Isaiah 51
1 [Yahweh says], “You people who desire to act righteously/justly, who want to do what I want you to do, listen to me! Think about Abraham! [It is as though] [MET] he was a huge rock cliff; and when you [people of Israel became a nation], [it was as though] [MET] you were cut from that rock [DOU].
Écoutez-moi, vous qui poursuivez la justice, qui cherchez l’Éternel! Regardez au rocher d’où vous avez été taillés, et au creux du puits d’où vous avez été tirés.
2 Think about your ancestor Abraham and [his wife] Sarah, of whom [all of] you are descendants. When I first spoke to Abraham, he had no children. But after I blessed him, he had a huge number of descendants.
Regardez à Abraham, votre père, et à Sara, qui vous a enfantés; car je l’ai appelé seul, et je l’ai béni, et je l’ai multiplié.
3 [Some day I], Yahweh, will encourage his descendants [again], and I will comfort all [the people who live in] the ruins [of Jerusalem]. The desert in that area will become like Eden, like the garden that I, Yahweh, [made/planted]. All the people there will be joyful and happy; they will thank me and sing.
Car l’Éternel consolera Sion; il consolera tous ses lieux arides, et fera de son désert un Éden, et de son lieu stérile, comme le jardin de l’Éternel. L’allégresse et la joie y seront trouvées, des actions de grâces et une voix de cantiques.
4 My people of Judah, listen carefully [DOU] to me, because [I want you to] proclaim my laws; the just/right things that I do will be [like] [MET] a light for the people of the nations.
Prête-moi attention, mon peuple, et prête-moi l’oreille, ma nation! Car une loi sortira d’auprès de moi, et j’établirai mon jugement pour une lumière des peuples.
5 I will soon/quickly rescue you [DOU]; by my power [MTY] I will bring you back [from being exiled in Babylonia] [DOU]. The people who live on islands in the ocean will wait for me [to help them], confidently expecting for me to use my power [MTY].
Ma justice est proche, mon salut est sorti, et mes bras jugeront les peuples; les îles s’attendront à moi et auront leur attente en mon bras.
6 Look up at the sky, and look at the earth, [and see what they are like now], because [some day] the sky will disappear like [SIM] smoke, and the earth will wear out like [SIM] old clothes wear out, and people on the earth will die like gnats/flies. But I will rescue/save you, and you will remain free forever, and I will rule you righteously/fairly forever.
Élevez vos yeux vers les cieux, et regardez vers la terre, en bas; car les cieux s’évanouiront comme la fumée, et la terre vieillira comme un vêtement, et ceux qui y habitent mourront également; mais mon salut sera à toujours, et ma justice ne défaillira pas.
7 You people who know what things are right to do, and who know in your inner beings [what is written in] my laws, listen to me! Do not be afraid of people who taunt/insult you; do not be disturbed/upset when people revile you,
Écoutez-moi, vous qui connaissez la justice, peuple dans le cœur duquel est ma loi: Ne craignez pas l’opprobre de [la part de] l’homme, et ne soyez pas effrayés de leurs outrages;
8 because [some day they will be destroyed] like [MET] clothing that is eaten by ([larvae of] moths/cockroaches), like wool garments that have been eaten by worms. I will save you people, and you will be saved forever.”
car la teigne les rongera comme un vêtement, et le ver les rongera comme de la laine; mais ma justice sera à toujours, et mon salut, de génération en génération.
9 Yahweh, wake up [and do something for us]! Show your power! Do mighty things like you did long ago, when you stabbed [RHQ] that sea monster/dragon Rahab and cut it into pieces.
Réveille-toi, réveille-toi, revêts-toi de force, bras de l’Éternel! Réveille-toi, comme aux jours d’autrefois, [comme dans] les générations des siècles passés! N’est-ce pas toi qui as taillé en pièces Rahab, qui as frappé le monstre [des eaux]?
10 Surely you are [RHQ] the one who caused the [Red] Sea to become dry and made a path through that deep water in order that your people could cross it!
N’est-ce pas toi qui desséchas la mer, les eaux du grand abîme? qui fis des profondeurs de la mer un chemin pour le passage des rachetés?
11 And those whom Yahweh will rescue [from being exiled in Babylonia] will [similarly] return to Jerusalem, singing. Their being joyful forever will be [like] [MET] a crown on their heads. They will not be sad or mourn any more; they will be [completely] joyful and happy.
Et ceux que l’Éternel a délivrés retourneront et viendront à Sion avec des chants de triomphe; et une joie éternelle sera sur leur tête; ils obtiendront l’allégresse et la joie; le chagrin et le gémissement s’enfuiront.
