< Jérémie 30 >

1 La parole qui fut [adressée] à Jérémie par l'Eternel, en disant:
Yahweh gave me another message. He said,
2 Ainsi a parlé l'Eternel, le Dieu d'Israël, en disant: écris-toi dans un livre toutes les paroles que je t'ai dites.
“[I], Yahweh, the God whom the Israeli people [say they belong to], am telling you that you should write down everything that I have said to you.
3 Car voici, les jours viennent, dit l'Eternel, que je ramènerai les captifs de mon peuple d'Israël et de Juda, a dit l'Eternel, et je les ferai retourner au pays que j'ai donné à leurs pères, et ils le posséderont.
[I want you to know that] some day I will free my people, [the people of] Israel and Judah, from being slaves [in Babylon]. I will bring them back to this land that I gave to their ancestors, and this land will belong to them again. [That will surely happen because] I, Yahweh, have said it.”
4 Et ce sont ici les paroles que l'Eternel a prononcées touchant Israël, et Juda:
Yahweh gave [to me] another message concerning [the people of] Israel and Judah.
5 Ainsi a donc dit l'Eternel: nous avons ouï un bruit d'épouvantement et de frayeur, et il n'y a point de paix.
This is what he said: “I hear people screaming because they are terrified [DOU]; there is no peace [in the land].
6 Informez-vous, je vous prie, et considérez si un mâle enfante; pourquoi donc ai-je vu tout homme tenant ses mains sur ses reins comme une femme qui enfante? et [pourquoi] tous les visages sont-ils jaunes?
But think about this: Men certainly do not [RHQ] give birth to babies. Therefore, why do strong men stand there, with their faces very white/pale, with their hands pressed against their stomachs, like women who are about to give birth to babies?
7 Hélas! que cette journée-là est grande, il n'y en a point eu de semblable, et elle sera un temps de détresse à Jacob; [mais] il en sera pourtant délivré.
[Terrible things will soon happen]; that will be a terrible day! There has never been such a time. It will be a time when [my] Israeli people will experience great trouble, but [finally] they will be saved [from their sufferings].”
8 Et il arrivera en ce jour-là, dit l'Eternel des armées, que je briserai son joug de dessus ton cou, et que je romprai tes liens; et les étrangers ne t'asserviront plus;
The Commander of the armies of angels says this: “At that time [it will be as though] I will sever/cut the ropes [that are around my people], and I will free them from being (slaves/forced to do what the King of Babylon wants them to do) [MET]. People in other countries will no longer be their bosses.
9 Mais ils serviront l'Eternel leur Dieu, et David leur Roi, lequel je leur susciterai.
My people will [again] serve me, Yahweh, their God, and [they will serve a king who is a descendant of] King David; [they will serve the king] whom I will appoint for them.
10 Toi donc, mon serviteur Jacob, ne crains point, dit l'Eternel, et ne t'épouvante point, ô Israël! car voici, je m'en vais te délivrer du pays éloigné; et ta postérité du pays de leur captivité; et Jacob retournera, il sera en repos et à son aise, et il n'y aura personne qui lui fasse peur.
So, [you people of] Israel who serve me, do not be dismayed/worried [now], because [some day] I will bring you back from distant places; I will bring your descendants [back home] from the land to which they were exiled. [Then you] Israeli people will [again] live peacefully and safely, and there will not be any [nation] that will cause you to be terrified.
11 Car je suis avec toi, dit l'Eternel, pour te délivrer; et même je consumerai entièrement toutes les nations parmi lesquelles je t'aurai dispersé; mais quant à toi, je ne te consumerai point entièrement, mais je te châtierai par mesure, et je ne te tiendrai pas entièrement pour innocent.
I, Yahweh, say that I will be with you and will rescue you; I will completely destroy the nations to which I have scattered you. But I will not completely destroy you. I will punish you [for your many sins], but I will punish you [only] as severely as you deserve: I would be doing wrong if I did not punish you at all.”
12 Car ainsi a dit l'Eternel: ta blessure est hors d'espérance, [et] ta plaie est fort douloureuse.
Yahweh [also] says this: “[You have (suffered very much/endured many disasters)]; [it is as though] you have a terrible wound that cannot be cured.
