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.
La parole de l’Éternel qui vint à Jérémie le prophète, contre les Philistins, avant que le Pharaon frappe 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 dit l’Éternel: Voici des eaux qui montent du nord, et elles sont comme un torrent qui déborde; et elles déborderont sur le pays et tout ce qu’il contient, sur la ville et ceux qui y habitent. Et les hommes crieront, et tous les habitants du pays hurleront,
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 bruit retentissant des sabots de ses puissants [chevaux], au fracas de ses chars, au bruit tumultueux de ses roues. Les pères ne se retourneront pas vers leurs fils, à cause de la faiblesse de leurs mains,
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].
à cause du jour qui vient pour dévaster tous les Philistins, pour retrancher à Tyr et à Sidon quiconque resterait pour les secourir; car l’Éternel dévaste les Philistins, le reste 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, Askalon est détruite [avec] le reste de leur plaine… 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 l’Éternel! jusques à quand ne te tiendras-tu pas tranquille? Rentre dans ton fourreau, donne-toi du repos, et tiens-toi 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 tiendrais-tu tranquille? Car l’Éternel lui a donné un commandement. Contre Askalon, et contre le rivage de la mer, – là, il l’a assignée.
