Ésaïe 14:5-17
Louis Segond
5 L'Éternel a brisé le bâton des méchants, La verge des dominateurs.
6 Celui qui dans sa fureur frappait les peuples, Par des coups sans relâche, Celui qui dans sa colère subjuguait les nations, Est poursuivi sans ménagement.
7 Toute la terre jouit du repos et de la paix; On éclate en chants d'allégresse,
8 Les cyprès même, les cèdres du Liban, se réjouissent de ta chute: Depuis que tu es tombé, personne ne monte pour nous abattre.
9 Le séjour des morts s'émeut jusque dans ses profondeurs, Pour t'accueillir à ton arrivée; Il réveille devant toi les ombres, tous les grands de la terre, Il fait lever de leurs trônes tous les rois des nations.
10 Tous prennent la parole pour te dire: Toi aussi, tu es sans force comme nous, Tu es devenu semblable à nous!
11 Ta magnificence est descendue dans le séjour des morts, Avec le son de tes luths; Sous toi est une couche de vers, Et les vers sont ta couverture.
12 Te voilà tombé du ciel, Astre brillant, fils de l'aurore! Tu es abattu à terre, Toi, le vainqueur des nations!
13 Tu disais en ton coeur: Je monterai au ciel, J'élèverai mon trône au-dessus des étoiles de Dieu; Je m'assiérai sur la montagne de l'assemblée, A l'extrémité du septentrion;
14 Je monterai sur le sommet des nues, Je serai semblable au Très Haut.
15 Mais tu as été précipité dans le séjour des morts, Dans les profondeurs de la fosse.
16 Ceux qui te voient fixent sur toi leurs regards, Ils te considèrent attentivement: Est-ce là cet homme qui faisait trembler la terre, Qui ébranlait les royaumes,
17 Qui réduisait le monde en désert, Qui ravageait les villes, Et ne relâchait point ses prisonniers?
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Isaiah 14:5-17
King James Version
5 The Lord hath broken the staff of the wicked, and the sceptre of the rulers.
6 He who smote the people in wrath with a continual stroke, he that ruled the nations in anger, is persecuted, and none hindereth.
7 The whole earth is at rest, and is quiet: they break forth into singing.
8 Yea, the fir trees rejoice at thee, and the cedars of Lebanon, saying, Since thou art laid down, no feller is come up against us.
9 Hell from beneath is moved for thee to meet thee at thy coming: it stirreth up the dead for thee, even all the chief ones of the earth; it hath raised up from their thrones all the kings of the nations.
10 All they shall speak and say unto thee, Art thou also become weak as we? art thou become like unto us?
11 Thy pomp is brought down to the grave, and the noise of thy viols: the worm is spread under thee, and the worms cover thee.
12 How art thou fallen from heaven, O Lucifer, son of the morning! how art thou cut down to the ground, which didst weaken the nations!
13 For thou hast said in thine heart, I will ascend into heaven, I will exalt my throne above the stars of God: I will sit also upon the mount of the congregation, in the sides of the north:
14 I will ascend above the heights of the clouds; I will be like the most High.
15 Yet thou shalt be brought down to hell, to the sides of the pit.
16 They that see thee shall narrowly look upon thee, and consider thee, saying, Is this the man that made the earth to tremble, that did shake kingdoms;
17 That made the world as a wilderness, and destroyed the cities thereof; that opened not the house of his prisoners?
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Isaiah 14:5-17
New King James Version
5 The Lord has broken (A)the staff of the wicked,
The scepter of the rulers;
6 He who struck the people in wrath with a continual stroke,
He who ruled the nations in anger,
Is persecuted and no one hinders.
7 The whole earth is at rest and quiet;
They break forth into singing.
8 (B)Indeed the cypress trees rejoice over you,
And the cedars of Lebanon,
Saying, ‘Since you [a]were cut down,
No woodsman has come up against us.’
9 “Hell(C)[b] from beneath is excited about you,
To meet you at your coming;
It stirs up the dead for you,
All the chief ones of the earth;
It has raised up from their thrones
All the kings of the nations.
10 They all shall (D)speak and say to you:
‘Have you also become as weak as we?
Have you become like us?
11 Your pomp is brought down to Sheol,
And the sound of your stringed instruments;
The maggot is spread under you,
And worms cover you.’
The Fall of Lucifer
12 “How(E) you are fallen from heaven,
O [c]Lucifer, son of the morning!
How you are cut down to the ground,
You who weakened the nations!
13 For you have said in your heart:
(F)‘I will ascend into heaven,
(G)I will exalt my throne above the stars of God;
I will also sit on the (H)mount of the congregation
(I)On the farthest sides of the north;
14 I will ascend above the heights of the clouds,
(J)I will be like the Most High.’
15 Yet you (K)shall be brought down to Sheol,
To the [d]lowest depths of the Pit.
16 “Those who see you will gaze at you,
And consider you, saying:
‘Is this the man who made the earth tremble,
Who shook kingdoms,
17 Who made the world as a wilderness
And destroyed its cities,
Who [e]did not open the house of his prisoners?’
Footnotes
- Isaiah 14:8 have lain down
- Isaiah 14:9 Or Sheol
- Isaiah 14:12 Lit. Day Star
- Isaiah 14:15 Lit. recesses
- Isaiah 14:17 Would not release
Scripture taken from the New King James Version®. Copyright © 1982 by Thomas Nelson. Used by permission. All rights reserved.