12 [Yahweh says], “I am the one who encourages you. So (why are you/you should not be) [RHQ] afraid of humans who will [wither and disappear like] [MET] grass.
C’est moi, c’est moi qui vous console! Qui es-tu, que tu craignes un homme qui mourra, et un fils d’homme qui deviendra comme l’herbe,
13 (Why have you/You should not have) [RHQ] forgotten [me], Yahweh, the one who created your nation, the one who stretched out the sky and laid the foundations of the earth. (Why are you/You should not be) [RHQ] continually afraid of those who are angry with you and (oppress you/treat you cruelly) and want to get rid of you. [You should not be afraid of them now], because those angry people have now disappeared!
et que tu oublies l’Éternel qui t’a fait, qui a étendu les cieux et fondé la terre, et que tu trembles continuellement tout le jour devant la fureur de l’oppresseur, lorsqu’il se prépare à détruire? Et où est la fureur de l’oppresseur?
14 Soon you people who have been caused to be slaves [in Babylonia] will be freed! You will not remain in prison, and you will not die of hunger,
Celui qui est courbé [sous les chaînes] sera bientôt mis en liberté, et il ne mourra pas dans la fosse et ne sera pas privé de son pain.
15 because I am Yahweh, your God, the one who stirs up the sea and causes the waves to roar; I am the Commander of the armies of angels!
Mais moi, je suis l’Éternel, ton Dieu, qui soulève la mer, et ses flots mugissent: l’Éternel des armées est son nom.
16 I have given you my message [MTY] to proclaim, and I have protected you with my hand [MTY]. I stretched out the sky and laid the foundation of the earth. And I am the one who says to you Israeli people, ‘You are my people!’”
Et j’ai mis mes paroles dans ta bouche, et je t’ai couvert de l’ombre de ma main, pour établir les cieux, et pour fonder la terre, et pour dire à Sion: Tu es mon peuple!
17 [You people of] [APO] Jerusalem, wake up [DOU]! You have experienced Yahweh severely punishing [MTY] you. Yahweh has caused you to suffer much, all that he wanted you to suffer, like [MET] someone who causes another person to suffer by forcing him to drink every drop of [MTY] a cupful of bitter liquid.
Réveille-toi, réveille-toi, lève-toi, Jérusalem, qui as bu de la main de l’Éternel la coupe de sa fureur, qui as bu, qui as vidé jusqu’au fond le calice de la coupe d’étourdissement!
18 [Now] you do not have any children who are alive [DOU] and able to take your hand and guide you.
De tous les fils qu’elle a enfantés il n’y en a pas un qui la conduise, et de tous les fils qu’elle a élevés il n’y en a pas un qui la prenne par la main.
19 You have experienced several disasters: Your country has become desolate/deserted; [your cities have been] destroyed; [many people have] died from hunger; [many people have been] killed by your enemies’ swords. Now, there is no one [RHQ] left to console/comfort you and sympathize with you.
Ces deux [choses] te sont arrivées, – qui te plaindra? – la dévastation et la ruine, et la famine et l’épée: par qui te consolerai-je?
20 Your children have fainted and lie in the streets; they are [as helpless as] [SIM] an antelope [that has been caught] in a net. What has happened to them is because Yahweh has been very angry with them; he has rebuked them severely.
Tes fils ont langui, ils sont couchés au coin de toutes les rues comme un bœuf sauvage dans un rets; ils sont remplis de la fureur de l’Éternel, de la répréhension de ton Dieu.
21 So now, you people who have suffered much, [you act as though] you are drunk, but it is not because you have drunk a lot of wine.
C’est pourquoi, écoute ceci, toi qui es affligée et ivre, mais non de vin:
22 Yahweh, your Lord and your God, the one who argues/pleads your case, says this: “Note this: [It is as though] [MET] I have taken that cup of bitter liquid from your hands; I will not be angry with you and cause you to suffer any more.
Ainsi dit ton Seigneur, l’Éternel, et ton Dieu qui plaide la cause de son peuple: Voici, je prends de ta main la coupe d’étourdissement, le calice de la coupe de ma fureur; tu n’en boiras plus désormais;
23 Instead, I will cause those who have tormented you to suffer; [I will severely punish] those who said to you, ‘Prostrate yourselves in order that we may walk on you; [lie down on your stomachs] in order that your backs will be like [SIM] streets that we can walk on.’”
et je la mets dans la main de ceux qui t’affligent, qui ont dit à ton âme: Courbe-toi, afin que nous passions; et tu as mis ton corps comme le sol, et comme une rue pour les passants.
