Jeremiah 30
1 Yahweh gave me another message. He said,
La parole qui vint à Jérémie de par l’Éternel, disant:
2 “[I], Yahweh, the God whom the Israeli people [say they belong to], am telling you that you should write down everything that I have said to you.
Ainsi parle l’Éternel, le Dieu d’Israël, disant: Écris pour toi dans un livre toutes les paroles que je t’ai dites.
3 [I want you to know that] some day I will free my people, [the people of] Israel and Judah, from being slaves [in Babylon]. I will bring them back to this land that I gave to their ancestors, and this land will belong to them again. [That will surely happen because] I, Yahweh, have said it.”
Car voici, les jours viennent, dit l’Éternel, où je rétablirai les captifs de mon peuple Israël et Juda, dit l’Éternel; et je les ferai retourner au pays que j’ai donné à leurs pères, et ils le posséderont.
4 Yahweh gave [to me] another message concerning [the people of] Israel and Judah.
Et ce sont ici les paroles que l’Éternel a dites touchant Israël et touchant Juda;
5 This is what he said: “I hear people screaming because they are terrified [DOU]; there is no peace [in the land].
car ainsi dit l’Éternel: Nous entendons la voix de la frayeur; il y a la peur, et point de paix.
6 But think about this: Men certainly do not [RHQ] give birth to babies. Therefore, why do strong men stand there, with their faces very white/pale, with their hands pressed against their stomachs, like women who are about to give birth to babies?
Demandez, je vous prie, et voyez si un mâle enfante. Pourquoi vois-je tout homme tenant ses mains sur ses reins comme une femme qui enfante, et pourquoi tous les visages sont-ils devenus pâles?
7 [Terrible things will soon happen]; that will be a terrible day! There has never been such a time. It will be a time when [my] Israeli people will experience great trouble, but [finally] they will be saved [from their sufferings].”
Hélas! que cette journée est grande! Il n’y en a point de semblable; et c’est le temps de la détresse pour Jacob, mais il en sera sauvé.
8 The Commander of the armies of angels says this: “At that time [it will be as though] I will sever/cut the ropes [that are around my people], and I will free them from being (slaves/forced to do what the King of Babylon wants them to do) [MET]. People in other countries will no longer be their bosses.
Et il arrivera en ce jour-là, dit l’Éternel des armées, que je briserai son joug de dessus ton cou, et que je romprai tes liens, et les étrangers ne se serviront plus de lui;
9 My people will [again] serve me, Yahweh, their God, and [they will serve a king who is a descendant of] King David; [they will serve the king] whom I will appoint for them.
et ils serviront l’Éternel, leur Dieu, et David, leur roi, lequel je leur susciterai.
10 So, [you people of] Israel who serve me, do not be dismayed/worried [now], because [some day] I will bring you back from distant places; I will bring your descendants [back home] from the land to which they were exiled. [Then you] Israeli people will [again] live peacefully and safely, and there will not be any [nation] that will cause you to be terrified.
Et toi, mon serviteur Jacob, ne crains point, dit l’Éternel, et ne t’effraie pas, Israël! car voici, je te sauve d’un [pays] lointain, et ta semence, du pays de leur captivité, et Jacob reviendra, et sera tranquille et en repos, et il n’y aura personne qui l’effraie.
11 I, Yahweh, say that I will be with you and will rescue you; I will completely destroy the nations to which I have scattered you. But I will not completely destroy you. I will punish you [for your many sins], but I will punish you [only] as severely as you deserve: I would be doing wrong if I did not punish you at all.”
Car je suis avec toi, dit l’Éternel, pour te sauver; car je détruirai entièrement toutes les nations où je t’ai dispersé; mais quant à toi, je ne te détruirai pas entièrement, mais je te corrigerai avec mesure, et je ne te tiendrai point pour innocent.
12 Yahweh [also] says this: “[You have (suffered very much/endured many disasters)]; [it is as though] you have a terrible wound that cannot be cured.
Car ainsi dit l’Éternel: Ta blessure est incurable, ta plaie est difficile à guérir.
