Isaiah 54
1 Yahweh says, “You [people of Jerusalem] [MET], start to sing! You [who are like] [MET] women who have never given birth to children, sing loudly and shout joyfully, because you, [who are like] [MET] childless women who have been abandoned [by their husbands], will [soon] have more children than women who have never had any children.
Réjouis-toi, stérile, qui n'enfantais point! Éclate en cris de joie et d'allégresse, toi qui n'as pas été en travail! Car les enfants de la femme délaissée sont plus nombreux que les enfants de celle qui était mariée, a dit l'Éternel.
2 Make your tents larger; make them wider, and fasten them firmly with tent pegs.
Agrandis l'espace de ta tente, et qu'on élargisse les tentures de ta demeure; ne resserre pas, allonge tes cordages, affermis tes pieux!
3 [You will need to make your city much larger] because [soon] you and your descendants will spread all over the land. They will force the people of [other] nations [who now live in your cities] to leave, and you will live [again] in those cities [that were previously abandoned].
Car tu te répandras à droite et à gauche; ta postérité possédera les nations, et peuplera les villes désertes.
4 Do not be afraid; you will no [longer] be ashamed. Previously you were ashamed [because your enemies conquered you] and caused many of your women to become widows, but [soon] you will not even remember that.
Ne crains point! Car tu ne seras pas confondue; n'aie point de honte, car tu ne seras pas rendue honteuse. Car tu oublieras la honte de ta jeunesse, et tu ne te souviendras plus de l'opprobre de ton veuvage.
5 [I], the Commander of the armies of angels, the Holy one of Israel, who rules over the whole earth, the one who created you, will be [like] [MET] a husband to you.
Car ton créateur est ton époux; son nom est l'Éternel des armées; le Saint d'Israël est ton Rédempteur; il s'appelle le Dieu de toute la terre.
6 You were like a woman whose husband left her, and caused you to be very sad; you were like a young woman who got married when she was [very] young, and then her husband abandoned her.
Car l'Éternel t'a appelée comme une femme délaissée, affligée d'esprit, comme une épouse de la jeunesse qui aurait été répudiée, dit ton Dieu.
7 I abandoned you [people of Jerusalem] for a while, but [now] I am saying, ‘I will take you back.’
Je t'ai abandonnée pour un peu de temps; mais je te recueillerai avec de grandes compassions.
8 I was very angry with you for a while, and I turned away from you. But I will act mercifully toward you and I will faithfully love you forever. That is what [I], Yahweh, your protector, say to you.
Je t'ai caché ma face pour un moment, dans l'effusion de ma colère; mais j'ai compassion de toi, par une miséricorde éternelle, dit l'Éternel, ton Rédempteur.
9 During the time that Noah lived, I solemnly promised that I would never again allow a flood to cover the earth. So [now] I solemnly promise that I will not be angry with you again and (rebuke you/threaten to punish you).
Il en sera pour moi comme des eaux de Noé; comme j'ai juré que les eaux de Noé ne se répandraient plus sur la terre, ainsi j'ai juré de n'être plus irrité contre toi, et de ne plus te menacer.
10 Even if the mountains and hills shake and collapse, I will not stop faithfully loving you, and I will not cancel my agreement to cause things to go well for you. That is what [I], Yahweh, who act mercifully, say.
Quand les montagnes s'éloigneraient, quand les collines s'ébranleraient, ma bonté ne s'éloignera pas de toi, et mon alliance de paix ne sera point ébranlée, dit l'Éternel, qui a compassion de toi.
11 You [people of Jerusalem] [APO], [your enemies acted very violently toward you]; [it was as though] your city was battered by a severe storm, and no one helped you. But [now] I will cause your city to be rebuilt with stones made of (turquoise/valuable stones), and I will cause the foundations of the city to be made of (sapphires/valuable blue stones).
Affligée, battue de la tempête, dénuée de consolation, voici je vais enchâsser tes pierres dans un ciment précieux, et je te fonderai sur des saphirs.
12 I will cause the towers on the city wall to be made of (rubies/valuable red stones), and all the gates of the city will be made of [other] very valuable stones.
Je ferai tes créneaux de rubis, et tes portes d'escarboucles, et toute ton enceinte de pierres précieuses.
13 I will be the one who will teach you people and cause things to go well with you.
Tous tes enfants seront enseignés par l'Éternel, et la prospérité de tes enfants sera abondante.
14 Your [government] will be strong because of acting justly/fairly; no one will (oppress you/cause you to suffer); you will not be afraid, because there will be nothing [PRS] that will (terrorize you/cause you to become extremely afraid).
Tu seras affermie par la justice; tu seras loin de l'oppression, car tu n'auras rien à craindre, et de la ruine, car elle n'approchera pas de toi.
15 If any army attacks you, it will not be because I have incited them to do that, and you will defeat any group that attacks you.
Que l'on forme des complots, cela ne viendra pas de moi. Qui complotera contre toi, tombera devant toi!
16 Think about this: (Blacksmiths/Men who make things from metal) fan the coals to make a very hot flame in order to produce weapons that can be used [in battles], but I am the one who has produced blacksmiths! And I am also the one who created people who destroy [other people and cities].
Voici, c'est moi qui crée l'ouvrier, celui qui souffle le feu du charbon et qui en tire un instrument pour son ouvrage, et c'est moi qui crée le destructeur, pour anéantir.
17 [But I am promising you that I will] not allow you to be defeated/injured by soldiers using weapons that have been made to attack you, and when others try to accuse you, you will (refute them/show that they are wrong). That is the reward that I will give to the people who serve me; I will defend them; that is what [I], Yahweh, promise.”
Aucune arme forgée contre toi ne réussira; et tu condamneras toute langue qui s'élèvera contre toi en jugement. Tel est l'héritage des serviteurs de l'Éternel, et la justice qu'ils recevront de moi, dit l'Éternel.
A Dove is Sent Forth from the Ark
