Isaiah 1
1 [I am] Isaiah, the son of Amoz. [Yahweh showed me] visions about Jerusalem and [all the other places in] Judah. He showed me these visions during the years that Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah were kings of Judah.
La vision d'Ésaïe, fils d'Amots, qu'il a vue touchant Juda et Jérusalem, aux jours d'Ozias, de Jotham, d'Achaz et d'Ézéchias, rois de Juda.
2 This is what Yahweh says: “All you [angels in] [APO] heaven and [all you people on] [APO] earth, listen to me! The people that I caused to exist and took care of [DOU] have rebelled against me.
Cieux, écoutez; terre, prête l'oreille; car l'Éternel parle: J'ai nourri des enfants et je les ai élevés; mais ils se sont rebellés contre moi.
3 Oxen know their owners, and donkeys know who provides food for them, but my Israeli people do not know [me]; they do not realize [that I am the one who takes care of them].”
Le bœuf connaît son possesseur, et l'âne la crèche de son maître: Israël n'a point de connaissance, mon peuple n'a point d'intelligence.
4 Terrible things will happen to that sinful nation, to those people who are guilty of sinning greatly. They are a group of very evil people, who act very unjustly. They have abandoned Yahweh, the holy one of Israel; they have (abandoned/turned away from) him.
Ah! nation pécheresse, peuple chargé d'iniquités, race de méchants, enfants corrompus! Ils ont abandonné l'Éternel, ils ont méprisé le Saint d'Israël, ils se sont détournés en arrière.
5 Why do you [RHQ] continue to [do things for which] you should be punished? Why do you continue to rebel against Yahweh? [You are like] [MET] someone whose head is badly injured and whose mind is sick/corrupt.
Où vous frapper encore si vous continuez vos révoltes? Toute la tête est malade, et tout le cœur languissant.
6 [It is as though] [MET] from the soles/bottoms of your feet to the [tops of your] heads nothing is healthy; there are only open wounds and cuts and sores that have not been cleaned or bandaged, and no [olive] oil has been put on them [to heal them].
De la plante du pied jusqu'à la tête, il n'y a rien de sain; ce ne sont que blessures, meurtrissures et plaies vives, qui n'ont point été pansées, ni bandées, ni adoucies avec l'huile.
7 [It is as though] your country is ruined/desolate; your towns have been burned. Foreigners plunder/steal the crops in your fields while you watch; they destroy everything [that they see].
Votre pays est dévasté, vos villes sont consumées par le feu, l'étranger dévore vos campagnes sous vos yeux; tout est dévasté comme après un ravage fait par l'étranger.
8 The city of Jerusalem has [already] been abandoned, it is like [SIM] a shelter in a vineyard that has been abandoned by the watchmen; it is like [SIM] a watchman’s hut in a field of melons that has been deserted. It is a city surrounded by its enemies who are waiting to attack it.
Et la fille de Sion est restée comme une cabane dans une vigne, comme une hutte dans un champ de concombres, comme une ville assiégée.
9 If the Commander of the armies of angels had not allowed a few of us [his people] to (survive/remain alive), we would have [all] been [destroyed], like [the cities of] Sodom and Gomorrah [were destroyed].
Si l'Éternel des armées ne nous eût laissé quelque petit reste, nous serions comme Sodome, nous ressemblerions à Gomorrhe!
10 You [leaders of Judah are as wicked as] the rulers of Sodom were, and you [other people in Jerusalem areas are as wicked as] the people in Gomorrah [were]. Listen to this message from Yahweh, [all of you]!
Écoutez la parole de l'Éternel, chefs de Sodome! Prêtez l'oreille à la loi de notre Dieu, peuple de Gomorrhe!
11 He says, “You continue to bring many sacrifices to me, but I do not [RHQ] want them [because you do not worship me sincerely]! You bring me many offerings to be completely burned [on the altar], [but] I (am tired/do not want any more) of your burning all those offerings, the burning rams and the fat from fat cattle. I am not pleased with the blood of bulls and lambs and goats that [the priest] pours [against the altar].
Qu'ai-je à faire, dit l'Éternel, de la multitude de vos sacrifices? Je suis rassasié d'holocaustes de béliers et de la graisse des veaux gras; je ne prends point plaisir au sang des taureaux, ni des agneaux, ni des boucs.
12 When you come to my temple to worship me, no one [RHQ] told you to trample on my courtyard while you perform all those rituals.
Quand vous venez vous présenter devant ma face, qui vous demande de fouler mes parvis?
13 Stop bringing to me those offerings, because they are useless [to me]; I am disgusted with the incense that [the priests burn]. And [your feasts to celebrate] the new moon [each month] and your (Sabbath [days]/days of rest) and your [other] festivals— I detest them because of the wicked things [that you do].
Ne continuez plus d'apporter des offrandes vaines; j'ai en horreur le parfum, la nouvelle lune, le sabbat et l'assemblée; je ne puis souffrir ensemble le crime et les solennités.
14 I [SYN] hate [all] your celebrations of each new moon and the [other] festivals that you celebrate each year. They are [like] [MET] a heavy burden that I am tired of carrying.
Mon âme hait vos nouvelles lunes et vos fêtes; elles me sont à charge; je suis las de les supporter.
