Isaiah 8
1 Then Yahweh said to me, “Make a large signboard. And write clearly on it, ‘Maher-Shalal-Hash-Baz’ [which means ‘quickly (plunder/take by force) and steal everything’].”
Et l’Éternel me dit: Prends-toi une grande plaque, et écris dessus avec un style d’homme: Maher-Shalal-Hash-Baz.
2 [So] I requested Uriah the [Supreme] Priest and Jeberekiah’s son Zechariah, men who were both honest/trustworthy witnesses, to watch me as I was doing that.
Et je me pris de fidèles témoins pour témoigner, Urie, le sacrificateur, et Zacharie, fils de Jebérékia.
3 Then I had sex with [EUP] [my wife, who was] a prophetess, and she became pregnant and [then] gave birth to a son. Then Yahweh said to me, “Give him the name Maher-Shalal-Hash-Baz (which means ‘suddenly attacked, quickly conquered’),
Et je m’approchai de la prophétesse, et elle conçut, et enfanta un fils; et l’Éternel me dit: Appelle son nom: Maher-Shalal-Hash-Baz;
4 because before he is old enough to say ‘papa’ or ‘mama’, the King of Assyria will [come with his army and] quickly take away all the valuable things in Damascus and in Samaria.”
car avant que l’enfant sache crier: Mon père, et, Ma mère, on emportera la puissance de Damas et le butin de Samarie devant le roi d’Assyrie.
5 Yahweh spoke to me again and said, “[Tell the people of Judah, ]
Et l’Éternel me parla encore, disant:
6 ‘[I have taken good care of] you people, but you have rejected that, [thinking that] my help was very little, like [MET] the little canal through which water flows from the Gihon Spring into Jerusalem. Instead, you have been happy [to request help from] King Rezin and King Pekah.
Parce que ce peuple rejette les eaux de Siloé qui vont doucement, et qu’il trouve son plaisir en Retsin et dans le fils de Remalia;
7 Therefore, I will cause the people of Judah to be attacked by [the powerful army of] the King of Assyria, which will be [like] a great flood from the [Euphrates] River. Their soldiers will [be everywhere in your country, like] a river that overflows all its banks.
à cause de cela, voici, le Seigneur fait monter sur eux les eaux du fleuve, fortes et grosses, le roi d’Assyrie et toute sa gloire; et il montera sur tout son lit, et s’en ira par-dessus tous ses bords;
8 Those soldiers will go all over Judah— [like a river whose water] [MET] rises as high as a person’s neck. Their army will spread over the land [quickly], like an eagle, and they will cover your entire land! But I will be with you!’”
et il traversera Juda, il débordera et passera outre, il atteindra jusqu’au cou; et le déploiement de ses ailes remplira la largeur de ton pays, ô Emmanuel.
9 Listen, all you [people in] distant countries! [You can] prepare to attack Judah. [You can] prepare [for battle, and shout your] war-cries, but your [armies will] be crushed/shattered!
Associez-vous, peuples, et vous serez brisés; et prêtez l’oreille, vous tous qui habitez au loin sur la terre! Ceignez-vous, et vous serez brisés! Ceignez-vous, et vous serez brisés!
10 [You can] prepare for what you will do [to attack Judah], but what you plan to do will not happen! You will not succeed, because God is with us!
Prenez un conseil, et il n’aboutira à rien; dites la parole, et elle n’aura pas d’effet: car Dieu est avec nous.
11 Yahweh strongly warned me [MTY] not to act like the [other] people in Judah did. He said to me,
Car ainsi m’a dit l’Éternel avec main forte, et il m’a averti de ne pas marcher dans le chemin de ce peuple, disant:
12 “Do not say that everything that people do is conspiring/rebelling [against the government], like [other] people say, and do not (be afraid of/worry about) the things that other people are afraid of.
Ne dites pas conjuration, de tout ce dont ce peuple dira conjuration, et ne craignez pas leur crainte, et ne soyez pas effrayés;
13 [I, ] the Commander of the armies of angels, am the one you should consider to be holy. And I am the one you should fear, the one you should revere.
l’Éternel des armées, lui, sanctifiez-le, et que lui soit votre crainte, et lui, votre frayeur;
14 I will protect you(sg). [But as for] the [other] people [MTY] in Israel and Judah, I will be [like] [MET] a stone that causes people to stumble, a rock that causes them to fall down. [And as for] the people of Jerusalem, I will be [like] [MET] a trap or a snare [DOU].
et il sera pour sanctuaire, et pour pierre d’achoppement et rocher de trébuchement aux deux maisons d’Israël, pour piège et pour lacet aux habitants de Jérusalem.
15 Many [people] will stumble and fall down and never get up again. They will experience great troubles; they will be captured [by their enemies].”
Et beaucoup d’entre eux trébucheront, et tomberont, et seront brisés, et enlacés, et pris.
16 [So, I say to you who are my disciples], seal up this scroll on which I have written the messages that God has given to me, and give his instructions to [others] who have accompanied me.
Lie le témoignage, scelle la loi parmi mes disciples.
17 I will wait to see what Yahweh [will do]. He has rejected the descendants [MTY] of Jacob, but I will confidently expect him to help me.
Et je m’attendrai à l’Éternel qui cache sa face de la maison de Jacob, et je l’attendrai.
18 I and the children that Yahweh has given to me are [like] signs to warn [the people of] Israel; we are warnings from the Commander of the armies of angels the one who lives [in his temple] on Zion Hill [in Jerusalem].
Voici, moi et les enfants que l’Éternel m’a donnés, nous sommes pour signes et pour prodiges en Israël de la part de l’Éternel des armées qui demeure en la montagne de Sion.
19 Some people may urge you(pl) to (consult/go and talk with) those who talk with the spirits of dead people or with those who say that they receive messages from those spirits. They whisper and mutter [about what we should do in the future]. But God is [RHQ] the one whom we should ask to guide us! It is ridiculous [RHQ] for people who are alive to request spirits of dead people to tell us [what we should do]!
Et s’ils vous disent: Enquérez-vous des évocateurs d’esprits et des diseurs de bonne aventure, qui murmurent et qui chuchotent, … un peuple ne s’enquiert-il pas de son Dieu? [ira-t-il] aux morts pour les vivants?
20 Pay attention to God’s instructions and teaching! If people do not say things that agree with what God teaches us, [what they say is worthless]. [It is as though] those people are in darkness.
À la loi et au témoignage! S’ils ne parlent pas selon cette parole, il n’y a pas d’aurore pour lui.
21 They will wander through the land, worried/discouraged and hungry. And when they become [very] hungry, they will become very angry. They will look up [toward heaven] and curse God and [will also] curse their king.
Et il passera là, affligé et ayant faim; et il arrivera que, lorsqu’il aura faim, il se dépitera, et maudira son roi et son Dieu; et il regardera en haut,
22 They will look around the land and see only trouble/distress and darkness and things that cause them to despair. And [then] they will be thrown into the very black darkness [of hell]. (questioned)
et il fixera son regard sur la terre, et voici la détresse et les ténèbres, l’obscurité de l’angoisse! et il est repoussé dans d’épaisses ténèbres.
