Psalms 60
1 [I prayed], “God, you have rejected us [Israelis]! Because you have been angry [with us], you have [enabled our enemies] to break through our ranks. [Please] enable us to be strong again!
Pour le chef musicien. Sur l'air de « The Lily of the Covenant ». Un poème didactique de David, lorsqu'il combattit avec Aram Naharaim et Aram Zobah, et que Joab revint, et tua douze mille Edom dans la vallée du sel. Dieu, tu nous as rejetés. Vous nous avez brisés. Vous avez été en colère. Restaure-nous, encore une fois.
2 [When we were defeated, it was as though] [MET] there was a big earthquake in our land that caused the ground to split open. So now, [just as only you can] cause the cracks in the land to disappear, [help our army to be strong again], because [it is as though] our country is (falling apart/being destroyed).
Tu as fait trembler la terre. Vous l'avez déchiré. Réparer ses fractures, car il tremble.
3 You have caused [us], your people, to suffer very much; [it is as though] you forced us to drink [strong] wine that caused us to stagger around [after we became drunk].
Tu as montré à ton peuple des choses difficiles. Tu nous as fait boire le vin qui nous fait tituber.
4 But you have raised a battle flag for those who revere you in order that they can gather around it and not [be killed by the enemies’] arrows.
Tu as donné une bannière à ceux qui te craignent, pour qu'il soit exposé à cause de la vérité. (Selah)
5 Answer our [prayers] and enable us by your power [MTY] to defeat [our enemies] in order that we, the people whom you love, will be saved.”
Pour que ton bien-aimé soit délivré, sauve de ta main droite, et réponds-nous.
6 [Then] God [answered my prayer and] spoke from his temple, saying, “Because I have conquered [your enemies], I will divide up [everything in] Shechem [city], and I will distribute it among my people [the land in] Succoth Valley.
Dieu a parlé depuis son sanctuaire: « Je triompherai. Je vais diviser Sichem, et mesure la vallée de Succoth.
7 The Gilead [region] is mine; the [people of the tribe of] Manasseh are mine; [the tribe of] Ephraim is [like] my helmet [MET]; and [the tribe of] Judah is [like] the (scepter/stick [that I hold which shows that I am the ruler]) [MET];
Galaad est à moi, et Manassé est à moi. Ephraïm aussi est la défense de ma tête. Juda est mon sceptre.
8 but the Moab [region] is [like] my washbasin [MET]; I throw my sandal in the Edom [area to show that it belongs to me]; I shout triumphantly because I have defeated [the people of] the Philistia [area].”
Moab est mon bassin de lavage. Je jetterai ma sandale sur Edom. Je crie en triomphe sur la Philistie. »
9 [Because I want to defeat the people of] Edom, (who will lead my [army triumphantly] to their [capital] city that has strong walls around it?/I want someone to lead my [army triumphantly] to their [capital] city that has strong walls around it.)” [RHQ]
Qui me fera entrer dans la ville forte? Qui m'a conduit à Edom?
10 So, God, we [desire/hope that] [RHQ] you have not truly abandoned us, and that you will go with us when our armies march out [to fight our enemies].
Ne nous as-tu pas rejetés, Dieu? Tu ne sors pas avec nos armées, Dieu.
11 [We need you to] help us when we fight against our enemies, because the help that humans can give us is worthless.
Donne-nous du secours contre l'adversaire, car l'aide de l'homme est vaine.
12 But with you [helping us], we shall win; you will enable us to defeat our enemies.
Par Dieu, nous ferons preuve de courage, car c'est lui qui écrasera nos adversaires.