15 [So], when you lift up your hands when you pray [to me], I will not [even] look at you. Even if you pray [to me very] frequently, I will not listen [to you], [because it is as though] your hands are covered with the blood [of people whom you have killed].
Quand vous étendez vos mains, je cache mes yeux de vous; quand vous multipliez les prières, je n'écoute point. Vos mains sont pleines de sang.
16 Cleanse your inner beings, and become [spiritually] clean! Stop your evil behavior! Stop doing things that are wrong!
Lavez-vous, nettoyez-vous! Otez de devant mes yeux la malice de vos actions.
17 Learn to do [things that are] good! [Try to] cause people to do what is just. Help people who are (oppressed/treated cruelly). Defend orphans and widows [when people take them to court].”
Cessez de mal faire; apprenez à bien faire; recherchez la droiture; protégez l'opprimé, faites droit à l'orphelin, défendez la veuve.
18 Yahweh says, “You need to think about the results of what you do. Even though [the guilt of] your sins be [as evident and as difficult to get rid of] as [SIM] red [stains on a white garment] [DOU], [I will get rid of them completely] [like someone who can make that stained garment] become as white as snow or wool [DOU].
Venez maintenant et débattons nos droits, dit l'Éternel. Quand vos péchés seraient comme le cramoisi, ils seront blanchis comme la neige; quand ils seraient rouges comme le vermillon, ils deviendront comme la laine.
19 If you are willing to obey [me], [I will enable] you to have plenty to eat.
Si vous obéissez volontairement, vous mangerez le meilleur du pays.
20 But, if you turn away [from me and] rebel against me, you will be killed [by your enemies’] swords. [That will surely happen, because I, ] Yahweh, have said it.”
Mais si vous résistez, si vous êtes rebelles, vous serez dévorés par l'épée; car la bouche de l'Éternel a parlé.
21 “[You people of Jerusalem previously] faithfully [worshiped only] me, but now you have become like [MET] prostitutes [who are not faithful to any husband]. Previously, people there always acted justly/fairly and righteously, but now your city [is full of] murderers.
Comment la cité fidèle est-elle devenue une prostituée? Elle était pleine de droiture, la justice habitait en elle; et maintenant, des meurtriers!
22 Previously, you were [like] [MET] pure silver, but now you have become [like] [MET] the scum that is left [when silver is purified]. Previously you were [like pure] wine, but you have become [like] [MET] wine that has [a lot of] water mixed with it.
Ton argent s'est changé en scories; ton breuvage est mêlé d'eau.
23 Your leaders are rebels; they spend time with thieves. They all want to get bribes and force others to give them gifts [in order that they do good things for them]. They do not defend orphans [in court], and they do not do all they can to enable widows to get what they should receive.
Tes princes sont des rebelles et des compagnons de voleurs; tous ils aiment les présents et courent après les récompenses; ils ne font pas droit à l'orphelin, et la cause de la veuve ne vient pas jusqu'à eux.
24 Therefore [I, ] the Commander of the armies of angels, the mighty God of Israel, say to my enemies, ‘will get revenge on you; you will not cause me any more trouble. And I will pay you back for the evil things that you did.
C'est pourquoi, voici ce que dit le Seigneur, l'Éternel des armées, le Puissant d'Israël: Ah! j'aurai satisfaction de mes adversaires, je me vengerai de mes ennemis!
25 I will raise my fist to strike you. I will [punish you severely] [MET], as though [MET] you were silver [and I needed to heat you very greatly to] melt you and get rid of the impurities.
Et je remettrai ma main sur toi, je refondrai tes scories comme avec la potasse, et j'ôterai tout ton étain.
26 [After that happens, ] I will give you good judges like you had previously; you will have [wise] counselors like you had long ago. Then people will call your city “a city where people [act] righteously, a city where people are loyal to me.”'”
Je rétablirai tes juges tels qu'ils étaient autrefois, et tes conseillers tels qu'ils étaient au commencement; après cela on t'appellera ville de la justice, cité fidèle.
27 Because the people of Jerusalem will do what is fair/just, their city will be restored; those who repent [will be saved] because of [their acting] righteously.
Sion sera rachetée par la droiture, et ceux qui s'y convertiront, par la justice.
28 But rebels and sinners will be crushed by Yahweh, and those who forsake him will disappear.
Mais les rebelles et les pécheurs seront détruits ensemble, et ceux qui abandonnent l'Éternel périront.
29 You will be ashamed because [you worshiped] idols under the oak trees [that you considered to be] sacred; you will be disgraced because [you worshiped idols] in the gardens where you chose [to worship them].
Car ils seront confus à cause des chênes que vous aimez; et vous rougirez des jardins qui font vos délices.
30 You will be like [SIM] a very large tree which has withered leaves, like [SIM] a garden that [is dried up because] it has no water.
Car vous serez comme le chêne dont la feuille tombe, et comme un jardin qui n'a point d'eau.
31 Those among you who are [very] strong will become [like] [MET] dry wood, and the work they do will be [like] [MET] a spark; both they and the evil things that they do will burn up completely, and no one will be able to put out the fire.
L'homme fort sera l'étoupe, et son œuvre l'étincelle; l'un et l'autre brûleront ensemble, et il n'y aura personne qui éteigne.
