Joel 3
1 [Yahweh says this]: “At that time [DOU], I will enable [the people of] Jerusalem and [other places in] Judah to prosper again.
Car voici, en ces jours, en ce temps-là, Quand je ramènerai les captifs de Juda et de Jérusalem,
2 [Then] in the Valley of Judgment I will gather together [the people of] all the [other] nations; I will judge [and punish] them because they scattered my Israeli people and forced them to go to other countries. They divided up my land
Je rassemblerai toutes les nations, Et je les ferai descendre dans la vallée de Josaphat; Là, j’entrerai en jugement avec elles, Au sujet de mon peuple, d’Israël, mon héritage, Qu’elles ont dispersé parmi les nations, Et au sujet de mon pays qu’elles se sont partagé.
3 and they (threw marked stones/cast lots) to determine who would get [each of] my people. Then they sold [some of] the Israeli boys and girls [to get money to pay] for prostitutes and wine to drink.
Ils ont tiré mon peuple au sort; Ils ont donné le jeune garçon pour une prostituée, Ils ont vendu la jeune fille pour du vin, et ils ont bu.
4 You [people of] [APO] Tyre and Sidon [cities] and [you people of] the Philistia [region], I certainly have not [RHQ] done anything to harm you! [So] if you are trying to get revenge on me, I will very quickly get revenge on you.
Que me voulez-vous, Tyr et Sidon, Et vous tous, districts des Philistins? Voulez-vous tirer vengeance de moi? Si vous voulez vous venger, Je ferai bien vite retomber votre vengeance sur vos têtes.
5 You have taken the silver and gold and [other] things from my temple and put them in your temples.
Vous avez pris mon argent et mon or; Et ce que j’avais de plus précieux et de plus beau, Vous l’avez emporté dans vos temples.
6 [You dragged away] the people of Jerusalem and [other places in] Judah, and you took them far away and sold them to people in Greece.
Vous avez vendu les enfants de Juda et de Jérusalem aux enfants de Javan, Afin de les éloigner de leur territoire.
7 But I will cause my people to want to return from the places to which you sold them, and I will do to you what you did to them.
Voici, je les ferai revenir du lieu où vous les avez vendus, Et je ferai retomber votre vengeance sur vos têtes.
8 Then I will cause [some of] your sons and your daughters to be sold to the people of Judah! And [some of] them will be sold to the Sabea people-group, who live far away. [That will certainly happen because I], Yahweh, have said it.”
Je vendrai vos fils et vos filles aux enfants de Juda, Et ils les vendront aux Sabéens, nation lointaine; Car l’Éternel a parlé.
9 Proclaim to the [people of all] nations, “Prepare for a war! Summon your soldiers, and tell them to stand in their battle positions.
Publiez ces choses parmi les nations! Préparez la guerre! Réveillez les héros! Qu’ils s’approchent, qu’ils montent, Tous les hommes de guerre!
10 [Take] your plows and make swords from them, and [take] your pruning knives and make spears from them. [Even] the weak people must [also] be like [MET] [strong] soldiers.
De vos hoyaux forgez des épées, Et de vos serpes des lances! Que le faible dise: Je suis fort!
11 All you [people from the] nations that are near [Judah] must come quickly and gather [in the Valley of Judgment].” But Yahweh, [when that happens], send your army [of angels to attack them]!
Hâtez-vous et venez, vous toutes, nations d’alentour, Et rassemblez-vous! Là, ô Éternel, fais descendre tes héros!
12 The [people in] the nations near [Judah] must get ready and come to the Valley of Judgment. There Yahweh will sit and judge [and punish] them.
Que les nations se réveillent, et qu’elles montent Vers la vallée de Josaphat! Car là je siégerai pour juger toutes les nations d’alentour.
13 [They are like] [MET] crops that are ready to be harvested; so [strike them like] [MET] [a farmer] swings his sickle to cut the grain. They are like [MET] grapes that are piled high in the pits where they will be pressed; because they are very wicked, [punish them severely] [MET] now, like [MET] [a farmer] tramples on the grapes until the pits are full of juice.
Saisissez la faucille, Car la moisson est mûre! Venez, foulez, Car le pressoir est plein, Les cuves regorgent! Car grande est leur méchanceté,
14 [There will be] huge crowds of people in that Valley of Judgment. It will soon be the time that Yahweh [will punish them].
C’est une multitude, une multitude, Dans la vallée du jugement; Car le jour de l’Éternel est proche, Dans la vallée du jugement.
15 [At that time] there will be no light from the sun or moon, and the stars will not shine.
Le soleil et la lune s’obscurcissent, Et les étoiles retirent leur éclat.
16 From Zion [Hill] in Jerusalem Yahweh will shout, and his voice will be like thunder, and his voice will cause the sky and the earth to shake. But Yahweh will protect [MET] his people; he will be like [MET] a strong wall behind which the people of Israel will be protected.
De Sion l’Éternel rugit, De Jérusalem il fait entendre sa voix; Les cieux et la terre sont ébranlés. Mais l’Éternel est un refuge pour son peuple, Un abri pour les enfants d’Israël.
17 [Yahweh says], “At that time, you Israeli people will know that I am Yahweh, your God. I live on Zion, my sacred hill. Jerusalem will be a sacred [city], and [soldiers from] other countries will never conquer it again.
Et vous saurez que je suis l’Éternel, votre Dieu, Résidant à Sion, ma sainte montagne. Jérusalem sera sainte, Et les étrangers n’y passeront plus.
18 At that time, there will be vineyards covering [MTY] the hills, and [your cattle and goats on] those hills will produce plenty of milk. The streams in Judah will never dry up. And a stream will flow from my temple into the Acacia Valley [northeast of the Dead Sea].
En ce temps-là, le moût ruissellera des montagnes, Le lait coulera des collines, Et il y aura de l’eau dans tous les torrents de Juda; Une source sortira aussi de la maison de l’Éternel, Et arrosera la vallée de Sittim.
19 [The armies of] Egypt and Edom attacked the people of Judah and killed [MTY] many people who had not done anything that was wrong. So [now] those countries will become deserts,
L’Égypte sera dévastée, Édom sera réduit en désert, A cause des violences contre les enfants de Juda, Dont ils ont répandu le sang innocent dans leur pays.
20 but there will always be people living in Jerusalem and [in other places] in Judea.
Mais Juda sera toujours habité, Et Jérusalem, de génération en génération.
21 [I], Yahweh, live on Zion [Hill in Jerusalem], and I will get revenge on the people [of Egypt and Edom] who killed [MTY] [many of my people].”
Je vengerai leur sang que je n’ai point encore vengé, Et L’Éternel résidera dans Sion.
