Jérémie 49
1 Contre les enfants d’Ammon. Ainsi parle Yahweh: Israël n’a-t-il pas de fils, n’a-t-il pas d’héritier? Pourquoi Melchom a-t-il pris possession de Gad, et son peuple s’est-il installé dans ses villes?
Against the sons of Ammon. Thus says the Lord: “Does Israel have no sons? Or is there no heir for him? Then why has Milcom possessed the inheritance of Gad, and why have his people lived in his cities?
2 C’est pourquoi voici que des jours viennent, — oracle de Yahweh, où je ferai retentir à Rabba des enfants d’Ammon le cri de guerre. Elle deviendra un monceau de ruines, et ses filles seront livrées au feu, et Israël héritera de ceux qui ont hérité de lui, — oracle de Yahweh.
Therefore, behold, the days are approaching, says the Lord, when I will cause the noise of battle to be heard over Rabbah of the sons of Ammon. And it will be scattered into a tumult, and her daughters will be burned with fire. And Israel shall possess those who had possessed him, says the Lord.
3 Lamente-toi, Hésébon, car Haï a été saccagée; poussez des cris, filles de Rabbah, ceignez-vous de sacs, lamentez-vous; errez le long des clôtures; car Melchom s’en va en exil, et avec lui, ses prêtres et ses chefs.
Wail, O Heshbon! For Ai has been devastated. Cry out, O daughters of Rabbah! Wrap yourselves with haircloth. Mourn and circle the hedges. For Milcom will be led into the transmigration: his priests and his leaders together.
4 Pourquoi te glorifier de tes vallées? — elle est riche, ta vallée! — fille rebelle, toi qui te confies dans tes trésors, disant: « Qui oserait venir contre moi? »
Why have you gloried in the valleys? Your valley has flowed away, O delicate daughter, for you had confidence in your treasures, and you were saying, ‘Who can approach me?’
5 Voici que j’amène contre toi la terreur, — oracle du Seigneur Yahweh des armées, de tous les alentours; vous serez chassés, chacun droit devant soi, et personne ne ralliera les fuyards.
Behold, I will lead a terror over you, says the Lord, the God of hosts, from those who are all around you. And you will be dispersed, each one from before your sight. There will be no one who will gather together those who are fleeing.
6 Mais après cela, je ramènerai les captifs des enfants d’Ammon, — oracle de Yahweh.
And after this, I will cause the captives of the sons of Ammon to return, says the Lord.”
7 Contre Edom. Ainsi parle Yahweh, des armées: N’y a-t-il plus de sagesse en Théman? Les avisés sont-ils à bout de conseils? Leur sagesse s’est-elle évanouie?
Against Idumea. Thus says the Lord of hosts: “Is there no longer any wisdom in Teman? Counsel has perished from the sons. Their wisdom has become useless.
8 Fuyez, retournez sur vos pas, blottissez-vous, habitants de Dédan car j’amènerai sur Esaü la ruine, au temps où je le visite.
Flee and turn your backs! Descend into the chasm, O inhabitants of Dedan! For I have brought the perdition of Esau over him, the time of his visitation.
9 Si des vendangeurs viennent chez toi, ils ne laissent rien à grappiller; si ce sont des voleurs de nuit, ils pillent tout leur soûl.
If those who gather grapes had passed by you, would they not have left behind a cluster? If there were thieves in the night, they would seize what was enough for themselves.
10 Car c’est moi qui ai mis à nu Esaü et découvert ses retraites, et il ne peut plus se cacher; sa race est ravagé, ses frères, ses voisins, — et il n’est plus.
Yet truly, I have stripped Esau bare. I have revealed his secrets, and he is not able to be concealed. His offspring has been devastated, with his brothers and his neighbors, and he himself will not exist.
11 Abandonne tes orphelins, c’est moi qui les ferai vivre, et que tes veuves se confient en moi!
Leave behind your orphans. I will make sure that they live. And your widows will hope in me.”
12 Car ainsi parle Yahweh: Voici que ceux qui ne devaient pas boire cette coupe la boiront sûrement; et toi, tu en serais tenu quitte? Non, tu n’en seras pas tenu quitte, tu la boiras sûrement!
For thus says the Lord: “Behold, those who judged that they would not drink the cup, will certainly drink. And so, will you be released as if you were innocent? You will not be released as if innocent. Instead, you shall certainly drink.
