Jeremiah 48

CATHOLIC PUBLIC DOMAIN	JERUSALEM
1 Against Moab, thus says the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel: “Woe upon Nebo! For it has been devastated and confounded. Kiriathaim has been seized; the strong one has been confounded and has trembled.	1 Sur Moab. Ainsi parle Yahvé Sabaot, le Dieu d'Israël. Malheur au Nebo, car il est saccagé,Qiryatayim a eu honte, elle est prise, honte et terreur sur la citadelle:
2 There is no longer any rejoicing in Moab over Heshbon. They have devised evil. ‘Come and let us destroy it as a nation.’ Then you will be utterly silenced, and the sword will pursue you.	2 elle n'est plus, la fierté de Moab! A Heshbôn on a machiné son malheur: "Allons! Supprimons-lad'entre les nations!" Toi aussi, Madmèn, tu seras réduite au silence, l'épée te serre de près.
3 A voice of clamor from Horonaim: devastation and great destruction!	3 Des clameurs viennent de Horonayim: "Dévastation! Immense désastre!"
4 Moab has been crushed. Announce an outcry for her little ones.	4 Moab est terrassée, ses petits font entendre un cri.
5 For, along the ascent of Luhith, the mourner will ascend with weeping. For, on the descent of Horonaim, the enemies have heard the wailing of devastation.	5 Oui, la montée de Luhit, on la monte en pleurant. Oui, à la descente de Horonayim, on entend uneclameur de désastre:
6 Flee, save your lives! And you shall be like a saltcedar tree in the desert.	6 "Fuyez, sauvez votre vie, imitez l'onagre dans le désert!"
7 For because you have had faith in your fortifications and in your storehouses, you too will be seized. And Chemosh will go into captivity: his priests and his leaders together.	7 Oui, puisque tu t'es fiée à tes oeuvres et à tes trésors, tu seras prise, toi aussi. Kemosh partira encaptivité, avec ses prêtres et ses princes tous ensemble.
8 And the despoiler will overwhelm every city, and not a single city will be saved. And the valleys will perish, and the fields will be destroyed. For the Lord has spoken.	8 Un dévastateur va venir contre toute ville, aucune ne réchappera: la Vallée sera ravagée, le Plateausaccagé, comme Yahvé l'a dit.
9 Give a blossom to Moab. For it will depart when it is blossoming. And its cities will become desolate and uninhabited.	9 Donnez des ailes à Moab, pour qu'elle puisse s'envoler! Ses villes se changeront en désolation, nuln'y habitant plus.
10 Cursed is he who does the work of the Lord deceitfully. And cursed is he who prohibits his sword from blood.	10 (Maudit celui qui fait avec négligence le travail de Yahvé! Maudit qui prive de sang son épée!)
11 Moab has been fertile from his youth, and he has rested amid his brood. And he has not been transferred from vessel to vessel, nor has he gone into the transmigration. Therefore, his taste has remained with him, and his scent has not changed.	11 Tranquille était Moab depuis sa jeunesse, il reposait sur sa lie, n'ayant jamais été transvasé,n'étant jamais parti en exil; aussi sa saveur lui était restée et son parfum ne s'était pas altéré.
12 Because of this, behold, the days are approaching, says the Lord, when I will send to him those who will line up and knock down his bottles, and they will knock him down and empty his vessels, and they will break their bottles against one another.	12 C'est pourquoi, voici venir des jours -- oracle de Yahvé -- où je lui enverrai des transvaseurs quile transvaseront; ils videront ses cruches et briseront ses amphores.
13 And Moab will be confounded by Chemosh, just as the house of Israel was shamed by Bethel, in which they had faith.	13 Alors Moab aura honte de Kemosh, comme la maison d'Israël a eu honte de Béthel en qui elle seconfia.
14 How can you say: ‘We are strong and robust men of battle?’	14 Comment pouvez-vous dire: "Nous sommes des héros, de vrais combattants?"
15 Moab has been devastated, and they have cut down her cities. And her elect young men have descended to slaughter. So says the King, whose name is the Lord of hosts.	15 Moab est ravagé; on a escaladé ses villes, l'élite de sa jeunesse descend à la boucherie, oracle duRoi qui a pour nom Yahvé Sabaot.
16 The passing away of Moab draws near and arrives. Its evil will rush forward with great speed.	16 La ruine de Moab est proche, son malheur se précipite.
