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.
Et il arriva, dans les jours d’Achaz, fils de Jotham, fils d’Ozias, roi de Juda, que Retsin, roi de Syrie, et Pékakh, fils de Remalia, roi d’Israël, montèrent à Jérusalem pour lui faire la guerre; mais ils ne purent pas l’assiéger.
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.
Et on rapporta à la maison de David, disant: La Syrie est venue prêter appui à Éphraïm. Et son cœur fut agité, et le cœur de son peuple, comme les arbres de la forêt sont agités devant 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 l’Éternel dit à Ésaïe: Sors à la rencontre d’Achaz, toi et Shear-Jashub, ton fils, au bout de l’aqueduc de l’étang supérieur, sur la route 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 et sois tranquille; ne crains point, et que ton cœur ne défaille pas devant ces deux bouts de tisons fumants, devant l’ardeur de la colère de Retsin et de la Syrie, et du fils de Remalia.
5 Yes, they are planning to attack this land and saying,
Parce que la Syrie a formé contre toi de mauvais desseins, Éphraïm [aussi] et le fils de Remalia, 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, et jetons-y l’alarme, et faisons-y pour nous une brèche, et établissons pour roi au milieu d’elle le fils de Tabeël;
7 But this is what Yahweh, the Lord, says: ‘It will not happen; they will not [conquer Jerusalem]!
ainsi dit le Seigneur, l’Éternel: Il ne s’accomplira pas et n’aura pas lieu;
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 le chef de la Syrie, c’est Damas, et le chef de Damas, c’est Retsin. Et encore 65 ans, et Éphraïm cessera 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 le chef d’Éphraïm, c’est la Samarie, et le chef de la Samarie, c’est le fils de Remalia. Si vous ne croyez pas, vous ne subsisterez pas.
10 [Later], Yahweh gave [me another message to tell to] King Ahaz.
Et l’Éternel parla encore à Achaz, 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 pour toi un signe de la part de l’Éternel, ton Dieu; demande-le dans les lieux bas ou dans les hauteurs d’en haut. (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]!”
Et Achaz dit: Je ne [le] demanderai pas, et je ne tenterai pas l’Éternel.
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 il dit: Écoutez donc, maison de David: Est-ce peu de chose pour vous de lasser [la patience] des hommes, que vous lassiez aussi [la patience de] 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, vous donnera un signe: Voici, la vierge concevra et elle enfantera un fils, et appellera son nom 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 du caillé et du miel, pour savoir 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 des deux rois duquel tu as peur sera abandonné.
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!”
L’Éternel fera venir sur toi, et sur ton peuple et sur la maison de ton père, des jours qui ne sont pas venus depuis le jour où Éphraïm s’est retiré de Juda, – [savoir] 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.
Et il arrivera, en ce jour-là, que l’Éternel sifflera la mouche qui est au bout des fleuves d’Égypte, et l’abeille qui est dans le 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.
et elles viendront et se poseront toutes dans les vallées désertes et dans les fentes des rochers, et sur toutes les broussailles, 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 pris à louage au-delà du fleuve, avec le roi d’Assyrie, la tête et les poils 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.
Et il arrivera, en ce jour-là, qu’un homme nourrira une jeune 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 il arrivera que, de l’abondance du lait qu’elles donneront, il mangera du caillé; car tous ceux qui seront de reste au milieu du pays mangeront du caillé et du miel.
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.
Et il arrivera, en ce jour-là, que tout lieu où il y avait 1 000 ceps de 1 000 [pièces] d’argent, sera [abandonné] aux ronces et aux 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 viendra avec des flèches et avec l’arc, car tout le pays sera 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 toutes les montagnes qu’on cultivait avec la bêche, – on n’y viendra pas, par crainte des ronces et des épines; et elles seront un lieu pour y envoyer le bœuf, et pour que les brebis le foulent.
