Isaïe 13
1 Oracle sur Babylone, révélé à Ésaïe, fils d’Amots.
[I], Isaiah, the son of Amoz, received [from Yahweh] this message about Babylon [city]:
2 Sur une montagne nue dressez une bannière, Élevez la voix vers eux, Faites des signes avec la main, Et qu’ils franchissent les portes des tyrans!
Lift up a flag on the bare [top of a] hill, to signal [that an army should come to attack Babylon]. Shout to them and wave your hand [to signal to them] that they should march through the city gates into the palaces of the proud [rulers of Babylon]!
3 J’ai donné des ordres à ma sainte milice, J’ai appelé les héros de ma colère, Ceux qui se réjouissent de ma grandeur.
[Yahweh says], “I have commanded those soldiers to do that; I have summoned the warriors whom I have chosen to punish [the people of Babylon] because of my being very angry with them, and those soldiers will be very proud [when they do that].”
4 On entend une rumeur sur les montagnes, Comme celle d’un peuple nombreux; On entend un tumulte de royaumes, de nations rassemblées: L’Éternel des armées passe en revue l’armée qui va combattre.
Listen to the noise on the mountains, which is the noise of a huge army marching! It is the noise made by people of many people-groups shouting. The Commander of the armies of angels has summoned this army to gather together.
5 Ils viennent d’un pays lointain, De l’extrémité des cieux: L’Éternel et les instruments de sa colère Vont détruire toute la contrée.
They come from countries that are far away, from the most remote places [IDM] on the earth. They are [like] [SIM] weapons that Yahweh will use [to punish the people with whom] he is very angry, and to destroy the entire country [of Babylonia].
6 Gémissez, car le jour de l’Éternel est proche: Il vient comme un ravage du Tout-Puissant.
[You people of Babylon] will scream because you will be terrified, because it will be the time that Yahweh [has determined/chosen], the time for the all-powerful [God] to destroy [your city].
7 C’est pourquoi toutes les mains s’affaiblissent, Et tout cœur d’homme est abattu.
All of your people will be very afraid [DOU], with the result that they will be unable even to lift their arms.
8 Ils sont frappés d’épouvante; Les spasmes et les douleurs les saisissent; Ils se tordent comme une femme en travail; Ils se regardent les uns les autres avec stupeur; Leurs visages sont enflammés.
All of you will be terrified. You will have [PRS] severe pains like [SIM] a woman has when she is giving birth to a baby. You will look at each other helplessly, and it will show on your faces that you feel horror.
9 Voici, le jour de l’Éternel arrive, Jour cruel, jour de colère et d’ardente fureur, Qui réduira la terre en solitude, Et en exterminera les pécheurs.
Listen to this: The day that Yahweh has appointed/chosen is near, the day that he will furiously and fiercely [punish you] because he is very angry [with you]. He will cause your land [of Babylonia] to be desolate/barren, and he will destroy [all] the sinners in it.
10 Car les étoiles des cieux et leurs astres Ne feront plus briller leur lumière, Le soleil s’obscurcira dès son lever, Et la lune ne fera plus luire sa clarté.
[When that happens], none of the stars will shine. When the sun rises, it will be dark, and there will be no light from the moon [at night].
11 Je punirai le monde pour sa malice, Et les méchants pour leurs iniquités; Je ferai cesser l’orgueil des hautains, Et j’abattrai l’arrogance des tyrans.
[Yahweh says], “I will punish [everyone in] the world for the evil things that they do; I will punish the wicked people for the sins that they have committed. I will stop arrogant/proud people from being proud, and I will stop ruthless people from acting cruelly.
12 Je rendrai les hommes plus rares que l’or fin, Je les rendrai plus rares que l’or d’Ophir.
[And because I will cause most people to die], people will be harder to find than gold, harder to find than fine gold from Ophir [in Arabia].
13 C’est pourquoi j’ébranlerai les cieux, Et la terre sera secouée sur sa base, Par la colère de l’Éternel des armées, Au jour de son ardente fureur.
I will shake the sky, and the earth will [also] move out of its place. That will happen when [I], the Commander of the armies of angels, punish [wicked people], when [I show them that] I am extremely angry [with them].
14 Alors, comme une gazelle effarouchée, Comme un troupeau sans berger, Chacun se tournera vers son peuple, Chacun fuira vers son pays;
And all [the foreigners in Babylon will run around] like [SIM] deer that are being hunted, like sheep that do not have a shepherd. They will try to find other people from their countries, and [then] they will escape [from Babylon] and return to their own countries.
15 Tous ceux qu’on trouvera seront percés, Et tous ceux qu’on saisira tomberont par l’épée.
Anyone who is captured [in Babylon] will be killed by [their enemies’] swords [DOU].
16 Leurs enfants seront écrasés sous leurs yeux, Leurs maisons seront pillées, et leurs femmes violées.
Their little children will be dashed to pieces on the rocks while [their parents] watch; [their enemies] will steal everything valuable from their houses and will rape their wives.
17 Voici, j’excite contre eux les Mèdes, Qui ne font point cas de l’argent, Et qui ne convoitent point l’or.
Look! I am going to incite the people of Media to attack Babylon. The [army of Media] will attack Babylon, even if they are offered [DOU] silver or gold [if they promise to not attack it].
18 De leurs arcs ils abattront les jeunes gens, Et ils seront sans pitié pour le fruit des entrailles: Leur œil n’épargnera point les enfants.
[With] their arrows, the [soldiers of Media] will shoot the young men [of Babylon]; they will not [even] act mercifully [DOU] toward infants or children!”
19 Et Babylone, l’ornement des royaumes, La fière parure des Chaldéens, Sera comme Sodome et Gomorrhe, que Dieu détruisit.
Babylon has been a very beautiful [MTY] city; [all] the people of Babylonia have been very proud of Babylon, [their capital city]; [but] God will destroy Babylon, like [SIM] he destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah.
20 Elle ne sera plus jamais habitée, Elle ne sera plus jamais peuplée; L’Arabe n’y dressera point sa tente, Et les bergers n’y parqueront point leurs troupeaux.
No one will ever live in Babylon again. It will be deserted forever. (Nomads/People who travel from place to place to live) will refuse to set up their tents there; shepherds will not bring their flocks of sheep to rest there.
21 Les animaux du désert y prendront leur gîte, Les hiboux rempliront ses maisons, Les autruches en feront leur demeure Et les boucs y sauteront.
Instead, animals that live in the desert will be there; jackals/wolves will live in [the ruins of] the houses. Owls (OR, Ostriches) will live in [the ruins], and wild goats will romp/jump around [there].
22 Les chacals hurleront dans ses palais, Et les chiens sauvages dans ses maisons de plaisance. Son temps est près d’arriver, Et ses jours ne se prolongeront pas.
Hyenas will howl in the [ruined] towers, and jackals/wolves will make their dens in [the ruins of] the palaces that [were previously] very beautiful. The time when [Babylon will be destroyed] is very near; Babylon will not exist much longer.
