| | Louis Segond | King James | American std |
| 1 | Bel s'écroule, Nebo tombe ; On met leurs idoles sur des animaux, sur des bêtes ; Vous les portiez, et les voilà chargées, Devenues un fardeau pour l'animal fatigué ! | Bel boweth down, Nebo stoopeth, their idols were upon the beasts, and upon the cattle: your carriages were heavy loaden; they are a burden to the weary beast. | Bel boweth down, Nebo stoopeth; their idols are upon the beasts, and upon the cattle: the things that ye carried about are made a load, a burden to the weary [beast]. |
| 2 | Ils sont tombés, ils se sont écroulés ensemble, Ils ne peuvent sauver le fardeau, Et ils s'en vont eux-mêmes en captivité. | They stoop, they bow down together; they could not deliver the burden, but themselves are gone into captivity. | They stoop, they bow down together; they could not deliver the burden, but themselves are gone into captivity. |
| 3 | Écoutez-moi, maison de Jacob, Et vous tous, restes de la maison d'Israël, Vous que j'ai pris à ma charge dès votre origine, Que j'ai portés dès votre naissance ! | Hearken unto me, O house of Jacob, and all the remnant of the house of Israel, which are borne by me from the belly, which are carried from the womb: | Hearken unto me, O house of Jacob, and all the remnant of the house of Israel, that have been borne [by me] from their birth, that have been carried from the womb; |
| 4 | Jusqu'à votre vieillesse je serai le même, Jusqu'à votre vieillesse je vous soutiendrai ; Je l'ai fait, et je veux encore vous porter, Vous soutenir et vous sauver. | And even to your old age I am he; and even to hoar hairs will I carry you: I have made, and I will bear; even I will carry, and will deliver you. | and even to old age I am he, and even to hoar hairs will I carry [you]; I have made, and I will bear; yea, I will carry, and will deliver. |
| 5 | A qui me comparerez-vous, pour le faire mon égal ? A qui me ferez-vous ressembler, pour que nous soyons semblables ? | To whom will ye liken me, and make me equal, and compare me, that we may be like? | To whom will ye like me, and make me equal, and compare me, that we may be like? |
| 6 | Ils versent l'or de leur bourse, Et pèsent l'argent à la balance ; Ils paient un orfèvre, pour qu'il en fasse un dieu, Et ils adorent et se prosternent. | They lavish gold out of the bag, and weigh silver in the balance, and hire a goldsmith; and he maketh it a god: they fall down, yea, they worship. | Such as lavish gold out of the bag, and weigh silver in the balance, they hire a goldsmith, and he maketh it a god; they fall down, yea, they worship. |
| 7 | Ils le portent, ils le chargent sur l'épaule, Ils le mettent en place, et il y reste ; Il ne bouge pas de sa place ; Puis on crie vers lui, mais il ne répond pas, Il ne sauve pas de la détresse. | They bear him upon the shoulder, they carry him, and set him in his place, and he standeth; from his place shall he not remove: yea, one shall cry unto him, yet can he not answer, nor save him out of his trouble. | They bear it upon the shoulder, they carry it, and set it in its place, and it standeth, from its place shall it not remove: yea, one may cry unto it, yet can it not answer, nor save him out of his trouble. |
| 8 | Souvenez-vous de ces choses, et soyez des hommes ! Pécheurs, rentrez en vous-mêmes ! | Remember this, and shew yourselves men: bring it again to mind, O ye transgressors. | Remember this, and show yourselves men; bring it again to mind, O ye transgressors. |
| 9 | Souvenez-vous de ce qui s'est passé dès les temps anciens ; Car je suis Dieu, et il n'y en a point d'autre, Je suis Dieu, et nul n'est semblable à moi. | Remember the former things of old: for I am God, and there is none else; I am God, and there is none like me, | Remember the former things of old: for I am God, and there is none else; [I am] God, and there is none like me; |
| 10 | J'annonce dès le commencement ce qui doit arriver, Et longtemps d'avance ce qui n'est pas encore accompli ; Je dis : Mes arrêts subsisteront, Et j'exécuterai toute ma volonté. | Declaring the end from the beginning, and from ancient times the things that are not yet done, saying, My counsel shall stand, and I will do all my pleasure: | declaring the end from the beginning, and from ancient times things that are not [yet] done; saying, My counsel shall stand, and I will do all my pleasure; |
| 11 | C'est moi qui appelle de l'orient un oiseau de proie, D'une terre lointaine un homme pour accomplir mes desseins, Je l'ai dit, et je le réaliserai ; Je l'ai conçu, et je l'exécuterai. | Calling a ravenous bird from the east, the man that executeth my counsel from a far country: yea, I have spoken it, I will also bring it to pass; I have purposed it, I will also do it. | calling a ravenous bird from the east, the man of my counsel from a far country; yea, I have spoken, I will also bring it to pass; I have purposed, I will also do it. |
| 12 | Écoutez-moi, gens endurcis de coeur, Ennemis de la droiture ! | Hearken unto me, ye stouthearted, that are far from righteousness: | Hearken unto me, ye stout-hearted, that are far from righteousness: |
| 13 | Je fais approcher ma justice : elle n'est pas loin ; Et mon salut : il ne tardera pas. Je mettrai le salut en Sion, Et ma gloire sur Israël. | I bring near my righteousness; it shall not be far off, and my salvation shall not tarry: and I will place salvation in Zion for Israel my glory. | I bring near my righteousness, it shall not be far off, and my salvation shall not tarry; and I will place salvation in Zion for Israel my glory. |
