| | Louis Segond | King James | American std |
| 1 | Je chanterai à mon bien-aimé Le cantique de mon bien-aimé sur sa vigne. Mon bien-aimé avait une vigne, Sur un coteau fertile. | Now will I sing to my wellbeloved a song of my beloved touching his vineyard. My wellbeloved hath a vineyard in a very fruitful hill: | Let me sing for my wellbeloved a song of my beloved touching his vineyard. My wellbeloved had a vineyard in a very fruitful hill: |
| 2 | Il en remua le sol, ôta les pierres, et y mit un plant délicieux ; Il bâtit une tour au milieu d'elle, Et il y creusa aussi une cuve. Puis il espéra qu'elle produirait de bons raisins, Mais elle en a produit de mauvais. | And he fenced it, and gathered out the stones thereof, and planted it with the choicest vine, and built a tower in the midst of it, and also made a winepress therein: and he looked that it should bring forth grapes, and it brought forth wild grapes. | and he digged it, and gathered out the stones thereof, and planted it with the choicest vine, and built a tower in the midst of it, and also hewed out a winepress therein: and he looked that it should bring forth grapes, and it brought forth wild grapes. |
| 3 | Maintenant donc, habitants de Jérusalem et hommes de Juda, Soyez juges entre moi et ma vigne ! | And now, O inhabitants of Jerusalem, and men of Judah, judge, I pray you, betwixt me and my vineyard. | And now, O inhabitants of Jerusalem and men of Judah, judge, I pray you, betwixt me and my vineyard. |
| 4 | Qu'y avait-il encore à faire à ma vigne, Que je n'aie pas fait pour elle ? Pourquoi, quand j'ai espéré qu'elle produirait de bons raisins, En a-t-elle produit de mauvais ? | What could have been done more to my vineyard, that I have not done in it? wherefore, when I looked that it should bring forth grapes, brought it forth wild grapes? | What could have been done more to my vineyard, that I have not done in it? wherefore, when I looked that it should bring forth grapes, brought it forth wild grapes? |
| 5 | Je vous dirai maintenant Ce que je vais faire à ma vigne. J'en arracherai la haie, pour qu'elle soit broutée ; J'en abattrai la clôture, pour qu'elle soit foulée aux pieds. | And now go to; I will tell you what I will do to my vineyard: I will take away the hedge thereof, and it shall be eaten up; and break down the wall thereof, and it shall be trodden down: | And now I will tell you what I will do to my vineyard: I will take away the hedge thereof, and it shall be eaten up; I will break down the wall thereof, and it shall be trodden down: |
| 6 | Je la réduirai en ruine ; elle ne sera plus taillée, ni cultivée ; Les ronces et les épines y croîtront ; Et je donnerai mes ordres aux nuées, Afin qu'elles ne laissent plus tomber la pluie sur elle. | And I will lay it waste: it shall not be pruned, nor digged; but there shall come up briers and thorns: I will also command the clouds that they rain no rain upon it. | and I will lay it waste; it shall not be pruned nor hoed; but there shall come up briers and thorns: I will also command the clouds that they rain no rain upon it. |
| 7 | La vigne de l'Éternel des armées, c'est la maison d'Israël, Et les hommes de Juda, c'est le plant qu'il chérissait. Il avait espéré de la droiture, et voici du sang versé ! De la justice, et voici des cris de détresse ! | For the vineyard of the LORD of hosts is the house of Israel, and the men of Judah his pleasant plant: and he looked for judgment, but behold oppression; for righteousness, but behold a cry. | For the vineyard of Jehovah of hosts is the house of Israel, and the men of Judah his pleasant plant: and he looked for justice, but, behold, oppression; for righteousness, but, behold, a cry. |
| 8 | Malheur à ceux qui ajoutent maison à maison, Et qui joignent champ à champ, Jusqu'à ce qu'il n'y ait plus d'espace, Et qu'ils habitent seuls au milieu du pays ! | Woe unto them that join house to house, that lay field to field, till there be no place, that they may be placed alone in the midst of the earth! | Woe unto them that join house to house, that lay field to field, till there be no room, and ye be made to dwell alone in the midst of the land! |
| 9 | Voici ce que m'a révélé l'Éternel des armées : Certainement, ces maisons nombreuses seront dévastées, Ces grandes et belles maisons n'auront plus d'habitants. | In mine ears said the LORD of hosts, Of a truth many houses shall be desolate, even great and fair, without inhabitant. | In mine ears [saith] Jehovah of hosts, Of a truth many houses shall be desolate, even great and fair, without inhabitant. |
| 10 | Même dix arpents de vigne ne produiront qu'un bath, Et un homer de semence ne produira qu'un épha. | Yea, ten acres of vineyard shall yield one bath, and the seed of an homer shall yield an ephah. | For ten acres of vineyard shall yield one bath, and a homer of seed shall yield [but] an ephah. |