13 Car je l’ai juré par moi-même, — oracle de Yahweh: Bosra sera un sujet d’étonnement et d’opprobre, un lieu désert et maudit, et toutes ses villes seront des ruines à jamais.
For I have sworn by myself, says the Lord, that Bozrah will be a desolation, and a disgrace, and a wasteland, and a curse. And all her cities will be a perpetual wilderness.
14 J’en ai appris de Yahweh la nouvelle, et un messager a été envoyé parmi les nations: « Rassemblez-vous et marchez contre lui! Levez-vous pour le combat! »
I have heard a report from the Lord, and a legate has been sent to the nations: ‘Gather yourselves together, and go forth against her, and let us rise up to battle.’
15 Car voici que je t’ai rendu petit parmi les nations, méprisé parmi les hommes.
For behold, I have made you little among the nations, contemptible among men.
16 La terreur que tu inspirais t’a égaré, ainsi que la fierté de ton cœur, toi qui habites le creux des rochers, qui occupes le sommet de la colline. Mais quand tu élèverais ton aire comme l’aigle, de là je te ferai descendre, — oracle de Yahweh.
Your arrogance has deceived you, by the pride of your heart, you who live in the caverns of the rock and who strive to take hold of the height of the hill. But even if you make your nest like that of an eagle, I will pull you down from there, says the Lord.
17 Edom sera un sujet d’étonnement; tous les passants s’étonneront, et siffleront à la vue de toutes ses plaies.
And Idumea will be a desert. Everyone who passes by it will be stupefied and will hiss over all its wounds.
18 Ce sera comme la catastrophe de Sodome, de Gomorrhe et des villes voisines, dit Yahweh; personne n’y habitera, aucun fils de l’homme n’y séjournera.
Just as Sodom and Gomorrah and their neighbors were overthrown, says the Lord: there will not be a man living there, and no son of man will tend it.
19 Pareil à un lion, voici qu’il monte des halliers du Jourdain au pâturage perpétuel; soudain j’en ferai fuir Edom, et j’y établirai celui que j’ai choisi. Car qui est semblable à moi? Qui me provoquerait, et quel est le berger qui me tiendrait tête?
Behold, he will ascend like a lion from the arrogance of the Jordan, against the robust beauty. For I will cause him to rush against her suddenly. And who will be the elect one, whom I may appoint over her? For who is like me? And who can endure me? And who is that pastor who can withstand my countenance?
20 Ecoutez donc la résolution qu’a prise Yahweh contre Edom, et les desseins qu’il a médités contre les habitants de Théman: Oui, on les entraînera comme de faibles brebis; oui, leur pâturage en sera dans la stupeur.
Because of this, listen to the counsel of the Lord, which he has undertaken concerning Edom, and to his thoughts, which he has devised concerning the inhabitants of Teman. Certainly, the little ones of the flock will cast them down, unless they scatter them with their habitation.
21 Au bruit de leur chute, la terre tremble; le bruit de leur voix se fait entendre jusqu’à la mer Rouge.
The earth has been shaken at the noise of their destruction. The outcry of their voice has been heard at the Red Sea.
22 Voici qu’il monte et prend son vol comme l’aigle, il étend ses ailes sur Bosra; et le cœur des guerriers d’Edom est en ce jour comme le cœur d’une femme en travail.
Behold, he will ascend like an eagle and will fly. And he will spread his wings over Bozrah. And in that day, the heart of the strong ones of Idumea will be like the heart of a woman giving birth.”
23 Contre Damas. Hamath et Arphad sont dans la confusion, parce qu’elles ont reçu une mauvaise nouvelle; elles se fondent de peur; c’est la mer en tourmente, qui ne peut s’apaiser.
Against Damascus. “Hamath has been confounded, with Arpad. For they have heard a most grievous report. They have been stirred up like the sea. Because of anxiousness, they were not able to rest.
24 Damas est sans force, elle se tourne pour fuir, et l’effroi s’empare d’elle; l’angoisse et les douleurs la saisissent, comme une femme qui enfante.
Damascus has been broken. She has been turned to flight. Trembling has taken hold of her. Anguish and sorrows have seized her, like a woman giving birth.
25 A quel pas n’est-elle pas abandonnée, la ville glorieuse, la cité de délices, de joie!
How could they have abandoned the praiseworthy city, the city of rejoicing?
