< Zechariah 3 >

1 Then [Yahweh] showed me Joshua, the Supreme Priest, [who was] standing in front of the angel that Yahweh had sent. And Satan was standing at Joshua’s right side, [ready] to accuse him.
Puis l'Éternel me fit voir Joshua, le grand sacrificateur, debout devant l'ange de l'Éternel, et Satan se tenait à sa droite, pour s'opposer à lui.
2 But Yahweh said to Satan, “Satan, I am rebuking you! I [am the one] who has chosen Jerusalem [to be my special city, and I] am rebuking you! This [man, Joshua], [has been brought back from Babylonia]; he is surely [like] [MET, RHQ] a burning stick that has been snatched from a fire.”
Et l'Éternel dit à Satan: Que l'Éternel te réprime, Satan! Que l'Éternel te réprime, lui qui a choisi Jérusalem! Celui-ci n'est-il pas un tison retiré du feu?
3 Joshua was wearing filthy clothes while he was standing in front of the angel.
Or Joshua était vêtu de vêtements sales, et se tenait devant l'ange.
4 The angel said to those [other angels] who were standing in front of him, “Take off his filthy clothes!” [After they did that, ] the angel said to Joshua, “Look! I have taken away [the guilt of] your sins, and I will put beautiful clothes on you.”
Et l'ange prit la parole, et dit à ceux qui se tenaient devant lui: Otez-lui ses vêtements sales. Puis il dit à Joshua: Vois, j'enlève ton iniquité, et je te revêts d'habits magnifiques.
5 Then I said to them, “Put a clean turban on his head!” So they put a clean turban on his head and put [new] on him, while the angel sent by Yahweh was standing there.
Et je dis: Qu'on lui mette sur la tête une tiare pure! Et ils lui mirent sur la tête une tiare pure, et le revêtirent des vêtements, en présence de l'ange de l'Éternel.
6 Then the angel said [this] to Joshua:
Puis l'ange de l'Éternel fit à Joshua cette déclaration:
7 “The Commander of the armies of angels says that if you do what I want you to do [IDM], and obey my instructions, you will (be in charge of/have authority over) [what is done in] my temple and its courtyard. And I will allow you to speak at any time to the angels who are standing near to me.
Ainsi a dit l'Éternel des armées: Si tu marches dans mes voies, et si tu gardes ce que je veux que l'on garde, tu jugeras aussi ma maison, tu garderas mes parvis, et je te donnerai libre accès parmi ceux-ci qui se tiennent devant moi.
8 Joshua, [you are] the Supreme Priest, and your (associates/fellow priests) are sitting in front of you. They symbolize/represent things that will happen in the future. [Some day] I am going to bring someone who will work for me, someone who will be called the Branch.
Écoute, Joshua, grand sacrificateur, toi et tes compagnons qui sont assis devant toi; car se sont des hommes qui serviront de signes: voici, je vais faire venir mon serviteur, le Germe.
9 Look at the stone that I have put in front of Joshua. There are seven sides on the stone. I will engrave a message on that stone, and in one day I will remove the guilt of [all the people of] this country.
Car voici, quant à la pierre que j'ai mise devant Joshua, sur une seule pierre il y a sept yeux. Voici, je vais graver ce qui doit être gravé sur elle, dit l'Éternel des armées, et j'ôterai en un jour l'iniquité de ce pays.
10 At that time, each of you will invite his friends [to come and sit] under his grapevine and under his fig tree. [That is what] the Commander of the armies of angels declares.”
En ce jour-là, dit l'Éternel des armées, vous vous appellerez l'un l'autre sous la vigne et sous le figuier.

< Zechariah 3 >