< Isaiah 13 >

1 [I], Isaiah, the son of Amoz, received [from Yahweh] this message about Babylon [city]:
Oracle contre Babylone, qui fut révélé à Ésaïe, fils d'Amots.
2 Lift up a flag on the bare [top of a] hill, to signal [that an army should come to attack Babylon]. Shout to them and wave your hand [to signal to them] that they should march through the city gates into the palaces of the proud [rulers of Babylon]!
Sur une montagne nue dressez un étendard, élevez la voix pour les appeler, agitez la main pour qu'ils envahissent les portes des tyrans!
3 [Yahweh says], “I have commanded those soldiers to do that; I have summoned the warriors whom I have chosen to punish [the people of Babylon] because of my being very angry with them, and those soldiers will be very proud [when they do that].”
Moi-même j'ai donné l'ordre à ma sainte milice, et j'ai appelé mes héros pour exécuter mes vengeances, ceux qui tressaillent fièrement pour moi.
4 Listen to the noise on the mountains, which is the noise of a huge army marching! It is the noise made by people of many people-groups shouting. The Commander of the armies of angels has summoned this army to gather together.
On entend une rumeur sur les montagnes, comme celle d'un peuple nombreux; on entend le tumulte de royaumes, de peuples rassemblés: l'Éternel des armées fait la revue de sa milice guerrière.
5 They come from countries that are far away, from the most remote places [IDM] on the earth. They are [like] [SIM] weapons that Yahweh will use [to punish the people with whom] he is very angry, and to destroy the entire country [of Babylonia].
Ils arrivent d'un pays lointain, de l'extrémité des Cieux, l'Éternel et les instruments de sa vengeance, pour dévaster toute la terre.
6 [You people of Babylon] will scream because you will be terrified, because it will be the time that Yahweh [has determined/chosen], the time for the all-powerful [God] to destroy [your city].
Gémissez! car la journée de l'Éternel est proche; comme une ruine de par le Tout-Puissant elle arrive.
7 All of your people will be very afraid [DOU], with the result that they will be unable even to lift their arms.
Aussi toutes les mains sont lâches, et le cœur de tout homme se fond.
8 All of you will be terrified. You will have [PRS] severe pains like [SIM] a woman has when she is giving birth to a baby. You will look at each other helplessly, and it will show on your faces that you feel horror.
Ils sont dans l'épouvante, saisis de douleurs et d'angoisses, ils souffrent les maux de la femme en travail; stupéfaits ils se regardent l'un l'autre, leur visage a l'aspect de la flamme.
9 Listen to this: The day that Yahweh has appointed/chosen is near, the day that he will furiously and fiercely [punish you] because he is very angry [with you]. He will cause your land [of Babylonia] to be desolate/barren, and he will destroy [all] the sinners in it.
Voici, la journée de l'Éternel arrive cruelle, avec la fureur et l'ardente colère, pour faire de la terre une solitude, et Il en exterminera les pécheurs.
10 [When that happens], none of the stars will shine. When the sun rises, it will be dark, and there will be no light from the moon [at night].
Car les étoiles du Ciel et ses astres ne font plus briller leur lumière, le soleil s'obscurcit à son lever, et la lune ne fait plus luire sa lumière.
11 [Yahweh says], “I will punish [everyone in] the world for the evil things that they do; I will punish the wicked people for the sins that they have committed. I will stop arrogant/proud people from being proud, and I will stop ruthless people from acting cruelly.
Et je punirai le monde de sa méchanceté, et les impies de leurs crimes; et je mettrai fin à l'orgueil des superbes, et j'humilierai la hauteur des tyrans.
12 [And because I will cause most people to die], people will be harder to find than gold, harder to find than fine gold from Ophir [in Arabia].
Je rendrai les hommes plus rares que l'or fin, et les humains que les trésors d'Ophir.
13 I will shake the sky, and the earth will [also] move out of its place. That will happen when [I], the Commander of the armies of angels, punish [wicked people], when [I show them that] I am extremely angry [with them].
C'est pourquoi je ferai trembler les Cieux, et la terre sera ébranlée sur sa base, lors du courroux de l'Éternel des armées, et au jour de son ardente colère.
14 And all [the foreigners in Babylon will run around] like [SIM] deer that are being hunted, like sheep that do not have a shepherd. They will try to find other people from their countries, and [then] they will escape [from Babylon] and return to their own countries.
Alors, tel qu'une gazelle effarouchée et qu'une brebis que nul ne recueille, chacun se dirigera vers son peuple, et chacun fuira dans son pays.
15 Anyone who is captured [in Babylon] will be killed by [their enemies’] swords [DOU].
Quiconque sera trouvé, sera percé, et quiconque sera saisi, périra par l'épée.
16 Their little children will be dashed to pieces on the rocks while [their parents] watch; [their enemies] will steal everything valuable from their houses and will rape their wives.
Et leurs enfants seront écrasés sous leurs yeux, leurs maisons seront pillées et leurs femmes violées.
17 Look! I am going to incite the people of Media to attack Babylon. The [army of Media] will attack Babylon, even if they are offered [DOU] silver or gold [if they promise to not attack it].
Voici, je fais lever contre eux les Mèdes qui ne tiennent pas compte de l'argent, et n'ont nul penchant pour l'or.
18 [With] their arrows, the [soldiers of Media] will shoot the young men [of Babylon]; they will not [even] act mercifully [DOU] toward infants or children!”
Et leurs arcs mettront les jeunes gens en pièces, pour le fruit porté dans le sein ils seront sans pitié, et pour les enfants ils ne s'attendriront point.
19 Babylon has been a very beautiful [MTY] city; [all] the people of Babylonia have been very proud of Babylon, [their capital city]; [but] God will destroy Babylon, like [SIM] he destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah.
Et Babel, l'ornement des empires, la pompe orgueilleuse des Chaldéens, sera comme Sodome et Gomorrhe que Dieu bouleversa.
20 No one will ever live in Babylon again. It will be deserted forever. (Nomads/People who travel from place to place to live) will refuse to set up their tents there; shepherds will not bring their flocks of sheep to rest there.
Elle ne sera plus jamais habitée, plus peuplée d'âge en âge; l'Arabe n'y placera plus sa tente, ni les bergers leur parc.
21 Instead, animals that live in the desert will be there; jackals/wolves will live in [the ruins of] the houses. Owls (OR, Ostriches) will live in [the ruins], and wild goats will romp/jump around [there].
Et elle sera le parc des bêtes du désert, et les hiboux rempliront ses maisons, et les autruches y prendront leur gîte, et les satyres y danseront.
22 Hyenas will howl in the [ruined] towers, and jackals/wolves will make their dens in [the ruins of] the palaces that [were previously] very beautiful. The time when [Babylon will be destroyed] is very near; Babylon will not exist much longer.
Et dans leurs palais les hyènes s'entre-répondront, et les chacals dans leurs maisons de plaisance. Et son temps est proche, et le délai ne sera pas prolongé pour elle.

< Isaiah 13 >