17 Console him, all you who surround him and all you who know his name. Say: ‘How has the strong staff become broken, the glorious staff?’	17 Plaignez-le, vous tous ses voisins, vous tous qui connaissiez son nom. Dites: "Quoi! Il est brisé,ce bâton puissant, ce sceptre magnifique!"
18 Descend from your glory, and sit in thirst, O habitation of the daughter of Dibon! For the destroyer of Moab has ascended to you; he has dissipated your fortifications.	18 Descends de ta gloire, assieds-toi sur un sol assoiffé, habitante, fille de Dibôn, car le dévastateurde Moab est monté contre toi, il a détruit tes forteresses.
19 Stand in the way, and gaze out, O habitation of Aroer! Question him who is fleeing, and say to him who has escaped: ‘What has happened?’	19 Poste-toi sur la route et guette, habitante d'Aroër, interroge fuyard et rescapé. Demande: "Qu'est-il arrivé" --
20 Moab has been confounded, because he has been conquered. Wail and cry out! Announce it in Arnon: Moab has been devastated,	20 "Moab est honteux de sa destruction; gémissez et criez! Publiez sur l'Arnon que Moab estdévasté!"
21 and judgment has arrived upon the land of the plains: upon Holon, and upon Jahzah, and upon Mephaath,	21 Le jugement est venu contre le Plateau, contre Holôn, Yahça, Méphaat,
22 and upon Dibon, and upon Nebo, and upon the house of Deblathaim,	22 Dibôn, Nebo, Bet-Diblatayim,
23 and upon Kiriathaim, and upon the house of Gamul, and upon the house of Meon,	23 Qiryatayim, Bet-Gamul, Bet-Meôn,
24 and upon Kerioth, and upon Bozrah, and upon all the cities of the land of Moab, those far away and those nearby.	24 Qeriyyot, Boçra et contre toutes les villes du pays de Moab, les lointaines comme les proches.
25 The horn of Moab has been cut away, and his arm has been crushed, says the Lord.	25 "La force de Moab est abattue, son bras est brisé, oracle de Yahvé."
26 Inebriate him, for he has lifted himself up against the Lord. And Moab will thrust his hand into his own vomit, and also now he himself will become a derision.	26 Enivrez-le, car il s'est dressé contre Yahvé: que Moab se roule dans sa vomissure et devienne, luiaussi, une risée.
27 For Israel had been a derision to them. It was as if you had discovered him among thieves. Because of your own words, then, which you have spoken against him, you will be led away captive.	27 Israël n'était-il pas pour toi une risée? A-t-il été surpris parmi les voleurs, que tu hoches la têtechaque fois que tu parles de lui?
28 Relinquish the cities, and live upon a rock, O inhabitants of Moab, and be like a dove nesting at the mouth of an opening at the summit.	28 "Abandonnez les villes, installez-vous dans les rochers, habitants de Moab! Imitez le pigeon quifait son nid aux parois d'une gorge béante!"
29 We have listened to the arrogance of Moab; he is very proud: his exaltation, and arrogance, and pride, and the loftiness of his heart.	29 Nous avons appris l'orgueil de Moab, son arrogance excessive: quelle superbe! quel orgueil!quelle arrogance! quel coeur altier! --
30 I myself know, says the Lord, his boasting, and that his ability is not in accord with it, nor is it in accord with what he has been striving to do.	30 Je connais bien sa présomption -- oracle de Yahvé -- son bavardage sans consistance, ses actessans consistance! --
31 For this reason, I will wail over Moab, and I will cry out to all of Moab, to the men on the brick wall who are lamenting.	31 Aussi je me lamente sur Moab, sur Moab tout entier, j'élève mon cri; on gémit sur les gens deQir-Hérès.
32 O vineyard of Sibmah, I will weep for you, with the mourning of Jazer. Your offshoots have crossed over the sea. They have reached even to the sea of Jazer. The despoiler has rushed over your harvest and your vintage.	32 Plus que sur Yazèr, je pleure sur toi, vignoble de Sibma. Tes sarments s'étendaient au-delà de lamer, ils atteignaient jusqu'à Yazèr. Sur ta vendange et ta récolte est tombé le dévastateur.
33 Rejoicing and exultation has been taken away from Carmel and from the land of Moab. And I have taken the wine from the winepresses. The treader of grapes will no longer sing the usual rhythmic chant.	33 L'allégresse et la gaîté ont disparu des vergers et de la terre de Moab. J'ai tari le vin des cuves, lefouleur ne foule plus, le cri de joie ne résonne plus.
