Jeremiah 14
1 After there had been no rain [in Judah] for a long time, Yahweh gave me this message:
La parole qui fut adressée à Jérémie par l’Éternel, à l’occasion de la sécheresse.
2 [The people in] Judah are very distressed; people [are sitting] on the ground and mourning; [in all of] Jerusalem people are crying loudly.
Juda est dans le deuil, Ses villes sont désolées, tristes, abattues, Et les cris de Jérusalem s’élèvent.
3 The rich people send their servants to [wells] to get water, but [all] the wells are dry. The servants return with empty pitchers; they cover their heads [because they are ashamed and humiliated/disappointed and sad].
Les grands envoient les petits chercher de l’eau, Et les petits vont aux citernes, ne trouvent point d’eau, Et retournent avec leurs vases vides; Confus et honteux, ils se couvrent la tête.
4 The ground is extremely dry and cracked open because there has been no rain. The farmers are very worried, [so] they [also] cover their heads.
La terre est saisie d’épouvante, Parce qu’il ne tombe point de pluie dans le pays, Et les laboureurs confus se couvrent la tête.
5 Even the (does/female deer) abandon their newborn babies/fawns because there is no grass in the fields [for them to eat].
Même la biche dans la campagne Met bas et abandonne sa portée, Parce qu’il n’y a point de verdure.
6 The wild donkeys stand on the barren hills, panting like [SIM] [thirsty] jackals/wolves. They become blind because there is no grass [to eat].
Les ânes sauvages se tiennent sur les lieux élevés, Aspirant l’air comme des serpents; Leurs yeux languissent, parce qu’il n’y a point d’herbe.
7 [The people say], “Yahweh, we have turned away from you and sinned many times, and now we know that we are being punished because of our sins, but please help us in order that everyone can see that you are very great [MTY].
Si nos iniquités témoignent contre nous, Agis à cause de ton nom, ô Éternel! Car nos infidélités sont nombreuses, Nous avons péché contre toi.
8 You are the one whom [we] Israelis confidently expect [to do good things for us] when we have [many] troubles/difficulties. So, why do you [not help us]? You act as though you are a stranger in our land, like you are someone who is staying here for only one night.
Toi qui es l’espérance d’Israël, Son sauveur au temps de la détresse, Pourquoi serais-tu comme un étranger dans le pays, Comme un voyageur qui y entre pour passer la nuit?
9 Are you also surprised [about the terrible things that are happening to us]? Why do you act like you are unable to save anyone, even though you are a strong warrior? Yahweh, you are [here] among us, and [others know that] we are your people, [so] do not abandon us!”
Pourquoi serais-tu comme un homme stupéfait, Comme un héros incapable de nous secourir? Tu es pourtant au milieu de nous, ô Éternel, Et ton nom est invoqué sur nous: Ne nous abandonne pas!
10 And this is what Yahweh says to those people: “You love to wander away [from me]; you run [MTY] from one [idol] to another. Therefore, now I will no [longer] accept you, and I will punish you for your sins.”
Voici ce que l’Éternel dit de ce peuple: Ils aiment à courir çà et là, Ils ne savent retenir leurs pieds; L’Éternel n’a point d’attachement pour eux, Il se souvient maintenant de leurs crimes, Et il châtie leurs péchés.
11 [Then] Yahweh said to me, “Do not pray for these people [any more].
Et l’Éternel me dit: N’intercède pas en faveur de ce peuple.
12 When they (fast/abstain from food in order to honor me), I will not pay any attention. When they bring [to me] their offerings [of animals] to be completely burned [on the altar] and their offerings of grain, I will not accept them. Instead, I will get rid of them by wars, by famines, and by diseases.”
S’ils jeûnent, je n’écouterai pas leurs supplications; S’ils offrent des holocaustes et des offrandes, je ne les agréerai pas; Car je veux les détruire par l’épée, par la famine et par la peste.
13 Then I replied to him, “Yahweh [my] God, [their] prophets are telling the people that they will not experience wars [MTY] or famines. They are telling the people that you will surely allow us to have peace in our land [for many years].”
Je répondis: Ah! Seigneur Éternel! Voici, les prophètes leur disent: Vous ne verrez point d’épée, Vous n’aurez point de famine; Mais je vous donnerai dans ce lieu une paix assurée.
