Michée 5
1 Maintenant, vous allez vous rassembler en troupes, la fille des troupes. Il a fait le siège contre nous. Ils frapperont le juge d'Israël avec une baguette sur la joue.
“But now, [you people of Jerusalem, gather your troops together, ] [because even though] you have a wall [around your city to protect it], [enemy soldiers] are surrounding the city. And [soon] they will strike your leader on his face, with a rod.”
2 Mais toi, Bethléem Ephrata, étant petit parmi les clans de Juda, de vous sortira quelqu'un qui sera le chef d'Israël; dont les sorties viennent d'autrefois, des temps anciens.
But you [people of] [APO] Bethlehem in Ephrathah [district need to know that] even though your [town] is a very small one among all the towns in Judah, someone who will rule Israel will be born in your town. [He will be] someone whose family has existed a very long time ago [DOU].
3 Il les abandonnera donc jusqu'au moment où la femme en travail accouchera. Puis le reste de ses frères reviendra aux enfants d'Israël.
[But now] you people of Israel will be conquered by your enemies; [but it will be for only a short time], like [MET] [the short time that] women have great pain while their babies are being born. After that, your fellow-countrymen who were (exiled/forced to go to other countries) will return to their own country.
4 Il se tiendra debout, et il paîtra dans la force de l'Éternel, dans la majesté du nom de Yahvé son Dieu. Ils vivront, car alors il sera grand jusqu'aux extrémités de la terre.
And that man who will be ruling [there in Jerusalem] will stand and lead his people well, because Yahweh, his God, will cause him to be strong and greatly honored. Then the people whom he rules will live [in Jerusalem] safely; he will be greatly honored by people all over the earth, [so no one will dare to attack Jerusalem].
5 Il sera notre paix lorsque l'Assyrie envahira notre pays. et quand il marche à travers nos forteresses, alors nous dresserons contre lui sept bergers, et huit chefs d'hommes.
And he will cause things to go well [for his people]. When [the army of] Assyria attacks our country and breaks though our fortresses, we will appoint (seven or eight/several) leaders [to lead our army] to fight against them.
6 Ils domineront le pays d'Assyrie par l'épée, et le pays de Nimrod dans ses portes. Il nous délivrera de l'Assyrien, quand il envahira notre pays, et quand il défile à l'intérieur de notre frontière.
With their swords [our army] will defeat the [army of] Assyria, [whose capital was founded by] Nimrod [long ago]. So our army will rescue us from the Assyrian [army] when they invade our country [DOU].
7 Le reste de Jacob sera parmi de nombreux peuples. comme la rosée de Yahvé, comme des averses sur l'herbe, qui n'attendent pas l'homme ni attendre les fils des hommes.
The (descendants of Jacob/Israelis) who survive will be [a blessing] to the people of other nations, like [SIM] dew and rain sent by Yahweh do good to the grass. The Israelis will not trust in humans [to help them]; instead, they will rely on Yahweh.
8 Le reste de Jacob sera parmi les nations, parmi de nombreux peuples, comme un lion parmi les animaux de la forêt, comme un jeune lion parmi les troupeaux de moutons; qui, s'il passe, piétine et met en pièces, et il n'y a personne pour le faire.
In the midst of [their enemies in] many people-groups [DOU], the descendants of Jacob who remain alive will be like [SIM] a lion among the [other] wild beasts of the forest, like [SIM] a young lion who goes among a flock of sheep and pounces [on one] and (mauls it/tears it to pieces), and no one will be able to rescue [that sheep].
9 Que ta main s'élève au-dessus de tes adversaires, et que tous vos ennemis soient exterminés.
You Israelis will defeat [MTY] all your enemies and completely destroy them.
10 « Cela arrivera en ce jour-là », dit Yahvé, « que je retrancherai vos chevaux du milieu de vous et détruira tes chars.
Yahweh says, “At that time, I will destroy [you Israeli people’s] horses [that your soldiers use in war] and your chariots.
11 J'exterminerai les villes de ton pays et détruira toutes vos forteresses.
I will tear down your city [walls] and destroy all your fortified cities.
12 Je détruirai la sorcellerie de ta main. Tu n'auras pas de devins.
I will get rid of all those among you who practice magic and the (fortune-tellers/those who say that they can predict what will happen in the future).
13 J'éliminerai du milieu de vous vos images gravées et vos statues; et vous n'adorerez plus l'ouvrage de vos mains.
I will destroy [all] your idols and [sacred stone] pillars, and then you will no longer bow down [and worship] things that you yourselves [SYN] have made.
14 Je déracinerai vos mâts d'Ashérah du milieu de vous; et je détruirai vos villes.
I will get rid of your poles [that represent the goddess] Asherah, and [I will also] destroy all your idols.
15 J'exécuterai la vengeance dans la colère et la colère sur les nations qui n'ont pas écouté. »
And because I will be very angry, I will [also] punish [the people of] all the nations who have not obeyed [me].”
