Psalms 10
1 Why do you keep far away, O Lord? why are you not to be seen in times of trouble?
Pourquoi, ô Éternel! Te tiens-tu éloigné? Pourquoi te caches-tu au temps de la détresse?
2 The evil-doer in his pride is cruel to the poor; let him be taken by the tricks of his invention.
Le méchant dans son orgueil poursuit les malheureux, Ils sont victimes des trames qu’il a conçues.
3 For the evil-doer is lifted up because of the purpose of his heart, and he whose mind is fixed on wealth is turned away from the Lord, saying evil against him.
Car le méchant se glorifie de sa convoitise, Et le ravisseur outrage, méprise l’Éternel.
4 The evil-doer in his pride says, God will not make a search. All his thoughts are, There is no God.
Le méchant dit avec arrogance: Il ne punit pas! Il n’y a point de Dieu! Voilà toutes ses pensées.
5 His ways are ever fixed; your decisions are higher than he may see: as for his haters, they are as nothing to him.
Ses voies réussissent en tout temps; Tes jugements sont trop élevés pour l’atteindre, Il souffle contre tous ses adversaires.
6 He has said in his heart, I will not be moved: through all generations I will never be in trouble.
Il dit en son cœur: Je ne chancelle pas, Je suis pour toujours à l’abri du malheur!
7 His mouth is full of cursing and deceit and false words: under his tongue are evil purposes and dark thoughts.
Sa bouche est pleine de malédictions, de tromperies et de fraudes; Il y a sous sa langue de la malice et de l’iniquité.
8 He is waiting in the dark places of the towns: in the secret places he puts to death those who have done no wrong: his eyes are secretly turned against the poor.
Il se tient en embuscade près des villages, Il assassine l’innocent dans des lieux écartés; Ses yeux épient le malheureux.
9 He keeps himself in a secret place like a lion in his hole, waiting to put his hands on the poor man, and pulling him into his net.
Il est aux aguets dans sa retraite, comme le lion dans sa tanière, Il est aux aguets pour surprendre le malheureux; Il le surprend et l’attire dans son filet.
10 The upright are crushed and made low, and the feeble are overcome by his strong ones.
Il se courbe, il se baisse, Et les misérables tombent dans ses griffes.
11 He says in his heart, God has no memory of me: his face is turned away; he will never see it.
Il dit en son cœur: Dieu oublie! Il cache sa face, il ne regarde jamais!
12 Up! O Lord; let your hand be lifted: give thought to the poor.
Lève-toi, Éternel! Ô Dieu, lève ta main! N’oublie pas les malheureux!
13 Why has the evil-doer a low opinion of God, saying in his heart, You will not make search for it?
Pourquoi le méchant méprise-t-il Dieu? Pourquoi dit-il en son cœur: Tu ne punis pas?
14 You have seen it; for your eyes are on sorrow and grief, to take it into your hand: the poor man puts his faith in you; you have been the helper of the child who has no father.
Tu regardes cependant, car tu vois la peine et la souffrance, Pour prendre en main leur cause; C’est à toi que s’abandonne le malheureux, C’est toi qui viens en aide à l’orphelin.
15 Let the arm of the sinner and the evil-doer be broken; go on searching for his sin till there is no more.
Brise le bras du méchant, Punis ses iniquités, et qu’il disparaisse à tes yeux!
16 The Lord is King for ever and ever; the nations are gone from his land.
L’Éternel est roi à toujours et à perpétuité; Les nations sont exterminées de son pays.
17 Lord, you have given ear to the prayer of the poor: you will make strong their hearts, you will give them a hearing:
Tu entends les vœux de ceux qui souffrent, ô Éternel! Tu affermis leur cœur; tu prêtes l’oreille
18 To give decision for the child without a father and for the broken-hearted, so that the man of the earth may no longer be feared.
Pour rendre justice à l’orphelin et à l’opprimé, Afin que l’homme tiré de la terre cesse d’inspirer l’effroi.
