Ézéchiel 30
1 La parole de l’Eternel me fut adressée en ces termes:
Yahweh gave me another message. [He said, ]
2 "Fils de l’homme, prophétise et dis: Ainsi parle le Seigneur Dieu: Lamentez-vous! Hélas, quel jour!
“You human, prophesy [about what will happen to Egypt]. Say, ‘This is what Yahweh the Lord says: “Weep and wail [DOU], because terrible things will happen some day.
3 Car un jour est proche, oui, un jour est proche, fixé par l’Eternel, un jour de nuée: ce sera l’heure des nations.
That day is near, the day when I, Yahweh, [will punish people]; it will be a day of [dark] clouds and disaster for [many] nations.
4 Le glaive s’abattra sur l’Egypte; il y aura de l’épouvante en Ethiopie, quand tomberont les victimes en Egypte. On prendra ses richesses, ses fondements seront renversés.
[An enemy army] [PRS] will come to attack Egypt with their swords, and there will be great distress [among the people] in Ethiopia. [Many] people will be killed in Egypt; everything valuable will be taken away, and [even] the foundations [of the buildings] will be torn down.
5 L’Ethiopie, Pout et Loud, tout l’Occident, et Koub avec les fils du pays de l’Alliance tomberont sous le glaive.
[Soldiers of] Ethiopia, Libya, Lydia, and from all of Arabia, and [all the other] groups who are their allies, will be killed in the battles.”
6 Ainsi parle l’Eternel: "Les appuis de l’Egypte s’écrouleront, et sa fière puissance sera abaissée. De Migdol à Syène, ils y tomberont sous le glaive, dit le Seigneur Dieu.
This is what [I], Yahweh say: “The allies of Egypt will be defeated, and the power that [the people of Egypt] are proud of will end. From Migdol [city in the north] to Aswan [city in the south], the soldiers of Egypt will be killed by their enemies’ swords”; [that is what I], Yahweh the Lord, declare.
7 Ils seront dévastés entre les pays dévastés, et ses villes seront au nombre des villes ruinées.
Egypt will become the most deserted country in the world, and its cities will be ruined, surrounded by ruined cities [in nearby nations].
8 Et ils sauront que je suis l’Eternel, lorsque je mettrai le feu à l’Egypte et que tous ses auxiliaires seront brisés.
Then, when I cause [everything in] Egypt to be burned in fires, and all their allies are defeated, people will know that I, Yahweh, [have the power to do what I say that I will do].
9 Ce jour-là, des messagers partiront au-devant de moi dans des navires, pour troubler l’Ethiopie dans sa quiétude, et il y aura une terreur parmi eux au jour de l’Egypte, car le voici venir!"
At that time, I will send messengers to go [swiftly up the Nile River] in boats to cause the people of Ethiopia who (are complacent/confident/think that nothing terrible will happen to them) to become afraid. They will be terrified [PRS] when Egypt is destroyed; and it will soon be that time!”
10 Ainsi parle le Seigneur Dieu: "J’Abolirai la richesse de l’Egypte par la main de Nabuchodonosor, roi de Babylone.
This is what [I], Yahweh the Lord, say: “By the power of [MTY] of King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon I will get rid of very many people in Egypt.
11 Lui et son peuple avec lui, les plus violents des peuples, seront amenés pour détruire le pays; ils tireront leurs glaives contre l’Egypte et rempliront le pays de cadavres.
Nebuchadnezzar and his army, whose soldiers are extremely ruthless, will come to destroy Egypt. They will pull out their swords and fill Egypt with [the corpses of] those whom they have killed.
12 Je mettrai les cours d’eau à sec et je livrerai le pays à la merci de barbares; je dévasterai le pays avec ce qu’il renferme par la main d’étrangers, c’est moi, l’Eternel, qui le dis."
I will cause the Nile [River] to become dry, and I will sell the nation to evil men. By the power [MTY] of foreigners I will ruin the land and everything that is in it. [That will surely happen because] I, Yahweh, have predicted it.”
13 Ainsi parle le Seigneur Dieu: "J’Anéantirai les idoles, je ferai disparaître les faux dieux de Nof et le prince du pays d’Egypte: il n’y en aura plus. Je répandrai la terreur dans le pays d’Egypte.
This is [also] what [I], Yahweh the Lord, say: “I will cause the idols and statues [of idols] [DOU] in Memphis [city] to be destroyed. No longer will there be a king in Egypt, and all over the land, people will be terrified. I will cause [the people of] Egypt to be very afraid.
