Isaïe 3
1 Voyez, l’Eternel-Cebaot enlève à Jérusalem et à Juda tout appui et tout soutien, toute ressource en pain et toute ressource en eau;
The Commander of the armies of angels is about to take away from Jerusalem and [other places in] Judea everything that you depend on— all your food and water.
2 héros et hommes de guerre, juges et prophètes, devins et anciens;
He will take away your heroes and your [other] soldiers, your judges and your prophets, people who do rituals to find out what will happen in the future and the elders,
3 chefs militaires et gens considérés, conseillers ainsi qu’artisans experts et habiles enchanteurs.
army officers and [other] officials, advisors and skilled craftsmen and those who perform rituals to predict the future.
4 Je leur donnerai des jeunes gens comme maîtres, et des écervelés domineront sur eux.
He will appoint boys to be your leaders; your children will rule you.
5 Chez ce peuple, l’un usera de sévices contre l’autre, chacun contre chacun; le jouvenceau sera arrogant envers le vieillard, l’homme de rien envers le plus respectable.
People will treat each other cruelly: people will fight against their neighbors. Young people will insult older people, and vulgar/dishonorable people will sneer at people who should be honored.
6 Que si quelqu’un exerce une pression sur un parent dans la maison paternelle en disant: "Tu possèdes un manteau, consens donc à être notre chef, à soutenir de ta main cet édifice chancelant;"
At that time, someone will grab one of his brothers in his father’s house and say to him, “You have a coat, [which shows that you are respected]. [So] you be our leader! You rule this [city, which is now] a pile of ruins!”
7 celui-ci protestera en ce jour par ces paroles: "Non, je ne puis être votre sauveur, alors que, dans ma maison, il n’y a ni pain ni vêtement; ne m’érigez pas en chef de ce peuple"
[But] his brother will reply, “[No], I cannot help you, [because] I do not have [any extra] food or clothes in this house. [So] do not appoint me to be your leader!”
8 Oui, Jérusalem a trébuché, Juda est tombé; car leurs paroles et leurs actes sont dirigés contre l’Eternel et bravent ses regards augustes.
Jerusalem and [the other towns in] Judah will be destroyed, because [everything] that the people do and say there opposes Yahweh, who is powerful and glorious, and they refuse to obey him. They rebel against him.
9 L’Impudence de leur visage témoigne contre eux, ils affichent leur crime à l’exemple de Sodome et ne dissimulent rien. Malheur à eux! Ils se sont préparés eux-mêmes la ruine.
They even show on their faces that [they oppose Yahweh]. They are proud of their sins, like [the people of] Sodom were [long ago]; they do not try to hide their sins. [Because of their sins], terrible things will happen to them, [but] they will bring those disasters on themselves.
10 Annoncez au juste qu’il sera heureux et jouira du fruit de ses œuvres.
[Yahweh told me to] tell the righteous people that good things will happen to them; they will enjoy the blessings that they will receive for their good deeds.
11 Mais hélas! le malheur atteindra le méchant, car il sera traité selon l’œuvre de ses mains.
[But] terrible things will happen to wicked people; they will be (paid back/punished) for [the evil things that] [MTY] they have done.
12 Mon peuple, des enfants le pressurent, et des femmes le tyrannisent; ô mon peuple, ce sont tes guides qui t’égarent et qui détruisent la trace de tes routes.
[Now], youths [who have become leaders] treat my people cruelly, and women rule over my people. My people, your leaders are misleading you; they are causing you to go down the wrong road [MET].
13 L’Eternel s’avance pour faire justice; il se présente pour juger les peuples;
[It is as though] Yahweh has sat in his place in a courtroom and is ready to judge his people.
14 il vient demander raison aux anciens de son peuple et à ses princes: "C’Est vous qui avez dévoré la vigne, entassé dans vos maisons les dépouilles des pauvres.
He will stand up to declare why the elders and rulers of his people should be punished: [he says], “The people of Israel are [like] [MET] a vineyard that I planted, but you have ruined it! Your houses are full of things that you have stolen from poor people.
15 De quel droit écrasez-vous mon peuple et broyez-vous la face des indigents?" Ainsi parle le Seigneur, l’Eternel-Cebaot.
You should stop [RHQ] crushing my people! [It is as though] you are pushing the faces of poor people into the dirt!” [That is what] the Commander of the armies of angels says.
16 L’Eternel dit encore: "Puisque les filles de Sion sont si arrogantes, s’avançant le cou dressé, lançant des regards provocants, puisqu’elles marchent à pas mesurés et font sonner les clochettes de leurs pieds,
Yahweh says this: “The women of Jerusalem are haughty/proud; they walk around sticking their chins out, and flirting [with men] with their eyes. They walk with tiny steps with bracelets on their ankles that jingle.
17 le Seigneur dépouillera la tête des filles de Sion et mettra à nu leur honte."
So I, Yahweh, will cause sores to be on their heads, and I will cause those beautiful women in Jerusalem to become bald.”
18 En ce jour, le Seigneur supprimera le luxe des clochettes, les filets et les croissants;
At the time [that Yahweh does that], he will strip away everything that the women of Jerusalem wear to make themselves beautiful—the ornaments on their ankles and their headbands, their crescent necklaces,
19 les pendants d’oreilles, les bracelets et les voiles;
their earrings and bracelets and veils,
20 les diadèmes, les chaînettes des pieds, les ceintures, les boîtes à parfums et les amulettes;
their scarves and ankle bracelets and sashes, their perfumes and (charms/little things that they wear thinking that those things will protect them from evil),
21 les bagues et les anneaux du nez;
their signet rings and nose rings,
22 les vêtements de fête, les manteaux, les écharpes et les sachets;
their nice robes and capes and cloaks and purses,
23 les miroirs, les fines tuniques, les turbans et les surtouts…
their mirrors and nice linen clothes and shawls.
24 Au lieu de parfums il y aura de la pourriture; au lieu de ceinture, une corde; au lieu de nattes bien tressées, de la calvitie; au lieu d’un large manteau, un cilice; des stigmates de brûlure remplaceront la beauté.
Instead of their having a nice smell from perfume, they will stink; instead of nice sashes, they will have ropes [around their waists because they will be captives]. Instead of having fancy hairdos, they will be bald. Instead of fancy/beautiful robes, they will wear rough sackcloth, and instead of being beautiful, they will be branded.
25 Tes hommes de guerre tomberont sous le glaive et tes vaillants succomberont dans les combats.
Their husbands will be killed by [their enemies’] swords, and their soldiers [will also die] in battles.
26 Une morne tristesse envahira les portes de la ville; Sion, complètement dépouillée, s’assoira à terre.
People [PRS] will mourn and cry at the gates [of the city]. The city will [be like] [MET] a woman who sits on the ground because everything that she owned is gone.
