Jérémie 49
1 Et tous les chefs de l'armée, Joanan, Azarias, fils de Maasie, et tout le peuple, du petit au grand, allèrent trouver Jérémie le prophète, et ils lui dirent:
About the people of Ammon, Yahweh says this, “Does Israel have no children? Is there no one to inherit anything in Israel? Why does Molech occupy Gad, and his people live in its cities?
2 Que notre appel à la compassion soit devant ta face. Prie le Seigneur ton Dieu pour les restes de notre peuple; car de beaucoup que nous étions, nous sommes restés fort peu, comme tu le vois de tes yeux.
So look, the days are coming—this is Yahweh's declaration—when I will sound the signal for battle against Rabbah among the people of Ammon, so it will become a deserted heap and its villages will be set on fire. For Israel will possess those who possessed him,” says Yahweh.
3 Et que le Seigneur ton Dieu nous fasse connaître la voie où nous devons marcher, et la parole qu'il nous faut accomplir.
“Howl in lament, Heshbon, for Ai will be devastated! Shout out, daughters of Rabbah! Put on sackcloth. Lament and run about in futility, for Molech is going into captivity, together with his priests and leaders.
4 Et Jérémie leur dit: J'ai entendu, voilà que je prierai pour vous le Seigneur mon Dieu, selon vos paroles; et la parole que me répondra le Seigneur Dieu, je vous la ferai connaître, et je ne vous en cacherai aucune chose.
Why do you brag about your valleys, your valleys that are so fruitful, faithless daughter? you who trust in your wealth and say, 'Who will come against me?'
5 Et ils dirent: Que le Seigneur soit entre nous un témoin juste et vrai, si nous n'agissons selon toute parole que le Seigneur nous enverra.
See, I am about to bring terror on you—this is the declaration of Lord Yahweh of hosts— this terror will come from all those who surround you. Each one of you will be scattered before it. There will be no one to gather those running away.
6 Qu'elle nous annonce du bien ou du mal, la voix du Seigneur, vers qui nous t'envoyons, nous l'écouterons, afin qu'il en aille mieux pour nous, parce que nous aurons écouté la voix du Seigneur notre Dieu.
But after this I will restore the fortunes of the people of Ammon—this is Yahweh's declaration.”
7 Et dix jours après la parole du Seigneur vint à Jérémie.
About Edom, Yahweh of hosts says this, “Is there no longer any wisdom to be found in Teman? Has good advice disappeared from those who have understanding? Has their wisdom become corrupted?
8 Et il appela Joanan, et les chefs de l'armée, et tout le peuple, du petit au grand;
Flee! Turn back! Stay in holes in the ground, inhabitants of Dedan. For I am bringing the disaster of Esau on him at the time that I punish him.
9 Et il leur dit: Voici ce que dit le Seigneur:
If grape harvesters came to you, would they not leave a little bit behind? If thieves came in the night, would they not steal only as much as they wanted?
10 Si vous demeurez en cette terre, je vous réédifierai, et ne vous abattrai pas; je vous planterai et ne vous arracherai pas, parce que je mets un terme aux maux que je vous ai faits.
But I have stripped Esau bare. I have revealed his hiding places. So he will not be able to hide himself. His children, his brothers, and his neighbors are destroyed, and he is gone.
11 N'ayez plus peur du roi de Babylone, que vous craignez, n'ayez plus peur de lui, dit le Seigneur; car je suis avec vous pour vous délivrer et vous sauver de leurs mains.
Leave your orphans behind. I will take care of their lives, and your widows can trust in me.”
12 Et je vous ferai miséricorde, et j'aurai compassion de vous, et je vous ramènerai en votre terre.
For Yahweh says this, “See, those who did not deserve it must certainly drink some of the cup. Do you yourself think you will go without punishment? You will not, for you will certainly drink.
13 Et si vous dites: Nous ne demeurerons pas en cette terre pour ne plus entendre la voix du Seigneur.
For I have sworn by myself—this is Yahweh's declaration—that Bozrah will become a horror, a disgrace, a devastation, and an object for cursing. All of its cities will become devastations forever.
14 Nous irons en Égypte, et nous ne verrons pas la guerre, et nous n'entendrons pas le son des trompettes, et nous ne manquerons pas de pain, et nous demeurerons en cette terre.
I have heard news from Yahweh, and a messenger has been sent out to the nations, 'Gather together and attack her. Get ready for battle.'
15 Si vous dites cela, écoutez la parole du Seigneur: Voici ce que dit le Seigneur: Si vous tournez votre face vers l'Égypte, si vous y entrez pour y demeurer,
“For see, I have made you small compared to the other nations, despised by people.
