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’].”
Et l'Eternel me dit; Prends-toi un grand rouleau, et y écris avec une touche, en grosses lettres; QU'ON SE DEPECHE DE BUTINER; IL HATE LE PILLAGE.
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.
De quoi je pris avec moi des fidèles témoins, [savoir] Urie le Sacrificateur, et Zacharie fils de Jébéréchia.
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’),
Puis je m'approchai de la Prophétesse, laquelle conçut, et enfanta un fils; et l'Eternel me dit; appelle son nom Mahersalal-has-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 crier, mon père! et ma mère! on enlèvera la puissance de Damas, et le butin de Samarie, devant le Roi d'Assur.
5 Yahweh spoke to me again and said, “[Tell the people of Judah, ]
Et l'Eternel continua encore de me parler, en disant;
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 rejeté les eaux de Siloé qui vont doucement, et qu'il s'est réjoui de Retsin, et du fils de Rémalja;
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.
Pour cette cause, voici, le Seigneur s'en va faire venir sur eux les eaux du fleuve, fortes, et grosses, [savoir] le Roi d'Assur, et toute sa gloire, et ce [fleuve] montera par-dessus tous ses courants d'eau, et ira par-dessus tous ses bords.
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!’”
Et il traversera en Juda, et se débordera, et passera tellement qu'il atteindra jusqu'au cou; et les étendues de ses ailes rempliront la largeur de ton pays, ô 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!
Peuples, alliez-vous, et soyez froissés; et prêtez l'oreille, vous tous qui êtes d'un pays éloigné; équipez-vous, et soyez froissés; équipez-vous, et soyez froissés.
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!
Prenez conseil, et il sera dissipé; dites la parole, et elle n'aura point d'effet, parce que le [Dieu] Fort est avec nous.
11 Yahweh strongly warned me [MTY] not to act like the [other] people in Judah did. He said to me,
Car ainsi m'a dit l'Eternel avec une main forte, et il m'a instruit de n'aller point par le chemin de ce peuple-ci, en [me] 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.
Ne dites point, Conjuration, toutes les fois que ce peuple dit, Conjuration; et ne craignez point ce qu'il craint, et ne vous en épouvantez point.
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.
Sanctifiez l'Eternel des armées, lui-même; et qu'il soit votre crainte, et votre épouvantement.
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].
Et il [vous] sera pour sanctuaire; mais il sera une pierre d'achoppement, et un rocher de trébuchement aux deux maisons d'Israël; en piége et en filets aux habitants de Jérusalem.
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].”
Et plusieurs d'entr'eux trébucheront, et tomberont, et seront froissés, et seront enlacés, et seront pris.
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.
Empaquette le Témoignage, cachette 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 donc l'Eternel, qui cache sa face de la maison de Jacob, et je m'attendrai à lui.
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].
Me voici, avec les enfants que l'Eternel m'a donnés pour être un signe et un miracle en Israël, de par l'Eternel des armées, qui habite en 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]!
Que s'ils vous disent; enquérez vous des esprits de Python, et des diseurs de bonne aventure, qui gazouillent et grommellent; [répondez]; le peuple ne s'enquerra-t-il point de son Dieu? [aller] pour les vivants aux morts!
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.
A la Loi, et au Témoignage. Que s'ils ne parlent selon cette parole-ci, certainement il n'y aura point de lumière pour lui.
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.
Et il sera errant sur la terre, étant endurci et affamé; et il arrivera que dans sa faim il se dépitera, et maudira son Roi et son Dieu; et il regardera en 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 il regardera vers la terre, et voilà la détresse, et les ténèbres, une effrayante angoisse, et il sera enfoncé dans l'obscurité.
