Job 18

CATHOLIC PUBLIC DOMAIN	Le Sainte Bible Vigouroux
1 But Baldad the Suhite responded by saying:	1 Baldad le Suhite prit la parole et dit :
2 How long will you throw around words? Understand first, and then let us speak.	2 Jusques à quand vous répandrez-vous en paroles ? Comprenez d'abord, et ensuite nous parlerons.
3 Why have we been treated like mules, as if we were unworthy before you?	3 Pourquoi passons-nous pour des brutes (animaux stupides), et pourquoi sommes-nous immondes (méprisables) à vos yeux ?
4 You, who ruins your own soul in your fury, will the earth be forsaken because of you, and will the cliffs be moved from their place?	4 Toi qui perds ton âme dans ta fureur, la terre sera-t-elle abandonnée à cause de toi, et les rochers transportés de leur place ?
5 Will not the light of the impious be put out, and the flame of his fire refuse to shine?	5 La lumière de l'impie ne s'éteindra-telle pas ? et la flamme de son foyer (feu) ne sera-t-elle pas sans éclat ?
6 Light will become darkness in his tabernacle, and the lamp that is over him will be extinguished.	6 La lumière sera obscurcie dans sa tente (son tabernacle), et la lampe qui brille au-dessus de lui s'éteindra.
7 His strong steps will be constrained, and his own counsel will cast him down uncontrollably.	7 Ses pas robustes seront entravés, et ses conseils le jetteront dans le précipice.
8 For he has caused his own feet to go into a net, and he has walked into its web.	8 Car il a engagé ses pieds dans les (un) rets, et il marche au milieu de leurs mailles.
9 His heel will be held in a snare, and thirst will rage against him.	9 Son pied sera pris dans le filet, et la (une) soif (ardente) le brûlera par ses ardeurs.
10 A trap has been hidden for him in the earth, and a decoy, along his path.	10 Le piège est caché pour lui sous la terre, et les lacs (qu'on lui a préparés) sur le sentier.
11 Horrifying things will terrify him everywhere and will entangle his feet.	11 Les terreurs l'assiégeront de toutes parts, et envelopperont ses pieds.
12 Let his strength be diminished by famine, and let starvation invade his ribs.	12 La faim exténuera sa force, et la disette envahira ses flancs.
13 Let it devour the beauty of his skin; let the ancient death consume his arms.	13 La mort la plus terrible (cruelle) dévorera sa beauté, et elle consumera ses bras.
14 Let his confidence be torn away from his tabernacle, and let ruin trample over him like a king.	14 Ce en quoi il mettait sa confiance sera arraché de sa tente (son tabernacle), et la mort, comme un roi, le foulera aux pieds.
15 Let the companions of he who is not, dwell in his tabernacle; let brimstone rain down upon his tabernacle.	15 Les compagnons de celui qui n'est plus habiteront dans sa tente (son tabernacle), et on répandra du soufre dans sa demeure (son tabernacle).
16 Let his roots be dried up from beneath him, and his harvest be crushed from above.	16 En bas, (que) ses racines se desséche(ro)nt ; (qu') en haut, ses branches seront (soient) brisées.
17 Let the memory of him perish from the earth, and let not his name be celebrated in the streets.	17 Sa mémoire périra de dessus la terre, et son nom ne sera plus (pas) célébré dans les places publiques.
18 He will expel him from light into darkness, and he will remove him from the world.	18 On (Il, note) le chassera de la lumière dans les ténèbres, et il sera transporté hors de ce monde (l'univers).
19 Neither his offspring, nor his descendents, will exist among his people, nor will there be any remnants in his country.	19 Il n'aura pas de postérité, pas de descendants parmi son peuple, et il n'en restera rien dans le pays.
20 The last will be astonished at his day, and the first will be overcome with horror.	20 Ceux qui viendront après lui seront étonnés de sa perte, et ceux de son temps en seront saisis d'horreur.
21 And so, these are the tabernacles of the sinful, and this the place of he who does not know God.	21 Telles seront les tentes (tabernacles) du méchant, et telle la place (tel est le terme) de celui qui ignore Dieu.