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 fut adressée à Jérémie, le prophète, touchant les Philistins, avant que Pharaon forçât 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'Éternel: Voici, des eaux s'avancent du septentrion, et elles deviennent un torrent débordé et inondent le pays et ce qu'il enserre, la ville et ses habitants; et les hommes crient, 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 des pas du sabot de leurs puissants coursiers, du fracas de leurs chars, du roulement de leurs roues, les pères ne tournent point la tête vers leurs fils, tant les mains faiblissent,
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 la journée qui s'approche pour détruire tous les Philistins, et pour ôter à Tyr et à Sidon tous les auxiliaires qui leur restent: car l'Éternel va détruire les Philistins, débris de l'île de Caphthor.
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 rasée, c'en est fait d'Askalon, et du 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!”
Malheur! Épée de l'Éternel, jusques à quand ne feras-tu point de quartier? Retire-toi dans ton fourreau! sois inactive et 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.
Mais comment te reposerais-tu? l'Éternel te commande. C'est contre Askalon, et contre la côte de la mer qu'il t'a donné mission.
