| | King James | Ostervald | 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. | Prophétie sur le désert de la mer. Pareil aux ouragans du midi quand ils passent, il vient du désert, du pays 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 révélée. Le perfide agit avec perfidie, et le dévastateur dévaste. Élamites, montez! Mèdes, assiégez! Je fais cesser tous ses 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 de douleur; des angoisses m'ont saisi, comme les angoisses de celle qui enfante; les douleurs m'empêchent d'entendre, l'épouvante m'empêche de 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 coeur est troublé; la terreur me saisit; la nuit de mes plaisirs est changée en nuit d'épouvante. | 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 veille; on mange, on boit. Levez-vous, capitaines! Huilez 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 dit le Seigneur: Va, place la 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: | Elle voit de la cavalerie, des cavaliers à cheval, deux à deux; des cavaliers sur des ânes, des cavaliers sur des chameaux; elle observe 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: | Puis elle s'écrie, comme un lion: Seigneur, je me tenais en sentinelle sur la tour toute la journée, j'étais debout à mon poste toute la nuit; | 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. | Et voici venir de la cavalerie, des cavaliers deux à deux! Elle prend encore la parole, et dit: Elle est tombée, elle est tombée, Babylone! Et toutes les images de ses dieux sont brisées par 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 peuple, froment battu, foulé dans mon aire! ce que j'ai entendu de la part de l'Éternel des armées, Dieu d'Israël, je vous l'ai annoncé. | 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? | Prophétie sur Duma. On me crie de Séir: Sentinelle, qu'en est-il de la nuit? Sentinelle, qu'en est-il de 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 dit: Le matin vient, et la nuit aussi. Si vous voulez interroger, interrogez; revenez encore. | 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. | Prophétie sur l'Arabie. Vous passerez la nuit dans les bois, en Arabie, troupes errantes 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. | Venez apporter de l'eau à ceux qui ont soif, habitants du pays de Théma. Venez au-devant du fugitif avec son pain. | 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 s'enfuient devant les épées, devant l'épée nue, devant l'arc tendu, devant le fort de la 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 dit le Seigneur: Encore une année comme les années d'un mercenaire, et toute la gloire de Kédar prendra fin; | 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. | Et le nombre des vaillants archers, fils de Kédar, sera réduit à un faible reste. Car l'Éternel, 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. |
