Zephaniah 2
1 You people [of Judah] who ought to be ashamed, gather together [DOU].
Recueillez-vous, tâchez de vous ressaisir, ô gens sans vergogne!
2 Yahweh is extremely angry with you, [so gather together now], before it is time for him to punish [MTY] you and blow you away like [SIM] [the wind blows away] chaff.
N’Attendez pas l’échéance du terme fatal, du jour qui s’envolera rapide comme le chaume; n’attendez pas que fonde sur vous l’ardente colère du Seigneur, que vous surprenne le jour du courroux divin.
3 All you people in Judah who are humble, worship Yahweh, and obey what he has commanded. Try to do what is right and to be humble. [If you do that], perhaps Yahweh will protect/spare you on the day when he punishes [MTY] people.
Recherchez l’Eternel, vous tous, les humbles du pays, qui mettez en pratique ses lois. Exercez-vous à la droiture, exercez-vous à l’humilité, peut-être serez-vous à l’abri au jour de la colère de l’Eternel,
4 [When Yahweh punishes Philistia], Gaza and Ashkelon [cities] will be deserted/abandoned. Ashdod [city] will be attacked and the people expelled at noon [when people are resting]; the [people of Ekron city] will [also] be driven out.
alors que Gaza deviendra une solitude, Ascalon une ruine, alors qu’Asdod se verra expulsée en plein midi, Ekron renversée de fond en comble.
5 And terrible things will happen to you people of Philistia who live near the sea, because Yahweh has decided [MTY] that he will punish [MTY] you, [also]. He will get rid of all of you; not one person will (survive/remain alive).
Malheur à vous, qui occupez le littoral de la mer, peuple de Keréthites! A vous, Canaan, pays des Philistins, s’adresse la menace de l’Eternel: "Je vous ruinerai jusqu’à vous dépeupler!"
6 The land [of Philistia] near the sea will become a pasture, a place for shepherds and their sheep pens.
Le district du littoral sera un lieu de pâturage percé de citernes par les bergers et un cantonnement pour les brebis.
7 The people of Judah who (survive/are still alive) will possess that land. At night they will sleep in the [deserted] houses in Ashkelon. Yahweh will take care of them; he will enable them to prosper again.
Ce district va échoir aux survivants de la maison de Juda, qui y pâtureront, qui, le soir venu, gîteront dans les habitations d’Ascalon, quand l’Eternel, leur Dieu, se souvenant d’eux, les aura ramenés de captivité.
8 The Commander of the armies of angels, the God to whom [we] Israeli people [belong], says [this]: “I have heard the people of Moab and Ammon when they insulted [DOU] my people, and when they said that they would conquer my people’s country.
J’Avais entendu les propos outrageants de Moab, les insultes des fils d’Ammon, qui bafouaient mon peuple et manifestaient leur arrogance contre ses frontières.
9 So now, [as surely] as I live, [I will destroy] Moab and Ammon like [SIM] [I destroyed] Gomorrah [city]. Their land will be a place were there are nettles and salt pits; it will be ruined forever. My Israeli people who survive will take away all their valuable possessions and [also] occupy their land.”
C’Est pourquoi, dit l’Eternel-Cebaot, Dieu d’Israël, aussi vrai que je vis, Moab sera comme Sodome, les fils d’Ammon comme Gomorrhe: un fouillis de broussailles: une mine de sel et une solitude éternelle. Les survivants de mon peuple les mettront au pillage, le reste de ma nation en prendra possession.
10 The people of Moab and Ammon will get what they deserve for being proud, because they made fun of the people who belong to the Commander of the armies of angels.
Voilà ce qui leur adviendra à cause de leur orgueil, parce qu’ils ont outragé et regardé de haut le peuple de l’Eternel-Cebaot.
11 Yahweh will cause them to be terrified [when] he destroys all the gods of their countries. Then [even the people who live on] islands throughout the world will worship Yahweh, each in their own countries.
L’Eternel se fera redouter d’eux, quand il réduira à rien toutes les divinités de la terre: alors toutes les îles des nations lui rendront hommage, chacune de son côté.
12 [Yahweh says that] he will also slaughter the people of Ethiopia.
Vous aussi, Couchites, vous tomberez victimes de mon glaive.
13 Yahweh will punish [IDM] and destroy Assyria, [that land] northeast of us. He will cause [its capital] Nineveh to become ruined and deserted, a place that will be as dry as the desert.
Puis il étendra la main sur le Nord et détruira Achour; de Ninive il fera une solitude, une lande aride comme le désert.
14 [Flocks of sheep and] herds [of cattle] and many kinds of wild animals will lie down there. Owls and crows will sit on the columns/pillars [of the destroyed buildings], and they will (hoot/cry out) through the windows. There will be rubble in the doorways, and the [valuable] cedar boards will be taken [from the ruined houses].
Là, les troupeaux auront leur gîte, les bêtes de toute provenance; tant le pélican que le hibou éliront domicile sur ses chapiteaux. Des voix gazouilleront à travers les fenêtres, les seuils ne seront que décombres, car on aura arraché les lambris de cèdres.
15 [The people of] Nineveh were [previously] happy and proud, thinking that they were very safe. They were [always] saying, “Our city is the greatest city; there is no city as great as ours!” But now it will become a ruins, a place where wild animals make their dens. And everyone who passes by there will hiss [and scorn/ridicule that city], and shake their fists [to show that they detest that city very much].
La voilà cette cité joyeuse qui trônait en pleine sécurité et disait à part soi: "Moi et personne que moi!" Ah! comme elle est devenue une solitude, un repaire de fauves! Quiconque passe près d’elle ricane et agite la main.
