Psalms 68
1 God, arise and scatter your enemies, and cause those who hate you to run away from you.
Au maître de chant. Psaume de David. Cantique. Que Dieu se lève, et que ses ennemis soient dispersés, et que ceux qui le haïssent fuient devant sa face!
2 Like [wind] blows smoke away, chase your enemies away. Like wax melts when it is near a fire, cause wicked people to (disappear/be destroyed).
Comme se dissipe la fumée, dissipe-les; comme la cire se fond au feu, que les méchants disparaissent devant Dieu!
3 But righteous people should be joyful; they should rejoice when they are in God’s presence; they should be happy, and be very joyful.
Mais que les justes se réjouissent et tressaillent devant Dieu; qu’ils soient transportés d’allégresse!
4 Sing to God; sing to praise him; sing a song (OR, make a road) for him who rides on the clouds; his name is Yahweh; be glad when you are in his presence.
Chantez à Dieu, célébrez son nom! Frayez le chemin à celui qui s’avance à travers les plaines! Yahweh est son nom; tressaillez devant lui!
5 God, who lives in his sacred temple, is [like] [MET] a father to [those who are] orphans, and he is the one who protects widows.
Il est père des orphelins et juge des veuves, Dieu dans sa sainte demeure.
6 For those who have no one to live with, he provides families [to live with]. He frees prisoners and enables them to be successful, but those who rebel [against him] will be forced to live in a very hot and dry land.
Aux abandonnés Dieu donne une maison; il délivre les captifs et les rend au bonheur; seuls les rebelles restent au désert brûlant.
7 God, you led your people out [of Egypt], and then you marched with them through the desert.
O Dieu, quand tu sortais à la tête de ton peuple, quand tu t’avançais dans le désert, — Séla.
8 After you did that, because when you, the God [worshiped by us] Israeli people, appeared to us at Sinai [Mountain], the earth shook, and rain poured down from the sky.
la terre fut ébranlée, les cieux eux-mêmes se fondirent devant Dieu; le Sinaï trembla devant Dieu, le Dieu d’Israël.
9 You caused plenty of rain to fall [on your land], [and so] you enabled good crops to grow again on the land that you gave [to us Israelis].
Tu fis tomber, ô Dieu, une pluie de bienfaits; ton héritage était épuisé, tu le réconfortas.
10 Your people built homes there; and because you were good to them, you provided [food] for those who were poor.
Envoyés par toi, des animaux vinrent s’y abattre; dans ta bonté, ô Dieu, tu prépares leur aliment aux malheureux.
11 The Lord gave a message, and many women took that message to other places.
Le Seigneur a fait entendre sa parole; les femmes qui annoncent la victoire sont une troupe nombreuse.
12 [They proclaimed], “Many kings and their armies are running away [from our army]!” [When our army brought back to their homes] the things that they captured, the women who were at home divided up those things [among themselves and among their families].
« Les rois des armées fuient, fuient, et celle qui habite la maison partage le butin. »
13 Even those women who were in the pens [taking care of] the sheep [received some of those things]; they got statues of doves whose wings were covered with silver and whose feathers were covered with pure yellow gold.
Quand vous étiez couchés au milieu des bercails, les ailes de la colombe étaient recouvertes d’argent, et ses plumes brillaient de l’éclat de l’or.
14 When Almighty [God] scattered the [enemy] kings [and their armies], [the number of weapons that they abandoned there] seemed like there had been a snowstorm on Zalmon (OR, a black) [Mountain].
Lorsque le Tout-Puissant dispersait les rois dans le pays, la neige tombait sur le Selmon.
15 There is a very high mountain in the Bashan [region], a mountain which has many peaks.
Montagne de Dieu, montagne de Basan, montagne aux cimes élevées, montagne de Basan,
16 But the [people who live near] that mountain should not [RHQ] envy those who live near [Zion], the mountain on which God chose to live! Yahweh will live there forever!
pourquoi regardez-vous avec envie, montagnes aux cimes élevées, la montagne que Dieu a voulue pour séjour? Oui, Yahweh y habitera à jamais!
17 [After we defeated all our enemies], [it was as though] the Lord, surrounded by many thousands of strong chariots, descended from Sinai [Mountain] and came into the sacred temple [in Jerusalem].
Le char de Dieu, ce sont des milliers et des milliers; le Seigneur vient du Sinaï dans son sanctuaire.
18 He ascended the sacred mountain [where his temple is], and took with him many people who had been captured [in battles]; and received gifts from the enemies [whom he had defeated]. He received gifts even from those who had rebelled against him, and Yahweh our God will live there [in his sacred temple] forever.
