Isaiah 58
1 [Yahweh said to me], “Shout loudly! Shout like [SIM] a loud trumpet! Shout to warn my Israeli people about their sins [DOU]!
Crie et ne cesse point; comme la trompette élève ta voix, et annonce à mon peuple ses crimes, et à la maison de Jacob ses péchés.
2 They worship me every day; [they come to my temple because they say that] they are eager to know what I want them to do. They act as though they are a nation that does things that are righteous, who would never abandon their God. They request me to decide matters justly, and they delight to come to worship me.
Car c’est moi que de jour en jour ils cherchent, et ils veulent connaître mes voies; comme une nation qui aurait pratiqué la justice et qui n’aurait pas abandonné le jugement de son Dieu; ils me demandent des jugements de justice, et ils veulent s’approcher de Dieu.
3 [They say], ‘We have (fasted/abstained from eating food) to please you, but you did not [RHQ] notice our doing that. We humbled ourselves, but you did not [RHQ] pay any attention!’ I will tell you why I did not pay attention. It is because when you fast, you do it only to please yourselves, and you act cruelly toward all your workers.
Pourquoi, disent-ils, avons-nous jeûné, et n’avez-vous pas regardé? Pourquoi avons-nous humilié nos âmes, et ne l’avez-vous pas su? Voici qu’au jour de votre jeûne se trouve votre volonté, et que vous poursuivez vos débiteurs.
4 You fast, but you also quarrel and fight [with each other] with your fists. [Doing things like that while] you fast will [certainly] not cause [me] to hear your prayers [where I am], high in heaven.
Voici que vous jeûnez pour susciter des procès et des querelles, et que vous frappez du poing impitoyablement. Ne jugez pas comme jusqu’à ce jour, pour que vos cris retentissent dans l’air.
5 You [act as though] [IRO] you humble yourselves [RHQ] by bowing your heads like [SIM] [the tops of] reeds bend [when the wind blows], and you wear [RHQ] rough clothes and cover your heads with ashes [like people do when they are grieving]. That is what you do when you are fasting, but do you really think [RHQ] that will please me?
Est-ce que le jeûne que j’ai choisi est tel que pendant un jour un homme afflige son âme, contourne sa tête comme un cercle, et se couvre d’un sac et de cendre? Est-ce là ce que tu appelleras un jeûne, et un jour agréable au Seigneur?
6 No, that is not the kind of fasting that I desire. What I really want [RHQ] is for you to free those who have been unjustly put in prison [DOU], and to encourage those who are (treated cruelly/oppressed); I want you to free those who have been oppressed in any way.
Le jeûne que j’ai choisi n’est-il pas celui-ci? romps les liens de l’impiété, délie les faisceaux accablants, renvoie libres ceux qui sont opprimés, et brise tout fardeau.
7 I want you to [RHQ] share your food with those who are hungry and to allow those who have no houses to stay in your houses. Give clothes to those who do not have clothes, and do not hide from your relatives who need help from you.
Romps ton pain pour celui qui a faim, et fais entrer dans ta maison les indigents et ceux qui errent sans asile; lorsque tu verras quelqu’un nu, couvre-le, et ne méprise point ta chair.
8 If you do those things, [what you do for others will be like] [SIM] a light that shines when it dawns. The troubles [that have been caused by your sins] will end quickly. Others will know about your righteous behavior, and with my glorious presence I will protect you from behind [like I protected the Israeli people when they left Egypt].
Alors ta lumière éclatera comme le matin, et bientôt la guérison se montrera; ta justice marchera devant ta face, et la gloire du Seigneur te recueillera.
9 Then you will call out to me, and I will [quickly] answer [and say that I will help you].’ Stop (oppressing people/treating people cruelly); stop falsely accusing people; and stop saying evil [things about people].
Alors tu invoqueras le Seigneur, et le Seigneur t’exaucera; tu crieras, et il dira: Me voici; si tu ôtes du milieu de toi la chaîne, et si tu cesses d’étendre le doigt et de dire ce qui n’est pas utile.
10 Give food to those who are hungry, and give to people who are afflicted/suffering the things that they need. [Your doing that will be like] [MET] a light that shines in the darkness; instead of doing evil to people [MET], [the good things that you do for them will be like] [SIM] sunshine at noontime.
Si tu prodigues ton âme à celui qui a faim, et si tu remplis de consolation une âme affligée, ta lumière se lèvera dans les ténèbres, et tes ténèbres seront comme le midi.
11 [I], Yahweh, will guide you continually, and I will give you good things to satisfy you. I will enable you to remain strong and healthy. You will be like [SIM] a garden that is well watered, like [SIM] a spring that never dries up.
Et le Seigneur te donnera le repos sans interruption, et il remplira ton âme de splendeurs; il délivrera tes os, et tu seras comme un jardin arrosé, et comme une fontaine d’eau, à laquelle les eaux ne manqueront pas.
12 [Your people] will rebuild the cities that were destroyed long ago; they will build [houses] on top of the old foundations. People will say that you are the ones who are repairing the holes [in the city walls], and who are repairing the streets where people live.
Et par toi seront remplis d’édifices des lieux déserts depuis des siècles; tu relèveras des fondements abandonnés pendant plusieurs générations, et tu seras appelé constructeur des haies, mettant les sentiers en repos.
13 Do not travel [MTY] long distances on Sabbath/rest days, and on Sabbath days do not do only the things that you delight to do. Enjoy the Sabbath days, and consider them to be delightful. The Sabbath days are my holy days. Honor me, Yahweh, in everything that you do [on the Sabbath days]. Do not talk about and do things [only] to please yourselves. If you do all the things that I have just now told you to do,
Si tu t’abstiens, à cause du sabbat, d’avancer ton pied et de faire ta volonté dans le -jour qui m’est consacré; si tu appelles le sabbat délicieux, jour du Seigneur saint et glorieux; si tu le glorifies en ne suivant pas tes voies, et si tu ne mets pas ta volonté à dire des paroles vaines,
14 I will enable you to be joyful. I will greatly honor you; [I will honor you everywhere!] I will give to you the [blessings] that I gave to your ancestor Jacob. [Those things will surely happen because I], Yahweh, have said it.”
Alors tu trouveras des délices dans le Seigneur; je t’élèverai sur les hauteurs de la terre, et je te nourrirai avec l’héritage de Jacob ton père, car la bouche du Seigneur a parlé.
