Joël 3

1 Car voici, en ces jours, en ce temps-là, Quand je ramènerai les captifs de Juda et de Jérusalem,

[Yahweh says this]: “At that time [DOU], I will enable [the people of] Jerusalem and [other places in] Judah to prosper again.

2 Je rassemblerai toutes les nations, Et je les ferai descendre dans la vallée de Josaphat; Là, j’entrerai en jugement avec elles, Au sujet de mon peuple, d’Israël, mon héritage, Qu’elles ont dispersé parmi les nations, Et au sujet de mon pays qu’elles se sont partagé.

[Then] in the Valley of Judgment I will gather together [the people of] all the [other] nations; I will judge [and punish] them because they scattered my Israeli people and forced them to go to other countries. They divided up my land

3 Ils ont tiré mon peuple au sort; Ils ont donné le jeune garçon pour une prostituée, Ils ont vendu la jeune fille pour du vin, et ils ont bu.

and they (threw marked stones/cast lots) to determine who would get [each of] my people. Then they sold [some of] the Israeli boys and girls [to get money to pay] for prostitutes and wine to drink.

4 Que me voulez-vous, Tyr et Sidon, Et vous tous, districts des Philistins? Voulez-vous tirer vengeance de moi? Si vous voulez vous venger, Je ferai bien vite retomber votre vengeance sur vos têtes.

You [people of] [APO] Tyre and Sidon [cities] and [you people of] the Philistia [region], I certainly have not [RHQ] done anything to harm you! [So] if you are trying to get revenge on me, I will very quickly get revenge on you.

5 Vous avez pris mon argent et mon or; Et ce que j’avais de plus précieux et de plus beau, Vous l’avez emporté dans vos temples.

You have taken the silver and gold and [other] things from my temple and put them in your temples.

6 Vous avez vendu les enfants de Juda et de Jérusalem aux enfants de Javan, Afin de les éloigner de leur territoire.

[You dragged away] the people of Jerusalem and [other places in] Judah, and you took them far away and sold them to people in Greece.

7 Voici, je les ferai revenir du lieu où vous les avez vendus, Et je ferai retomber votre vengeance sur vos têtes.

But I will cause my people to want to return from the places to which you sold them, and I will do to you what you did to them.

8 Je vendrai vos fils et vos filles aux enfants de Juda, Et ils les vendront aux Sabéens, nation lointaine; Car l’Éternel a parlé.

Then I will cause [some of] your sons and your daughters to be sold to the people of Judah! And [some of] them will be sold to the Sabea people-group, who live far away. [That will certainly happen because I], Yahweh, have said it.”

9 Publiez ces choses parmi les nations! Préparez la guerre! Réveillez les héros! Qu’ils s’approchent, qu’ils montent, Tous les hommes de guerre!

Proclaim to the [people of all] nations, “Prepare for a war! Summon your soldiers, and tell them to stand in their battle positions.

10 De vos hoyaux forgez des épées, Et de vos serpes des lances! Que le faible dise: Je suis fort!

[Take] your plows and make swords from them, and [take] your pruning knives and make spears from them. [Even] the weak people must [also] be like [MET] [strong] soldiers.

11 Hâtez-vous et venez, vous toutes, nations d’alentour, Et rassemblez-vous! Là, ô Éternel, fais descendre tes héros!

All you [people from the] nations that are near [Judah] must come quickly and gather [in the Valley of Judgment].” But Yahweh, [when that happens], send your army [of angels to attack them]!

12 Que les nations se réveillent, et qu’elles montent Vers la vallée de Josaphat! Car là je siégerai pour juger toutes les nations d’alentour.

The [people in] the nations near [Judah] must get ready and come to the Valley of Judgment. There Yahweh will sit and judge [and punish] them.

13 Saisissez la faucille, Car la moisson est mûre! Venez, foulez, Car le pressoir est plein, Les cuves regorgent! Car grande est leur méchanceté,

[They are like] [MET] crops that are ready to be harvested; so [strike them like] [MET] [a farmer] swings his sickle to cut the grain. They are like [MET] grapes that are piled high in the pits where they will be pressed; because they are very wicked, [punish them severely] [MET] now, like [MET] [a farmer] tramples on the grapes until the pits are full of juice.

14 C’est une multitude, une multitude, Dans la vallée du jugement; Car le jour de l’Éternel est proche, Dans la vallée du jugement.

[There will be] huge crowds of people in that Valley of Judgment. It will soon be the time that Yahweh [will punish them].

15 Le soleil et la lune s’obscurcissent, Et les étoiles retirent leur éclat.

[At that time] there will be no light from the sun or moon, and the stars will not shine.

16 De Sion l’Éternel rugit, De Jérusalem il fait entendre sa voix; Les cieux et la terre sont ébranlés. Mais l’Éternel est un refuge pour son peuple, Un abri pour les enfants d’Israël.

From Zion [Hill] in Jerusalem Yahweh will shout, and his voice will be like thunder, and his voice will cause the sky and the earth to shake. But Yahweh will protect [MET] his people; he will be like [MET] a strong wall behind which the people of Israel will be protected.

17 Et vous saurez que je suis l’Éternel, votre Dieu, Résidant à Sion, ma sainte montagne. Jérusalem sera sainte, Et les étrangers n’y passeront plus.

[Yahweh says], “At that time, you Israeli people will know that I am Yahweh, your God. I live on Zion, my sacred hill. Jerusalem will be a sacred [city], and [soldiers from] other countries will never conquer it again.

18 En ce temps-là, le moût ruissellera des montagnes, Le lait coulera des collines, Et il y aura de l’eau dans tous les torrents de Juda; Une source sortira aussi de la maison de l’Éternel, Et arrosera la vallée de Sittim.

At that time, there will be vineyards covering [MTY] the hills, and [your cattle and goats on] those hills will produce plenty of milk. The streams in Judah will never dry up. And a stream will flow from my temple into the Acacia Valley [northeast of the Dead Sea].

19 L’Égypte sera dévastée, Édom sera réduit en désert, A cause des violences contre les enfants de Juda, Dont ils ont répandu le sang innocent dans leur pays.

[The armies of] Egypt and Edom attacked the people of Judah and killed [MTY] many people who had not done anything that was wrong. So [now] those countries will become deserts,

20 Mais Juda sera toujours habité, Et Jérusalem, de génération en génération.

but there will always be people living in Jerusalem and [in other places] in Judea.

21 Je vengerai leur sang que je n’ai point encore vengé, Et L’Éternel résidera dans Sion.

[I], Yahweh, live on Zion [Hill in Jerusalem], and I will get revenge on the people [of Egypt and Edom] who killed [MTY] [many of my people].”