Isaiah 40

CATHOLIC PUBLIC DOMAIN	JERUSALEM
1 “Be consoled, be consoled, O my people!” says your God.	1 "Consolez, consolez mon peuple, dit votre Dieu,
2 Speak to the heart of Jerusalem, and call out to her! For her malice has reached its end. Her iniquity has been forgiven. She has received double for all her sins from the hand of the Lord.	2 parlez au coeur de Jérusalem et criez-lui que son service est accompli, que sa faute est expiée, qu'ellea reçu de la main de Yahvé double punition pour tous ses péchés."
3 The voice of one crying out in the desert: “Prepare the way of the Lord! Make straight the paths of our God, in a solitary place.	3 Une voix crie: "Dans le désert, frayez le chemin de Yahvé; dans la steppe, aplanissez une route pournotre Dieu.
4 Every valley will be exalted, and every mountain and hill will be brought low. And the crooked will be straightened, and the uneven will become level ways.	4 Que toute vallée soit comblée, toute montagne et toute colline abaissées, que les lieux accidentés sechangent en plaine et les escarpements en large vallée;
5 And the glory of the Lord will be revealed. And all flesh together will see that the mouth of the Lord has spoken.”	5 alors la gloire de Yahvé se révélera et toute chair, d'un coup, la verra, car la bouche de Yahvé aparlé."
6 The voice of one saying, “Cry out!” And I said, “What should I cry out?” “All flesh is grass, and all its glory is like the flower of the field.	6 Une voix dit: "Crie", et je dis: "Que crierai-je" -- "Toute chair est de l'herbe et toute sa grâce estcomme la fleur des champs.
7 The grass has dried up, and the flower has fallen. For the Spirit of the Lord has blown over it. Truly, the people are like grass.	7 L'herbe se dessèche, la fleur se fane, quand le souffle de Yahvé passe sur elles; (oui, le peuple, c'estde l'herbe)
8 The grass has dried up, and the flower has fallen. But the Word of our Lord remains for eternity.”	8 l'herbe se dessèche, la fleur se fane, mais la parole de notre Dieu subsiste à jamais."
9 You who evangelize Zion, climb a high mountain! You who evangelize Jerusalem, lift up your voice with strength! Lift it up! Do not be afraid! Say to the cities of Judah: “Behold, your God!”	9 Monte sur une haute montagne, messagère de Sion; élève et force la voix, messagère de Jérusalem;élève la voix, ne crains pas, dis aux villes de Juda: "Voici votre Dieu!"
10 Behold, the Lord God will arrive in strength, and his arm will rule. Behold, his reward is with him, and his work is before him.	10 Voici le Seigneur Yahvé qui vient avec puissance, son bras assure son autorité; voici qu'il porte aveclui sa récompense, et son salaire devant lui.
11 He will pasture his flock like a shepherd. He will gather together the lambs with his arm, and he will lift them up to his bosom, and he himself will carry the very young.	11 Tel un berger il fait paître son troupeau, de son bras il rassemble les agneaux, il les porte sur sonsein, il conduit doucement les brebis mères.
12 Who has measured the waters in the hollow of his hand, and who has weighed the heavens with his palm? Who has suspended the mass of the earth with three fingers, and who has weighed the mountains on a balance and the hills on a scale?	12 Qui a mesuré dans le creux de sa main l'eau de la mer, évalué à l'empan les dimensions du ciel, jaugéau boisseau la poussière de la terre, pesé les montagnes à la balance et les collines sur des plateaux?
13 Who has assisted the Spirit of the Lord? Or who has been his counselor and has revealed things to him?	13 Qui a dirigé l'esprit de Yahvé, et, homme de conseil, a su l'instruire?
14 With whom has he consulted? And who has instructed him, and taught him the path of justice, and guided him to knowledge, and revealed the way of understanding to him?	14 Qui a-t-il consulté qui lui fasse comprendre, qui l'instruise dans les sentiers du jugement, qui luienseigne la connaissance et lui fasse connaître la voie de l'intelligence?
15 Behold, the nations are like a drop of water in a bucket, and they are considered as the smallest grain on a balance. Behold, the islands are like a little dust.	15 Voici! les nations sont comme une goutte d'eau au bord d'un seau, on en tient compte comme d'unemiette sur une balance. Voici! les îles pèsent comme un grain de poussière.
