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'Éternel me dit: Trouve-toi une grande table et y écris en caractères vulgaires: « Pillage prompt, proie subite. »
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 dus aussi me trouver des témoins dignes de foi, Urie le sacrificateur, et Zacharie, fils de Barachie.
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, et elle conçut et enfanta un fils; et l'Éternel me dit: Donne-lui pour nom Pillage-prompt-proie-subite.
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, on portera les richesses de Damas et le pillage de Samarie devant le roi d'Assyrie.
5 Yahweh spoke to me again and said, “[Tell the people of Judah, ]
Et 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 dédaigne les eaux de Siloë dont le courant est doux, et se réjouit à la vue de Retsin 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.
pour cela, voici, le Seigneur fera avancer contre vous les puissantes et grandes eaux du fleuve (le roi d'Assyrie et toute sa magnificence), et il s'élèvera au-dessus de son lit, et passera 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!’”
et il pénétrera en Juda, il débordera et inondera, à hauteur d'homme il atteindra, et le déploiement de ses ailes remplira dans toute son étendue ton pays, ô Immanuel!
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, grondez! mais soyez effrayés! entendez-le, vous tous, habitants des terres reculées, équipez-vous! mais soyez effrayés! équipez-vous! mais soyez effrayés!
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 plan! et il sera déjoué; annoncez un projet! et il sera sans effet, 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 ainsi me parla l'Éternel, quand sa main me saisit, et qu'il m'avertit de ne pas m'engager dans la voie de ce peuple, 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.
N'appelez pas ligue tout ce que ce peuple appelle ligue, et ne craignez pas ce qu'il craint, et ne répandez pas l'effroi!
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.
L'Éternel des armées, lui, honorez-le comme Saint! qu'il soit l'objet de votre crainte, et soit celui de 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].
et Il sera un sanctuaire, et une pierre de scandale, et une roche d'achoppement pour les deux maisons d'Israël, un lacs et un piège 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].”
et plusieurs y trébucheront et tomberont, et seront écrasés, et 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.
Plie la déclaration, scelle la révélation avec l'aide de 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.
Et je compte sur l'Éternel, qui cache sa face à la maison de Jacob, et j'espère en 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].
Voici, moi et les enfants que m'a donnés l'Éternel, nous sommes des signes et des figures en Israël de par l'Éternel des armées, qui réside 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]!
Et si l'on vous dit: Consultez les évocateurs et les devins qui marmottent et murmurent! [dites: ] Un peuple ne consulterait-il pas son Dieu? en faveur des 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! » S'ils ne tiennent pas ce langage, pour eux il n'y aura pas d'aurore.
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 ils erreront dans le pays, accablés et affamés; et ayant faim ils s'irriteront et maudiront leur Roi et leur Dieu; et ils tourneront leurs 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)
et ils regarderont sur la terre, et voici, c'est détresse et obscurité, ténèbres angoissantes; et dans la nuit ils sont refoulés.
