Ésaïe 15
La Bible du Semeur
Contre Moab
15 Oracle sur Moab :
En une nuit, ╵la voilà dévastée.
Oui, c’en est fait d’Ar en Moab.
En une nuit, ╵la voilà dévastée,
c’en est fait de Qir en Moab[a].
2 Le peuple de Dibôn ╵monte à ses sanctuaires,
à ses hauts lieux, ╵afin d’y mener deuil,
tout Moab se lamente ╵sur Nébo et sur Médeba[b] :
toutes les têtes sont rasées,
toutes les barbes sont coupées.
3 Dans les rues, on revêt ╵les habits de toile de sac ;
sur les toits en terrasse ╵et sur les places de la ville,
tout le monde soupire ╵et se répand en larmes.
4 A Heshbôn, à Elealé, ╵les gens poussent des cris,
on les entend jusqu’à Yahats[c].
Aussi les soldats de Moab ╵se mettent à crier
et ils sont tout tremblants.
5 J’appelle à l’aide ╵au sujet de Moab :
ses fugitifs se sauvent ╵jusqu’à Tsoar,
jusqu’à Eglath-Shelishiya,
et ils gravissent en pleurant ╵la montée de Louhith.
Sur le chemin d’Horonaïm, ╵ils poussent des cris déchirants :
6 les eaux de Nimrim ont tari
et l’herbe est desséchée,
la végétation dépérit,
toute verdure a disparu[d].
7 Aussi emportent-ils ╵ce qu’ils ont pu sauver
et leurs objets précieux ╵au-delà du torrent des Saules.
8 Car la clameur a fait le tour ╵du territoire de Moab
et les lamentations ╵sont entendues à Eglaïm,
jusqu’à Beer-Elim[e] ╵retentissent ses hurlements :
9 les eaux de Dimôn[f] sont pleines de sang.
Oui, j’infligerai à Dimôn ╵un surcroît de malheur
et un lion fondra ╵sur les survivants de Moab,
sur ceux qui resteront ╵dans le pays.
Footnotes
- 15.1 Ar en Moab et Qir en Moab sont deux des principales villes du pays (pour les chap. 15 et 16, voir Jr 48).
- 15.2 Nébo: peut-être le mont d’où Moïse a contemplé le pays promis (Dt 34). Médeba: sur le plateau au nord de Dibôn. Les Moabites possédaient alors le pays au nord de l’Arnon qui avait appartenu aux Israélites et qu’ils avaient reconquis à la mort d’Achab (2 R 3.4-5).
- 15.4 Heshbôn et Elealé: villes à la frontière nord du pays (voir Nb 21.26), à une trentaine de kilomètres au nord de la mer Morte. Yahats: à l’est, aux confins du désert.
- 15.6 L’oasis de Nimrim, à une quinzaine de kilomètres au sud-est de la mer Morte.
- 15.8 Deux villes situées aux frontières opposées de Moab, au nord et au sud.
- 15.9 Selon le texte hébreu traditionnel. Le texte hébreu de Qumrân, certains manuscrits de l’ancienne version grecque et la Vulgate ont : Dibôn.
Isaiah 15
New King James Version
Proclamation Against Moab
15 The (A)burden[a] against Moab.
Because in the night (B)Ar of (C)Moab is laid waste
And destroyed,
Because in the night Kir of Moab is laid waste
And destroyed,
2 He has gone up to the [b]temple and Dibon,
To the high places to weep.
Moab will wail over Nebo and over Medeba;
(D)On all their heads will be baldness,
And every beard cut off.
3 In their streets they will clothe themselves with sackcloth;
On the tops of their houses
And in their streets
Everyone will wail, (E)weeping bitterly.
4 Heshbon and Elealeh will cry out,
Their voice shall be heard as far as (F)Jahaz;
Therefore the [c]armed soldiers of Moab will cry out;
His life will be burdensome to him.
5 “My(G) heart will cry out for Moab;
His fugitives shall flee to Zoar,
Like [d]a three-year-old heifer.
