Psalms 74
1 God, why have you abandoned/rejected us? Will you keep rejecting us forever [RHQ]? Why are you angry with us, since we are like sheep in your pasture [and you are like our shepherd]? [MET, RHQ]
Cantique d’Asaph. Pourquoi, ô Dieu, nous as-tu rejetés pour toujours? Pourquoi ta colère est-elle allumée contre le troupeau de ton pâturage?
2 Do not forget your people whom you chose long ago, the people whom you freed [from being slaves in Egypt] and caused to become your tribe. Do not forget Jerusalem, which was (your home/where you dwelt) [on this earth].
Souviens-toi de ton peuple que tu as acquis aux jours anciens, que tu as racheté pour être la tribu de ton héritage! Souviens-toi de ta montagne de Sion où tu faisais ta résidence,
3 Walk along [and see] where everything has been totally ruined; our enemies have destroyed everything in the sacred temple.
porte tes pas vers ces ruines irréparables; l’ennemi a tout ravagé dans le sanctuaire.
4 Your enemies shouted triumphantly in this sacred place; they erected their banners [to show they had defeated us].
Tes adversaires ont rugi au milieu de tes saints parvis; ils ont établi pour emblèmes leurs emblèmes.
5 They cut down all the [engraved objects in the temple] like woodsmen cut down trees.
On les a vus, pareils au bûcheron, qui lève la cognée dans une épaisse forêt.
6 Then they smashed all the carved wood with their axes and hammers.
Et maintenant, toutes les sculptures ensemble; ils les ont brisées à coups de hache et de marteau.
7 [Then] they burned your temple to the ground; they caused that place where you were worshiped to be unfit for people to worship in.
Ils ont livré au feu ton sanctuaire; ils ont abattu et profané la demeure de ton nom.
8 They said to themselves, “We will destroy the Israelis completely,” and they [also] burned down all the other places where we gathered to worship God.
Ils disaient dans leur cœur: « Détruisons-les tous ensemble! » Ils ont brûlé dans le pays tous les lieux saints.
9 All our sacred symbols (OR, miracles) are gone; there are no prophets now/any more, and no one knows how long [this situation will continue].
Nous ne voyons plus nos signes; il n’y a plus de prophète, et personne parmi nous qui sache jusques à quand...
10 God, how long will our enemies make fun of you [RHQ]? Will they insult you [MTY] forever [RHQ]?
Jusques à quand, ô Dieu, l’oppresseur insultera-t-il, l’ennemi blasphémera-t-il sans cesse ton nom?
11 Why do you refuse to help [MTY, RHQ] us? Why do you keep your hand inside your cloak [instead of using it to destroy our enemies] [RHQ]?
Pourquoi retires-tu ta main et ta droite? Tire-la de ton sein et détruis-les!
12 God, you have been our king [all the time] since we came out of Egypt [HYP], and you have enabled us to defeat [our enemies] in the land [of Israel].
Pourtant Dieu est mon roi dès les temps anciens, lui qui a opéré tant de délivrances sur la terre.
13 By your power you caused the [Red] Sea to divide; [it was as though] you smashed the heads of the [rulers of Egypt who were like] huge sea dragons [MET].
C’est toi qui as divisé la mer par ta puissance, toi qui as brisé la tête des monstres dans les eaux.
14 [It was as though] you crushed the head of the king of Egypt [MET] and gave his body to the animals in the desert to eat.
C’est toi qui as écrasé les têtes de Léviathan, et l’as donné en pâture au peuple du désert.
15 You caused springs and streams to flow, and you [also] dried up rivers that had never dried up previously.
C’est toi qui as fait jaillir la source et le torrent, toi qui as mis à sec les fleuves qui ne tarissent pas.
16 You created the days and the nights, and you put the sun and the moon in their places.
A toi est le jour, à toi est la nuit; c’est toi qui as créé la lune et le soleil.
17 You determined where the oceans end and the land begins, and you created the summer/hot season and the winter/cold season.
C’est toi qui as fixé toutes les limites de la terre; l’été et l’hiver, c’est toi qui les as établis.
18 Yahweh, do not forget that your enemies laugh at you, and that it is foolish people who despise you [MTY].
Souviens-toi: l’ennemi insulte Yahweh, un peuple insensé blasphème ton nom!
19 Do not let your helpless people [MET] fall into the hands of their cruel enemies; do not forget your suffering/persecuted people.
Ne livre pas aux bêtes l’âme de ta tourterelle, n’oublie pas pour toujours la vie de tes pauvres.
20 Do not forget the agreement that you made with us; remember that there are violent people in every dark place on the earth.
Prends garde à ton alliance! car tous les coins du pays sont pleins de repaires de violence.
21 Do not allow your oppressed people to be disgraced; help those poor and needy people in order that they will [again] praise you [MTY].
Que l’opprimé ne s’en retourne pas confus, que le malheureux et le pauvre puissent bénir ton nom!
22 God, arise and defend yourself [by defending your people]! Do not forget that foolish people laugh at you (all day long/continually)!
Lève-toi, ô Dieu, prends en main ta cause; souviens-toi des outrages que t’adresse chaque jour l’insensé.
23 Do not forget that your enemies shout angrily [at you]; the uproar that they make [while they oppose you] never stops.
N’oublie pas les clameurs de tes adversaires, l’insolence toujours croissante de ceux qui te haïssent.
