Jérémie 26
Soon after Jehoiakim became the king of Judah, Yahweh gave [me] this message:
2 Pour l'Égypte contre l'armée du Pharaon Néchao, roi d'Égypte, qui était en Charcamis sur l'Euphrate, et que vainquit Nabuchodonosor, roi de Babylone, la quatrième année du règne de Joakim, roi de Juda:
“This is what [I], Yahweh, am telling you: Stand in the courtyard [in front] of my temple, and speak to all [the people from] the various towns in Judah who come there to worship me. Tell them everything that I tell you; do not omit anything.
3 Prenez vos armures et vos boucliers, et partez pour la guerre.
[If you do tell them everything], perhaps they will pay attention, and each one of them will turn away from his evil behavior. Then I will change my mind, and not cause them to experience the disaster that I was planning to cause them to experience because of the evil things that they have done.
4 Harnachez les chevaux, cavaliers; montez-les; mettez vos casques; faites vibrer vos javelines et revêtez-vous de vos cuirasses.
Say to them, ‘This is what Yahweh says: I sent to you the prophets who serve me, to tell you what you should do. I sent them to you many times, but you have not paid attention to what they said. If you will not pay attention to what I say and do not obey the message that I have given to you, and if you do not pay attention to what the prophets say,
5 Pourquoi tremblent-ils et tournent-ils le dos? Parce que leurs forts seront taillés en pièces; ils ont pris la fuite; ils ne se sont point retournés; ils sont entourés de toutes parts, dit le Seigneur.
6 L'homme agile n'échappera point; le fort ne se sauvera point du côté de l'aquilon; les nations que baigne l'Euphrate ont été impuissantes, et elles sont tombées.
I will destroy this temple like I destroyed Shiloh, [the place where the Sacred Tent was put]. And I will cause Jerusalem to be a place whose name [people in] every nation on the earth will say when they curse someone.’”
7 Quel est celui qui déborde comme un fleuve, et comment les fleuves roulent-ils une onde agitée?
[When I did what Yahweh told me to do, ] the priests, the [false] prophets, and many [other] people listened to me as I told them that message outside the temple.
8 Les eaux de l'Égypte monteront comme un fleuve; elle a dit: Je monterai et je couvrirai la terre, et je ferai périr ses habitants.
But as soon as I finished telling them everything that Yahweh had commanded me to say, they all seized me and said, “You must be executed!
9 Montez à cheval, guerriers de l'Éthiopie; Libyens couverts d'armures, préparez vos chars, sortez, et vous, Lydiens, partez et tendez vos arcs.
Why [RHQ] are you prophesying that this temple will be [destroyed] like Shiloh [was destroyed]? Why are you saying that this city will be destroyed, and that no one will live here [any more]? (OR, You should not be prophesying) [RHQ]” All the people surrounded me [as I stood] in [front of] the temple.
10 Ce jour est pour le Seigneur notre Dieu un jour de vengeance; il va punir ses ennemis. Et le glaive du Seigneur dévorera, et il se rassasiera, et il s'enivrera de leur sang; car il y a un sacrifice au Seigneur, un sacrifice de la terre de l'aquilon, sur le fleuve Euphrate.
When the officials of Judah heard about all this [that was happening], they rushed from the palace and sat down at the gate of the temple named The New Gate, [to judge my case].
11 Va, Galaad, prends du baume pour la vierge, fille de l'Égypte; ô Égypte, tu as vainement multiplié tes remèdes; il n'est rien en toi qui puisse te guérir!
The priests and the [false] told the officials and the other people [who were there], “This man should be executed, because he has prophesied that this city [will be destroyed], and you yourselves [MTY] have heard him say that!”
12 Les nations ont entendu ta voix; et la terre a été remplie de ta clameur, parce que combattants contre combattants ont été blessés, et au même instant ils sont tombés tous les deux.
Then I replied to the officials and the other people, saying, “Yahweh sent me to prophesy all the things that you heard me say about [what will happen to] this temple and this city.
13 Prophéties que le Seigneur a dites par la voix de Jérémie, concernant la venue du roi de Babylone, pour frapper la terre d'Égypte.
But if you change your behavior and stop sinning, and [start to] obey Yahweh our God, he will change his mind, and not cause you to experience the disasters that he said that he would send.
14 Proclamez-le à Magdolon, annoncez-le à Memphis, dites: Lève-toi et te prépare; car le glaive a dévoré tes ifs.
As for me, I am not able to free myself from your grasp. [So you can] do to me whatever you want to do.
