Isaiah 7
1 Ahaz was the son of Jotham and grandson of Uzziah. During the time that Ahaz was the king of Judah, King Rezin of Syria and King Pekah of Israel marched [with their armies] to attack Jerusalem. But they could not conquer it.
Il arriva du temps d’Achaz, fils de Joatham, fils d’Ozias, roi de Juda, que Rasin, roi de Syrie, avec Phacée, fils de Romélie, roi d’Israël, monta contre Jérusalem pour l’attaquer; mais il ne put s’en emparer.
2 [But before they attacked], everyone in the palace heard a report that the armies of Syria and Israel were [now] (allies/joined [to attack Jerusalem)]. So Ahaz and the people over whom he ruled were extremely afraid; they were shaking from fear like trees shake in a windstorm.
On annonça à la maison de David cette nouvelle: « La Syrie est campée en Ephraïm. » Alors le cœur du roi et le cœur de son peuple furent agités comme les arbres de la forêt sont agités par le vent.
3 Then Yahweh said to me, “Take your son Shear-Jashub, and go to talk with [King] Ahaz. He is at the end of the (aqueduct/water channel) that brings water into the upper reservoir, near the road to the place where women wash clothes.
Et Yahweh dit à Isaïe: « Sors à la rencontre d’Achaz, toi et Schéar-Jasub, ton fils, vers l’extrémité du canal de l’étang supérieur, sur le chemin du champ du foulon.
4 Tell Ahaz to stop worrying [DOU]. Tell him that he does not need to be afraid of those two kings, Rezin and Pekah. They are very angry [with Judah], but they are [unable to harm his country any more than] completely burned-out coals [can harm him].
Et tu lui diras: Prends garde, tiens-toi tranquille, ne crains point, et que ton cœur ne défaille pas devant ces deux bouts de tisons fumants, à cause de la fureur de Rasin et de la Syrie, et du fils de Romélie.
5 Yes, they are planning to attack this land and saying,
Parce que la Syrie a médité le mal contre toi ainsi qu’Ephraïm et le fils de Romélie, en disant:
6 ‘We will attack Judah and conquer it. Then we will appoint Tabeel’s son to be the king of Judah.’
« Montons contre Juda, jetons-le dans l’épouvante, envahissons-le, et établissons-y pour roi le fils de Tabéel;
7 But this is what Yahweh, the Lord, says: ‘It will not happen; they will not [conquer Jerusalem]!
ainsi parle le Seigneur Yahweh: Cela n’aura pas d’effet, cela ne sera pas!
8 The capital of Syria is Damascus, but Damascus is ruled [only] by its [unimportant/insignificant] king king Rezin. And as for Israel, within 65 years it will be conquered and completely destroyed.
Car la tête de la Syrie, c’est Damas, et la tête de Damas, c’est Rasin; et encore soixante-cinq ans, et Ephraïm aura cessé d’être un peuple.
9 Israel’s capital is Samaria, and Samaria is ruled only by its [insignificant/unimportant] king king Pekah. [So you do not need to be afraid of those two countries]! [But you must trust me, because] if you do not trust me fully, you will be defeated.’”
Et la tête d’Ephraïm, c’est Samarie, et la tête de Samarie, c’est le fils de Romélie. Si vous ne croyez pas, vous ne subsisterez pas! »
10 [Later], Yahweh gave [me another message to tell to] King Ahaz.
Yahweh parla encore à Achaz, en disant:
11 [He said to tell him], “Request me, Yahweh your God, to do something that will enable you to be sure [that I will help/protect you]. What you request can be [from a place that is] as high as the sky or as low as the place where the dead people are.” (Sheol h7585)
« Demande un signe à Yahweh, ton Dieu, demande-le dans les profondeurs du schéol ou dans les hauteurs du ciel. » (Sheol h7585)
12 But [when I told that to the king, he refused]. He said, “[No], I will not request Yahweh to do something to prove [that he will help/protect us]!”
Mais Achaz dit: « Je ne le demanderai pas, je ne tenterai pas Yahweh. »
13 Then I said [to him], “You people who are descendants of King David, listen! You are causing me to be tired of being patient. Are you also going to cause my God to stop being patient with you [RHQ]?
