Jeremiah 25
1 After Jehoiakim had been ruling Judah for almost four years, Yahweh gave me this message for all the people of Judah. It was during the year that King Nebuchadnezzar started to rule in Babylon.
La parole qui fut adressée à Jérémie sur tout le peuple de Juda, la quatrième année de Jojakim, fils de Josias, roi de Juda (c'était la première année de Nabuchodonosor, roi de Babylone),
2 I spoke this message to all the people in Jerusalem and [other places in] Judah:
parole que Jérémie, le prophète, adressa à tout le peuple de Juda et à tous les habitants de Jérusalem:
3 “Yahweh has been giving me messages for 23 years. He started giving me messages when Josiah, the son of Amon, had been ruling Judah for almost 13 years. And I have faithfully told you those messages, but you have not paid any attention to them.
Depuis la treizième année de Josias, fils d'Amon, roi de Juda, jusqu'à ce jour, c'est-à-dire depuis vingt-trois ans, la parole de Yahvé m'a été adressée, et je vous ai parlé, me levant de bonne heure et parlant; mais vous n'avez pas écouté.
4 Many times Yahweh has sent to you the prophets who served him, but you have not listened to them or paid any attention to what they said.
L'Éternel vous a envoyé tous ses serviteurs, les prophètes, en se levant de bonne heure et en les envoyant (mais vous n'avez pas écouté ni prêté l'oreille pour entendre),
5 Each time their message was this: ‘Turn from all your evil behavior [MET], from all the evil things that you have continually been doing. If you do that, you will be able to stay in this land that Yahweh gave to you and to your ancestors, [to belong to you] forever.
en disant: « Que chacun revienne maintenant de sa mauvaise voie et de la méchanceté de ses actions, et qu'il habite dans le pays que l'Éternel a donné à vous et à vos pères, depuis toujours et à jamais.
6 Do not cause Yahweh to become angry by serving and worshiping idols that you have made with your hands. If you do not cause him to be angry, he will not punish/harm you.’
N'allez pas après d'autres dieux pour les servir ou vous prosterner devant eux, et ne m'irritez pas par l'œuvre de vos mains; alors je ne vous ferai aucun mal. »
7 And Yahweh says, ‘But you would not pay attention to the messages that I [gave to those prophets]. You caused me to become extremely angry by [your worshiping idols] that you had made with your own hands. That resulted in my punishing you.
« Mais vous ne m'avez pas écouté, dit l'Éternel, afin de m'irriter par l'ouvrage de vos mains, pour votre propre malheur. »
8 So [now, I], the Commander of the armies of angels, say that because you have not paid attention to what I said,
C'est pourquoi Yahvé des armées dit: « Parce que vous n'avez pas écouté mes paroles,
9 I will gather all [the armies of] the nations that will come from the northeast. I have appointed King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon to lead them. I have appointed him to do my work for me. I will bring those [armies] to attack this land and nearby countries. I will completely destroy them, and cause them to be places that people are horrified about, and that people will (ridicule/act contemptuously toward), places that will be ruined forever.
voici, j'enverrai prendre toutes les familles du nord, dit Yahvé, et j'enverrai mon serviteur Nebucadnetsar, roi de Babylone, et je les ferai venir contre ce pays, contre ses habitants et contre toutes ces nations d'alentour. Je les détruirai par interdit, et j'en ferai un objet d'étonnement, de sifflement et de désolation perpétuelle.
10 I will cause happy singing and laughing to cease in your land. There will no longer be brides and bridegrooms talking [joyfully]. There will not be the sound of people grinding [grain] with millstones. There will be no lamps lit [in your houses].
Je leur enlèverai la voix de la joie et la voix de l'allégresse, la voix du fiancé et la voix de la fiancée, le bruit des meules et la lumière de la lampe.
11 All of this land will become a desert where no one will live. And [the people of] Israel and of the nearby countries will [will be exiled to Babylonia and] (work for/be slaves of) the kings of Babylon for seventy years.
Tout ce pays sera une désolation et un objet d'épouvante, et ces nations serviront le roi de Babylone pendant soixante-dix ans.
12 Then, after [they have been in Babylonia for] seventy years, I will punish the King of Babylonia and his people for the sins that they have committed. I will cause Babylonia to become a wasteland/desert forever.
« Quand soixante-dix ans seront accomplis, je punirai le roi de Babylone et cette nation, dit Yahvé, à cause de leur iniquité. Je réduirai le pays des Chaldéens en désolation pour toujours.
