Habakkuk 3
1 Yahweh, I have heard about you; I revere you because of [all the amazing] things that you have done. In our time, do again [some of] those things that you did long ago! Even when you are angry [with us], be merciful [to us]!
Une prière du prophète Habacuc, sur une musique victorieuse.
Yahvé, j'ai entendu parler de ta renommée. Je suis en admiration devant tes actes, Yahvé. Renouvelez votre travail au milieu des années. Au milieu des années, faites-le savoir. Dans la colère, tu te souviens de la miséricorde.
3 [In the vision, I saw] God, the Holy One, coming from the Teman [district in Edom]; [and I also saw] him coming from the Paran Hills [in the Sinai area]. His glory filled the sky, and the earth was full of [people who were] praising him.
Dieu est venu de Teman, le Saint du mont Paran. (Selah) Sa gloire a couvert les cieux, et sa louange a rempli la terre.
4 His glory was like [SIM] a sunrise; rays flashed from his hands where he hides his power.
Sa splendeur est comme le lever du soleil. Des rayons brillent de sa main, où son pouvoir est caché.
5 He sent plagues in front of him, and [other] plagues came behind him.
La peste l'a précédé, et la peste suivaient ses pas.
6 When he stopped, the earth shook. When he looked at the nations, [all the people] trembled. The hills and mountains that have existed for a very long time [HYP] collapsed and crumbled. Yahweh is the one who exists eternally/forever!
Il se tint debout, et il fit trembler la terre. Il a regardé, et a fait trembler les nations. Les anciennes montagnes se sont effondrées. Les collines séculaires se sont effondrées. Ses voies sont éternelles.
7 [In the vision] I saw the [people who live in] tents in the Cushan [region] being afflicted, and the people in the Midian [region] trembling.
J'ai vu les tentes de Cushan dans la détresse. Les habitations du pays de Madian ont tremblé.
8 Yahweh, was it because you were angry with the rivers and streams that you were angry with them? Did the seas cause you to be furious, with the result that you rode through them with horses that were pulling chariots that enabled you to defeat them?
Les fleuves ont-ils déplu à Yahvé? était votre colère contre les rivières, ou ta colère contre la mer, que vous avez monté sur vos chevaux, sur tes chars de salut?
9 [It was as though] you uncovered your bow, took arrows from your quiver, [and prepared to shoot them]. [Then with lightning] you split open the earth, and streams burst forth.
Tu as découvert ton arc. Tu as appelé tes flèches assermentées. (Selah) Tu as fendu la terre avec des rivières.
10 [It is as though] the mountains saw you [doing that], and they trembled. Floods rushed by; [it was as though] the deep ocean roared and caused its waves to rise up high.
Les montagnes t'ont vu, et elles ont eu peur. La tempête des eaux est passée. L'abîme a rugi et a levé les mains en l'air.
11 The sun and moon stopped moving in the sky while your [lightning] flashed [past like] a swift arrow, and your glittering spear flashed.
Le soleil et la lune étaient immobiles dans le ciel. à la lumière de tes flèches pendant qu'ils partaient, à l'éclat de votre lance étincelante.
12 Being very angry [DOU], you walked across the earth and trampled the [armies of many] nations.
Tu as parcouru le pays avec fureur. Tu as battu les nations dans la colère.
13 But you [also] went to rescue us, your people, and to save the [king] (Or, [people]) whom you had chosen [MTY]. You struck down the leader [MTY] of those wicked people and stripped off his clothes, from his head to his feet.
Tu es sorti pour le salut de ton peuple, pour le salut de tes oints. Tu as écrasé la tête du pays de la méchanceté. Vous les avez déshabillés de la tête aux pieds. (Selah)
14 With his own spear you destroyed the leader of those soldiers who rushed like [SIM] a whirlwind to [attack and] scatter us, thinking that they could conquer us [Israelis] easily.
Tu as percé la tête de ses guerriers avec leurs propres lances. Ils sont venus comme un tourbillon pour me disperser, jubilant comme pour dévorer les malheureux en secret.
15 You walked through the sea with your horses [to destroy our enemies], and caused the waves to surge.
Tu as foulé la mer avec tes chevaux, le barattage des eaux puissantes.
16 When I saw that vision, my heart pounded and my lips quivered [because I became afraid]. My legs became weak and I shook, [because I was terrified]. But I will wait quietly for the people [of Babylonia], those who invaded our country, to experience disasters!
J'ai entendu, et mon corps a tremblé. Mes lèvres ont frémi à la voix. La pourriture entre dans mes os, et je tremble à ma place. car je dois attendre tranquillement le jour de la détresse, pour l'arrivée des gens qui nous envahissent.
17 [Therefore, ] even if there are no blossoms on the fig trees, and there are no grapes on the grapevines, and even if there are no olives growing on the olive trees, and there are no crops in the fields, and even if the flocks [of sheep and goats] die in the fields, and there are no cattle in the stalls/barns,
Car même si le figuier ne fleurit pas, ni de fruits dans les vignes, le travail de l'olive échoue, les champs ne produisent pas de nourriture, les troupeaux sont coupés du bercail, et il n'y a pas de troupeau dans les stalles,
18 I will rejoice because [I know] Yahweh. I will be joyful because Yahweh my God is the one who saves me!
Mais je me réjouirai en Yahvé. Je serai joyeux dans le Dieu de mon salut!
19 Yahweh the Lord is the one who causes me to be strong; he enables me to climb [(safely/without falling)] in the [rocky] mountains, like [SIM] a deer does. (This message is for the choir director: [When this prayer is sung, it is to be accompanied by people playing] stringed instruments.)
Yahvé, l'Éternel, est ma force. Il rend mes pieds comme des pieds de cerf, et me permet d'aller dans les hautes sphères. Pour le directeur musical, sur mes instruments à cordes.
