Isaïe 35
1 Que le désert et le sol brûlé se réjouissent! Que la plaine aride exulte et fleurisse comme la rose!
[Some day, it will be as though] the desert [and other very] dry areas are glad [DOU]; the desert will rejoice and flowers will blossom. Like crocuses/daffodils,
2 Qu’ils se couvrent de fleurs, que leur joie délirante se traduise par des chants, que la gloire du Liban leur soit prêtée, l’éclat du Carmel et du Saron! Ils vont voir la gloire de l’Eternel, la splendeur de notre Dieu.
the desert will produce flowers abundantly; [it will be as though] everything is rejoicing and singing! The deserts will become as beautiful as [SIM] [the trees in] Lebanon, as fertile [SIM] as the plains of the Sharon and Carmel [areas]. [There] people will see the glory of Yahweh; they will see that he is magnificent.
3 Fortifiez les mains défaillantes, affermissez les genoux vacillants.
[So], encourage those who are tired and weak.
4 Dites à ceux dont le cœur chancelle: "Prenez courage, ne craignez pas! Voici votre Dieu; la vengeance vient; elles viennent, les représailles de Dieu! Il va vous secourir!"
Say to those who are afraid, “Be strong and do not be afraid, because our God is going to come to get revenge [on his enemies]; he will (pay them back/punish them) for what they have done, and he will rescue you.”
5 Alors s’ouvriront les yeux des aveugles, et les oreilles des sourds seront débouchées.
When he does that, [he will enable] blind people to see and [enable] deaf people to hear.
6 Alors le boiteux bondira comme le chamois, la langue du muet entonnera des chants; car des sources d’eau jaillissent dans le désert, des rivières dans la plaine aride.
Lame people will leap like deer, and those who have been unable to speak will sing joyfully. Water will gush out [from springs] in the desert; streams will flow in the desert.
7 Le mirage deviendra une nappe d’eau et le pays de la soif aura ses fontaines. La demeure où gîtent les bêtes sauvages sera une région couverte de roseaux et de joncs.
The very dry ground will become a pool of water, and springs will provide water for the dry land. Grass and reeds and papyrus will grow in places where the jackals/wolves lived previously.
8 Là s’ouvrira une chaussée, une route qui sera appelée la route sacrée; aucun impur n’y passera: elle leur est réservée, à eux. Ceux qui la suivront, même les imprudents, ne pourront s’égarer.
And there will be a highway through that land; it will be called ‘the Holy Highway’. People who are not acceptable to God will not walk on that road; it will be only for those who conduct their lives as God wants them to; foolish people will become lost while walking on that road.
9 Sur cette route, pas de lion à craindre, nulle bête féroce ne l’abordera: il ne s’en trouvera pas. Seuls les affranchis y marcheront.
There will not be any lions there or any other dangerous animals along that road. Only those who have been freed [from being slaves in Babylonia] will walk on it.
10 Les rachetés de l’Eternel reviendront ainsi et rentreront dans Sion en chantant; une joie éternelle sur leur tête! Ils auront retrouvé contentement et allégresse: adieu peines et soupirs!
Those whom Yahweh has freed will return to Jerusalem; they will sing as they enter the city; they will be extremely joyful [MET, PRS] forever. No longer will they be sad or mourn; they will be [completely] joyful [DOU].
