Isaías 29
Bible du Rabbinat (Zadoc Kahn)
1Ah! Ariel, Ariel! Cité où résida David! Laissez l'année s'ajouter à l'année, que les fêtes accomplissent leur cycle!
2Alors, je serrerai de près Ariel, il y aura des plaintes et des lamentations, et je m'associerai au deuil d'Ariel.
3Autour de toi j'établirai mon camp comme en cercle, contre toi j'élèverai des retranchements et dresserai des redoutes.
4Tu descendras si bas que tu parleras comme de dessous terre et que tes paroles affaiblies sembleront sortir de la poussière; ta voix montera de terre, pareille à celle d'un spectre, et, comme un murmure, tes paroles s'élèveront du sol.
5Mais la multitude de tes ennemis sera comme de la menue poussière; et la foule des oppresseurs comme le chaume qui passe: cela se produira soudain, en un instant.
6II y sera pourvu de la part de l'Eternel-Cebaot, à l'aide du tonnerre, d'un tremblement de terre et d'un formidable fracas, à l'aide d'une tempête, d'un ouragan et des flammes d'un feu dévorant.
7Il en sera comme d'un songe et d'une vision nocturne de toute cette multitude de nations qui font campagne contre Ariel, de tous ces guerriers qui le combattent lui et ses forts et qui le serrent de près.
8Tel l'homme affamé qui s'imagine, en rêvant, qu'il mange, s'il se réveille, a l'estomac creux; tel l'homme altéré de soif, qui croit, en rêve, qu'il boit, s'il se réveille, se sent épuisé et a le gosier sec, telle sera la foule de ces peuples qui vont au combat contre la montagne de Sion.
9Soyez saisis de surprise et de stupeur! Soyez fascinés et éblouis, vous qui êtes ivres et non de vin, vous qui titubez mais non par excès de boisson!
10Car l'Eternel a répandu sur vous un esprit de torpeur, il a fermé vos yeux les prophètes et voilé vos têtes les voyants.
11Aussi la révélation de tous ces événements est-elle pour vous comme les mots de ce livre scellé, qu'on présente à un homme lettré en lui disant: "Lis donc ceci!" Et lui de répondre: "Je ne puis, car le livre est scellé."
12Et si on présente le livre à un homme illettré en lui disant: "Lis donc ceci!" Il répond: "Je ne sais pas lire."
13Le Seigneur a dit: "Puisque ce peuple ne me rend hommage que de bouche et ne m'honore que des lèvres, et qu'il tient son cœur éloigné de moi, et que sa piété à mon égard se borne à des préceptes d'hommes, à une leçon apprise,
14je vais continuer à faire avec ce peuple des choses surprenantes, inouïes, où la sagesse de ses sages restera court, où l'intelligence de ses gens d'esprit se voilera.
15Malheur aux artisans de trames profondes, croyant cacher leurs desseins au Seigneur, travaillant dans les ténèbres et disant: "Qui peut nous voir? Qui peut nous reconnaître?"
16O perversité! Le potier mis sur le même rang que l'argile! L'œuvre disant de l'ouvrier: "Il ne m'a pas fabriquée!" Le vase disant de celui qui l'a créé: "II n'y entend rien!"
17Certes, encore un peu de temps, et le Liban deviendra comme un verger et le verger pourra passer pour une forêt touffue.
18En ce jour, les sourds mêmes entendront la parole du livre et, du sein de l'obscurité et des ténèbres, les yeux des aveugles verront.
19Et les humbles goûteront des joies abondantes en Dieu, et les plus déshérités des hommes jubileront par le Saint d'Israël.
20Car c'en sera fini des tyrans, les railleurs disparaîtront et tous les fauteurs d'iniquités seront anéantis,
21ceux qui, par la parole, incitent les hommes au péché, dressent des embûches à qui prêche la morale sur la place publique, et poussent le juste dans la voie du néant.
22Donc, ainsi parle l'Eternel à la maison de Jacob, lui, le libérateur d'Abraham: "Désormais, Jacob ne sera plus mortifié, désormais son visage ne doit plus pâlir.
23Car, lorsque ses enfants la verront, l'œuvre des mains que j'accomplirai au milieu de lui, ils rendront hommage à mon nom; ils sanctifieront le Saint de Jacob et exalteront le Dieu d'Israël.
24Alors les esprits égarés connaîtront la sagesse, et les révoltés accepteront l'instruction."
Reina-Valera 1909
1¡AY de Ariel, ciudad donde habitó David! Añadid un año á otro, mátense víctimas.
2Mas yo pondré á Ariel en apretura, y será desconsolada y triste; y será á mí como Ariel.
3Porque asentaré campo contra ti en derredor, y te combatiré con ingenios, y levantaré contra ti baluartes.
4Entonces serás humillada, hablarás desde la tierra, y tu habla saldrá del polvo; y será tu voz de la tierra como de pythón, y tu habla susurrará desde el polvo.
