Isaïe 63
1 Quel est celui qui vient d’Edom, qui arrive de Boçra, les vêtements teints de rouge? Qu’il est magnifique dans son costume et s’avance fièrement dans l’éclat de sa force! C’Est moi, qui parle le langage de la justice et suis puissant pour sauver.
[I ask], “Who is this who is coming from Bozrah [city] in Edom, whose clothes are stained red [from blood]? Who is this who is wearing beautiful robes?” [He replies], “It is I, [Yahweh], declaring that I have defeated [your enemies], and I am able to rescue you!”
2 Pourquoi cette couleur rouge à ton vêtement? Pourquoi tes habits sont-ils comme ceux du vendangeur qui foule le pressoir?
[I ask him], “What are those red spots on your clothes? It appears that [SIM] you have been treading/tramping on grapes [to make wine].”
3 C’Est que j’ai foulé une cuvée à moi tout seul, et d’entre les nations personne n’a été avec moi. Et je les ai pressurés dans ma colère, écrasés dans mon courroux: leur sève a rejailli sur mes vêtements et mes habits en sont tout souillés.
[He replies], “I have been treading on [my enemies, not] on grapes. I did it myself; no one helped me. I punished them because I was very angry with them, and my clothes became stained with their blood.
4 Car c’était un jour de revanche dans ma pensée, l’année de mes représailles était venue.
I did that because it was time for me [SYN] to get revenge; it was time to rescue [my people from those who had oppressed them].
5 Et j’ai regardé: personne pour m’assister! J’Observai avec surprise: personne pour me prêter main forte! Alors mon bras fut mon secours, mon indignation fut mon auxiliaire.
I searched for someone who would enable me to help [my people], but I was amazed/shocked that there was no one to help me. So I defeated [their enemies] with my own power/strength [MTY]; I was able [PRS] to do that because of my being very angry.
6 Et je broyai des peuples dans ma colère, je les étourdis dans ma fureur, et fis couler leur sève à terre.
Because I was extremely angry, I punished the nations; I caused them [to stagger like] [MET] drunk men, and I caused their blood to pour out on the ground.”
7 Je veux proclamer les bienfaits du Seigneur, les louanges de l’Eternel, en raison de toutes les bontés qu’il a eues pour nous, du bien immense qu’il a fait à la maison d’Israël, qu’il lui a fait selon sa miséricorde et l’abondance de ses grâces.
I will tell about Yahweh faithfully loving his people, and I will praise him for all that he has done. Yahweh has done good things for [us] people [MTY] of Israel; he has acted mercifully toward us, and he has steadfastly and faithfully loved us.
8 Il disait: "Ils sont mon peuple, après tout, des enfants qui ne sauraient trahir." Et il devint pour eux un sauveur.
Yahweh said, “These are my people; they will not deceive me;” so he rescued us.
9 Dans toutes leurs souffrances, il a souffert avec eux; sa présence tutélaire les a protégés. Dans son amour et sa clémence, il les a délivrés; il les a portés et soutenus pendant toute la durée des siècles.
When we had many troubles, he was sad [also]. He sent his angel to rescue us. Because he loved us and was merciful to us, he saved us; [it was as though] he picked our ancestors up and carried them all those years [during which they were oppressed in Egypt].
10 Mais eux, ils furent rebelles, ils attristèrent son esprit saint; aussi passa-t-il contre eux à l’état d’ennemi, et en personne il leur fit la guerre.
But we rebelled against him, and we caused his Holy Spirit to be sad. So he became [like] [MET] an enemy who fought against us.
11 Alors son peuple se souvint des temps antiques, de Moïse: Où donc disait-il est Celui qui les fit remonter de la mer avec le pasteur de son troupeau? Où est Celui qui déposa dans son sein son esprit de sainteté?
Then we thought about [what happened] long ago, during the time when Moses led [our ancestors out of Egypt]. We cried out, “Where is the one who brought our ancestors through the [Red] Sea while Moses led them? Where is the one who sent his Holy Spirit to be among our ancestors?
12 Celui qui, pendant la marche, accompagna la droite de Moïse de son bras glorieux, fendit les eaux à leur approche, se faisant ainsi un renom pour l’éternité?
Where is the one who showed his glorious power [MTY], and caused the water to separate when Moses lifted his arm above it, with the result that he will be honored/praised forever?
13 Celui qui les conduisit à travers les flots, comme un coursier dans le désert, sans qu’ils trébuchassent?
Where is the one who led our ancestors while they walked through the sea bed? They were like [SIM] horses that were racing along and never stumbled.
14 Tel qu’un troupeau qui descend dans la vallée, l’esprit de Dieu facilita leur marche vers un lieu de repos; oui, tu dirigeas ton peuple, de façon à t’assurer un nom glorieux.
They were like [SIM] cattle that walk down into a valley [to rest], and the Spirit of Yahweh enabled them to go to a place where they could rest. Yahweh, you led your people, and you caused yourself [MTY] to (get a wonderful reputation/be greatly honored).”
15 Du haut du Ciel regarde et vois, du séjour de ta sainteté et de ta gloire: où est ta tendresse ardente et ta puissance? L’Émotion de tes entrailles et ta compassion se refusent à moi.
[Yahweh], look down from heaven; look down on us from your holy and glorious home. You were [RHQ] previously very concerned [about us], and you acted powerfully [to help us]. But it seems that you do not act mercifully and zealously for us any more.
16 C’Est pourtant toi qui es notre père, car Abraham ne sait rien de nous, Israël ne nous connaît point. Toi, ô Eternel, tu es notre père, notre sauveur de tout temps: tel est ton nom.
You are our father. Abraham does not know [what is happening to] us, and Jacob is not concerned about us, [either], but Yahweh, you are our father; you rescued us long ago.
17 Pourquoi, Seigneur, nous laisses-tu errer loin de tes voies, pourquoi laisses-tu notre cœur se fermer obstinément à ta crainte? Reviens pour l’amour de tes serviteurs, des tribus qui t’appartiennent en propre.
Yahweh, why did you cause us to wander away from your road [RHQ]? Why did you cause us to be stubborn, with the result that we no [longer] revere you [RHQ]? Help us like you did previously, because we are the people who serve you and belong to you.
18 Pour si peu de temps, ton peuple saint a joui de son héritage! Nos ennemis ont foulé ton sanctuaire.
We, your holy people, possessed your sacred temple for only a short time, [and now] our enemies have destroyed it.
19 On dirait que jamais tu n’as régné sur nous que jamais nous n’avons été désignés de ton nom.
Now it seems as though we never were ruled by you, as though we were never part of your family [MTY].