Tu montes sur la hauteur emmenant la foule des captifs; tu reçois les présents des hommes, Même les rebelles habiteront près de Yahweh Dieu!
19 Praise the Lord, who [helps us] carry our heavy loads every day; he is the one who saves/rescues us.
Béni soit le Seigneur! Chaque jour il porte notre fardeau; il est le Dieu qui nous sauve. — Séla.
20 Our God is the God who saves us; He is Yahweh, our Lord, the one who (allows us to escape/prevents us) from being killed [in battles].
Dieu est pour nous le Dieu des délivrances; Yahweh, le Seigneur, peut retirer de la mort.
21 But God will smash the heads of his enemies, the skulls of those who continue to behave sinfully.
Oui, Dieu brisera la tête de ses ennemis, le front chevelu de celui qui marche dans l’iniquité.
22 The Lord said, “I will bring back the [corpses of those who were killed in] Bashan, and I will bring back those who sank deep in the ocean [and drowned].
Le Seigneur a dit: « Je les ramènerai de Basan, je les ramènerai du fond de la mer,
23 I will do that in order that you may wash your feet in their blood, and your dogs can [also] lap up some of your enemies’ blood.”
afin que tu plonges ton pied dans le sang, et que la langue de tes chiens ait sa part des ennemis. »
24 God, many people see you march triumphantly into your sacred temple, [celebrating that you have defeated your enemies]. You [march like] a king does, and a large crowd walks with you.
On voit tes marches, ô Dieu, les marches de mon Dieu, de mon roi, au sanctuaire.
25 The singers are in front, and the people who play stringed instruments are at the rear, and young women who are beating their tambourines are between them.
En avant sont les chanteurs, puis les musiciens, au milieu, des jeunes filles battant du tambourin.
26 [They are all singing], “You Israeli people, praise God when you gather together; praise Yahweh, all you who are descendants of Jacob!”
« Bénissez Dieu dans les assemblées, le Seigneur, vous qui êtes de la source d’Israël. »
27 First come [the people of the tribe of] Benjamin, the smallest [tribe], and following them come the leaders of [the tribe of] Judah and their group, and following them come the leaders of [the tribes of] Zebulun and Naphtali.
Voici Benjamin, le plus petit, qui domine sur eux; voici les princes de Juda avec leur troupe, les princes de Zabulon, les princes de Nephthali.
28 God, show people that you are very powerful; show people the power with which you have helped us previously.
Commande, ô Dieu, à ta puissance, affermis, ô Dieu, ce que tu as fait pour nous.
29 Show that power from your temple in Jerusalem, where kings bring gifts to you.
A ton sanctuaire, qui s’élève au-dessus de Jérusalem, les rois t’offriront des présents.
30 Rebuke [your enemies, such as those in Egypt who are like] wild hippopotamuses/animals that live in the reeds; and [powerful nations that are like] bulls that are among their calves [MET]; rebuke/trample them until they bow down and give you gifts of silver. Scatter the people who enjoy making wars.
Menace la bête des roseaux, la troupe des taureaux avec les veaux des peuples, afin qu’ils se prosternent avec des pièces d’argent. Disperse les nations qui se plaisent aux combats!
31 Then people will bring gifts of bronze (OR, of cloth) to you from Egypt; the people in Ethiopia will lift up their hands [to praise you].
Que les grands viennent de l’Égypte, que l’Ethiopie s’empresse de tendre les mains vers Dieu.
32 [You people who are citizens of] kingdoms/countries all over the world, sing to God! Sing praises to the Lord!
Royaumes de la terre, chantez à Dieu, célébrez le Seigneur! — Séla.
33 Sing to the God, the one who rides across the sky, the sky that [he created] long ago. Listen as he shouts with a very powerful voice.
Chantez à celui qui est porté sur les cieux, les cieux antiques. Voici qu’il fait entendre sa voix, voix puissante!...
34 Proclaim that God is very powerful; he is the king that rules over Israel, and in the skies [he also shows that] he is powerful.
Reconnaissez la puissance de Dieu! Sa majesté est sur Israël, et sa puissance est dans les nuées.
35 God is awesome as he comes out of his sacred temple; he is the God whom [we] Israeli people [worship]. He makes [DOU] his people very powerful. Praise God!
De ton sanctuaire, ô Dieu, tu es redoutable! Le Dieu d’Israël donne à son peuple force et puissance. Béni soit Dieu!
