeds [MET], so it is disgusting that [RHQ] you were [doing only evil things] like the vineyard that produced only sour grapes!
Qu’y avait-il encore à faire à ma vigne, Que je n’aie pas fait pour elle? Pourquoi, quand j’ai espéré qu’elle produirait de bons raisins, En a-t-elle produit de mauvais?
5 [So], I will now tell you what I will do to [Judah, the place that is like] my vineyard. I will cut down the hedges, and they will be destroyed. I will tear down the walls [of the cities] and allow [wild animals] to trample the land.
Je vous dirai maintenant Ce que je vais faire à ma vigne. J’en arracherai la haie, pour qu’elle soit broutée; J’en abattrai la clôture, pour qu’elle soit foulée aux pieds.
6 I will cause it to become a wasteland where the vines are not pruned and the ground is not hoed. It will be a place where briers and thorns [DOU] grow. And I will command that no rain will fall on it.”
Je la réduirai en ruine; elle ne sera plus taillée, ni cultivée; Les ronces et les épines y croîtront; Et je donnerai mes ordres aux nuées, Afin qu’elles ne laissent plus tomber la pluie sur elle.
7 The nation of Israel is [like] [MET] the vineyard of the Commander of the armies of angels. The people of Judah are [like] the garden that was pleasing to him. He expected you to be doing what is just/fair, but instead, [what he saw was people] murdering [MTY] others. [He expected that you would be doing] righteous deeds, but instead, he heard cries from people who were being [attacked] violently.
La vigne de l’Éternel des armées, c’est la maison d’Israël, Et les hommes de Juda, c’est le plant qu’il chérissait. Il avait espéré de la droiture, et voici du sang versé! De la justice, et voici des cris de détresse!
8 Terrible things will happen to you who continually [illegally] acquire houses and fields. You force one family after another to leave their homes until you are the only ones [HYP] [still] living in the land.
Malheur à ceux qui ajoutent maison à maison, Et qui joignent champ à champ, Jusqu’à ce qu’il n’y ait plus d’espace, Et qu’ils habitent seuls au milieu du pays!
9 [But] I heard the Commander of the armies of angels solemnly declare this: “[Some day], many of those huge houses will be empty/deserted; no one will be living in those beautiful mansions.
Voici ce que m’a révélé l’Éternel des armées: Certainement, ces maisons nombreuses seront dévastées, Ces grandes et belles maisons n’auront plus d’habitants.
10 The vines on ten acres of land will not produce enough grapes to make (six gallons/22 liters) [of juice/wine], and ten baskets of seed will produce only one basket [of grain].”
Même dix arpents de vigne ne produiront qu’un bath, Et un homer de semence ne produira qu’un épha.
11 Terrible things will happen to those who get up early [each] morning to begin drinking alcoholic drinks, and who stay awake until late at night [drinking a lot of wine] until they are completely drunk.
Malheur à ceux qui de bon matin Courent après les boissons enivrantes, Et qui bien avant dans la nuit Sont échauffés par le vin!
12 They have [big parties and provide lots of] wine. At their parties, there are [people playing] harps and lyres and tambourines and flutes, but they never think about what Yahweh does or appreciate what he has created.
La harpe et le luth, le tambourin, la flûte et le vin, animent leurs festins; Mais ils ne prennent point garde à l’œuvre de l’Éternel, Et ils ne voient point le travail de ses mains.
13 So, my people will be (exiled/taken to other countries) [far away] because they do not know [about me]. Those who are [now very important and] honored will starve, and the other people will die from thirst.
C’est pourquoi mon peuple sera soudain emmené captif; Sa noblesse mourra de faim, Et sa multitude sera desséchée par la soif.
14 [It is as though] [PRS] the place where the dead people are is eagerly looking for more Israeli people, opening its mouth to swallow them, and a huge number of people will be thrown into that place, including their leaders as well as a noisy crowd of people who enjoy living in Jerusalem. (Sheol h7585)
C’est pourquoi le séjour des morts ouvre sa bouche, Élargit sa gueule outre mesure; Alors descendent la magnificence et la richesse de Sion, Et sa foule bruyante et joyeuse. (Sheol h7585)
15 [Yahweh] will get rid of a huge number of people; and he will humble [many more] people who [now] are proud/arrogant.
Les petits seront abattus, les grands seront humiliés, Et les regards des hautains seront abaissés.
16 But the Commander of the armies of angels will be exalted/praised because of his acting justly. God will show that he is holy by doing righteous/just deeds.
L’Éternel des armées sera élevé par le jugement, Et le Dieu saint sera sanctifié par la justice.
17 Then lambs and fat sheep will [be able to] find good grass to eat, [even] among the ruins [of the houses of rich people].
Des brebis paîtront comme sur leur pâturage, Et des étrangers dévoreront les possessions ruinées des riches.
