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.
Telle est la communication que fit l’Eternel au prophète Jérémie concernant les Philistins, avant la défaite infligée par Pharaon à 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 l’Eternel: Voici que des flots s’avancent du Nord et deviennent un torrent impétueux, submergeant la terre et ce qu’elle renferme, les villes et ceux qui y demeurent. 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 trot bruyant des sabots des fiers coursiers, au roulement des chars, au fracas de leurs roues, les pères n’ont plus de regard pour leurs enfants, tant ils sont abattus,
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 de l’arrivée de ce jour qui verra ruiner tous les Philistins, enlever à Tyr et à Sidon leurs derniers auxiliaires, car l’Eternel veut perdre les Philistins, ces émigrés 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 atteinte de calvitie, Ascalon est anéantie avec le reste de leur plaine jusqu’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!”
Holà! Glaive du Seigneur, quand donc te reposeras-tu enfin? Rentre dans ton fourreau, apaise-toi, fais trève!
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.
Mais comment se tiendrait-il coi, alors que l’Eternel lui a donné des ordres? A Ascalon et sur les bords de la mer, il lui a assigné un rendez-vous."
