Ezekiel, 3

1. And he said to me: “Son of man, eat whatever you will find; eat this scroll, and, going forth, speak to the sons of Israel.”

1. Il me dit: Fils de l`homme, mange ce que tu trouves, mange ce rouleau, et va, parle à la maison d`Israël!

2. And I opened my mouth, and he fed me that scroll.

2. J`ouvris la bouche, et il me fit manger ce rouleau.

3. And he said to me: “Son of man, your stomach shall eat, and your interior shall be filled with this scroll, which I am giving to you.” And I ate it, and in my mouth it became as sweet as honey.

3. Il me dit: Fils de l`homme, nourris ton ventre et remplis tes entrailles de ce rouleau que je te donne! Je le mangeai, et il fut dans ma bouche doux comme du miel.

4. And he said to me: “Son of man, go to the house of Israel, and you shall speak my words to them.

4. Il me dit: Fils de l`homme, va vers la maison d`Israël, et dis-leur mes paroles!

5. For you will be sent, not to a people of profound words or of an unknown language, but to the house of Israel,

5. Car ce n`est point vers un peuple ayant un langage obscur, une langue inintelligible, que tu es envoyé; c`est à la maison d`Israël.

6. and not to many peoples of profound words or of an unknown language, whose words you would not be able to understand. But if you were sent to them, they would listen to you.

6. Ce n`est point vers de nombreux peuples ayant un langage obscur, une langue inintelligible, dont tu ne comprends pas les discours. Si je t`envoyais vers eux, ils t`écouteraient.

7. Yet the house of Israel is not willing to listen to you. For they are not willing to listen to me. Certainly, the entire house of Israel has a brazen forehead and a hardened heart.

7. Mais la maison d`Israël ne voudra pas t`écouter, parce qu`elle ne veut pas m`écouter; car toute la maison d`Israël a le front dur et le coeur endurci.

8. Behold, I have made your face stronger than their faces, and your forehead harder than their foreheads.

8. Voici, j`endurcirai ta face, pour que tu l`opposes à leur face; j`endurcirai ton front, pour que tu l`opposes à leur front.

9. I have made your face like hardened iron and like flint. You should not fear them, and you should not have dread before their face. For they are a provoking house.”

9. Je rendrai ton front comme un diamant, plus dur que le roc. Ne les crains pas, quoiqu`ils soient une famille de rebelles.

10. And he said to me: “Son of man, listen with your ears, and take into your heart, all my words, which I am speaking to you.

10. Il me dit: Fils de l`homme, reçois dans ton coeur et écoute de tes oreilles toutes les paroles que je te dirai!

11. And go forth and enter to those of the transmigration, to the sons of your people. And you shall speak to them. And you shall say to them: ‘Thus says the Lord God.’ Perhaps it may be that they will listen and be quieted.”

11. Va vers les captifs, vers les enfants de ton peuple; tu leur parleras, et, qu`ils écoutent ou qu`ils n`écoutent pas, tu leur diras: Ainsi parle le Seigneur, l`Éternel.

12. And the Spirit took me up, and I heard behind me the voice of a great commotion, saying, “Blessed is the glory of the Lord from his place,”

12. Et l`esprit m`enleva, et j`entendis derrière moi le bruit d`un grand tumulte: Bénie soit la gloire de l`Éternel, du lieu de sa demeure!

13. and the voice of the wings of the living creatures striking against one another, and the voice of the wheels following the living creatures, and the voice of a great commotion.

13. J`entendis le bruit des ailes des animaux, frappant l`une contre l`autre, le bruit des roues auprès d`eux, et le bruit d`un grand tumulte.

14. Then the Spirit lifted me and took me away. And I went forth in bitterness, with the indignation of my spirit. For the hand of the Lord was with me, strengthening me.

14. L`esprit m`enleva et m`emporta. J`allais, irrité et furieux, et la main de l`Éternel agissait sur moi avec puissance.

15. And I went to those of the transmigration, to the stockpile of new crops, to those who were living beside the river Chebar. And I sat where they were sitting. And I remained there for seven days, while mourning in their midst.

