Isaïe 51
1 Entendez-moi, vous qui poursuivez la justice, vous qui cherchez Yahweh; considérez le rocher d’où vous avez été taillés et la carrière d’où vous avez été tirés.
[Yahweh says], “You people who desire to act righteously/justly, who want to do what I want you to do, listen to me! Think about Abraham! [It is as though] [MET] he was a huge rock cliff; and when you [people of Israel became a nation], [it was as though] [MET] you were cut from that rock [DOU].
2 Considérez Abraham, votre père, et Sara qui vous a enfantés; car je l’appelai quand il était seul, et je l’ai béni et multiplié.
Think about your ancestor Abraham and [his wife] Sarah, of whom [all of] you are descendants. When I first spoke to Abraham, he had no children. But after I blessed him, he had a huge number of descendants.
3 Car Yahweh a consolé Sion, et il a consolé toutes ses ruines. Il a fait de son désert un Eden, et de sa solitude un jardin de Yahweh; On y trouvera la joie et l’allégresse, les actions de grâces et le bruit des chants.
[Some day I], Yahweh, will encourage his descendants [again], and I will comfort all [the people who live in] the ruins [of Jerusalem]. The desert in that area will become like Eden, like the garden that I, Yahweh, [made/planted]. All the people there will be joyful and happy; they will thank me and sing.
4 Sois attentif à ma voix, ô mon peuple; ô ma nation, prête-moi l’oreille! Car la loi sortira de moi, et j’établirai mon commandement pour être la lumière des peuples.
My people of Judah, listen carefully [DOU] to me, because [I want you to] proclaim my laws; the just/right things that I do will be [like] [MET] a light for the people of the nations.
5 Ma justice est proche, mon salut va paraître, et mon bras jugera les peuples; les îles espèrent en moi et se confient dans mon bras.
I will soon/quickly rescue you [DOU]; by my power [MTY] I will bring you back [from being exiled in Babylonia] [DOU]. The people who live on islands in the ocean will wait for me [to help them], confidently expecting for me to use my power [MTY].
6 Levez vos yeux vers le ciel, et abaissez vos regards sur la terre; car les cieux se dissiperont comme une fumée, et la terre tombera en lambeaux comme un vêtement, et ses habitants périront de même. Mais mon salut durera éternellement, et ma justice ne périra pas.
Look up at the sky, and look at the earth, [and see what they are like now], because [some day] the sky will disappear like [SIM] smoke, and the earth will wear out like [SIM] old clothes wear out, and people on the earth will die like gnats/flies. But I will rescue/save you, and you will remain free forever, and I will rule you righteously/fairly forever.
7 Entendez-moi, vous qui connaissez la justice, ô peuple qui as ma loi dans ton cœur: Ne craignez pas les injures des hommes, et ne vous effrayez pas de leurs outrages!
You people who know what things are right to do, and who know in your inner beings [what is written in] my laws, listen to me! Do not be afraid of people who taunt/insult you; do not be disturbed/upset when people revile you,
8 Car la teigne les dévorera comme un vêtement, et la gerce les rongera comme la laine. Mais ma justice subsistera à jamais, et mon salut jusqu’aux siècles des siècles.
because [some day they will be destroyed] like [MET] clothing that is eaten by ([larvae of] moths/cockroaches), like wool garments that have been eaten by worms. I will save you people, and you will be saved forever.”
9 Réveille-toi, réveille-toi, revêts-toi de force, bras de Yahweh! Réveille-toi comme aux jours anciens, comme aux âges d’autrefois. N’est-ce pas toi qui taillas en pièces Rahab, qui transperças le dragon?
Yahweh, wake up [and do something for us]! Show your power! Do mighty things like you did long ago, when you stabbed [RHQ] that sea monster/dragon Rahab and cut it into pieces.
10 N’est-ce pas toi qui desséchas la mer, les eaux du grand abîme; qui fis des profondeurs de la mer un chemin, pour faire passer les rachetés?
Surely you are [RHQ] the one who caused the [Red] Sea to become dry and made a path through that deep water in order that your people could cross it!
11 Ainsi les rachetés de Yahweh reviendront; ils viendront dans Sion avec des cris de joie; une allégresse éternelle couronnera leur tête, la joie et l’allégresse les envahiront; la douleur et le gémissement s’enfuiront.
And those whom Yahweh will rescue [from being exiled in Babylonia] will [similarly] return to Jerusalem, singing. Their being joyful forever will be [like] [MET] a crown on their heads. They will not be sad or mourn any more; they will be [completely] joyful and happy.
