| | King James | Ostervald | American std |
| 1 | Behold, the LORD's hand is not shortened, that it cannot save; neither his ear heavy, that it cannot hear: | Voici, la main de l'Éternel n'est pas trop courte pour délivrer; ni son oreille trop pesante pour entendre; | Behold, Jehovah`s hand is not shortened, that it cannot save; neither his ear heavy, that it cannot hear: |
| 2 | But your iniquities have separated between you and your God, and your sins have hid his face from you, that he will not hear. | Mais ce sont vos iniquités qui ont fait la séparation entre vous et votre Dieu, et ce sont vos péchés qui lui font cacher sa face, pour ne plus vous entendre. | but your iniquities have separated between you and your God, and your sins have hid his face from you, so that he will not hear. |
| 3 | For your hands are defiled with blood, and your fingers with iniquity; your lips have spoken lies, your tongue hath muttered perverseness. | Car vos mains sont souillées de sang, et vos doigts d'iniquité; vos lèvres profèrent le mensonge, votre langue fait entendre la perversité. | For your hands are defiled with blood, and your fingers with iniquity; your lips have spoken lies, your tongue muttereth wickedness. |
| 4 | None calleth for justice, nor any pleadeth for truth: they trust in vanity, and speak lies; they conceive mischief, and bring forth iniquity. | Personne n'accuse avec justice, personne ne plaide selon la vérité; on se confie dans le néant, et l'on dit des faussetés; on conçoit la malice, et on enfante le crime. | None sueth in righteousness, and none pleadeth in truth: they trust in vanity, and speak lies; they conceive mischief, and bring forth iniquity. |
| 5 | They hatch cockatrice' eggs, and weave the spider's web: he that eateth of their eggs dieth, and that which is crushed breaketh out into a viper. | Ils font éclore des oeufs d'aspic, et ils tissent des toiles d'araignées; qui mange leurs oeufs en meurt, et si l'on en écrase un, il en sort une vipère. | They hatch adders` eggs, and weave the spider`s web: he that eateth of their eggs dieth; and that which is crushed breaketh out into a viper. |
| 6 | Their webs shall not become garments, neither shall they cover themselves with their works: their works are works of iniquity, and the act of violence is in their hands. | Leurs toiles ne feront pas un vêtement, et ils ne pourront se vêtir de leurs ouvrages; leurs ouvrages sont des ouvrages d'iniquité, et leurs mains pleines d'actes de violence. | Their webs shall not become garments, neither shall they cover themselves with their works: their works are works of iniquity, and the act of violence is in their hands. |
| 7 | Their feet run to evil, and they make haste to shed innocent blood: their thoughts are thoughts of iniquity; wasting and destruction are in their paths. | Leurs pieds courent au mal, et se hâtent pour répandre le sang innocent; leurs pensées sont des pensées d'iniquité; le ravage et la ruine sont sur leurs sentiers. | Their feet run to evil, and they make haste to shed innocent blood: their thoughts are thoughts of iniquity; desolation and destruction are in their paths. |
| 8 | The way of peace they know not; and there is no judgment in their goings: they have made them crooked paths: whosoever goeth therein shall not know peace. | Ils ne connaissent pas le chemin de la paix, il n'y a point de justice dans leurs voies; ils se font des sentiers tortueux; tous ceux qui y marchent ne connaissent point la paix! | The way of peace they know not; and there is no justice in their goings: they have made them crooked paths; whosoever goeth therein doth not know peace. |
| 9 | Therefore is judgment far from us, neither doth justice overtake us: we wait for light, but behold obscurity; for brightness, but we walk in darkness. | C'est pourquoi le jugement favorable s'est éloigné de nous, et la justice ne parvient pas jusqu'à nous. Nous attendons la lumière, et voici les ténèbres; l'éclat du jour, et nous marchons dans l'obscurité. | Therefore is justice far from us, neither doth righteousness overtake us: we look for light, but, behold, darkness; for brightness, but we walk in obscurity. |
| 10 | We grope for the wall like the blind, and we grope as if we had no eyes: we stumble at noon day as in the night; we are in desolate places as dead men. | Nous allons à tâtons comme des aveugles le long d'un mur, nous tâtonnons comme des gens sans yeux; nous trébuchons en plein midi, comme sur la brune; dans l'abondance nous sommes comme morts. | We grope for the wall like the blind; yea, we grope as they that have no eyes: we stumble at noonday as in the twilight; among them that are lusty we are as dead men. |
| 11 | We roar all like bears, and mourn sore like doves: we look for judgment, but there is none; for salvation, but it is far off from us. | Nous rugissons tous comme des ours; nous ne cessons de gémir comme des colombes; nous attendons le jugement, et il n'y en a point; le salut, et il est loin de nous! | We roar all like bears, and moan sore like doves: we look for justice, but there is none; for salvation, but it is far off from us. |
