Psalms 68
1 God, arise and scatter your enemies, and cause those who hate you to run away from you.
Au chef des chantres. De David. Psaume. Cantique. Que Dieu se lève! Que ses ennemis se dispersent, que ceux qui le haïssent s’enfuient crevant 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 s’évanouit, se dissipe la fumée, comme la cire se fond au feu, ainsi périssent les méchants en présence de 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, jubilent devant Dieu, et s’abandonnent à des transports de joie!
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.
Entonnez des chants à Dieu, célébrez son nom, exaltez Celui qui chevauche dans les hauteurs célestes, Eternel est son nom! et faites éclater votre allégresse 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.
Dans sa sainte résidence, Dieu est le père des orphelins, le défenseur des veuves.
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.
Dieu donne un foyer à ceux qui vivent solitaires; il rend la liberté avec le bien-être aux prisonniers, mais les rebelles restent confinés dans des régions arides.
7 God, you led your people out [of Egypt], and then you marched with them through the desert.
O Dieu, quand tu sortis à la tête de ton peuple, quand tu t’avanças dans les solitudes lugubres, (Sélah)
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 trembla, les cieux aussi se fondirent à la vue de Dieu, ce Sinaï lui-même, à la vue du 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 ruisseler, ô Dieu, une pluie bienfaisante; ainsi toi-même tu restauras ton héritage, si épuisé.
10 Your people built homes there; and because you were good to them, you provided [food] for those who were poor.
Tes légions s’y établirent, dans ce domaine que, dans ta bonté, ô Dieu, tu avais préparé pour ces malheureux.
11 The Lord gave a message, and many women took that message to other places.
Le Seigneur fit entendre sa parole, des messages de bonheur en grande quantité:
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 se sont enfuis, enfuis! Et celle qui garde la maison répartit 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.
Resterez-vous immobiles entre les parcs de troupeaux, ô vous, ailes de la colombe, plaquées d’argent, dont les pennes ont la couleur éclatante de l’or fin?
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].
Quand le Tout-Puissant dispersa les rois, le Çalmon était couvert de neige."
15 There is a very high mountain in the Bashan [region], a mountain which has many peaks.
Montagnes de Dieu, montagnes de Basan, montagnes aux croupes élevées, montagnes 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, montagnes aux croupes élevées, pourquoi jalousez-vous la montagne que Dieu a désirée pour sa résidence? Oui, il y demeurera durant toute l’éternité.
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].
Les chars de Dieu se comptent par myriades et milliers répétés; avec eux le Seigneur se rend sur le Sinaï, dans le 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 es remonté dans les hauteurs, après avoir fait des prises; tu as reçu des dons parmi les hommes; même des rebelles sont contraints de demeurer près de l’Eternel, près de Dieu.
19 Praise the Lord, who [helps us] carry our heavy loads every day; he is the one who saves/rescues us.
Loué soit le Seigneur! Jour par jour il nous accable de ses bienfaits, lui, le Dieu de notre salut. (Sélah)
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].
Le Tout-Puissant est pour nous un Dieu sauveur, grâce à Dieu, notre Seigneur, on échappe à la mort.
21 But God will smash the heads of his enemies, the skulls of those who continue to behave sinfully.
Mais Dieu fracasse la tête de ses ennemis, le crâne chevelu de quiconque suit une voie criminelle.
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: "De Basan, je ramènerai mon peuple, je le ramènerai des profondeurs 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.”
pour que ton pied baigne dans le sang, et que la langue de tes chiens ait sa part dans les dépouilles 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 a vu ta marche triomphale, ô Dieu, la marche de mon Dieu, de mon Roi, en son 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 tête sont les chanteurs, puis viennent les joueurs d’instruments, au milieu de 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!”
"Dans vos groupes, Bénissez Dieu! Bénissez le Seigneur, vous tous, issus 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.
Là c’est Benjamin, le plus jeune, qui dirige la procession, les princes de Juda s’avancent avec leurs frondeurs, puis les princes de Zabulon, les princes de Nephtali."
28 God, show people that you are very powerful; show people the power with which you have helped us previously.
L’Eternel a décrété ta victoire, c’est un triomphe, ô Dieu, que tu as préparé pour nous.
29 Show that power from your temple in Jerusalem, where kings bring gifts to you.
De ton sanctuaire, tu veilles sur Jérusalem; à toi les Rois apportent 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.
Gourmande la bête tapie dans les joncs, la troupe des puissants taureaux mêlés aux bouvillons des nations, qui viennent s’humilier, munies de lingots d’argent. Dieu disperse les peuples qui aiment les batailles.
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].
De grands personnages arrivent de l’Egypte; l’Ethiopie tend avidement ses mains vers Dieu.
32 [You people who are citizens of] kingdoms/countries all over the world, sing to God! Sing praises to the Lord!
O Royaumes de la terre, entonnez des chants à Dieu! Célébrez le Seigneur, (Sélah)
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.
Célébrez Celui qui chevauche les cieux antiques; voici qu’il fait retentir sa voix, une voix formidable.
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.
Proclamez la puissance de Dieu; sa majesté s’étend sur Israël, et sa force éclate 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!
Tu apparais redoutable, ô Dieu, du fond de ton sanctuaire; le Dieu d’Israël octroie force et vigueur au peuple. Que Dieu soit béni!