| 11 | Malheur à ceux qui de bon matin Courent après les boissons enivrantes, Et qui bien avant dans la nuit Sont échauffés par le vin ! | Woe unto them that rise up early in the morning, that they may follow strong drink; that continue until night, till wine inflame them! | Woe unto them that rise up early in the morning, that they may follow strong drink; that tarry late into the night, till wine inflame them! |
| 12 | La harpe et le luth, le tambourin, la flûte et le vin, animent leurs festins ; Mais ils ne prennent point garde à l'oeuvre de l'Éternel, Et ils ne voient point le travail de ses mains. | And the harp, and the viol, the tabret, and pipe, and wine, are in their feasts: but they regard not the work of the LORD, neither consider the operation of his hands. | And the harp and the lute, the tabret and the pipe, and wine, are [in] their feasts; but they regard not the work of Jehovah, neither have they considered the operation of his hands. |
| 13 | C'est pourquoi mon peuple sera soudain emmené captif ; Sa noblesse mourra de faim, Et sa multitude sera desséchée par la soif. | Therefore my people are gone into captivity, because they have no knowledge: and their honourable men are famished, and their multitude dried up with thirst. | Therefore my people are gone into captivity for lack of knowledge; and their honorable men are famished, and their multitude are parched with thirst. |
| 14 | C'est pourquoi le séjour de morts ouvre sa bouche, Élargit sa gueule outre mesure ; Alors descendent la magnificence et la richesse de Sion, Et sa foule bruyante et joyeuse. | Therefore hell hath enlarged herself, and opened her mouth without measure: and their glory, and their multitude, and their pomp, and he that rejoiceth, shall descend into it. | Therefore Sheol hath enlarged its desire, and opened its mouth without measure; and their glory, and their multitude, and their pomp, and he that rejoiceth among them, descend [into it]. |
| 15 | Les petits seront abattus, les grands seront humiliés, Et les regards des hautains seront abaissés. | And the mean man shall be brought down, and the mighty man shall be humbled, and the eyes of the lofty shall be humbled: | And the mean man is bowed down, and the great man is humbled, and the eyes of the lofty are humbled: |
| 16 | L'Éternel des armées sera élevé par le jugement, Et le Dieu saint sera sanctifié par la justice. | But the LORD of hosts shall be exalted in judgment, and God that is holy shall be sanctified in righteousness. | but Jehovah of hosts is exalted in justice, and God the Holy One is sanctified in righteousness. |
| 17 | Des brebis paîtront comme sur leur pâturage, Et des étrangers dévoreront les possessions ruinées des riches. | Then shall the lambs feed after their manner, and the waste places of the fat ones shall strangers eat. | Then shall the lambs feed as in their pasture, and the waste places of the fat ones shall wanderers eat. |
| 18 | Malheur à ceux qui tirent l'iniquité avec les cordes du vice, Et le péché comme avec les traits d'un char, | Woe unto them that draw iniquity with cords of vanity, and sin as it were with a cart rope: | Woe unto them that draw iniquity with cords of falsehood, and sin as it were with a cart rope; |
| 19 | Et qui disent : Qu'il hâte, qu'il accélère son oeuvre, Afin que nous la voyions ! Que le décret du Saint d'Israël arrive et s'exécute, Afin que nous le connaissions ! | That say, Let him make speed, and hasten his work, that we may see it: and let the counsel of the Holy One of Israel draw nigh and come, that we may know it! | that say, Let him make speed, let him hasten his work, that we may see it; and let the counsel of the Holy One of Israel draw nigh and come, that we may know it! |
| 20 | Malheur à ceux qui appellent le mal bien, et le bien mal, Qui changent les ténèbres en lumière, et la lumière en ténèbres, Qui changent l'amertume en douceur, et la douceur en amertume ! | Woe unto them that call evil good, and good evil; that put darkness for light, and light for darkness; that put bitter for sweet, and sweet for bitter! | Woe unto them that call evil good, and good evil; that put darkness for light, and light for darkness; that put bitter for sweet, and sweet for bitter! |
| 21 | Malheur à ceux qui sont sages à leurs yeux, Et qui se croient intelligents ! | Woe unto them that are wise in their own eyes, and prudent in their own sight! | Woe unto them that are wise in their own eyes, and prudent in their own sight! |