15. J`arrivai à Thel Abib, vers les exilés qui demeuraient près du fleuve du Kebar, et dans le lieu où ils se trouvaient; là je restai sept jours, stupéfait au milieu d`eux.

16. Then, when seven days had passed, the word of the Lord came to me, saying:

16. Au bout de sept jours, la parole de l`Éternel me fut adressée, en ces mots:

17. “Son of man, I have made you a watchman for the house of Israel. And so, you shall listen to the word from my mouth, and you shall announce it to them from me.

17. Fils de l`homme, je t`établis comme sentinelle sur la maison d`Israël. Tu écouteras la parole qui sortira de ma bouche, et tu les avertiras de ma part.

18. If, when I say to the impious man, ‘You shall certainly die,’ you do not announce it to him, and you do not speak so that he may turn aside from his impious way and live, then the same impious man will die in his iniquity. But I will attribute his blood to your hand.

18. Quand je dirai au méchant: Tu mourras! si tu ne l`avertis pas, si tu ne parles pas pour détourner le méchant de sa mauvaise voie et pour lui sauver la vie, ce méchant mourra dans son iniquité, et je te redemanderai son sang.

19. But if you announce it to the impious man, and he is not converted from his impiety and from his impious way, then indeed he will die in his iniquity. But you will have delivered your own soul.

19. Mais si tu avertis le méchant, et qu`il ne se détourne pas de sa méchanceté et de sa mauvaise voie, il mourra dans son iniquité, et toi, tu sauveras ton âme.

20. Moreover, if the just man turns aside from his justice and commits iniquity, I will place a stumbling block before him. He shall die, because you have not announced to him. He shall die in his sin, and his justices that he did shall not be remembered. Yet truly, I will attribute his blood to your hand.

20. Si un juste se détourne de sa justice et fait ce qui est mal, je mettrai un piège devant lui, et il mourra; parce que tu ne l`as pas averti, il mourra dans son péché, on ne parlera plus de la justice qu`il a pratiquée, et je te redemanderai son sang.

21. But if you announce to the just man, so that the just man may not sin, and he does not sin, then he shall certainly live, because you have announced to him. And you will have delivered your own soul.”

21. Mais si tu avertis le juste de ne pas pécher, et qu`il ne pèche pas, il vivra, parce qu`il s`est laissé avertir, et toi, tu sauveras ton âme.

22. And the hand of the Lord was over me. And he said to me: “Rise up, and go out to the plain, and there I will speak with you.”

22. Là encore la main de l`Éternel fut sur moi, et il me dit: Lève-toi, va dans la vallée, et là je te parlerai.

23. And I rose up, and I went out to the plain. And behold, the glory of the Lord was standing there, like the glory that I saw beside the river Chebar. And I fell upon my face.

23. Je me levai, et j`allai dans la vallée; et voici, la gloire de l`Éternel y apparut, telle que je l`avais vue près du fleuve du Kebar. Alors je tombai sur ma face.

24. And the Spirit entered into me, and set me upon my feet. And he spoke to me, and he said to me: “Enter and enclose yourself in the midst of your house.

24. L`esprit entra en moi, et me fit tenir sur mes pieds. Et l`Éternel me parla et me dit: Va t`enfermer dans ta maison.

25. And as for you, son of man, behold: they shall put chains upon you and bind you with them. And you shall not go out from their midst.

25. Fils de l`homme, voici, on mettra sur toi des cordes, avec lesquelles on te liera, afin que tu n`ailles pas au milieu d`eux.

26. And I will cause your tongue to adhere to the roof of your mouth. And you will be mute, not like a man who reproaches. For they are a provoking house.

26. J`attacherai ta langue à ton palais, pour que tu sois muet et que tu ne puisses pas les reprendre, car c`est une famille de rebelles.

27. But when I will speak to you, I will open your mouth, and you shall say to them: ‘Thus says the Lord God.’ Whoever is listening, let him hear. And whoever is quieted, let him be quieted. For they are a provoking house.”

27. Mais quand je te parlerai, j`ouvrirai ta bouche, pour que tu leur dises: Ainsi parle le Seigneur, l`Éternel. Que celui qui voudra écouter écoute, et que celui qui ne voudra pas n`écoute pas, car c`est une famille de rebelles.