5Y la muchedumbre de tus extranjeros será como polvo menudo, y la multitud de los fuertes como tamo que pasa; y será repentinamente, en un momento.
6De Jehová de los ejércitos serás visitada con truenos y con terremotos y con gran ruido, con torbellino y tempestad, y llama de fuego consumidor.
7Y será como sueño de visión nocturna la multitud de todas las gentes que pelearán contra Ariel, y todos los que pelearán contra ella y sus ingenios, y los que la pondrán en apretura.
8Y será como el que tiene hambre y sueña, y parece que come; mas cuando despierta, su alma está vacía; ó como el que tiene sed y sueña, y parece que bebe; mas cuando se despierta, hállase cansado, y su alma sedienta: así será la multitud de todas las gentes que pelearán contra el monte de Sión.
9Deteneos y maravillaos; ofuscaos y cegad; embriagaos, y no de vino; titubead, y no de sidra.
10Porque Jehová extendió sobre vosotros espíritu de sueño, y cerró vuestros ojos: cubrió vuestros profetas, y vuestros principales videntes.
11Y os será toda visión como palabras de libro sellado, el cual si dieren al que sabe leer, y le dijeren: Lee ahora esto; él dirá: No puedo, porque está sellado.
12Y si se diere el libro al que no sabe leer, diciéndole: Lee ahora esto; él dirá: No sé leer.
13Dice pues el Señor: Porque este pueblo se me acerca con su boca, y con sus labios me honra, mas su corazón alejó de mí, y su temor para conmigo fué enseñado por mandamiento de hombres:
14Por tanto, he aquí que nuevamente excitaré yo la admiración de este pueblo con un prodigio grande y espantoso; porque perecerá la sabiduría de sus sabios, y se desvanecerá la prudencia de sus prudentes.
15¡Ay de los que se esconden de Jehová, encubriendo el consejo, y sus obras son en tinieblas, y dicen: ¿Quién nos ve, y quién nos conoce?
16Vuestra subversión ciertamente será reputada como el barro del alfarero. ¿La obra dirá de su hacedor, No me hizo; y dirá el vaso de aquel que lo ha formado, No entendió?
17¿No será tornado de aquí á muy poco tiempo el Líbano en Carmelo, y el Carmelo será estimado por bosque?
18Y en aquel tiempo los sordos oirán las palabras del libro, y los ojos de los ciegos verán en medio de la oscuridad y de las tinieblas.
19Entonces los humildes crecerán en alegría en Jehová, y los pobres de los hombres se gozarán en el Santo de Israel.
20Porque el violento será acabado, y el escarnecedor será consumido: serán talados todos los que madrugaban á la iniquidad.
21Los que hacían pecar al hombre en palabra; los que armaban lazo al que reprendía en la puerta, y torcieron lo justo en vanidad.
22Por tanto, Jehová que redimió á Abraham, dice así á la casa de Jacob: No será ahora confundido Jacob, ni su rostro se pondrá pálido;
23Porque verá á sus hijos, obra de mis manos en medio de sí, que santificarán mi nombre; y santificarán al Santo de Jacob, y temerán al Dios de Israel.
24Y los errados de espíritu aprenderán inteligencia, y los murmuradores aprenderán doctrina.
King James Version
1Woe to Ariel, to Ariel, the city where David dwelt! add ye year to year; let them kill sacrifices.
2Yet I will distress Ariel, and there shall be heaviness and sorrow: and it shall be unto me as Ariel.
3And I will camp against thee round about, and will lay siege against thee with a mount, and I will raise forts against thee.
4And thou shalt be brought down, and shalt speak out of the ground, and thy speech shall be low out of the dust, and thy voice shall be, as of one that hath a familiar spirit, out of the ground, and thy speech shall whisper out of the dust.
5Moreover the multitude of thy strangers shall be like small dust, and the multitude of the terrible ones shall be as chaff that passeth away: yea, it shall be at an instant suddenly.
6Thou shalt be visited of the LORD of hosts with thunder, and with earthquake, and great noise, with storm and tempest, and the flame of devouring fire.
7And the multitude of all the nations that fight against Ariel, even all that fight against her and her munition, and that distress her, shall be as a dream of a night vision.
8It shall even be as when an hungry man dreameth, and, behold, he eateth; but he awaketh, and his soul is empty: or as when a thirsty man dreameth, and, behold, he drinketh; but he awaketh, and, behold, he is faint, and his soul hath appetite: so shall the multitude of all the nations be, that fight against mount Zion.
9Stay yourselves, and wonder; cry ye out, and cry: they are drunken, but not with wine; they stagger, but not with strong drink.
10For the LORD hath poured out upon you the spirit of deep sleep, and hath closed your eyes: the prophets and your rulers, the seers hath he covered.
11And the vision of all is become unto you as the words of a book that is sealed, which men deliver to one that is learned, saying, Read this, I pray thee: and he saith, I cannot; for it is sealed:
12And the book is delivered to him that is not learned, saying, Read this, I pray thee: and he saith, I am not learned.
