Livre d'Isaïe 23

JERUSALEM	CATHOLIC PUBLIC DOMAIN
1 Oracle sur Tyr. Hurlez, vaisseaux de Tarsis, car tout a été détruit: plus de maison et plus d'entrée. Dupays de Kittim, la nouvelle leur est parvenue.	1 The burden of Tyre. Wail, you ships of the sea! For the house, from which they were accustomed to go forth, has been laid waste. From the land of Kittim, this has been revealed to them.
2 Soyez stupéfaits, habitants de la côte, marchands de Sidon, toi dont les messagers passent les mers,	2 Be silent, you inhabitants of the island! The merchants of Sidon, crossing over the sea, have filled you.
3 aux eaux immenses. Le grain du Canal, la moisson du Nil, était sa richesse. Elle était le marché desnations.	3 The offspring of the Nile is in the midst of many waters. The harvest of the river is her crop. And she has become the marketplace of the nations.
4 Rougis de honte, Sidon (la citadelle des mers), car la mer a parlé en ces termes: "Je n'ai pas souffert etje n'ai pas enfanté, ni élevé de garçons, ni fait grandir de filles."	4 Be ashamed, O Sidon! For the sea speaks, the strength of the sea, saying: “I have not been in labor, and I have not given birth, and I have not raised young men, nor have I promoted the development of virgins.”
5 Quand la nouvelle parviendra en Egypte, on tremblera en apprenant le sort de Tyr.	5 When it has been heard in Egypt, they will be in anguish, when they hear of Tyre.
6 Passez à Tarsis et hurlez, habitants de la côte.	6 Cross over the seas. Wail, you inhabitants of the island!
7 Est-ce là votre fière cité dont l'origine remontait au lointain passé, elle que ses pas conduisaient auloin pour s'y établir?	7 Is this not your place, which from its earliest days has gloried in its antiquity? Her feet will lead her to a sojourn far away.
8 Qui a décidé cela contre Tyr qui distribuait des couronnes, dont les marchands étaient des princes, etles trafiquants des grands de la terre?	8 Who has made this plan against Tyre, which formerly was crowned, whose merchants were leaders, whose traders were illustrious on the earth?
9 C'est Yahvé Sabaot qui l'a décidé, pour flétrir l'orgueil de toute beauté, pour abaisser tous les grandsde la terre.	9 The Lord of hosts has planned this, so that he may tear down the arrogance of all glory, and may bring disgrace to all the illustrious of the earth.
10 Cultive ton pays comme le Nil, fille de Tarsis, car il n'y a plus de chantier maritime.	10 Cross through your land, as through a river, O daughter of the sea. You no longer have a belt.
11 Il a tendu la main contre la mer, il a fait trembler les royaumes; Yahvé a décrété pour Canaan deruiner ses forteresses.	11 He has extended his hand over the sea. He has stirred up kingdoms. The Lord has given an order against Canaan, so that he may crush its strong.
12 Il a dit: Cesse de faire la fière, toi, la maltraitée, vierge fille de Sidon! Lève-toi, passe à Kittim, lànon plus, pas de repos pour toi.	12 And he said: “You shall no longer increase so as to glory, while enduring calumny, O virgin daughter of Sidon. Rise up and set sail for Kittim; in that place, too, there will be no rest for you.”
13 Voici le pays des Chaldéens, ce peuple qui n'existait pas; Assur l'a constitué pour les bêtes du désert;ils y ont dressé leurs tours, ils ont démoli ses bastions, ils l'ont réduit en ruine.	13 Behold, the land of the Chaldeans: never before was there such a people! Assur founded it. They have led away its strong ones into captivity. They have dug under its houses. They have left it in ruins.
14 Hurlez, navires de Tarsis, car votre forteresse est détruite.	14 Wail, you ships of the sea! For your strength has been devastated.
15 Et il arrivera, en ce jour-là, que Tyr sera oubliée, 70 ans, le temps de vie d'un roi. Mais au bout de 70ans, il en sera de Tyr comme dans la chanson de la prostituée:	15 And this shall be in that day: you, O Tyre, will be forgotten for seventy years, like the days of one king. Then, after seventy years, there will be, for Tyre, something like the canticle of a harlot.
16 "Prends une cithare, parcours la ville, prostituée délaissée! Joue de ton mieux, répète ta chanson,qu'on se souvienne de toi!"	16 Take up a stringed instrument. Circulate through the city, you harlot who had been forgotten. Sing many canticles well, so that you may be remembered.
17 Et il arrivera, au bout de 70 ans, que Yahvé visitera Tyr. Elle recevra de nouveau son salaire, et seprostituera avec tous les royaumes du monde, sur la face de la terre.	17 And this shall be after seventy years: the Lord will visit Tyre, and he will lead her back to her profits. And she will fornicate again with all the kingdoms of the world upon the face of the earth.
18 Mais son gain et son salaire seront consacrés à Yahvé. Ils ne seront ni amassés ni thésaurisés; maisc'est à ceux qui habitent devant Yahvé qu'ira son gain, pour qu'ils aient nourriture à satiété et vêtementmagnifique.	18 And her businesses and her profits will be sanctified to the Lord. They will not be locked away and they will not be stored. For her business will be for those who will live in the presence of the Lord, so that they may eat until satisfied, and may be well-clothed even into old age.