Isaiah 64
Jubilee Bible 2000
64 ¶ Oh that thou would rend the heavens, that thou would come down, that the mountains might flow down at thy presence,
2 as when the melting fire burns, the fire causes the waters to boil, to make thy name known to thine adversaries, that the Gentiles may tremble at thy presence!
3 As thou didst come down when thou didst terrible things which we did not look for, that the mountains flowed down at thy presence.
4 Nor have men heard, nor perceived by the ear, neither has the eye seen a God beside thee, that thou might do it again for the one who waits in him.
5 Thou didst come out to meet him that with rejoicing had worked righteousness. In thy ways they remembered thee. Behold, thou art wroth; for we have sinned: thy ways are eternal, and we shall be saved.
6 ¶ But we were all as an unclean thing, and all our righteousnesses as filthy rags; and we all fell as the leaves of a tree; and our iniquities, like the wind, have taken us away.
7 And there is none that calls upon thy name, that wakes himself up to take hold of thee; therefore, thou hast hid thy face from us and hast allowed us to wither in the power of our iniquities.
8 But now, O LORD, thou art our father; we are the clay, and thou our potter; such that we all are the work of thy hands.
9 Be not wroth very sore, O LORD, neither remember iniquity for ever; behold, see, we beseech thee, we are all thy people.
10 Thy holy cities are a wilderness, Zion is a wilderness, Jerusalem a desolation.
11 Our house of our Sanctuary and of our glory, where our fathers praised thee, was burned up with fire; and all our precious things were destroyed.
12 Wilt thou refrain thyself regarding these things, O LORD? Wilt thou hold thy peace and afflict us very sore?
Ésaïe 64
Louis Segond
64 (63:19b) Oh! si tu déchirais les cieux, et si tu descendais, Les montagnes s'ébranleraient devant toi,
2 (64:1) Comme s'allume un feu de bois sec, Comme s'évapore l'eau qui bouillonne; Tes ennemis connaîtraient ton nom, Et les nations trembleraient devant toi.
3 (64:2) Lorsque tu fis des prodiges que nous n'attendions pas, Tu descendis, et les montagnes s'ébranlèrent devant toi.
4 (64:3) Jamais on n'a appris ni entendu dire, Et jamais l'oeil n'a vu qu'un autre dieu que toi Fît de telles choses pour ceux qui se confient en lui.
5 (64:4) Tu vas au-devant de celui qui pratique avec joie la justice, De ceux qui marchent dans tes voies et se souviennent de toi. Mais tu as été irrité, parce que nous avons péché; Et nous en souffrons longtemps jusqu'à ce que nous soyons sauvés.
6 (64:5) Nous sommes tous comme des impurs, Et toute notre justice est comme un vêtement souillé; Nous sommes tous flétris comme une feuille, Et nos crimes nous emportent comme le vent.
7 (64:6) Il n'y a personne qui invoque ton nom, Qui se réveille pour s'attacher à toi: Aussi nous as-tu caché ta face, Et nous laisses-tu périr par l'effet de nos crimes.
8 (64:7) Cependant, ô Éternel, tu es notre père; Nous sommes l'argile, et c'est toi qui nous as formés, Nous sommes tous l'ouvrage de tes mains.
9 (64:8) Ne t'irrite pas à l'extrême, ô Éternel, Et ne te souviens pas à toujours du crime; Regarde donc, nous sommes tous ton peuple.
10 (64:9) Tes villes saintes sont un désert; Sion est un désert, Jérusalem une solitude.
11 (64:10) Notre maison sainte et glorieuse, Où nos pères célébraient tes louanges, Est devenue la proie des flammes; Tout ce que nous avions de précieux a été dévasté.
12 (64:11) Après cela, ô Éternel, te contiendras-tu? Est-ce que tu te tairas, et nous affligeras à l'excès?
Isaiah 64
New King James Version
A Prayer for Help
64 Oh, that You would [a]rend the heavens!
That You would come down!
That the mountains might shake at Your (A)presence—
2 As fire burns brushwood,
As fire causes water to boil—
To make Your name known to Your adversaries,
That the nations may tremble at Your presence!
3 When (B)You did awesome things for which we did not look,
You came down,
The mountains shook at Your presence.
4 For since the beginning of the world
(C)Men have not heard nor perceived by the ear,
Nor has the eye seen any God besides You,
Who acts for the one who waits for Him.
5 You meet him who rejoices and does righteousness,
Who remembers You in Your ways.
You are indeed angry, for we have sinned—
(D)In these ways we continue;
And we need to be saved.
6 But we are all like an unclean thing,
And all (E)our righteousnesses are like [b]filthy rags;
We all (F)fade as a leaf,
And our iniquities, like the wind,
Have taken us away.
7 And there is no one who calls on Your name,
Who stirs himself up to take hold of You;
For You have hidden Your face from us,
And have [c]consumed us because of our iniquities.
8 But now, O Lord,
You are our Father;
We are the clay, and You our (G)potter;
And all we are the work of Your hand.
9 Do not be furious, O Lord,
Nor remember iniquity forever;
Indeed, please look—we all are Your people!
10 Your holy cities are a wilderness,
Zion is a wilderness,
Jerusalem a desolation.
11 Our holy and beautiful [d]temple,
Where our fathers praised You,
Is burned up with fire;
And all (H)our pleasant things [e]are laid waste.
12 (I)Will You restrain Yourself because of these things, O Lord?
(J)Will You [f]hold Your peace, and afflict us very severely?
Footnotes
- Isaiah 64:1 tear open
- Isaiah 64:6 Lit. a filthy garment
- Isaiah 64:7 Lit. caused us to melt
- Isaiah 64:11 Lit. house
- Isaiah 64:11 have become a ruin
- Isaiah 64:12 keep silent
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