Jeremiah 47
1 Yahweh gave to the prophet Jeremiah a message about the people of Philistia. [The message was given to me] before Gaza [city in Philistia] was captured by [the army of] Egypt.
Parole de Yahweh qui fut adressée à Jérémie, le prophète, au sujet des Philistins, avant que Pharaon frappât Gaza.
2 This is what Yahweh said: “[An army] [MET] will be coming from the northeast that will cover the land like a flood. They will destroy the land and everything in it; [they will destroy] people and cities. People will scream; everyone in the land will wail.
Ainsi parle Yahweh: Voici que des eaux montent du septentrion; elles deviennent comme un torrent qui déborde, et elles submergeront le pays et ce qu’il contient, la ville et habitants. Les hommes poussent des cris, et tous les habitants du pays se lamentent.
3 [They will hear] the sound of the hooves of the [enemy] horses, and [they will hear] the rumble/noise of the wheels [of their enemies’] chariots. Men [will run away; ] they will not stop to help their children; they will be completely weak and helpless [MTY].
Au retentissement du sabot de ses coursiers, au fracas de ses chars, au bruit de ses roues, les pères ne se tournent plus vers leurs enfants, tant les mains sont sans force!
4 It will be the time for all the people of Philistia to be destroyed, and the time to prevent the remaining soldiers from helping [the people of] Tyre and Sidon [cities]. [I, ] Yahweh, will get rid of the people of Philistia, those whose ancestors [long ago] came from Crete [island].
C’est à cause du jour qui est venu, où seront détruits tous les Philistins, exterminés tous les derniers alliés de Tyr et de Sidon; car Yahweh va détruire les Philistins, les restes de l’île de Caphtor.
5 [The people of] Gaza will be humiliated; they will shave off all the hair on their heads [to indicate that they are ashamed]. The [people of] [city] will all be silent [because they will be mourning]. [All you people who live] along the coast [of the Mediterranean Sea] who are still alive, how long [RHQ] will you gash yourselves [because you are mourning]?”
Gaza est devenue chauve, Ascalon est ruinée, avec la vallée qui les entoure; jusques à quand te feras-tu des incisions?
6 [The people of Philistia say, ] “Yahweh, when [RHQ] will you [tell our enemies to stop killing us with] [PRS] their swords? Tell them to [PRS] put them back into their sheaths and keep them there!”
Ah! épée de Yahweh, jusques à quand n’auras-tu pas de repos? Rentre dans ton fourreau, arrête et sois tranquille! —
7 But it would not be right [RHQ] for their swords to stay there, because Yahweh has commanded their enemies [to do something more]; Yahweh intends to tell them to attack [all the people living in] Ashkelon and [in other cities] along the coast.
Comment te reposerais-tu, quand Yahweh t’a donné ses ordres? Vers Ascalon et la côte de la mer, c’est là qu’il la dirige.
