| | King James | Ostervald | American std |
| 1 | The burden of Babylon, which Isaiah the son of Amoz did see. | Prophétie sur Babylone, révélée à Ésaïe, fils d'Amots. | The burden of Babylon, which Isaiah the son of Amoz did see. |
| 2 | Lift ye up a banner upon the high mountain, exalt the voice unto them, shake the hand, that they may go into the gates of the nobles. | Dressez l'étendard sur la montagne découverte! Élevez la voix pour les appeler, faites signe avec la main, et qu'ils entrent par les portes des princes! | Set ye up an ensign upon the bare mountain, lift up the voice unto them, wave the hand, that they may go into the gates of the nobles. |
| 3 | I have commanded my sanctified ones, I have also called my mighty ones for mine anger, even them that rejoice in my highness. | Moi, j'ai donné l'ordre à ceux qui me sont consacrés; j'ai appelé, pour exécuter ma colère, mes hommes vaillants, ceux qui se réjouissent de ma grandeur. | I have commanded my consecrated ones, yea, I have called my mighty men for mine anger, even my proudly exulting ones. |
| 4 | The noise of a multitude in the mountains, like as of a great people; a tumultuous noise of the kingdoms of nations gathered together: the LORD of hosts mustereth the host of the battle. | On entend sur les montagnes un bruit tel que celui d'un peuple nombreux; un bruit tumultueux de royaumes, de nations assemblées; l'Éternel des armées fait la revue de l'armée pour le combat. | The noise of a multitude in the mountains, as of a great people! the noise of a tumult of the kingdoms of the nations gathered together! Jehovah of hosts is mustering the host for the battle. |
| 5 | They come from a far country, from the end of heaven, even the LORD, and the weapons of his indignation, to destroy the whole land. | D'un pays éloigné, de l'extrémité des cieux, l'Éternel vient avec les instruments de son courroux, pour dévaster tout le pays. | They come from a far country, from the uttermost part of heaven, even Jehovah, and the weapons of his indignation, to destroy the whole land. |
| 6 | Howl ye; for the day of the LORD is at hand; it shall come as a destruction from the Almighty. | Gémissez, car la journée de l'Éternel est proche; elle vient comme un ravage fait par le Tout-Puissant. | Wail ye; for the day of Jehovah is at hand; as destruction from the Almighty shall it come. |
| 7 | Therefore shall all hands be faint, and every man's heart shall melt: | Aussi toutes les mains deviennent lâches, et tout coeur d'homme se fond. | Therefore shall all hands be feeble, and every heart of man shall melt: |
| 8 | And they shall be afraid: pangs and sorrows shall take hold of them; they shall be in pain as a woman that travaileth: they shall be amazed one at another; their faces shall be as flames. | Ils sont dans l'épouvante, saisis de douleurs et d'angoisses. Ils souffrent comme une femme en travail; ils se regardent l'un l'autre avec stupeur; leurs visages ont la pâleur de la flamme. | and they shall be dismayed; pangs and sorrows shall take hold [of them]; they shall be in pain as a woman in travail: they shall look in amazement one at another; their faces [shall be] faces of flame. |
| 9 | Behold, the day of the LORD cometh, cruel both with wrath and fierce anger, to lay the land desolate: and he shall destroy the sinners thereof out of it. | Voici, le jour de l'Éternel arrive, jour cruel, jour de fureur et d'ardente colère, qui réduira le pays en désolation et en exterminera les pécheurs. | Behold, the day of Jehovah cometh, cruel, with wrath and fierce anger; to make the land a desolation, and to destroy the sinners thereof out of it. |
| 10 | For the stars of heaven and the constellations thereof shall not give their light: the sun shall be darkened in his going forth, and the moon shall not cause her light to shine. | Car les étoiles du ciel et leurs astres ne feront pas briller leur lumière; le soleil s'obscurcira dès son lever, et la lune ne fera point luire sa clarté. | For the stars of heaven and the constellations thereof shall not give their light; the sun shall be darkened in its going forth, and the moon shall not cause its light to shine. |
| 11 | And I will punish the world for their evil, and the wicked for their iniquity; and I will cause the arrogancy of the proud to cease, and will lay low the haughtiness of the terrible. | Et je punirai la terre de sa malice, et les méchants de leur iniquité; je mettrai fin à l'orgueil des superbes, et j'abattrai l'insolence des oppresseurs. | And I will punish the world for [their] evil, and the wicked for their iniquity: and I will cause the arrogancy of the proud to cease, and will lay low the haughtiness of the terrible. |
