Ézéchiel 30
1 La parole de l’Éternel me fut adressée, en ces mots:
Yahweh gave me another message. [He said, ]
2 Fils de l’homme, prophétise, et dis: Ainsi parle le Seigneur, l’Éternel: Gémissez!… Malheureux jour!
“You human, prophesy [about what will happen to Egypt]. Say, ‘This is what Yahweh the Lord says: “Weep and wail [DOU], because terrible things will happen some day.
3 Car le jour approche, le jour de l’Éternel approche, Jour ténébreux: ce sera le temps des nations.
That day is near, the day when I, Yahweh, [will punish people]; it will be a day of [dark] clouds and disaster for [many] nations.
4 L’épée fondra sur l’Égypte, Et l’épouvante sera dans l’Éthiopie, Quand les morts tomberont en Égypte, Quand on enlèvera ses richesses, Et que ses fondements seront renversés.
[An enemy army] [PRS] will come to attack Egypt with their swords, and there will be great distress [among the people] in Ethiopia. [Many] people will be killed in Egypt; everything valuable will be taken away, and [even] the foundations [of the buildings] will be torn down.
5 L’Éthiopie, Puth, Lud, toute l’Arabie, Cub, Et les fils du pays allié, Tomberont avec eux par l’épée.
[Soldiers of] Ethiopia, Libya, Lydia, and from all of Arabia, and [all the other] groups who are their allies, will be killed in the battles.”
6 Ainsi parle l’Éternel: Ils tomberont, les soutiens de l’Égypte, Et l’orgueil de sa force périra; De Migdol à Syène ils tomberont par l’épée, Dit le Seigneur, l’Éternel.
This is what [I], Yahweh say: “The allies of Egypt will be defeated, and the power that [the people of Egypt] are proud of will end. From Migdol [city in the north] to Aswan [city in the south], the soldiers of Egypt will be killed by their enemies’ swords”; [that is what I], Yahweh the Lord, declare.
7 Ils seront dévastés entre les pays dévastés, Et ses villes seront entre les villes désertes.
Egypt will become the most deserted country in the world, and its cities will be ruined, surrounded by ruined cities [in nearby nations].
8 Et ils sauront que je suis l’Éternel, Quand je mettrai le feu dans l’Égypte, Et que tous ses soutiens seront brisés.
Then, when I cause [everything in] Egypt to be burned in fires, and all their allies are defeated, people will know that I, Yahweh, [have the power to do what I say that I will do].
9 En ce jour-là, des messagers iront de ma part sur des navires Troubler l’Éthiopie dans sa sécurité; Et l’épouvante sera parmi eux au jour de l’Égypte, Car voici, ces choses arrivent!
At that time, I will send messengers to go [swiftly up the Nile River] in boats to cause the people of Ethiopia who (are complacent/confident/think that nothing terrible will happen to them) to become afraid. They will be terrified [PRS] when Egypt is destroyed; and it will soon be that time!”
10 Ainsi parle le Seigneur, l’Éternel: Je ferai disparaître la multitude de l’Égypte, Par la main de Nebucadnetsar, roi de Babylone.
This is what [I], Yahweh the Lord, say: “By the power of [MTY] of King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon I will get rid of very many people in Egypt.
11 Lui et son peuple avec lui, Le plus violent d’entre les peuples, Seront envoyés pour détruire le pays; Ils tireront l’épée contre l’Égypte, Et rempliront le pays de morts.
Nebuchadnezzar and his army, whose soldiers are extremely ruthless, will come to destroy Egypt. They will pull out their swords and fill Egypt with [the corpses of] those whom they have killed.
12 Je mettrai les canaux à sec, Je livrerai le pays entre les mains des méchants; Je ravagerai le pays et ce qu’il renferme, par la main des étrangers. Moi, l’Éternel, j’ai parlé.
I will cause the Nile [River] to become dry, and I will sell the nation to evil men. By the power [MTY] of foreigners I will ruin the land and everything that is in it. [That will surely happen because] I, Yahweh, have predicted it.”
13 Ainsi parle le Seigneur, l’Éternel: J’anéantirai les idoles, Et j’ôterai de Noph les vains simulacres; Il n’y aura plus de prince du pays d’Égypte, Et je répandrai la terreur dans le pays d’Égypte.
This is [also] what [I], Yahweh the Lord, say: “I will cause the idols and statues [of idols] [DOU] in Memphis [city] to be destroyed. No longer will there be a king in Egypt, and all over the land, people will be terrified. I will cause [the people of] Egypt to be very afraid.
