Isaiah 14
1 [But] Yahweh will act mercifully toward the Israeli people; he will choose [the people of] Israel [to be his people again], and he will allow them to [return here and] live in their own land again. Then people from [many] other countries will come here and unite with the Israeli people.
Car l’Éternel aura pitié de Jacob, Il choisira encore Israël, Et il les rétablira dans leur pays; Les étrangers se joindront à eux, Et ils s’uniront à la maison de Jacob.
2 People of other nations will help them to return to their [own] land, and those who come from other countries will (work for/become the servants of) the Israeli people. Those who captured people of Israel will be captured by Israeli soldiers, and the people of Israel will rule over the people who [previously] oppressed them.
Les peuples les prendront, et les ramèneront à leur demeure, Et la maison d’Israël les possédera dans le pays de l’Éternel, Comme serviteurs et comme servantes; Ils retiendront captifs ceux qui les avaient faits captifs, Et ils domineront sur leurs oppresseurs.
3 Some day Yahweh will free you [Israeli people] from suffering and trouble and from being afraid, and from being cruelly treated as slaves [MTY].
Et quand l’Éternel t’aura donné du repos, Après tes fatigues et tes agitations, Et après la dure servitude qui te fut imposée,
4 When that happens, you will make fun of the King of Babylon by saying this: “You treated us cruelly, but that has ended! Your insolently causing others to suffer is finished!
Alors tu prononceras ce chant sur le roi de Babylone, Et tu diras: Eh quoi! Le tyran n’est plus! L’oppression a cessé!
5 You evil ruler, Yahweh will get rid of your power, and you will oppress people no longer!
L’Éternel a brisé le bâton des méchants, La verge des dominateurs.
6 You attacked people many times because you were very angry with them, and you subdued/conquered [other] nations by causing them to suffer endlessly.
Celui qui dans sa fureur frappait les peuples, Par des coups sans relâche, Celui qui dans sa colère subjuguait les nations, Est poursuivi sans ménagement.
7 [But soon] everything will be quiet and peaceful on the earth. Everyone [PRS] will sing [again]!
Toute la terre jouit du repos et de la paix; On éclate en chants d’allégresse,
8 [It will be as though] even the trees in the forests will joyfully sing this song, the cyprus/pine [trees] and the cedar [trees] in Lebanon will sing it: ‘You (have been overthrown/are no longer a ruler), and now no one comes to get rid of us [MET].’
Les cyprès même, les cèdres du Liban, se réjouissent de ta chute: Depuis que tu es tombé, personne ne monte pour nous abattre.
9 The dead people are [PRS] are eagerly waiting for you to come to the place where they are. The spirits of the world leaders will be delighted to welcome you; those who were kings of many nations [before they died] will stand up [to welcome you]. (Sheol h7585)
Le séjour des morts s’émeut jusque dans ses profondeurs, Pour t’accueillir à ton arrivée; Il réveille devant toi les ombres, tous les grands de la terre, Il fait lever de leurs trônes tous les rois des nations. (Sheol h7585)
10 They will all shout to you [together], ‘Now you are as weak as we are!’
Tous prennent la parole pour te dire: Toi aussi, tu es sans force comme nous, Tu es devenu semblable à nous!
11 You were very proud and powerful, [but all] that ended when you died, along with the sounds of harps [being played in your palace]. [Now in your grave] maggots will be under you [like a sheet] [MET], and worms will cover you [like a blanket] [MET]. (Sheol h7585)
Ta magnificence est descendue dans le séjour des morts, Avec le son de tes luths; Sous toi est une couche de vers, Et les vers sont ta couverture. (Sheol h7585)
12 You have [disappeared from the earth like] [MET] a star which has fallen from the sky; you [were very well-known] [like] [MET] the morning star [which is seen by everyone]; you destroyed [many] nations, but now you have been destroyed.
Te voilà tombé du ciel, Astre brillant, fils de l’aurore! Tu es abattu à terre, Toi, le vainqueur des nations!
13 You [proudly] said to yourself, ‘I will ascend to heaven, to my throne above God’s stars. I will rule on the mountain where [the gods] gather together, far in the north.
Tu disais en ton cœur: Je monterai au ciel, J’élèverai mon trône au-dessus des étoiles de Dieu; Je m’assiérai sur la montagne de l’assemblée, A l’extrémité du septentrion;
14 I will ascend above the clouds and become like the highest/greatest god!’
Je monterai sur le sommet des nues, Je serai semblable au Très-Haut.
15 [But you were not able to do that]; instead, you were carried down to your grave, and you went to the place where the dead people are. (Sheol h7585)
Mais tu as été précipité dans le séjour des morts, Dans les profondeurs de la fosse. (Sheol h7585)
16 The [other dead] people there stare at you; they wonder what happened to you. [They say], ‘Is this the man who caused the earth to shake and caused the [people in many] kingdoms to tremble?
Ceux qui te voient fixent sur toi leurs regards, Ils te considèrent attentivement: Est-ce là cet homme qui faisait trembler la terre, Qui ébranlait les royaumes,
17 Is this the man who [tried to] cause the world to become a desert, who conquered its cities and did not allow the people whom he captured to return to their homes?’
