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!
Au chef des chantres. D’Après Chouchân Edouth. Mikhtam de David, poème didactique, à l’occasion de sa guerre avec les Syriens de Çoba, lorsque Joab, à son retour, défit Edom dans la vallée du Sel, lui tuant douze mille hommes. O Dieu, tu nous as délaissés, tu as fait brèche parmi nous, tu t’es irrité: puisses-tu réparer nos pertes!
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 le pays, tu y as ouvert des crevasses; restaure ses ruines, car il vacille.
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 en as fait voir de dures à ton peuple, tu nous as forcés de boire un vin de vertige:
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.
puisses-tu donner à tes adorateurs une bannière, pour s’y rallier au nom de la vérité. (Sélah)
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.”
Afin que tes bien-aimés échappent au danger, secours-nous avec ta droite, et exauce-moi!
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.
L’Eternel l’a annoncé en son sanctuaire: "Je triompherai, je veux m’adjuger Sichem, mesurer au cordeau la vallée de Souccot.
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];
A moi Galaad! à moi Manassé! Ephraïm est la puissante sauvegarde 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 le bassin où je me lave; sur Edom," je jette ma sandale. Chante donc victoire contre moi, pays des Philistins!
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 conduira à la ville forte? Qui saura me mener jusqu’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 sera-ce pas toi, ô Dieu, toi qui nous avais délaissés, qui ne faisais plus campagne avec nos armées?
11 [We need you to] help us when we fight against our enemies, because the help that humans can give us is worthless.
Prête-nous secours contre l’adversaire, puisque trompeuse est l’aide de l’homme.
12 But with you [helping us], we shall win; you will enable us to defeat our enemies.
Avec Dieu nous ferons des prouesses: c’est lui qui écrasera nos ennemis.
