Jeremiah 8
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Jérémie 8
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| At that time, says the Lord, they will take the bones of the kings of Judah, and the bones of his rulers, and the bones of the priests, and the bones of the prophets, and the bones of the people of Jerusalem out of their resting-places: | En ce temps-là, dit l`Éternel, on tirera de leurs sépulcres les os des rois de Juda, les os de ses chefs, les os des sacrificateurs, les os des prophètes, et les os des habitants de Jérusalem. |
| And they will put them out before the sun and the moon and all the stars of heaven, whose lovers and servants they have been, after whom they have gone, to whom they have made prayers, and to whom they have given worship: they will not be put together or placed in the earth; they will be waste on the face of the earth. | On les étendra devant le soleil, devant la lune, et devant toute l`armée des cieux, qu`ils ont aimés, qu`ils ont servis, qu`ils ont suivis, qu`ils ont recherchés, et devant lesquels ils se sont prosternés; on ne les recueillera point, on ne les enterrera point, et ils seront comme du fumier sur la terre. |
| And death will be desired more than life by the rest of this evil family who are still living in all the places where I have sent them away, says the Lord of armies. | La mort sera préférable à la vie pour tous ceux qui resteront de cette race méchante, dans tous les lieux où je les aurai chassés, dit l`Éternel des armées. |
| Further, you are to say to them, This is what the Lord has said: Will those who are falling not be lifted up again? will he who has gone away not come back? | Dis-leur: Ainsi parle l`Éternel: Est-ce que l`on tombe sans se relever? Ou se détourne-t-on sans revenir? |
| Why do these people of Jerusalem go back, for ever turning away? they will not give up their deceit, they will not come back. | Pourquoi donc ce peuple de Jérusalem s`abandonne-t-il A de perpétuels égarements? Ils persistent dans la tromperie, Ils refusent de se convertir. |
| I took note and gave ear, but no one said what is right: no man had regret for his evil-doing, saying, What have I done? everyone goes off on his way like a horse rushing to the fight. | Je suis attentif, et j`écoute: Ils ne parlent pas comme ils devraient; Aucun ne se repent de sa méchanceté, Et ne dit: Qu`ai-je fait? Tous reprennent leur course, Comme un cheval qui s`élance au combat. |
| Truly, the stork in the heavens is conscious of her fixed times; the dove and the swallow and the crane keep to the times of their coming; but my people have no knowledge of the law of the Lord. | Même la cigogne connaît dans les cieux sa saison; La tourterelle, l`hirondelle et la grue Observent le temps de leur arrivée; Mais mon peuple ne connaît pas la loi de l`Éternel. |
| How is it that you say, We are wise and the law of the Lord is with us? But see, the false pen of the scribes has made it false. | Comment pouvez-vous dire: Nous sommes sages, La loi de l`Éternel est avec nous? C`est bien en vain que s`est mise à l`oeuvre La plume mensongère des scribes. |
| The wise men are shamed, they are overcome with fear and taken: see, they have given up the word of the Lord; and what use is their wisdom to them? | Les sages sont confondus, Ils sont consternés, ils sont pris; Voici, ils ont méprisé la parole de l`Éternel, Et quelle sagesse ont-ils? |
| So I will give their wives to others, and their fields to those who will take them for themselves: for everyone, from the least to the greatest, is given up to getting money; from the priest even to the prophet, everyone is false. | C`est pourquoi je donnerai leurs femmes à d`autres, Et leurs champs à ceux qui les déposséderont. Car depuis le plus petit jusqu`au plus grand, Tous sont avides de gain; Depuis le prophète jusqu`au sacrificateur, Tous usent de tromperie. |
| And they have made little of the wounds of the daughter of Zion, saying, Peace, peace; when there is no peace. | Ils pansent à la légère la plaie de la fille de mon peuple: Paix! paix! disent-ils. Et il n`y a point de paix. |
| Let them be put to shame because they have done disgusting things. They had no shame, they were not able to become red with shame: so they will come down with those who are falling: in the time of their punishment they will be made low, says the Lord. | Ils seront confus, car ils commettent des abominations; Ils ne rougissent pas, ils ne connaissent pas la honte; C`est pourquoi ils tomberont avec ceux qui tombent, Ils seront renversés quand je les châtierai, Dit l`Éternel. |
| I will put an end to them completely, says the Lord: there are no grapes on the vine and no figs on the fig-tree, and the leaf is dry. | Je veux en finir avec eux, dit l`Éternel; Il n`y aura plus de raisins à la vigne, Plus de figues au figuier, Et les feuilles se flétriront; Ce que je leur avais donné leur échappera. - |
| Why are we seated doing nothing? come together, and let us go to the walled towns, and let destruction overtake us there, for the Lord our God has sent destruction on us, and given us bitter water for our drink, because we have done evil against the Lord. | Pourquoi restons-nous assis? Rassemblez-vous, et allons dans les villes fortes, Pour y périr! Car l`Éternel, notre Dieu, nous destine à la mort, Il nous fait boire des eaux empoisonnées, Parce que nous avons péché contre l`Éternel. |
| We were looking for peace, but no good came; and for a time of well-being, but there is only a great fear. | Nous espérions la paix, et il n`arrive rien d`heureux; Un temps de guérison, et voici la terreur! - |
| The loud breathing of the horses comes to our ears from Dan: at the sound of the outcry of his war-horses, all the land is shaking with fear; for they have come, and have made a meal of the land and everything in it; the town and the people living in it. | Le hennissement de ses chevaux se fait entendre du côté de Dan, Et au bruit de leur hennissement toute la terre tremble; Ils viennent, ils dévorent le pays et ce qu`il renferme, La ville et ceux qui l`habitent. |
| See, I will send snakes and poison-snakes among you, against which the wonder-worker has no power; and they will give you wounds which may not be made well, says the Lord. | Car j`envoie parmi vous des serpents, des basilics, Contre lesquels il n`y a point d`enchantement; Ils vous mordront, dit l`Éternel. |
| Sorrow has come on me! my heart in me is feeble. | Je voudrais soulager ma douleur; Mon coeur souffre au dedans de moi. |
| The voice of the cry of the daughter of my people comes from a far land: Is the Lord not in Zion? is not her King in her? Why have they made me angry with their images and their strange gods which are no gods? | Voici les cris de la fille de mon peuple Retentissent sur la terre lointaine: L`Éternel n`est-il plus à Sion? N`a-t-elle plus son roi au milieu d`elle? -Pourquoi m`ont-ils irrité par leurs images taillées, Par des idoles étrangères? - |
| The grain-cutting is past, the summer is ended, and no salvation has come to us. | La moisson est passée, l`été est fini, Et nous ne sommes pas sauvés! |
| For the destruction of the daughter of my people I am broken: I am dressed in the clothing of grief; fear has taken me in its grip. | Je suis brisé par la douleur de la fille de mon peuple, Je suis dans la tristesse, l`épouvante me saisit. |
| Is there no life-giving oil in Gilead? is there no expert in medical arts? why then have my people not been made well? | N`y a-t-il point de baume en Galaad? N`y a-t-il point de médecin? Pourquoi donc la guérison de la fille de mon peuple ne s`opère-t-elle pas? |
