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].
Ecoutez-moi, vous qui poursuivez la justice, vous qui recherchez l’Eternel! Jetez les yeux sur le rocher d’où vous fûtes taillés, sur le puits de carrière d’où vous fûtes extraits.
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.
Considérez Abraham, votre père, Sara, qui vous a enfantés; lui seul je l’ai appelé, je l’ai béni et 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.
Ainsi l’Eternel a consolé Sion, a consolé toutes ses ruines; il a transformé son désert en Eden, sa solitude en jardin divin. Dans son sein régneront la joie et l’allégresse, les actions de grâces et la voix des 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.
Ecoutez-moi, vous qui êtes mon peuple, prêtez-moi l’oreille, vous qui formez ma nation! Car l’enseignement émane de moi, et j’établis la justice pour éclairer les nations.
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].
Elle est proche, ma justice, mon salut va éclore, et mes bras statuer sur les peuples; en moi les îles espèrent, comptant sur ma puissance.
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.
Levez vos regards vers les cieux et contemplez la terre en bas! Car les cieux s’évanouissent comme la fumée, la terre s’en va comme un vêtement usé, et ses habitants meurent comme des insectes. Mais mon salut demeure éternellement et ma justice ne connaît pas de défaillance.
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,
Ecoutez-moi, vous qui connaissez la justice, peuple qui portes ma loi dans ton cœur! Ne craignez pas les insultes des hommes et ne soyez point 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 ils seront comme un vêtement que mangent les mites, comme la laine que dévore la teigne, tandis que ma justice dure à jamais et mon salut d’âge en âge.
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, ô bras du Seigneur! Réveille-toi comme aux jours d’autrefois, dans les siècles antiques! N’Est-ce pas toi qui taillas en pièces Rahab, qui frappas à mort le monstre?
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 vaste gouffre, qui traças dans les flots profonds une route pour le passage des affranchis?
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.
Oui, les rachetés du Seigneur reviendront; ils rentreront à Sion avec des chants de triomphe, une joie perpétuelle couronnant leur tête. Joie et allégresse seront leur partage, adieu douleur et soupirs!
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, toi qui as peur d’hommes périssables, des fils d’Adam qui tout à l’heure seront de 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!
Oubliant l’Eternel, qui t’a créé, qui a étendu les cieux et fondé la terre, tu trembles sans cesse, tous les jours, devant la colère du tyran qui médite ta perte; mais où donc est maintenant la colère du tyran?
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,
Rapidement le captif verra tomber ses chaînes; il ne mourra pas dans son cachot et le pain ne lui fera pas défaut.
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!
Car je suis l’Eternel, ton Dieu, Celui qui dompte la mer quand ses flots se soulèvent, et qui se nomme l’Eternel-Cebaot.
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!’”
J’Ai déposé mes paroles dans ta bouche, et je t’ai abrité à l’ombre de ma main, voulant établir de nouveaux cieux et réédifier la terre, et 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! Debout, Jérusalem! Tu as été abreuvée, par la main du Seigneur, du calice de sa colère; la lie de la coupe du vertige, tu l’as bue, tu l’as épuisée.
18 [Now] you do not have any children who are alive [DOU] and able to take your hand and guide you.
Et pas un ne la soutient de tous les fils qu’elle a enfantés! Pas un ne saisit sa main de tous les enfants qu’elle a élevés!
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.
Deux coups t’ont frappée, nul ne t’a plainte: la dévastation et la ruine, la famine et le glaive; à qui donnerais-je mission de te consoler?
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 enfants, défaillants, gisent au carrefour de toutes les rues comme le buffle pris au piège, étourdis qu’ils sont par la colère de l’Eternel, par l’animadversion 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.
Or donc, écoute ceci, infortunée, toi qui es 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 parle ton Maître, l’Eternel; ton Dieu, le champion de ton peuple: "Vois, je retire de ta main le calice du vertige; la lie de la coupe de ma colère, tu ne la boiras plus.
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.’”
Je la mettrai dans la main de ceux qui t’ont contristée, de ceux qui, s’adressant à ta personne, te disaient: "Couche-toi à terre, que nous passions sur toi!" Et tu faisais de ton dos comme un sol qu’on foule, comme une rue pour les passants.
