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 touchant tout le peuple de Juda, la quatrième année de Jéhojakim fils de Josias Roi de Juda, qui est la première année de Nébucadnetsar Roi de Babylone.
2 I spoke this message to all the people in Jerusalem and [other places in] Judah:
Laquelle Jérémie le Prophète prononça à tout le peuple de Juda, et à tous les habitants de Jérusalem, en disant:
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, qui est la vingt-troisième année, la parole de l'Eternel m'a été [adressée], et je vous ai parlé, me levant dès le matin, et parlant; mais vous n'avez point 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.
Et l'Eternel vous a envoyé tous ses serviteurs Prophètes, se levant dès le matin, et les envoyant; mais vous ne les avez point écoutés, et vous n'avez point incliné vos oreilles pour écouter.
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.
Lorsqu'ils disaient: détournez-vous maintenant chacun de son mauvais train, et de la malice de vos actions, et vous habiterez d'un siècle à l'autre sur la terre que l'Eternel vous a donnée, à vous et à vos pères.
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.’
Et n'allez point après d'autres dieux, pour les servir, et pour vous prosterner devant eux, et ne m'irritez point par les œuvres de vos mains; et 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 m'avez désobéi, dit l'Eternel, pour m'irriter par les œuvres de vos mains, à votre dommage.
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 ainsi a dit l'Eternel des armées: parce que vous n'avez point 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, et j'assemblerai toutes les familles de l'Aquilon, dit l'Eternel, [j'enverrai], dis-je, vers Nébucadnetsar Roi de Babylone mon serviteur; et je les ferai venir contre ce pays et contre ses habitants, et contre toutes ces nations d'alentour; je les détruirai à la façon de l'interdit, je les mettrai en désolation, et en opprobre, et en déserts éternels.
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].
Et je ferai cesser parmi eux la voix de joie, et la voix d'allégresse, la voix de l'époux et la voix de l'épouse, le bruit des meules, et la lumière des lampes.
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.
Et tout ce pays sera un désert, jusqu’à s'en étonner, et ces nations seront asservies au Roi de Babylone 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.
Et il arrivera que quand les soixante-dix ans seront accomplis, je punirai, dit l'Eternel, le Roi de Babylone, et cette nation-là, de leurs iniquités, et le pays des Caldéens, que je mettrai en désolations éternelles.
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.
Et je ferai venir sur ce pays-là toutes mes paroles que j'ai prononcées contre lui, toutes les choses qui sont écrites dans ce livre, lesquelles Jérémie a prophétisées contre toutes ces 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 de grands Rois aussi et de grandes nations se serviront d'eux, et je leur rendrai selon leurs actions, 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 ainsi m'a dit l'Eternel, le Dieu d'Israël: prends de ma main la coupe de ce vin, [savoir] de cette fureur-ci, et en fais boire à tous les peuples auxquels 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 [en] boiront, et ils [en] seront troublés, et ils en perdront l'esprit, à cause de l'épée que j'enverrai parmi 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].
Je pris donc la coupe de la main de l'Eternel, et j'en fis boire à toutes les nations auxquelles l'Eternel m'envoyait.
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.
[Savoir] à Jérusalem, et aux villes de Juda, et à ses Rois, et à ses principaux, pour les mettre en désolation, en étonnement, en opprobre, et en malédiction, comme [il paraît] 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,
A Pharaon Roi d'Egypte, et à ses serviteurs, et aux principaux [de sa Cour], et à 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].
Et à tout le mélange [d'Arabie], et à tous les Rois du pays de Huts; et à tous les Rois du pays des Philistins, à Askélon, Gaza, et Hékron, et au reste d'Asdod.
21 [Then in the vision I went to the] Edom, Moab, and Ammon [people-groups],
A Edom; et à Moab; et aux enfants de Hammon;
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].
A tous les Rois de Tyr; et à tous les Rois de Sidon; et aux Rois des Iles qui sont 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].
A Dédan; Téma; et Buz; et à tous ceux qui se sont coupés les cheveux;
24 [In the vision I also went to other places in] Arabia and to the [kings of tribes] in the desert
A tous les Rois d'Arabie, et à tous les Rois du mélange qui habitent au désert.
25 and to the kings of the Zimri, Elam, and Media [people-groups],
Et à tous les Rois de Zimri; et à tous les Rois de Hélam; et à tous les Rois de Mède;
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].
Et à tous les Rois de l'Aquilon, tant proches qu'éloignés l'un de l'autre; et à tous les Royaumes de la terre, qui sont sur le dessus de la terre; et le Roi de Sésac [en] 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.
Et tu leur diras: ainsi a dit l'Eternel des armées, le Dieu d'Israël: buvez et soyez enivrés, même rendez le vin que vous avez bu et soyez renversés sans vous relever, à cause de l'épée que j'enverrai parmi 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.
Or il arrivera qu'ils refuseront de prendre la coupe de ta main pour [en] boire; mais tu leur diras: ainsi a dit l'Eternel des armées: vous en boirez certainement.
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, je commence d'envoyer du mal sur la ville sur laquelle mon Nom est réclamé, et vous, en seriez-vous exempts en quelque sorte? vous n'en serez point exempts; car je m'en vais appeler l'épée sur tous les habitants de la terre, dit l'Eternel 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.
Tu prophétiseras donc contre eux toutes ces paroles-là, et tu leur diras: l'Eternel rugira d'en haut, et fera entendre sa voix de la demeure de sa Sainteté; il rugira d'une façon épouvantable contre son agréable demeure; il redoublera vers tous les habitants de la terre un cri d'encouragement, comme quand on presse au pressoir.
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.’
Le son éclatant en est venu jusques au bout de la terre; car l'Eternel plaide avec les nations, et il contestera contre toute chair; on livrera les méchants à l'épée, dit l'Eternel.
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.
Ainsi a dit l'Eternel des armées: voici, le mal s'en va sortir d'une nation à l'autre, et un grand tourbillon se lèvera du fond 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.
Et en ce jour-là ceux qui auront été mis à mort par l'Eternel seront [étendus] depuis un bout de la terre, jusques à son autre bout, ils ne seront point pleurés, et ils ne seront point recueillis, ni ensevelis; mais ils seront comme du fumier sur le dessus 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].
[Vous] pasteurs, hurlez et criez; et vous magnifiques du troupeau, vautrez-vous [dans la poudre]; car les jours [déterminés] pour vous massacrer, et [les jours] de votre mort sont accomplis; et vous tomberez comme un vaisseau désirable.
35 You will not find any place to hide, there will be no place to which you can escape.
Et les pasteurs n'auront aucun moyen de s'enfuir, ni les magnifiques du troupeau, d'échapper.
36 [People will] listen to your leaders crying when [I], Yahweh, am ruining your nation.
Il y aura une voix du cri des pasteurs, et un hurlement des plus puissants du troupeau, à cause que l'Eternel s'en va ravager leurs pâturages.
37 Your peaceful meadows will become a wasteland/desert because I will be extremely angry.
Et les cabanes paisibles seront abattues, à cause de l'ardeur de la colère de l'Eternel.
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 abandonné son Tabernacle, comme le lionceau, car leur pays va être mis en désolation, à cause de l'ardeur de la fourrageuse, à cause, dis-je, de l'ardeur de sa colère.
