Jérémie 40
1 Et la parole du Seigneur vint de nouveau à Jérémie, lorsqu'il était encore enchaîné dans le préau de la prison;
The word which came to Jeremiah from the LORD, after Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard had let him go from Ramah, when he had taken him being bound in chains amongst all the captives of Jerusalem and Judah who were carried away captive to Babylon.
2 Voici ce que lui dit le Seigneur, créateur de la terre, qui l'a formée pour la redresser; son nom est le Seigneur:
The captain of the guard took Jeremiah and said to him, “The LORD your God pronounced this evil on this place;
3 Crie vers moi et je te répondrai, et je te ferai connaître de grandes choses et très certaines que tu ne sais pas.
and the LORD has brought it, and done according as he spoke. Because you have sinned against the LORD, and have not obeyed his voice, therefore this thing has come on you.
4 Car voici ce que dit le Seigneur, concernant les maisons de cette ville et les palais du roi de Juda, qui ont été détruits pour en faire des palissades et des ouvrages avancés,
Now, behold, I release you today from the chains which are on your hand. If it seems good to you to come with me into Babylon, come, and I will take care of you; but if it seems bad to you to come with me into Babylon, don’t. Behold, all the land is before you. Where it seems good and right to you to go, go there.”
5 Qu'on opposait aux Chaldéens, et qui furent remplis de cadavres d'hommes frappés par moi dans mon indignation et ma colère, quand je détournai d'eux ma face en punition de leurs méchancetés.
Now while he had not yet gone back, “Go back then,” he said, “to Gedaliah the son of Ahikam, the son of Shaphan, whom the king of Babylon has made governor over the cities of Judah, and dwell with him amongst the people; or go wherever it seems right to you to go.” So the captain of the guard gave him food and a present, and let him go.
6 Voilà que je lui apporte le remède et la guérison; je me montrerai à elle et je la guérirai; je lui donnerai la sécurité et la paix.
Then Jeremiah went to Gedaliah the son of Ahikam to Mizpah, and lived with him amongst the people who were left in the land.
7 Et je ramènerai les captifs de Juda et les captifs d'Israël, et je les réédifierai comme ils étaient autrefois.
Now when all the captains of the forces who were in the fields, even they and their men, heard that the king of Babylon had made Gedaliah the son of Ahikam governor in the land, and had committed to him men, women, children, and of the poorest of the land, of those who were not carried away captive to Babylon,
8 Et je les purifierai de toutes les iniquités qu'ils ont commises envers moi, et je ne me souviendrai plus des péchés où ils sont tombés en se révoltant contre moi.
then Ishmael the son of Nethaniah, and Johanan and Jonathan the sons of Kareah, and Seraiah the son of Tanhumeth, and the sons of Ephai the Netophathite, and Jezaniah the son of the Maacathite, they and their men came to Gedaliah to Mizpah.
9 Et ce sera un sujet de joie, de louange et de grandeur pour tout peuple de la terre qui apprendra le bien que je leur ferai; et les gentils seront effrayés et jaloux des biens et de toute la paix que je lui donnerai.
Gedaliah the son of Ahikam the son of Shaphan swore to them and to their men, saying, “Don’t be afraid to serve the Chaldeans. Dwell in the land, and serve the king of Babylon, and it will be well with you.
10 Voici ce que dit le Seigneur: On entendra encore en ce lieu dont vous dites: C'est un désert abandonné des bêtes et des hommes; les villes de Juda, les alentours de Jérusalem sont dépeuplés; car il n'y a plus ni hommes ni bétail;
As for me, behold, I will dwell at Mizpah, to stand before the Chaldeans who will come to us; but you, gather wine and summer fruits and oil, and put them in your vessels, and dwell in your cities that you have taken.”
11 On y entendra la voix des fêtes et des joies, la voix de l'époux et la voix de l'épouse, et les voix de ceux qui diront: Rendez gloire au Seigneur tout-puissant; car le Seigneur est bon, et sa miséricorde est éternelle. Alors on apportera des présents au temple du Seigneur, parce que je ferai revenir tous les captifs de cette terre, et qu'ils seront comme ils étaient autrefois, dit le Seigneur,
Likewise when all the Jews who were in Moab, and amongst the children of Ammon, and in Edom, and who were in all the countries, heard that the king of Babylon had left a remnant of Judah, and that he had set over them Gedaliah the son of Ahikam, the son of Shaphan,
12 Voici ce que dit le Seigneur Dieu des armées: En ce lieu désert où l'on ne voit ni hommes ni bétail, il y aura encore, dans toutes ses villes, des cabanes de pasteurs qui y feront reposer leurs troupeaux,
then all the Jews returned out of all places where they were driven, and came to the land of Judah, to Gedaliah, to Mizpah, and gathered very much wine and summer fruits.
13 Il y en aura dans les villes des montagnes, dans les villes de Séphila, dans les villes de Nacheb, et en la terre de Benjamin, et autour de Jérusalem, et dans les villes de Juda les brebis viendront encore sous la main de ceux qui les comptent, dit le Seigneur.
Moreover Johanan the son of Kareah, and all the captains of the forces who were in the fields, came to Gedaliah to Mizpah,
and said to him, “Do you know that Baalis the king of the children of Ammon has sent Ishmael the son of Nethaniah to take your life?” But Gedaliah the son of Ahikam didn’t believe them.
Then Johanan the son of Kareah spoke to Gedaliah in Mizpah secretly, saying, “Please let me go, and I will kill Ishmael the son of Nethaniah, and no man will know it. Why should he take your life, that all the Jews who are gathered to you should be scattered, and the remnant of Judah perish?”
But Gedaliah the son of Ahikam said to Johanan the son of Kareah, “You shall not do this thing, for you speak falsely of Ishmael.”
