< Isaïe 13 >

1 Vision d'Isaie, fils d'Amos, concernant Babylone.
[I], Isaiah, the son of Amoz, received [from Yahweh] this message about Babylon [city]:
2 Faites flotter l'étendard sur la montagne de la plaine; élevez la voix vers eux, appelez-les de la main; princes, ouvrez vos portes.
Lift up a flag on the bare [top of a] hill, to signal [that an army should come to attack Babylon]. Shout to them and wave your hand [to signal to them] that they should march through the city gates into the palaces of the proud [rulers of Babylon]!
3 C'est moi qui les commande, c'est moi qui les conduis; des géants viennent assouvir ma colère, pleins de joie et d'insolence.
[Yahweh says], “I have commanded those soldiers to do that; I have summoned the warriors whom I have chosen to punish [the people of Babylon] because of my being very angry with them, and those soldiers will be very proud [when they do that].”
4 On entend sur les montagnes la voix de maintes nations; et la voix de ces rois et de ces nations ressemble à celle d'une multitude assemblée. Le Seigneur des armées a donné ses ordres à une nation belliqueuse,
Listen to the noise on the mountains, which is the noise of a huge army marching! It is the noise made by people of many people-groups shouting. The Commander of the armies of angels has summoned this army to gather together.
5 Afin que le Seigneur et ses belliqueux combattants vinssent d'une terre lointaine et des extrémités du monde pour détruire toute la terre.
They come from countries that are far away, from the most remote places [IDM] on the earth. They are [like] [SIM] weapons that Yahweh will use [to punish the people with whom] he is very angry, and to destroy the entire country [of Babylonia].
6 Pousses des cris de douleur; car il est proche le jour du Seigneur, où cette destruction viendra de Dieu.
[You people of Babylon] will scream because you will be terrified, because it will be the time that Yahweh [has determined/chosen], the time for the all-powerful [God] to destroy [your city].
7 C'est pourquoi toute main sera énervée, et toute âme aura peur.
All of your people will be very afraid [DOU], with the result that they will be unable even to lift their arms.
8 Les anciens seront dans le trouble, et ils souffriront des maux comme ceux d'une femme qui enfante; et ils se regarderont l'un l'autre dans une même douleur; et ils seront hors d'eux-mêmes, et ils changeront de visage comme saisis par le feu.
All of you will be terrified. You will have [PRS] severe pains like [SIM] a woman has when she is giving birth to a baby. You will look at each other helplessly, and it will show on your faces that you feel horror.
9 Car le voilà qui vient le jour du Seigneur, inévitable, plein de vengeance et de colère, pour rendre la terre déserte et en détruire les pécheurs;
Listen to this: The day that Yahweh has appointed/chosen is near, the day that he will furiously and fiercely [punish you] because he is very angry [with you]. He will cause your land [of Babylonia] to be desolate/barren, and he will destroy [all] the sinners in it.
10 Car les astres du ciel, Orion, toute la splendeur céleste, ne donneront plus de lumière; et le soleil levant sera voilé de ténèbres, et la lune ne donnera plus sa clarté.
[When that happens], none of the stars will shine. When the sun rises, it will be dark, and there will be no light from the moon [at night].
11 Et je punirai les méfaits de toute cette terre et les iniquités de ces impies; et je détruirai l'orgueil des pécheurs, et j'humilierai l'orgueil des superbes.
[Yahweh says], “I will punish [everyone in] the world for the evil things that they do; I will punish the wicked people for the sins that they have committed. I will stop arrogant/proud people from being proud, and I will stop ruthless people from acting cruelly.
12 Et ceux qui resteront seront plus rares que l'or naturel, et un de ces hommes sera plus rare que la pierre d'Ophir.
[And because I will cause most people to die], people will be harder to find than gold, harder to find than fine gold from Ophir [in Arabia].
13 Car le ciel sera irrité, et la terre ébranlée dans ses fondements par la colère terrible du Seigneur des armées au jour où surviendra sa colère.
I will shake the sky, and the earth will [also] move out of its place. That will happen when [I], the Commander of the armies of angels, punish [wicked people], when [I show them that] I am extremely angry [with them].
14 Et ceux qui resteront fuiront comme un jeune chevreuil, comma une brebis errante, et nul ne sera là pour les réunir; et chacun retournera chez son peuple, chacun s'enfuira dans son pays.
And all [the foreigners in Babylon will run around] like [SIM] deer that are being hunted, like sheep that do not have a shepherd. They will try to find other people from their countries, and [then] they will escape [from Babylon] and return to their own countries.
15 Quiconque sera surpris seul sera opprimé, et ceux qui seront réunis périront par le glaive.
Anyone who is captured [in Babylon] will be killed by [their enemies’] swords [DOU].
16 Et sous leurs yeux on écrasera leurs enfants; on pillera leurs maisons, on violera leurs femmes.
Their little children will be dashed to pieces on the rocks while [their parents] watch; [their enemies] will steal everything valuable from their houses and will rape their wives.
17 Voici que je vais susciter contre vous les Mèdes, qui comptent pour rien l'argent, et n'ont pas besoin d'or.
Look! I am going to incite the people of Media to attack Babylon. The [army of Media] will attack Babylon, even if they are offered [DOU] silver or gold [if they promise to not attack it].
18 Ils briseront les arcs des jeunes hommes, ils seront sans pitié pour vos enfants; et vos fils, ils ne les épargneront point.
[With] their arrows, the [soldiers of Media] will shoot the young men [of Babylon]; they will not [even] act mercifully [DOU] toward infants or children!”
19 Ainsi en sera-t-il de Babylone, que le roi des Chaldéens appelle glorieuse, comme de Sodome et de Gomorrhe, que Dieu a renversées.
Babylon has been a very beautiful [MTY] city; [all] the people of Babylonia have been very proud of Babylon, [their capital city]; [but] God will destroy Babylon, like [SIM] he destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah.
20 Elle ne sera plus jamais habitée, et l'on n'y rentrera plus durant de longues générations; et les Arabes ne la traverseront plus, et les pasteurs ne viendront plus s'y reposer.
No one will ever live in Babylon again. It will be deserted forever. (Nomads/People who travel from place to place to live) will refuse to set up their tents there; shepherds will not bring their flocks of sheep to rest there.
21 Mais les bêtes fauves s'y reposeront, et ses maisons seront pleines de leurs cris; les dragons y feront leur séjour, et les démons y danseront;
Instead, animals that live in the desert will be there; jackals/wolves will live in [the ruins of] the houses. Owls (OR, Ostriches) will live in [the ruins], and wild goats will romp/jump around [there].
22 Et les onocentaures y habiteront, et les hérissons feront leurs nids dans leurs demeures.
Hyenas will howl in the [ruined] towers, and jackals/wolves will make their dens in [the ruins of] the palaces that [were previously] very beautiful. The time when [Babylon will be destroyed] is very near; Babylon will not exist much longer.

< Isaïe 13 >