Jeremiah 48
1 Against Moab thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel; Woe to Nebo! for it is laid waste: Kiriathaim is confounded and taken: Misgab is confounded and dismayed.
Et le septième mois, Ismaël fils de Nathanias, fils d'Eléasa, de la famille royale, vint, avec dix hommes chez Godolias à Masphath, et ils y mangèrent ensemble.
2 There shall be no more praise of Moab: in Heshbon they have devised evil against it; come, and let us cut it off from being a nation. Also thou shalt be cut down, O Madmen; the sword shall pursue thee.
Et Ismaël et ses dix hommes se levèrent, et ils tuèrent Godolias, que le roi de Babylone avait fait gouverneur de la terre,
3 A voice of crying shall be from Horonaim, violence and great destruction.
Et tous les Juifs qui étaient avec lui, et tous les Chaldéens qui se trouvaient là.
4 Moab is destroyed; her little ones have caused a cry to be heard.
Et le lendemain de la mort de Godolias, que nul ne savait encore,
5 For in the ascent of Luhith continual weeping shall go up; for in the descent of Horonaim the enemies have heard a cry of destruction.
Quatre-vingts hommes vinrent de Sichem, de Salem et de Samarie, le menton rasé, les vêlements déchirés, se frappant la poitrine, portant dans leurs mains de l'encens et de la manne, pour les offrir dans le temple du Seigneur.
6 Flee, save your lives, and be like the naked tree in the wilderness.
Et Ismaël sortit de la ville à leur rencontre, et ils marchaient et ils pleuraient, et il leur dit: Entrez chez Godolias.
7 For because thou hast trusted in thy works and in thy treasures, thou also shalt be taken: and Chemosh shall go forth into captivity with his priests and his princes together.
Et lorsqu'ils furent au milieu de la ville il les égorgea et les jeta dans un puits.
8 And the spoiler shall come upon every city, and no city shall escape: the valley also shall perish, and the plain shall be destroyed, as the LORD hath spoken.
Mais il s'en trouva dix qui dirent à Ismaël: Ne nous tue pas; car nous avons dans les champs des trésors, du froment, de l'orge et de l'huile. Et il passa outre, et il ne les tua pas au milieu de leurs frères.
9 Give wings to Moab, that it may flee and get away: for its cities shall be desolate, without any to dwell in them.
Or le puits où Ismaël jeta ceux qu'il avait tués, c'est le grand puits que fit le roi Asa, par crainte de Baasa, roi d'Israël, et qu'Ismaël remplit de cadavres.
10 Cursed be he that doeth the work of the LORD deceitfully, and cursed be he that keepeth back his sword from blood.
Et Ismaël emmena tout le peuple qui était resté en Masphath, et les filles du roi, que le chef des cuisines avait confiées à Godolias, fils d'Achicam; et il partit pour la terre au delà des fils d'Ammon.
11 Moab hath been at ease from his youth, and he hath settled on his lees, and hath not been emptied from vessel to vessel, neither hath he gone into captivity: therefore his taste remained in him, and his scent is not changed.
Or Joanan, fils de Garée, et tous les chefs de l'armée qui étaient avec lui, apprirent tout le mal qu'avait fait Ismaël.
12 Therefore, behold, the days come, saith the LORD, that I will send to him wanderers, that shall cause him to wander, and shall empty his vessels, and break their bottles.
Et ils mirent en marche toute leur armée; et ils partirent pour le combattre, et ils l'atteignirent près des grandes eaux de Gabaon.
13 And Moab shall be ashamed of Chemosh, as the house of Israel was ashamed of Bethel their confidence.
Et quand tout le peuple qui était avec Ismaël vit Joanan et les chefs de l'armée qu'il commandait,
14 How say ye, We are mighty and strong men for the war?
Ils retournèrent auprès de Joanan.
15 Moab is laid waste, and gone up out of her cities, and his chosen young men are gone down to the slaughter, saith the King, whose name is the LORD of hosts.
Mais Ismaël échappa avec huit hommes, et s'enfuit chez les fils d'Ammon.
16 The calamity of Moab is near to come, and his affliction hasteth fast.
Et Joanan et les officiers de l'armée qui étaient avec lui recueillirent tous les restes du peuple, qui s'étaient éloignés d'Ismaël, et les hommes capables de porter les armes, ainsi que les femmes, le butin et les eunuques, et ils les ramenèrent à Gabaon.
