1 Pour l'amour de Sion je ne me tiendrai point tranquille, et pour l'amour de Jérusalem je ne serai point en repos que sa justice ne sorte dehors comme une splendeur, et que sa délivrance ne soit allumée comme une lampe.

2 Alors les nations verront ta justice, et tous les Rois, ta gloire; et on t'appellera d'un nouveau nom, que la bouche de l'Eternel aura expressément déclaré.

3 Tu seras une couronne d'ornement en la main de l'Eternel, et une tiare royale dans la main de ton Dieu.

4 On ne te nommera plus, la délaissée, et on ne nommera plus ta terre, la désolation; mais on t'appellera, mon bon plaisir en elle; et ta terre, la mariée, car l'Eternel prendra son bon plaisir en toi, et ta terre aura un mari.

5 Car [comme] le jeune homme se marie à la vierge, [et comme] tes enfants se marient chez toi, ainsi ton Dieu se réjouira de toi, de la joie qu'un époux a de son épouse.

6 Jérusalem, j'ai ordonné des gardes sur tes murailles tout le jour et toute la nuit continuellement, ils ne se tairont point. Vous qui faites mention de l'Eternel ne gardez point le silence.

7 Et ne discontinuez point de l'invoquer jusques à ce qu'il rétablisse et remette Jérusalem en un état renommé sur la terre.

8 L'Eternel a juré par sa dextre, et par le bras de sa force; si je donne plus ton froment pour nourriture à tes ennemis, et si les étrangers boivent plus ton vin [excellent] pour lequel tu as travaillé.

9 Car ceux qui auront amassé le froment, le mangeront, et ils loueront l'Eternel; et ceux qui auront recueilli [le vin], le boiront dans les parvis de ma sainteté.

10 Passez, passez par les portes, [disant]; Préparez le chemin du peuple, relevez, relevez le sentier, et ôtez-en les pierres, et élevez l'enseigne vers les peuples.

11 Voici, l'Eternel a fait entendre [ceci] jusques au bout de la terre; Dites à la fille de Sion; voici, ton Sauveur vient; voici, son salaire est par-devers lui, et sa récompense [marche] devant lui.

12 Et on les appellera, le peuple saint, les rachetés de l'Eternel, et on t'appellera, la recherchée, la ville non abandonnée.

1 Because of Zion I will not keep quiet, and because of Jerusalem I will take no rest, till her righteousness goes out like the shining of the sun, and her salvation like a burning light.

2 And the nations will see your righteousness, and all kings your glory: and you will have a new name, given by the mouth of the Lord.

3 And you will be a fair crown in the hand of the Lord, and a king's head-dress in the hand of your God.

4 You will not now be named, She who is given up; and your land will no longer be named, The waste land: but you will have the name, My pleasure is in her, and your land will be named, Married: for the Lord has pleasure in you, and your land will be married.

5 For as a young man takes a virgin for his wife, so will your maker be married to you: and as a husband has joy in his bride, so will the Lord your God be glad over you.

6 I have put watchmen on your walls, O Jerusalem; they will not keep quiet day or night: you who are the Lord's recorders, take no rest,

7 And give him no rest, till he puts Jerusalem in her place to be praised in the earth.

8 The Lord has taken an oath by his right hand, and by the arm of his strength, Truly, I will no longer give your grain to be food for your haters; and men of strange countries will not take the wine for which your work has been done:

9 But those who have got in the grain will have it for their food, and will give praise to the Lord; and those who have got in the grapes will take the wine of them in the open places of my holy house.

10 Go through, go through the doors; make ready the way of the people; let the highway be lifted up; let the stones be taken away; let a flag be lifted up over the peoples.

11 The Lord has sent out word to the end of the earth, Say to the daughter of Zion, See, your saviour comes; those whom he has made free are with him, and those to whom he has given salvation go before him.

12 And they will be named, The holy people, Those whose cause has been taken up by the Lord: and you will be named, Desired, A town not given up.