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]!
Prière d’Habacuc le prophète. Sur le mode dithyrambique.
Yahweh, j’ai entendu ce que tu as fait entendre, je suis saisi de crainte, Yahweh! Ton œuvre, dans le cours des âges, fais-la vivre; dans le cours des âges fais- la connaître! Dans ta colère, souviens-toi d’avoir pitié.
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 vient de Théman, et le Saint de la montagne de Pharan (Séla). Sa majesté a couvert les cieux, et la terre a été remplie de sa gloire.
4 His glory was like [SIM] a sunrise; rays flashed from his hands where he hides his power.
C’est un éclat comme la lumière du soleil levant; des rayons partent de ses mains; là se cache sa puissance.
5 He sent plagues in front of him, and [other] plagues came behind him.
Devant lui marche la mortalité, et la fièvre brûlante est sur 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 s’est arrêté et a fait trembler la terre, il a regardé et a secoué les nations; les montagnes éternelles se sont brisées, les collines antiques se sont affaissées; il suit ses voies d’autrefois.
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 dans la détresse les tentes de Cuschan; les pavillons de la terre de Moab frémissent.
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?
Est-ce contre des fleuves que Yahweh s’est irrité? Ou bien est-ce contre les fleuves que s’enflamme ta colère, contre la mer que se déchaîne ta fureur, lorsque tu montes sur tes chevaux, sur tes chars de délivrance?
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.
À nu ton arc se découvre; tes traits sont les serments que tu as prononcés (Séla). En torrents tu fends la terre.
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 tremblent; une trombe d’eau a passé; l’abîme a fait entendre sa voix, il tend ses mains en haut.
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 sont restés dans leur demeure; on marche à la clarté de tes flèches à la lueur des éclairs de ta lance.
12 Being very angry [DOU], you walked across the earth and trampled the [armies of many] nations.
Tu parcours la terre avec fureur, tu foules les nations avec 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 la délivrance de ton peuple, pour la délivrance de ton Oint; tu as brisé le faîte de la maison du méchant, mettant à nu les fondements jusqu’en bas (Séla).
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 de ses propres traits le chef de ses bandes, qui se précipitaient pour me disperser, en poussant des cris de joie, comme s’ils allaient dévorer le malheureux dans leur repaire.
15 You walked through the sea with your horses [to destroy our enemies], and caused the waves to surge.
Tu foules la mer sous les pieds de tes chevaux, l’amas des grandes eaux.
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 mes entrailles se sont émues; à cette voix mes lèvres frémissent, la carie entre dans mes os, mes genoux tremblent sous moi, de ce que je dois attendre en repos le jour de détresse, où l’ennemi montera contre un peuple pour l’opprimer.
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 alors le figuier ne fleurira pas, il n’y aura rien à récolter dans les vignes; le fruit de l’olivier manquera, et les champs ne donneront pas de nourriture; la brebis disparaîtra de la bergerie, et il n’y aura plus de bœufs dans les étables.
18 I will rejoice because [I know] Yahweh. I will be joyful because Yahweh my God is the one who saves me!
Et moi, je veux me réjouir en Yahweh, tressaillir de joie 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.)
Yahweh, le Seigneur, est ma force; il rend mes pieds pareils à ceux des biches, et me fait marcher sur mes lieux élevés. Au chef des chantres, sur mes instruments à cordes.