| 12 | For our transgressions are multiplied before thee, and our sins testify against us: for our transgressions are with us; and as for our iniquities, we know them; | Car nos transgressions sont nombreuses devant toi, et nos péchés témoignent contre nous. Car nos transgressions sont avec nous, et nous connaissons nos iniquités: | For our transgressions are multiplied before thee, and our sins testify against us; for our transgressions are with us, and as for our iniquities, we know them: |
| 13 | In transgressing and lying against the LORD, and departing away from our God, speaking oppression and revolt, conceiving and uttering from the heart words of falsehood. | Pécher et mentir contre l'Éternel, et nous détourner de notre Dieu; parler d'oppression et de révolte, concevoir et méditer dans le coeur des paroles de mensonge. | transgressing and denying Jehovah, and turning away from following our God, speaking oppression and revolt, conceiving and uttering from the heart words of falsehood. |
| 14 | And judgment is turned away backward, and justice standeth afar off: for truth is fallen in the street, and equity cannot enter. | Aussi le jugement s'est retiré en arrière, et la justice se tient éloignée; car la vérité trébuche sur la place publique, et la droiture ne peut entrer. | And justice is turned away backward, and righteousness standeth afar off; for truth is fallen in the street, and uprightness cannot enter. |
| 15 | Yea, truth faileth; and he that departeth from evil maketh himself a prey: and the LORD saw it, and it displeased him that there was no judgment. | Et la vérité fait défaut, et quiconque se retire du mal est dépouillé. L'Éternel l'a vu, et cela lui a déplu, qu'il n'y ait point de justice. | Yea, truth is lacking; and he that departeth from evil maketh himself a prey. And Jehovah saw it, and it displeased him that there was no justice. |
| 16 | And he saw that there was no man, and wondered that there was no intercessor: therefore his arm brought salvation unto him; and his righteousness, it sustained him. | Il a vu qu'il n'y a pas un homme; il s'étonne qu'il n'y ait personne qui intercède. Mais son bras l'a délivré, et sa propre justice l'a soutenu. | And he saw that there was no man, and wondered that there was no intercessor: therefore his own arm brought salvation unto him; and his righteousness, it upheld him. |
| 17 | For he put on righteousness as a breastplate, and an helmet of salvation upon his head; and he put on the garments of vengeance for clothing, and was clad with zeal as a cloak. | Il s'est revêtu de la justice, comme d'une cuirasse, et il a mis le casque du salut sur sa tête; il s'est revêtu de la vengeance, comme d'un vêtement, et s'est couvert de la jalousie, comme d'un manteau. | And he put on righteousness as a breastplate, and a helmet of salvation upon his head; and he put on garments of vengeance for clothing, and was clad with zeal as a mantle. |
| 18 | According to their deeds, accordingly he will repay, fury to his adversaries, recompence to his enemies; to the islands he will repay recompence. | Telles sont les oeuvres, telle sera sa rétribution; il rendra la fureur à ses adversaires, la rétribution à ses ennemis; il rendra la rétribution aux îles. | According to their deeds, accordingly he will repay, wrath to his adversaries, recompense to his enemies; to the islands he will repay recompense. |
| 19 | So shall they fear the name of the LORD from the west, and his glory from the rising of the sun. When the enemy shall come in like a flood, the Spirit of the LORD shall lift up a standard against him. | On craindra le nom de l'Éternel depuis l'Occident, et sa gloire depuis le soleil levant; quand l'adversaire viendra comme un fleuve, l'Esprit de l'Éternel lèvera l'étendard contre lui. | So shall they fear the name of Jehovah from the west, and his glory from the rising of the sun; for he will come as a rushing stream, which the breath of Jehovah driveth. |
| 20 | And the Redeemer shall come to Zion, and unto them that turn from transgression in Jacob, saith the LORD. | Le Rédempteur viendra pour Sion, pour ceux de Jacob qui se convertiront de leur péché, dit l'Éternel. | And a Redeemer will come to Zion, and unto them that turn from transgression in Jacob, saith Jehovah. |
| 21 | As for me, this is my covenant with them, saith the LORD; My spirit that is upon thee, and my words which I have put in thy mouth, shall not depart out of thy mouth, nor out of the mouth of thy seed, nor out of the mouth of thy seed's seed, saith the LORD, from henceforth and for ever. | Et pour moi, voici mon alliance avec eux, a dit l'Éternel: Mon Esprit qui est sur toi, et mes paroles que j'ai mises dans ta bouche, ne se retireront pas de ta bouche ni de la bouche de ta postérité, ni de la bouche de la postérité de ta postérité, a dit l'Éternel, dès maintenant et à jamais! | And as for me, this is my covenant with them, saith Jehovah: my Spirit that is upon thee, and my words which I have put in thy mouth, shall not depart out of thy mouth, nor out of the mouth of thy seed, nor out of the mouth of thy seed`s seed, saith Jehovah, from henceforth and for ever. |
