Ezekiel 8

1 And it happened that, in the sixth year, in the sixth month, on the fifth of the month, I was sitting in my house, and the elders of Judah were sitting before me, and the hand of the Lord God fell upon me there.

En la huitième année, le cinquième mois, le cinquième jour du mois, j'étais assis dans ma maison, et les anciens de Juda étaient assis devant moi. Et sur moi vint la main du Seigneur.

2 And I saw, and behold, there was an image with the appearance of fire. From the appearance of his waist, and downward, there was fire. And from his waist, and upward, there was the appearance of splendor, like the sight of amber.

Et je regardais, et je vis l'image d'un homme; au-dessus des reins, il était feu; au-dessous des reins, il était comme une vision d'émail.

3 And as the image of a hand went out, it took hold of me by a lock of my head. And the Spirit lifted me up between earth and heaven. And he brought me into Jerusalem, within a vision of God, next to the inner gate that looked toward the north, where there was stationed an idol of rivalry, so as to provoke an envious emulation.

Et il étendit l'image d'une main, et il me prit par les cheveux, et l'esprit me ravit entre le ciel et la terre, et il me conduisit à Jérusalem, en une vision de Dieu, sur le vestibule de la porte qui regarde l'aquilon, où était la colonne de l'acheteur.

4 And behold, the glory of the God of Israel was there, in accord with the vision that I had seen in the plain.

Et voilà qu'il y avait la gloire de Dieu, semblable à la vision que j'avais eue dans le champ.

5 And he said to me: “Son of man, lift up your eyes to the way of the north.” And I lifted up my eyes to the way of the north. And behold, from the north of the gate of the altar was the idol of rivalry, at the same entrance.

Et le Seigneur me dit: Fils de l'homme, tourne tes yeux du côté de l'aquilon. Et je tournai les yeux du côté de l'aquilon; et voilà que de là je regardai à la porte orientale.

6 And he said to me: “Son of man, you see what these ones are doing, the great abominations that the house of Israel is committing here. Do you not think, then, that I should withdraw far away from my own sanctuary? But if you turn again, you will see even greater abominations.”

Et le Seigneur me dit: Fils de l'homme, as-tu vu ce qu'ils font? Ils commettent ici de grandes abominations, telles qu'ils me font partir de mon sanctuaire; mais tu verras des iniquités plus grandes encore.

7 And he led me in by the door of the atrium. And I saw, and behold, there was an opening in the wall.

Et il me conduisit sur le vestibule du parvis,

8 And he said to me: “Son of man, dig in the wall.” And when I had dug in the wall, there appeared one door.

Et il me dit: Fils de l'homme, creuse; et je creusai; et voilà qu'il y avait une porte.

9 And he said to me: “Enter and see the most wicked abominations which they are committing here.”

Et il me dit: Entre, et vois les iniquités qu'ils commettent ici;

10 And entering, I saw, and behold, every kind of image of reptiles and animals, the abominations, and all of the idols of the house of Israel were depicted on the wall all around, throughout the entire place.

Et j'entrai, et je regardai, et voilà qu'il y avait des vanités, des abominations, et toutes les idoles de la maison d'Israël dessinées sur les murs tout autour.

11 And there were seventy men out of the elders of the house of Israel, with Jaazaniah, the son of Shaphan, standing in their midst, and they stood before the pictures. And each one had a censer in his hand. And a cloud of smoke rose up from the incense.

Et il y avait soixante-dix hommes des anciens de la maison d'Israël; et au milieu Jéchonias, fils de Saphan, se tenait debout devant eux, et chacun tenait à la main un encensoir, et la fumée de l'encens s'élevait.

12 And he said to me: “Certainly, son of man, you see what the elders of the house of Israel are doing in the darkness, each one while hidden in his chamber. For they say: ‘The Lord does not see us. The Lord has forsaken the earth.’”

Et le Seigneur me dit: Tu as vu, fils de l'homme, ce que font les anciens de la maison d'Israël, chacun dans sa chambre la plus secrète, parce qu'ils ont dit: Le Seigneur ne nous voit pas; le Seigneur a délaissé la terre!

13 And he said to me: “If you turn again, you will see even greater abominations, which these ones are committing.”

Et il me dit: Tu verras des iniquités encore plus grandes que celles-ci.

14 And he led me in through the door of the gate of the Lord’s house, which looked toward the north. And behold, women were sitting there, mourning for Adonis.

Et il me conduisit sur le vestibule de la porte du temple qui regarde l'aquilon, et voilà qu'il y avait là des femmes assises qui pleuraient Thammuz.

15 And he said to me: “Certainly, son of man, you have seen. But if you turn again, you will see even greater abominations than these.”

Et le Seigneur me dit: Fils de l'homme, tu as vu et tu verras des choses pires encore que celle-ci.

16 And he led me into the inner atrium of the house of the Lord. And behold, at the door of the temple of the Lord, between the vestibule and the altar, there were about twenty-five men with their backs toward the temple of the Lord, and their faces toward the east. And they were adoring toward the rising of the Sun.

Et il me conduisit dans le parvis intérieur du temple; dans le vestibule du temple, entre le portique et l'autel, il y avait environ vingt hommes tournant le dos au temple et regardant devant eux, et ces hommes adoraient le soleil.

17 And he said to me: “Certainly, son of man, you have seen. Can this be so trivial to the house of Judah, when they commit these abominations, just as they have committed here, that, having filled the earth with iniquity, they now turn to provoke me? And behold, they are applying a branch to their nose.

Et il me dit: Tu as vu, fils de l'homme: est-ce peu pour la maison de Juda, de commettre les abominations qu'ils ont commises ici; car ils ont rempli d'iniquités la terre? Et voilà qu'ils sont comme des railleurs.

18 Therefore, I also will act toward them in my fury. My eye will not be lenient, nor will I take pity. And when they will have cried out to my ears with a loud voice, I will not heed them.”

Et moi je les traiterai avec colère, et mon œil sera sans pitié, et je serai sans miséricorde.