14 Je ruinerai Pathros, je mettrai le feu à Çoân et j’infligerai des châtiments à Nô.
I will cause the Pathros [area in southern Egypt] to be abandoned. I will start fires in Zoan [city in northeast Egypt] and punish [the people in] Thebes, [the capital of southern Egypt].
15 Je déverserai ma colère sur Sîn, forteresse de l’Egypte, et j’extirperai le peuple de Nô.
I will pour out my punishment [MTY] on [the fortress in] Pelusium [at the eastern end of Egypt], and I will get rid of very many people in Thebes.
16 Je mettrai le feu à l’Egypte, Sin sera saisie de tremblement, Nô est pour être prise d’assaut, Nof sera livrée aux ennemis en plein jour.
I will burn Egypt by fires; [the people in] Pelusium will suffer severe pain. [Enemies] will conquer Thebes, and [the people in] Memphis will constantly be terrified.
17 Les jeunes gens d’Avên et de Pibécet tomberont sous le glaive, et elles-mêmes Won; en captivité.
[Many] young men in Heliopolis and Bubastis [cities in northern Egypt] will be killed by [their enemies] swords, and the others [from those cities] will be captured and taken [to Babylon].
18 Et dans Tehafnehès, le jour sera ténébreux, quand j’y briserai les appuis de l’Egypte et que sera aboli en elle l’orgueil de sa puissance, une nuée la couvrira et ses filles iront en captivité.
It will be a dark day [of destruction] at Tahpenes [city in northeast Egypt] when I cause the power [MET] of Egypt to end; that country will no longer be proud of being strong. [It will be as though] a dark cloud will cover Egypt, because the people of its villages will be captured and forced to go [to Babylon].”
19 Et j’exercerai des sévices sur l’Egypte, et ils sauront que c’est moi l’Eternel."
That is how I will punish Egypt, and people will know that I, Yahweh, [have the power to do what I say that I will do].’”
20 II advint, la onzième année, le sept du premier mois, que la parole de l’Eternel me fut adressée en ces termes:
Almost eleven years [after we had been taken to Babylon], on the seventh day of the first month [of that year], Yahweh gave me another message. [He said, ]
21 "Fils de l’homme, j’ai brisé le bras de Pharaon, roi d’Egypte; or, on ne l’a point pansé en y appliquant des médicaments, en y posant un bandage comme pansement, afin qu’il reprenne des forces pour tenir une épée.
“You human, I [have enabled the army of Nebuchadnezzar to defeat the army of] the King of Egypt. [It is as though] I have broken one of the arms of the King of Egypt, and it has not been bandaged in order that it could be healed, and it has not been put in splints in order that [after it heals] the arm will be strong [enough] to hold a sword.
22 C’Est pourquoi, ainsi parle l’Eternel Dieu, je m’en prends à Pharaon, roi d’Egypte; je briserai ses bras, et celui qui est valide et celui qui est fracturé, et je lui ferai tomber l’épée de la main.
Therefore, this is what [I], Yahweh the Lord, say: ‘I am the enemy of the King of Egypt. [I will completely destroy the power of Egypt; it is as though] now I will break both of the king’s arms, the good/strong one and the broken one, and cause the sword to fall from his hand.
23 Je disperserai les Egyptiens parmi les peuples, je les disséminerai dans les pays.
I will cause the people of Egypt to be scattered among the nations [DOU].
24 Mais j’affermirai les bras du roi de Babylone et je mettrai mon épée dans sa main, tandis que je briserai les bras de Pharaon, de telle sorte qu’il râlera devant lui du râle de l’homme frappé à mort.
[It is as though] I will strengthen the arms of the King of Babylon and put a sword in his hand, and [as though] I will break the arms of the king of Egypt, and he will groan in front of the King of Babylon like [SIM] a soldier who is wounded and about to die.
25 Oui, je fortifierai les bras du roi de Babylone alors que les bras de Pharaon tomberont, et on saura que c’est moi l’Eternel, quand je mettrai mon glaive dans la main du roi de Babylone, et qu’il le brandira contre le pays d’Egypte.
I will cause the power [MTY] of the King of Babylon to become greater, and the power of the king of Egypt will be useless [MET]. When that happens, when I give power to the army of the King of Babylon, they will use that power to attack Egypt.
26 Et je disperserai les Egyptiens parmi les nations, je les disséminerai dans les pays, et ils sauront que je suis l’Eternel."
I will cause the people of Egypt to be scattered among the nations [DOU]. And when that happens, the people [of Egypt] will know that I, Yahweh, [have the power to do what I say that I will do] [DOU].’”
