Psalms 18
1 To the chief music-maker. Of the servant of the Lord, of David, who said the words of this song to the Lord on the day when the Lord made him free from the hand of all his haters, and from the hand of Saul; and he said, I will give you my love, O Lord, my strength.
Au maître de chant. Psaume du serviteur de Yahweh, de David, qui adressa à Yahweh les paroles de ce cantique, au jour où Yahweh l'eut délivré de la main de tous ses ennemis et de la main de Saül. Il dit: Je t'aime, Yahweh, ma force!
2 The Lord is my Rock, my walled town, and my saviour; my God, my Rock, in him will I put my faith; my breastplate, and the horn of my salvation, and my high tower.
Yahweh mon rocher, ma forteresse, mon libérateur, mon Dieu, mon roc où je trouve un asile, mon bouclier, la corne de mon salut, ma citadelle!
3 I will send up my cry to the Lord, who is to be praised; so will I be made safe from those who are against me.
J'invoquai celui qui est digne de louange, Yahweh, et je fus délivré de mes ennemis.
4 The cords of death were round me, and the seas of evil put me in fear.
Les liens de la mort m'environnaient, les torrents de Bélial m'épouvantaient,
les liens du schéol m'enlaçaient, les filets de la mort étaient tombés devant moi. (Sheol h7585)
6 In my trouble my voice went up to the Lord, and my cry to my God: my voice came to his hearing in his holy Temple, and my prayer came before him, even into his ears.
Dans ma détresse, j'invoquai Yahweh, et je criai vers mon Dieu; de son temple il entendit ma voix, et mon cri devant lui parvint à ses oreilles.
7 Then trouble and shock came on the earth; and the bases of the mountains were moved and shaking, because he was angry.
La terre fut ébranlée et trembla, les fondements des montagnes s'agitèrent, et ils furent ébranlés, parce qu'il était courroucé;
8 There went up a smoke from his nose, and a fire of destruction from his mouth: flames were lighted by it.
une fumée montait de ses narines, et un feu dévorant sortait de sa bouche; il en jaillissait des charbons embrasés.
9 The heavens were bent, so that he might come down; and it was dark under his feet.
il abaissa les cieux, et descendit; une sombre nuée était sous ses pieds.
10 And he went in flight through the air, seated on a storm-cloud: going quickly on the wings of the wind.
Il monta sur un Chérubin, et il volait; il planait sur les ailes du vent.
11 He made the dark his secret place; his tent round him was the dark waters and thick clouds of the skies.
Il fit des ténèbres sa retraite, sa tente autour de lui c'étaient des eaux obscures et de sombres nuages.
12 Before his shining light his dark clouds went past, raining ice and fire.
De l'éclat qui le précédait s'élancèrent ses nuées, portant la grêle et les charbons ardents.
13 The Lord made thunder in the heavens, and the voice of the Highest was sounding out: a rain of ice and fire.
Yahweh tonna dans les cieux, le Très-Haut fit retentir sa voix: grêle et charbons ardents!
14 He sent out his arrows, driving them in all directions; by his flames of fire they were troubled.
Il lança ses flèches et les dispersa; il multiplia ses foudres et il les confondit.
15 Then the deep beds of the waters were seen, and the bases of the world were uncovered, because of your words of wrath, O Lord, because of the breath from your mouth.
Alors le lit des eaux apparut, les fondements de la terre furent mis à nu, à ta menace, Yahweh, au souffle du vent de tes narines.
16 He sent from on high, he took me, pulling me out of great waters.
Il étendit sa main d'en haut et me saisit, il me retira des grandes eaux.
17 He made me free from my strong hater, and from those who were against me, because they were stronger than I.
Il me délivra de mon ennemi puissant, de ceux qui me haïssaient, alors qu'ils étaient plus forts que moi.
18 They came on me in the day of my trouble; but the Lord was my support.
Ils m'avaient surpris au jour de mon malheur; mais Yahweh fut mon appui.
19 He took me out into a wide place; he was my saviour because he had delight in me.
Il m'a mis au large, il m'a sauvé, parce qu'il s'est complu en moi.
20 The Lord gives me the reward of my righteousness, because my hands are clean before him.
Yahweh m'a récompensé selon ma justice, il m'a rendu selon la pureté de mes mains.
21 For I have kept the ways of the Lord; I have not been turned away in sin from my God.
Car j'ai gardé les voies de Yahweh, et je n'ai pas péché, pour m'éloigner de mon Dieu.
22 For all his decisions were before me, and I did not put away his laws from me.
Tous ses jugements étaient devant moi, et je n'ai point rejeté loin de moi ses lois.
23 And I was upright before him, and I kept myself from sin.
J'étais sans reproche envers lui, et je me tenais en garde contre mon iniquité.
