Isaiah 52
1 [You people who live in the] holy city of Jerusalem [APO], wake up! Be strong again! Show that [MTY] your city is beautiful and glorious; foreigners who do not believe in God will not enter your city again [to attack you].
Réveille-toi, réveille-toi, revêts ta gloire, ô Sion! Revêts ton vêtement de parure, Jérusalem, ville sainte! Car il n'entrera plus chez toi d'incirconcis ni d'impur.
2 People of Jerusalem, get up from [humbly] sitting in the dust and sit in places where people are honored! You people who have returned from being exiled, take off from your neck the chains which were fastened around you [as slaves in Babylonia],
Secoue ta poussière, lève-toi, Jérusalem captive; détache les liens de ton cou, fille de Sion prisonnière!
3 because this is what Yahweh says: “[When you were taken to Babylonia], no one paid me for doing that. So now I will bring you back without [being required to] pay for you!”
Car ainsi a dit l'Éternel: Vous avez été vendus pour rien; vous serez aussi rachetés sans argent.
4 Yahweh [our] Lord [also] says this: “Long ago, my people went to Egypt to live there. [Later] they were being (oppressed/treated cruelly) by [the soldiers of] Assyria.
Car ainsi a dit le Seigneur, l'Éternel: Mon peuple descendit jadis en Égypte pour y habiter; mais Assur l'a opprimé sans sujet.
5 But now think about what is happening: My people are being forced to be slaves again, this time by the [people of Babylonia]. And [those who have conquered them this time have also] paid me nothing, and they despise me [MTY] continually [DOU].
Et maintenant qu'ai-je à faire ici, dit l'Éternel, quand mon peuple a été enlevé pour rien? Ceux qui dominent sur lui poussent des cris, dit l'Éternel, et chaque jour, mon nom est continuellement outragé.
6 But my people will then have a close relationship with [MTY] me, and when that happens, they will know that I am the one who predicted/promised [that it would happen]. It is I, [Yahweh, who will do it].”
C'est pourquoi mon peuple connaîtra mon nom; c'est pourquoi il saura, en ce jour, que c'est moi qui dis: Me voici!
7 It is a wonderful thing when messengers [MTY] arrive on the mountains/hills, bringing good news, the news about [God giving us] peace and saving us, the news that the God to whom we [Israeli people] belong is now ruling/king!
Qu'ils sont beaux sur les montagnes, les pieds de celui qui apporte de bonnes nouvelles, qui publie la paix, qui apporte un bon message, qui publie le salut, qui dit à Sion: Ton Dieu règne!
8 The watchmen [who are guarding the city] will shout and sing joyfully, because while they are watching they will see Yahweh returning to Jerusalem.
On entend la voix de tes sentinelles: elles élèvent la voix; elles poussent ensemble des cris de joie; car elles voient de leurs yeux que l'Éternel ramène Sion.
9 Jerusalem has been ruined, but the people who are there now should start to sing joyfully, because Yahweh will encourage his people; he will set his people free and bring them back to Jerusalem.
Éclatez ensemble en cris de joie, ruines de Jérusalem! Car l'Éternel a consolé son peuple, il a racheté Jérusalem.
10 Yahweh will show all the nations that he is holy and powerful. People in the most remote/distant places on earth will know that he has rescued his people.
L'Éternel a découvert le bras de sa sainteté, devant les yeux de toutes les nations; tous les bouts de la terre verront le salut de notre Dieu!
11 So, leave [the places where you were taken to when you were captured], where [everything is] unacceptable to God. You men who carry the items used for the worship of Yahweh, leave there [and return to Jerusalem], and purify yourselves [in order to be acceptable to worship God].
Retirez-vous, retirez-vous, sortez de là! Ne touchez à rien d'impur, sortez du milieu d'elle; purifiez-vous, vous qui portez les vases de l'Éternel!
12 But it will not [be necessary] for you to leave suddenly, to flee in panic, because Yahweh will (go in front of/lead) you; and he will [also] protect you [from being attacked] at the rear [while you travel].
Car vous ne sortirez pas à la hâte, et vous ne marcherez pas en fuyant; mais l'Éternel marche devant vous, et votre arrière garde est le Dieu d'Israël.
13 [Yahweh says], “Listen carefully! My servant will act wisely (OR, do the right things to accomplish what he wants to), and I will highly exalt him.”
Voici, mon serviteur prospérera; il montera, il s'élèvera, il grandira puissamment.
14 But many people will be appalled when they see what has happened to him. [Because of his being beaten very badly], his appearance will be changed; people will hardly recognize that he is a human.
Comme plusieurs ont été étonnés à cause de lui, tant son visage était défait et méconnaissable, tant son aspect différait de celui des hommes; ainsi il remplira de joie plusieurs nations;
15 But he will cause [people of] many nations to be surprised; [even] kings will be silent when they stand in front of him, because they will see someone that no one had told them about [previously], and they will understand things that they had not heard about [before].
Les rois fermeront la bouche devant lui; car ils verront ce qui ne leur avait pas été raconté, ils apprendront ce qu'ils n'avaient point entendu.
