Isaiah 23

CATHOLIC PUBLIC DOMAIN	JERUSALEM
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.	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.
2 Be silent, you inhabitants of the island! The merchants of Sidon, crossing over the sea, have filled you.	2 Soyez stupéfaits, habitants de la côte, marchands de Sidon, toi dont les messagers passent les mers,
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.	3 aux eaux immenses. Le grain du Canal, la moisson du Nil, était sa richesse. Elle était le marché desnations.
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.”	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."
5 When it has been heard in Egypt, they will be in anguish, when they hear of Tyre.	5 Quand la nouvelle parviendra en Egypte, on tremblera en apprenant le sort de Tyr.
6 Cross over the seas. Wail, you inhabitants of the island!	6 Passez à Tarsis et hurlez, habitants de la côte.
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.	7 Est-ce là votre fière cité dont l'origine remontait au lointain passé, elle que ses pas conduisaient auloin pour s'y établir?
8 Who has made this plan against Tyre, which formerly was crowned, whose merchants were leaders, whose traders were illustrious on the earth?	8 Qui a décidé cela contre Tyr qui distribuait des couronnes, dont les marchands étaient des princes, etles trafiquants des grands de 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.	9 C'est Yahvé Sabaot qui l'a décidé, pour flétrir l'orgueil de toute beauté, pour abaisser tous les grandsde la terre.
10 Cross through your land, as through a river, O daughter of the sea. You no longer have a belt.	10 Cultive ton pays comme le Nil, fille de Tarsis, car il n'y a plus de chantier maritime.
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.	11 Il a tendu la main contre la mer, il a fait trembler les royaumes; Yahvé a décrété pour Canaan deruiner ses forteresses.
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.”	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.
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.	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.
14 Wail, you ships of the sea! For your strength has been devastated.	14 Hurlez, navires de Tarsis, car votre forteresse est détruite.
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.	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:
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.	16 "Prends une cithare, parcours la ville, prostituée délaissée! Joue de ton mieux, répète ta chanson,qu'on se souvienne de toi!"
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.	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.
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.	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.