26 Aussi ses jeunes gens tomberont sur ses places, ainsi que tous ses hommes de guerre; ils périront en ce jour-là, — oracle de Yahweh des armées.
For this reason, her young men will fall in her streets. And all the men of battle will be silenced in that day, says the Lord of hosts.
27 J’allumerai un feu dans les murs de Damas, et il dévorera les palais de Ben-Hadad.
And I will kindle a fire at the wall of Damascus, and it will devour the defensive walls of Ben-hadad.”
28 Contre Cédar et les royaumes de Hasor, que frappa Nabuchodonosor, roi de Babylone. Ainsi parle Yahweh: Debout! Marchez contre Cédar, exterminez les fils de l’Orient!
Against Kedar and against the kingdoms of Hazor, which Nebuchadnezzar, the king of Babylon, has struck down. Thus says the Lord: “Rise up and ascend to Kedar, and lay waste to the sons of the East.
29 Qu’on prenne leurs tentes et leurs troupeaux! Qu’on leur enlève leurs tentures, tous leurs bagages et leurs chameaux! Et qu’on leur crie: Terreur de toutes parts!
They will seize their tabernacles and their flocks. And they will take for themselves their tents, and all their vessels, and their camels. And they will call down a terror upon them on every side.
30 Sauvez-vous, fuyez de toutes vos forces, blottissez-vous, habitants de Hasor! — oracle de Yahweh. Car Nabuchodonosor, roi de Babylone, a formé contre vous un dessein, il a conçu un projet contre vous.
Flee, go away urgently! Sit in deep pits, you who inhabit Hazor, says the Lord. For Nebuchadnezzar, the king of Babylon, has undertaken a counsel against you, and he has devised plans against you.
31 Debout! Marchez contre un peuple tranquille, en assurance dans sa demeure, — oracle de Yahweh, qui n’a ni portes ni barres, qui vit à l’écart.
Rise up, and ascend to a nation that is quiet and lives in confidence, says the Lord. They have neither gates nor bars. They dwell alone.
32 Leurs chameaux seront votre butin, et la multitude de leurs troupeaux vos dépouilles. Je les disperserai à tous les vents, ces hommes aux tempes rasées, et de tous côtés je ferai venir sur leur ruine, — oracle de Yahweh.
And their camels will be a spoil, and the multitude of their cattle will be a prey. And I will disperse, into every wind, those who have shaved their hair. And from all their confines, I will lead great destruction over them, says the Lord.
33 Et Hasor deviendra un repaire de chacals, une solitude pour toujours; personne n’y demeurera, aucun fils d’homme n’y séjournera.
And Hazor will be a habitation for serpents, deserted even unto eternity. No man will abide there, nor will a son of man tend it.”
34 La parole de Yahweh qui fut adressée à Jérémie, le prophète, pour Élam, au commencement du règne de Sédécias, roi de Juda, en ces termes:
The word of the Lord that came to Jeremiah the prophet against Elam, in the beginning of the reign of Zedekiah, the king of Judah, saying:
35 Ainsi parle Yahweh des armées: Voici que je vais briser l’arc d’Élam, principe de sa force.
“Thus says the Lord of hosts: Behold, I will break the bow of Elam, and the summit of their strength.
36 Je ferai venir sur Élam quatre vents, des quatre coins du ciel, et je le disperserai à tous ces vents; et il n’y aura pas une nation où n’arrivent pas des fugitifs d’Élam.
And I will lead the four winds over Elam, from the four corners of heaven. And I will scatter them into all these winds. And there will be no nation to which the fugitives of Elam will not travel.
37 Je ferai trembler Élam devant ses ennemis, et devant ceux qui en veulent à sa vie. Et j’amènerai sur eux des malheurs, le feu de mon ardente colère, — oracle de Yahweh. Et j’enverrai après eux l’épée, jusqu’à ce que je les aie anéantis.
And I will cause Elam to be terrified before their enemies and in the sight of those who seek their life. And I will lead an evil over them, the wrath of my fury, says the Lord. And I will send the sword after them, until I consume them.
38 Je placerai mon trône en Élam, et j’en exterminerai roi et chefs, — oracle de Yahweh.
And I will set my throne in Elam, and I will perish the kings and princes from there, says the Lord.
39 Mais à la fin des jours, je ramènerai les captifs d’Élam, — oracle de Yahweh.
But in the last days, I will cause the captives of Elam to return, says the Lord.”
