Ezekiel, 8

1. And it happened that, in the sixth year, in the sixth month, on the fifth of the month, I was sitting in my house, and the elders of Judah were sitting before me, and the hand of the Lord God fell upon me there.

1. La sixième année, le cinquième jour du sixième mois, comme j`étais assis dans ma maison, et que les anciens de Juda étaient assis devant moi, la main du Seigneur, de l`Éternel, tomba sur moi.

2. And I saw, and behold, there was an image with the appearance of fire. From the appearance of his waist, and downward, there was fire. And from his waist, and upward, there was the appearance of splendor, like the sight of amber.

2. Je regardai, et voici, c`était une figure ayant l`aspect d`un homme; depuis ses reins en bas, c`était du feu, et depuis ses reins en haut, c`était quelque chose d`éclatant, comme de l`airain poli.

3. And as the image of a hand went out, it took hold of me by a lock of my head. And the Spirit lifted me up between earth and heaven. And he brought me into Jerusalem, within a vision of God, next to the inner gate that looked toward the north, where there was stationed an idol of rivalry, so as to provoke an envious emulation.

3. Il étendit une forme de main, et me saisit par les cheveux de la tête. L`esprit m`enleva entre la terre et le ciel, et me transporta, dans des visions divines, à Jérusalem, à l`entrée de la porte intérieure, du côté du septentrion, où était l`idole de la jalousie, qui excite la jalousie de l`Éternel.

4. And behold, the glory of the God of Israel was there, in accord with the vision that I had seen in the plain.

4. Et voici, la gloire du Dieu d`Israël était là, telle que je l`avais vue en vision dans la vallée.

5. And he said to me: “Son of man, lift up your eyes to the way of the north.” And I lifted up my eyes to the way of the north. And behold, from the north of the gate of the altar was the idol of rivalry, at the same entrance.

5. Il me dit: Fils de l`homme, lève les yeux du côté du septentrion! Je levai les yeux du côté du septentrion; et voici, cette idole de la jalousie était au septentrion de la porte de l`autel, à l`entrée.

6. And he said to me: “Son of man, you see what these ones are doing, the great abominations that the house of Israel is committing here. Do you not think, then, that I should withdraw far away from my own sanctuary? But if you turn again, you will see even greater abominations.”

6. Et il me dit: Fils de l`homme, vois-tu ce qu`ils font, les grandes abominations que commet ici la maison d`Israël, pour que je m`éloigne de mon sanctuaire? Mais tu verras encore d`autres grandes abominations.

7. And he led me in by the door of the atrium. And I saw, and behold, there was an opening in the wall.

7. Alors il me conduisit à l`entrée du parvis. Je regardai, et voici, il y avait un trou dans le mur.

8. And he said to me: “Son of man, dig in the wall.” And when I had dug in the wall, there appeared one door.

8. Et il me dit: Fils de l`homme, perce la muraille! Je perçai la muraille, et voici, il y avait une porte.

9. And he said to me: “Enter and see the most wicked abominations which they are committing here.”

9. Et il me dit: Entre, et vois les méchantes abominations qu`ils commettent ici!

10. And entering, I saw, and behold, every kind of image of reptiles and animals, the abominations, and all of the idols of the house of Israel were depicted on the wall all around, throughout the entire place.

10. J`entrai, et je regardai; et voici, il y avait toutes sortes de figures de reptiles et de bêtes abominables, et toutes les idoles de la maison d`Israël, peintes sur la muraille tout autour.

11. And there were seventy men out of the elders of the house of Israel, with Jaazaniah, the son of Shaphan, standing in their midst, and they stood before the pictures. And each one had a censer in his hand. And a cloud of smoke rose up from the incense.

11. Soixante-dix hommes des anciens de la maison d`Israël, au milieu desquels était Jaazania, fils de Schaphan, se tenaient devant ces idoles, chacun l`encensoir à la main, et il s`élevait une épaisse nuée d`encens.

12. And he said to me: “Certainly, son of man, you see what the elders of the house of Israel are doing in the darkness, each one while hidden in his chamber. For they say: ‘The Lord does not see us. The Lord has forsaken the earth.’ ”

12. Et il me dit: Fils de l`homme, vois-tu ce que font dans les ténèbres les anciens de la maison d`Israël, chacun dans sa chambre pleine de figures? Car ils disent: L`Éternel ne nous voit pas, l`Éternel a abandonné le pays.

13. And he said to me: “If you turn again, you will see even greater abominations, which these ones are committing.”

13. Et il me dit: Tu verras encore d`autres grandes abominations qu`ils commettent.

14. And he led me in through the door of the gate of the Lord’s house, which looked toward the north. And behold, women were sitting there, mourning for Adonis.

14. Et il me conduisit à l`entrée de la porte de la maison de l`Éternel, du côté du septentrion. Et voici, il y avait là des femmes assises, qui pleuraient Thammuz.

15. And he said to me: “Certainly, son of man, you have seen. But if you turn again, you will see even greater abominations than these.”

15. Et il me dit: Vois-tu, fils de l`homme? Tu verras encore d`autres abominations plus grandes que celles-là.

16. And he led me into the inner atrium of the house of the Lord. And behold, at the door of the temple of the Lord, between the vestibule and the altar, there were about twenty-five men with their backs toward the temple of the Lord, and their faces toward the east. And they were adoring toward the rising of the Sun.

16. Et il me conduisit dans le parvis intérieur de la maison de l`Éternel. Et voici, à l`entrée du temple de l`Éternel, entre le portique et l`autel, il y avait environ vingt-cinq hommes, tournant le dos au temple de l`Éternel et le visage vers l`orient; et ils se prosternaient à l`orient devant le soleil.

17. And he said to me: “Certainly, son of man, you have seen. Can this be so trivial to the house of Judah, when they commit these abominations, just as they have committed here, that, having filled the earth with iniquity, they now turn to provoke me? And behold, they are applying a branch to their nose.

17. Et il me dit: Vois-tu, fils de l`homme? Est-ce trop peu pour la maison de Juda de commettre les abominations qu`ils commettent ici? Faut-il encore qu`ils remplissent le pays de violence, et qu`ils ne cessent de m`irriter? Voici, ils approchent le rameau de leur nez.

18. Therefore, I also will act toward them in my fury. My eye will not be lenient, nor will I take pity. And when they will have cried out to my ears with a loud voice, I will not heed them.”

18. Moi aussi, j`agirai avec fureur; mon oeil sera sans pitié, et je n`aurai point de miséricorde; quand ils crieront à haute voix à mes oreilles, je ne les écouterai pas.