Psalms 80
1 [Yahweh], you [who lead us like] a shepherd leads his flock [of sheep], listen to us Israeli people. You sit on your throne [in the Very Holy Place in the temple], above the [carvings of] winged creatures.
Au maître-chantre. — Sur «Les lis rendent témoignage». — Psaume d'Asaph. Prête l'oreille, berger d'Israël! Toi qui conduis Joseph comme un troupeau. Toi dont le trône est au-dessus des chérubins, Fais rayonner ta splendeur!
2 Show yourself to [the people of the tribes of] Ephraim and Benjamin and Manasseh! Show us that you are powerful and come and rescue us!
Devant Éphraïm, Benjamin et Manassé, réveille ta puissance, Et viens nous sauver.
3 God, cause our nation to be strong like it was before; be kind to us [IDM] in order that we may be saved [from our enemies.]
Dieu, relève-nous; Fais resplendir ta face, et nous serons sauvés!
4 Yahweh, you who are the commander of the armies of heaven, how long will you be angry with us, your people, when we pray to you?
Éternel, Dieu des armées, Jusques à quand répondras-tu par la colère A la prière de ton peuple?
5 [It is as though] the only food and drink that you have given us is a cup full of our tears!
Tu nous fais manger un pain trempé de nos pleurs; Tu nous abreuves sans mesure de nos larmes.
6 You have allowed the people-groups that surround us to fight with [each other to decide which part of our land each of them will take]; our enemies laugh at us.
Tu nous livres aux outrages de nos voisins, Et nos ennemis se raillent de nous.
7 God, commander of the armies of heaven, cause our nation to be strong like it was before! Be kind to us in order that we may be saved!
Dieu des armées, relève-nous; Fais resplendir ta face, et nous serons sauves!
8 [Our ancestors were like] a grapevine [MET] that you brought out of Egypt; you expelled the other people-groups [from this land], and you put your people in their land.
Tu tiras de l'Egypte une vigne, Et, pour la planter, tu chassas des nations.
9 [Like people] clear ground to plant a grapevine [MET], [you cleared out the people who were living in this land for us to live in it]. [Like] the roots of a grapevine go deep down into the ground and spread [MET], [you enabled our ancestors to prosper and start living in towns all over this land].
Tu déblayas le sol devant elle; Elle jeta ses racines et couvrit la terre.
10 [Like huge] grapevines cover the hills with their shade and their branches are taller than big cedar [trees] [MET, HYP],
Les montagnes furent couvertes de son ombre. Et ses rameaux ombrageaient les cèdres de Dieu.
11 [your people ruled all of Canaan], from the [Mediterranean] Sea [in the west] to the [Euphrates] River [in the east].
Elle étendait ses pampres jusqu'à la mer, Et ses rejetons jusqu'au fleuve.,
12 So why have you abandoned us and [allowed our enemies to] tear down our walls [RHQ]? [You are like] someone who tears down the fences [around his vineyard], with the result that all [the people] who pass by [can] steal the grapes,
Pourquoi as-tu rompu ses clôtures. En sorte que tous les passants la dépouillent,
13 and wild pigs [can] trample [the vines], and wild animals [can also] eat [the grapes].
Que le sanglier des forêts la dévaste. Et que les bêtes des champs en font leur pâture?
14 You who are the commander of the armies of heaven, (turn to/stop abandoning) us! Look down from heaven and see [what is happening to] us! Come and rescue [us who are like] [MET] your grapevine,
Dieu des armées, reviens! Regarde des cieux, vois, et visite cette vigne!
15 who are [like] the young vine that you [SYN] planted and caused to grow!
Protège le cep que ta main droite a planté, Et le rejeton que tu t'es choisi.
16 Our enemies have torn down and burned everything in our land; look at them angrily and get rid of them!
Ta vigne est brûlée; elle est saccagée; Tout périt devant l'éclat de ton courroux.
17 But strengthen [us] people whom you have chosen [IDM], [us] Israeli people whom you [previously] caused to be very strong.
Étends ta protection sur le peuple Que ta main droite a choisi, Sur les fils des hommes que tu as élus!
18 When you do that, we will never turn away from you again; (revive us/cause us to be again like we were previously), and [then] we will praise/worship you.
Alors, nous ne nous détournerons plus de toi. Rends-nous la vie, et nous invoquerons ton nom.
19 Yahweh, commander of the armies of heaven, restore us; be kind to us in order that we may be rescued [from our enemies]!
Éternel, Dieu des armées, relève-nous! Fais resplendir ta face, et nous serons sauvés!
