Isaiah 38
1 About that time, Hezekiah became [very] ill and was close to dying. [So] I went to see him. And I gave him this message: “This is what Yahweh says: ‘You should tell the people in your palace what you want them to do after you die, because you will not recover from this illness. You are going to die’”
En ces jours-là, Ézéchias fut malade à la mort; et Ésaïe le prophète, fils d’Amots, vint vers lui, et lui dit: Ainsi dit l’Éternel: Donne des ordres pour ta maison, car tu vas mourir et tu ne vivras pas.
2 Hezekiah turned his face toward the wall, and prayed this:
Et Ézéchias tourna sa face contre la muraille, et pria l’Éternel.
3 “Yahweh, do not forget that I have always served you very faithfully, and I have done things that pleased you!” Then Hezekiah [started to] cry loudly.
Et il dit: Hélas, Éternel! souviens-toi, je te prie, que j’ai marché devant toi en vérité et avec un cœur parfait, et que j’ai fait ce qui est bon à tes yeux. Et Ézéchias versa beaucoup de larmes.
4 [I left his room, but] Yahweh gave me this message:
Et la parole de l’Éternel vint à Ésaïe, disant:
5 “Go [back] to Hezekiah and tell him that this is what I, the God to whom your ancestor King David belonged, say: ‘I have heard what you prayed, and I have seen you crying. So listen: I will enable you to live 15 years more.
Va, et dis à Ézéchias: Ainsi dit l’Éternel, Dieu de David, ton père: J’ai entendu ta prière, j’ai vu tes larmes; voici, j’ajouterai 15 années à tes jours,
6 And, I will rescue you and this city from the power [MTY] of the King of Assyria. I will defend this city.
et je te délivrerai, toi et cette ville, de la main du roi d’Assyrie, et je protégerai cette ville.
7 And this is what I will do to prove that I will do what I have just now promised. I will cause the shadow of the sun to move ten steps backward on the sundial that was built by King Ahaz.’”
Et ceci en sera le signe pour toi, de par l’Éternel, car l’Éternel accomplira cette parole qu’il a prononcée:
8 So the shadow of the sun on the sundial moved backward ten steps.
Voici, je ferai retourner en arrière, de dix degrés, l’ombre des degrés qui est descendue sur le cadran d’Achaz, par le soleil. Et le soleil retourna sur le cadran de dix degrés, dont il était descendu.
9 When King Hezekiah was almost well again, he wrote this:
Écrit d’Ézéchias, roi de Juda, quand, ayant été malade, il fut rétabli de sa maladie.
10 I thought to myself, “Is it necessary for me to die and go to the place where the dead people are during this time of my life when I am still strong? Is Yahweh going to rob me of the remaining years that I [should live]?” (Sheol h7585)
Moi, je disais: Au méridien de mes jours j’irai dans les portes du shéol; je suis privé du reste de mes années. (Sheol h7585)
11 I said, “I will not see Yahweh [again] in this world where people are alive. I will not see my friends again, or be with others who [now] are alive in this world.
Je disais: Je ne verrai pas Jah, Jah dans la terre des vivants! Avec les habitants du lieu où tout a cessé, je ne contemplerai plus l’homme.
12 [It is as if] my life has been taken away like [SIM] a tent [whose pegs] have been pulled up by a shepherd and taken away. My time to live has been cut short, like a piece of cloth that a weaver [cuts and] rolls up [after he has finished weaving a cloth].” Suddenly, [it seemed that] my life was ending.
Ma durée s’en est allée, et elle est transportée loin de moi comme une tente de berger. J’ai, comme le tisserand, coupé ma vie; … il me séparera de la penne; du jour à la nuit, tu en auras fini avec moi.
13 I waited patiently all during the night, but [my pain was as though] [MET] I was being torn apart by lions. [It seemed that] my life was finished.
J’ai possédé mon âme jusqu’au matin; … comme un lion, ainsi il me brisait tous les os. Du jour à la nuit, tu en auras fini avec moi!…
14 [I was delirious, and] I chirped like a swift or a swallow, and moaned like a dove. My eyes became tired looking up [toward heaven] for help. I cried out, Lord, help me, [because] I am distressed!’
Comme une hirondelle, comme une grue, ainsi je grommelais, je gémissais comme une colombe; mes yeux se sont consumés [en regardant] en haut. Seigneur, je suis opprimé; garantis-moi.
15 But there was really nothing [RHQ] that I could say and ask him to reply to me, because it was Yahweh who sent this illness. [So now] I will live humbly during my [remaining] years because I am very anguished.
Que dirai-je? Il m’a parlé, et lui l’a fait. J’irai doucement, toutes mes années, dans l’amertume de mon âme.
16 Yahweh, the sufferings (OR, the promises) that you give are good, [because] what you do and what you say bring [new] life and health to us. And you restore/heal me and allow me [to continue] to live!
Seigneur, par ces choses on vit, et en toutes ces choses est la vie de mon esprit. Et tu m’as rendu la santé, et tu m’as fait vivre.
17 Truly, my suffering was good for me; you loved me, and as a result you have rescued me from dying and have also forgiven all my sins.
Voici, au lieu de la paix j’avais amertume sur amertume; mais toi, tu as aimé mon âme, [la retirant] de la fosse de destruction, car tu as jeté tous mes péchés derrière ton dos.
18 Dead people [MTY] cannot praise you; they cannot sing to praise you. Those who have descended to their graves cannot confidently expect you to faithfully [do things for them]. (Sheol h7585)
Car ce n’est pas le shéol qui te louera, [ni] la mort qui te célébrera; ceux qui descendent dans la fosse ne s’attendent plus à ta vérité. (Sheol h7585)
19 Only people who are still alive, like I am, can praise you. Fathers tell their children how you are faithful, [and if I remain alive, I will do the same thing].
Le vivant, le vivant est celui qui te louera, comme moi aujourd’hui; le père fera connaître aux fils ta vérité.
20 [I know that] Yahweh will fully heal me, [so] I will sing to praise him while others praise him playing musical instruments; I will do that every day of my life, in the temple of Yahweh.”
L’Éternel a voulu me sauver! Et nous jouerons de mes instruments à cordes tous les jours de notre vie, dans la maison de l’Éternel.
21 I had [previously] said to Hezekiah’s servants, “Prepare an ointment from [mashed] figs, and spread it on his boil, and then he will recover.” [So they did that, and Hezekiah recovered].
Et Ésaïe avait dit: Qu’on prenne une masse de figues, et qu’on la mette comme emplâtre sur l’ulcère; et il se rétablira.
22 And Hezekiah had [previously] asked, “What will Yahweh do to prove that I will [recover and be able to] go to his temple?”
Et Ézéchias avait dit: Quel est le signe que je monterai à la maison de l’Éternel?