24 Because of this the Lord has given me the reward of my righteousness, because my hands are clean in his eyes.
Yahweh m'a rendu selon ma justice, selon la pureté de mes mains devant ses yeux.
25 On him who has mercy you will have mercy; to the upright you will be upright;
Avec celui qui est bon tu te montres bon, avec l'homme droit tu te montres droit;
26 He who is holy will see that you are holy; but to the man whose way is not straight you will be a hard judge.
avec celui qui est pur tu te montres pur, et avec le fourbe tu agis perfidement.
27 For you are the saviour of those who are in trouble; but eyes full of pride will be made low.
Car tu sauves le peuple humilié, et tu abaisses les regards hautains.
28 You, O Lord, will be my light; by you, my God, the dark will be made bright for me.
Oui, tu fais briller mon flambeau; Yahweh, mon Dieu, éclaire mes ténèbres.
29 By your help I have made a way through the wall which was shutting me in; by the help of my God I have gone over a wall.
Avec toi je me précipite sur les bataillons armés; avec mon Dieu je franchis les murailles.
30 As for God, his way is completely good; the word of the Lord is tested; he is a breastplate for all those who put their faith in him.
Dieu!... Ses voies sont parfaites; la parole de Yahweh est éprouvée, il est un bouclier pour tous ceux qui se confient en lui.
31 For who is God but the Lord? or who is a Rock but our God?
Car qui est Dieu, si ce n'est Yahweh, et qui est un rocher, si ce n'est notre Dieu?
32 God puts a strong band about me, guiding me in a straight way.
Le Dieu qui me ceint de force, qui rend ma voie parfaite;
33 He makes my feet like roes' feet, and puts me on high places.
qui rend mes pieds semblables à ceux des biches, et me fait tenir debout sur mes hauteurs;
34 He makes my hands expert in war, so that a bow of brass is bent by my arms.
qui forme mes mains au combat, et mes bras tendent l'arc d'airain.
35 You have given me the breastplate of your salvation: your right hand has been my support, and your mercy has made me great.
Tu m'as donné le bouclier de ton salut, et ta droite me soutient, et ta douceur me fait grandir.
36 You have made my steps wide under me, so that my feet are kept from slipping.
Tu élargis mon pas au-dessous de moi, et mes pieds ne chancellent point.
37 I go after my haters and overtake them; not turning back till they are all overcome.
Je poursuis mes ennemis et je les atteins; je ne reviens pas sans les avoir anéantis.
38 I will give them wounds, so that they are not able to get up: they are stretched under my feet.
Je les brise, et ils ne se relèvent pas; Ils tombent sous mes pieds.
39 For I have been armed by you with strength for the fight: you have made low under me those who come out against me.
Tu me ceins de force pour le combat, tu fais plier sous moi mes adversaires.
40 By you their backs are turned in flight, so that my haters are cut off.
Mes ennemis!... tu leur fais tourner le dos devant moi, et j'extermine ceux qui me haïssent.
41 They were crying out, but there was no one to come to their help: even to the Lord, but he gave them no answer.
Ils crient, et personne pour les sauver! Ils crient vers Yahweh, et il ne leur répond pas!
42 Then they were crushed as small as dust before the wind; they were drained out like the waste of the streets.
Je les broie comme la poussière livrée au vent, je les balaie comme la boue des rues.
43 You have made me free from the fightings of the people; you have made me the head of the nations: a people of whom I had no knowledge will be my servants.
Tu me délivres des révoltes du peuple, tu me mets à la tête des nations; Des peuples que je ne connaissais pas me sont asservis.
44 From the time when my name comes to their ears they will be ruled by me: men of other countries will, with false hearts, put themselves under my authority.
Dès qu'ils ont entendu, ils m'obéissent; les fils de l'étranger me flattent.
45 They will be wasting away, they will come out of their secret places shaking with fear.
Les fils de l'étranger sont défaillants, ils sortent tremblants de leurs forteresses.
46 The Lord is living; praise be to my Rock, and let the God of my salvation be honoured.
Vive Yahweh et béni soit mon rocher! Que le Dieu de mon salut soit exalté;
47 It is God who sends punishment on my haters, and puts peoples under my rule.
Dieu qui m'accorde des vengeances, qui me soumet les peuples,
48 He makes me free from my haters; I am lifted up over those who come up against me: you have made me free from the violent man.
qui me délivre de mes ennemis! Oui, tu m'élèves au-dessus de mes adversaires, tu me sauves de l'homme de violence.
49 Because of this I will give you praise, O Lord, among the nations, and will make a song of praise to your name.
C'est pourquoi je te louerai parmi les nations, ô Yahweh; je chanterai à la gloire de ton nom:
50 Great salvation does he give to his king; he has mercy on the king of his selection, David, and on his seed for ever.
Il accorde de glorieuses délivrances à son roi, il fait miséricorde à son oint, à David et à sa postérité pour toujours.