13 There is no one to help you, no one to put a bandage on your wound. There is no [medicine that will] heal you.
Nul ne défend ta cause pour bander [ta plaie]; il n’y a point de remèdes, [point] de guérison pour toi.
14 All your allies [MET] have deserted you and they do not want to help you [any more]. [It is true that] I have punished you severely, [like your] enemies would wound you, because you have committed many sins and you are very guilty.
Tous tes amants t’ont oubliée, ils ne te recherchent pas; car je t’ai frappée d’une plaie d’ennemi, d’une correction d’homme cruel, à cause de la grandeur de ton iniquité: tes péchés se sont renforcés.
15 [Because that is true], why do you protest about my punishing you, [as though I had caused] a wound that could not be cured [RHQ]? It was necessary for me to punish you, because you had committed many sins and you were very guilty.
Pourquoi cries-tu à cause de ton brisement? Ta douleur est incurable; je t’ai fait ces choses à cause de la grandeur de ton iniquité, [parce que] tes péchés se sont renforcés.
16 But [some day] all those who [are trying to] destroy you will be destroyed; all your enemies will be exiled [to other nations]. All those who have stolen things from you will have their [valuable] possessions stolen, and all those who attack you will be attacked.
C’est pourquoi tous ceux qui te dévorent seront dévorés, et tous tes ennemis, oui, tous, iront en captivité, et ceux qui te dépouillent seront dépouillés, et tous ceux qui te pillent je les livrerai au pillage.
17 [Everyone] says that you are (outcasts/people that they no longer associate with), and that [you live in] Jerusalem, a city that no one cares about.” But Yahweh says, “I will heal your injuries/wounds and cause you to be healthy again.”
Car je t’appliquerai un appareil et je te guérirai de tes plaies, dit l’Éternel; car ils t’ont appelée la Chassée: c’est Sion, que personne ne recherche!
18 This is what Yahweh says: “I will bring the people of Israel back from the lands to which they were taken and enable them to possess their land and their houses again. [When that happens], Jerusalem will be rebuilt on top of its ruins, and the [king’s] palace will be rebuilt to be like it was before.
Ainsi dit l’Éternel: Voici, je rétablirai les captifs des tentes de Jacob, et j’aurai compassion de ses demeures; et la ville sera bâtie sur le monceau de ses ruines, et le palais sera habité selon sa coutume.
19 People will [again] sing joyfully to thank [me], and I will cause there to be more people [in Jerusalem], not fewer; I will cause them to be honored, not despised.
Et il en sortira la louange et la voix de gens qui s’égaient; et je les multiplierai, et ils ne seront pas diminués; et je les glorifierai, et ils ne seront pas amoindris.
20 Their children will [prosper] like they did before. I will cause them to be a group of people [who worship] me, and I will punish any [nation] that oppresses them.
Et ses fils seront comme jadis, et son assemblée sera affermie devant moi, et je punirai tous ses oppresseurs.
21 One of their own people will be their king, and I will invite him to come close to me [to worship me], because no one [RHQ] would (dare/have courage) to come close to me [if I did not invite him].
Et son chef sera de lui, et son dominateur sortira du milieu de lui; et je le ferai approcher, et il viendra à moi; car qui est celui qui engage son cœur pour venir à moi? dit l’Éternel.
22 You [Israeli people] will be my people, and I will be your God.”
Et vous serez mon peuple, et moi je serai votre Dieu.
23 Yahweh will punish [MTY] [your enemies]; [it will be like a great] storm; it will come down [like] a whirlwind, swirling around the heads of wicked people.
Voici, une tempête de l’Éternel, la fureur, est sortie; une tempête continue fondra sur la tête des méchants.
24 He will not stop being angry until he completely accomplishes [all] that he has planned. In the future, you will understand [all] of this [clearly].
L’ardeur de la colère de l’Éternel ne retournera pas, jusqu’à ce qu’il ait exécuté et accompli les pensées de son cœur. À la fin des jours vous le comprendrez.