12 C’est moi, c’est moi qui vous console. Qui es-tu pour craindre un homme mortel, un fils d’homme qui passe comme l’herbe;
[Yahweh says], “I am the one who encourages you. So (why are you/you should not be) [RHQ] afraid of humans who will [wither and disappear like] [MET] grass.
13 pour oublier Yahweh, ton Créateur, qui a étendu les cieux et fondé la terre, et pour trembler perpétuellement, tout le jour, devant la fureur du tyran, lorsqu’il se prépare à te détruire? Et où est-elle ta fureur du tyran?
(Why have you/You should not have) [RHQ] forgotten [me], Yahweh, the one who created your nation, the one who stretched out the sky and laid the foundations of the earth. (Why are you/You should not be) [RHQ] continually afraid of those who are angry with you and (oppress you/treat you cruelly) and want to get rid of you. [You should not be afraid of them now], because those angry people have now disappeared!
14 Bientôt celui qui est courbé sera délié; il ne mourra pas dans la fosse, et son pain ne lui manquera pas.
Soon you people who have been caused to be slaves [in Babylonia] will be freed! You will not remain in prison, and you will not die of hunger,
15 Moi, je suis Yahweh, ton Dieu, qui soulève la mer, et ses flots mugissent; Yahweh des armées est son nom.
because I am Yahweh, your God, the one who stirs up the sea and causes the waves to roar; I am the Commander of the armies of angels!
16 J’ai mis mes paroles dans ta bouche, et je t’ai couvert de l’ombre de ma main, pour planter des cieux et fonder une terre, et pour dire à Sion: « Tu es mon peuple! »
I have given you my message [MTY] to proclaim, and I have protected you with my hand [MTY]. I stretched out the sky and laid the foundation of the earth. And I am the one who says to you Israeli people, ‘You are my people!’”
17 Réveille-toi, réveille-toi, lève-toi, Jérusalem, qui as bu de la main de Yahweh la coupe de sa colère, qui as bu, qui as vidé le calice d’étourdissement!
[You people of] [APO] Jerusalem, wake up [DOU]! You have experienced Yahweh severely punishing [MTY] you. Yahweh has caused you to suffer much, all that he wanted you to suffer, like [MET] someone who causes another person to suffer by forcing him to drink every drop of [MTY] a cupful of bitter liquid.
18 Pas un qui l’ait guidée, de tous les fils qu’elle avait enfantés. Pas un qui l’ait prise par la main, de tous les fils qu’elle avait élevés.
[Now] you do not have any children who are alive [DOU] and able to take your hand and guide you.
19 Ces deux malheurs t’ont frappée: — qui t’adressera des paroles de pitié? — La dévastation et la ruine, la famine et l’épée — comment te consolerai-je? —
You have experienced several disasters: Your country has become desolate/deserted; [your cities have been] destroyed; [many people have] died from hunger; [many people have been] killed by your enemies’ swords. Now, there is no one [RHQ] left to console/comfort you and sympathize with you.
20 Tes fils, épuisés de force, sont gisants au coin de toutes les rues, comme une antilope dans le filet du chasseur, ivres de la fureur de Yahweh, de la menace de ton Dieu.
Your children have fainted and lie in the streets; they are [as helpless as] [SIM] an antelope [that has been caught] in a net. What has happened to them is because Yahweh has been very angry with them; he has rebuked them severely.
21 C’est pourquoi, entends ceci, malheureuse, enivrée, mais non de vin!
So now, you people who have suffered much, [you act as though] you are drunk, but it is not because you have drunk a lot of wine.
22 Ainsi parle ton Seigneur Yahweh, ton Dieu, qui défend son peuple: Voici que j’ai ôté de ta main la coupe d’étourdissement, le calice de ma colère; tu ne les boiras plus désormais.
Yahweh, your Lord and your God, the one who argues/pleads your case, says this: “Note this: [It is as though] [MET] I have taken that cup of bitter liquid from your hands; I will not be angry with you and cause you to suffer any more.
23 Je les mettrai dans la main de tes persécuteurs, de ceux qui te disaient: « Courbe-toi, que nous passions! » Et tu faisais de ton dos comme un sol, comme une rue pour les passants!
Instead, I will cause those who have tormented you to suffer; [I will severely punish] those who said to you, ‘Prostrate yourselves in order that we may walk on you; [lie down on your stomachs] in order that your backs will be like [SIM] streets that we can walk on.’”
