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 des chants lyriques:
Éternel, j'ai entendu ce que tu as fait entendre; je suis saisi de crainte. Éternel! dans le cours des années, fais revivre ton œuvre; dans le cours des années fais-la connaître! Dans ta colère souviens-toi d'avoir compassion!
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, le Saint vient de la montagne de Paran. (Sélah, pause). Sa majesté couvre les cieux, et la terre est remplie de sa louange.
4 His glory was like [SIM] a sunrise; rays flashed from his hands where he hides his power.
C'est comme l'éclat de la lumière; des rayons jaillissent de sa main; c'est là que sa force est cachée.
5 He sent plagues in front of him, and [other] plagues came behind him.
La mortalité marche devant lui, et la peste suit 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'arrête, et il mesure la terre; il regarde, et il fait trembler les nations; les montagnes éternelles se brisent, les collines antiques s'affaissent. Ses voies sont les voies anciennes.
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.
Je vois dans la détresse les tentes de Cushan; les pavillons du pays de Madian frémissent de crainte.
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 les fleuves que s'irrite l'Éternel? Ta colère est-elle contre les fleuves, et ta fureur contre la mer, que tu sois monté sur tes chevaux, sur tes chars de victoire?
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.
Ton arc est mis à nu; tes flèches sont jurées par la parole. (Sélah)
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.
Tu fends la terre en fleuves. Les montagnes te voient, et tremblent; des torrents d'eau se précipitent, l'abîme fait retentir sa voix, il élève 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, la lune s'arrêtent dans leur demeure, à la lueur de tes flèches qui volent, à l'éclat de ta lance étincelante.
12 Being very angry [DOU], you walked across the earth and trampled the [armies of many] nations.
Tu parcours la terre avec indignation, tu foules les nations dans ta 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 sors pour la délivrance de ton peuple, pour la délivrance de ton oint. Tu brises le faîte de la maison de l'impie, tu la ruines de fond en comble.
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 perces de tes traits la tête de ses chefs, qui se précipitent comme la tempête pour nous disperser, et se réjouissent comme pour 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 marches avec tes chevaux sur la mer, sur les grandes eaux amoncelées.
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 sont émues; à cette voix mes lèvres frémissent; la carie pénètre mes os, et je tremble sous moi, de ce que je dois attendre en repos le jour de la détresse, quand montera contre le peuple celui qui l'assaillira.
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 le figuier ne fleurira pas, et il n'y aura point de produit dans les vignes; le fruit de l'olivier fera défaut, et les champs ne donneront point de nourriture; la brebis manquera au parc, et il n'y aura plus de bœufs dans l'étable.
18 I will rejoice because [I know] Yahweh. I will be joyful because Yahweh my God is the one who saves me!
Mais moi je me réjouirai en l'Éternel, je tressaillirai de joie dans le Dieu de ma délivrance.
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.)
L'Éternel, le Seigneur, est ma force; il rend mes pieds semblables à ceux des biches, et me fait tenir sur mes hauteurs. Au maître-chantre, avec instruments à cordes.
