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’Éternel me dit: Prends une grande table, et écris dessus, d’une manière intelligible: Qu’on se hâte de piller, qu’on se précipite sur le butin.
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 pris avec moi des témoins dignes de foi, le sacrificateur Urie, et Zacharie, fils de Bérékia.
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’),
Je m’étais approché de la prophétesse; elle conçut, et elle enfanta un fils. L’Éternel me dit: Donne-lui pour nom Maher-Schalal-Chasch-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 dire: Mon père! Ma mère! On emportera devant le roi d’Assyrie les richesses de Damas et le butin de Samarie.
5 Yahweh spoke to me again and said, “[Tell the people of Judah, ]
L’Éternel me parla encore, et me dit:
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 a méprisé les eaux de Siloé qui coulent doucement Et qu’il s’est réjoui au sujet de Retsin et du 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.
Voici, le Seigneur va faire monter contre eux Les puissantes et grandes eaux du fleuve (Le roi d’Assyrie et toute sa gloire); Il s’élèvera partout au-dessus de son lit, Et il se répandra 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 pénétrera dans Juda, il débordera et inondera, Il atteindra jusqu’au cou. Le déploiement de ses ailes Remplira l’étendue 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!
Poussez des cris de guerre, peuples! Et vous serez brisés. Prêtez l’oreille, vous tous qui habitez au loin! Préparez-vous au combat, 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!
Formez des projets, et ils seront anéantis; Donnez des ordres, et ils seront sans 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,
Ainsi m’a parlé l’Éternel, quand sa main me saisit, Et qu’il m’avertit 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 pas conjuration tout ce que ce peuple appelle conjuration; Ne craignez pas ce qu’il craint, 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.
C’est l’Éternel des armées que vous devez sanctifier, C’est lui que vous devez craindre et redouter.
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 un sanctuaire, Mais aussi une pierre d’achoppement, Un rocher de scandale pour les deux maisons d’Israël, Un filet et un piège 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].”
Plusieurs trébucheront; Ils tomberont et se briseront, Ils seront 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.
Enveloppe cet oracle, Scelle cette révélation, 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’espère en l’Éternel, Qui cache sa face à la maison de Jacob; Je place en lui ma confiance.
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 des signes et des présages en Israël, De la part de l’Éternel des armées, Qui habite sur 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]!
Si l’on vous dit: Consultez ceux qui évoquent les morts et ceux qui prédisent l’avenir, Qui poussent des sifflements et des soupirs, Répondez: Un peuple ne consultera-t-il pas son Dieu? S’adressera-t-il 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.
A la loi et au témoignage! Si l’on ne parle pas ainsi, Il n’y aura point d’aurore pour le peuple.
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.
Il sera errant dans le pays, accablé et affamé; Et, quand il aura faim, il s’irritera, Maudira son roi et son Dieu, Et tournera les yeux 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)
Puis il regardera vers la terre, Et voici, il n’y aura que détresse, obscurité et de sombres angoisses: Il sera repoussé dans d’épaisses ténèbres.