Qui réduisait le monde en désert, Qui ravageait les villes, Et ne relâchait point ses prisonniers?
18 All the kings of the earth [who have died] were greatly honored when they were buried,
Tous les rois des nations, oui, tous, Reposent avec honneur, chacun dans son tombeau.
19 but your [corpse will] not be buried; it will be thrown away like [SIM] a worthless branch [of a tree]. Your corpse will be under a heap of other corpses of soldiers that were killed by [their enemies’] swords, and [their corpses] were not buried; you will be with those who have gone down to the stony ground in a big pit.
Mais toi, tu as été jeté loin de ton sépulcre, Comme un rameau qu’on dédaigne, Comme une dépouille de gens tués à coups d’épée, Et précipités sur les pierres d’une fosse, Comme un cadavre foulé aux pieds.
20 Your [corpse] will not be buried because you have destroyed your nation and have caused your people to be killed. The descendants of wicked people [like you] will never be honored again.
Tu n’es pas réuni à eux dans le sépulcre, Car tu as détruit ton pays, tu as fait périr ton peuple: On ne parlera plus jamais de la race des méchants.
21 [People will say], ‘Slaughter this man’s children because of the sins that their ancestors committed! Do not allow them to become rulers and conquer [all the nations in] the world, and fill the world with the cities [that they rule]!’”
Préparez le massacre des fils, A cause de l’iniquité de leurs pères! Qu’ils ne se relèvent pas pour conquérir la terre, Et remplir le monde d’ennemis!
22 [This is what] the Commander of the armies of angels says: “I [myself] will cause Babylon to be conquered. I will get rid of Babylon and its people and their descendants.
Je me lèverai contre eux, Dit l’Éternel des armées; J’anéantirai le nom et la trace de Babylone, Ses descendants et sa postérité, dit l’Éternel.
23 I will cause Babylon to be a place where owls live, a place full of swamps; I will get rid of it completely [as though] [MET] I were sweeping it with a broom. [That is what I], the Commander of the armies of angels, say.”
J’en ferai le gîte du hérisson et un marécage, Et je la balaierai avec le balai de la destruction, Dit l’Éternel des armées.
24 The Commander of the armies of angels has [also] solemnly promised this: “The things that I have planned will surely happen [DOU].
L’Éternel des armées l’a juré, en disant: Oui, ce que j’ai décidé arrivera, Ce que j’ai résolu s’accomplira.
25 [When the army of] Assyria is in my land [of Israel], I will crush them. [It will be as though] I will trample them on my mountains. My people will no longer be the slaves [MET] of the people of Assyria; [it will be as though] [MET] I will take away the burdens that are on their shoulders.
Je briserai l’Assyrien dans mon pays, Je le foulerai aux pieds sur mes montagnes; Et son joug leur sera ôté, Et son fardeau sera ôté de leurs épaules.
26 I have a plan for everyone on the earth, a plan to show my power [MTY] to punish all the nations.
Voilà la résolution prise contre toute la terre, Voilà la main étendue sur toutes les nations.
27 [I], the Commander of the armies of angels, have spoken, and no one can [RHQ] change my mind. When I raise my fist [to strike Assyria], no one [RHQ] will be able to stop me [from doing that].”
L’Éternel des armées a pris cette résolution: qui s’y opposera? Sa main est étendue: qui la détournera?
28 I received this message [from Yahweh] during the year that King Ahaz died:
L’année de la mort du roi Achaz, cet oracle fut prononcé:
29 You people of Philistia, do not rejoice that the enemy army [MET] that attacked you has been defeated and that their king is dead. He was [as dangerous as] [MET] a snake, but there will be another king, who will be more [dangerous] than a cobra; he will be [like] [MET] a quick-moving poisonous snake.
Ne te réjouis pas, pays des Philistins, De ce que la verge qui te frappait est brisée! Car de la racine du serpent sortira un basilic, Et son fruit sera un dragon volant.
30 Those of my people who are very poor will take care of their flocks of sheep, and the needy people will lie down safely, but I will cause you people [of Philistia] who are still alive [DOU] to die from famine.
Alors les plus pauvres pourront paître, Et les malheureux reposer en sécurité; Mais je ferai mourir ta racine par la faim, Et ce qui restera de toi sera tué.
31 [So], you people of Philistia, wail at the gates of your cities! You should be extremely afraid, because [a very powerful army] will come from the north [to attack you]; [their chariots will stir up the dust like] [MET] a cloud of smoke. Each of their soldiers is ready to fight.
Porte, gémis! Ville, lamente-toi! Tremble, pays tout entier des Philistins! Car du nord vient une fumée, Et les rangs de l’ennemi sont serrés.
32 If messengers [from Philistia] come to us [Israeli people], this is what we must [RHQ] tell them: “Yahweh has established Jerusalem, [not Philistia], and his people who are oppressed will be safe inside [the walls of] Jerusalem.”
Et que répondra-t-on aux envoyés du peuple? Que l’Éternel a fondé Sion, Et que les malheureux de son peuple y trouvent un refuge.
