Livre de Jérémie 49

BIBLES DES PEUPLES	CATHOLIC PUBLIC DOMAIN
1 Pour les fils d’Ammon. Voici ce que dit Yahvé: Israël n’a-t-il pas de fils? N’a-t-il pas d’héritiers? Pourquoi Milkom a-t-il hérité du pays de Gad, pourquoi son peuple en occupe-t-il les villes?	1 Against the sons of Ammon. Thus says the Lord: “Does Israel have no sons? Or is there no heir for him? Then why has Milcom possessed the inheritance of Gad, and why have his people lived in his cities?
2 Eh bien, dit Yahvé, le jour vient où l’on entendra le cri de guerre dans Rabba des Ammonites; elle ne sera plus qu’une ruine déserte et ses villages seront incendiés. Alors Israël dépouillera ceux qui l’ont dépouillé.	2 Therefore, behold, the days are approaching, says the Lord, when I will cause the noise of battle to be heard over Rabbah of the sons of Ammon. And it will be scattered into a tumult, and her daughters will be burned with fire. And Israel shall possess those who had possessed him, says the Lord.
3 Ar est détruite, lamente-toi Heshbon! Poussez des cris, filles de Rabba! Habillez-vous de sacs, entonnez la lamentation en vous tailladant le corps: car Milkom part en exil avec ses prêtres et tous ses chefs.	3 Wail, O Heshbon! For Ai has been devastated. Cry out, O daughters of Rabbah! Wrap yourselves with haircloth. Mourn and circle the hedges. For Milcom will be led into the transmigration: his priests and his leaders together.
4 Tu es bien fière de ta vallée, fille rebelle; tu dis, confiante en tes richesses: Qui entrera chez moi?	4 Why have you gloried in the valleys? Your valley has flowed away, O delicate daughter, for you had confidence in your treasures, and you were saying, ‘Who can approach me?’
5 Eh bien, je t’amène de tous les côtés la terreur. Je ferai que chacun se sauve de son côté, et personne ne rassemblera les fuyards.	5 Behold, I will lead a terror over you, says the Lord, the God of hosts, from those who are all around you. And you will be dispersed, each one from before your sight. There will be no one who will gather together those who are fleeing.
6 Mais ensuite je ramènerai les exilés d’Ammon - parole de Yahvé.	6 And after this, I will cause the captives of the sons of Ammon to return, says the Lord.”
7 Pour Édom. Voici ce que dit Yahvé Sabaot: Où donc est passée la sagesse de Téman? Ses fils n’ont-ils rien à proposer? Leur sagesse s’est-elle envolée?	7 Against Idumea. Thus says the Lord of hosts: “Is there no longer any wisdom in Teman? Counsel has perished from the sons. Their wisdom has become useless.
8 Fuyez, tournez le dos, habitants de Dédan, car c’est mon heure de visiter Ésaü, je lui amène le fléau.	8 Flee and turn your backs! Descend into the chasm, O inhabitants of Dedan! For I have brought the perdition of Esau over him, the time of his visitation.
9 Si les vendangeurs passent chez toi, ils ne laisseront rien à grappiller. Si ce sont des voleurs de nuit, ils saccageront tout à leur guise.	9 If those who gather grapes had passed by you, would they not have left behind a cluster? If there were thieves in the night, they would seize what was enough for themselves.
10 Oui je viens fouiller Ésaü, je mettrai à nu ses repaires; il n’aura plus où se cacher. Sa race est détruite, elle n’est plus. Pas un frère, pas un voisin pour dire:	10 Yet truly, I have stripped Esau bare. I have revealed his secrets, and he is not able to be concealed. His offspring has been devastated, with his brothers and his neighbors, and he himself will not exist.
11 Laisse-moi tes orphelins, je les ferai vivre, tes veuves pourront compter sur moi!	11 Leave behind your orphans. I will make sure that they live. And your widows will hope in me.”
12 Car voici ce que dit Yahvé: Ceux qui ne devaient pas boire la coupe maintenant la boivent, et toi, tu passerais au travers? Mais non, tu la boiras!	12 For thus says the Lord: “Behold, those who judged that they would not drink the cup, will certainly drink. And so, will you be released as if you were innocent? You will not be released as if innocent. Instead, you shall certainly drink.
