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’].”
L’Eternel me dit: "Prends une grande tablette et écris dessus en caractères lisibles pour la foule: proche est le pillage, imminente la déprédation."
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.
Je me fis assister de témoins dignes de foi, d’Urie le pontife et de Zacharie, fils de Yebérékhyahou.
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, qui conçut et enfanta un fils. Le Seigneur me dit: "Appelle-le du nom de Mahêr-Chalal Hach-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 l’enfant ne saura pas encore dire: Mon père, ma mère, que déjà on emportera devant le roi d’Assyrie les richesses de Damas et les dépouilles de Samarie."
5 Yahweh spoke to me again and said, “[Tell the people of Judah, ]
L’Eternel continua à me parler en ces termes:
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.
"Puisque ce peuple a dédaigné les eaux de Siloé au cours paisible et vu avec plaisir Recen et le fils de Remalyahou,
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.
voici, le Seigneur dirigera contre eux les eaux puissantes et abondantes du Fleuve le roi d’Assyrie avec toutes ses forces; il montera par-dessus son lit et débordera sur toutes ses rives.
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!’”
Il se précipitera sur Juda, entraînant tout sur son passage, arrivant jusqu’au cou, et l’envergure de ses—ailes couvrira toute l’étendue de ton pays, ô Immanouel!"
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!
Agitez-vous bruyamment, peuples, vous serez brisés; entendez cela, ô contrées reculées de la terre, armez-vous, préparez-vous au combat, vous serez brisées!
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!
Concertez des plans: ils échoueront; annoncez des résolutions: elles ne tiendront pas. Car l’Eternel 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 me parla le Seigneur, avec une force impérieuse, en m’exhortant sévèrement de ne pas marcher dans la voie de ce peuple:
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.
"N’Appelez point coalition ce que ce peuple appelle coalition, ne craignez pas ce qui cause sa terreur; n’en tremblez point."
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.
C’Est l’Eternel-Cebaot que vous devez sanctifier; qu’il soit l’objet de vos craintes et de vos appréhensions.
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].
Il est un saint Refuge, mais il sera aussi une pierre d’achoppement, un écueil propre à faire trébucher pour les deux maisons d’Israël, un piège et un filet pour les 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].”
Beaucoup d’entre eux s’y heurteront et se briseront en tombant; ils s’embarrasseront dans le filet et y resteront 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.
Il faut tenir secrète la leçon, mettre un sceau sur l’enseignement 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.
J’Ai mis ma confiance en Dieu, qui voile présentement sa face à la maison de Jacob, et j’espère en lui.
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’Eternel m’a donnés, nous servirons de signes et d’avertissements de la part de l’Eternel-Cebaot, qui réside sur le mont 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]!
Que si l’on vous dit: "Allez consulter nécromanciens et devins, ceux qui chuchotent et marmottent; n’est-il pas vrai que tout peuple interroge son dieu? Qu’il s’adresse aux morts en faveur des 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.
Tirez-en un enseignement, une leçon: assurément, on proférera des paroles de ce genre qui n’ont pas une lueur de raison.
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.
Aussi les gens circulent-ils dans le pays misérables et affamés; quand la faim les presse, ils s’emportent, maudissent leur roi et leur Dieu et se tournent vers le ciel.
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)
Puis, ils regardent à terre, et voici, ce n’est que misère sombre, accablement et angoisses, et ténèbres sans limite.
