Zacharie 13
1 « En ce jour-là, une fontaine sera ouverte à la maison de David et aux habitants de Jérusalem, pour le péché et pour l'impureté.
At that time [it will be as though] [MET] there will be a fountain from which water flows continually to cleanse the descendants [MTY] of [King] David and [all] the [other] people in Jerusalem from the guilt of the sins that they have committed, [especially] from becoming unacceptable to me [by worshiping idols].
2 En ce jour-là, dit l'Éternel des armées, j'effacerai du pays les noms des idoles, et on ne se souviendra plus d'elles. Je ferai aussi disparaître du pays les prophètes et l'esprit d'impureté.
The Commander of the armies of angels says, “At that time, I will prevent [people from even mentioning] the names of the idols in their country, and no one will remember them any more. I will also expel from the land all the people who falsely claim that they are prophets [DOU].
3 Si quelqu'un prophétise encore, son père et sa mère qui l'a enfanté lui diront: « Tu dois mourir, car tu dis des mensonges au nom de l'Éternel »; et son père et sa mère qui l'a enfanté le poignarderont quand il prophétisera.
If someone continues to prophesy [falsely], his parents must say to him, ‘You have told lies saying that Yahweh [MTY] gave those messages to you, so you must be executed.’ [So] if someone prophesies [like that], his own father and mother must stab him [and kill him].
4 En ce jour-là, chacun des prophètes aura honte de sa vision quand il prophétisera, il ne portera pas de manteau de poils pour tromper,
At that time, the false prophets will be ashamed [that they claimed to have received messages from me in] their visions and prophesies [that they told to people]. They will no [longer] deceive people by wearing the clothes [that prophets usually wear], clothes made of [animals’] hair.
5 mais il dira: « Je ne suis pas prophète, je suis laboureur de la terre, car j'ai été fait esclave dès ma jeunesse ».
[So] each of them will say, ‘I am not [really] a prophet; I am a farmer, and I have been a farmer on my land ever since I was a boy!’
6 On lui dira: « Qu'est-ce que c'est que ces plaies entre tes bras? ». Il répondra: « Ce sont les blessures que j'ai reçues dans la maison de mes amis ».
But someone, [seeing the wounds on one of those prophet’s bodies, will suspect that he injured himself during rituals to worship idols, and he] will ask ‘Why are those wounds on your body?’ And he [will lie, saying] ‘I was injured [when I was] at my friend’s house.’”
7 « Réveille-toi, épée, contre mon berger! et contre l'homme qui m'est proche, dit Yahvé des Armées. « Frappez le berger, et les brebis seront dispersées; et je tournerai ma main contre les petits.
The Commander of the armies of angels says, “[My] sword [APO] must strike [the one who is like] [MET] my shepherd, the man who is (my companion/very (close/dear) to me). When the shepherd is killed, [those who are like] [MET] his sheep will scatter. [And those who are like] [MET] my little sheep will [also] be attacked [IDM].”
8 Il arrivera que dans tout le pays, dit Yahvé, « deux parties en elle seront coupées et mourront; mais le troisième sera laissée dedans.
Yahweh [also] says, “Two-thirds [of the people in Judah] will die [DOU]. [Only] one-third [of the people in Judah] will remain alive.
9 Je ferai passer le tiers dans le feu, et les affinera comme on affine l'argent, et les testera comme on teste l'or. Ils invoqueront mon nom, et je les entendrai. Je dirai: « C'est mon peuple ». et ils diront: 'Yahvé est mon Dieu'".
And I will test the ones that remain alive [by causing them to experience great difficulties, to find out if they will continue to worship me]. I will purify them like [MET] a man purifies gold or silver by putting it into a [very hot] fire. [Then] my people will call to me [MTY] [for help], and I will answer them. I will say [to them], ‘You are my people,’ and they will say, ‘Yahweh is our God.’”
