Isaïe 19
1 Oracle sur l'Égypte. Voici, l'Éternel est porté sur un nuage léger; il vient en Égypte, et les idoles d'Égypte tremblent devant lui, et le cœur des Égyptiens se fond au-dedans d'eux.
[I received] this message [from Yahweh] about Egypt: “Listen to this! I, Yahweh, am coming to Egypt, riding on a fast-moving cloud. The idols in Egypt will tremble when [I appear], and the people of Egypt will be extremely afraid [IDM].
2 J'armerai l'Égyptien contre l'Égyptien; et ils combattront chacun contre son frère, et chacun contre son ami, ville contre ville, et royaume contre royaume.
I will cause the people of Egypt to fight against each other: men will fight against their brothers, neighbors will fight against each other, people of one city will fight against the people of another city, people of one province will fight against the people of another province.
3 Et l'esprit de l'Égypte s'évanouira au milieu d'elle; je détruirai son conseil, et ils consulteront les idoles et les enchanteurs, les évocateurs d'esprits et les devins.
The people of Egypt will become very discouraged, and I will cause their plans not to be successful. They will plead with idols and sorcerers and those who talk with spirits of dead people to tell them what they should do.
4 Je livrerai l'Égypte aux mains d'un maître dur; et un roi cruel dominera sur eux, dit le Seigneur, l'Éternel des armées.
Then I will enable someone who will treat them very cruelly to become their king [DOU].” That is what I, the Commander of the armies of angels, say.
5 Et les eaux de la mer manqueront; la rivière se desséchera, et tarira.
[Some day] the water in the [Nile] River will dry up, and the riverbed will become very dry [DOU].
6 Les rivières deviendront infectes; les canaux de l'Égypte s'abaisseront et tariront; les roseaux et les joncs dépériront.
The branches of the river will all dry up [DOU] The canals along the river will stink because of the rotting reeds and (bulrushes/tall grass).
7 Les prairies du fleuve, celles qui bordent le fleuve, tout ce qui est semé sur ses rives, sécheront, s'en iront en poussière, et ne seront plus.
All the plants along the river and all the crops will dry up; then they will blow away and disappear.
8 Les pêcheurs gémiront; tous ceux qui jettent l'hameçon dans le fleuve se lamenteront, et ceux qui étendent les filets sur les eaux s'affligeront.
The fishermen will throw into the river lines with hooks on them and nets, and then they will groan and be very discouraged; they will be sad [because there will be no fish in the river].
9 Ceux qui travaillent le fin lin seront confus, et ceux qui tissent des étoffes blanches.
Those who weave cloth from flax will not know what to do, because there will be no thread for them to weave.
10 Les colonnes du pays seront brisées, et tous les mercenaires seront dans l'abattement.
They will all despair and be very discouraged.
11 Les princes de Tsoan ne sont que des insensés; les sages conseils de Pharaon sont un conseil sans intelligence. Comment dites-vous à Pharaon: Je suis le fils des sages, le fils des anciens rois?
The officials in Zoan [city in northern Egypt] are foolish. The advice that they gave to the king was worthless. Why do they continue to tell the king that they are wise, that they are descendants of wise kings who lived long ago [RHQ]?
12 Où sont-ils donc tes sages? Qu'ils t'annoncent maintenant, qu'ils découvrent ce que l'Éternel des armées a résolu contre l'Égypte!
King, (where are your wise counselors now?/You have no wise counselors now!) [RHQ] If you had any wise counselors, they could tell you what the Commander of the armies of angels has planned to do to Egypt [SAR]!
13 Les princes de Tsoan ont perdu le sens; les princes de Noph sont abusés; l'Égypte est égarée par les chefs de ses tribus.
[Yes], the officials of Zoan have become foolish, and the leaders in Memphis [city in northern Egypt] have deceived themselves. [All] leaders of the people have (caused their people to do wrong things/led their people astray).
14 L'Éternel a répandu au milieu d'elle un esprit de vertige, et ils égarent l'Égypte dans toutes ses entreprises, comme un homme ivre qui chancelle en vomissant.
