Zephaniah 2
1 You people [of Judah] who ought to be ashamed, gather together [DOU].
Recueillez, recueillez-vous, race qui ne pâlit plus!
2 Yahweh is extremely angry with you, [so gather together now], before it is time for him to punish [MTY] you and blow you away like [SIM] [the wind blows away] chaff.
avant que le décret enfante (comme la balle le temps passe), avant que fonde sur vous le feu de la colère de l'Éternel, avant que fonde sur vous le jour de la colère de l'Éternel.
3 All you people in Judah who are humble, worship Yahweh, and obey what he has commanded. Try to do what is right and to be humble. [If you do that], perhaps Yahweh will protect/spare you on the day when he punishes [MTY] people.
Cherchez l'Éternel, vous tous les humbles du pays, qui pratiquez sa loi, recherchez la justice, recherchez l'humilité! Peut-être serez-vous mis à l'abri au jour de la colère de l'Éternel.
4 [When Yahweh punishes Philistia], Gaza and Ashkelon [cities] will be deserted/abandoned. Ashdod [city] will be attacked and the people expelled at noon [when people are resting]; the [people of Ekron city] will [also] be driven out.
Car Gaza sera abandonnée, et Askalon désolée; Asdod en plein jour sera expulsée, et Hécron déracinée.
5 And terrible things will happen to you people of Philistia who live near the sea, because Yahweh has decided [MTY] that he will punish [MTY] you, [also]. He will get rid of all of you; not one person will (survive/remain alive).
Malheur aux habitants de la côte de la mer, au peuple des Crétites! La parole de l'Éternel est prononcée contre toi, Canaan, terre des Philistins! et je te détruirai, t'ôterai tes habitants.
6 The land [of Philistia] near the sea will become a pasture, a place for shepherds and their sheep pens.
Et la côte de la mer sera des pâturages, un régal pour les bergers, et des parcs pour les troupeaux,
7 The people of Judah who (survive/are still alive) will possess that land. At night they will sleep in the [deserted] houses in Ashkelon. Yahweh will take care of them; he will enable them to prosper again.
et ce sera une côte pour les restes de la maison de Juda, et ils y paîtront; dans les maisons d'Askalon le soir ils reposeront, car l'Éternel, leur Dieu, tournera ses regards sur eux et ramènera leurs captifs.
8 The Commander of the armies of angels, the God to whom [we] Israeli people [belong], says [this]: “I have heard the people of Moab and Ammon when they insulted [DOU] my people, and when they said that they would conquer my people’s country.
J'ai ouï les outrages de Moab, et les insultes des enfants d'Ammon, qui outragèrent mon peuple et fièrement s'élevèrent contre ses frontières.
9 So now, [as surely] as I live, [I will destroy] Moab and Ammon like [SIM] [I destroyed] Gomorrah [city]. Their land will be a place were there are nettles and salt pits; it will be ruined forever. My Israeli people who survive will take away all their valuable possessions and [also] occupy their land.”
Aussi, par ma vie, dit l'Éternel des armées, Dieu d'Israël, Moab sera comme Sodome, et les enfants d'Ammon comme Gomorrhe, la propriété des ronces et une mine de sel, et un désert éternel; les survivants de mon peuple les pilleront, et les restes de ma nation les posséderont.
10 The people of Moab and Ammon will get what they deserve for being proud, because they made fun of the people who belong to the Commander of the armies of angels.
Cela leur arrivera pour leur orgueil, parce qu'ils furent insultants et superbes contre le peuple de l'Éternel des armées.
11 Yahweh will cause them to be terrified [when] he destroys all the gods of their countries. Then [even the people who live on] islands throughout the world will worship Yahweh, each in their own countries.
Sur eux l'Éternel sera terrible, car Il anéantit tous les dieux de la terre, et tous lui rendront hommage, chacun du lieu où il est, toutes les îles des nations.
12 [Yahweh says that] he will also slaughter the people of Ethiopia.
Vous aussi, Éthiopiens, vous serez percés par mon épée.
13 Yahweh will punish [IDM] and destroy Assyria, [that land] northeast of us. He will cause [its capital] Nineveh to become ruined and deserted, a place that will be as dry as the desert.
Et Il étendra sa main vers le nord, et détruira l'Assyrie et fera de Ninive une solitude aride comme le désert.
14 [Flocks of sheep and] herds [of cattle] and many kinds of wild animals will lie down there. Owls and crows will sit on the columns/pillars [of the destroyed buildings], and they will (hoot/cry out) through the windows. There will be rubble in the doorways, and the [valuable] cedar boards will be taken [from the ruined houses].
Et dans son enceinte se coucheront les troupeaux, tous les animaux par bandes; le pélican aussi et le hérisson logeront dans ses chapiteaux; un ramage retentira aux fenêtres; des ruines seront sur le seuil, car les lambris de cèdre auront été mis à nu.
15 [The people of] Nineveh were [previously] happy and proud, thinking that they were very safe. They were [always] saying, “Our city is the greatest city; there is no city as great as ours!” But now it will become a ruins, a place where wild animals make their dens. And everyone who passes by there will hiss [and scorn/ridicule that city], and shake their fists [to show that they detest that city very much].
La voilà cette ville dont la joie est insolente, qui habite en sécurité, qui dit en son cœur: Moi, et hors moi rien! Comment est-elle devenue un désert, un repaire pour les bêtes? Quiconque passera devant elle, sifflera et agitera la main.
