Isaïe 11
1 Or, un rameau sortira de la souche de Jessé, un rejeton poussera de ses racines.
[Like] [MET] a [new] shoot [often] grows from the stump [of a tree], there will be a descendant of King David who will be a new king.
2 Et sur lui reposera l’esprit du Seigneur: esprit de sagesse et d’intelligence, esprit de conseil et de force, esprit de science et de crainte de Dieu.
The Spirit of Yahweh will always be with him. The Spirit will enable him to be wise and to understand [much about many things]. The Spirit will enable him to decide what is good to do, and will enable him to be very powerful. The Spirit will enable him to know Yahweh and to revere him.
3 Animé ainsi de la crainte de Dieu, il ne jugera point selon ce que ses yeux croiront voir, il ne décidera pas selon ce que ses oreilles auront entendu.
He will be glad to obey Yahweh. He will not decide [whether someone is righteous or not only] by seeing what that person looks like, or by listening to [what others say about that person].
4 Mais il jugera les faibles avec justice, il rendra des arrêts équitables en faveur des humbles du pays; du sceptre de sa parole il frappera les violents et du souffle de ses lèvres il fera mourir le méchant.
He will judge [the cases of] needy people fairly; and he will act justly toward poor people. He will punish evil people as a result of what he decides [MTY]; he will get rid of wicked people because of [MTY] [their behavior].
5 La justice sera la ceinture de ses reins, et la loyauté l’écharpe de ses flancs.
He will always act righteously; his doing that will [accompany him like] [MET] a belt [around his waist]. He will always speak what is true; his doing that will [accompany him like] [MET] a sash [around his waist].
6 Alors le loup habitera avec la brebis, et le tigre reposera avec le chevreau; veau, lionceau et bélier vivront ensemble, et un jeune enfant les conduira.
[When he becomes king], wolves and lambs will live together [peacefully]; leopards, [instead of killing] baby goats, will lie down with them. [Similarly], calves and lions will eat food together; and a young child will take care of them.
7 Génisse et ourse paîtront côte à côte, ensemble s’ébattront leurs petits; et le lion, comme le bœuf, se nourrira de paille.
Cows and bears will eat [together]; bear cubs and calves will lie down together. Lions will [not eat other animals]; [instead], they will eat hay like cows do.
8 Le nourrisson jouera près du nid de la vipère, et le nouveau-sevré avancera la main dans le repaire de l’aspic.
Babies will play [safely] near the holes where cobra snakes [live]; small children will [even] put their hands into nests of poisonous snakes, [and the snakes will not harm them].
9 Plus de méfaits, plus de violences sur toute ma sainte montagne; car la terre sera pleine de la connaissance de Dieu, comme l’eau abonde dans le lit des mers.
No creatures will harm or kill other creatures on [Zion Hill], my holy hill; and the earth will [be filled with people who] know Yahweh like [SIM] the seas are full of water.
10 En ce jour-là, il y aura un rejeton de Jessé, qui se dressera comme la bannière des peuples; les nations se tourneront vers lui, et sa résidence sera entourée de gloire.
At that time, a descendant of King David will [hold up] a flag to signal to the people of all people-groups [that they should gather around him]; they will come to him to get his advice, and the place where he lives will be glorious.
11 Et en ce jour-là, le Seigneur étendra une seconde fois la main pour reprendre possession du reste de son peuple, qui aura échappé à l’Assyrie, à l’Egypte, à Patros, à Kouch, à Elâm, à Sennaar; à Hamat et aux îles de la mer.
At that time, Yahweh will (reach out his hand/use his power) as he did long ago; he will enable those who had been (exiled from/forced to leave) Israel to return home, from Assyria, from northern Egypt, from southern Egypt, from Ethiopia, from Elam, from Babylonia, from Hamath, and from all the distant countries near the sea.
12 Il lèvera l’étendard vers les nations pour recueillir les exilés d’Israël et rassembler les débris épars de Juda des quatre coins de la terre.
Yahweh will raise his flag among [all] the people-groups, and he will gather together the people of Israel who had been exiled [long ago]. He will gather from very distant places [IDM] on the earth the people of Judah who [(had been scattered to/are living in) those places].
13 Alors cessera la rivalité d’Ephraïm et les haineux dans Juda disparaîtront: Ephraïm ne jalousera plus Juda, et Juda ne sera plus hostile à Ephraïm.
[Then], the people of Israel and the people of Judah will not be jealous of each other [any longer], and they will no [longer] be enemies of each other.
14 Mais ils fondront de concert sur les Philistins, au couchant; ensemble ils dépouilleront les fils de l’Orient. Ils feront main basse sur Edom et Moab, et les enfants d’Ammon recevront leurs ordres.
Their [armies] will [join together to] attack the people of Philistia to the west. And together they will attack nations to the east; they will [defeat those nations and] take away all their valuable possessions. They will capture [the areas of] Edom and Moab, and the people of the Ammon people-group will be controlled/ruled by the people of Israel and Judah.
15 Et l’Eternel imprimera l’anathème au Golfe égyptien; de sa main, de son souffle impétueux, il frappera le grand fleuve, et il le divisera en sept ruisseaux, où l’on marchera à pied sec.
Yahweh will make a dry road through the sea near Egypt. And [it will be as though] he will wave his hand over the [Euphrates] River and send a strong wind to cause it to divide into seven streams, with the result that people will be able to walk across [those streams].
16 Et ce sera une chaussée pour le reste de son peuple, échappé à l’Assyrie, comme il y en eut une pour Israël le jour où il sortit du pays d’Egypte.
And because he will make a highway for his people who are living in Assyria, they will be able to return [to their own land], just like [long ago] he made a path for [the people of] Israel [so that they could go through the water] when they left Egypt.
