Ézéchiel 33

1 La parole de Yahweh me fut adressée en ces termes:

Yahweh gave me another message. He said,

2 " Fils de l'homme, parle aux enfants de ton peuple, et dis-leur: Quand je fais venir l'épée contre un pays et que les habitants de ce pays, prenant quelqu'un du milieu d'eux, l'établissent comme sentinelle,

“You human, speak to your fellow Israelis and say this to them: ‘When I bring an enemy army [MTY] to attack a country, and the people of that country choose one of their men and appoint him to be a watchman,

3 et que cet homme, voyant l'épée venir contre le pays, sonne de la trompette et avertit le peuple,

if he sees the enemy army [MTY] coming to attack his country, and he blows a trumpet to warn the people,

4 si celui qui entend le son de la trompette ne se laisse pas avertir et que l'épée survienne et le surprenne, son sang sera sur sa tête:

if anyone hears the trumpet and does not heed the warning, and as a result he is killed by the sword [of one of his enemies], he will be responsible for his own death [MTY].

5 il a entendu le son de la trompette et ne s'est pas laissé avertir; son sang sera sur lui; mais s'il s'est laissé avertir, il aura sauvé sa vie.

If he had heeded the warning, he would have (have saved his life/still be alive). But because he heard the sound of the trumpet and did not heed that warning, his death will be his own fault.

6 Que si la sentinelle, voyant venir l'épée, ne sonne pas de la trompette, et qu'ainsi le peuple ne soit pas averti, et que l'épée survienne et surprenne l'un d'entre eux, cet homme sera surpris dans son iniquité, mais je demanderai compte de son sang à la sentinelle.

But if the watchman sees the enemy army [MTY] coming and does not blow the trumpet to warn the people, and one of his people is killed by an enemy sword, that person will die because of his sin, but I will consider that the watchman is responsible for that man’s death.’

7 Et toi, fils de l'homme, je t'ai établi comme sentinelle pour la maison d'Israël: quand tu entendras de ma bouche une parole, tu les avertiras de ma part.

So, you human, I have appointed you to be a watchman for the Israeli people [MTY]. So always listen to what I say and warn the people for me.

8 Quand j'aurai dit au méchant: " Méchant, tu mourras certainement! " si tu ne parles pas pour avertir le méchant de quitter sa voie, celui-ci, étant méchant, mourra dans son iniquité; mais je te demanderai compte de son sang.

When I say to some wicked person, ‘You wicked person, you will surely die [because of your sins,’ you must tell him that]. If you do not speak to that person to warn him that he should turn away from his sins, that wicked person will die because of his sins, but I will say that you are responsible for his death [MTY].

9 Mais si tu avertis le méchant afin qu'il se détourne de sa voie, et qu'il ne se détourne pas de sa voie, il mourra dans son iniquité; mais toi, tu auras sauvé ton âme.

But if you warn that wicked person that he should turn away from his sins, and he does not do that, he will die because of his sins, but you will have saved your life.

10 Et toi, fils de l'homme, dis à la maison d'Israël: Voici que vous parlez en ces termes: " Nos transgressions et nos péchés sont sur nous, et c'est à cause d'eux que nous dépérissons; comment pourrions-nous vivre? "

You human, say to the Israeli people, ‘This is what you all are saying: “[The guilt that we have for] disobeying God’s laws and sinning is like a heavy weight on us, and it is hurting us, and we are slowly dying. So what can we do to continue to remain alive?”’

11 Dis-leur: Je suis vivant! — oracle du Seigneur Yahweh: je ne prends point plaisir à la mort du méchant, mais à ce que le méchant se détourne de sa voie et qu'il vive. Revenez, revenez de vos mauvaises voies! Et pourquoi mourriez-vous, maison d'Israël?

Say to them, ‘Yahweh the Lord says, “As surely as I am alive, I am not happy when wicked people die; I would prefer that they turn away from their wicked behavior and continue to live. So repent! Turn away from your evil behavior! You Israeli people, do you really want to die [RHQ]?”’