13 Il n'y a personne qui défende ta cause pour nettoyer [ta plaie]; il n'y a point pour toi de remède qui y fasse revenir la chair.
There is no one to help you, no one to put a bandage on your wound. There is no [medicine that will] heal you.
14 Tous tes amoureux t'ont oubliée, ils ne te cherchent point; car je t'ai frappée d'une plaie d'ennemi, d'un châtiment [d'homme] cruel, à cause de la grandeur de tes iniquités; tes péchés se sont renforcés.
All your allies [MET] have deserted you and they do not want to help you [any more]. [It is true that] I have punished you severely, [like your] enemies would wound you, because you have committed many sins and you are very guilty.
15 Pourquoi cries-tu à cause de ta plaie? ta douleur est hors d'espérance; je t'ai fait ces choses à cause de la grandeur de ton iniquité, tes péchés se sont renforcés.
[Because that is true], why do you protest about my punishing you, [as though I had caused] a wound that could not be cured [RHQ]? It was necessary for me to punish you, because you had committed many sins and you were very guilty.
16 Néanmoins tous ceux qui te dévorent, seront dévorés, et tous ceux qui te mettent dans la détresse iront en captivité; et tous ceux qui te fourragent seront fourragés; et j'abandonnerai au pillage tous ceux qui te pillent.
But [some day] all those who [are trying to] destroy you will be destroyed; all your enemies will be exiled [to other nations]. All those who have stolen things from you will have their [valuable] possessions stolen, and all those who attack you will be attacked.
17 Même je consoliderai tes plaies, et te guérirai de tes blessures, dit l'Eternel. Parce qu'ils t'ont appelée la déchassée, [et qu'ils ont dit: ] c'est Sion, personne ne la recherche:
[Everyone] says that you are (outcasts/people that they no longer associate with), and that [you live in] Jerusalem, a city that no one cares about.” But Yahweh says, “I will heal your injuries/wounds and cause you to be healthy again.”
18 Ainsi a dit l'Eternel: voici, je m'en vais ramener les captifs des tentes de Jacob, et j'aurai pitié de ses pavillons; la ville sera rétablie sur son sol, et le palais sera assis en sa place.
This is what Yahweh says: “I will bring the people of Israel back from the lands to which they were taken and enable them to possess their land and their houses again. [When that happens], Jerusalem will be rebuilt on top of its ruins, and the [king’s] palace will be rebuilt to be like it was before.
19 Et il sortira d'eux actions de grâces et voix de gens qui rient, et je les multiplierai, et ils ne seront plus diminués; et je les agrandirai, et ils ne seront point rendus petits.
People will [again] sing joyfully to thank [me], and I will cause there to be more people [in Jerusalem], not fewer; I will cause them to be honored, not despised.
20 Et ses enfants seront comme auparavant, et son assemblée sera affermie devant moi, et je punirai tous ceux qui l'oppriment.
Their children will [prosper] like they did before. I will cause them to be a group of people [who worship] me, and I will punish any [nation] that oppresses them.
21 Et celui qui aura autorité sur lui sera de lui, et son dominateur sortira du milieu de lui, je le ferai approcher, et il viendra vers moi; car qui est celui qui ait disposé son cœur pour venir vers moi? dit l'Eternel.
One of their own people will be their king, and I will invite him to come close to me [to worship me], because no one [RHQ] would (dare/have courage) to come close to me [if I did not invite him].
22 Et vous serez mon peuple, et je serai votre Dieu.
You [Israeli people] will be my people, and I will be your God.”
23 Voici, la tempête de l'Eternel, la fureur est sortie, un tourbillon qui s'entasse; il se posera sur la tête des méchants.
Yahweh will punish [MTY] [your enemies]; [it will be like a great] storm; it will come down [like] a whirlwind, swirling around the heads of wicked people.
24 L'ardeur de la colère de l'Eternel ne se détournera point, jusqu’à ce qu'il ait exécuté et mis en effet les desseins de son cœur; vous entendrez ceci aux derniers jours.
He will not stop being angry until he completely accomplishes [all] that he has planned. In the future, you will understand [all] of this [clearly].

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