Isaïe 54
1 Réjouis-toi, stérile, toi qui n’enfantes plus! Fais éclater ton allégresse et ta joie, toi qui n’as plus de douleurs! Car les fils de la délaissée seront plus nombreux Que les fils de celle qui est mariée, dit l’Éternel.
Yahweh says, “You [people of Jerusalem] [MET], start to sing! You [who are like] [MET] women who have never given birth to children, sing loudly and shout joyfully, because you, [who are like] [MET] childless women who have been abandoned [by their husbands], will [soon] have more children than women who have never had any children.
2 Élargis l’espace de ta tente; Qu’on déploie les couvertures de ta demeure: Ne retiens pas! Allonge tes cordages, Et affermis tes pieux!
Make your tents larger; make them wider, and fasten them firmly with tent pegs.
3 Car tu te répandras à droite et à gauche; Ta postérité envahira des nations, Et peuplera des villes désertes.
[You will need to make your city much larger] because [soon] you and your descendants will spread all over the land. They will force the people of [other] nations [who now live in your cities] to leave, and you will live [again] in those cities [that were previously abandoned].
4 Ne crains pas, car tu ne seras point confondue; Ne rougis pas, car tu ne seras pas déshonorée; Mais tu oublieras la honte de ta jeunesse, Et tu ne te souviendras plus de l’opprobre de ton veuvage.
Do not be afraid; you will no [longer] be ashamed. Previously you were ashamed [because your enemies conquered you] and caused many of your women to become widows, but [soon] you will not even remember that.
5 Car ton créateur est ton époux: L’Éternel des armées est son nom; Et ton rédempteur est le Saint d’Israël: Il se nomme Dieu de toute la terre;
[I], the Commander of the armies of angels, the Holy one of Israel, who rules over the whole earth, the one who created you, will be [like] [MET] a husband to you.
6 Car l’Éternel te rappelle comme une femme délaissée et au cœur attristé, Comme une épouse de la jeunesse qui a été répudiée, dit ton Dieu.
You were like a woman whose husband left her, and caused you to be very sad; you were like a young woman who got married when she was [very] young, and then her husband abandoned her.
7 Quelques instants je t’avais abandonnée, Mais avec une grande affection je t’accueillerai;
I abandoned you [people of Jerusalem] for a while, but [now] I am saying, ‘I will take you back.’
8 Dans un instant de colère, je t’avais un moment dérobé ma face, Mais avec un amour éternel j’aurai compassion de toi, Dit ton rédempteur, l’Éternel.
I was very angry with you for a while, and I turned away from you. But I will act mercifully toward you and I will faithfully love you forever. That is what [I], Yahweh, your protector, say to you.
9 Il en sera pour moi comme des eaux de Noé: J’avais juré que les eaux de Noé ne se répandraient plus sur la terre; Je jure de même de ne plus m’irriter contre toi Et de ne plus te menacer.
During the time that Noah lived, I solemnly promised that I would never again allow a flood to cover the earth. So [now] I solemnly promise that I will not be angry with you again and (rebuke you/threaten to punish you).
10 Quand les montagnes s’éloigneraient, Quand les collines chancelleraient, Mon amour ne s’éloignera point de toi, Et mon alliance de paix ne chancellera point, Dit l’Éternel, qui a compassion de toi.
Even if the mountains and hills shake and collapse, I will not stop faithfully loving you, and I will not cancel my agreement to cause things to go well for you. That is what [I], Yahweh, who act mercifully, say.
11 Malheureuse, battue de la tempête, et que nul ne console! Voici, je garnirai tes pierres d’antimoine, Et je te donnerai des fondements de saphir;
You [people of Jerusalem] [APO], [your enemies acted very violently toward you]; [it was as though] your city was battered by a severe storm, and no one helped you. But [now] I will cause your city to be rebuilt with stones made of (turquoise/valuable stones), and I will cause the foundations of the city to be made of (sapphires/valuable blue stones).
12 Je ferai tes créneaux de rubis, Tes portes d’escarboucles, Et toute ton enceinte de pierres précieuses.
I will cause the towers on the city wall to be made of (rubies/valuable red stones), and all the gates of the city will be made of [other] very valuable stones.
13 Tous tes fils seront disciples de l’Éternel, Et grande sera la prospérité de tes fils.
I will be the one who will teach you people and cause things to go well with you.
14 Tu seras affermie par la justice; Bannis l’inquiétude, car tu n’as rien à craindre, Et la frayeur, car elle n’approchera pas de toi.
Your [government] will be strong because of acting justly/fairly; no one will (oppress you/cause you to suffer); you will not be afraid, because there will be nothing [PRS] that will (terrorize you/cause you to become extremely afraid).
15 Si l’on forme des complots, cela ne viendra pas de moi; Quiconque se liguera contre toi tombera sous ton pouvoir.
If any army attacks you, it will not be because I have incited them to do that, and you will defeat any group that attacks you.
16 Voici, j’ai créé l’ouvrier qui souffle le charbon au feu, Et qui fabrique une arme par son travail; Mais j’ai créé aussi le destructeur pour la briser.
Think about this: (Blacksmiths/Men who make things from metal) fan the coals to make a very hot flame in order to produce weapons that can be used [in battles], but I am the one who has produced blacksmiths! And I am also the one who created people who destroy [other people and cities].
17 Toute arme forgée contre toi sera sans effet; Et toute langue qui s’élèvera en justice contre toi, Tu la condamneras. Tel est l’héritage des serviteurs de l’Éternel, Tel est le salut qui leur viendra de moi, Dit l’Éternel.
[But I am promising you that I will] not allow you to be defeated/injured by soldiers using weapons that have been made to attack you, and when others try to accuse you, you will (refute them/show that they are wrong). That is the reward that I will give to the people who serve me; I will defend them; that is what [I], Yahweh, promise.”
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