13 I will cause them to experience all the terrible things that Jeremiah has written about—all the punishments that he predicted will happen to all those nations.
Je ferai venir sur ce pays toutes les paroles que j'ai prononcées contre lui, tout ce qui est écrit dans ce livre, et que Jérémie a prophétisé contre toutes les nations.
14 The leaders of many nations will cause the people of Babylonia to become their slaves, like the people of Babylonia caused my people to become slaves. I will punish them like they deserve for [having caused my people to suffer].’”
Car beaucoup de nations et de grands rois en feront des esclaves, même d'eux. Je leur rendrai selon leurs actes et selon l'œuvre de leurs mains. »
15 Then Yahweh, the God [we] Israelis [worship], gave me [a vision. In the vision he was holding a cup of wine]. He said, “Take from me this cup that is full of [wine that represents] punishment [MTY]. I will cause all [the leaders of] the nations to which I will send you to drink [some of] the wine in this cup.
Car Yahvé, le Dieu d'Israël, me dit: « Prends de ma main cette coupe du vin de la colère, et fais-la boire à toutes les nations vers lesquelles je t'envoie.
16 When they drink [the wine], they will stagger and act like crazy people, because [they will realize that] I will (massacre many of their people/cause many of their people to be killed) [MTY] with swords.”
Ils boiront, ils tituberont et seront fous, à cause de l'épée que j'enverrai au milieu d'eux. »
17 So, [in the vision, ] I took that cup [full of wine] from Yahweh, and I took it to all the nations to which he sent me, and caused [the leaders of those] nations to drink [some of that wine].
Puis j'ai pris la coupe dans la main de Yahvé, et j'ai fait boire toutes les nations vers lesquelles Yahvé m'avait envoyé:
18 [I went to] Jerusalem and the [other] towns in Judah, and the king and [the other] officials drank [some of the wine] from that cup. And, starting from that day, they all [eventually] were removed from having authority, and became [people whom others] (ridiculed/acted contemptuously towards), who were despised, and cursed.
Jérusalem et les villes de Juda, avec ses rois et ses chefs, pour en faire une désolation, un objet d'étonnement, de sifflement et de malédiction, comme il en existe aujourd'hui;
19 [In the vision I went to] Egypt [and gave some of the wine] to the king and his officials and many of his people,
Pharaon, roi d'Égypte, avec ses serviteurs, ses chefs, et tout son peuple;
20 and to foreigners who were living there. [In the vision I also went to] Uz land and to Ashkelon, Gaza, Ekron, and Ashdod [cities and gave some of the wine] to the kings [of those places].
tout le peuple mélangé, tous les rois du pays d'Uz, tous les rois des Philistins, Askalon, Gaza, Ékron, et le reste d'Asdod;
21 [Then in the vision I went to the] Edom, Moab, and Ammon [people-groups],
Édom, Moab, et les enfants d'Ammon;
22 and to Tyre and Sidon [cities] and to areas across the [Mediterranean] Sea, and [gave some of the wine] to the kings [of those places].
tous les rois de Tyr, tous les rois de Sidon, et les rois de l'île qui est au delà de la mer;
23 [In the vision I then went] to Dedan, Tema, and Buz [cities in Arabia] and to other distant places (OR, places where people cut their hair short), [and gave some of the wine to leaders in those areas].
Dedan, Tema, Buz, et tous ceux qui ont les coins de leur barbe coupés;
24 [In the vision I also went to other places in] Arabia and to the [kings of tribes] in the desert
tous les rois d'Arabie, tous les rois du peuple mélangé qui habite dans le désert;
25 and to the kings of the Zimri, Elam, and Media [people-groups],
tous les rois de Zimri, tous les rois d'Élam, tous les rois des Mèdes,
26 and to kings in countries to the north that are near [to Israel] and to countries that are far [from Israel], one after the other— [I went to] all the kingdoms in the world [HYP]. And finally, [in my vision I went to] Babylon, and gave [some of] the wine to the king of Babylon—the wine [that symbolized that Yahweh would punish the people of Babylon because he was angry with them] [MTY].
tous les rois du nord, les uns avec les autres, de loin et de près, et tous les royaumes du monde, qui sont à la surface de la terre. Le roi de Sheshach boira après eux.