12 Et toi, fils de l'homme, dis aux enfants de ton peuple: La justice du juste ne le sauvera point au jour de sa transgression; et le méchant ne tombera point pour sa méchanceté le jour où il se détournera de sa méchanceté, de même que le juste ne pourra pas vivre par sa justice le jour où il péchera.

Therefore, you human, say to your fellow Israelis, ‘If righteous people start to disobey me, their being righteous previously will not save them [from being punished]. And if wicked people turn away from their wicked behavior, they will not die because of the sins that they committed [previously]. And if righteous people start to sin, they will not be allowed to remain alive because of their formerly being righteous.’

13 Quand j'aurai dit au juste qu'il vivra certainement, si, se confiant dans sa justice, il fait le mal, on ne se rappellera plus toutes ses œuvres justes, et, à cause du mal qu'il aura fait, à cause de lui il mourra.

If I tell righteous people that they will surely remain alive, but then they trust/think that because they have been righteous previously, they can start to do evil [and not be punished], I will not think about the righteous things that they did previously; they will die because of the evil things that they are doing.

14 Et quand j'aurai dit au méchant: " Tu mourras certainement! " s'il se détourne de son péché et fait ce qui est juste et droit;

And if I say to some wicked person, ‘You will surely die [because of your sins],’ that person may turn away from his sinful behavior and do what is just and right [DOU].

15 si ce méchant rend le gage, s'il restitue ce qu'il a ravi, s'il suit les préceptes qui donnent la vie, sans faire le mal, certainement il vivra; il ne mourra pas!

For example, he may return what he took from another person to guarantee [that that person would pay back what he owes], or he may return things that he has stolen, and he may obey the laws that will enable [those who obey them] to remain alive, and he will not continue to do evil things. If that happens, he will surely remain alive; he will not die [because of the sins that he committed previously].

16 On ne se rappellera plus tous ses péchés qu'il a commis; il a fait ce qui est droit et juste; il vivra certainement.

I will not think about the sins that he has committed; he will surely remain alive.

17 Les enfants de ton peuple ont dit: " La voie du Seigneur n'est pas droite. " C'est leur voie à eux qui n'est pas droite.

Your fellow Israelis say, ‘What Yahweh does is not fair.’ But it is your behavior that is not fair.

18 Quand un juste se détourne de sa justice et fait le mal, il meurt à cause de cela;

If a righteous person turns away from doing what is righteous and starts to do what is evil, [it is fair that] he die because of his sins.

19 et quand un méchant se détourne de sa méchanceté et fait ce qui est droit et juste, à cause de cela il vit.

And if a wicked person turns away from his wicked behavior and does what is right and fair [DOU], [it is fair] for him to remain alive because of doing that.

20 Et vous dites: " La voie de Yahweh n'est pas droite! " Je vous jugerai chacun selon vos voies, maison d'Israël "

But you Israeli people still say, ‘What Yahweh does is not fair.’ But I will judge each of you for what you do.”

21 La douzième année de notre captivité, au dixième mois, le cinq du mois, un fugitif de Jérusalem arriva vers moi en disant: " La ville a été prise. "

Almost twelve years [after we had been taken to Babylonia], on the fifth day of the tenth month [of that year], a man who had escaped from Jerusalem came to me [in Babylon] and said, “Jerusalem has been captured!”

22 Or la main de Yahweh avait été sur moi le soir avant l'arrivée du fugitif, et elle avait ouvert ma bouche avant qu'il vint vers moi le matin; et ainsi ma bouche fut ouverte, et je ne fus plus muet.

The evening before that man arrived, Yahweh took control [MTY] of me, and when that man arrived, Yahweh enabled me to speak again; I was no longer forced to be silent.

