Psalms 39
1 I said [to myself], “I will be careful not to sin by the things that I say [MTY]. I will not say anything [to complain] while wicked people are near to me [and can hear me].”
Jusqu'à la Fin, sur Idithun. Hymne de David. J'ai dit: J'observerai mes voies pour ne point pécher de la langue. J'ai mis une garde à ma bouche, tandis que le pécheur se dressait contre moi.
2 [So] I was completely silent [DOU], and I did not [even] talk about things that were good, but it was useless, because I began to suffer even more.
Je suis resté muet, je me suis humilié; je me suis abstenu même de bonnes paroles, et ma douleur s'en est accrue.
3 I became very anxious/worried [IDM]. As I thought [about my troubles], I became more worried. Then [finally] I said [MTY],
Mon cœur s'est échauffé en moi, et un feu s'allumera dans ma méditation. J'ai dit de ma langue:
4 “Yahweh, show/tell me how long I will live. Tell me when I will die. Tell me how many years I will live!
Seigneur, fais-moi connaître ma fin et quel est le nombre de mes jours, pour que je sache ce qui me reste.
5 [It seems that] you have caused me to live only a short time; (my lifetime/all the time that I have lived) seems like nothing to you. The time that all we humans live is [as short as] [MET] a puff of wind.
Voilà tu as envieilli mes jours, et ma substance est comme rien devant toi. En vérité, toutes choses, tout homme vivant ne sont que vanité.
6 Then we disappear like a shadow does. It seems that all that we do is for nothing/useless. We [sometimes] get a lot of money, but we do not know who will get it [after we die].
Cependant l'homme passe comme une ombre, et il se trouble follement. Il thésaurise, et il ne sait pour qui il amassera ses trésors.
7 So now, Yahweh, if I expect [RHQ] [to receive blessings from other people], I will be disappointed. You are the [only] one from whom I confidently expect [to receive blessings].
Et maintenant quelle est mon attente? N'est-ce pas le Seigneur? Et ma substance n'est-elle pas en toi?
8 Save me from [being punished for] all the sins that I have committed. And do not allow foolish people to make fun of me.
Retire-moi de toutes mes iniquités, toi qui m'as donné en opprobre à l'insensé.
9 I did not say anything [when you punished me], because [I knew that] you were the one who caused [me to suffer].
Je suis resté muet, et je n'ai point ouvert la bouche; car c'est toi qui as fait cela.
10 But now, please stop punishing me! [If you do not do that], I am about to die because of the ways that you [SYN] have struck/afflicted me.
Détourne de moi mes plaies; car j'ai défailli sous la force de tes mains.
11 When you rebuke someone and punish him for the sin that he has committed, you destroy the things that (he loves/are precious to him), like moths’ [larva] destroy clothing. Our lives [disappear like] a puff of wind.
Tu as châtié l'homme par tes réprimandes, à cause de son iniquité. Tu as fait dessécher son âme comme la toile de l'araignée; toutefois l'homme se trouble follement.
12 Yahweh, listen to me while I pray; pay attention to me while I cry out to you. Help me while I am crying. I am here on the earth for only a short time, like all my ancestors.
Seigneur, écoute ma prière et ma supplication; entends mes larmes; ne garde pas le silence, car je suis sur la terre un passager, un voyageur comme l'ont été tous mes pères.
13 [Now] please leave me alone, [and do not punish me any more] in order that I may smile and be happy for a while before I die. [EUP, DOU]”
Épargne-moi, afin que je respire avant de disparaître; et je ne serai plus.
