Isaïe 3
1 Car voici, le Seigneur, l'Éternel des armées, va ôter de Jérusalem et de Juda tout appui et toute ressource, toute ressource de pain et toute ressource d'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 héros et le guerrier, le juge et le prophète, et le divinateur 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, le notable et le conseiller, et l'artiste expert et l'habile enchanteur.
army officers and [other] officials, advisors and skilled craftsmen and those who perform rituals to predict the future.
4 Et je leur donnerai des adolescents pour chefs et des enfants régneront sur eux.
He will appoint boys to be your leaders; your children will rule you.
5 Et le peuple devient oppresseur, l'homme envers un autre homme, et chacun envers son prochain; il y a insurrection de l'enfant contre le vieillard, et des petits contre les grands.
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 Car l'un saisit son frère dans la maison paternelle: « Tu as des vêtements, viens! sois notre Prince! prends en mains cet état en ruine! »
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 En ce jour-là celui-ci répondra et dira: « Je ne saurais être le médecin, et dans ma maison il n'y a ni pain, ni vêtements; ne m'établissez pas prince du 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 chancelle et Juda tombe, parce que leurs paroles et leurs œuvres sont contre l'Éternel, pour braver les regards de sa majesté.
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 L'air de leur visage témoigne contre eux, et comme Sodome ils publient leur péché, ne le dissimulent pas. Malheur à leur âme! car ils se préparent des maux.
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 Dites que le juste est heureux, car il goûte les fruits de ses 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! le malheureux! car ce qu'il a fait lui sera rendu.
[But] terrible things will happen to wicked people; they will be (paid back/punished) for [the evil things that] [MTY] they have done.
12 Des enfants sont les oppresseurs de mon peuple, et des femmes le gouvernent. Mon peuple! tes guides t'égarent, et ruinent le chemin que tu devrais suivre.
[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 L'Éternel est levé pour faire le procès, et Il est debout pour juger les tribus.
[It is as though] Yahweh has sat in his place in a courtroom and is ready to judge his people.
14 L'Éternel paraît en jugement avec les anciens de son peuple et ses chefs: « C'est vous qui avez brouté la vigne! la dépouille du pauvre est dans 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 Que faites-vous de fouler mon peuple et de meurtrir le visage des misérables? » dit le Seigneur, l'Éternel des armées.
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 Et l'Éternel dit: Parce que les filles de Sion sont fières et vont le cou renversé, et lançant des regards, qu'elles marchent à petits pas et font résonner les boucles de leurs pieds,
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 le Seigneur pèlera le crâne des filles de Sion, et l'Éternel découvrira leur nudité.
So I, Yahweh, will cause sores to be on their heads, and I will cause those beautiful women in Jerusalem to become bald.”
18 En ce jour le Seigneur enlèvera les boucles, parure de leurs pieds, et les filets et les lunules;
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 les pendants d'oreilles et les bracelets et les voiles;
their earrings and bracelets and veils,
20 les bandeaux et les chaînettes de pieds, et les ceintures et les flacons de senteur, et les amulettes;
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 les bagues et les boucles de narines;
their signet rings and nose rings,
22 les habits magnifiques et les larges tuniques, et les manteaux et les gibecières;
their nice robes and capes and cloaks and purses,
23 les miroirs et les chemises, et les turbans et les crêpes.
their mirrors and nice linen clothes and shawls.
24 Et au lieu de parfum, il y aura infection; et au lieu de ceinture, une corde; et au lieu de cheveux bouclés, une tête chauve; et au lieu de la mante, un cilice pour se ceindre; la marque, au lieu de la beauté.
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 Tes hommes périront par l'épée, et tes héros dans le combat.
Their husbands will be killed by [their enemies’] swords, and their soldiers [will also die] in battles.
26 Et ses portes seront gémissantes et dans le deuil, et désolée elle s'assiéra sur la 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.
