Isaïe 38
1 En ces jours-là, Ézéchias tomba malade d'une maladie mortelle, et le prophète Isaïe, fils d'Amos, l'alla trouver, et lui dit: Ainsi parle le Seigneur: Donne tes ordres concernant ta maison; car tu mourras, et tu n'as plus guère à vivre.
About that time, Hezekiah became [very] ill and was close to dying. [So] I went to see him. And I gave him this message: “This is what Yahweh says: ‘You should tell the people in your palace what you want them to do after you die, because you will not recover from this illness. You are going to die’”
2 Et Ézéchias se retourna la face contre le mur, et il pria le Seigneur,
Hezekiah turned his face toward the wall, and prayed this:
3 Disant: Seigneur, souvenez-vous que j'ai marché devant vous dans la vérité, avec un cœur sincère, et que j'ai fait ce qui était agréable à vos yeux. Et Ézéchias pleura des larmes abondantes.
“Yahweh, do not forget that I have always served you very faithfully, and I have done things that pleased you!” Then Hezekiah [started to] cry loudly.
4 Et la parole du Seigneur vint à Isaïe, disant:
[I left his room, but] Yahweh gave me this message:
5 Va et dis à Ézéchias: Ainsi parle le Seigneur, Dieu de David, ton aïeul: J'ai entendu ta prière, et j'ai vu tes larmes, et voilà que j'ajoute quinze années à ta vie.
“Go [back] to Hezekiah and tell him that this is what I, the God to whom your ancestor King David belonged, say: ‘I have heard what you prayed, and I have seen you crying. So listen: I will enable you to live 15 years more.
6 Et je te sauverai, toi et cette ville, du roi des Assyriens, et j'étendrai mon bouclier sur cette ville.
And, I will rescue you and this city from the power [MTY] of the King of Assyria. I will defend this city.
7 Tel est le signe du Seigneur qui te montrera que sa parole s'accomplira:
And this is what I will do to prove that I will do what I have just now promised. I will cause the shadow of the sun to move ten steps backward on the sundial that was built by King Ahaz.’”
8 Voilà que je vais faire reculer l'ombre des marches où le soleil est descendu, de dix degrés sur la maison de ton père; je ferai reculer le soleil de ces dix degrés. Et le soleil remonta les dix marches que l'ombre avait descendues.
So the shadow of the sun on the sundial moved backward ten steps.
9 Prière d'Ézéchias roi de Juda, quand il avait été malade, et qu'il se releva de sa maladie.
When King Hezekiah was almost well again, he wrote this:
10 J'ai dit: Dans la plénitude de mes jours, je descendrai aux portes de l'enfer, j'abandonnerai le reste de mes années. (Sheol h7585)
I thought to myself, “Is it necessary for me to die and go to the place where the dead people are during this time of my life when I am still strong? Is Yahweh going to rob me of the remaining years that I [should live]?” (Sheol h7585)
11 J'ai dit: Je ne verrai plus le salut de Dieu sur la terre des vivants; je ne verrai plus le salut d'Israël sur la terre; je ne verrai plus aucun homme.
I said, “I will not see Yahweh [again] in this world where people are alive. I will not see my friends again, or be with others who [now] are alive in this world.
12 Le reste de ma vie a disparu, il a été retranché de ma race; il s'en est allé et il m'a quitté, comme le voyageur qui replie sa tente après l'avoir dressée; mon souffle est comme un fil de laine dont l'ouvrière s'approche pour le couper.
[It is as if] my life has been taken away like [SIM] a tent [whose pegs] have been pulled up by a shepherd and taken away. My time to live has been cut short, like a piece of cloth that a weaver [cuts and] rolls up [after he has finished weaving a cloth].” Suddenly, [it seemed that] my life was ending.
13 En ce jour, avant l'aurore, j'ai été livré comme à un lion; c'est ainsi qu'il a broyé tous mes os; car je lui ai été livré depuis le point du jour jusqu'à la nuit.
I waited patiently all during the night, but [my pain was as though] [MET] I was being torn apart by lions. [It seemed that] my life was finished.
14 Je crierai comme l'hirondelle, je gémirai comme la colombe; car mes yeux se sont obscurcis à force de regarder au plus haut des cieux vers le Seigneur, qui enfin m'a relevé,
[I was delirious, and] I chirped like a swift or a swallow, and moaned like a dove. My eyes became tired looking up [toward heaven] for help. I cried out, Lord, help me, [because] I am distressed!’
15 qui m'a ôté les douleurs de mon âme.
But there was really nothing [RHQ] that I could say and ask him to reply to me, because it was Yahweh who sent this illness. [So now] I will live humbly during my [remaining] years because I am very anguished.
16 Seigneur, vous m'avez fait connaître votre volonté sur ma vie, et vous avez ranimé mon souffle; et consolé j'ai vécu.
Yahweh, the sufferings (OR, the promises) that you give are good, [because] what you do and what you say bring [new] life and health to us. And you restore/heal me and allow me [to continue] to live!
17 Vous avez délivré mon âme pour m'empêcher de mourir; et vous avez rejeté derrière moi tous mes péchés.
Truly, my suffering was good for me; you loved me, and as a result you have rescued me from dying and have also forgiven all my sins.
18 Car ceux qui sont en enfer ne vous loueront point, les morts ne vous béniront pas; en enfer on n'espère plus en votre miséricorde. (Sheol h7585)
Dead people [MTY] cannot praise you; they cannot sing to praise you. Those who have descended to their graves cannot confidently expect you to faithfully [do things for them]. (Sheol h7585)
19 Les vivants vous béniront, comme je le fais moi-même; à partir de ce jour, j'enseignerai des enfants à publier votre justice.
Only people who are still alive, like I am, can praise you. Fathers tell their children how you are faithful, [and if I remain alive, I will do the same thing].
20 Dieu de mon salut, je ne cesserai de vous bénir au son de la harpe, tous les jours de ma vie, devant le temple de Dieu.
[I know that] Yahweh will fully heal me, [so] I will sing to praise him while others praise him playing musical instruments; I will do that every day of my life, in the temple of Yahweh.”
21 Et Isaïe dit à Ézéchias: Prends un panier de figues, écrase-les, et te les applique, et tu seras guéri.
I had [previously] said to Hezekiah’s servants, “Prepare an ointment from [mashed] figs, and spread it on his boil, and then he will recover.” [So they did that, and Hezekiah recovered].
22 Et Ézéchias dit: Quel miracle qu'Ézéchias puisse monter encore au temple de Dieu!
And Hezekiah had [previously] asked, “What will Yahweh do to prove that I will [recover and be able to] go to his temple?”