27 Then [in the vision Yahweh said to me], “Tell them that this is what the Commander of the armies of angels, the God whom we Israelis [worship], says: ‘Drink [from this cup some of the wine that represents the punishment that I will give you]. Drink [a lot of it] and become drunk and vomit. You will fall down and not get up again, because I will cause you to be killed in wars [MTY] that I will send to you.
Tu leur diras: « L'Éternel des armées, le Dieu d'Israël, dit: « Buvez et soyez ivres, vomissez, tombez et ne vous relevez plus, à cause de l'épée que j'enverrai au milieu de vous ».
28 If any of those to whom you give this wine [MTY] refuse to drink it, tell them that the Commander of the armies of angels says that they must drink it.
S'ils refusent de prendre la coupe dans ta main pour boire, tu leur diras: « L'Éternel des armées dit: « Vous boirez ».
29 I am starting to cause the people of my own city to experience disaster. [Do you think that] you should not be punished [RHQ]? No, you will surely be punished [LIT] because I am causing there to be wars in all the nations on the earth. [That will surely happen because] I, the Commander of the armies of angels, have said it.’
Car voici que je commence à faire du mal à la ville qui s'appelle de mon nom. Vous ne resterez pas impunis, car j'appellerai l'épée sur tous les habitants de la terre, dit Yahvé des armées ».
30 Now tell them all those things that I have said, and also say this to them: ‘Yahweh will [shout to them] from his holy dwelling [in heaven] [MTY] and [it will sound like] the roar of a lion. He will shout like [SIM] people shout when they are treading on grapes [to make juice for wine]; he will shout to everyone on the earth.
« Prophétise donc contre eux toutes ces paroles, et dis-leur, "'Yahvé rugira du haut des cieux, et faire entendre sa voix depuis sa demeure sainte. Il rugira puissamment contre son pli. Il poussera un cri, comme ceux qui foulent le raisin, contre tous les habitants de la terre.
31 Even people in very remote places around the earth will hear him shouting, because he will say why he will judge and punish all the nations. He will cause the wicked people to be slaughtered with swords. [That will surely happen because] Yahweh has said it.’
Un bruit se fera entendre jusqu'à l'extrémité de la terre; car Yahvé a une controverse avec les nations. Il entrera en jugement avec toute chair. Quant aux méchants, il les livrera à l'épée, dit Yahvé. »
32 Then tell them that this is what the Commander of the armies of angels says: ‘Listen to this! There will be disasters in one nation after another. [I am preparing to punish them like] [MET] a great storm that starts in the most distant places on the earth.
Yahvé des Armées dit, « Voici que le mal se répandra de nation en nation, et une grande tempête s'élèvera des extrémités de la terre. »
33 When that happens, [the corpses of] those whom I have [caused to be] slaughtered will fill the earth from the east to the west. And no one will mourn for them, and no one will gather their corpses to bury them. They will be [scattered] on the ground like manure.
En ce jour-là, les morts de Yahvé seront d'un bout à l'autre de la terre. On ne les pleurera pas. Ils ne seront ni recueillis ni enterrés. Ils seront du fumier à la surface de la terre.
34 You [evil] leaders, weep and moan! You who should take care of my people, [fall down and] roll in the dust/dirt. It is time for you to be slaughtered; you will fall down and be shattered like a fragile vase [shatters when it falls to the ground].
Gémissez, bergers, et criez. Va te vautrer dans la poussière, toi le chef du troupeau; car les jours de vos massacres et de vos dispersions sont arrivés, et vous tomberez comme une fine poterie.
35 You will not find any place to hide, there will be no place to which you can escape.
Les bergers n'auront aucun moyen de fuir. Le chef du troupeau n'aura pas d'échappatoire.
36 [People will] listen to your leaders crying when [I], Yahweh, am ruining your nation.
Une voix du cri des bergers, et les lamentations du chef du troupeau, car Yahvé détruit leurs pâturages.
37 Your peaceful meadows will become a wasteland/desert because I will be extremely angry.
Les plis paisibles sont réduits au silence à cause de l'ardente colère de Yahvé.
38 I will leave [my dwelling like] [SIM] a lion leaves its den [to attack other animals], and I will cause your land to become desolate when I, because I am very angry [with you], cause [your enemies to slaughter you with their] swords.’”
Il a quitté sa cachette, comme le lion; car leur pays est devenu un objet d'étonnement à cause de la férocité de l'oppression, et à cause de sa colère féroce.
