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.
II arriva, du temps d’Achaz, fils de Jotham, fils d’Ouzia, roi de Juda, que Recîn, roi de Syrie, de concert avec Pékah, fils de Remaliahou, roi d’Israël, marcha sur Jérusalem pour l’attaquer, mais ne put triompher d’elle.
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.
Quand la maison de David apprit cette nouvelle: "Le Syrien est venu camper avec Ephraïm," son cœur et le cœur de son peuple en frissonnèrent, comme les arbres d’une forêt frissonnent sous 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.
L’Eternel dit alors à Isaïe: "Rends-toi au-devant d’Achaz, toi et Chear-Yachoub, ton fils, vers l’extrémité du canal de la Piscine supérieure, sur la chaussée qui conduit au 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: N’Aie garde de perdre ton calme, sois sans crainte et ne laisse pas défaillir ton cœur devant ces deux bouts de tisons fumeux devant la colère de Recin et d’Aram, et du fils de Remaliahou.
5 Yes, they are planning to attack this land and saying,
Puisque Aram a formé contre toi de mauvais desseins, ainsi qu’Ephraïm et le fils de Remaliahou, et qu’ils ont dit:
6 ‘We will attack Judah and conquer it. Then we will appoint Tabeel’s son to be the king of Judah.’
"Marchons contre Juda, réduisons-le à l’extrémité, forçons-le de se rendre à nous, puis nous lui imposerons comme roi le fils de Tabeal,"
7 But this is what Yahweh, the Lord, says: ‘It will not happen; they will not [conquer Jerusalem]!
ainsi a parlé le Seigneur-Elohim: Cela ne s’accomplira ni ne sera!"
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 d’Aram, c’est Damas, et la tète de Damas, c’est Recin; (or dans soixante-cinq ans, Ephraïrn, déchu, cessera d’être une nation).
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 Remaliahou. Si vous manquez de confiance, vous manquerez d’avenir."
10 [Later], Yahweh gave [me another message to tell to] King Ahaz.
L’Eternel, continuant de parler à Achaz, lui dit:
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 de la part de l’Eternel, ton Dieu, que ta demande s’applique aux régions d’en bas ou aux sphères supérieures. (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]!”
Je n’en demanderai pas, répliqua Achaz: je ne veux pas mettre l’Eternel à l’épreuve."
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]?
Alors le prophète reprit: "Ecoutez-donc, maison de David! Est-ce trop peu pour vous de lasser les hommes que vous vouliez encore lasser 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’].
Ah certes! Le Seigneur vous donne de lui-même un signe: Voici, la jeune femme est devenue enceinte, elle va mettre au monde un fils, qu’elle appellera Immanouel.
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 se nourrira de crème et de miel, jusqu’à ce qu’il ait du discernement pour repousser 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.
Or, avant même que l’enfant sache repousser le mal et choisir le bien, la région dont les deux rois te causent des angoisses sera devenue une solitude,
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!”
le Seigneur suscitera contre toi, contre ton peuple et la maison de ton père des jours tels qu’il n’y en a pas eu depuis qu’Ephraïm s’est séparé de Juda et cela grâce au 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 temps, le Seigneur appellera, par un sifflement, les moustiques qui sont sur les bords des canaux de l’Egypte et les frelons qui vivent en 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.
ils viendront s’abattre tous ensemble sur les vallons incultes, dans les fissures des rochers, dans tous les buissons et toutes les broussailles.
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, le Seigneur, au moyen du rasoir pris en location sur les bords du fleuve par l’entremise du roi d’Assyrie coupera les cheveux de la tête et les poils des jambes; il fera tomber la barbe elle-même.
21 When that happens, a farmer will be able to have only one cow and two goats/sheep.
En ces temps, chaque individu pourra entretenir une génisse 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 en recueillera une telle quantité de lait qu’il se nourrira de crème. Oui, quiconque aura eu la vie sauve dans le pays pourra se nourrir de crème et de 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.
Il arrivera encore, à la même époque, que tout terrain portant mille pieds de vigne d’une valeur de mille sicles, sera envahi par les ronces et les 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 ne s’y rendra qu’armé de flèches et de carquois, tant le sol tout entier sera devenu la proie des ronces et des chardons.
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].
Quant aux montagnes qu’on laboure au moyen de la bêche, on ne les abordera même pas, par crainte des ronces et des chardons; on y lâchera les bœufs, et elles seront foulées par les brebis.
