| | King James | Ostervald | American std |
| 1 | Come near, ye nations, to hear; and hearken, ye people: let the earth hear, and all that is therein; the world, and all things that come forth of it. | Approchez, nations, pour écouter; et vous, peuples, soyez attentifs! Que la terre écoute, et tout ce qu'elle renferme, le monde avec tout ce qu'il produit! | Come near, ye nations, to hear; and hearken, ye peoples: let the earth hear, and the fulness thereof; the world, and all things that come forth from it. |
| 2 | For the indignation of the LORD is upon all nations, and his fury upon all their armies: he hath utterly destroyed them, he hath delivered them to the slaughter. | Car l'Éternel est irrité contre toutes les nations; il est courroucé contre toute leur armée; il les a vouées à l'interdit; il les a livrées au carnage. | For Jehovah hath indignation against all the nations, and wrath against all their host: he hath utterly destroyed them, he hath delivered them to the slaughter. |
| 3 | Their slain also shall be cast out, and their stink shall come up out of their carcases, and the mountains shall be melted with their blood. | Leurs blessés à mort seront jetés dehors; leurs cadavres exhaleront l'infection; les montagnes ruisselleront de leur sang. | Their slain also shall be cast out, and the stench of their dead bodies shall come up; and the mountains shall be melted with their blood. |
| 4 | And all the host of heaven shall be dissolved, and the heavens shall be rolled together as a scroll: and all their host shall fall down, as the leaf falleth off from the vine, and as a falling fig from the fig tree. | Toute l'armée des cieux se fondra, les cieux seront roulés comme un livre, et toute leur armée tombera, comme tombe la feuille de la vigne, comme la feuille morte du figuier. | And all the host of heaven shall be dissolved, and the heavens shall be rolled together as a scroll; and all their host shall fade away, as the leaf fadeth from off the vine, and as a fading [leaf] from the fig-tree. |
| 5 | For my sword shall be bathed in heaven: behold, it shall come down upon Idumea, and upon the people of my curse, to judgment. | Car mon épée est enivrée dans les cieux; voici, elle va descendre sur Édom, sur le peuple que j'ai voué à l'interdit, pour faire justice. | For my sword hath drunk its fill in heaven: behold, it shall come down upon Edom, and upon the people of my curse, to judgment. |
| 6 | The sword of the LORD is filled with blood, it is made fat with fatness, and with the blood of lambs and goats, with the fat of the kidneys of rams: for the LORD hath a sacrifice in Bozrah, and a great slaughter in the land of Idumea. | L'épée de l'Éternel est pleine de sang; elle est couverte de graisse, du sang des agneaux et des boucs, de la graisse des reins des béliers. Car l'Éternel fait un sacrifice à Botsra, une grande tuerie au pays d'Édom. | The sword of Jehovah is filled with blood, it is made fat with fatness, with the blood of lambs and goats, with the fat of the kidneys of rams; for Jehovah hath a sacrifice in Bozrah, and a great slaughter in the land of Edom. |
| 7 | And the unicorns shall come down with them, and the bullocks with the bulls; and their land shall be soaked with blood, and their dust made fat with fatness. | Avec eux tombent les boeufs sauvages, et les veaux avec les taureaux. Leur terre est enivrée de sang, et leur poussière imprégnée de graisse. | And the wild-oxen shall come down with them, and the bullocks with the bulls: and their land shall be drunken with blood, and their dust made fat with fatness. |
| 8 | For it is the day of the LORD's vengeance, and the year of recompences for the controversy of Zion. | Car c'est le jour de la vengeance de l'Éternel, l'année de la rétribution, pour faire droit à Sion. | For Jehovah hath a day of vengeance, a year of recompense for the cause of Zion. |
| 9 | And the streams thereof shall be turned into pitch, and the dust thereof into brimstone, and the land thereof shall become burning pitch. | Les torrents d'Édom seront changés en poix, et sa poussière en soufre; sa terre deviendra de la poix brûlante. | And the streams of [Edom] shall be turned into pitch, and the dust thereof into brimstone, and the land thereof shall become burning pitch. |
