| | King James | Abbé Crampon | American std |
| 1 | The burden of the desert of the sea. As whirlwinds in the south pass through; so it cometh from the desert, from a terrible land. | Oracle sur le désert de la mer. Comme les ouragans passent dans le midi, cela vient du désert, d'une terre redoutable. | The burden of the wilderness of the sea. As whirlwinds in the South sweep through, it cometh from the wilderness, from a terrible land. |
| 2 | A grievous vision is declared unto me; the treacherous dealer dealeth treacherously, and the spoiler spoileth. Go up, O Elam: besiege, O Media; all the sighing thereof have I made to cease. | Une vision terrible m'a été montrée : le pillard pille et le ravageur ravage! Monte, Elam ! Assiège, Mède! Je fais cesser tous les gémissements. | A grievous vision is declared unto me; the treacherous man dealeth treacherously, and the destroyer destroyeth. Go up, O Elam; besiege, O Media; all the sighing thereof have I made to cease. |
| 3 | Therefore are my loins filled with pain: pangs have taken hold upon me, as the pangs of a woman that travaileth: I was bowed down at the hearing of it; I was dismayed at the seeing of it. | C'est pourquoi mes reins sont remplis d'angoisses ; des douleurs me saisissent, comme les douleurs d'une femme qui enfante. je me tords à entendre. je n'épouvante à voir; | Therefore are my loins filled with anguish; pangs have taken hold upon me, as the pangs of a woman in travail: I am pained so that I cannot hear; I am dismayed so that I cannot see. |
| 4 | My heart panted, fearfulness affrighted me: the night of my pleasure hath he turned into fear unto me. | mon cri s'égare, l'effroi me saisit; de la nuit que je désirais on a fait pour moi un temps de terreurs. | My heart fluttereth, horror hath affrighted me; the twilight that I desired hath been turned into trembling unto me. |
| 5 | Prepare the table, watch in the watchtower, eat, drink: arise, ye princes, and anoint the shield. | On dresse la table, la sentinelle fait le guet, on mange, on boit. -- "Debout, capitaines! Oignez le bouclier!" | They prepare the table, they set the watch, they eat, they drink: rise up, ye princes, anoint the shield. |
| 6 | For thus hath the LORD said unto me, Go, set a watchman, let him declare what he seeth. | Car ainsi m'a parlé le Seigneur "Va, établis une sentinelle ; qu'elle annonce ce qu'elle verra. | For thus hath the Lord said unto me, Go, set a watchman: let him declare what he seeth: |
| 7 | And he saw a chariot with a couple of horsemen, a chariot of asses, and a chariot of camels; and he hearkened diligently with much heed: | Et elle verra des cavaliers, deux à deux, sur des chevaux, des cavaliers sur des ânes, des cavaliers sur des chameaux. Et elle regardera avec attention, avec grande attention." | and when he seeth a troop, horsemen in pairs, a troop of asses, a troop of camels, he shall hearken diligently with much heed. |
| 8 | And he cried, A lion: My lord, I stand continually upon the watchtower in the daytime, and I am set in my ward whole nights: | Et elle a crié comme un lion "Sur la tour du guet, Seigneur, je me tiens, sans cesse tout le jour, et à mon poste je suis debout toutes les nuits. | And he cried as a lion: O Lord, I stand continually upon the watch-tower in the day-time, and am set in my ward whole nights; |
| 9 | And, behold, here cometh a chariot of men, with a couple of horsemen. And he answered and said, Babylon is fallen, is fallen; and all the graven images of her gods he hath broken unto the ground. | Voici qu'arrive de la cavalerie; des cavaliers deux à deux."Et elle a repris et dit : "Elle est tombée, elle est tombée, Babylone, et toutes les statues de ses dieux, il les a brisées contre terre!" | and, behold, here cometh a troop of men, horsemen in pairs. And he answered and said, Fallen, fallen is Babylon; and all the graven images of her gods are broken unto the ground. |
| 10 | O my threshing, and the corn of my floor: that which I have heard of the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel, have I declared unto you. | O mon froment qu'on foule, grain de mon aire, ce que j'ai entendu de Yahweh des armées, du Dieu d'Israël, je vous l'annonce. | O thou my threshing, and the grain of my floor! that which I have heard from Jehovah of hosts, the God of Israel, have I declared unto you. |
| 11 | The burden of Dumah. He calleth to me out of Seir, Watchman, what of the night? Watchman, what of the night? | Oracle sur Duma. On me crie de Séir : "Sentinelle, où en est la nuit ? Sentinelle, où en est la nuit ?" | The burden of Dumah. One calleth unto me out of Seir, Watchman, what of the night? Watchman, what of the night? |
| 12 | The watchman said, The morning cometh, and also the night: if ye will enquire, enquire ye: return, come. | La sentinelle répond : "Le matin vient et la nuit aussi. Si vous vouliez m'interroger, interrogez; revenez une autre fois!" | The watchman said, The morning cometh, and also the night: if ye will inquire, inquire ye: turn ye, come. |
| 13 | The burden upon Arabia. In the forest in Arabia shall ye lodge, O ye travelling companies of Dedanim. | Oracle en Arabie. Vous passerez la nuit dans les steppes en Arabie, caravanes de Dédan. -- | The burden upon Arabia. In the forest in Arabia shall ye lodge, O ye caravans of Dedanites. |
| 14 | The inhabitants of the land of Tema brought water to him that was thirsty, they prevented with their bread him that fled. | A la rencontre de celui qui a soif, apportez de l'eau! Les habitant; du pays de Théma offrent du pain aux fugitifs. | Unto him that was thirsty they brought water; the inhabitants of the land of Tema did meet the fugitives with their bread. |
| 15 | For they fled from the swords, from the drawn sword, and from the bent bow, and from the grievousness of war. | Car ils ont fui devant l'épée, devant l'épée nue, devant l'arc bandé, devant la terrible bataille. | For they fled away from the swords, from the drawn sword, and from the bent bow, and from the grievousness of war. |
| 16 | For thus hath the LORD said unto me, Within a year, according to the years of an hireling, and all the glory of Kedar shall fail: | Car ainsi m'a parlé le Seigneur : Encore une année, comptée comme les années du mercenaire, et c'en est fait de toute la gloire de Cédar; et des arcs nombreux des vaillants fils de Cédar | For thus hath the Lord said unto me, Within a year, according to the years of a hireling, all the glory of Kedar shall fail; |
| 17 | And the residue of the number of archers, the mighty men of the children of Kedar, shall be diminished: for the LORD God of Israel hath spoken it. | il ne restera que peu de chose ; car Yahweh, le Dieu d'Israël, a parlé. | and the residue of the number of the archers, the mighty men of the children of Kedar, shall be few; for Jehovah, the God of Israel, hath spoken it. |
