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 a dit l'Éternel: Observez ce qui est droit, et pratiquez ce qui est juste; car mon salut est près de venir, et ma justice d'être manifestée.
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.
Heureux l'homme qui fait ces choses, et le fils des hommes qui s'y attache, gardant le sabbat pour ne pas le profaner, et gardant ses mains 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'attache à l'Éternel, ne dise pas: L'Éternel me sépare de son peuple. 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 a dit l'Éternel: Pour les eunuques qui garderont mes sabbats, qui choisiront ce qui m'est agréable et s'attacheront à 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 une place dans ma maison et dans mes murs, et un nom meilleur que celui de fils et de 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 enfants de l'étranger, qui se seront joints à l'Éternel pour le servir, pour aimer le nom de l'Éternel et pour être ses serviteurs; tous ceux qui garderont le sabbat pour ne pas le profaner, et qui s'attacheront à 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 amènerai sur ma montagne sainte, et les réjouirai 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 a dit, lui qui rassemble les dispersés d'Israël: J'en rassemblerai encore auprès de lui, outre 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 manger, et vous, toutes les bêtes des forêts!
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.
Les gardiens de mon peuple sont tous aveugles; ils ne connaissent rien. Ce sont tous des chiens muets, qui ne peuvent aboyer, voyant trouble, 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.
Les chiens sont voraces, ils ne peuvent se rassasier. Et les bergers sont sans intelligence, suivant tous leur propre voie, courant chacun à ses profits, 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 nous nous enivrerons de boisson forte; et nous ferons demain comme aujourd'hui, et beaucoup plus encore!
