Psalms 41
1 Yahweh is pleased with those people who help to provide for the poor; he will rescue those people when they have troubles.
Au chef de musique. Psaume de David. Bienheureux celui qui comprend le pauvre! Au mauvais jour, l’Éternel le délivrera.
2 Yahweh protects them and allows them to live [for a long time]. He enables them to be happy in the land [of Israel], and rescues them from their enemies.
L’Éternel le gardera, et le conservera en vie: il sera rendu heureux sur la terre, et tu ne le livreras point à l’animosité de ses ennemis.
3 When they are sick, Yahweh strengthens them, and he heals them.
L’Éternel le soutiendra sur un lit de langueur. Tu transformeras tout son lit, quand il sera malade.
4 [When I was sick], I said, “Yahweh, be merciful to me and heal me; [I know that I am sick because] I have sinned against you.”
J’ai dit: Éternel! use de grâce envers moi, guéris mon âme, car j’ai péché contre toi.
5 My enemies say cruel things about me; they say, “How soon will he die, and then everyone will forget about him [MTY]? (OR, he will not have [any descendants to continue] his name).”
Mes ennemis me souhaitent du mal: Quand mourra-t-il? Quand périra son nom?
6 When my enemies come to me, they falsely say that they [are concerned about me]. They listen to bad news about (me/my health). Then they go away and tell everywhere what is happening to me.
Et si l’un vient me voir, il dit des paroles de fausseté; son cœur amasse par-devers lui l’iniquité; … il sort dehors, il en parle.
7 All those who hate me whisper to others about me, and they hope/desire that very bad things will happen to me.
Tous ceux qui me haïssent chuchotent ensemble contre moi; ils imaginent du mal contre moi:
8 They say, “He will soon die because of his being sick; he will never get up from his bed [before he dies].”
Quelque œuvre de Bélial est attachée à lui, et maintenant qu’il est couché, il ne se relèvera plus.
9 Even my best friend, whom I trusted very much, who [often] ate with me, has (betrayed me/put me into my enemies’ hands) [IDM].
Mon intime ami aussi, en qui je me confiais, qui mangeait mon pain, a levé le talon contre moi.
10 But Yahweh, be merciful to me, and enable me to become healthy [again]. When you do that, I will be able to (pay back my enemies/get revenge on my enemies/cause my enemies to suffer like they caused me to suffer).
Et toi, Éternel! use de grâce envers moi et relève-moi, et je [le] leur rendrai.
11 [If you enable me to] do that, with the result that my enemies do not defeat me, I will know that you are pleased with me.
À ceci je connais que tu prends plaisir en moi, c’est que mon ennemi ne triomphe pas de moi.
12 [I will know that] it is because I have done what is right that you have helped me, and [I will know that] you will let me be with you forever.
Et moi, tu m’as maintenu dans mon intégrité, et tu m’as établi devant toi pour toujours.
13 Praise Yahweh, the God whom we Israelis [worship]; Praise him forever! Amen! I desire that it will be so!
Béni soit l’Éternel, le Dieu d’Israël, de l’éternité jusqu’en éternité! Amen, oui, amen!