14 Yahweh replied to me, “Those prophets say that they are speaking what I tell them to say [MTY], but they are telling lies. I did not send them, [so] what they are saying is false. They say that they have received visions from me, and that they are telling things that I have revealed to them, but that is not true. They are saying foolish things that they have only thought of themselves.
Et l’Éternel me dit: C’est le mensonge que prophétisent en mon nom les prophètes; Je ne les ai point envoyés, je ne leur ai point donné d’ordre, Je ne leur ai point parlé; Ce sont des visions mensongères, de vaines prédictions, Des tromperies de leur cœur, qu’ils vous prophétisent.
15 So this is what I say about those prophets who are predicting what will happen, saying that I told them those things: They are saying that we Israelis will not die from wars or famines, but I did not send those prophets. And they themselves will die from wars or from famines.
C’est pourquoi ainsi parle l’Éternel Sur les prophètes qui prophétisent en mon nom, Sans que je les aie envoyés, Et qui disent: Il n’y aura dans ce pays ni épée ni famine: Ces prophètes périront par l’épée et par la famine.
16 And the people to whom they are predicting these things, they and their wives and their sons and their daughters, will [also die] from wars or from famines. [Their corpses will] be thrown into the streets of Jerusalem, and there will not be anyone to bury them. I will punish them like they deserve to be punished.
Et ceux à qui ils prophétisent Seront étendus dans les rues de Jérusalem, Par la famine et par l’épée; Il n’y aura personne pour leur donner la sépulture, Ni à eux, ni à leurs femmes, ni à leurs fils, ni à leurs filles; Je répandrai sur eux leur méchanceté.
17 [So, Jeremiah], tell this to them [about yourself]: ‘Day and night my eyes are full of tears. I cannot stop crying. I cry for my people, who are [very precious to me, as if they were] [MET] my daughters. I cry for them because they have been severely wounded; they have been severely crushed [DOU].
Dis-leur cette parole: Les larmes coulent de mes yeux nuit et jour, Et elles ne s’arrêtent pas; Car la vierge, fille de mon peuple, a été frappée d’un grand coup, D’une plaie très douloureuse.
18 If I go out into the fields, I see [corpses of] people who have been slaughtered by our enemies. If I walk along the streets of the city, I see [corpses of people who died] from hunger. The prophets and the priests travel through the land, preaching to people, but they do not know [what they are doing] (OR, [in a land] that they know nothing about).’”
Si je vais dans les champs, voici des hommes que le glaive a percés; Si j’entre dans la ville, voici des êtres que consume la faim; Le prophète même et le sacrificateur parcourent le pays, Sans savoir où ils vont.
19 [Then I prayed this]: “[Yahweh], have you completely rejected [the people of] Judah? Do you really despise [the people of] Jerusalem [MTY]? Why have you [RHQ] wounded us very badly, with the result that we will never be healed? We hoped that we would have peace, but there was no peace. We hoped that there would be a time when we would be healed, but all that we received were things that terrified us.
As-tu donc rejeté Juda, Et ton âme a-t-elle pris Sion en horreur? Pourquoi nous frappes-tu Sans qu’il y ait pour nous de guérison? Nous espérions la paix, et il n’arrive rien d’heureux, Un temps de guérison, et voici la terreur!
20 Yahweh, we admit/know that we are wicked people, and that our ancestors [also] did many wicked things. We have [all] sinned against you.
Éternel, nous reconnaissons notre méchanceté, l’iniquité de nos pères; Car nous avons péché contre toi.
21 But [Yahweh], in order that we may honor [MTY] you, do not despise/abandon us. Do not dishonor [the city where] [MTY] your glorious throne is. [Please] do not forget [us], and do not (break your agreement with us/stop doing what you agreed to do for us).
A cause de ton nom, ne méprise pas, Ne déshonore pas le trône de ta gloire! N’oublie pas, ne romps pas ton alliance avec nous!
22 Those idols that [have been brought from] other nations certainly cannot [RHQ] bring rain [to us], and the sky certainly cannot [RHQ] cause rain to fall. Yahweh our God, you are the only one who can do things like that. So we will confidently expect you [to help us].”
Parmi les idoles des nations, en est-il qui fassent pleuvoir? Ou est-ce le ciel qui donne la pluie? N’est-ce pas toi, Éternel, notre Dieu? Nous espérons en toi, Car c’est toi qui as fait toutes ces choses.
