Isaïe 26
1 En ce jour-là, on chantera ce cantique dans le pays de Juda: Nous avons une ville forte; l'Éternel y met le salut pour muraille et pour rempart.
Some day, [people in] Judah will sing this song: Our city [of Jerusalem] is strong! Yahweh protects our city; He is like [MET] a wall that surrounds it.
2 Ouvrez les portes, et qu'elle entre, la nation juste et fidèle!
Open the gates of the city for people who are righteous; allow people who faithfully [obey Yahweh] to enter the city.
3 Tu gardes au cœur ferme une paix assurée, parce qu'il se confie en toi.
Yahweh, those who trust in you, those who firmly resolve to never doubt you, you will enable them to feel perfectly peaceful.
4 Confiez-vous en l'Éternel, à perpétuité; car l'Éternel, l'Éternel est le rocher des siècles!
[So] always trust in Yahweh, because Yahweh, [our God], is forever [like] [MET] a huge rock [under which we are sheltered/protected/safe].
5 Car il a fait descendre ceux qui habitaient sur la hauteur; il abaisse la ville élevée, il l'abaisse jusqu'en terre, il la fait descendre jusqu'à la poussière;
He humbles proud people and destroys cities whose people are arrogant. He causes those cities to collapse into the dust/dirt.
6 Elle est foulée aux pieds, aux pieds des pauvres, sous les pas des misérables.
[When that happens], poor and oppressed people will trample on the ruins.
7 Le chemin du juste est uni; tu aplanis le droit chemin du juste.
[But as for] righteous people, Yahweh, you do what is right; [it is as though] you cause the paths where they walk to be level and smooth.
8 Aussi nous nous attendons à toi, Éternel, dans la voie de tes jugements; ton nom et ton souvenir sont le désir de notre âme.
Yahweh, by obeying your laws we show that we trust you to help us; and what we desire is that you will be honored/praised/exalted.
9 Mon âme te désire la nuit, et au-dedans de moi mon cœur te cherche; car, lorsque tes jugements sont sur la terre, les habitants du monde apprennent la justice.
[All] through the night I [SYN] desire to know you better, and each morning I still want to be with you. [Only] when you come to judge [and punish] people who live on the earth will they learn to do what is right.
10 Fait-on grâce au méchant? Il n'apprend pas la justice; il fera le mal dans le pays de la vérité, et ne verra point la majesté de l'Éternel.
[But] your acting kindly toward wicked people does not cause them to do what is good. [Even] in places where people do what is right, the wicked people continue to do what is evil, and they do not realize that you, Yahweh, are great.
11 Éternel! ton bras est levé; ils ne le voient point: qu'ils voient ton zèle pour ton peuple, et qu'ils soient confus! Le feu réservé pour tes ennemis, va les dévorer.
Yahweh, [it is as though] your fist is raised up [ready to strike them], but they do not realize that. Show them that you are very eager to help your people. If your enemies would realize that, they would be ashamed; allow your fire to burn them up [because they are] your enemies.
12 Éternel, tu nous donneras la paix; car tout ce que nous faisons, c'est toi qui l'accomplis pour nous.
Yahweh, [we desire that] you will allow things to go well for us; everything that we have done is what you have enabled us to do.
13 Éternel notre Dieu, d'autres seigneurs que toi ont dominé sur nous; c'est grâce à toi seul que nous pouvons invoquer ton nom.
Yahweh, our God, others have ruled over us, but you [MTY] are the only one whom we honor.
14 Ils sont morts, ils ne revivront pas; ils ont péri, ils ne se relèveront plus; tu les as châtiés et détruits; tu as anéanti même leur souvenir.
Those who ruled us are [now] gone; they are dead; their spirits have left this earth, and they will not become alive [again]. You punished those rulers and got rid of them, and people do not even remember them any more.
15 Tu as accru la nation, Éternel, tu as accru la nation; tu t'es glorifié, tu as reculé toutes les limites du pays!
Yahweh, you have enabled our nation to become great; we are more in [now], and we have more land, [so we] thank/praise you.
16 Éternel, dans la détresse ils ont recouru à toi; ils ont répandu leurs plaintes quand ton châtiment a été sur eux.
Yahweh, when we were distressed, we asked you [to help us]; when you disciplined/punished us, we were able only to whisper when we prayed to you.
17 Comme la femme enceinte, près d'enfanter, est en travail et crie dans ses douleurs, tels nous avons été, loin de ta face, ô Éternel!
Like pregnant women writhe and cry out when they are giving birth, we suffered very much, too.
18 Nous avons conçu, nous avons été en travail; nous n'avons enfanté que du vent, nous ne saurions accomplir le salut du pays, ni faire naître sur la terre de nouveaux habitants.
We had severe pain, but nothing good resulted [MET] from it. We have not rescued our people [from being conquered by our enemies], and we have not given birth to children [who will rule the world correctly] (OR, not defeated the armies [that have attacked other nations].
19 Tes morts revivront; mes corps morts se relèveront! Réveillez-vous et chantez de joie, habitants de la poussière! Car ta rosée est comme la rosée de l'aurore, et la terre fera renaître les trépassés.
But Yahweh’s people who have died will become alive [again], their corpses will become alive! Those whose bodies lie in graves will rise and shout joyfully! His light will be [like] dew that falls on his people who have died, who are [now] in the place where the dead people are, [and will cause them to become alive again].
20 Va, mon peuple, entre dans tes chambres, et ferme les portes derrière toi. Cache-toi pour un petit moment, jusqu'à ce que l'indignation soit passée.
But now, my people/fellow-citizens, go home and lock your doors! Hide for a short time, until [Yahweh] is no longer angry.
21 Car voici, l'Éternel sort de sa demeure, pour punir l'iniquité des habitants de la terre. Alors la terre laissera voir le sang versé sur elle et ne cachera plus ses morts.
Listen to this: Yahweh will come from heaven to punish [all] the people on the earth for the sins that they have committed. People will be able to see [PRS] the (blood of those/the people) who have been murdered; their murderers will no longer be able to hide.
