Isaiah 51
1 [Yahweh says], “You people who desire to act righteously/justly, who want to do what I want you to do, listen to me! Think about Abraham! [It is as though] [MET] he was a huge rock cliff; and when you [people of Israel became a nation], [it was as though] [MET] you were cut from that rock [DOU].
Ecoutez-moi, vous qui suivez la justice, et qui cherchez l'Eternel; regardez au rocher duquel vous avez été taillés, et au creux de la citerne dont vous avez été tirés.
2 Think about your ancestor Abraham and [his wife] Sarah, of whom [all of] you are descendants. When I first spoke to Abraham, he had no children. But after I blessed him, he had a huge number of descendants.
Regardez à Abraham, votre père, et à Sara qui vous a enfantés; comment je l'ai appelé, lui étant tout seul, comment je l'ai béni, et multiplié.
3 [Some day I], Yahweh, will encourage his descendants [again], and I will comfort all [the people who live in] the ruins [of Jerusalem]. The desert in that area will become like Eden, like the garden that I, Yahweh, [made/planted]. All the people there will be joyful and happy; they will thank me and sing.
Car l'Eternel consolera Sion, il consolera toutes ses désolations, et rendra son désert semblable à Héden, et ses landes semblables au jardin de l'Eternel; en elle sera trouvée la joie et l'allégresse, la louange et la voix de mélodie.
4 My people of Judah, listen carefully [DOU] to me, because [I want you to] proclaim my laws; the just/right things that I do will be [like] [MET] a light for the people of the nations.
Ecoutez-moi donc attentivement, mon peuple, et prêtez-moi l'oreille, vous ma nation; car la Loi sortira de moi, et j'établirai mon jugement pour être la lumière des peuples.
5 I will soon/quickly rescue you [DOU]; by my power [MTY] I will bring you back [from being exiled in Babylonia] [DOU]. The people who live on islands in the ocean will wait for me [to help them], confidently expecting for me to use my power [MTY].
Ma justice est près, mon salut a paru, et mes bras jugeront les peuples; les Iles se confieront en moi, et leur confiance sera en mon bras.
6 Look up at the sky, and look at the earth, [and see what they are like now], because [some day] the sky will disappear like [SIM] smoke, and the earth will wear out like [SIM] old clothes wear out, and people on the earth will die like gnats/flies. But I will rescue/save you, and you will remain free forever, and I will rule you righteously/fairly forever.
Elevez vos yeux vers les cieux, et regardez en bas vers la terre; car les cieux s'évanouiront comme la fumée, et la terre sera usée comme un vêtement, et ses habitants mourront pareillement; mais mon salut demeurera à toujours, et ma justice ne sera point anéantie.
7 You people who know what things are right to do, and who know in your inner beings [what is written in] my laws, listen to me! Do not be afraid of people who taunt/insult you; do not be disturbed/upset when people revile you,
Ecoutez-moi, vous qui savez ce que c'est de la justice, peuple dans le cœur duquel est ma Loi; ne craignez point l'opprobre des hommes, et ne soyez point honteux de leurs reproches.
8 because [some day they will be destroyed] like [MET] clothing that is eaten by ([larvae of] moths/cockroaches), like wool garments that have been eaten by worms. I will save you people, and you will be saved forever.”
Car la teigne les rongera comme un vêtement, et le ver les dévorera comme la laine; mais ma justice demeurera à toujours, et mon salut dans tous les âges.
9 Yahweh, wake up [and do something for us]! Show your power! Do mighty things like you did long ago, when you stabbed [RHQ] that sea monster/dragon Rahab and cut it into pieces.
Réveille-toi, réveille-toi, revêts-toi de force, bras de l'Eternel, réveille-toi, comme aux jours anciens, aux siècles passés. N'es-tu pas celui qui as taillé en pièces Rahab, et qui as blessé mortellement le dragon?
10 Surely you are [RHQ] the one who caused the [Red] Sea to become dry and made a path through that deep water in order that your people could cross it!
N'est-ce pas toi qui as fait tarir la mer, les eaux du grand abîme? qui as réduit les lieux les plus profonds de la mer en un chemin, afin que les rachetés y passassent.
11 And those whom Yahweh will rescue [from being exiled in Babylonia] will [similarly] return to Jerusalem, singing. Their being joyful forever will be [like] [MET] a crown on their heads. They will not be sad or mourn any more; they will be [completely] joyful and happy.
Et ceux dont l'Eternel aura payé la rançon, retourneront, et viendront en Sion avec chant de triomphe; et une allégresse éternelle sera sur leurs têtes; ils obtiendront la joie et l'allégresse, la douleur et le gémissement s'enfuiront.