16 And Lebanon will not be sufficient to start a fire, and its animals will not be sufficient for a burnt offering.	16 Le Liban ne suffirait pas à entretenir le feu, et sa faune ne suffirait pas pour l'holocauste.
17 All the nations in his sight are as if they did not exist, and they are considered by him as if they were nothingness and emptiness.	17 Toutes les nations sont comme rien devant lui, il les tient pour néant et vide.
18 Therefore, to whom would you liken God? Or with what image would you replace him?	18 A qui comparer Dieu, et quelle image pourriez-vous en fournir?
19 Should the workman cast a statue? Or has the goldsmith formed it with gold, or the silversmith with plates of silver?	19 Un artisan coule l'idole, un orfèvre la recouvre d'or, il fond des chaînes d'argent.
20 He has chosen strong wood that will not decay. The skillful artisan seeks a way to set up an idol that cannot be moved.	20 Celui qui fait une offrande de pauvre choisit un bois qui ne pourrit pas, se met en quête d'un habileartisan pour ériger une idole qui ne vacille pas.
21 Do you not know? Have you not heard? Has it not been announced to you from the beginning? Have you not understood the foundations of the earth?	21 Ne le saviez-vous pas? Ne l'entendiez-vous pas dire? Ne vous l'avait-on pas annoncé dès l'origine?N'avez-vous pas compris la fondation de la terre?
22 He is the One who sits upon the globe of the earth, and its inhabitants are like locusts. He extends the heavens as if they were nothing, and he spreads them out like a tent, in which to dwell.	22 Il trône au-dessus du cercle de la terre dont les habitants sont comme des sauterelles, il tend les cieuxcomme une toile, les déploie comme une tente où l'on habite.
23 He has brought those who examine what is secret to nothingness. He has brought the judges of the earth to emptiness.	23 Il réduit à rien les princes, il fait les juges de la terre semblables au néant.
24 And certainly, their stalk was neither planted, nor sown, nor rooted in the ground. He has suddenly blown them across them, and they have withered, and a whirlwind will carry them away like chaff.	24 A peine ont-ils été plantés, à peine semés, à peine leur tige s'est-elle enracinée en terre, qu'il soufflesur eux, et ils se dessèchent, la tempête les emporte comme la bale.
25 “And to whom would you compare me or equate me?” says the Holy One.	25 A qui me comparerez-vous, dont je sois l'égal? Dit le Saint.
26 Lift up your eyes on high, and see who has created these things. He leads forth their army by number, and he calls them all by name. Because of the fullness of his strength and robustness and virtue, not one of them was left behind.	26 Levez les yeux là-haut et voyez: Qui a créé ces astres? Il déploie leur armée en bon ordre, il lesappelle tous par leur nom. Sa vigueur est si grande et telle est sa force que pas un ne manque.
27 Why do you say this, O Jacob, and why do you speak this way, O Israel? “My way has been hidden from the Lord, and my judgment escaped notice by my God.”	27 Pourquoi dis-tu, Jacob, et répètes-tu, Israël: "Ma voie est cachée à Yahvé, et mon droit échappe àmon Dieu?"
28 Do you not know, or have you not heard? The Lord is the eternal God, who has created the limits of the earth. He does not diminish, and he does not struggle. Neither is his wisdom searchable.	28 Ne le sais-tu pas? Ne l'as-tu pas entendu dire? Yahvé est un Dieu éternel, créateur des extrémités dela terre. Il ne se fatigue ni ne se lasse, insondable est son intelligence.
29 It is he who gives strength to the weary, and it is he who increases fortitude and strength in those who are failing.	29 Il donne la force à celui qui est fatigué, à celui qui est sans vigueur il prodigue le réconfort.
30 Servants will struggle and fail, and young men will fall into infirmity.	30 Les adolescents se fatiguent et s'épuisent, les jeunes ne font que chanceler,
31 But those who hope in the Lord will renew their strength. They will take up wings like eagles. They will run and not struggle. They will walk and not tire.	31 mais ceux qui espèrent en Yahvé renouvellent leur force, ils déploient leurs ailes comme des aigles,ils courent sans s'épuiser, ils marchent sans se fatiguer.