15 Pourquoi donc ton Apis s'est-il enfui, ce bœuf que tu avais choisi? Il n'est point demeuré en place, parce que le Seigneur l'a délié.
[But you need to] know that if you kill me, you will be killing a man [SYN] who (is innocent/has not done anything wrong). And you and everyone else in this city will be guilty, because the truth is that it was Yahweh who sent me to speak every word that you have heard me say.”
16 Et la multitude a perdu sa force, et elle est tombée; et ils se sont dit entre eux: Levons-nous et retournons à notre peuple; fuyons loin du glaive hellénique.
Then the officials and the other people said to the priests and the [false] prophets, “This man does not deserve to be executed, because he has spoken to us the message [MTY] that Yahweh gave him!”
17 Donnez au Pharaon Néchao, roi d'Égypte, le nom de Saon Esbéié Moed.
Then some of the elders stood up and spoke to all the people who were gathered [there].
18 Par ma vie, dit le Seigneur Dieu, il viendra, aussi vrai que le Thabor est une montagne, et que le Carmel est auprès de la mer.
They said, “([Remember/Think about) what] Micah, [the prophet] from Moresheth [town], prophesied during the years that Hezekiah was the King of Judah. He told the people of Judah this: ‘This is what the Commander of the armies of angels says: [Some day] Zion [Hill] will be plowed like fields [are plowed]; Jerusalem will become a heap of ruins. There will be a large clump/group of trees on top of the hill where the temple is now.’
19 Prépare pour toi l'appareil de l'esclavage, fille de l'Égypte; car Memphis sera désolée, et je l'appellerai Malheur, parce qu'il n'y restera plus d'habitants.
But did [RHQ] King Hezekiah or anyone else in Judah kill Micah [for saying that]? No! Instead, Hezekiah revered Yahweh, and pleaded that he would (act mercifully toward/not destroy) them. So, Yahweh changed his mind about causing them to experience the terrible disaster that he said he would send. And now [if we kill Jeremiah], we are going to cause ourselves to experience a terrible disaster!”
20 L'Égypte est une belle génisse; l'esclavage lui vient de l'aquilon.
[At that time, ] the son of Shemaiah from Kiriath-Jearim [city] was also prophesying/proclaiming messages [MTY] from Yahweh. He was predicting that the city and the rest of the land would experience the same disasters that I was predicting.
21 Pourquoi ses mercenaires, nourris chez elle comme les bœufs à l'engrais, ont-ils tourné le dos et se sont-ils enfuis tous ensemble? Ils n'ont point résisté, parce que le jour de la destruction est venu pour eux, et le temps de la vengeance.
When King Jehoiakim and his army officers and officials heard what Uriah was saying, the king sent someone to kill Uriah. But Uriah heard about it, and became [very] afraid, and he (escaped/ran away) to Egypt.
22 Leur voix ressemble au sifflement du dragon; ils s'avancent sur le sable, et ils viendront en portant des haches,
Then King Jehoiakim sent Elnathan the son of Acbor along with several other men to Egypt.
23 Comme des bûcherons; ils abattront sa forêt, dit le Seigneur; car on ne peut les compter, ils sont plus nombreux qu'une nuée de sauterelles, et leur multitude est innombrable.
They captured Uriah and took him [back to Jerusalem] to King Jehoiakim. The king then [had a soldier] kill Uriah with a sword. Then they buried his corpse in a place where poor people are buried.
24 La fille de l'Égypte a été confondue; elle a été livrée aux mains d'un peuple de l'aquilon.
However, Ahikam the son of Shaphan defended me, and persuaded the officials not to allow [MTY] the mob to murder me.
25 Et moi, voilà que je vais punir Ammon, son fils, en frappant le Pharaon, et tous ceux qui mettent en lui leur confiance.
27 Pour toi, ne crains rien, Jacob, mon serviteur; ne tremble pas, Israël; car me voici, moi qui te sauve de loin et qui ramènerai ta race de sa captivité. Et Jacob reviendra, et il sera en repos, et il dormira, et nul ne le troublera.
28 N'aie point peur, Jacob mon serviteur, dit le Seigneur, car je suis avec toi; celle qui ne craignait rien et qui vivait dans la mollesse a été livrée, parce que je perdrai toute nation chez qui je t'ai banni. Mais toi, je ne te ferai point périr; seulement je te châtierai selon la justice, et coupable, je ne te laisserai pas impuni.