13Wherefore the Lord said, Forasmuch as this people draw near me with their mouth, and with their lips do honour me, but have removed their heart far from me, and their fear toward me is taught by the precept of men:
14Therefore, behold, I will proceed to do a marvellous work among this people, even a marvellous work and a wonder: for the wisdom of their wise men shall perish, and the understanding of their prudent men shall be hid.
15Woe unto them that seek deep to hide their counsel from the LORD, and their works are in the dark, and they say, Who seeth us? and who knoweth us?
16Surely your turning of things upside down shall be esteemed as the potter’s clay: for shall the work say of him that made it, He made me not? or shall the thing framed say of him that framed it, He had no understanding?
17Is it not yet a very little while, and Lebanon shall be turned into a fruitful field, and the fruitful field shall be esteemed as a forest?
18And in that day shall the deaf hear the words of the book, and the eyes of the blind shall see out of obscurity, and out of darkness.
19The meek also shall increase their joy in the LORD, and the poor among men shall rejoice in the Holy One of Israel.
20For the terrible one is brought to nought, and the scorner is consumed, and all that watch for iniquity are cut off:
21That make a man an offender for a word, and lay a snare for him that reproveth in the gate, and turn aside the just for a thing of nought.
22Therefore thus saith the LORD, who redeemed Abraham, concerning the house of Jacob, Jacob shall not now be ashamed, neither shall his face now wax pale.
23But when he seeth his children, the work of mine hands, in the midst of him, they shall sanctify my name, and sanctify the Holy One of Jacob, and shall fear the God of Israel.
24They also that erred in spirit shall come to understanding, and they that murmured shall learn doctrine.
World English Bible
1Woe to Ariel! Ariel, the city where David encamped! Add year to year; let the feasts come around;
2then I will distress Ariel, and there will be mourning and lamentation. She shall be to me as an altar hearth.
3I will encamp against you all around you, and will lay siege against you with posted troops. I will raise siege works against you.
4You will be brought down, and will speak out of the ground. Your speech will mumble out of the dust. Your voice will be as of one who has a familiar spirit, out of the ground, and your speech will whisper out of the dust.
5But the multitude of your foes will be like fine dust, and the multitude of the ruthless ones like chaff that blows away. Yes, it will be in an instant, suddenly.
6She will be visited by the LORD of Armies with thunder, with earthquake, with great noise, with whirlwind and storm, and with the flame of a devouring fire.
7The multitude of all the nations that fight against Ariel, even all who fight against her and her stronghold, and who distress her, will be like a dream, a vision of the night.
8It will be like when a hungry man dreams, and behold, he eats; but he awakes, and his hunger isn’t satisfied; or like when a thirsty man dreams, and behold, he drinks; but he awakes, and behold, he is faint, and he is still thirsty. The multitude of all the nations that fight against Mount Zion will be like that.
9Pause and wonder! Blind yourselves and be blind! They are drunken, but not with wine; they stagger, but not with strong drink.
10For the LORD has poured out on you a spirit of deep sleep, and has closed your eyes, the prophets; and he has covered your heads, the seers.
11All vision has become to you like the words of a book that is sealed, which men deliver to one who is educated, saying, “Read this, please;” and he says, “I can’t, for it is sealed;”
12and the book is delivered to one who is not educated, saying, “Read this, please;” and he says, “I can’t read.”
13The Lord said, “Because this people draws near with their mouth and honors me with their lips, but they have removed their heart far from me, and their fear of me is a commandment of men which has been taught;
14therefore, behold, I will proceed to do a marvelous work among this people, even a marvelous work and a wonder; and the wisdom of their wise men will perish, and the understanding of their prudent men will be hidden.”
15Woe to those who deeply hide their counsel from the LORD, and whose deeds are in the dark, and who say, “Who sees us?” and “Who knows us?”
16You turn things upside down! Should the potter be thought to be like clay, that the thing made should say about him who made it, “He didn’t make me;” or the thing formed say of him who formed it, “He has no understanding”?
17Isn’t it yet a very little while, and Lebanon will be turned into a fruitful field, and the fruitful field will be regarded as a forest?
18In that day, the deaf will hear the words of the book, and the eyes of the blind will see out of obscurity and out of darkness.
19The humble also will increase their joy in the LORD, and the poor among men will rejoice in the Holy One of Israel.
20For the ruthless is brought to nothing, and the scoffer ceases, and all those who are alert to do evil are cut off—
21who cause a person to be indicted by a word, and lay a snare for one who reproves in the gate, and who deprive the innocent of justice with false testimony.
22Therefore the LORD, who redeemed Abraham, says concerning the house of Jacob: “Jacob shall no longer be ashamed, neither shall his face grow pale.
23But when he sees his children, the work of my hands, in the middle of him, they will sanctify my name. Yes, they will sanctify the Holy One of Jacob, and will stand in awe of the God of Israel.
24They also who err in spirit will come to understanding, and those who grumble will receive instruction.”