Isaiah 8
1 Then Yahweh said to me, “Make a large signboard. And write clearly on it, ‘Maher-Shalal-Hash-Baz’ [which means ‘quickly (plunder/take by force) and steal everything’].”
Yahvé me dit: « Prends une grande tablette, et écris dessus avec une plume d'homme: « Pour Maher Shalal Hash Baz »;
2 [So] I requested Uriah the [Supreme] Priest and Jeberekiah’s son Zechariah, men who were both honest/trustworthy witnesses, to watch me as I was doing that.
et je prendrai pour moi des témoins fidèles qui rendront témoignage: Urie, le prêtre, et Zacharie, fils de Jebérékia. »
3 Then I had sex with [EUP] [my wife, who was] a prophetess, and she became pregnant and [then] gave birth to a son. Then Yahweh said to me, “Give him the name Maher-Shalal-Hash-Baz (which means ‘suddenly attacked, quickly conquered’),
Je suis allé vers la prophétesse; elle conçut et enfanta un fils. Et Yahvé me dit: « Appelle-le du nom de Maher Shalal Hash Baz ».
4 because before he is old enough to say ‘papa’ or ‘mama’, the King of Assyria will [come with his army and] quickly take away all the valuable things in Damascus and in Samaria.”
Car avant que l'enfant sache dire: « Mon père » et « Ma mère », les richesses de Damas et le pillage de Samarie seront emportés par le roi d'Assyrie. »
5 Yahweh spoke to me again and said, “[Tell the people of Judah, ]
L'Éternel me parla encore, et dit:
6 ‘[I have taken good care of] you people, but you have rejected that, [thinking that] my help was very little, like [MET] the little canal through which water flows from the Gihon Spring into Jerusalem. Instead, you have been happy [to request help from] King Rezin and King Pekah.
Parce que ce peuple a refusé les eaux douces de Siloah, et qu'il s'est réjoui de Rezin et du fils de Remalia,
7 Therefore, I will cause the people of Judah to be attacked by [the powerful army of] the King of Assyria, which will be [like] a great flood from the [Euphrates] River. Their soldiers will [be everywhere in your country, like] a river that overflows all its banks.
voici que l'Éternel fait venir sur lui les eaux puissantes du fleuve: le roi d'Assyrie et toute sa gloire. Il montera par-dessus tous ses canaux, il franchira toutes ses rives.
8 Those soldiers will go all over Judah— [like a river whose water] [MET] rises as high as a person’s neck. Their army will spread over the land [quickly], like an eagle, and they will cover your entire land! But I will be with you!’”
Il s'avance vers Juda. Il débordera et passera au travers. Elle atteindra jusqu'au cou. L'extension de ses ailes remplira la largeur de ton pays, Emmanuel.
9 Listen, all you [people in] distant countries! [You can] prepare to attack Judah. [You can] prepare [for battle, and shout your] war-cries, but your [armies will] be crushed/shattered!
Faites du bruit, peuples, et soyez brisés! Écoutez, vous tous qui venez de pays lointains: habillez-vous pour la bataille, et soyez brisés! Habillez-vous pour le combat, et soyez brisés!
10 [You can] prepare for what you will do [to attack Judah], but what you plan to do will not happen! You will not succeed, because God is with us!
Tenez conseil, et vous ne réussirez pas; prononcez la parole, et elle ne tiendra pas, car Dieu est avec nous. »
11 Yahweh strongly warned me [MTY] not to act like the [other] people in Judah did. He said to me,
Car Yahvé m'a dit cela d'une main ferme, et m'a recommandé de ne pas suivre la voie de ce peuple, en disant:
12 “Do not say that everything that people do is conspiring/rebelling [against the government], like [other] people say, and do not (be afraid of/worry about) the things that other people are afraid of.
« N'appelle pas complot tout ce que ce peuple appelle complot. Ne crains pas leurs menaces et ne te laisse pas terroriser.
13 [I, ] the Commander of the armies of angels, am the one you should consider to be holy. And I am the one you should fear, the one you should revere.
C'est Yahvé des Armées que vous devez respecter comme saint. C'est lui que vous devez craindre. C'est lui que tu dois redouter.
14 I will protect you(sg). [But as for] the [other] people [MTY] in Israel and Judah, I will be [like] [MET] a stone that causes people to stumble, a rock that causes them to fall down. [And as for] the people of Jerusalem, I will be [like] [MET] a trap or a snare [DOU].
Il sera un sanctuaire, mais pour les deux maisons d'Israël, il sera une pierre d'achoppement et un rocher qui les fera tomber. Pour les habitants de Jérusalem, il sera un piège et une embûche.
15 Many [people] will stumble and fall down and never get up again. They will experience great troubles; they will be captured [by their enemies].”
Beaucoup trébucheront sur lui, tomberont, seront brisés, seront pris au piège et seront capturés. »
16 [So, I say to you who are my disciples], seal up this scroll on which I have written the messages that God has given to me, and give his instructions to [others] who have accompanied me.
Concluez l'alliance. Scelle la loi parmi mes disciples.
17 I will wait to see what Yahweh [will do]. He has rejected the descendants [MTY] of Jacob, but I will confidently expect him to help me.
J'attendrai Yahvé, qui cache sa face à la maison de Jacob, et je le chercherai.
18 I and the children that Yahweh has given to me are [like] signs to warn [the people of] Israel; we are warnings from the Commander of the armies of angels the one who lives [in his temple] on Zion Hill [in Jerusalem].
Voici, moi et les enfants que Yahvé m'a donnés, nous sommes pour des signes et des prodiges en Israël, de la part de Yahvé des armées, qui habite sur la montagne de Sion.
19 Some people may urge you(pl) to (consult/go and talk with) those who talk with the spirits of dead people or with those who say that they receive messages from those spirits. They whisper and mutter [about what we should do in the future]. But God is [RHQ] the one whom we should ask to guide us! It is ridiculous [RHQ] for people who are alive to request spirits of dead people to tell us [what we should do]!
Quand on vous dit: « Consultez ceux qui ont des esprits familiers et les sorciers, qui gazouillent et qui marmonnent », un peuple ne devrait-il pas consulter son Dieu? Ne doit-il pas consulter les morts au nom des vivants?
20 Pay attention to God’s instructions and teaching! If people do not say things that agree with what God teaches us, [what they say is worthless]. [It is as though] those people are in darkness.
Revenez à la loi et à l'alliance! S'ils ne parlent pas selon cette parole, il n'y aura pas de matin pour eux.
21 They will wander through the land, worried/discouraged and hungry. And when they become [very] hungry, they will become very angry. They will look up [toward heaven] and curse God and [will also] curse their king.
Ils y passeront, très affligés et affamés. Il arrivera que, lorsqu'ils auront faim, ils s'inquiéteront et maudiront leur roi et leur Dieu. Ils tourneront leur visage vers le haut,
22 They will look around the land and see only trouble/distress and darkness and things that cause them to despair. And [then] they will be thrown into the very black darkness [of hell]. (questioned)
puis regarderont la terre et verront la détresse, les ténèbres et les ténèbres de l'angoisse. Ils seront poussés dans d'épaisses ténèbres.
