Isaïe 5
1 Permettez-moi de chanter pour mon bien-aimé un chant de mon bien-aimé sur sa vigne. Mon bien-aimé avait un vignoble sur une colline très fructueuse.
[Now] I will sing a song about my dear friend, and about his vineyard. The vineyard was on a very fertile hillside.
2 Il l'a déterrée, a rassemblé ses pierres, l'a planté de la vigne la plus précieuse, a construit une tour en son milieu, et j'y ai aussi découpé un pressoir à vin. Il a cherché à ce qu'elle produise des raisins, mais elle a donné des raisins sauvages.
My friend plowed the ground and cleared away the stones. Then he planted very good grapevines on that ground. In the middle of the vineyard, he built a watchtower, and he dug a (winepress/pit for squeezing the grapes). Then he waited [each year] to harvest some good grapes, but the vines produced [only] sour grapes.
3 « Maintenant, habitants de Jérusalem et hommes de Juda, s'il te plaît, juge entre moi et ma vigne.
Now [this is what Yahweh says]: “You people of Jerusalem and [other places in] Judah, I [am like the friend, and you are like] my vineyard; [so] you judge which of us [has done what is right].
4 Que pouvait-on faire de plus à ma vigne, que je n'ai fait en elle? Pourquoi, alors que j'attendais qu'il produise des raisins, a-t-il produit des raisins sauvages?
What more could I have done for you than what I have already done? I expected you to be doing good deeds [MET], so it is disgusting that [RHQ] you were [doing only evil things] like the vineyard that produced only sour grapes!
5 Maintenant, je vais vous dire ce que je vais faire à ma vigne. J'enlèverai sa haie, et elle sera dévorée. J'abattrai son mur, et il sera piétiné.
[So], I will now tell you what I will do to [Judah, the place that is like] my vineyard. I will cut down the hedges, and they will be destroyed. I will tear down the walls [of the cities] and allow [wild animals] to trample the land.
6 Je la réduirai en désert. Il ne sera ni taillé ni biné, mais il poussera des ronces et des épines. J'ordonnerai aussi aux nuages de ne pas faire pleuvoir sur elle. »
I will cause it to become a wasteland where the vines are not pruned and the ground is not hoed. It will be a place where briers and thorns [DOU] grow. And I will command that no rain will fall on it.”
7 Car la vigne de l'Éternel des armées, c'est la maison d'Israël, et les hommes de Juda sa plante agréable. Il a cherché la justice, mais voici l'oppression, pour la justice, mais voici un cri de détresse.
The nation of Israel is [like] [MET] the vineyard of the Commander of the armies of angels. The people of Judah are [like] the garden that was pleasing to him. He expected you to be doing what is just/fair, but instead, [what he saw was people] murdering [MTY] others. [He expected that you would be doing] righteous deeds, but instead, he heard cries from people who were being [attacked] violently.
8 Malheur à ceux qui joignent une maison à une autre, qui s'étendent de champ en champ, jusqu'à ce qu'il n'y ait plus de place, et on te fait habiter seul au milieu du pays!
Terrible things will happen to you who continually [illegally] acquire houses and fields. You force one family after another to leave their homes until you are the only ones [HYP] [still] living in the land.
9 A mes oreilles, Yahvé des armées dit: « Certainement, beaucoup de maisons seront désolées, même grande et belle, inoccupée.
[But] I heard the Commander of the armies of angels solemnly declare this: “[Some day], many of those huge houses will be empty/deserted; no one will be living in those beautiful mansions.
10 Car dix arpents de vigne donneront un bath, et un homer de semence donnera un épha. »
The vines on ten acres of land will not produce enough grapes to make (six gallons/22 liters) [of juice/wine], and ten baskets of seed will produce only one basket [of grain].”
11 Malheur à ceux qui se lèvent tôt le matin, pour suivre des boissons fortes, qui restent tard dans la nuit, jusqu'à ce que le vin les enflamme!
Terrible things will happen to those who get up early [each] morning to begin drinking alcoholic drinks, and who stay awake until late at night [drinking a lot of wine] until they are completely drunk.
12 La harpe, la lyre, le tambourin et la flûte, avec le vin, sont à leurs fêtes; mais ils ne respectent pas l'œuvre de Yahvé, Ils n'ont pas non plus considéré l'opération de ses mains.
They have [big parties and provide lots of] wine. At their parties, there are [people playing] harps and lyres and tambourines and flutes, but they never think about what Yahweh does or appreciate what he has created.
13 C'est pourquoi mon peuple va en captivité par manque de connaissance. Leurs hommes honorables sont affamés, et leurs multitudes sont assoiffées.
So, my people will be (exiled/taken to other countries) [far away] because they do not know [about me]. Those who are [now very important and] honored will starve, and the other people will die from thirst.
14 C'est pourquoi le séjour des morts a élargi son désir, et a ouvert sa bouche sans mesure; et leur gloire, leur multitude, leur faste, et celui qui se réjouit parmi eux, y descendent. (Sheol h7585)
[It is as though] [PRS] the place where the dead people are is eagerly looking for more Israeli people, opening its mouth to swallow them, and a huge number of people will be thrown into that place, including their leaders as well as a noisy crowd of people who enjoy living in Jerusalem. (Sheol h7585)
15 Ainsi l'homme est abaissé, l'humanité est humiliée, et les yeux des arrogants sont humiliés;
[Yahweh] will get rid of a huge number of people; and he will humble [many more] people who [now] are proud/arrogant.