Et Isaïe dit: « Ecoutez, maison de David: Est-ce trop peu pour vous de fatiguer les hommes, que vous fatiguiez aussi mon Dieu?
14 Yahweh himself will do something for you [to prove that he will help/protect you]. Listen to this: A young woman will become pregnant and give birth to a son. She will name him Immanuel, [which means ‘God is with us’].
C’est pourquoi le Seigneur lui-même vous donnera un signe: Voici que la Vierge a conçu, et elle enfante un fils, et elle lui donne le nom d’Emmanuel.
15 And by the time that child is old enough to eat curds/yogurt and honey, he will be able to reject what is evil and choose what is good.
Il mangera de la crème et du miel, jusqu’à ce qu’il sache rejeter le mal et choisir le bien.
16 And before that child is old enough to do that, the lands of the two kings that you(sg) are very (afraid of/worried about) will be deserted.
Car avant que l’enfant sache rejeter le mal et choisir le bien, le pays dont tu redoutes les deux rois sera dévasté.
17 [But then] Yahweh will cause you and your family and your entire nation to experience [terrible disasters]. Those disasters will be worse than any disasters that have occurred since the country of Israel separated from Judah. Yahweh will cause [the army of] the king of Assyria to attack you!”
Yahweh fera venir sur toi et sur ton peuple, et sur la maison de ton père, des jours tels qu’il n’en est pas venu depuis le jour où Ephraïm s’est séparé de Juda, — le roi d’Assyrie. »
18 At that time, [it will be as though] Yahweh will whistle to summon the army from the south of Egypt as well as the army of Assyria. They will [come and surround your country like] [MET] flies and bees.
En ce jour-là, Yahweh sifflera la mouche qui est à l’extrémité des fleuves d’Égypte, et l’abeille qui est au pays d’Assyrie.
19 They will all come and settle/live [everywhere]—in the narrow valleys and caves in the rock cliffs, on land where there are thornbushes as well as on the fertile land.
Elles viendront et se poseront toutes dans les vallées escarpées et dans les fentes des rochers, sur tous les buissons et sur tous les pâturages.
20 At that time Yahweh will hire the king of Assyria to come [with his army] from east of the [Euphrates] River. [They will get rid of everything in your land—the crops and the people. They will destroy everything thoroughly]; it will be like [MET] a barber shaving not only a man’s hair but his beard and the hair on his legs.
En ce jour-là, le Seigneur rasera avec un rasoir qu’il aura loué au delà du Fleuve — avec le roi d’Assyrie, — la tête et le poil des pieds, et il enlèvera aussi la barbe.
21 When that happens, a farmer will be able to have only one cow and two goats/sheep.
En ce jour-là, un homme nourrira une vache et deux brebis,
22 [However], those animals will give plenty of milk, with the result that the farmer will have curds/yogurt to eat. And [because there will not be many people left] in the land, all the people who remain there will have plenty of milk and honey.
et, à cause de l’abondance du lait qu’elles donneront, on ne mangera plus que de la crème; car c’est de la crème et du miel que mangeront tous ceux qui seront restés dans le pays.
23 Now there are many areas where there are vineyards that are worth 1,000 pieces of silver, but at that time there will be only briers and thorns [DOU] in those fields.
En ce jour-là, tout endroit où il y avait mille ceps de vigne, valant mille pièces d’argent, sera couvert de ronces et d’épines.
24 There will be only briers and thorns in the entire land, [and wild animals], with the result that men will take their bows and arrows and go there [to hunt and kill animals].
On y entrera avec des flèches et avec l’arc, car tout le pays ne sera que ronces et épines.
25 No one will go to where there previously were gardens on fertile hillsides, because briers and thorns will cover those hillsides. They will be areas where [only a few] cattle and sheep and goats wander around [searching for something to eat].
Et sur toutes les montagnes que l’on cultivait avec le sarcloir, tu n’iras plus, par crainte des ronces et des épines, elles seront un pâturage de bœufs, et une terre foulée par les brebis.
