Isaiah 56
1 Yahweh says [to all the people of Judah], “Do the things that are fair and just, because I will soon come to rescue [DOU] you.
Ainsi dit l’Éternel: Gardez le jugement, et pratiquez la justice, car mon salut est près de venir, et ma justice, d’être révélée.
2 I will bless those who faithfully obey my laws about the Sabbath/rest days. I will bless those who (keep sacred/honor) my Sabbath/rest days, and who do not do any work on those days, and who refrain from [MTY] doing anything that is evil.
Bienheureux l’homme qui fait cela, et le fils de l’homme qui le tient ferme; qui garde le sabbat pour ne pas le profaner, et qui garde sa main de faire aucun mal.
3 And foreigners who have believed in me should not say, ‘Yahweh will surely not allow me to belong to his people.’ And eunuchs should not say, ‘[Because I am unable to have children, I cannot belong to Yahweh]; I am like [MET] a tree that has completely withered.’
Et que le fils de l’étranger qui s’est attaché à l’Éternel ne parle pas, disant: L’Éternel m’a entièrement séparé de son peuple; et que l’eunuque ne dise pas: Voici, je suis un arbre sec;
4 They should not say that, because [I], Yahweh, say this to the eunuchs who obey my laws about the Sabbath, and who choose to do the things that please me, and who obey all [the other laws of] the agreement that I [made with the Israeli people]:
car ainsi dit l’Éternel: Aux eunuques qui gardent mes sabbats, et choisissent les choses auxquelles je prends plaisir, et qui tiennent ferme mon alliance,
5 I will cause to be put inside the walls of my temple a monument [DOU] to them; because of that monument, they will be honored more than they would have if they had children; they will be honored forever.
je leur donnerai dans ma maison et au-dedans de mes murs une place et un nom meilleurs que des fils et des filles; je leur donnerai un nom éternel, qui ne sera pas retranché.
6 I will also bless those who are not Israelis, who (join themselves to/believe in) me, and who serve me and worship and love me, and who obey my laws about the Sabbath, and who faithfully obey [all the other laws of] the agreement that I [made with the Israeli people].
Et les fils de l’étranger qui s’attachent à l’Éternel pour le servir et pour aimer le nom de l’Éternel, pour être ses serviteurs, – quiconque observe le sabbat pour ne pas le profaner, et ceux qui tiennent ferme mon alliance,
7 I will bring them to my sacred hill [in Jerusalem], I will cause them to be [very] joyful in my temple where people pray to me, and I will accept the sacrifices that they completely burn [on my altar] and other sacrifices that they offer. I will do those things for them because I want my temple to be a building where people of all nations pray to me.
je les ferai venir à ma montagne sainte, et je les rendrai joyeux dans ma maison de prière: leurs holocaustes et leurs sacrifices seront agréés sur mon autel; car ma maison sera appelée une maison de prière pour tous les peuples.
8 [I], Yahweh, the Lord, the one who will bring back the people of Israel who have been (forced to go/exiled) to other countries, say this: 'I will bring [from other countries] many more people to join those Israelis whom I have brought back.'”
Le Seigneur l’Éternel, qui rassemble les exilés d’Israël, dit: J’en rassemblerai encore d’autres vers lui, avec les siens déjà rassemblés.
9 “You [surrounding nations have armies that are like] [MET] animals in the forest; come and attack/destroy [Israel]!
Vous, toutes les bêtes des champs, venez pour dévorer, [vous], toutes les bêtes de la forêt!
10 The Israeli leaders [should be like] watchdogs to protect the people, but [it is as though] they are blind. They are stupid. They are all [like] [MET] dogs that cannot bark. [Good watchdogs bark when strangers approach], [but the Israeli leaders do not warn the people that their enemies are coming]. Instead, they just want to lie down and sleep and dream.
Ses sentinelles sont toutes aveugles, elles sont dénuées de connaissance. Ils sont tous des chiens muets qui ne peuvent aboyer, rêvant, se tenant couchés, aimant à sommeiller;
11 [And they are like] greedy dogs; they never get all that they want. They are [supposed to lead the people, like good] shepherds [lead their flocks], but they are ignorant, and they each do whatever they want to do.
et ces chiens sont voraces, ils ne savent pas être rassasiés: ce sont des bergers qui ne savent pas comprendre. Tous, ils tournent leurs regards vers leur propre chemin, chacun vers son intérêt particulier, jusqu’au dernier.
12 They say to each other, ‘Come, let’s go and get some wine and [other] alcoholic/strong drinks, and let’s become drunk! And tomorrow we will enjoy drinking even more!’”
Venez, [disent-ils], je prendrai du vin, et buvons notre soûl de boissons fortes; et demain sera comme aujourd’hui, [et] encore bien supérieur.
