Isaiah 1
1 [I am] Isaiah, the son of Amoz. [Yahweh showed me] visions about Jerusalem and [all the other places in] Judah. He showed me these visions during the years that Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah were kings of Judah.
Vision d'Ésaïe, fils d'Amoz, concernant Juda et Jérusalem, au temps d'Ozias, de Jotham, d'Achaz et d'Ézéchias, rois de Juda.
2 This is what Yahweh says: “All you [angels in] [APO] heaven and [all you people on] [APO] earth, listen to me! The people that I caused to exist and took care of [DOU] have rebelled against me.
Écoutez, cieux, et écoute, terre, car Yahvé a parlé: « J'ai nourri et élevé des enfants et ils se sont rebellés contre moi.
3 Oxen know their owners, and donkeys know who provides food for them, but my Israeli people do not know [me]; they do not realize [that I am the one who takes care of them].”
Le bœuf connaît son propriétaire, et l'âne la crèche de son maître; mais Israël ne le sait pas. Mon peuple n'en tient pas compte. »
4 Terrible things will happen to that sinful nation, to those people who are guilty of sinning greatly. They are a group of very evil people, who act very unjustly. They have abandoned Yahweh, the holy one of Israel; they have (abandoned/turned away from) him.
Ah nation pécheresse, un peuple chargé d'iniquité, la progéniture des méchants, les enfants qui font des affaires corrompues! Ils ont abandonné Yahvé. Ils ont méprisé le Saint d'Israël. Ils sont éloignés et arriérés.
5 Why do you [RHQ] continue to [do things for which] you should be punished? Why do you continue to rebel against Yahweh? [You are like] [MET] someone whose head is badly injured and whose mind is sick/corrupt.
Pourquoi devriez-vous être plus battu, que vous vous révoltez de plus en plus? La tête entière est malade, et le cœur entier s'évanouit.
6 [It is as though] [MET] from the soles/bottoms of your feet to the [tops of your] heads nothing is healthy; there are only open wounds and cuts and sores that have not been cleaned or bandaged, and no [olive] oil has been put on them [to heal them].
De la plante du pied à la tête, il n'y a pas de solidité, mais les blessures, les zébrures et les plaies ouvertes. Elles n'ont pas été refermées, pansées, ou apaisées avec de l'huile.
7 [It is as though] your country is ruined/desolate; your towns have been burned. Foreigners plunder/steal the crops in your fields while you watch; they destroy everything [that they see].
Ton pays est dévasté. Vos villes sont brûlées par le feu. Les étrangers dévorent votre terre en votre présence et elle est désolée, comme renversé par des étrangers.
8 The city of Jerusalem has [already] been abandoned, it is like [SIM] a shelter in a vineyard that has been abandoned by the watchmen; it is like [SIM] a watchman’s hut in a field of melons that has been deserted. It is a city surrounded by its enemies who are waiting to attack it.
La fille de Sion est abandonnée comme un abri dans une vigne, comme une cabane dans un champ de melons, comme une ville assiégée.
9 If the Commander of the armies of angels had not allowed a few of us [his people] to (survive/remain alive), we would have [all] been [destroyed], like [the cities of] Sodom and Gomorrah [were destroyed].
A moins que Yahvé des armées ne nous ait laissé un tout petit reste, nous aurions été comme Sodome. Nous aurions été comme Gomorrah.
10 You [leaders of Judah are as wicked as] the rulers of Sodom were, and you [other people in Jerusalem areas are as wicked as] the people in Gomorrah [were]. Listen to this message from Yahweh, [all of you]!
Écoutez la parole de Yahvé, chefs de Sodome! Écoutez la loi de notre Dieu, peuple de Gomorrhe!
11 He says, “You continue to bring many sacrifices to me, but I do not [RHQ] want them [because you do not worship me sincerely]! You bring me many offerings to be completely burned [on the altar], [but] I (am tired/do not want any more) of your burning all those offerings, the burning rams and the fat from fat cattle. I am not pleased with the blood of bulls and lambs and goats that [the priest] pours [against the altar].
« Quelle est la multitude de vos sacrifices pour moi? », dit Yahvé. « J'en ai assez des holocaustes de béliers... et la graisse des animaux nourris. Je ne me délecte pas du sang des taureaux, ou d'agneaux, ou de chèvres mâles.
12 When you come to my temple to worship me, no one [RHQ] told you to trample on my courtyard while you perform all those rituals.
Quand tu viendras comparaître devant moi, qui a exigé cela de ta main, pour piétiner mes cours?
13 Stop bringing to me those offerings, because they are useless [to me]; I am disgusted with the incense that [the priests burn]. And [your feasts to celebrate] the new moon [each month] and your (Sabbath [days]/days of rest) and your [other] festivals— I detest them because of the wicked things [that you do].
N'apportez plus d'offrandes vaines. L'encens est une abomination pour moi. Nouvelles lunes, sabbats, et convocations... Je ne supporte pas les assemblées maléfiques.
14 I [SYN] hate [all] your celebrations of each new moon and the [other] festivals that you celebrate each year. They are [like] [MET] a heavy burden that I am tired of carrying.
Mon âme déteste vos nouvelles lunes et vos fêtes fixes. Ils sont un fardeau pour moi. Je suis fatigué de les supporter.
