< Jérémie 25 >

1 Discours inspiré à Jérémie concernant tout le peuple de Juda, la quatrième année du règne de Joïakim, fils de Josias, roi de Juda, (correspondant à la première année de Nabuchodonosor, roi de Babylone);
After Jehoiakim had been ruling Judah for almost four years, Yahweh gave me this message for all the people of Judah. It was during the year that King Nebuchadnezzar started to rule in Babylon.
2 que prononça Jérémie en présence de tout le peuple de Juda et de tous les habitants de Jérusalem en ces termes:
I spoke this message to all the people in Jerusalem and [other places in] Judah:
3 "Depuis la treizième année de Josias, fils d’Amon, roi de Juda, jusqu’à ce jour, voilà vingt-trois ans que la parole de l’Eternel m’est adressée, et je vous la redis chaque matin, sans relâche, et vous n’écoutez point.
“Yahweh has been giving me messages for 23 years. He started giving me messages when Josiah, the son of Amon, had been ruling Judah for almost 13 years. And I have faithfully told you those messages, but you have not paid any attention to them.
4 Et l’Eternel vous a envoyé tous ses serviteurs, les prophètes, sans fin ni trêve, et vous n’avez pas voulu entendre, et vous n’avez point prêté l’oreille pour écouter,
Many times Yahweh has sent to you the prophets who served him, but you have not listened to them or paid any attention to what they said.
5 quand ils disaient: Abandonnez donc chacun votre mauvaise voie et vos mauvaises actions, et vous resterez dans le pays que Dieu vous a donné à vous et à vos ancêtres, d’éternité en éternité;
Each time their message was this: ‘Turn from all your evil behavior [MET], from all the evil things that you have continually been doing. If you do that, you will be able to stay in this land that Yahweh gave to you and to your ancestors, [to belong to you] forever.
6 ne marchez pas à la suite de divinités étrangères pour les servir et les adorer; ne soulevez pas ma colère par l’oeuvre de vos mains, pour que je n’aie pas à sévir contre vous.
Do not cause Yahweh to become angry by serving and worshiping idols that you have made with your hands. If you do not cause him to be angry, he will not punish/harm you.’
7 Mais vous ne m’avez pas écouté, dit l’Eternel, en vue de soulever ma colère par l’œuvre de vos mains, pour votre malheur.
And Yahweh says, ‘But you would not pay attention to the messages that I [gave to those prophets]. You caused me to become extremely angry by [your worshiping idols] that you had made with your own hands. That resulted in my punishing you.
8 Par conséquent, voici ce que dit l’Eternel-Cebaot: Puisque vous n’avez pas écouté mes paroles,
So [now, I], the Commander of the armies of angels, say that because you have not paid attention to what I said,
9 voici que j’envoie quérir toutes les tribus du Nord, dit l’Eternel, et, avec elles, Nabuchodonosor, roi de Babylone, mon serviteur, et je les amène contre ce pays et contre ses habitants, et contre tous les peuples à l’entour, et je les vouerai à l’anathème, et j’en ferai un sujet de stupeur et de dérision, un tas de ruines à perpétuité.
I will gather all [the armies of] the nations that will come from the northeast. I have appointed King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon to lead them. I have appointed him to do my work for me. I will bring those [armies] to attack this land and nearby countries. I will completely destroy them, and cause them to be places that people are horrified about, and that people will (ridicule/act contemptuously toward), places that will be ruined forever.
10 Et je ferai cesser parmi eux les cris de joie et les chants d’allégresse, la voix du fiancé et la voix de la fiancée, le bruit des meules et la lumière du flambeau;
I will cause happy singing and laughing to cease in your land. There will no longer be brides and bridegrooms talking [joyfully]. There will not be the sound of people grinding [grain] with millstones. There will be no lamps lit [in your houses].
11 et tout ce pays deviendra une ruine et une solitude, et toutes ces nations seront asservies au roi de Babylone pendant soixante-dix ans.
All of this land will become a desert where no one will live. And [the people of] Israel and of the nearby countries will [will be exiled to Babylonia and] (work for/be slaves of) the kings of Babylon for seventy years.
12 Mais quand les soixante-dix ans seront révolus, je châtierai pour leurs méfaits le roi de Babylone et ce peuple-là, dit l’Eternel, et le pays des Chaldéens: j’en ferai d’éternelles solitudes.
Then, after [they have been in Babylonia for] seventy years, I will punish the King of Babylonia and his people for the sins that they have committed. I will cause Babylonia to become a wasteland/desert forever.