| 12 | I will make a man more precious than fine gold; even a man than the golden wedge of Ophir. | Je rendrai les hommes plus rares que l'or fin, et les humains plus que l'or d'Ophir. | I will make a man more rare than fine gold, even a man than the pure gold of Ophir. |
| 13 | Therefore I will shake the heavens, and the earth shall remove out of her place, in the wrath of the LORD of hosts, and in the day of his fierce anger. | Aussi je ferai trembler les cieux, et la terre sera ébranlée de sa place, par la colère de l'Éternel des armées, au jour de l'ardeur de son courroux. | Therefore I will make the heavens to tremble, and the earth shall be shaken out of its place, in the wrath of Jehovah of hosts, and in the day of his fierce anger. |
| 14 | And it shall be as the chased roe, and as a sheep that no man taketh up: they shall every man turn to his own people, and flee every one into his own land. | Alors, comme une gazelle effarouchée, comme un troupeau que nul ne rassemble, chacun tournera visage vers son peuple, chacun fuira vers son pays. | And it shall come to pass, that as the chased roe, and as sheep that no man gathereth, they shall turn every man to his own people, and shall flee every man to his own land. |
| 15 | Every one that is found shall be thrust through; and every one that is joined unto them shall fall by the sword. | Ceux qu'on trouvera, seront transpercés; ceux qu'on saisira, tomberont par l'épée. | Every one that is found shall be thrust through; and every one that is taken shall fall by the sword. |
| 16 | Their children also shall be dashed to pieces before their eyes; their houses shall be spoiled, and their wives ravished. | Leurs enfants seront écrasés sous leurs yeux, leurs maisons seront pillées, leurs femmes seront déshonorées. | Their infants also shall be dashed in pieces before their eyes; their houses shall be rifled, and their wives ravished. |
| 17 | Behold, I will stir up the Medes against them, which shall not regard silver; and as for gold, they shall not delight in it. | Voici, je vais susciter contre eux les Mèdes, qui n'estiment pas l'argent, et qui ne prennent point de plaisir à l'or. | Behold, I will stir up the Medes against them, who shall not regard silver, and as for gold, they shall not delight in it. |
| 18 | Their bows also shall dash the young men to pieces; and they shall have no pity on the fruit of the womb; their eyes shall not spare children. | De leurs arcs ils abattent les jeunes gens; ils sont sans pitié pour le fruit du sein maternel; leur oeil n'épargne point les enfants. | And [their] bows shall dash the young men in pieces; and they shall have no pity on the fruit of the womb; their eye shall not spare children. |
| 19 | And Babylon, the glory of kingdoms, the beauty of the Chaldees' excellency, shall be as when God overthrew Sodom and Gomorrah. | Et Babylone, l'ornement des empires, la parure et l'orgueil des Caldéens, sera comme Sodome et Gomorrhe, que Dieu détruisit. | And Babylon, the glory of kingdoms, the beauty of the Chaldeans` pride, shall be as when God overthrew Sodom and Gomorrah. |
| 20 | It shall never be inhabited, neither shall it be dwelt in from generation to generation: neither shall the Arabian pitch tent there; neither shall the shepherds make their fold there. | Elle ne sera plus jamais habitée, on n'y demeurera plus d'âge en âge; l'Arabe n'y dressera point sa tente, les bergers n'y feront plus reposer leurs troupeaux. | It shall never be inhabited, neither shall it be dwelt in from generation to generation: neither shall the Arabian pitch tent there; neither shall shepherds make their flocks to lie down there. |
| 21 | But wild beasts of the desert shall lie there; and their houses shall be full of doleful creatures; and owls shall dwell there, and satyrs shall dance there. | Mais les animaux du désert y auront leur gîte, et ses maisons seront pleines de hiboux; les autruches y feront leur demeure, et les boucs y sauteront. | But wild beasts of the desert shall lie there; and their houses shall be full of doleful creatures; and ostriches shall dwell there, and wild goats shall dance there. |
| 22 | And the wild beasts of the islands shall cry in their desolate houses, and dragons in their pleasant palaces: and her time is near to come, and her days shall not be prolonged. | Les hyènes s'entre-répondront dans ses palais, et les chacals dans ses maisons de plaisance. Et son heure est près de venir, et ses jours ne seront plus prolongés. | And wolves shall cry in their castles, and jackals in the pleasant palaces: and her time is near to come, and her days shall not be prolonged. |
