Isaïe 8
1 Et le Seigneur me dit: Prends un grand livre et écris-y en style d’homme: Enlève promptement les dépouilles, prends vite le butin.
Then Yahweh said to me, “Make a large signboard. And write clearly on it, ‘Maher-Shalal-Hash-Baz’ [which means ‘quickly (plunder/take by force) and steal everything’].”
2 Et je pris des témoins fidèles, Urie le prêtre et Zacharie fils de Barachie;
[So] I requested Uriah the [Supreme] Priest and Jeberekiah’s son Zechariah, men who were both honest/trustworthy witnesses, to watch me as I was doing that.
3 Et je m’approchai de la prophétesse, et elle conçut et enfanta un fils. Et le Seigneur me dit: Appelle son nom: Hâte-toi d’enlever les dépouilles: Empresse-toi de prendre le butin.
Then I had sex with [EUP] [my wife, who was] a prophetess, and she became pregnant and [then] gave birth to a son. Then Yahweh said to me, “Give him the name Maher-Shalal-Hash-Baz (which means ‘suddenly attacked, quickly conquered’),
4 Parce qu’avant que l’enfant sache nommer son père et sa mère, la puissance de Damas sera enlevée, ainsi que les dépouilles de Samarie devant le roi des Assyriens.
because before he is old enough to say ‘papa’ or ‘mama’, the King of Assyria will [come with his army and] quickly take away all the valuable things in Damascus and in Samaria.”
5 Et le Seigneur me parla encore, disant:
Yahweh spoke to me again and said, “[Tell the people of Judah, ]
6 Parce que ce peuple a rejeté les eaux de Siloë, qui coulent en silence, et qu’il a pris plutôt Rasin, et le fils de Romélie;
‘[I have taken good care of] you people, but you have rejected that, [thinking that] my help was very little, like [MET] the little canal through which water flows from the Gihon Spring into Jerusalem. Instead, you have been happy [to request help from] King Rezin and King Pekah.
7 À cause de cela, voici que le Seigneur fera venir sur eux les eaux violentes et abondantes du fleuve, le roi des Assyriens et toute sa gloire; et il s’élèvera au-dessus de toutes ses rives, et il coulera par dessus tous ses bords;
Therefore, I will cause the people of Judah to be attacked by [the powerful army of] the King of Assyria, which will be [like] a great flood from the [Euphrates] River. Their soldiers will [be everywhere in your country, like] a river that overflows all its banks.
8 Et il ira à travers Juda, l’inondant et le traversant jusqu’au cou. Et il étendra ses ailes, remplissant l’étendue de ta terre, ô Emmanuel.
Those soldiers will go all over Judah— [like a river whose water] [MET] rises as high as a person’s neck. Their army will spread over the land [quickly], like an eagle, and they will cover your entire land! But I will be with you!’”
9 Rassemblez-vous, peuples, et soyez vaincus; et écoutez, vous toutes, terres lointaines, fortifiez-vous et soyez vaincues, ceignez-vous pour le combat, soyez vaincues;
Listen, all you [people in] distant countries! [You can] prepare to attack Judah. [You can] prepare [for battle, and shout your] war-cries, but your [armies will] be crushed/shattered!
10 Formez des desseins, et ils seront dissipés; dites une parole, et elle ne sera pas exécutée, parce qu’avec nous est Dieu.
[You can] prepare for what you will do [to attack Judah], but what you plan to do will not happen! You will not succeed, because God is with us!
11 Car voici ce que m’a dit le Seigneur, quand, me tenant par une main puissante, il m’a instruit, afin que je n’allasse point dans la voie de ce peuple disant:
Yahweh strongly warned me [MTY] not to act like the [other] people in Judah did. He said to me,
12 Ne dites pas: Conjuration; car tout ce que dit ce peuple est conjuration; ne craignez pas ce qu’il craint et ne vous effrayez point.
“Do not say that everything that people do is conspiring/rebelling [against the government], like [other] people say, and do not (be afraid of/worry about) the things that other people are afraid of.
13 Sanctifiez le Seigneur des armées; qu’il soit lui-même votre frayeur, et lui-même votre terreur.
[I, ] the Commander of the armies of angels, am the one you should consider to be holy. And I am the one you should fear, the one you should revere.
14 Et il vous sera en sanctification. Mais il sera en pierre d’achoppement et en pierre de scandale aux deux maisons d’Israël; en lacs et en ruine aux habitants de Jérusalem.
I will protect you(sg). [But as for] the [other] people [MTY] in Israel and Judah, I will be [like] [MET] a stone that causes people to stumble, a rock that causes them to fall down. [And as for] the people of Jerusalem, I will be [like] [MET] a trap or a snare [DOU].
15 Et le plus grand nombre d’entre eux se heurteront, et tomberont, et seront brisés, et ils s’embarrasseront dans des filets et ils seront pris.
Many [people] will stumble and fall down and never get up again. They will experience great troubles; they will be captured [by their enemies].”
16 Lie le témoignage, scelle la loi pour mes disciples,
[So, I say to you who are my disciples], seal up this scroll on which I have written the messages that God has given to me, and give his instructions to [others] who have accompanied me.
17 Et j’attendrai le Seigneur qui cache sa face à la maison de Jacob, et je l’attendrai.
I will wait to see what Yahweh [will do]. He has rejected the descendants [MTY] of Jacob, but I will confidently expect him to help me.
18 Me voici, moi et les enfants que le Seigneur m’a donnés pour être un signe et un présage dans Israël, par l’ordre du Seigneur des armées qui habite sur la montagne de Sion.
I and the children that Yahweh has given to me are [like] signs to warn [the people of] Israel; we are warnings from the Commander of the armies of angels the one who lives [in his temple] on Zion Hill [in Jerusalem].
19 Et lorsqu’on vous dira: Consultez les pythoniens et les devins qui bruissent dans leurs enchantements, répondez: Est-ce qu’un peuple ne consultera pas son Dieu? Consulte-t-on les morts pour les vivants?
Some people may urge you(pl) to (consult/go and talk with) those who talk with the spirits of dead people or with those who say that they receive messages from those spirits. They whisper and mutter [about what we should do in the future]. But God is [RHQ] the one whom we should ask to guide us! It is ridiculous [RHQ] for people who are alive to request spirits of dead people to tell us [what we should do]!
20 Recourez plutôt à la loi, et au témoignage. Que s’ils ne parlent pas conformément à cette parole, la lumière du matin ne sera pas pour eux.
Pay attention to God’s instructions and teaching! If people do not say things that agree with what God teaches us, [what they say is worthless]. [It is as though] those people are in darkness.
21 Et ils passeront au milieu d’elle, et ils tomberont, et ils souffriront la faim; et lorsqu’ils souffriront la faim, ils se mettront en colère, et ils maudiront leur roi et leur Dieu, et ils regarderont en haut.
They will wander through the land, worried/discouraged and hungry. And when they become [very] hungry, they will become very angry. They will look up [toward heaven] and curse God and [will also] curse their king.
22 Et ils porteront leurs regards vers la terre, et voilà la tribulation et les ténèbres, l’abattement et l’angoisse, une nuit sombre qui les poursuivra, et ils ne pourront échapper à leur angoisse.
They will look around the land and see only trouble/distress and darkness and things that cause them to despair. And [then] they will be thrown into the very black darkness [of hell]. (questioned)