16 Ceci adviendra: le glaive que vous craignez vous trouvera en Égypte, et la famine, dont l'aspect vous donne tant d'inquiétude, marchera derrière vous et vous atteindra en Égypte, et vous y mourrez.
As for your fearsomeness, your heart's pride has deceived you, inhabitants of places on the cliff, you who have occupied the highest hills so that you may make your nest high like an eagle. I will bring you down from there—this is Yahweh's declaration.
17 Et tous les Hébreux et tous les prosélytes qui auront tourné leur face vers l'Égypte pour y demeurer périront par le glaive ou par la famine, et aucun d'eux n'échappera aux maux que j'amènerai sur eux.
Edom will become a horror to everyone passing by it. Every such person will tremble and hiss because all of its disasters.
18 Car voici ce que dit le Seigneur: De même que ma colère est tombée sur les habitants de Jérusalem, ainsi ma colère tombera goutte à goutte si vous entrez en Égypte; et vous serez en abomination, vous serez assujettis, maudits, outragés, et vous ne verrez plus cette terre.
Like the overthrow of Sodom and Gomorrah and their neighbors,” says Yahweh, “no one will live there; no person will stay there.
19 Voici ce que vous dit le Seigneur, ô restes de Juda: N'entrez pas en Égypte, et maintenant sachez
See, he will go up like a lion from the forests of the Jordan to the green pasturelands. For I will quickly make Edom run from it, and I will put someone who will be chosen in charge of it. For who is like me, and who will summon me? What shepherd is able to resist me?”
20 Que vous avez agi avec malice en vos âmes, quand vous m'avez envoyé, disant: Prie pour nous le Seigneur, et nous nous conduirons selon tout ce que le Seigneur te dira.
“So listen to the plans that Yahweh has decided against Edom, the plans that he has formed against the inhabitants of Teman. They will certainly be dragged away, even the smallest flock. Their pasturelands will be turned into ruined places.
21 Et vous avez entendu la parole du Seigneur qu'il m'a envoyée pour vous.
At the sound of their falling the earth shakes. The sound of distressed shouts is heard at the Sea of Reeds.
22 Et vous périrez par le glaive et la famine dans le lieu où vous voulez aller pour vous y établir.
See, someone will attack like an eagle, and swoop down and spread his wings over Bozrah. Then on that day, the hearts of Edom's soldiers will become like the heart of a woman in birth labor.”
About Damascus: “Hamath and Arpad will be ashamed, for they have heard news of disaster. They melt away! They become as troubled as the sea, which cannot stay calm.
Damascus has become very weak. It turns away to flee; terror seizes it. Distress and pain seize it, like the pain of a woman giving birth.
How has the city of praise not been forsaken, the town of my joy?
Therefore its young men will fall in its plazas, and all the fighting men will perish on that day—this is the declaration of Yahweh of hosts.”
“For I will light a fire on the wall of Damascus, and it will devour the strongholds of Ben Hadad.”
About Kedar and the kingdoms of Hazor, Yahweh says this to Nebuchadnezzar (now Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon was going to attack these places): “Arise and attack Kedar and destroy those people of the east.
Their tents and their flocks will be taken, along with their tent curtains and all of their equipment; their camels will be led away from them, and men will shout to them, “Terror is on every side!”
Flee! Wander far away! Stay in holes in the ground, inhabitants of Hazor—this is Yahweh's declaration— for Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon has devised a plan against you. Flee! Turn back!
Arise! Attack the nation at ease, that lives in safety,” says Yahweh. “They have no gates or bars in them, and its people live by themselves.
For their camels will become plunder, and the abundance of their property will become war plunder. Then I will scatter to every wind those who cut the corners of their hair, and I will bring disaster on them from every side—this is Yahweh's declaration.
Hazor will become a lair of jackals, a permanent wasteland. No one will live there; no human being will stay there.”
This is the word of Yahweh that came to Jeremiah the prophet about Elam. This happened at the beginning of the reign of Zedekiah king of Judah, and he said,
“Yahweh of hosts says this: See, I am about to break the bowmen of Elam, the main part of their power.
For I will bring the four winds from the four corners of the heavens, and I will scatter the people of Elam to all of those winds. There is no nation to which those scattered from Elam will not go.
So I will shatter Elam before their enemies and before those who seek their lives. for I will bring disaster against them, the fury of my wrath—this is Yahweh's declaration— and I will send the sword after them until I have annihilated them.
Then I will put my throne in Elam and will destroy its king and leaders from there—this is Yahweh's declaration—
and it will happen in later days that I will bring back the fortunes of Elam—this is Yahweh's declaration.”