13 J’Accomplirai à l’encontre de ce pays toutes les menaces que j’ai proférées contre lui, tout ce qui est écrit dans ce livre et qui a été prophétisé par Jérémie contre tous les peuples.
I will cause them to experience all the terrible things that Jeremiah has written about—all the punishments that he predicted will happen to all those nations.
14 Car ils seront asservis, eux aussi, par des nations puissantes et de grands rois, et je les paierai selon leur façon d’agir, selon l’oeuvre de leurs mains."
The leaders of many nations will cause the people of Babylonia to become their slaves, like the people of Babylonia caused my people to become slaves. I will punish them like they deserve for [having caused my people to suffer].’”
15 Oui, voici ce que m’a dit l’Eternel, Dieu d’Israël: "Prends de ma main cette coupe de vin, cette coupe de colère, et donne-la à boire à tous les peuples auprès desquels je t’envoie.
Then Yahweh, the God [we] Israelis [worship], gave me [a vision. In the vision he was holding a cup of wine]. He said, “Take from me this cup that is full of [wine that represents] punishment [MTY]. I will cause all [the leaders of] the nations to which I will send you to drink [some of] the wine in this cup.
16 Qu’ils boivent, qu’ils titubent et soient affolés, devant le glaive que j’envoie au milieu d’eux."
When they drink [the wine], they will stagger and act like crazy people, because [they will realize that] I will (massacre many of their people/cause many of their people to be killed) [MTY] with swords.”
17 Je pris la coupe de la main de l’Eternel, et la fis boire à tous les peuples auprès desquels l’Eternel m’avait envoyé,
So, [in the vision, ] I took that cup [full of wine] from Yahweh, and I took it to all the nations to which he sent me, and caused [the leaders of those] nations to drink [some of that wine].
18 à Jérusalem, aux villes de Juda, à ses rois et à ses chefs, de façon à faire d’eux une ruine, un objet de consternation, de dérision et de malédiction, comme cela se voit aujourd’hui;
[I went to] Jerusalem and the [other] towns in Judah, and the king and [the other] officials drank [some of the wine] from that cup. And, starting from that day, they all [eventually] were removed from having authority, and became [people whom others] (ridiculed/acted contemptuously towards), who were despised, and cursed.
19 à Pharaon, roi d’Egypte, à ses serviteurs, à ses grands et à tout son peuple;
[In the vision I went to] Egypt [and gave some of the wine] to the king and his officials and many of his people,
20 à tout ce ramassis de tribus, à tous les rois du pays d’Ouç, à tous les rois du pays des Philistins, à Ascalon, Gaza, Ekron et aux survivants d’Asdod;
and to foreigners who were living there. [In the vision I also went to] Uz land and to Ashkelon, Gaza, Ekron, and Ashdod [cities and gave some of the wine] to the kings [of those places].
21 à Edom, à Moab et aux enfants d’Ammon;
[Then in the vision I went to the] Edom, Moab, and Ammon [people-groups],
22 à tous les rois de Tyr, à tous les rois de Sidon et aux rois du littoral au delà de la mer;
and to Tyre and Sidon [cities] and to areas across the [Mediterranean] Sea, and [gave some of the wine] to the kings [of those places].
23 à Dedan, à Tèmà, à Bouz et à tous ceux qui ont le menton rasé;
[In the vision I then went] to Dedan, Tema, and Buz [cities in Arabia] and to other distant places (OR, places where people cut their hair short), [and gave some of the wine to leaders in those areas].
24 à tous les rois d’Arabie, à tous les rois des peuples mélangés qui habitent le désert;
[In the vision I also went to other places in] Arabia and to the [kings of tribes] in the desert
25 à tous les rois de Zimri, à tous les rois d’Elam et à tous les rois de Médie;
and to the kings of the Zimri, Elam, and Media [people-groups],
26 à tous les rois du Nord, proches ou éloignés les uns des autres, et à tous les royaumes de la terre qui occupent la surface du sol; puis le roi de Sésàc boira après eux.
and to kings in countries to the north that are near [to Israel] and to countries that are far [from Israel], one after the other— [I went to] all the kingdoms in the world [HYP]. And finally, [in my vision I went to] Babylon, and gave [some of] the wine to the king of Babylon—the wine [that symbolized that Yahweh would punish the people of Babylon because he was angry with them] [MTY].
