Isaïe 57

1 Voyez comme le Juste a péri, et nul ne le porte en son cœur; et des hommes justes sont retirés de la terre, et nul n'y fait attention. Car le Juste a été enlevé du milieu de l'iniquité.

Righteous people [sometimes] die [when they are still young], and no one is concerned about it. Godly people [sometimes] die because of disasters, and no one understands why. They are taken away in order that they will not endure more calamities,

2 Son sépulcre sera en paix; il a été enlevé de la voie d'iniquité.

and now they have peace. They [continually] lived righteously, and [now] they rest [peacefully] in their graves.

3 Et vous, venez ici, fils pervers, race d'adultères et de prostituées.

[Yahweh says, ] “But you who practice sorcery, come here! You who worship idols [MET], [listen to me]!

4 De qui vous êtes-vous joués? contre qui avez-vous ouvert la bouche? contre qui s'est exercée votre langue? N'êtes-vous pas des enfants de perdition, une race sans loi,

Do you realize [RHQ] whom you are ridiculing, and whom you are insulting? Do you realize [RHQ] to whom you are sticking out your tongues? [You are insulting me, Yahweh]! You are [RHQ] always rebelling against me and always lying.

5 Vous qui invoquez des idoles sous des arbres touffus, vous qui sacrifiez vos enfants dans des vallons au milieu des rochers?

You are eager to have sex under every [big] green tree where you worship your gods. You kill your children as sacrifices [to your idols] in the dry riverbeds, and [also] offer them [as sacrifices to your idols] in the rocky caves.

6 C'est là ton partage, c'est là ton lot; tu as répandu des libations pour ces idoles, tu leur as offert des victimes: et je n'en serais pas irrité!

[You take big] smooth stones from the riverbeds and worship them as your gods. You pour out [wine] to be an offering to them, and you bring grain [to burn for] an offering to them. Do you think that I should not punish you for doing all those things?

7 Là est ton lit, sur une haute montagne, élevée dans les airs; là tu as transporté tes oblations.

You have sex [EUP] [with cult prostitutes] on every hill and mountain, and you go there to offer sacrifices [to your gods].

8 Et derrière les jambages de ta porte tu as placé ton mémorial; pensais-tu qu'à t'éloigner de moi tu aurais quelque profit? Tu as aimé ceux qui partageaient ta couche;

You have put (fetishes/pagan symbols) behind your doors and doorposts, and you have deserted me. You have taken off your clothes [EUP] and climbed into your bed and invited more [of your lovers] to come to bed with you. You have paid them to have sex with you, and you have fondled their sexual organs.

9 Et tu as multiplié tes adultères avec eux, et tu en as gagné beaucoup qui étaient loin de toi, et tu as envoyé des messagers au delà de tes frontières, et tu as été abaissée jusqu'à l'enfer. (Sheol h7585)

You have given [fragrant] oil and lots of perfume to your god Molech, and you sent messengers to distant countries [to find other gods to worship]; you [even tried to] send [messengers] to the place of the dead [to search for new gods]. (Sheol h7585)

10 Tu t'es fatiguée en maints voyages, et tu n'as pas dit: Je cesserai de me fortifier dans le mal; ainsi as-tu fait; c'est pourquoi tu ne m'as plus prié.

You became weary because of doing all those things, but you never said, ‘It is useless [for us to do that].’ You found new strength for worshiping idols, so you continued to do that [LIT].

11 Qui as-tu craint, qui t'a retenue, quand tu m'as menti, quand tu m'as oublié, et que tu ne m'as plus donné place dans ta pensée ni dans ton cœur? Et moi, en te voyant, je te dédaigne à mon tour; et tu n'as pas eu peur de moi.

Was it because you were afraid [of those idols more than you were afraid of me] that you lied [about what you were doing], and you do not even think about [DOU, RHQ] me? Was it because I did not punish you for a long time that you are not afraid of me [RHQ]?

12 Et moi, je publierai ta justice et tes péchés, qui ne te profiteront pas.

You [think that] [IRO] the things that you have done are right, but I will tell the truth. It will not help you to do any of those things.

13 Et si tu jettes des cris, que tes complices te sauvent dans ton affliction; mais le vent les saisira tous, un tourbillon les emportera. Au contraire, ceux qui s'attachent à moi acquerront la terre, et ils auront ma montagne sainte pour héritage.

When you cry out [for help] to your collection of idols, they will not rescue you. The wind will blow them away [DOU]. But those who trust in me will live in the land [of Israel], and [they will worship me on Zion], my sacred hill.”

14 Et ils diront: Purifiez devant lui les voies; enlevez les pierres d'achoppement de la voie de mon peuple.

Yahweh will say, “Prepare [yourselves to receive] me, [like] [MET] people build and prepare a road [for a king to come on]. Get rid of [the things that are causing you to sin] [like] [MET] people remove from a road (obstacles/things that cause people to stumble).

15 Voici ce que dit le Très-Haut, qui réside éternellement au plus haut des cieux, le Saint des saints; son nom est le Très-Haut, reposant parmi les saints; c'est lui qui donne aux faibles la patience, et aux cœurs contrits la vie:

Because this is what [I], Yahweh, who am holy and greatly honored and who live forever, say: I live in the highest heaven, where [everything] is holy, but I also am with those who are humble and who are sorry for the sinful things that they have done. I will greatly encourage [DOU] those who have repented.

16 Je ne vous punirai pas éternellement; je ne serai pas toujours irrité contre vous; car tout esprit est sorti de moi, et c'est moi qui ai créé toute vie.

I will not accuse [people] forever; I will not always be angry [with them], because [if I did that], people would become weak/discouraged; all the people whom I created and caused to live would die.

17 A cause de son péché, j'ai affligé quelque temps mon peuple; je l'ai frappé et j'ai détourné de lui mon visage; et il en a éprouvé de la douleur, et triste il a marché dans ses voies.

I was angry [with my people] because they sinned by wanting the things that others had. So because I was angry, I punished them and turned away from them, but they continued sinning.

18 J'ai vu ses voies, et je l'ai guéri, et je l'ai consolé, et je lui ai donné une consolation véritable.

I have seen the evil things that they continually do, but I will restore them and lead them. I will encourage/comfort them. And to those who are mourning,

19 La paix, et encore la paix, à ceux qui sont au loin, et à ceux qui sont près. Et le Seigneur a dit: Je les guérirai.

I will enable them to sing songs to praise me. I will restore [all my people], those who live near [Jerusalem] and those who live far away, and I will cause things to go well for them.

20 Quant aux méchants, ils seront agités comme les flots, et ils ne pourront se calmer.

Wicked [people do not have peace in their inner beings]; they are like [SIM] a sea [whose waves are] always churning up mud,

21 Il n'y a point de joie pour les impies, dit le Seigneur.

and [I], Yahweh, say that things will never (go well/be peaceful) for those who are evil.”