17 All ye that are about him, bemoan him; and all ye that know his name, say, How is the strong staff broken, and the beautiful rod!
Et ils marchèrent, et ils firent halte à Gaberochamea, près de Bethléhem, pour se rendre en Égypte,
18 Thou daughter that dost inhabit Dibon, come down from thy glory, and sit in thirst; for the spoiler of Moab shall come upon thee, and he shall destroy thy strong holds.
Loin des Chaldéens; car ils en avaient crainte, parce que Ismaël avait tué Godolias, que le roi de Babylone avait fait gouverneur de la terre.
19 O inhabitant of Aroer, stand by the way, and watch; ask him that fleeth, and her that escapeth, and say, What is done?
20 Moab is confounded; for it is broken down: wail and cry; tell ye it in Arnon, that Moab is laid waste,
21 And judgment is come upon the plain country; upon Holon, and upon Jahazah, and upon Mephaath,
22 And upon Dibon, and upon Nebo, and upon Bethdiblathaim,
23 And upon Kiriathaim, and upon Bethgamul, and upon Bethmeon,
24 And upon Kerioth, and upon Bozrah, and upon all the cities of the land of Moab, far or near.
25 The horn of Moab is cut off, and his arm is broken, saith the LORD.
26 Make ye him drunk: for he magnified himself against the LORD: Moab also shall wallow in his vomit, and he also shall be in derision.
27 For was not Israel a derision to thee? was he found among thieves? for since thou hast spoken of him, thou didst leap for joy.
28 O ye that dwell in Moab, leave the cities, and dwell in the rock, and be like the dove that maketh her nest in the sides of the hole’s mouth.
29 We have heard the pride of Moab, (he is exceeding proud ) his loftiness, and his arrogance, and his pride, and the haughtiness of his heart.
30 I know his wrath, saith the LORD; but it shall not be so; his lies shall not so effect it.
31 Therefore will I wail for Moab, and I will cry out for all Moab; my heart shall mourn for the men of Kirheres.
32 O vine of Sibmah, I will weep for thee with the weeping of Jazer: thy plants have gone over the sea, they reach even to the sea of Jazer: the spoiler hath fallen upon thy summer fruits and upon thy vintage.
33 And joy and gladness is taken from the plentiful field, and from the land of Moab; and I have caused wine to fail from the winepresses: none shall tread with shouting; their shouting shall be no shouting.
34 From the cry of Heshbon even to Elealeh, and even to Jahaz, have they uttered their voice, from Zoar even to Horonaim, as an heifer of three years old: for the waters also of Nimrim shall be desolate.
35 Moreover I will cause to cease in Moab, saith the LORD, him that offereth in the high places, and him that burneth incense to his gods.
36 Therefore my heart shall sound for Moab like pipes, and my heart shall sound like pipes for the men of Kirheres: because the riches that he hath gotten have perished.
37 For every head shall be bald, and every beard clipped: upon all the hands shall be cuttings, and upon the loins sackcloth.
38 There shall be lamentation generally upon all the housetops of Moab, and in its streets: for I have broken Moab like a vessel in which is no pleasure, saith the LORD.
39 They shall wail, saying, How is it broken down! how hath Moab turned the back with shame! so shall Moab be a derision and a dismaying to all them about him.
40 For thus saith the LORD; Behold, he shall fly as an eagle, and shall spread his wings over Moab.
41 Kerioth is taken, and the strong holds are surprised, and the mighty men’s hearts in Moab at that day shall be as the heart of a woman in her pangs.
42 And Moab shall be destroyed from being a people, because he hath magnified himself against the LORD.
43 Fear, and the pit, and the snare, shall be upon thee, O inhabitant of Moab, saith the LORD.
44 He that fleeth from the fear shall fall into the pit; and he that getteth out of the pit shall be taken in the snare: for I will bring upon it, even upon Moab, the year of their punishment, saith the LORD.
45 They that fled stood under the shadow of Heshbon because of the force: but a fire shall come out of Heshbon, and a flame from the midst of Sihon, and shall devour the corner of Moab, and the crown of the head of the tumultuous ones.
46 Woe be to thee, O Moab! the people of Chemosh perisheth: for thy sons are taken captives, and thy daughters captives.
47 Yet will I bring again the captivity of Moab in the latter days, saith the LORD. Thus far is the judgment of Moab.