27 Et tu leur diras: "Ainsi parle l’Eternel-Cebaot, Dieu d’Israël: Buvez et enivrez-vous, et vomissez, et tombez pour ne plus vous relever, devant l’épée que j’envoie parmi vous."
Then [in the vision Yahweh said to me], “Tell them that this is what the Commander of the armies of angels, the God whom we Israelis [worship], says: ‘Drink [from this cup some of the wine that represents the punishment that I will give you]. Drink [a lot of it] and become drunk and vomit. You will fall down and not get up again, because I will cause you to be killed in wars [MTY] that I will send to you.
28 Que s’ils refusent de prendre la coupe de ta main pour boire, tu leur diras: "Ainsi parle l’Eternel-Cebaot: Il faut que vous buviez.
If any of those to whom you give this wine [MTY] refuse to drink it, tell them that the Commander of the armies of angels says that they must drink it.
29 Quoi! c’est par la ville qui porte mon nom que je commence à sévir, et vous, vous resteriez entièrement indemnes! Non, vous ne resterez pas indemnes; car je fais appel au glaive contre tous les habitants de la terre, dit l’Eternel-Cebaot."
I am starting to cause the people of my own city to experience disaster. [Do you think that] you should not be punished [RHQ]? No, you will surely be punished [LIT] because I am causing there to be wars in all the nations on the earth. [That will surely happen because] I, the Commander of the armies of angels, have said it.’
30 Toi donc prophétise-leur tous ces événements, dis-leur: "L’Eternel rugit du haut de l’Empyrée, du fond de sa demeure sainte il fait retentir sa voix; il pousse de violents rugissements contre le lieu de sa résidence, tel que les fouleurs au pressoir, il lance des clameurs contre tous les habitants de la terre.
Now tell them all those things that I have said, and also say this to them: ‘Yahweh will [shout to them] from his holy dwelling [in heaven] [MTY] and [it will sound like] the roar of a lion. He will shout like [SIM] people shout when they are treading on grapes [to make juice for wine]; he will shout to everyone on the earth.
31 Le fracas ira jusqu’au bout de la terre, car l’Eternel prend à partie les nations, il entre en jugement contre toute chair; les méchants, il les livre à l’épée; telle est la parole de l’Eternel."
Even people in very remote places around the earth will hear him shouting, because he will say why he will judge and punish all the nations. He will cause the wicked people to be slaughtered with swords. [That will surely happen because] Yahweh has said it.’
32 Ainsi parle l’Eternel-Cebaot: "Une calamité va passer de nation à nation, un ouragan terrible surgit des confins du monde.
Then tell them that this is what the Commander of the armies of angels says: ‘Listen to this! There will be disasters in one nation after another. [I am preparing to punish them like] [MET] a great storm that starts in the most distant places on the earth.
33 Les cadavres de ceux que Dieu aura frappés seront couchés en ce jour d’un bout de la terre à l’autre; ils ne seront ni pleurés ni recueillis, ni ensevelis, ils seront du fumier sur la surface du sol.
When that happens, [the corpses of] those whom I have [caused to be] slaughtered will fill the earth from the east to the west. And no one will mourn for them, and no one will gather their corpses to bury them. They will be [scattered] on the ground like manure.
34 Lamentez-vous, ô bergers, et poussez des cris, roulez-vous dans la poussière, conducteurs du troupeau! Car l’heure est venue pour vous du massacre; disséminés de tout côté, vous tomberez comme un vase de prix.
You [evil] leaders, weep and moan! You who should take care of my people, [fall down and] roll in the dust/dirt. It is time for you to be slaughtered; you will fall down and be shattered like a fragile vase [shatters when it falls to the ground].
35 Plus de refuge pour les bergers, plus de moyen de salut pour les conducteurs du troupeau.
You will not find any place to hide, there will be no place to which you can escape.
36 On entend les cris tumultueux des bergers, les lamentations des conducteurs du troupeau; car l’Eternel a dévasté leur pâturage,
[People will] listen to your leaders crying when [I], Yahweh, am ruining your nation.
37 et les prairies paisibles sont désolées devant l’ardente colère de l’Eternel.
Your peaceful meadows will become a wasteland/desert because I will be extremely angry.
38 Il est parti, tel le lion abandonnant son fourré, parce que leur pays est devenu une solitude par la violence de l’épée destructrice et la fureur de son ressentiment."
I will leave [my dwelling like] [SIM] a lion leaves its den [to attack other animals], and I will cause your land to become desolate when I, because I am very angry [with you], cause [your enemies to slaughter you with their] swords.’”

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