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.
Loue le Seigneur, stérile, qui n’enfantes pas; chante sa louange, et pousse des cris de joie, toi qui n’enfantais pas: parce que les fils de la délaissée seront plus nombreux que les fils de celle qui a un mari, dit le Seigneur.
2 Make your tents larger; make them wider, and fasten them firmly with tent pegs.
Elargis l’enceinte de ta tente, et étends les peaux de tes tabernacles; n’épargne rien; allonge tes cordages, et 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 pénétreras à droite et à gauche, et ta race aura des nations pour héritage, et elle habitera des villes auparavant 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 pas, parce que tu ne seras pas confondue, et tu ne rougiras pas; car tu n’auras pas de honte, parce que tu oublieras la confusion de ta jeunesse; et de l’opprobre de ta viduité, tu ne te souviendras plus.
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.
Parce que celui qui t’a faite te dominera; le Seigneur des armées est son nom, et ton rédempteur, le saint d’Israël, sera appelé 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 le Seigneur t’a appelée comme une femme délaissée et affligée d’esprit, et comme une femme répudiée dès sa jeunesse, a dit ton Dieu.
7 I abandoned you [people of Jerusalem] for a while, but [now] I am saying, ‘I will take you back.’
Pour un instant je t’ai un peu délaissée, mais dans mes grandes miséricordes je te rassemblerai.
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.
Dans un moment d’indignation je t’ai caché ma face pendant un peu de temps, mais dans ma miséricorde éternelle, j’ai eu pitié de toi, a dit ton rédempteur le Seigneur.
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).
C’est ici pour moi comme aux jours de Noé, à qui je jurai que je n’amènerais plus les eaux de Noé sur la terre; ainsi j’ai juré que je ne me mettrai pas en colère contre toi, et que je ne te réprimanderai pas.
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.
Car les montagnes seront ébranlées et les collines frémiront; mais ma miséricorde ne se retirera pas de toi, et mon alliance de paix ne sera pas ébranlée, a dit celui qui a pitié de toi, le Seigneur.
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).
Tu es pauvre, battue par la tempête, et sans aucune consolation. Voici que moi j’alignerai tes pierres, et tu seras fondée 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.
Et je ferai tes tours de jaspe, et tes portes en pierres ciselées, et tous tes contours en pierres précieuses;
13 I will be the one who will teach you people and cause things to go well with you.
Et tous tes fils seront instruits par le Seigneur, et une abondance de paix est réservée à tes fils.
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).
Et tu seras fondée dans la justice; éloigne-toi de la violence, parce que tu n’auras pas à craindre, et de la frayeur, parce qu’elle ne t’approchera pas.
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.
Voici que viendra un habitant qui n’était pas avec moi; que celui qui était étranger autrefois pour toi se joindra à 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].
Voilà que moi j’ai créé l’ouvrier qui souffle dans le feu des charbons ardents, et en fait sortir un instrument pour son ouvrage, et c’est moi qui ai créé le meurtrier pour détruire.
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.”
Tout instrument qui a été imaginé contre toi manquera le but; et toute langue qui te résistera dans le jugement, tu la jugeras. C’est là l’héritage des serviteurs du Seigneur, et la justice qu’ils trouvent auprès de moi, dit le Seigneur.
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