Psalms 1

1 [God] is pleased with those who do not do what [MET] wicked people advise them to do, and who do not imitate the behavior of [MET] sinful people, and who do not join in with people who (ridicule/sneer at) [God].

Heureux l’homme qui ne suit point les conseils des méchants, qui ne se tient pas dans la voie des pécheurs, et ne prend point place dans la société des railleurs,

2 Those whom God is pleased with delight in doing the things that he has instructed/taught us to do. They read and think about Yahweh’s requirements, day and night.

mais qui trouve son plaisir dans la Loi de l’Eternel, et médite cette Loi jour et nuit!

3 They [constantly produce/do things that please God] just like fruit trees that have been planted along the banks of a stream produce fruit at the right time every year. [Like] trees that never wither, they succeed in everything that they do.

Il sera comme un arbre planté auprès des cours d’eau, qui donne ses fruits en leur saison, et dont les feuilles ne se flétrissent point: tout ce qu’il fera réussira.

4 But wicked people are not like that! Wicked people are [as worthless as] chaff that is blown away by the wind.

Tels ne sont pas les méchants, mais plutôt comme le chaume que pourchasse le vent.

5 Therefore, wicked people (will not be acquitted/will be condemned) [LIT] when [God] judges people, and furthermore, sinful people will not even be present when [God] gathers righteous people together,

Aussi les méchants n’ont-ils pas le dessus dans le jugement, ni les pécheurs dans l’assemblée des justes.

6 because he guides and protects righteous people, but the path that the wicked walk on leads them to where they will be destroyed/punished [by God forever].

Car l’Eternel protège la voie des justes, mais la voie des méchants conduit à la ruine.