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.
Prophétie d’Ésaïe, fils d’Amots, sur Juda et Jérusalem, au temps d’Ozias, de Jotham, d’Achaz, 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.
Cieux, écoutez! Terre, prête l’oreille! Car l’Éternel parle. J’ai nourri et élevé des enfants, Mais ils se sont révoltés 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 possesseur, Et l’âne la crèche de son maître: Israël ne connaît rien, Mon peuple n’a point d’intelligence.
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.
Malheur à la nation pécheresse, au peuple chargé d’iniquités, A la race des méchants, aux enfants corrompus! Ils ont abandonné l’Éternel, ils ont méprisé le Saint d’Israël. Ils se sont retirés en arrière…
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.
Quels châtiments nouveaux vous infliger, Quand vous multipliez vos révoltes? La tête entière est malade, Et tout le cœur est souffrant.
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 jusqu’à la tête, rien n’est en bon état: Ce ne sont que blessures, contusions et plaies vives, Qui n’ont été ni pansées, ni bandées, Ni adoucies par 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].
Votre pays est dévasté, Vos villes sont consumées par le feu, Des étrangers dévorent vos campagnes sous vos yeux, Ils ravagent et détruisent, comme des barbares.
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.
Et la fille de Sion est restée Comme une cabane dans une vigne, Comme une hutte dans un champ de concombres, Comme une ville épargnée.
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].
Si l’Éternel des armées Ne nous eût conservé un faible reste, Nous serions comme Sodome, Nous ressemblerions à Gomorrhe.
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 l’Éternel, chefs de Sodome! Prête l’oreille à 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].
Qu’ai-je affaire de la multitude de vos sacrifices? Dit l’Éternel. Je suis rassasié des holocaustes de béliers et de la graisse des veaux; Je ne prends point plaisir au sang des taureaux, des brebis et des boucs.
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 vous venez vous présenter devant moi, Qui vous demande de souiller mes parvis?
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].
Cessez d’apporter de vaines offrandes: J’ai en horreur l’encens, Les nouvelles lunes, les sabbats et les assemblées; Je ne puis voir le crime s’associer aux solennités.
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 hait vos nouvelles lunes et vos fêtes; Elles me sont à charge; Je suis las 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 vous étendez vos mains, je détourne de vous mes yeux; Quand vous multipliez les prières, je n’écoute 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, purifiez-vous, Otez de devant mes yeux la méchanceté de vos actions; 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 faire le bien, recherchez la justice, Protégez l’opprimé; Faites droit à l’orphelin, Défendez 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].
Venez et plaidons! Dit l’Éternel. Si vos péchés sont comme le cramoisi, ils deviendront blancs comme la neige; S’ils sont rouges comme la pourpre, ils deviendront comme la laine.
19 If you are willing to obey [me], [I will enable] you to have plenty to eat.
Si vous avez de la bonne volonté et si vous êtes dociles, Vous mangerez les meilleures productions du pays;
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 résistez et si vous êtes rebelles, Vous serez dévorés par le glaive, Car la bouche de l’Éternel a parlé.
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.
Quoi donc! La cité fidèle est devenue une prostituée! Elle était remplie d’équité, la justice y habitait, Et maintenant il y a des assassins!
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.
Ton argent s’est changé en scories, Ton vin a été coupé d’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 chefs sont rebelles et complices des voleurs, Tous aiment les présents et courent après les récompenses; Ils ne font pas droit à l’orphelin, Et la cause de la veuve ne vient pas jusqu’à eux.
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 voici ce que dit le Seigneur, l’Éternel des armées, Le Fort d’Israël: Ah! Je tirerai satisfaction de mes adversaires, Et je me vengerai 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 porterai ma main sur toi, Je fondrai tes scories, comme avec de la potasse, Et j’enlèverai toutes tes parcelles de plomb.
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 tes juges tels qu’ils étaient autrefois, Et tes conseillers tels qu’ils étaient au commencement. Après cela, on t’appellera ville de la justice, Cité 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 sauvée par la droiture, Et ceux qui s’y convertiront seront sauvés par la justice.
28 But rebels and sinners will be crushed by Yahweh, and those who forsake him will disappear.
Mais la ruine atteindra tous les rebelles et les pécheurs, Et ceux qui abandonnent l’Éternel périront.
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].
On aura honte à cause des térébinthes auxquels vous prenez plaisir, Et vous rougirez à cause des jardins dont vous faites vos délices;
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 térébinthe au feuillage flétri, 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.
L’homme fort sera comme de l’étoupe, Et son œuvre comme une étincelle; Ils brûleront l’un et l’autre ensemble, Et il n’y aura personne pour éteindre.
