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]
Maskil d'Asaph. Ô Dieu, pourquoi nous as-tu rejetés pour jamais? et pourquoi es-tu enflammé de colère contre le troupeau de ta pâture?
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 assemblée que tu as acquise d'ancienneté. Tu t'es approprié cette montagne de Sion, sur laquelle tu as habité, [afin qu'elle fût] la portion de ton héritage.
3 Walk along [and see] where everything has been totally ruined; our enemies have destroyed everything in the sacred temple.
Avance tes pas vers les masures de perpétuelle durée; l'ennemi a tout renversé au lieu Saint.
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 Synagogues; ils ont mis leurs enseignes pour enseignes.
5 They cut down all the [engraved objects in the temple] like woodsmen cut down trees.
Là chacun se faisait voir élevant en haut les haches à travers le bois entrelacé.
6 Then they smashed all the carved wood with their axes and hammers.
Et maintenant avec des coignées et des marteaux ils brisent ensemble ses entaillures.
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 mis en feu tes sanctuaires, et ont profané le Pavillon dédié à ton Nom, [l'abattant] par terre.
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 ont dit en leur cœur: saccageons-les tous ensemble; ils ont brûlé toutes les Synagogues du [Dieu] Fort sur la terre.
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 enseignes; il n'y a plus de Prophètes; et il n'y a aucun avec 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]?
Ô Dieu! jusques à quand l'adversaire te couvrira-t-il d'opprobres? L'ennemi méprisera-t-il ton Nom à jamais?
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, même ta droite? Consume-les en la tirant du milieu de ton sein.
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].
Or Dieu est mon Roi d'ancienneté, faisant des délivrances au milieu de 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].
Tu as fendu la mer par ta force; tu as cassé les têtes des baleines sur 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.
Tu as brisé les têtes du Léviathan, tu l'as donné en viande au peuple des habitants des déserts.
15 You caused springs and streams to flow, and you [also] dried up rivers that had never dried up previously.
Tu as ouvert la fontaine et le torrent, tu as desséché les grosses rivières.
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 aussi est la nuit; tu as établi la lumière 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.
Tu as posé toutes les limites de la terre; tu as formé l'Eté et l'Hiver.
18 Yahweh, do not forget that your enemies laugh at you, and that it is foolish people who despise you [MTY].
Souviens-toi de ceci, que l'ennemi a blasphémé l'Eternel, [et] qu'un peuple insensé a outragé 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.
N'abandonne point à la troupe [de telles gens] l'âme de ta tourterelle, n'oublie point à jamais la troupe de tes affligés.
20 Do not forget the agreement that you made with us; remember that there are violent people in every dark place on the earth.
Regarde à ton alliance; car les lieux ténébreux de la terre sont remplis de cabanes 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].
[Ne permets pas] que celui qui est foulé s'en retourne tout confus, et fais que l'affligé et le pauvre louent 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)!
Ô Dieu! lève-toi, défends ta cause, souviens-toi de l'opprobre qui t'est fait tous les jours par 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 point le cri de tes adversaires; le bruit de ceux qui s'élèvent contre toi monte continuellement.