16 mais le Yahvé des armées est élevé dans la justice, et Dieu le Saint est sanctifié dans la justice.
But the Commander of the armies of angels will be exalted/praised because of his acting justly. God will show that he is holy by doing righteous/just deeds.
17 Alors les agneaux paîtront comme dans leur pâturage, et les étrangers mangeront les ruines des riches.
Then lambs and fat sheep will [be able to] find good grass to eat, [even] among the ruins [of the houses of rich people].
18 Malheur à ceux qui tirent l'iniquité avec des cordes de mensonge, et la méchanceté comme avec une corde de charrette,
Some people constantly tell lies, and [it is as though] they are dragging behind them the wrong things that they have done. Terrible things will happen to them!
19 qui disent: « Qu'il se hâte, qu'il hâte son œuvre, afin que nous la voyions; que le conseil du Saint d'Israël s'approche et vienne, pour que nous le sachions! »
They [make fun of God and] say [to him, ] “Go ahead, do something [to punish us]! We want to see what you will do. You, the Holy One of Israel, should do what you are planning to do, because we want to know what it is.”
20 Malheur à ceux qui appellent le mal bien, et le bien mal; qui a mis l'obscurité pour la lumière, et la lumière pour les ténèbres; qui ont mis de l'amer pour du sucré, et le doux pour l'amer!
Terrible things will happen to those who say that evil is good, and that good is evil, that darkness is light and that light is darkness, that what is bitter is sweet and what is sweet is bitter.
21 Malheur à ceux qui sont sages à leurs propres yeux, et prudents à leurs propres yeux!
Terrible things will happen to those who think that they are wise and that they (are very clever/know everything).
22 Malheur à ceux qui ont la force de boire du vin, et des champions de la préparation de boissons fortes;
Terrible things will happen to those who [think that] [IRO] they are great/heroes because they are able to drink [lots of] wine, and boast about being able to mix good alcoholic drinks.
23 qui acquittent les coupables contre un pot-de-vin, mais refuser la justice pour les innocents!
If people offer them bribes in order that they will enable wicked people not to be punished, they accept those bribes, and they cause people who are innocent to be punished.
24 C'est pourquoi, comme la langue de feu dévore le chaume, et comme l'herbe sèche s'enfonce dans la flamme, et leur racine sera comme de la pourriture, et leur fleur s'envolera en poussière, parce qu'ils ont rejeté la loi de Yahvé des Armées, et ont méprisé la parole du Saint d'Israël.
Therefore, just like [SIM] fires burn up stubble and dry grass shrivels up and quickly burns in flames, [it will be as though] those people have roots that will rot and have flowers that will wither. [That will happen] because they rejected the laws of the Commander of the armies of angels; they have despised the messages of the Holy One of Israel.
25 C'est pourquoi la colère de Yahvé s'enflamme contre son peuple, il a étendu sa main contre eux et les a frappés. Les montagnes tremblent, et leurs cadavres sont comme des déchets au milieu des rues. Pour autant, sa colère ne s'éteint pas, mais sa main est toujours tendue.
That is why Yahweh is [extremely] angry [with his people]; [it is as though] his hand is raised [and he is ready to smash them]. [When he does that], the mountains will shake, and the corpses of people will be scattered in the streets like [SIM] manure. But even when that happens, Yahweh will still be very angry; he will be ready to punish his people [MET] again.
26 Il élèvera une bannière pour les nations lointaines, et il les sifflera jusqu'au bout de la terre. Voici, ils viendront rapidement et promptement.
Yahweh will send a signal to summon [armies of] nations far away; [it is as though] he will whistle [to summon those soldiers who are] in very remote places on the earth. They will come very swiftly [DOU] [to Jerusalem].
27 Personne ne se lassera ni ne trébuchera parmi eux; personne ne sommeillera ni ne dormira, et la ceinture de leur taille ne sera pas détachée, ni la courroie de leurs sandales ne sera brisée,
They will not get tired or stumble. They will not [stop to] rest or to sleep. None of their belts will be loose, and none of them will have sandals with broken straps, [so they will all be ready to fight in battles].
28 dont les flèches sont acérées, et tous leurs arcs pliés. Les sabots de leurs chevaux seront comme du silex, et leurs roues comme un tourbillon.
Their arrows will be sharp, and their bows will be ready [to shoot those arrows in a battle]. [Because their horses pull the chariots fast], sparks will shoot out from their hooves, and the wheels of the chariots will spin like a whirlwind.
29 Leur rugissement sera comme celui d'une lionne. Ils rugiront comme de jeunes lions. Oui, ils rugiront, et saisissent leur proie et l'emportent, et il n'y aura personne pour le faire.
They will roar like [very strong] lions [DOU] that growl and [then] pounce on the animals they want to kill and carry them off, and no one is able to rescue them.
30 En ce jour-là, ils rugiront contre eux comme le grondement de la mer. Si l'on regarde la terre, voici l'obscurité et la détresse. La lumière est obscurcie dans ses nuages.
[Similarly, your enemies] will roar when they see the people they are about to kill, like [SIM] the sea roars. [On that day], if someone looks across the land, he will see [only people who are in] darkness and distressed; [it will be as though] even the sunlight is hidden by dark clouds.
