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! Portez les regards sur le rocher d’où vous avez été taillés, Sur le creux de la fosse 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.
Portez les regards sur Abraham votre père, Et sur Sara qui vous a enfantés; Car 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’Éternel a pitié de Sion, Il a pitié de toutes ses ruines; Il rendra son désert semblable à un Éden, Et sa terre aride à un jardin de l’Éternel. La joie et l’allégresse se trouveront au milieu d’elle, Les actions de grâces et le chant 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.
Mon peuple, sois attentif! Ma nation, prête-moi l’oreille! Car la loi sortira de moi, Et j’établirai ma loi pour être la 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 va paraître, Et mes bras jugeront les peuples; Les îles espéreront en moi, Elles se confieront 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.
Levez les yeux vers le ciel, et regardez en bas sur la terre! Car les cieux s’évanouiront comme une fumée, La terre tombera en lambeaux comme un vêtement, Et ses habitants périront comme des mouches; Mais mon salut durera éternellement, Et ma justice n’aura point de fin.
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, qui as ma loi dans ton cœur! Ne craignez pas l’opprobre des hommes, Et ne tremblez pas devant 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 dévorera comme un vêtement, Et la gerce les rongera comme de la laine; Mais ma justice durera éternellement, Et mon salut s’étendra 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, bras de l’Éternel! Réveille-toi, comme aux jours d’autrefois, Dans les anciens âges! N’est-ce pas toi qui abattis l’Égypte, Qui transperças 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 mis à sec la mer, Les eaux du grand abîme, Qui frayas dans les 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.
Ainsi les rachetés de l’Éternel retourneront, Ils iront à Sion avec chants de triomphe, Et une joie éternelle couronnera leur tête; L’allégresse et la joie s’approcheront, La douleur et les gémissements 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, pour avoir peur de l’homme mortel, Et du fils de l’homme, pareil à 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 tu oublierais l’Éternel, qui t’a fait, Qui a étendu les cieux et fondé la terre! Et tu tremblerais incessamment tout le jour Devant la colère de l’oppresseur, Parce qu’il cherche à détruire! Où donc est la colère 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,
Bientôt celui qui est courbé sous les fers sera délivré; Il ne mourra pas dans la fosse, Et son pain ne lui manquera pas.
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!
Je suis l’Éternel, ton Dieu, Qui soulève la mer et fais mugir ses flots. 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!’”
Je mets mes paroles dans ta bouche, Et je te couvre de l’ombre de ma main, Pour étendre de nouveaux cieux et fonder une nouvelle 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 colère, Qui as bu, sucé jusqu’à la lie 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.
Il n’y en a aucun pour la conduire De tous les fils qu’elle a enfantés, Il n’y en a aucun pour la prendre par la main De tous les fils 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.
Ces deux choses te sont arrivées: Qui te plaindra? Le ravage et la ruine, la famine et l’épée. Qui suis-je pour 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 fils en défaillance gisaient à tous les coins de rues, Comme le cerf dans un filet, Chargés de la colère de l’Éternel, Des menaces 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, malheureuse, 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 Seigneur, l’Éternel, Ton Dieu, qui défend son peuple: Voici, je prends de ta main la coupe d’étourdissement, 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 tes oppresseurs, Qui te disaient: Courbe-toi, et nous passerons! Tu faisais alors de ton dos comme une terre, Comme une rue pour les passants.
