Isaïe 31
1 Malheur à ceux qui descendent en Égypte chercher du secours, qui s’appuient sur les chevaux, mettent leur confiance dans les chars, parce qu’ils sont nombreux, et dans les cavaliers, parce qu’ils sont forts, mais ne regardent pas vers le Saint d’Israël, et ne recherchent pas Yahweh.
Terrible things will happen to those who reply on Egypt to help them, trusting in their soldiers’ horses and their many chariots and their strong chariot-drivers, instead of trusting that Yahweh, the Holy One of Israel, will help them.
2 Cependant il est sage, il fait venir le malheur, il ne révoque pas ses paroles; il s’élèvera contre la maison des méchants, et contre le secours de ceux qui commettent l’iniquité.
Yahweh is [very] wise, [but] he also causes people to experience disaster! And [when he decides to do that], he does not change his mind! He will strike/punish the wicked people and [all] those who help them.
3 L’Egyptien est un homme, et non un Dieu; ses chevaux sont chair, et non esprit; Yahweh étendra sa main, celui qui secourt trébuchera, et le secouru tombera, et ils périront tous ensemble.
The soldiers of Egypt [that you people of Judah are relying on] are humans, not God! And their horses are only horses; they are not [powerful] spirits! So when Yahweh raises his fist to strike/punish the [soldiers of Egypt whom you thought would help you], he will also strike [you who thought that you would be helped], and you and they will stumble and fall down; all of you will die together.
4 Car ainsi m’a parlé Yahweh: comme le lion rugit, ainsi que le jeune lion, sur sa proie, alors que se rassemble contre lui la multitude des bergers, sans se laisser effrayer par leurs cris, ni troubler par leur nombre: ainsi Yahweh des armées descendra pour combattre, sur la montagne de Sion et sur sa colline.
But this is what Yahweh said to me: “When a huge lion stands over the body of a sheep that he has killed and growls, even if a large group of shepherds comes [to chase/shoo away the lion], even if they shout loudly, the lion will not be afraid and will not leave. Similarly, I, the Commander of the armies of angels, will come down to fight [my enemies] on Zion Hill, [and nothing will hinder me].
5 Comme des oiseaux déployant leurs ailes sur leur couvée, ainsi Yahweh des armées couvrira Jérusalem; il couvrira, il sauvera, il passera, il délivrera.
[I], the Commander of the armies of angels, will protect Jerusalem like [SIM] a [mother] bird protects [the baby birds in] her nest: I will defend the city and rescue it from its enemies.”
6 Revenez donc à celui dont vous vous êtes tant éloignés, enfants d’Israël.
My people, [even though] you have greatly rebelled against Yahweh, return to him.
7 Car en ce jour-là chacun rejettera ses idoles d’argent et ses idoles d’or, que vous avez fabriquées de vos mains pour pécher.
When you do that, each of you will throw away the idols that you [SYN] have sinned by making, idols that are [covered with] silver and gold.
8 Et Assur tombera par une épée qui n’est pas de l’homme; une épée qui n’est pas d’un mortel le dévorera; il fuiera devant l’épée, et ses jeunes gens seront assujettis au tribut.
[Many of the] Assyrian [soldiers] will be killed, but not by swords that men use. They will be destroyed by the sword of God; and [those who are not killed] will (panic/be very afraid) and flee. And some of them will [be captured] and forced to become slaves.
9 Son rocher fuira d’épouvante, et ses princes tremblants déserteront l’étendard. — oracle de Yahweh, qui a son feu dans Sion, et sa fournaise dans Jérusalem.
[Even] their very strong soldiers [MTY] will be terrified; they will abandon their battle flags and run away! Yahweh will cause his enemies who attack Jerusalem to be destroyed. Yahweh’s presence on Zion Hill is [like] a fire, [like] a furnace that blazes in Jerusalem; and that is what Yahweh says [about what will happen to the Assyrian army]!