For (H)by the Ascent of Luhith
They will go up with weeping;
For in the way of Horonaim
They will raise up a cry of destruction,
6 For the waters (I)of Nimrim will be desolate,
For the green grass has withered away;
The grass fails, there is nothing green.
7 Therefore the abundance they have gained,
And what they have laid up,
They will carry away to the Brook of the Willows.
8 For the cry has gone all around the borders of Moab,
Its wailing to Eglaim
And its wailing to Beer Elim.
9 For the waters of [e]Dimon will be full of blood;
Because I will bring more upon Dimon,
(J)Lions upon him who escapes from Moab,
And on the remnant of the land.”
Footnotes
- Isaiah 15:1 oracle, prophecy
- Isaiah 15:2 Heb. bayith, lit. house
- Isaiah 15:4 So with MT, Tg., Vg.; LXX, Syr. loins
- Isaiah 15:5 Or The Third Eglath, an unknown city, Jer. 48:34
- Isaiah 15:9 So with MT, Tg.; DSS, Vg. Dibon; LXX Rimon
Isaiah 15
King James Version
15 The burden of Moab. Because in the night Ar of Moab is laid waste, and brought to silence; because in the night Kir of Moab is laid waste, and brought to silence;
2 He is gone up to Bajith, and to Dibon, the high places, to weep: Moab shall howl over Nebo, and over Medeba: on all their heads shall be baldness, and every beard cut off.
3 In their streets they shall gird themselves with sackcloth: on the tops of their houses, and in their streets, every one shall howl, weeping abundantly.
4 And Heshbon shall cry, and Elealeh: their voice shall be heard even unto Jahaz: therefore the armed soldiers of Moab shall cry out; his life shall be grievous unto him.
5 My heart shall cry out for Moab; his fugitives shall flee unto Zoar, an heifer of three years old: for by the mounting up of Luhith with weeping shall they go it up; for in the way of Horonaim they shall raise up a cry of destruction.
6 For the waters of Nimrim shall be desolate: for the hay is withered away, the grass faileth, there is no green thing.
7 Therefore the abundance they have gotten, and that which they have laid up, shall they carry away to the brook of the willows.
8 For the cry is gone round about the borders of Moab; the howling thereof unto Eglaim, and the howling thereof unto Beerelim.
9 For the waters of Dimon shall be full of blood: for I will bring more upon Dimon, lions upon him that escapeth of Moab, and upon the remnant of the land.
Isaiah 15
English Standard Version
An Oracle Concerning Moab
15 An (A)oracle concerning (B)Moab.
Because (C)Ar of Moab is laid waste in a night,
Moab is undone;
because (D)Kir of Moab is laid waste in a night,
Moab is undone.
2 He has gone up to the temple,[a] and to (E)Dibon,
to the high places[b] to weep;
over (F)Nebo and over (G)Medeba
Moab (H)wails.
On every head is (I)baldness;
every beard is shorn;
3 in the streets they wear sackcloth;
on the housetops and in the squares
everyone wails and melts in tears.
4 (J)Heshbon and (K)Elealeh cry out;
their voice is heard as far as (L)Jahaz;
therefore the armed men of Moab cry aloud;
his soul trembles.
5 My heart cries out for Moab;
her fugitives flee to Zoar,
to (M)Eglath-shelishiyah.
For at the (N)ascent of Luhith
they go up weeping;
on the road to (O)Horonaim
they raise a cry of destruction;
6 the waters of (P)Nimrim
are a desolation;
the grass is withered, the vegetation fails,
the greenery is no more.
7 (Q)Therefore the abundance they have gained
and what they have laid up
they carry away
over the Brook of the Willows.
8 For a cry has gone
around the land of Moab;
her wailing reaches to Eglaim;
her wailing reaches to Beer-elim.
9 For the waters of (R)Dibon[c] are full of blood;
for I will bring upon Dibon even more,
(S)a lion for those of Moab who escape,
for the remnant of the land.
Footnotes
- Isaiah 15:2 Hebrew the house
- Isaiah 15:2 Or temple, even Dibon to the high places
- Isaiah 15:9 Dead Sea Scroll, Vulgate (compare Syriac); Masoretic Text Dimon; twice in this verse
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