Psalms 68
1 God, arise and scatter your enemies, and cause those who hate you to run away from you.
Que Dieu se lève, et ses ennemis seront dispersés, et ceux qui le haïssent s'enfuiront devant lui.
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).
Tu les dissiperas comme la fumée se dissipe; comme la cire se fond au feu, ainsi périront les méchants 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 les justes se réjouiront, ils triompheront devant Dieu, et tressailleront 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.
Chantez à Dieu, célébrez son nom, préparez le chemin à celui qui s'avance dans les plaines! L'Éternel est son nom; réjouissez-vous 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.
Le père des orphelins et le défenseur des veuves, c'est Dieu, dans sa demeure sainte.
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 fait habiter en famille ceux qui étaient seuls; il délivre les captifs, et les met au large; mais les rebelles demeurent dans des lieux arides.
7 God, you led your people out [of Egypt], and then you marched with them through the desert.
O Dieu, quand tu sortis devant ton peuple, quand tu marchas dans le désert, (Sélah, pause)
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 mêmes se fondirent en eau devant Dieu; le Sinaï même 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 répandis une pluie bienfaisante, ô Dieu; tu rendis la force à ton héritage épuisé.
10 Your people built homes there; and because you were good to them, you provided [food] for those who were poor.
Ton troupeau habita dans cette terre que ta bonté, ô Dieu, avait préparée pour l'affligé.
11 The Lord gave a message, and many women took that message to other places.
Le Seigneur fait entendre sa parole, et les messagères de bonnes nouvelles sont une grande armée.
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 s'enfuient; ils s'enfuient, et celle qui reste à 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.
Vous qui restez couchés au milieu des parcs, vous recevez les ailes argentées de la colombe, et son plumage d'un jaune d'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].
Quand le Tout-Puissant dispersa les rois, la terre devint blanche comme la neige de Tsalmon.
15 There is a very high mountain in the Bashan [region], a mountain which has many peaks.
Montagne de Dieu, mont de Bassan, montagne aux cimes nombreuses, mont de Bassan,
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 vous élevez-vous, monts aux cimes nombreuses, contre la montagne que Dieu a choisie pour sa demeure? L'Éternel y habitera pour 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].
Les chars de Dieu se comptent par vingt mille, par milliers redoublés; le Seigneur est au milieu d'eux; Sinaï est 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 monté en haut, tu as emmené des captifs; tu as reçu des dons parmi les hommes, pour avoir ta demeure même chez les rebelles, ô Éternel 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! Quand on nous accable, Dieu est notre délivrance. (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].
Dieu est pour nous le Dieu des délivrances; c'est l'Éternel notre Dieu qui retire de la mort.
21 But God will smash the heads of his enemies, the skulls of those who continue to behave sinfully.
Certainement Dieu écrasera la tête de ses ennemis, le crâne chevelu de celui qui marche dans ses forfaits.
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 Bassan, je les 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.”
Afin que tu plonges ton pied dans le sang, 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 a vu ta marche, ô Dieu, la marche de mon Dieu, de mon Roi, dans le 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.
Les chantres allaient devant; ensuite les joueurs de harpe, au milieu des jeunes filles qui battaient le 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, bénissez le Seigneur, vous qui sortez 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 sont Benjamin le petit, le dominateur; les chefs de Juda et leur multitude; les chefs de Zabulon; les chefs de Nephthali.
28 God, show people that you are very powerful; show people the power with which you have helped us previously.
Ton Dieu a ordonné ta force. 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.
Dans ton temple qui est à Jérusalem, les rois t'apporteront 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.
Tance la bête des roseaux, la troupe des taureaux avec les veaux des peuples, ceux qui se sont parés de lames d'argent. Il disperse les peuples 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].
Les grands viendront d'Égypte. Cush se hâtera 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! Psalmodiez au 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.
A celui qui s'avance porté sur les cieux des cieux, les cieux éternels! Voici, il fait retentir sa voix, sa puissante voix.
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.
Rendez la force à Dieu! Sa majesté est sur Israël, sa force est dans les nues.
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 tes sanctuaires, ô Dieu, tu te montres redoutable. C'est lui, le Dieu d'Israël, qui donne force et puissance au peuple. Béni soit Dieu!