23 La parole de Yahweh me fut adressée en ces termes:

Then Yahweh gave a message to me. He said,

24 " Fils de l'homme, ceux qui habitent ces ruines-là sur la terre d'Israël, parlent en ces termes: " Abraham était seul; et il a eu en partage le pays; nous, nous sommes nombreux, et la possession du pays nous a été donnée. "

“You human, the people who are living in the ruins in Israel are saying, ‘Abraham was only one person, but Yahweh [promised him that he and his descendants] would possess this land. But we are many; so surely this land has been given to us [by Yahweh] to continue to possess.’

25 C'est pourquoi dis-leur: Ainsi parle le Seigneur Yahweh: Vous mangez la chair avec le sang, vous levez les yeux vers vos idoles infâmes, vous répandez le sang, et vous posséderiez le pays!

So send a message to them. Say, ‘This is what Yahweh the Lord says: You eat meat that still has the animal’s blood in it. You still worship idols. And you still murder others [MTY]. So, (should this land belong to you?/this land should certainly not belong to you!) [RHQ]

26 Vous vous êtes appuyés sur votre épée, vous avez commis l'abomination; vous avez déshonoré chacun la femme de votre prochain, et vous posséderiez le pays!

You rely on using your swords [to obtain things that you want]. You do many detestable things. Each of you has sex with other men’s wives. So (why should you continue to possess the land of Israel?/you should not continue to possess this land!) [RHQ]’

27 Voici ce que tu leur diras: Ainsi parle le Seigneur Yahweh: Je suis vivant! Ceux qui sont dans les ruines tomberont par l'épée; ceux qui sont dans la campagne, je les livrerai en nourriture aux bêtes féroces; et ceux qui sont dans les lieux forts et dans les cavernes mourront de la peste.

Send this message to them: ‘This is what Yahweh the Lord says: As surely as I am alive, those who are left in the ruins [in Jerusalem] will also be killed by [their enemies’] swords, and those who are living in the countryside will be killed by wild animals, and those who are living in forts and caves will die from a plague.

28 Je ferai du pays une solitude et un désert, et l'orgueil de sa force prendra fin; et les montagnes du pays seront désolées, sans que personne y passe.

I will cause your country to become a desolate wasteland. You will no longer be proud of being a strong country. The mountains of Israel will become very desolate, with the result that no one will walk across them.

29 Et l'on saura que je suis Yahweh, quand j'aurai fait du pays une solitude et un désert, à cause de toutes les abominations qu'ils ont commises. "

Then, when I have caused your country to become a desolate wasteland because of all the detestable things that you have done, you will know that I, Yahweh, [have the power to do what I say that I will do].’

30 " Et toi, fils de l'homme, les enfants de ton peuple s'entretiennent de toi le long des murs et aux portes des maisons; ils se parlent entre eux, l'un à l'autre, en ces termes: " Venez entendre quelle est la parole qui vient de Yahweh. "

As for you, you human, your fellow Israelis [here in Babylon] are talking about you along the city walls and at the doors of their houses. They are saying to each other, ‘Come and listen to the message that has come from Yahweh!’

31 Et ils viennent vers toi comme vient la foule; mon peuple s'assied devant toi; ils écoutent tes paroles et ne les mettent point en pratique; ils font ce qui est agréable à leur bouche; leur cœur poursuit leur gain.

My people come to you as they often have done, and they sit in front of you to listen to what you say. But they do not do what you tell them that they must do. With their mouths they say that they love me, but in their inner beings they are eager to acquire things by doing what is unjust.

32 Et voici que tu es pour eux un chanteur agréable, qui a une belle voix et joue bien de son instrument; ils entendent tes paroles et ne les mettent point en pratique.

To them, you are only a man who sings love songs with a beautiful voice, and you play a musical instrument well. They hear what you say, but they do not do what you tell them to do.

33 Quand ces choses arriveront, — et voici qu'elles arrivent, — ils sauront qu'il y avait un prophète au milieu d'eux. "

The terrible things that I have said will happen to them will surely happen. And then they will know that a prophet has been among them, [and that you are that prophet].”