Isaïe 26
1 En ce jour, on chantera ce cantique dans le pays de Juda: Nous avons une ville forte; Il nous donne le salut pour murailles et pour rempart.
Some day, [people in] Judah will sing this song: Our city [of Jerusalem] is strong! Yahweh protects our city; He is like [MET] a wall that surrounds it.
2 Ouvrez les portes, Laissez entrer la nation juste et fidèle.
Open the gates of the city for people who are righteous; allow people who faithfully [obey Yahweh] to enter the city.
3 A celui qui est ferme dans ses sentiments Tu assures la paix, la paix, Parce qu’il se confie en toi.
Yahweh, those who trust in you, those who firmly resolve to never doubt you, you will enable them to feel perfectly peaceful.
4 Confiez-vous en l’Éternel à perpétuité, Car l’Éternel, l’Éternel est le rocher des siècles.
[So] always trust in Yahweh, because Yahweh, [our God], is forever [like] [MET] a huge rock [under which we are sheltered/protected/safe].
5 Il a renversé ceux qui habitaient les hauteurs, Il a abaissé la ville superbe; Il l’a abaissée jusqu’à terre, Il lui a fait toucher la poussière.
He humbles proud people and destroys cities whose people are arrogant. He causes those cities to collapse into the dust/dirt.
6 Elle est foulée aux pieds, Aux pieds des pauvres, sous les pas des misérables.
[When that happens], poor and oppressed people will trample on the ruins.
7 Le chemin du juste est la droiture; Toi qui es juste, tu aplanis le sentier du juste.
[But as for] righteous people, Yahweh, you do what is right; [it is as though] you cause the paths where they walk to be level and smooth.
8 Aussi nous t’attendons, ô Éternel! Sur la voie de tes jugements; Notre âme soupire après ton nom et après ton souvenir.
Yahweh, by obeying your laws we show that we trust you to help us; and what we desire is that you will be honored/praised/exalted.
9 Mon âme te désire pendant la nuit, Et mon esprit te cherche au-dedans de moi; Car, lorsque tes jugements s’exercent sur la terre, Les habitants du monde apprennent la justice.
[All] through the night I [SYN] desire to know you better, and each morning I still want to be with you. [Only] when you come to judge [and punish] people who live on the earth will they learn to do what is right.
10 Si l’on fait grâce au méchant, il n’apprend pas la justice, Il se livre au mal dans le pays de la droiture, Et il n’a point égard à la majesté de Dieu.
[But] your acting kindly toward wicked people does not cause them to do what is good. [Even] in places where people do what is right, the wicked people continue to do what is evil, and they do not realize that you, Yahweh, are great.
11 Éternel, ta main est puissante: Ils ne l’aperçoivent pas. Ils verront ton zèle pour le peuple, et ils en seront confus; Le feu consumera tes ennemis.
Yahweh, [it is as though] your fist is raised up [ready to strike them], but they do not realize that. Show them that you are very eager to help your people. If your enemies would realize that, they would be ashamed; allow your fire to burn them up [because they are] your enemies.
12 Éternel, tu nous donnes la paix; Car tout ce que nous faisons, C’est toi qui l’accomplis pour nous.
Yahweh, [we desire that] you will allow things to go well for us; everything that we have done is what you have enabled us to do.
13 Éternel, notre Dieu, d’autres maîtres que toi ont dominé sur nous; Mais c’est grâce à toi seul que nous invoquons ton nom.
Yahweh, our God, others have ruled over us, but you [MTY] are the only one whom we honor.
14 Ceux qui sont morts ne revivront pas, Des ombres ne se relèveront pas; Car tu les as châtiés, tu les as anéantis, Et tu en as détruit tout souvenir.
Those who ruled us are [now] gone; they are dead; their spirits have left this earth, and they will not become alive [again]. You punished those rulers and got rid of them, and people do not even remember them any more.
15 Multiplie le peuple, ô Éternel! Multiplie le peuple, manifeste ta gloire; Recule toutes les limites du pays.
Yahweh, you have enabled our nation to become great; we are more in [now], and we have more land, [so we] thank/praise you.
16 Éternel, ils t’ont cherché, quand ils étaient dans la détresse; Ils se sont répandus en prières, quand tu les as châtiés.
Yahweh, when we were distressed, we asked you [to help us]; when you disciplined/punished us, we were able only to whisper when we prayed to you.
17 Comme une femme enceinte, sur le point d’accoucher, Se tord et crie au milieu de ses douleurs, Ainsi avons-nous été, loin de ta face, ô Éternel!
Like pregnant women writhe and cry out when they are giving birth, we suffered very much, too.
18 Nous avons conçu, nous avons éprouvé des douleurs, Et, quand nous enfantons, ce n’est que du vent: Le pays n’est pas sauvé, Et ses habitants ne sont pas nés.
We had severe pain, but nothing good resulted [MET] from it. We have not rescued our people [from being conquered by our enemies], and we have not given birth to children [who will rule the world correctly] (OR, not defeated the armies [that have attacked other nations].
19 Que tes morts revivent! Que mes cadavres se relèvent! Réveillez-vous et tressaillez de joie, habitants de la poussière! Car ta rosée est une rosée vivifiante, Et la terre redonnera le jour aux ombres.
But Yahweh’s people who have died will become alive [again], their corpses will become alive! Those whose bodies lie in graves will rise and shout joyfully! His light will be [like] dew that falls on his people who have died, who are [now] in the place where the dead people are, [and will cause them to become alive again].
20 Va, mon peuple, entre dans ta chambre, Et ferme la porte derrière toi; Cache-toi pour quelques instants, Jusqu’à ce que la colère soit passée.
But now, my people/fellow-citizens, go home and lock your doors! Hide for a short time, until [Yahweh] is no longer angry.
21 Car voici, l’Éternel sort de sa demeure, Pour punir les crimes des habitants de la terre; Et la terre mettra le sang à nu, Elle ne couvrira plus les meurtres.
Listen to this: Yahweh will come from heaven to punish [all] the people on the earth for the sins that they have committed. People will be able to see [PRS] the (blood of those/the people) who have been murdered; their murderers will no longer be able to hide.