14 Je dévasterai Pathros, Je mettrai le feu à Tsoan, Et j’exercerai mes jugements sur No.
I will cause the Pathros [area in southern Egypt] to be abandoned. I will start fires in Zoan [city in northeast Egypt] and punish [the people in] Thebes, [the capital of southern Egypt].
15 Je répandrai ma fureur sur Sin, la forteresse de l’Égypte, Et j’exterminerai la multitude de No.
I will pour out my punishment [MTY] on [the fortress in] Pelusium [at the eastern end of Egypt], and I will get rid of very many people in Thebes.
16 Je mettrai le feu dans l’Égypte; Sin sera saisie d’angoisse, No sera ouverte par la brèche, Et Noph conquise en plein jour par les ennemis.
I will burn Egypt by fires; [the people in] Pelusium will suffer severe pain. [Enemies] will conquer Thebes, and [the people in] Memphis will constantly be terrified.
17 Les jeunes hommes d’On et de Pi-Béseth tomberont par l’épée, Et ces villes iront en captivité.
[Many] young men in Heliopolis and Bubastis [cities in northern Egypt] will be killed by [their enemies] swords, and the others [from those cities] will be captured and taken [to Babylon].
18 A Tachpanès le jour s’obscurcira, Quand j’y briserai le joug de l’Égypte, Et que l’orgueil de sa force y prendra fin; Un nuage couvrira Tachpanès, Et ses filles iront en captivité.
It will be a dark day [of destruction] at Tahpenes [city in northeast Egypt] when I cause the power [MET] of Egypt to end; that country will no longer be proud of being strong. [It will be as though] a dark cloud will cover Egypt, because the people of its villages will be captured and forced to go [to Babylon].”
19 J’exercerai mes jugements sur l’Égypte, Et ils sauront que je suis l’Éternel.
That is how I will punish Egypt, and people will know that I, Yahweh, [have the power to do what I say that I will do].’”
20 La onzième année, le septième jour du premier mois, la parole de l’Éternel me fut adressée, en ces mots:
Almost eleven years [after we had been taken to Babylon], on the seventh day of the first month [of that year], Yahweh gave me another message. [He said, ]
21 Fils de l’homme, j’ai rompu le bras de Pharaon, roi d’Égypte; Et voici, on ne l’a point pansé pour le guérir, On ne l’a point enveloppé d’un bandage Pour le lier et le raffermir, Afin qu’il puisse manier l’épée.
“You human, I [have enabled the army of Nebuchadnezzar to defeat the army of] the King of Egypt. [It is as though] I have broken one of the arms of the King of Egypt, and it has not been bandaged in order that it could be healed, and it has not been put in splints in order that [after it heals] the arm will be strong [enough] to hold a sword.
22 C’est pourquoi ainsi parle le Seigneur, l’Éternel: Voici, j’en veux à Pharaon, roi d’Égypte, Et je lui romprai les bras, Celui qui est en bon état et celui qui est cassé. Et je ferai tomber l’épée de sa main.
Therefore, this is what [I], Yahweh the Lord, say: ‘I am the enemy of the King of Egypt. [I will completely destroy the power of Egypt; it is as though] now I will break both of the king’s arms, the good/strong one and the broken one, and cause the sword to fall from his hand.
23 Je répandrai les Égyptiens parmi les nations, Je les disperserai en divers pays.
I will cause the people of Egypt to be scattered among the nations [DOU].
24 Je fortifierai les bras du roi de Babylone, Et je mettrai mon épée dans sa main; Je romprai les bras de Pharaon, Et il gémira devant lui comme gémissent les mourants.
[It is as though] I will strengthen the arms of the King of Babylon and put a sword in his hand, and [as though] I will break the arms of the king of Egypt, and he will groan in front of the King of Babylon like [SIM] a soldier who is wounded and about to die.
25 Je fortifierai les bras du roi de Babylone, Et les bras de Pharaon tomberont. Et ils sauront que je suis l’Éternel, Quand je mettrai mon épée dans la main du roi de Babylone, Et qu’il la tournera contre le pays d’Égypte.
I will cause the power [MTY] of the King of Babylon to become greater, and the power of the king of Egypt will be useless [MET]. When that happens, when I give power to the army of the King of Babylon, they will use that power to attack Egypt.
26 Je répandrai les Égyptiens parmi les nations, Je les disperserai en divers pays, Et ils sauront que je suis l’Éternel.
I will cause the people of Egypt to be scattered among the nations [DOU]. And when that happens, the people [of Egypt] will know that I, Yahweh, [have the power to do what I say that I will do] [DOU].’”
