Exodus 15
1 Then Moses and the children of Israel made this song to the Lord, and said, I will make a song to the Lord, for he is lifted up in glory: the horse and the horseman he has sent down into the sea.
Alors Moïse et les enfants d’Israël chantèrent l’hymne suivant à l’Éternel. Ils dirent: "Chantons l’Éternel, il est souverainement grand; coursier et cavalier, il les a lancés dans la mer.
2 The Lord is my strength and my strong helper, he has become my salvation: he is my God and I will give him praise; my father's God and I will give him glory.
Il est ma force et ma gloire, l’Éternel! Je lui dois mon salut. Voilà mon Dieu, je lui rends hommage; le Dieu de mon père et je le glorifie.
3 The Lord is a man of war: the Lord is his name.
L’Éternel est le maître des batailles; Éternel est son nom!
4 Pharaoh's war-carriages and his army he has sent down into the sea: the best of his captains have gone down into the Red Sea.
Les chars de Pharaon et son armée, il les a précipités dans la mer; l’élite de ses combattants se sont noyés dans la mer des Joncs.
5 They were covered by the deep waters: like a stone they went down under the waves.
L’Abîme s’est fermé sur eux; au fond du gouffre ils sont tombés comme une pierre.
6 Full of glory, O Lord, is the power of your right hand; by your right hand those who came against you are broken.
Ta droite, Seigneur, est insigne par la puissance; Ta droite, Seigneur, écrase l’ennemi.
7 When you are lifted up in power, all those who come against you are crushed: when you send out your wrath, they are burned up like dry grass.
Par ta souveraine majesté tu renversas tes adversaires; tu déchaînes ton courroux. Il les consume comme du chaume.
8 By your breath the waves were massed together, the flowing waters were lifted up like a pillar; the deep waters became solid in the heart of the sea.
Au souffle de ta face les eaux s’amoncellent, les ondes se dressent comme une digue, les flots se figent au sein de la mer.
9 Egypt said, I will go after them, I will overtake, I will make division of their goods: my desire will have its way with them; my sword will be uncovered, my hand will send destruction on them.
Il disait, l’ennemi: 'Courons, atteignons! Partageons le butin! Que mon âme s’en repaisse!" Tirons l’épée, que ma main les extermine!…'
10 You sent your wind and the sea came over them: they went down like lead into the great waters.
Toi, tu as soufflé, l’océan les a engloutis; ils se sont abîmés comme le plomb au sein des eaux puissantes.
11 Who is like you, O Lord, among the gods? who is like you, in holy glory, to be praised with fear, doing wonders?
Qui t’égale parmi les forts, Éternel? Qui est, comme toi, paré de sainteté; inaccessible à la louange, fécond en merveilles?
12 When your right hand was stretched out, the mouth of the earth was open for them.
Tu as étendu ta droite, la terre les dévore.
13 In your mercy you went before the people whom you have made yours; guiding them in your strength to your holy place.
Tu guides, par ta grâce, ce peuple que tu viens d’affranchir; tu le diriges, par ta puissance, vers ta sainte demeure.
14 Hearing of you the peoples were shaking in fear: the people of Philistia were gripped with pain.
A cette nouvelle, les peuples s’inquiètent, un frisson s’empare des habitants de la Philistée.
15 The chiefs of Edom were troubled in heart; the strong men of Moab were in the grip of fear: all the people of Canaan became like water.
A leur tour ils tremblent, les chefs d’Édom; les vaillants de Moab sont saisis de terreur, consternés, tous les habitants de Canaan.
16 Fear and grief came on them; by the strength of your arm they were turned to stone; till your people went over, O Lord, till the people went over whom you have made yours.
Sur eux pèse l’anxiété, l’épouvante; la majesté de ton bras les rend immobiles comme la pierre, jusqu’à ce qu’il ait passé, ton peuple, Seigneur! Qu’il ait passé, ce peuple acquis par toi;
17 You will take them in, planting them in the mountain of your heritage, the place, O Lord, where you have made your house, the holy place, O Lord, the building of your hands.
Que tu les aies amenés, fixés, sur ce mont, ton domaine, résidence que tu t’es réservée, Seigneur! Sanctuaire, ô mon Dieu! Préparé par tes mains.
18 The Lord is King for ever and ever.
L’Éternel régnera à tout jamais!"
19 For the horses of Pharaoh, with his war-carriages and his horsemen, went into the sea, and the Lord sent the waters of the sea back over them; but the children of Israel went through the sea on dry land.
Car, les chevaux de Pharaon, chars et cavalerie, s’étant avancés dans la mer, l’Éternel en avait refoulé les eaux sur eux, tandis que les enfants d’Israël marchaient à pied sec au milieu de la mer.
20 And Miriam, the woman prophet, the sister of Aaron, took an instrument of music in her hand; and all the women went after her with music and dances.
Miryam, la prophétesse, soeur d’Aaron, prit en main un tambourin et toutes les femmes la suivirent avec des tambourins et des instruments de danse.
21 And Miriam, answering, said, Make a song to the Lord, for he is lifted up in glory; the horse and the horseman he has sent into the sea.
Et Miryam leur fit répéter: "Chantez l’Éternel, il est souverainement grand; coursier et cavalier, il les a lancés dans la mer…"
22 Then Moses took Israel forward from the Red Sea, and they went out into the waste land of Shur; and for three days they were in the waste land where there was no water.
Moïse fit décamper Israël de la plage des joncs et ils débouchèrent dans le désert de Chour, où ils marchèrent trois jours sans trouver d’eau.
23 And when they came to Marah, the water was no good for drinking, for the waters of Marah were bitter, which is why it was named Marah.
Ils arrivèrent à Mara. Or, ils ne purent boire l’eau de Mara, elle était trop amère; c’est pourquoi on nomma ce lieu Mara.
24 And the people, crying out against Moses, said, What are we to have for drink?
Le peuple murmura contre Moïse, disant: "Que boirons-nous?"
25 And in answer to his prayer, the Lord made him see a tree, and when he put it into the water, the water was made sweet. There he gave them a law and an order, testing them;
Moïse implora le Seigneur; celui-ci lui indiqua un bois, qu’il jeta dans l’eau et l’eau devint potable. C’Est alors qu’il lui imposa un principe et une loi, c’est alors qu’il le mit à l’épreuve
26 And he said, If with all your heart you will give attention to the voice of the Lord your God, and do what is right in his eyes, giving ear to his orders and keeping his laws, I will not put on you any of the diseases which I put on the Egyptians: for I am the Lord your life-giver.
et il dit: "Si tu écoutes la voix de l’Éternel ton Dieu; si tu t’appliques à lui plaire; si tu-es docile à ses préceptes et fidèle à toutes ses lois, aucune des plaies dont j’ai frappé, l’Égypte ne t’atteindra, car moi, l’Éternel, je te préserverai."
27 And they came to Elim where there were twelve water-springs and seventy palm-trees: and they put up their tents there by the waters.
Ils arrivèrent à Élim, là étaient douze sources d’eau et soixante-dix palmiers. Ils y campèrent près des eaux.