| 10 | It shall not be quenched night nor day; the smoke thereof shall go up for ever: from generation to generation it shall lie waste; none shall pass through it for ever and ever. | Elle ne sera éteinte ni nuit ni jour; sa fumée montera à jamais; elle sera désolée d'âge en âge; il n'y aura plus, à jamais, personne qui y passe. | It shall not be quenched night nor day; the smoke thereof shall go up for ever; from generation to generation it shall lie waste; none shall pass through it for ever and ever. |
| 11 | But the cormorant and the bittern shall possess it; the owl also and the raven shall dwell in it: and he shall stretch out upon it the line of confusion, and the stones of emptiness. | Le pélican et le hérisson la posséderont; la chouette et le corbeau y feront leur demeure; on étendra sur elle le cordeau de la désolation et le niveau de la destruction. | But the pelican and the porcupine shall possess it; and the owl and the raven shall dwell therein: and he will stretch over it the line of confusion, and the plummet of emptiness. |
| 12 | They shall call the nobles thereof to the kingdom, but none shall be there, and all her princes shall be nothing. | Ses grands ne seront plus là pour proclamer la royauté; tous ses princes seront réduits à néant. | They shall call the nobles thereof to the kingdom, but none shall be there; and all its princes shall be nothing. |
| 13 | And thorns shall come up in her palaces, nettles and brambles in the fortresses thereof: and it shall be an habitation of dragons, and a court for owls. | Les épines croîtront dans ses palais, les orties et les ronces dans ses forts; elle servira de repaire aux chacals, et de parc aux hiboux. | And thorns shall come up in its palaces, nettles and thistles in the fortresses thereof; and it shall be a habitation of jackals, a court for ostriches. |
| 14 | The wild beasts of the desert shall also meet with the wild beasts of the island, and the satyr shall cry to his fellow; the screech owl also shall rest there, and find for herself a place of rest. | Les bêtes du désert et les chiens sauvages s'y rencontreront; les boucs s'y appelleront l'un l'autre; l'effraie s'y établira et y prendra son repos. | And the wild beasts of the desert shall meet with the wolves, and the wild goat shall cry to his fellow; yea, the night-monster shall settle there, and shall find her a place of rest. |
| 15 | There shall the great owl make her nest, and lay, and hatch, and gather under her shadow: there shall the vultures also be gathered, every one with her mate. | Là le serpent fera son nid; il déposera ses oeufs, il les fera éclore, et recueillera ses petits dans l'ombre; là aussi les vautours se rassembleront l'un avec l'autre. | There shall the dart-snake make her nest, and lay, and hatch, and gather under her shade; yea, there shall the kites be gathered, every one with her mate. |
| 16 | Seek ye out of the book of the LORD, and read: no one of these shall fail, none shall want her mate: for my mouth it hath commanded, and his spirit it hath gathered them. | Cherchez dans le livre de l'Éternel et lisez; aucun d'eux n'y manquera, aucun ne regrettera l'absence de l'autre. Car c'est sa bouche qui a commandé, et c'est son Esprit qui les rassemblera. | Seek ye out of the book of Jehovah, and read: no one of these shall be missing, none shall want her mate; for my mouth, it hath commanded, and his Spirit, it hath gathered them. |
| 17 | And he hath cast the lot for them, and his hand hath divided it unto them by line: they shall possess it for ever, from generation to generation shall they dwell therein. | C'est lui qui a jeté le sort pour eux; c'est sa main qui leur distribue cette terre au cordeau. Ils la posséderont à toujours; ils y habiteront d'âge en âge. | And he hath cast the lot for them, and his hand hath divided it unto them by line: they shall possess it for ever; from generation to generation shall they dwell therein. |
