Isaïe 57
1 Le juste périt, et nul n’y prend garde; Les gens de bien sont enlevés, et nul ne fait attention Que c’est par suite de la malice que le juste est enlevé.
Righteous people [sometimes] die [when they are still young], and no one is concerned about it. Godly people [sometimes] die because of disasters, and no one understands why. They are taken away in order that they will not endure more calamities,
2 Il entrera dans la paix, Il reposera sur sa couche, Celui qui aura suivi le droit chemin.
and now they have peace. They [continually] lived righteously, and [now] they rest [peacefully] in their graves.
3 Mais vous, approchez ici, fils de l’enchanteresse, Race de l’adultère et de la prostituée!
[Yahweh says, ] “But you who practice sorcery, come here! You who worship idols [MET], [listen to me]!
4 De qui vous moquez-vous? Contre qui ouvrez-vous une large bouche Et tirez-vous la langue? N’êtes-vous pas des enfants de péché, Une race de mensonge,
Do you realize [RHQ] whom you are ridiculing, and whom you are insulting? Do you realize [RHQ] to whom you are sticking out your tongues? [You are insulting me, Yahweh]! You are [RHQ] always rebelling against me and always lying.
5 S’échauffant près des térébinthes, Sous tout arbre vert, Égorgeant les enfants dans les vallées, Sous des fentes de rochers?
You are eager to have sex under every [big] green tree where you worship your gods. You kill your children as sacrifices [to your idols] in the dry riverbeds, and [also] offer them [as sacrifices to your idols] in the rocky caves.
6 C’est dans les pierres polies des torrents qu’est ton partage, Voilà, voilà ton lot; C’est à elles que tu verses des libations, Que tu fais des offrandes: Puis-je être insensible à cela?
[You take big] smooth stones from the riverbeds and worship them as your gods. You pour out [wine] to be an offering to them, and you bring grain [to burn for] an offering to them. Do you think that I should not punish you for doing all those things?
7 C’est sur une montagne haute et élevée que tu dresses ta couche; C’est aussi là que tu montes pour offrir des sacrifices.
You have sex [EUP] [with cult prostitutes] on every hill and mountain, and you go there to offer sacrifices [to your gods].
8 Tu mets ton souvenir derrière la porte et les poteaux; Car, loin de moi, tu lèves la couverture et tu montes, Tu élargis ta couche, et tu traites alliance avec eux, Tu aimes leur commerce, tu choisis une place.
You have put (fetishes/pagan symbols) behind your doors and doorposts, and you have deserted me. You have taken off your clothes [EUP] and climbed into your bed and invited more [of your lovers] to come to bed with you. You have paid them to have sex with you, and you have fondled their sexual organs.
9 Tu vas auprès du roi avec de l’huile, Tu multiplies tes aromates, Tu envoies au loin tes messagers, Tu t’abaisses jusqu’au séjour des morts. (Sheol h7585)
You have given [fragrant] oil and lots of perfume to your god Molech, and you sent messengers to distant countries [to find other gods to worship]; you [even tried to] send [messengers] to the place of the dead [to search for new gods]. (Sheol h7585)
10 A force de marcher tu te fatigues, Et tu ne dis pas: J’y renonce! Tu trouves encore de la vigueur dans ta main: Aussi n’es-tu pas dans l’abattement.
You became weary because of doing all those things, but you never said, ‘It is useless [for us to do that].’ You found new strength for worshiping idols, so you continued to do that [LIT].
11 Et qui redoutais-tu, qui craignais-tu, pour être infidèle, Pour ne pas te souvenir, te soucier de moi? Est-ce que je ne garde pas le silence, et depuis longtemps? C’est pourquoi tu ne me crains pas.
Was it because you were afraid [of those idols more than you were afraid of me] that you lied [about what you were doing], and you do not even think about [DOU, RHQ] me? Was it because I did not punish you for a long time that you are not afraid of me [RHQ]?
12 Je vais publier ta droiture, Et tes œuvres ne te profiteront pas.
You [think that] [IRO] the things that you have done are right, but I will tell the truth. It will not help you to do any of those things.
13 Quand tu crieras, la foule de tes idoles te délivrera-t-elle? Le vent les emportera toutes, un souffle les enlèvera. Mais celui qui se confie en moi héritera le pays, Et possédera ma montagne sainte.
When you cry out [for help] to your collection of idols, they will not rescue you. The wind will blow them away [DOU]. But those who trust in me will live in the land [of Israel], and [they will worship me on Zion], my sacred hill.”
14 On dira: Frayez, frayez, préparez le chemin, Enlevez tout obstacle du chemin de mon peuple!
Yahweh will say, “Prepare [yourselves to receive] me, [like] [MET] people build and prepare a road [for a king to come on]. Get rid of [the things that are causing you to sin] [like] [MET] people remove from a road (obstacles/things that cause people to stumble).
15 Car ainsi parle le Très-Haut, Dont la demeure est éternelle et dont le nom est saint: J’habite dans les lieux élevés et dans la sainteté; Mais je suis avec l’homme contrit et humilié, Afin de ranimer les esprits humiliés, Afin de ranimer les cœurs contrits.
Because this is what [I], Yahweh, who am holy and greatly honored and who live forever, say: I live in the highest heaven, where [everything] is holy, but I also am with those who are humble and who are sorry for the sinful things that they have done. I will greatly encourage [DOU] those who have repented.
16 Je ne veux pas contester à toujours, Ni garder une éternelle colère, Quand devant moi tombent en défaillance les esprits, Les âmes que j’ai faites.
I will not accuse [people] forever; I will not always be angry [with them], because [if I did that], people would become weak/discouraged; all the people whom I created and caused to live would die.
17 A cause de son avidité coupable, je me suis irrité et je l’ai frappé, Je me suis caché dans mon indignation; Et le rebelle a suivi le chemin de son cœur.
I was angry [with my people] because they sinned by wanting the things that others had. So because I was angry, I punished them and turned away from them, but they continued sinning.
18 J’ai vu ses voies, Et je le guérirai; Je lui servirai de guide, Et je le consolerai, lui et ceux qui pleurent avec lui.
I have seen the evil things that they continually do, but I will restore them and lead them. I will encourage/comfort them. And to those who are mourning,
19 Je mettrai la louange sur les lèvres. Paix, paix à celui qui est loin et à celui qui est près! Dit l’Éternel. Je les guérirai.
I will enable them to sing songs to praise me. I will restore [all my people], those who live near [Jerusalem] and those who live far away, and I will cause things to go well for them.
20 Mais les méchants sont comme la mer agitée, Qui ne peut se calmer, Et dont les eaux soulèvent la vase et le limon.
Wicked [people do not have peace in their inner beings]; they are like [SIM] a sea [whose waves are] always churning up mud,
21 Il n’y a point de paix pour les méchants, dit mon Dieu.
and [I], Yahweh, say that things will never (go well/be peaceful) for those who are evil.”
