Psalms 41
1 Unto the end. A Psalm of David himself. Blessed is he who shows understanding toward the needy and the poor. The Lord will deliver him in the evil day.
Au maître-chantre. — Psaume de David. Heureux celui qui sait avoir souci du misérable: L'Éternel le délivrera au jour du malheur.
2 May the Lord preserve him and give him life, and make him blessed upon the earth. And may he not hand him over to the will of his adversaries.
L'Éternel le gardera et lui conservera la vie; Il le rendra heureux sur la terre; Il ne le livrera pas à la merci de ses ennemis.
3 May the Lord bring him help on his bed of sorrow. In his infirmity, you have changed his entire covering.
L'Éternel le soutiendra sur son lit de douleur. L'Éternel viendra l'assister, quand il sera malade.
4 I said, “O Lord, be merciful to me. Heal my soul, because I have sinned against you.”
J'ai dit: «Éternel, aie pitié de moi! Guéris mon âme, car j'ai péché contre toi!»
5 My enemies have spoken evils against me. When will he die and his name perish?
Mes ennemis tiennent sur moi des propos malveillants! «Quand mourra-t-il? Quand périra son nom?»
6 And when he came in to see me, he was speaking emptiness. His heart gathered iniquity to itself. He went outside, and he was speaking in the same way.
Si l'un d'eux vient me voir, il tient un langage faux. Il amasse dans son coeur un monceau de calomnies; Et, aussitôt, sorti, il s'empresse de les divulguer.
7 All my enemies were whispering against me. They were thinking up evils against me.
Tous ceux qui me haïssent chuchotent entre eux contre moi; Ils ne songent qu'à me nuire.
8 They established an unjust word against me. Will he that sleeps no longer rise again?
«Quelque crime pèse sur lui, disent-ils; Le voilà couché, il ne se relèvera plus!»
9 For even the man of my peace, in whom I hoped, who ate my bread, has greatly supplanted me.
Mon ami même. Celui qui avait ma confiance et mangeait mon pain, A levé le talon contre moi.
10 But you, O Lord, have mercy on me, and raise me up again. And I will requite them.
Mais toi, ô Éternel, aie pitié de moi, et relève-moi. Et je traiterai mes adversaires comme ils le méritent!
11 By this, I knew that you preferred me: because my adversary will not rejoice over me.
Si mon ennemi ne triomphe pas de moi, Je reconnaîtrai à ce signe que je te suis agréable.
12 But you have sustained me, because of my innocence, and you have confirmed me in your sight in eternity.
Oui, tu me soutiendras, à cause de mon intégrité; Tu me feras subsister en ta présence pour toujours.
13 Blessed is the Lord God of Israel, for all generations and even forever. Amen. Amen.
BÉNI SOIT l'Éternel, le Dieu d'Israël, D'ÉTERNITÉ en éternité! Amen! Amen!