| 22 | Malheur à ceux qui ont de la bravoure pour boire du vin, Et de la vaillance pour mêler des liqueurs fortes ; | Woe unto them that are mighty to drink wine, and men of strength to mingle strong drink: | Woe unto them that are mighty to drink wine, and men of strength to mingle strong drink; |
| 23 | Qui justifient le coupable pour un présent, Et enlèvent aux innocents leurs droits ! | Which justify the wicked for reward, and take away the righteousness of the righteous from him! | that justify the wicked for a bribe, and take away the righteousness of the righteous from him! |
| 24 | C'est pourquoi, comme une langue de feu dévore le chaume, Et comme la flamme consume l'herbe sèche, Ainsi leur racine sera comme de la pourriture, Et leur fleur se dissipera comme de la poussière ; Car ils ont dédaigné la loi de l'Éternel des armées, Et ils ont méprisé la parole du Saint d'Israël. | Therefore as the fire devoureth the stubble, and the flame consumeth the chaff, so their root shall be as rottenness, and their blossom shall go up as dust: because they have cast away the law of the LORD of hosts, and despised the word of the Holy One of Israel. | Therefore as the tongue of fire devoureth the stubble, and as the dry grass sinketh down in the flame, so their root shall be as rottenness, and their blossom shall go up as dust; because they have rejected the law of Jehovah of hosts, and despised the word of the Holy One of Israel. |
| 25 | C'est pourquoi la colère de l'Éternel s'enflamme contre son peuple, Il étend sa main sur lui, et il le frappe ; Les montagnes s'ébranlent ; Et les cadavres sont comme des balayures au milieu des rues. Malgré tout cela, sa colère ne s'apaise point, Et sa main est encore étendue. | Therefore is the anger of the LORD kindled against his people, and he hath stretched forth his hand against them, and hath smitten them: and the hills did tremble, and their carcases were torn in the midst of the streets. For all this his anger is not turned away, but his hand is stretched out still. | Therefore is the anger of Jehovah kindled against his people, and he hath stretched forth his hand against them, and hath smitten them; and the mountains tremble, and their dead bodies are as refuse in the midst of the streets. For all this his anger is not turned away, but his hand is stretched out still. |
| 26 | Il élève une bannière pour les peuples lointains, Et il en siffle un des extrémités de la terre : Et voici, il arrive avec promptitude et légèreté. | And he will lift up an ensign to the nations from far, and will hiss unto them from the end of the earth: and, behold, they shall come with speed swiftly: | And he will lift up an ensign to the nations from far, and will hiss for them from the end of the earth; and, behold, they shall come with speed swiftly. |
| 27 | Nul n'est fatigué, nul ne chancelle de lassitude, Personne ne sommeille, ni ne dort ; Aucun n'a la ceinture de ses reins détachée, Ni la courroie de ses souliers rompue. | None shall be weary nor stumble among them; none shall slumber nor sleep; neither shall the girdle of their loins be loosed, nor the latchet of their shoes be broken: | None shall be weary nor stumble among them; none shall slumber nor sleep; neither shall the girdle of their loins be loosed, nor the latchet of their shoes be broken: |
| 28 | Ses flèches sont aiguës, Et tous ses arcs tendus ; Les sabots de ses chevaux ressemblent à des cailloux, Et les roues de ses chars à un tourbillon. | Whose arrows are sharp, and all their bows bent, their horses' hoofs shall be counted like flint, and their wheels like a whirlwind: | whose arrows are sharp, and all their bows bent; their horses` hoofs shall be accounted as flint, and their wheels as a whirlwind: |
| 29 | Son rugissement est comme celui d'une lionne ; Il rugit comme des lionceaux, il gronde, et saisit la proie, Il l'emporte, et personne ne vient au secours. | Their roaring shall be like a lion, they shall roar like young lions: yea, they shall roar, and lay hold of the prey, and shall carry it away safe, and none shall deliver it. | their roaring shall be like a lioness, they shall roar like young lions; yea, they shall roar, and lay hold of the prey, and carry it away safe, and there shall be none to deliver. |
| 30 | En ce jour, il y aura près de lui un mugissement, Comme celui d'une tempête sur mer ; En regardant la terre, on ne verra que ténèbres, Avec des alternatives d'angoisse et d'espérance ; Au ciel, l'obscurité régnera. | And in that day they shall roar against them like the roaring of the sea: and if one look unto the land, behold darkness and sorrow, and the light is darkened in the heavens thereof. | And they shall roar against them in that day like the roaring of the sea: and if one look unto the land, behold, darkness [and] distress; and the light is darkened in the clouds thereof. |
