Isaïe 9

1 Mais il ne fera pas [toujours] sombre là où il y a [maintenant] angoisse. Si les premiers temps ont couvert d'opprobre le pays de Zabulon et le pays de Nephthali, les temps qui suivront couvriront de gloire la côte de la mer, au-delà du Jourdain, la contrée des Gentils.

However, those in Judah who have been distressed/worried will not [continue to] suffer. Previously, Yahweh humbled [the people in] the land [where the tribes of] Zebulun and Naphtali [live]. But in the future he will honor [the people who live in] that Galilee region, along the road between the Jordan [River] and the [Mediterranean] Sea, where [many] foreigners live.

2 Le peuple qui marche dans les ténèbres, voit une grande lumière: sur ceux qui sont assis au pays de l'ombre de mort, resplendit une lumière.

[Some day, it will be as though] [MET] the people who walked in darkness will see a great light. A [great] light will shine on those who live in a land where they have great troubles/distress.

3 Tu rends le peuple nombreux, tu augmentes sa joie; ils se réjouissent devant toi, comme on se réjouit à la moisson, comme on s'égaie au partage du butin.

[Yahweh], you will cause us people in Israel to rejoice; we will become very happy. We will rejoice about what you [have done] like [SIM] people rejoice when they harvest their crops, [or] like soldiers rejoice when they divide up among themselves the things that they have captured in a battle.

4 Car le joug qui lui pèse, la verge qui bat son épaule, et le bâton de son oppresseur, tu le brises comme à la journée de Madian.

You will cause us to no longer be slaves [MET] [of those who captured us]; you will lift the heavy burdens from our shoulders. [It will be as though] you will break the rods of those who oppressed us, like you did when you destroyed [the army of] the Midian people-group.

5 Car toute chaussure qu'on chausse dans la mêlée, et tout habit de guerre roulé dans le sang, seront brûlés, seront la proie des flammes.

The boots that the enemy soldiers have worn and their clothing which has stains of blood on them will all be burned up; they will only be fuel for a [big] fire.

6 Car un enfant nous est né, un Fils nous est donné, et l'empire repose sur son épaule, et on lui donne pour nom Merveille, Conseiller, Dieu Fort, Père éternel, Prince de paix,

Another reason that we will rejoice is that a [special] child will be born for us; [a woman will give birth to] a son, who will be our ruler. And his names will be ‘Wonderful Counselor’, ‘Mighty/Powerful God’, ‘[Our] Everlasting Father’, and ‘Prince/Ruler [who enables us to have] Peace’.

7 pour l'accroissement de l'empire, et pour une paix sans fin sur le trône de David et sur son royaume, afin de l'affermir et de le soutenir par le droit et la justice, dès maintenant à l'éternité. C'est ce qu'opérera le zèle de l'Éternel des armées.

His rule, and the peace that he [brings/causes], will never end. He will rule [MTY] fairly and justly [DOU], like [his ancestor King] David did. This will happen because the Commander of the armies of angels greatly desires that it happen.

8 Le Seigneur dirige contre Jacob une parole, qui va frapper Israël,

The Lord has warned the people of Israel, the descendants of Jacob; he has said that [he will punish] them.

9 et elle se fera sentir à tout le peuple, à Éphraïm et aux habitants de Samarie qui, dans l'orgueil et la fierté du cœur, disent:

And all the people in Samaria and [other places in] Israel know that, [but] they are very proud and arrogant [DOU]. They say, “Our city has been destroyed, but we will [take away the broken bricks from the ruins] [and] replace them with carefully cut stones. Our sycamore-fig trees have been cut down [by our enemies], but we will plant cedar trees [in their place].”

10 « Des briques se sont écroulées, et en pierres de taille nous rebâtirons; des sycomores ont été coupés, et par des cèdres nous les remplacerons. »

11 Car l'Éternel rendra les ennemis de Retsin supérieurs à eux, et Il armera leurs ennemis,

But Yahweh brought the armies of [Assyria], the enemies of King Rezin [of Syria, to fight] against Israel and incited [other] nations [to attack Israel].

12 les Syriens par devant et les Philistins par derrière, pour qu'ils mangent Israël à pleine bouche. Malgré tout cela, sa colère ne cesse point, et sa droite est encore étendue.

[The army of] Syria [came] from the east, and [the army of] Philistia [came] from the west, and they destroyed Israel [like a wild animal tears another animal apart and] [MET] devours it. But even after that happened, Yahweh was still very angry with them. He was ready to strike them with his fist again.

13 Mais le peuple ne revient pas à Celui qui le frappe, et de l'Éternel des armées ils ne s'enquièrent pas.

[But even though] Yahweh punished his people [like that], they [still] did not return to him [and worship him]. They [still] did not request the Commander of the armies of angels [to assist them].

14 Aussi l'Éternel arrachera d'Israël la tête et la queue, le rameau de palmier et le jonc, en un même jour.

Therefore, in one day Yahweh will get rid of [those who are like] Israel’s head and [those who are like] its tail; the [ones who are like] the top of the palm tree and the [ones who are like] the bottom.

15 (L'ancien et le noble, c'est la tête; et le prophète docteur de mensonge, c'est la queue.)

The leaders [DOU] of Israel are the head, and the prophets who tell lies are the tail.

16 Car les guides de ce peuple l'égarent, et ceux qui se laissent guider se perdent.

The leaders of the people have misled them; they have caused the people that they are ruling to be confused.

17 C'est pourquoi le Seigneur n'aura point de joie à voir ses jeunes hommes, et de ses orphelins et de ses veuves; Il n'aura point de pitié, car tous ils sont sacrilèges et méchants, et toutes les bouches parlent follement. Malgré tout cela, sa colère ne cesse point, et sa main est encore étendue.

For that reason, Yahweh is not pleased with the young men [of Israel], and he does not [even] act mercifully toward the widows and orphans, because they are all ungodly and wicked, and they all say things that are foolish. [But] Yahweh still is angry with them; he is ready to strike them with his fist again.

18 Car la méchanceté brûle comme un feu qui dévore les ronces et les épines, et embrase le fort de la forêt, et s'élève en colonnes de fumée.

When people do wicked things, it is like [SIM] a brushfire [that spreads rapidly]. It burns up [not only] briers and thorns; it starts a big fire in the forests from which clouds of smoke will rise.

19 Par la colère de l'Éternel des armées le pays est incendié, et le peuple devient la proie des flammes; nul n'épargne son frère.

[It is as though] the [whole] land is burned [black] because the Commander of the armies of angels is extremely angry with the Israeli people. They will become like [SIM] fuel for that great fire, and no one will try to rescue even his [own] brother [from that fire].

20 On dévore à droite, et l'on est affamé; on mange à gauche, et l'on n'est pas rassasié: chacun mange la chair de ses proches.

Israeli people will attack their neighbors on the right [to get food from them], but they will still be hungry. They will [kill those who live in houses] on the left and eat their flesh, but their stomachs will still not be full.

21 Manassé [dévore] Éphraïm, et Éphraïm Manassé, et les deux ensemble fondent sur Juda. Malgré tout cela, sa colère ne cesse pas, et sa main est toujours étendue.

[People of the tribes of] Manasseh and Ephraim will attack each other, and [then] they will both attack the people of Judah. But even after that happens, Yahweh will still be very angry with them. He will be ready to strike them with his fist again.