18 Some people constantly tell lies, and [it is as though] they are dragging behind them the wrong things that they have done. Terrible things will happen to them!
Malheur à ceux qui tirent l’iniquité avec les cordes du vice, Et le péché comme avec les traits d’un char,
19 They [make fun of God and] say [to him, ] “Go ahead, do something [to punish us]! We want to see what you will do. You, the Holy One of Israel, should do what you are planning to do, because we want to know what it is.”
Et qui disent: Qu’il hâte, qu’il accélère son œuvre, Afin que nous la voyions! Que le décret du Saint d’Israël arrive et s’exécute, Afin que nous le connaissions!
20 Terrible things will happen to those who say that evil is good, and that good is evil, that darkness is light and that light is darkness, that what is bitter is sweet and what is sweet is bitter.
Malheur à ceux qui appellent le mal bien, et le bien mal, Qui changent les ténèbres en lumière, et la lumière en ténèbres, Qui changent l’amertume en douceur, et la douceur en amertume!
21 Terrible things will happen to those who think that they are wise and that they (are very clever/know everything).
Malheur à ceux qui sont sages à leurs yeux, Et qui se croient intelligents!
22 Terrible things will happen to those who [think that] [IRO] they are great/heroes because they are able to drink [lots of] wine, and boast about being able to mix good alcoholic drinks.
Malheur à ceux qui ont de la bravoure pour boire du vin, Et de la vaillance pour mêler des liqueurs fortes;
23 If people offer them bribes in order that they will enable wicked people not to be punished, they accept those bribes, and they cause people who are innocent to be punished.
Qui justifient le coupable pour un présent, Et enlèvent aux innocents leurs droits!
24 Therefore, just like [SIM] fires burn up stubble and dry grass shrivels up and quickly burns in flames, [it will be as though] those people have roots that will rot and have flowers that will wither. [That will happen] because they rejected the laws of the Commander of the armies of angels; they have despised the messages of the Holy One of Israel.
C’est pourquoi, comme une langue de feu dévore le chaume, Et comme la flamme consume l’herbe sèche, Ainsi leur racine sera comme de la pourriture, Et leur fleur se dissipera comme de la poussière; Car ils ont dédaigné la loi de l’Éternel des armées, Et ils ont méprisé la parole du Saint d’Israël.
25 That is why Yahweh is [extremely] angry [with his people]; [it is as though] his hand is raised [and he is ready to smash them]. [When he does that], the mountains will shake, and the corpses of people will be scattered in the streets like [SIM] manure. But even when that happens, Yahweh will still be very angry; he will be ready to punish his people [MET] again.
C’est pourquoi la colère de l’Éternel s’enflamme contre son peuple, Il étend sa main sur lui, et il le frappe; Les montagnes s’ébranlent; Et les cadavres sont comme des balayures au milieu des rues. Malgré tout cela, sa colère ne s’apaise point, Et sa main est encore étendue.
26 Yahweh will send a signal to summon [armies of] nations far away; [it is as though] he will whistle [to summon those soldiers who are] in very remote places on the earth. They will come very swiftly [DOU] [to Jerusalem].
Il élève une bannière pour les peuples lointains, Et il en siffle un des extrémités de la terre: Et voici, il arrive avec promptitude et légèreté.
27 They will not get tired or stumble. They will not [stop to] rest or to sleep. None of their belts will be loose, and none of them will have sandals with broken straps, [so they will all be ready to fight in battles].
Nul n’est fatigué, nul ne chancelle de lassitude, Personne ne sommeille, ni ne dort; Aucun n’a la ceinture de ses reins détachée, Ni la courroie de ses souliers rompue.
28 Their arrows will be sharp, and their bows will be ready [to shoot those arrows in a battle]. [Because their horses pull the chariots fast], sparks will shoot out from their hooves, and the wheels of the chariots will spin like a whirlwind.
Ses flèches sont aiguës, Et tous ses arcs tendus; Les sabots de ses chevaux ressemblent à des cailloux, Et les roues de ses chars à un tourbillon.
29 They will roar like [very strong] lions [DOU] that growl and [then] pounce on the animals they want to kill and carry them off, and no one is able to rescue them.
Son rugissement est comme celui d’une lionne; Il rugit comme des lionceaux, il gronde, et saisit la proie, Il l’emporte, et personne ne vient au secours.
30 [Similarly, your enemies] will roar when they see the people they are about to kill, like [SIM] the sea roars. [On that day], if someone looks across the land, he will see [only people who are in] darkness and distressed; [it will be as though] even the sunlight is hidden by dark clouds.
En ce jour, il y aura près de lui un mugissement, Comme celui d’une tempête sur mer; En regardant la terre, on ne verra que ténèbres, Avec des alternatives d’angoisse et d’espérance; Au ciel, l’obscurité régnera.