13 Car je l’ai juré par moi-même, dit Yahvé, Bosra deviendra un objet d’étonnement et de moquerie, une ruine et une malédiction; ses villages seront ruinés pour toujours.	13 For I have sworn by myself, says the Lord, that Bozrah will be a desolation, and a disgrace, and a wasteland, and a curse. And all her cities will be a perpetual wilderness.
14 Nous venons d’entendre un appel de Yahvé, un message qu’il fait parvenir aux nations: “Debout! Partons en guerre contre lui!” C’en est fait!	14 I have heard a report from the Lord, and an legate has been sent to the nations: ‘Gather yourselves together, and go forth against her, and let us rise up to battle.’
15 Te voilà le dernier des peuples, le plus méprisé de tous.	15 For behold, I have made you little among the nations, contemptible among men.
16 La terreur que tu inspirais et l’orgueil de ton cœur, t’ont fait perdre la tête, toi qui habites au creux de La Roche, accroché au sommet des collines. Tu peux élever ton nid comme l’aigle, je t’en ferai descendre - parole de Yahvé.	16 Your arrogance has deceived you, by the pride of your heart, you who live in the caverns of the rock and who strive to take hold of the height of the hill. But even if you make your nest like that of an eagle, I will pull you down from there, says the Lord.
17 Édom sera un objet d’épouvante, les passants s’étonneront et siffleront en voyant ses plaies;	17 And Idumea will be a desert. Everyone who passes by it will be stupefied and will hiss over all its wounds.
18 il sera comme Sodome, ou Gomorrhe et les villes d’alentour après la catastrophe, dit Yahvé. Nul n’y habitera, les humains n’y séjourneront plus.	18 Just as Sodom and Gomorrah and their neighbors were overthrown, says the Lord: there will not be a man living there, and no son of man will tend it.
19 Comme le lion qui monte des fourrés du Jourdain vers les pâturages, moi aussi d’un seul coup je serai sur ses prairies, je les mettrai en fuite. Car qui est mon égal? Qui pourrait se dresser contre moi, quel est le berger qui me tiendrait tête?	19 Behold, he will ascend like a lion from the arrogance of the Jordan, against the robust beauty. For I will cause him to rush against her suddenly. And who will be the elect one, whom I may appoint over her? For who is like me? And who can endure me? And who is that pastor who can withstand my countenance?
20 Écoutez donc la décision que Yahvé a prise contre Édom, ses projets contre les habitants de Téman: on fera main basse sur toutes les brebis, jusqu’aux plus efflanquées, et leur pâturage ne s’en remettra pas.	20 Because of this, listen to the counsel of the Lord, which he has undertaken concerning Edom, and to his thoughts, which he has devised concerning the inhabitants of Teman. Certainly, the little ones of the flock will cast them down, unless they scatter them with their habitation.
21 Au bruit de leur chute, la terre tremblera, leurs cris s’entendront jusqu’à la Mer des Roseaux.	21 The earth has been shaken at the noise of their destruction. The outcry of their voice has been heard at the Red Sea.
22 Voyez cet aigle qui monte et qui tourne; voici qu’il étend ses ailes au-dessus de Bosra. Le cœur des guerriers d’Édom, ce jour-là, sera bien pareil à celui d’une femme qui enfante.	22 Behold, he will ascend like an eagle and will fly. And he will spread his wings over Bozrah. And in that day, the heart of the strong ones of Idumea will be like the heart of a woman giving birth.”
23 Contre Damas. Voilà Hamat et Arpad décontenancées: elles viennent d’apprendre une mauvaise nouvelle; elles en sont bouleversées, inquiètes comme les flots d’une mer qui ne peut se calmer.	23 Against Damascus. “Hamath has been confounded, with Arpad. For they have heard a most grievous report. They have been stirred up like the sea. Because of anxiousness, they were not able to rest.
24 Damas est découragée, prête à s’enfuir; elle est saisie de tremblements; l’angoisse et la frayeur l’ont saisie comme une femme qui enfante.	24 Damascus has been broken. She has been turned to flight. Trembling has taken hold of her. Anguish and sorrows have seized her, like a woman giving birth.
25 Quoi! Elle est abandonnée, la ville glorieuse, la cité de la joie!	25 How could they have abandoned the praiseworthy city, the city of rejoicing?