Yahweh has caused them to be very foolish, with the result that in everything that they do, [it is as though the people of] Egypt stagger like [SIM] a drunken person staggers [and slips] in his own vomit.
15 Et il n'y aura rien qui serve à l'Égypte, de tout ce que feront la tête et la queue, la palme et le jonc.
There is no one in Egypt, rich or poor, important or unimportant, [who will be able to help them].
16 En ce jour-là, l'Égypte sera comme des femmes; elle sera éperdue et épouvantée, en voyant s'agiter la main de l'Éternel des armées, qu'il agitera contre elle.
At that time, the people of Egypt will be [as helpless] as [SIM] women. They will tremble, being terrified [because they know that] the Commander of the armies of angels has raised his fist, [ready to strike/punish them].
17 Alors la terre de Juda sera la terreur de l'Égypte; tous ceux à qui l'on en parlera seront épouvantés, à cause du dessein que l'Éternel des armées, va former contre elle.
The people of Egypt will be afraid of the people of Judah, and anyone who mentions Judah to them will cause them to be terrified, because [that will remind them] of what Yahweh, the Commander of the armies of angels, is planning to do to them.
18 En ce jour-là, il y aura cinq villes, au pays d'Égypte, qui parleront la langue de Canaan et qui jureront obéissance à l'Éternel des armées. Ir-Hérès (ville sauvée) sera le nom de l'une d'elles.
At that time, [people in] five cities in Egypt will solemnly declare that they will serve Yahweh. They will [learn to] speak the Hebrew language. One of those cities will be called ‘City of the Sun’.
19 En ce jour-là, il y aura un autel érigé à l'Éternel au milieu du pays d'Égypte, et un monument dressé à l'Éternel sur la frontière;
At that time, there will be an altar for worshiping Yahweh in the center of Egypt, and there will be a (pillar/large rock) to honor Yahweh at the border [between Egypt and Israel].
20 Ce sera, pour l'Éternel des armées, un signe et un témoignage dans le pays d'Égypte; car ils crieront à l'Éternel à cause des oppresseurs, et il leur enverra un Sauveur et un défenseur pour les délivrer.
That will be a sign to indicate that the Commander of the armies of angels is worshiped in the land of Egypt. And when the people cry out to Yahweh to help them because others are (oppressing them/causing them to suffer), he will send to them someone who will defend and rescue them.
21 Et l'Éternel se fera connaître aux Égyptiens, et les Égyptiens connaîtront l'Éternel en ce jour-là; ils offriront des sacrifices et des oblations; ils feront des vœux à l'Éternel et les accompliront.
Yahweh will enable the people of Egypt to know who he is, and at that time they will have a close relationship with Yahweh and worship him and bring to him offerings of grain and other sacrifices. They will solemnly promise to do things for Yahweh, and they will do what they promise.
22 L'Éternel frappera les Égyptiens; il les frappera et les guérira; ils retourneront à l'Éternel, qui se laissera fléchir par leurs prières, et les guérira.
After Yahweh has punished Egypt, he will cause their troubles to end. The people of Egypt will turn to Yahweh, and he will listen when they plead to him [for help], and he will cause their troubles to cease.
23 En ce jour-là, il y aura une route d'Égypte en Assyrie; les Assyriens viendront en Égypte, et les Égyptiens en Assyrie; et l'Égyptien avec l'Assyrien serviront l'Éternel.
At that time, there will be a highway between Egypt and Assyria. [As a result], the people of Egypt will [be able to] travel [easily] to Assyria, and the people of Assyria [will be able to travel easily] to Egypt. And the people of both countries will worship [Yahweh].
24 En ce jour-là, Israël sera joint, lui troisième, à l'Égypte et à l'Assyrie, bénis ensemble au milieu de la terre.
And Israel will be their ally. All three nations will be [friendly to] each other, and the people of Israel will be a blessing to the people of the entire world.
25 Et l'Éternel des armées les bénira, disant: Bénis soient l'Égypte, mon peuple, et Assur, l'ouvrage de mes mains, et Israël, mon héritage!
The Commander of the armies of angels will bless them, saying, “[You people of] Egypt are now my people. You people of Assyria, I have established your country. You people of Israel are the people whom I have chosen to belong to me.”
