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'Eternel, qui fut [adressée] à Jérémie le Prophète contre les 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 a dit l'Eternel: voici des eaux qui montent de l'Aquilon; elles seront comme un torrent débordé; elles se déborderont sur la terre, et sur tout ce qui est en elle, sur la ville, et sur ses habitants; 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].
A cause du bruit éclatant de la corne des pieds de ses puissants chevaux, à cause de l'impétuosité de ses chariots, et à cause du bruit de ses roues; les pères n'ont pas regardé les enfants, tant ils ont eu les mains lâches.
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].
A cause du jour qui vient pour ravager tous les Philistins, [et] pour retrancher à Tyr et à Sidon quiconque restera pour les secourir; car l'Eternel s'en va saccager les Philistins, qui sont les restes de l'Ile 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; Askélon ne dit plus mot avec le reste de leur vallée; jusques à quand feras-tu des incisions sur toi?
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!”
Ha! épée de l'Eternel, jusques à quand ne te reposeras-tu point? rentre en ton fourreau, apaise-toi, et te tiens en repos.
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 te reposerais-tu? car l'Eternel lui a donné charge, il l'a assignée contre Askélon, et contre le rivage de la mer.