26 Ses jeunes hommes tomberont sur les places; tous ses guerriers périront ce jour-là - parole de Yahvé.	26 For this reason, her young men will fall in her streets. And all the men of battle will be silenced in that day, says the Lord of hosts.
27 J’allumerai un feu dans les remparts de Damas, et il dévorera les palais de Ben-Hadad.	27 And I will kindle a fire at the wall of Damascus, and it will devour the defensive walls of Ben-hadad.”
28 Voici ce que dit Yahvé pour Kédar et le royaume de Haçor, que Nabukodonozor roi de Babel a vaincus: Levez-vous, combattez contre Kédar, exterminez les fils de l’Orient!	28 Against Kedar and against the kingdoms of Hazor, which Nebuchadnezzar, the king of Babylon, has struck down. Thus says the Lord: “Rise up and ascend to Kedar, and lay waste to the sons of the East.
29 Prenez leurs tentes et leurs moutons, leurs toiles et tout leur matériel. Prenez leurs chameaux et criez sur eux: “Terreur de partout!”	29 They will seize their tabernacles and their flocks. And they will take for themselves their tents, and all their vessels, and their camels. And they will call down a terror upon them on every side.
30 Fuyez, sauvez-vous, habitants de Haçor - parole de Yahvé. Car Nabukodonozor, roi de Babylone, a déjà son plan, il a un projet contre vous:	30 Flee, go away urgently! Sit in deep pits, you who inhabit Hazor, says the Lord. For Nebuchadnezzar, the king of Babylon, has undertaken a counsel against you, and he has devised plans against you.
31 “Attaquons une nation tranquille qui habite en sécurité; Elle n’a ni portes, ni verrous, elle habite à l’écart.	31 Rise up, and ascend to a nation that is quiet and lives in confidence, says the Lord. They have neither gates nor bars. They dwell alone.
32 Leurs chameaux sont à prendre, leurs moutons sans nombre seront notre butin!” Je vais les semer à tous les vents, ces hommes aux tempes rasées; de partout viendra sur eux le malheur - parole de Yahvé.	32 And their camels will be a spoil, and the multitude of their cattle will be a prey. And I will disperse, into every wind, those who have shaved their hair. And from all their confines, I will lead great destruction over them, says the Lord.
33 Haçor ne sera plus qu’un gîte de chacals, un désert pour toujours; nul désormais n’y habitera, aucun humain n’y séjournera.	33 And Hazor will be a habitation for serpents, deserted even unto eternity. No man will abide there, nor will a son of man tend it.”
34 Voici la parole de Yahvé qui fut adressée au prophète Jérémie à propos d’Élam, au début du règne de Sédécias roi de Juda.	34 The word of the Lord that came to Jeremiah the prophet against Elam, in the beginning of the reign of Zedekiah, the king of Judah, saying:
35 Voici ce que dit Yahvé Sabaot: Je vais briser l’arc d’Élam, le ressort de sa puissance.	35 “Thus says the Lord of hosts: Behold, I will break the bow of Elam, and the summit of their strength.
36 Des quatre coins du ciel je fais venir, contre Élam, les quatre vents, et je disperse les Élamites à tous ces vents; il n’y aura pas de nation où n’arrivent les gens d’Élam.	36 And I will lead the four winds over Elam, from the four corners of heaven. And I will scatter them into all these winds. And there will be no nation to which the fugitives of Elam will not travel.
37 Je ferai trembler les Élamites devant leurs ennemis, devant ceux qui en veulent à leur vie; je ferai venir sur eux le malheur car ma colère s’enflammera - parole de Yahvé. J’enverrai derrière eux l’épée, jusqu’à leur extermination.	37 And I will cause Elam to be terrified before their enemies and in the sight of those who seek their life. And I will lead an evil over them, the wrath of my fury, says the Lord. And I will send the sword after them, until I consume them.
38 J’établirai mon trône en Élam et j’en arracherai ses rois et ses princes - parole de Yahvé,	38 And I will set my throne in Elam, and I will perish the kings and princes from there, says the Lord.
39 mais à la fin des jours je ramènerai les prisonniers d’Élam - parole de Yahvé.	39 But in the last days, I will cause the captives of Elam to return, says the Lord.”