1 Prophétie. Yahvé s’est établi dans Hadrak et à Damas; voici que la source d’Aram appartient à Yahvé aussi bien que toutes les tribus d’Israël. | 1 The burden of the word of the LORD in the land of Hadrach, and Damascus shall be the rest thereof: when the eyes of man, as of all the tribes of Israel, shall be toward the LORD. |
2 De même Hamat qui est à côté, ainsi que Tyr et Sidon qui mènent si bien leurs affaires. | 2 And Hamath also shall border thereby; Tyrus, and Zidon, though it be very wise. |
3 Tyr s’est construit une forteresse, elle y a amassé l’argent comme la poussière, et l’or fin autant que la boue des rues. | 3 And Tyrus did build herself a strong hold, and heaped up silver as the dust, and fine gold as the mire of the streets. |
4 Mais maintenant le Seigneur va s’en emparer; il jettera son rempart à la mer et le feu la dévorera. | 4 Behold, the Lord will cast her out, and he will smite her power in the sea; and she shall be devoured with fire. |
5 En voyant cela Ashkélon prendra peur et Gaza tremblera de tous ses membres. Ékron perdra toute assurance; le roi de Gaza disparaîtra et Ashkélon sera privée d’habitants. | 5 Ashkelon shall see it, and fear; Gaza also shall see it, and be very sorrowful, and Ekron; for her expectation shall be ashamed; and the king shall perish from Gaza, and Ashkelon shall not be inhabited. |
6 Un étranger habitera dans Ashdod et je détruirai l’orgueil des Philistins. | 6 And a bastard shall dwell in Ashdod, and I will cut off the pride of the Philistines. |
7 J’arracherai de leur bouche la viande saignante, et d’entre leurs dents leurs ordures. Les survivants des Philistins deviendront pour notre Dieu comme un clan de Juda; Ékron sera traitée comme une ville jébusite. | 7 And I will take away his blood out of his mouth, and his abominations from between his teeth: but he that remaineth, even he, shall be for our God, and he shall be as a governor in Judah, and Ekron as a Jebusite. |
8 Je camperai comme un gardien tout autour de ma maison, surveillant les allées et venues; plus personne ne les opprimera, car maintenant j’ai vu leur oppression. | 8 And I will encamp about mine house because of the army, because of him that passeth by, and because of him that returneth: and no oppressor shall pass through them any more: for now have I seen with mine eyes. |
9 Réjouis-toi, fille de Sion, lance des cris joyeux, fille de Jérusalem, car voici que ton roi vient à toi. Il t’apporte justice et victoire, il est humble, monté sur un âne, sur un ânon, petit d’une ânesse. | 9 Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion; shout, O daughter of Jerusalem: behold, thy King cometh unto thee: he is just, and having salvation; lowly, and riding upon an ass, and upon a colt the foal of an ass. |
10 Il détruira les chars d’Éphraïm et les chevaux de Jérusalem; on pourra alors briser l’arc de guerre, car il imposera sa paix aux nations. Son empire s’étendra de la mer à la mer, depuis l’Euphrate jusqu’aux confins du monde. | 10 And I will cut off the chariot from Ephraim, and the horse from Jerusalem, and the battle bow shall be cut off: and he shall speak peace unto the heathen: and his dominion shall be from sea even to sea, and from river even to the ends of the earth. |
11 À cause de ton alliance scellée par le sang, je ferai sortir de la citerne les captifs. | 11 As for thee also, by the blood of thy covenant I have sent forth thy prisoners out of the pit wherein is no water. |
12 À toi, fille de Sion, reviendront les captifs qui attendent; aujourd’hui même je le déclare: vous recevrez en retour double bénédiction. | 12 Turn you to the strong hold, ye prisoners of hope: even to day do I declare that I will render double unto thee; |
13 Voici que je fais de Juda mon arc, et d’Éphraïm ma flèche; je lance tes fils, Sion, contre les habitants des îles, je ferai de toi comme l’épée d’un héros. | 13 When I have bent Judah for me, filled the bow with Ephraim, and raised up thy sons, O Zion, against thy sons, O Greece, and made thee as the sword of a mighty man. |
14 Yahvé se lèvera au-dessus d’eux, sa flèche partira comme l’éclair, le Seigneur Yahvé sonnera de la trompette et s’avancera au milieu de l’ouragan du midi. | 14 And the LORD shall be seen over them, and his arrow shall go forth as the lightning: and the LORD GOD shall blow the trumpet, and shall go with whirlwinds of the south. |
15 Yahvé Sabaot sera leur bouclier; ils vaincront et piétineront les méchants, ils boiront leur sang comme du vin, ils s’en rempliront comme la coupe des sacrifices, comme les cornes de l’autel. | 15 The LORD of hosts shall defend them; and they shall devour, and subdue with sling stones; and they shall drink, and make a noise as through wine; and they shall be filled like bowls, and as the corners of the altar. |
16 Yahvé les sauvera; il sauvera ce peuple qui est son troupeau( ). | 16 And the LORD their God shall save them in that day as the flock of his people: for they shall be as the stones of a crown, lifted up as an ensign upon his land. |
17 Les voilà forts, les voilà beaux! Le blé donnera fière allure aux garçons et le vin nouveau aux vierges. | 17 For how great is his goodness, and how great is his beauty! corn shall make the young men cheerful, and new wine the maids. |