12 [Yahweh says], “I am the one who encourages you. So (why are you/you should not be) [RHQ] afraid of humans who will [wither and disappear like] [MET] grass.
C'est moi, c'est moi qui vous console; qui es-tu que tu aies peur de l'homme mortel, qui mourra, et du fils de l'homme qui deviendra [comme] du foin?
13 (Why have you/You should not have) [RHQ] forgotten [me], Yahweh, the one who created your nation, the one who stretched out the sky and laid the foundations of the earth. (Why are you/You should not be) [RHQ] continually afraid of those who are angry with you and (oppress you/treat you cruelly) and want to get rid of you. [You should not be afraid of them now], because those angry people have now disappeared!
Et tu as oublié l'Eternel qui t'a faite, qui a étendu les cieux, qui a fondé la terre; et tu t'es continuellement effrayée chaque jour à cause de la fureur de celui qui te pressait, quand il s'apprêtait à détruire; et où est [maintenant] la fureur de celui qui te pressait?
14 Soon you people who have been caused to be slaves [in Babylonia] will be freed! You will not remain in prison, and you will not die of hunger,
Il se hâtera de faire que celui qui aura été transporté d'un lieu à l'autre, soit mis en liberté, afin qu'il ne meure point dans la fosse, et que son pain ne lui manque point.
15 because I am Yahweh, your God, the one who stirs up the sea and causes the waves to roar; I am the Commander of the armies of angels!
Car je suis l'Eternel ton Dieu, qui fend la mer, et les flots en bruient; l'Eternel des armées est son Nom.
16 I have given you my message [MTY] to proclaim, and I have protected you with my hand [MTY]. I stretched out the sky and laid the foundation of the earth. And I am the one who says to you Israeli people, ‘You are my people!’”
Or j'ai mis mes paroles en ta bouche, et je t'ai couvert de l'ombre de ma main, afin que j'affermisse les cieux, et que je fonde la terre, et que je dise à Sion; tu es mon peuple.
17 [You people of] [APO] Jerusalem, wake up [DOU]! You have experienced Yahweh severely punishing [MTY] you. Yahweh has caused you to suffer much, all that he wanted you to suffer, like [MET] someone who causes another person to suffer by forcing him to drink every drop of [MTY] a cupful of bitter liquid.
Réveille-toi, réveille-toi; lève toi, Jérusalem, qui as bu de la main de l'Eternel la coupe de sa fureur; tu as bu, tu as sucé la lie de la coupe d'étourdissement.
18 [Now] you do not have any children who are alive [DOU] and able to take your hand and guide you.
Il n'y a pas un de tous les enfants qu'elle a enfantés, qui la conduise; et de tous les enfants qu'elle a nourris, il n'y en a pas un qui la prenne par la main.
19 You have experienced several disasters: Your country has become desolate/deserted; [your cities have been] destroyed; [many people have] died from hunger; [many people have been] killed by your enemies’ swords. Now, there is no one [RHQ] left to console/comfort you and sympathize with you.
Ces deux choses te sont arrivées; et qui est-ce qui te plaint? le dégât, la plaie, la famine et l'épée; par qui te consolerai-je?
20 Your children have fainted and lie in the streets; they are [as helpless as] [SIM] an antelope [that has been caught] in a net. What has happened to them is because Yahweh has been very angry with them; he has rebuked them severely.
Tes enfants se sont pâmés, ils ont été gisants aux carrefours de toutes les rues, comme un bœuf sauvage pris dans les filets, pleins de la fureur de l'Eternel, [et] de ce que ton Dieu les a réprimés.
21 So now, you people who have suffered much, [you act as though] you are drunk, but it is not because you have drunk a lot of wine.
C'est pourquoi, écoute maintenant ceci, ô affligée, et ivre! mais non pas de vin.
22 Yahweh, your Lord and your God, the one who argues/pleads your case, says this: “Note this: [It is as though] [MET] I have taken that cup of bitter liquid from your hands; I will not be angry with you and cause you to suffer any more.
Ainsi a dit l'Eternel ton Seigneur, et ton Dieu, qui plaide la cause de son peuple; voici, j'ai pris de la main la coupe d'étourdissement, la lie de la coupe de ma fureur, tu n'en boiras plus désormais.
23 Instead, I will cause those who have tormented you to suffer; [I will severely punish] those who said to you, ‘Prostrate yourselves in order that we may walk on you; [lie down on your stomachs] in order that your backs will be like [SIM] streets that we can walk on.’”
Car je la mettrai en la main de ceux qui t'ont affligée, [et] qui ont dit à ton âme; Courbe-toi, et nous passerons; c'est pourquoi tu as exposé ton corps comme la terre, et comme une rue aux passants.