15 [So], when you lift up your hands when you pray [to me], I will not [even] look at you. Even if you pray [to me very] frequently, I will not listen [to you], [because it is as though] your hands are covered with the blood [of people whom you have killed].
Quand tu étends tes mains, je te cache mes yeux. Oui, quand tu fais beaucoup de prières, je n'entends pas. Vos mains sont pleines de sang.
16 Cleanse your inner beings, and become [spiritually] clean! Stop your evil behavior! Stop doing things that are wrong!
Lavez-vous. Rendez vous propres. Ôtez de devant mes yeux la méchanceté de vos actes. Cessez de faire le mal.
17 Learn to do [things that are] good! [Try to] cause people to do what is just. Help people who are (oppressed/treated cruelly). Defend orphans and widows [when people take them to court].”
Apprenez à bien faire. Cherchez la justice. Soulager les opprimés. Défendez les orphelins. Plaidez pour la veuve. »
18 Yahweh says, “You need to think about the results of what you do. Even though [the guilt of] your sins be [as evident and as difficult to get rid of] as [SIM] red [stains on a white garment] [DOU], [I will get rid of them completely] [like someone who can make that stained garment] become as white as snow or wool [DOU].
« Viens maintenant, et raisonnons ensemble », dit l'Éternel: « Si vos péchés sont comme l'écarlate, ils deviendront blancs comme la neige. Même s'ils sont rouges comme la cramoisie, ils seront comme la laine.
19 If you are willing to obey [me], [I will enable] you to have plenty to eat.
Si vous êtes volontaires et obéissants, vous mangerez le bien de la terre;
20 But, if you turn away [from me and] rebel against me, you will be killed [by your enemies’] swords. [That will surely happen, because I, ] Yahweh, have said it.”
mais si vous refusez et vous rebellez, vous serez dévorés par l'épée; car la bouche de Yahvé l'a dit. »
21 “[You people of Jerusalem previously] faithfully [worshiped only] me, but now you have become like [MET] prostitutes [who are not faithful to any husband]. Previously, people there always acted justly/fairly and righteously, but now your city [is full of] murderers.
Comment la ville fidèle est devenue une prostituée! Elle était pleine de justice. La droiture s'est logée en elle, mais maintenant il y a des meurtriers.
22 Previously, you were [like] [MET] pure silver, but now you have become [like] [MET] the scum that is left [when silver is purified]. Previously you were [like pure] wine, but you have become [like] [MET] wine that has [a lot of] water mixed with it.
Votre argent est devenu de la poussière, votre vin mélangé à de l'eau.
23 Your leaders are rebels; they spend time with thieves. They all want to get bribes and force others to give them gifts [in order that they do good things for them]. They do not defend orphans [in court], and they do not do all they can to enable widows to get what they should receive.
Tes princes sont rebelles et compagnons de voleurs. Tout le monde aime les pots-de-vin et suit les récompenses. Ils ne défendent pas les orphelins, la cause de la veuve ne leur revient pas non plus.
24 Therefore [I, ] the Commander of the armies of angels, the mighty God of Israel, say to my enemies, ‘will get revenge on you; you will not cause me any more trouble. And I will pay you back for the evil things that you did.
C'est pourquoi l'Éternel, le Yahvé des Armées, le Puissant d'Israël, dit: « Ah, je vais être soulagé de mes adversaires, et me venger de mes ennemis.
25 I will raise my fist to strike you. I will [punish you severely] [MET], as though [MET] you were silver [and I needed to heat you very greatly to] melt you and get rid of the impurities.
Je tournerai ma main vers toi, purgez complètement vos scories, et emportera tout ton étain.
26 [After that happens, ] I will give you good judges like you had previously; you will have [wise] counselors like you had long ago. Then people will call your city “a city where people [act] righteously, a city where people are loyal to me.”'”
Je rétablirai vos juges comme au début, et vos conseillers comme au début. Ensuite, on t'appellera « la cité de la justice », une ville fidèle.
27 Because the people of Jerusalem will do what is fair/just, their city will be restored; those who repent [will be saved] because of [their acting] righteously.
Sion sera rachetée avec justice, et ses convertis avec droiture.
28 But rebels and sinners will be crushed by Yahweh, and those who forsake him will disappear.
Mais la destruction des transgresseurs et des pécheurs sera commune, et ceux qui abandonnent Yahvé seront consumés.
29 You will be ashamed because [you worshiped] idols under the oak trees [that you considered to be] sacred; you will be disgraced because [you worshiped idols] in the gardens where you chose [to worship them].
Car ils auront honte des chênes que tu as désirés, et tu seras confondu pour les jardins que tu as choisis.
30 You will be like [SIM] a very large tree which has withered leaves, like [SIM] a garden that [is dried up because] it has no water.
Car vous serez comme un chêne dont la feuille se fane, et comme un jardin qui n'a pas d'eau.
31 Those among you who are [very] strong will become [like] [MET] dry wood, and the work they do will be [like] [MET] a spark; both they and the evil things that they do will burn up completely, and no one will be able to put out the fire.
Les forts seront comme de l'amadou, et son travail comme une étincelle. Ils brûleront tous les deux ensemble, et personne ne les éteindra. »
