Isaïe 42
1 Voici mon serviteur, que je soutiendrai, Mon élu, en qui mon âme prend plaisir. J’ai mis mon esprit sur lui; Il annoncera la justice aux nations.
Behold my servant, I will uphold him, my elect, with him my soul is well-pleased. I have sent my Spirit upon him. He will offer judgment to the nations.
2 Il ne criera point, il n’élèvera point la voix, Et ne la fera point entendre dans les rues.
He will not cry out, and he will not show favoritism to anyone; neither will his voice be heard abroad.
3 Il ne brisera point le roseau cassé, Et il n’éteindra point la mèche qui brûle encore; Il annoncera la justice selon la vérité.
The bruised reed he will not break, and the smoldering wick he will not extinguish. He will lead forth judgment unto truth.
4 Il ne se découragera point et ne se relâchera point, Jusqu’à ce qu’il ait établi la justice sur la terre, Et que les îles espèrent en sa loi.
He will not be saddened or troubled, until he establishes judgment on earth. And the islands will await his law.
5 Ainsi parle Dieu, l’Éternel, Qui a créé les cieux et qui les a déployés, Qui a étendu la terre et ses productions, Qui a donné la respiration à ceux qui la peuplent, Et le souffle à ceux qui y marchent.
Thus says the Lord God, who created the heavens and expanded it, who formed the earth and all that springs from it, who gives breath to the people in it, and spirit to those walking on it.
6 Moi, l’Éternel, je t’ai appelé pour le salut, Et je te prendrai par la main, Je te garderai, et je t’établirai pour traiter alliance avec le peuple, Pour être la lumière des nations,
I, the Lord, have called you in justice, and I have taken your hand and preserved you. And I have presented you as a covenant of the people, as a light to the Gentiles,
7 Pour ouvrir les yeux des aveugles, Pour faire sortir de prison le captif, Et de leur cachot ceux qui habitent dans les ténèbres.
so that you may open the eyes of the blind, and lead out the prisoner from confinement and those sitting in darkness from the house of incarceration.
8 Je suis l’Éternel, c’est là mon nom; Et je ne donnerai pas ma gloire à un autre, Ni mon honneur aux idoles.
I am the Lord; this is my name. I will not give my glory to another, nor my praise to graven things.
9 Voici, les premières choses se sont accomplies, Et je vous en annonce de nouvelles; Avant qu’elles arrivent, je vous les prédis.
The things that were first, behold, they have arrived. And I also announce what is new. Before these things arise, I will cause you to hear about them.
10 Chantez à l’Éternel un cantique nouveau, Chantez ses louanges aux extrémités de la terre, Vous qui voguez sur la mer et vous qui la peuplez, Iles et habitants des îles!
Sing to the Lord a new canticle, sing his praise from the ends of the earth, you who descend into the sea and all its fullness, the islands and their inhabitants.
11 Que le désert et ses villes élèvent la voix! Que les villages occupés par Kédar élèvent la voix! Que les habitants des rochers tressaillent d’allégresse! Que du sommet des montagnes retentissent des cris de joie!
Let the desert and its cities be lifted up. Kedar will dwell in houses. O inhabitants of the rock, give praise! They will cry out from the top of the mountains.
12 Qu’on rende gloire à l’Éternel, Et que dans les îles on publie ses louanges!
They will give glory to the Lord, and they will announce his praise to the islands.
13 L’Éternel s’avance comme un héros, Il excite son ardeur comme un homme de guerre; Il élève la voix, il jette des cris, Il manifeste sa force contre ses ennemis.
The Lord will go forth like a strong man; like a man of battle, he will stir up zeal. He will shout and cry out. He will prevail against his enemies.
14 J’ai longtemps gardé le silence, Je me suis tu, je me suis contenu; Je crierai comme une femme en travail, Je serai haletant et je soufflerai tout à la fois.
I have always been quiet; I have been silent; I have been patient. I will speak like a woman giving birth. I will destroy and consume, all at once.
15 Je ravagerai montagnes et collines, Et j’en dessécherai toute la verdure; Je changerai les fleuves en terre ferme, Et je mettrai les étangs à sec.
I will desolate the mountains and the hills, and I will wither all their grass. And I will turn rivers into islands, and I will dry up the pools of water.
16 Je ferai marcher les aveugles sur un chemin qu’ils ne connaissent pas, Je les conduirai par des sentiers qu’ils ignorent; Je changerai devant eux les ténèbres en lumière, Et les endroits tortueux en plaine: Voilà ce que je ferai, et je ne les abandonnerai point.
And I will lead the blind along a way which they do not know. And I will cause them to walk along paths with which they were unfamiliar. I will turn darkness into light before them, and crooked into straight. These things I have done for them. For I have not abandoned them.
17 Ils reculeront, ils seront confus, Ceux qui se confient aux idoles taillées, Ceux qui disent aux idoles de fonte: Vous êtes nos dieux!
They have been converted again. Let those who trust in graven idols be greatly confounded, for they say to a molten thing, “You are our god.”
18 Sourds, écoutez! Aveugles, regardez et voyez!
You who are deaf, hear! You who are blind, turn your gaze and see!
19 Qui est aveugle, sinon mon serviteur, Et sourd comme mon messager que j’envoie? Qui est aveugle, comme l’ami de Dieu, Aveugle comme le serviteur de l’Éternel?
Who is blind, except my servant? Who is deaf, except the one to whom I have sent my messengers? Who is blind, except the one who has been sold? And who is blind, except the servant of the Lord?
20 Tu as vu beaucoup de choses, mais tu n’y as point pris garde; On a ouvert les oreilles, mais on n’a point entendu.
You who see many things, will you not keep them? You who have open ears, will you not listen?
21 L’Éternel a voulu, pour le bonheur d’Israël, Publier une loi grande et magnifique.
And the Lord was willing to sanctify him, and to magnify the law, and to exalt him.
22 Et c’est un peuple pillé et dépouillé! On les a tous enchaînés dans des cavernes, Plongés dans des cachots; Ils ont été mis au pillage, et personne qui les délivre! Dépouillés, et personne qui dise: Restitue!
But this same people has robbed and laid waste. All their youth are a snare, and they have been hidden in houses of confinement. They have become victims; there is no one who may rescue them. They have been plundered; there is no one who may say, “Restore.”
23 Qui parmi vous prêtera l’oreille à ces choses? Qui voudra s’y rendre attentif et écouter à l’avenir?
Who is there among you who will hear this, who will listen closely and heed this in the future?
24 Qui a livré Jacob au pillage, Et Israël aux pillards? N’est-ce pas l’Éternel? Nous avons péché contre lui. Ils n’ont point voulu marcher dans ses voies, Et ils n’ont point écouté sa loi.
Who has handed over Jacob into plunder, and Israel into devastation? Is it not the Lord himself, against whom we have sinned? And they were not willing to walk in his ways, and they have not listened to his law.
25 Aussi a-t-il versé sur Israël l’ardeur de sa colère Et la violence de la guerre; La guerre l’a embrasé de toutes parts, et il n’a point compris; Elle l’a consumé, et il n’y a point pris garde.
And so, he poured out over him the indignation of his fury and a strong battle. And he burned him all around, and he did not realize it. And he set him on fire, and he did not understand it.
