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’].”
L'Éternel me dit: Prends une grande table, et y écris en caractères lisibles: Pillage prompt, ravage soudain.
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.
Je pris donc avec moi des témoins dignes de foi, Urie, le sacrificateur, et Zacharie, fils de Jébérékia.
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’),
Et je m'approchai de la prophétesse: elle conçut et enfanta un fils. Et l'Éternel me dit: Appelle-le: Maher-Shalal-Hash-Baz (Pillage prompt, ravage soudain).
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! ma mère! on enlèvera devant le roi d'Assyrie les richesses de Damas et le butin de Samarie.
5 Yahweh spoke to me again and said, “[Tell the people of Judah, ]
L'Éternel me parla encore, et me 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 méprisé les eaux de Siloé qui coulent doucement, pour se réjouir de Retsin et du fils de Rémalia;
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.
A cause de cela, voici, le Seigneur va faire venir sur eux les eaux du fleuve, grandes et fortes, le roi d'Assur et toute sa gloire. Il s'élèvera partout au-dessus de son lit, et se répandra par-dessus 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 passera sur Juda; il débordera, il inondera; il atteindra jusqu'au cou. Et ses ailes étendues 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, faites du bruit, et soyez brisés! Prêtez l'oreille, vous tous habitants des pays éloignés! Équipez-vous, et soyez brisés; équipez-vous, 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!
Formez un dessein, et il sera dissipé; parlez, et votre parole n'aura point d'effet: car Dieu est avec nous (Emmanuel)!
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'Éternel, lorsque sa main me saisit, et qu'il m'avertit de ne point marcher dans la voie de ce peuple:
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! Ne craignez pas ce qu'il craint, et ne soyez pas effrayés.
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'Éternel des armées; que lui soit votre crainte et votre frayeur.
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 aussi une pierre d'achoppement et une pierre de chute pour les deux maisons d'Israël; un piège et un filet pour les 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].”
Plusieurs y trébucheront et tomberont; ils se briseront; ils seront enlacés et 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.
Enveloppe cet oracle; scelle cette révélation 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.
Je m'attendrai à l'Éternel, qui cache sa face à la maison de Jacob: je m'attends 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, moi et les enfants que l'Éternel m'a donnés, nous sommes des signes et des présages en Israël, de la part de l'Éternel 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]!
Et si l'on vous dit: “Consultez les évocateurs d'esprits et les devins, ceux qui chuchotent et qui murmurent”, dites: Un peuple n'ira-t-il pas vers son Dieu? Pour les vivants, s'adressera-t-il 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! Et si le peuple ne parle pas ainsi, point d'aurore 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.
Il sera errant dans le pays, accablé et affamé; et dans sa faim il s'irritera, et maudira son roi et son Dieu, et tournera les yeux 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 voici la détresse et l'obscurité, de sombres angoisses: il sera repoussé dans les ténèbres.
