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, dans ces jours et ces temps-là, alors 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
et je rassemblerai tous les peuples et les ferai descendre dans la vallée de Josaphat, et je leur ferai là leur procès au sujet d'Israël, mon peuple et mon héritage, qu'ils ont disséminé parmi les peuples;
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.
et ils se sont partagé mon pays et ont tiré mon peuple au sort, et ils ont donné l'enfant comme salaire à la prostituée, et vendu la jeune fille pour du vin, et ils l'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.
Et vous aussi, que me voulez-vous, Tyr et Sidon, et tous les cantons de la Philistie? Voulez-vous user de représailles envers moi? Si vous usez de représailles envers moi, vite, aussitôt, je ferai retomber sur vous ce que vous m'aurez fait,
5 You have taken the silver and gold and [other] things from my temple and put them in your temples.
vous qui avez pris mon argent et mon or, et transporté dans vos temples mes joyaux précieux,
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.
et vendu aux Grecs les enfants de Juda et de Jérusalem pour les éloigner de leurs frontières.
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 se lever du lieu où vous les avez vendus, et je ferai retomber sur vos têtes ce que vous avez fait,
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.”
et je vendrai vos fils et vos filles entre les mains des enfants de Juda, qui les vendront aux Sabéens, peuple reculé, car l'Éternel a prononcé.
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 ceci parmi les peuples: Préparez la guerre! faites lever les héros! qu'ils 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.
Forgez vos faucilles en épées et vos serpes en javelots! que le débile dise: Je suis un héros!
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, tous il les peuples d'alentour! et qu'ils s'assemblent!
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.
Éternel, fais descendre là tes héros! que les peuples se lèvent et s'avancent dans la vallée de Josaphat! car là je siégerai pour juger tous les peuples 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.
Mettez la faucille aux blés, car la moisson est mûre. Venez! foulez! car le pressoir est plein, les cuves regorgent; car grande fut 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].
Il y a foule, foule dans la vallée du jugement! car la journée 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.
Et l'Éternel rugit de Sion, et de Jérusalem Il fait entendre sa voix, et les Cieux et la terre tremblent. Mais l'Éternel est un refuge pour son peuple et un boulevard 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 reconnaîtrez que moi, l'Éternel, je suis votre Dieu habitant en Sion, ma sainte montagne; et Jérusalem sera un sanctuaire, et des étrangers n'y pénétreront 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].
Et dans ce temps-là les montagnes ruisselleront de moût et les collines seront découlantes de lait, et tous les ruisseaux de Juda auront des eaux courantes, et une source sortira de la maison de l'Éternel, et abreuvera 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'Egypte deviendra un désert, et Édom une terre désolée, à cause des violences faites aux enfants de Juda dans le pays desquels ils ont versé le sang innocent.
20 but there will always be people living in Jerusalem and [in other places] in Judea.
Mais Juda sera habité éternellement et Jérusalem dans tous les âges.
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].”
Et je vengerai leur sang que je n'ai point encore vengé, et l'Éternel habitera en Sion.
