Psalms 109
1 God, you are the one whom I praise, [So please] answer [my prayer],
Au chef des chantres. De David. Psaume. Dieu, objet de mes louanges, ne garde pas le silence!
2 because wicked people slander me and tell [MTY] lies about me.
Car la bouche du méchant, la bouche de la fourberie s’ouvrent contre moi; on me parle un langage mensonger.
3 They are constantly saying that they hate me, and they say evil things about me for no reason.
On m’enveloppe de propos haineux, on me fait la guerre sans motif.
4 I show them that I want to be their friends and I pray for them, but [instead of being kind to me], they say that I have done evil things.
En échange de mon amour, on me traite en ennemi, et moi je ne suis que prière.
5 In return for my doing good things for them and loving them, they do evil things to me and hate me.
On me rend le mal pour le bien, la haine est le prix de mon affection.
6 They said, “Appoint a wicked [judge] who will judge him, and bring in one of his enemies who will stand up and accuse him.
Suscite un méchant contre lui, qu’un accusateur se dresse à sa droite!
7 And cause that when the trial [ends], [the judge will] declare that he is guilty, and that [even] his prayer will be considered to be a sin.
Quand il passe en jugement, qu’il s’en revienne condamné! Que sa prière lui soit imputée à péché!
8 [Then], cause that he will soon die and that someone else will have his job/work (OR, possessions).
Que ses jours soient peu nombreux, qu’un autre s’empare de son office!
9 Cause that his children will not have a father any more and that his wife will become a widow.
Que ses enfants soient orphelins, que sa femme devienne veuve.
10 Cause that his children will be forced to leave the ruined homes that they have been living in and wander around begging for food.
Que ses enfants errent de tous côtés pour mendier, qu’ils sollicitent, éloignés des ruines de leur demeure.
11 Cause that all the people to whom he owed money will seize all his property; Cause that strangers will take away everything that he worked to acquire.
Que le créancier saisisse tout son avoir, que des étrangers mettent au pillage le fruit de son labeur.
12 Cause that [while he is still living] no one will be kind to him, and [after he dies], cause that no one will pity his children.
Qu’il n’y ait personne pour lui tendre une main secourable, personne pour avoir compassion de ses orphelins.
13 Cause that all his descendants will die and that his grandchildren will not remember who he [MTY] was.
Que sa postérité soit condamnée à disparaître, qu’à la génération prochaine son nom soit éteint.
14 Yahweh, remember [and do not forgive] his ancestors for the evil things that they did, and do not [even] forgive the sins that his mother committed;
Que l’iniquité de ses pères soit présente au souvenir de l’Eternel. Que jamais ne s’efface la faute de sa mère.
15 think about his sins continually, and cause that his name will be completely forgotten.
Que le Seigneur les ait toujours sous les yeux, et extirpe leur mémoire de la terre;
16 He never was kind to anyone; he (persecuted/cause problems for) poor and needy [people] and even killed helpless [people].
parce qu’il n’a pas songé à pratiquer la charité, qu’il a persécuté un homme malheureux, déshérité, au cœur brisé pour amener sa perte.
17 He liked to curse [people]. [So] cause those terrible things that he requested to happen to others to happen to him! He did not want to bless [others], [so] cause that no one will bless him!
Il a aimé la malédiction: elle est venue le frapper; il n’avait aucun goût pour la bénédiction: elle l’a fui.
18 He cursed other people [as often/easily] as he put on his clothes [SIM]; cause that the terrible things that he wanted to happen to others will [happen to him and] enter his body like water [that he drinks] [SIM], like [olive] oil soaks into a person’s bones [when it is rubbed on his skin] [SIM].
Il a endossé la malédiction comme sa tunique; elle a pénétré en son sein comme de l’eau, comme de l’huile dans ses membres.
19 Cause that those terrible things will cling to him like his clothes and be around him like the belt that he wears every day.”
Qu’elle soit donc pour lui comme un vêtement dont il s’enveloppe, qu’elle l’entoure comme d’une perpétuelle ceinture.
20 Yahweh, I want you to punish all my enemies that way, those who say evil things about me.
Que tel soit, de par l’Eternel, le salaire de mes adversaires, de ceux qui débitent des méchancetés contre moi!
21 But Yahweh, my God, do good things for me in order that I may honor you; rescue me [from my enemies] because your faithfully loving me is good.
Mais toi, Eternel, Seigneur, traite-moi comme l’exige l’honneur de ton nom, car précieuse est ta grâce: sauve-moi!
22 [I ask you to do this] because I am poor and needy and my inner being is (full of pain/very troubled/discouraged).
Je suis, en effet, pauvre et misérable, et mon cœur est déchiré en moi.
23 [I think that] my time [to remain alive] is short, like an evening shadow [that will soon disappear] [SIM]. I will be blown away like a locust/grasshopper is blown [by the wind].
Pareil à l’ombre qui s’allonge, je m’évanouis, je suis pourchassé comme par une nuée de sauterelles.
24 My knees are weak because I have (fasted/abstained from eating food) very often, and my body has become very thin.
Mes genoux flageolent, épuisés par le jeûne; mon corps est amaigri, a perdu toute graisse.
25 The people who accuse me make fun of me; when they see me, they [insult me by] shaking their heads [at me as though I were an evil man].
Et je suis devenu pour eux un objet d’opprobre, ils me regardent et hochent la tête.
26 Yahweh, my God, help me! Because you faithfully love [me], rescue me!
Secours-moi, Eternel, mon Dieu, accorde-moi ton aide en raison de ta bonté.
27 [When you save me], cause my enemies to know that you are the one who has done it!
Qu’on sache que cela vient de ta main, que toi, ô Seigneur, tu as tout fait.
28 They may curse me, but I ask that you bless me. Cause those who (persecute/cause problems for) me [to be defeated and as a result] to be disgraced/ashamed, and cause me to be glad/happy!
Qu’ils maudissent, eux, toi, tu béniras; qu’ils se lèvent, ils seront couverts de honte, et ton serviteur sera dans la joie.
29 Cause those who accuse me to be completely disgraced; cause [other people to see] that they are disgraced, as [easily as they see] the clothes that they wear [SIM]!
Que mes adversaires se revêtent d’ignominie, qu’ils soient enveloppés de leur honte comme d’un manteau.
30 But I will thank Yahweh very greatly; I will praise him [when I am] among the crowd [of people who are worshiping him].
Ma bouche abondera en actions de grâce à l’Eternel; au milieu des foules, je proclamerai ses louanges.
31 [I will do that] because he defends [MTY] needy [people like me], and saves us from those who have decided/declared that we must be executed.
Car il se tient à la droite du malheureux, pour l’assister contre ceux qui condamnent sa personne.