34 From the outcry of Heshbon, even to Elealeh and Jahzah, they have uttered their voice; from Zoar, even to Horonaim, like a three year old calf. So too, the waters of Nimrim will be very bad.	34 Les cris de Heshbôn et de Eléalé vont jusqu'à Yahaç. On élève la voix de Coar jusqu'àHoronayim et à Eglat-Shelishiyya, car même les eaux de Nimrim deviennent un lieu désolé.
35 And I will take away from Moab, says the Lord, the one who makes offerings in exalted places, and the one who sacrifices to his gods.	35 Et je ferai disparaître en Moab -- oracle de Yahvé -- celui qui fait une offrande sur le haut lieu etcelui qui encense ses dieux.
36 Because of this, my heart will resound for Moab, like the pipes, and my heart will make a sound like the pipes for the men on the brick wall. For he has done more than he was able, yet still they have perished.	36 Aussi mon coeur hulule sur Moab à la manière des flûtes; mon coeur hulule sur les gens de Qir-Hérès à la manière des flûtes; parce qu'il est perdu, le trésor amassé!
37 For every head will be bald, and every beard will be shaved. All the hands will be bound together, and there will be haircloth on every back.	37 Oui, toute tête est rasée, toute barbe coupée, à toutes les mains il y a des incisions, sur tous lesreins un sac!
38 Over all the rooftops of Moab, and in its streets, everyone will mourn. For I have crushed Moab like a useless vessel, says the Lord.	38 Sur toutes les terrasses de Moab et sur toutes ses places, ce n'est qu'une lamentation, parce quej'ai brisé Moab comme un vase de rebut, oracle de Yahvé.
39 How was it conquered, so that they would wail? How is it that Moab has cast down his neck and been confounded? And Moab will be a derision and an example to everyone around him.”	39 Comme il a été détruit! Gémissez! Comme Moab, honteusement, a tourné le dos! Moab estdevenu un objet de risée et d'épouvante pour tous ses voisins.
40 Thus says the Lord: “Behold, he will fly like the eagle, and he will extend his wings to Moab.	40 Car ainsi parle Yahvé: (Voici comme un aigle qui plane et va déployer ses ailes sur Moab.)
41 Kerioth has been captured, and the fortifications have been taken. And in that day, the heart of the strong ones of Moab will be like the heart of a woman giving birth.	41 Les villes sont prises, les forteresses enlevées. (Et le coeur des guerriers de Moab, en ce jour-là,sera pareil au coeur d'une femme en travail.)
42 And Moab will cease to be a people. For he has been glorified against the Lord.	42 Moab, exterminé, cesse d'être un peuple, pour s'être dressé contre Yahvé.
43 Terror and the pit and the snare will overwhelm you, O inhabitant of Moab, says the Lord.	43 Frayeur, fosse, filet, pour toi, habitant de Moab! Oracle de Yahvé.
44 Whoever flees from the terror will fall into the pit. And whoever climbs out of the pit will be seized by the snare. For I will lead over Moab the year of their visitation, says the Lord.	44 Qui fuira loin de la frayeur tombera dans la fosse, et qui remontera de la fosse sera pris dans lefilet. Oui, je vais amener tout cela sur Moab, l'année de leur châtiment, oracle de Yahvé.
45 Those fleeing from the snare stood in the shadow of Heshbon. For a fire has gone forth from Heshbon, and a flame from the midst of Sihon, and it will devour the portion of Moab, and the top of the head of the sons of tumult.	45 A l'abri de Heshbôn ont fait halte les fuyards à bout de force. Mais un feu est sorti de Heshbôn,une flamme du palais de Sihôn, qui a dévoré les tempes de Moab et le crâne d'une engeance de tumulte.
46 Woe to you, O Moab! You have been ruined, O people of Chemosh! For your sons and your daughters have been taken into captivity.	46 Malheur à toi, Moab! Il est perdu, le peuple de Kemosh! Car tes fils sont emmenés en exil et tesfilles en captivité.
47 But I will convert the captivity of Moab in the last days, says the Lord.” Such are the judgments of Moab thus far.	47 Mais je ramènerai les captifs de Moab, à la fin des jours, oracle de Yahvé. Jusqu'ici le jugementde Moab.