Isaïe 3
1 Voilà que le Dominateur, Dieu des armées, va enlever de la Judée et de Jérusalem le puissant et la puissante, la force du pain et la force de l'eau;
The Commander of the armies of angels is about to take away from Jerusalem and [other places in] Judea everything that you depend on— all your food and water.
2 Le grand, le fort et l'homme de guerre, le juge, le sage et l'ancien;
He will take away your heroes and your [other] soldiers, your judges and your prophets, people who do rituals to find out what will happen in the future and the elders,
3 Le chef de cinquante hommes et le conseiller vénérable, l'habile architecte et l'auditeur intelligent.
army officers and [other] officials, advisors and skilled craftsmen and those who perform rituals to predict the future.
4 Et je ferai des jeunes gens leurs princes, et des railleurs les gouverneront.
He will appoint boys to be your leaders; your children will rule you.
5 Et le peuple en viendra aux mains, homme contre homme, ami contre ami; l'enfant frappera sur le vieillard, l'infâme sur l'honnête homme.
People will treat each other cruelly: people will fight against their neighbors. Young people will insult older people, and vulgar/dishonorable people will sneer at people who should be honored.
6 L'homme prendra son frère ou son proche parent dans la famille de son père, et il lui dira: Tu as un manteau, sois notre prince, et que ma nourriture soit dans ta main.
At that time, someone will grab one of his brothers in his father’s house and say to him, “You have a coat, [which shows that you are respected]. [So] you be our leader! You rule this [city, which is now] a pile of ruins!”
7 Et ce jour-là l'antre répondra: Je ne serai pas ton prince, car il n'y a en ma maison ni pain ni manteau; je ne serai pas le prince de ce peuple.
[But] his brother will reply, “[No], I cannot help you, [because] I do not have [any extra] food or clothes in this house. [So] do not appoint me to be your leader!”
8 Car Jérusalem est ruinée et Juda est tombé; et leurs langues sont avec l'iniquité, et ils n'obéissent point au Seigneur. C'est pourquoi leur gloire est maintenant abaissée,
Jerusalem and [the other towns in] Judah will be destroyed, because [everything] that the people do and say there opposes Yahweh, who is powerful and glorious, and they refuse to obey him. They rebel against him.
9 Et la confusion de leur visage porte témoignage contre eux; et, comme Sodome, ils ont montré et proclamé leur péché. Malheur à leurs âmes! car ils ont pris une funeste résolution contre eux-mêmes,
They even show on their faces that [they oppose Yahweh]. They are proud of their sins, like [the people of] Sodom were [long ago]; they do not try to hide their sins. [Because of their sins], terrible things will happen to them, [but] they will bring those disasters on themselves.
10 Disant: Enchaînons le juste, parce qu'il nous est insupportable. Aussi goûteront-ils les fruits de leurs œuvres.
[Yahweh told me to] tell the righteous people that good things will happen to them; they will enjoy the blessings that they will receive for their good deeds.
11 Malheur à l'impie! il lui arrivera mal à cause des œuvres de ses mains.
[But] terrible things will happen to wicked people; they will be (paid back/punished) for [the evil things that] [MTY] they have done.
12 Mon peuple, tes exacteurs rapinent, et des usuriers te maîtrisent; mon peuple, ceux qui te déclarent heureux t'égarent, et ils bouleversent le sentier où tu marches.
[Now], youths [who have become leaders] treat my people cruelly, and women rule over my people. My people, your leaders are misleading you; they are causing you to go down the wrong road [MET].
13 Mais maintenant le Seigneur va siéger pour juger, et il entrera en jugement avec son peuple.
[It is as though] Yahweh has sat in his place in a courtroom and is ready to judge his people.
14 Le Seigneur en personne entrera en jugement avec les anciens et les princes du peuple. Ô vous donc, pourquoi avez-vous mis le feu à ma vigne? pourquoi la dépouille du pauvre est-elle en vos maisons?
He will stand up to declare why the elders and rulers of his people should be punished: [he says], “The people of Israel are [like] [MET] a vineyard that I planted, but you have ruined it! Your houses are full of things that you have stolen from poor people.
15 Pourquoi faites-vous tort à mon peuple? pourquoi couvrez-vous de confusion la face des pauvres?
You should stop [RHQ] crushing my people! [It is as though] you are pushing the faces of poor people into the dirt!” [That is what] the Commander of the armies of angels says.
16 Or voici ce que dit le Seigneur: Parce que les filles de Sion sont altières, et qu'elles ont marché la tête haute, en faisant signe des yeux, et qu'elles ont traîné leurs tuniques du mouvement de leurs pieds, et qu'elles ont eu une démarche étudiée,
Yahweh says this: “The women of Jerusalem are haughty/proud; they walk around sticking their chins out, and flirting [with men] with their eyes. They walk with tiny steps with bracelets on their ankles that jingle.
17 Dieu humiliera dans Sion les filles du premier rang, et le Seigneur les dépouillera de leurs ornements.
So I, Yahweh, will cause sores to be on their heads, and I will cause those beautiful women in Jerusalem to become bald.”
18 Et ce jour-là le Seigneur détruira la gloire de leur parure, leurs réseaux, leurs tresses et leurs épingles d'or,
At the time [that Yahweh does that], he will strip away everything that the women of Jerusalem wear to make themselves beautiful—the ornaments on their ankles and their headbands, their crescent necklaces,
19 Et leurs colliers et le fard de leur visage,
their earrings and bracelets and veils,
20 Et l'ensemble de leurs joyaux de gloire, bracelets, anneaux, chaînettes, bagues et pendants d'oreilles,
their scarves and ankle bracelets and sashes, their perfumes and (charms/little things that they wear thinking that those things will protect them from evil),
21 Et leurs franges de pourpre et leurs robes de pourpre,
their signet rings and nose rings,
22 Et leurs habits de l'intérieur de la maison, et leurs habits transparents de Laconie,
their nice robes and capes and cloaks and purses,
23 Et leurs robes de fin lin, d'hyacinthe et d'écarlate, et leurs tissus de fin lin, d'or et d'hyacinthe, et leurs longs voiles d'été.
their mirrors and nice linen clothes and shawls.
24 Et au lieu de suaves parfums tu te couvriras de cendre; et au lieu de tes rubans tu te ceindras d'une corde; et au lieu d'une tête ornée de bijoux d'or tu auras un crâne chauve, en punition de tes œuvres; et au lieu d'une tunique de pourpre tu te revêtiras d'un cilice.
Instead of their having a nice smell from perfume, they will stink; instead of nice sashes, they will have ropes [around their waists because they will be captives]. Instead of having fancy hairdos, they will be bald. Instead of fancy/beautiful robes, they will wear rough sackcloth, and instead of being beautiful, they will be branded.
25 Et le fils si beau que tu chéris tombera sous le glaive, et tes forts périront par l'épée.
Their husbands will be killed by [their enemies’] swords, and their soldiers [will also die] in battles.
26 Et ils seront humiliés, et les trésors où tu gardais tes bijoux pleureront; et tu resteras seule, et tu seras brisée contre terre.
People [PRS] will mourn and cry at the gates [of the city]. The city will [be like] [MET] a woman who sits on the ground because everything that she owned is gone.
