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 marche pas selon le conseil des méchants, Qui ne s’arrête pas sur la voie des pécheurs, Et qui ne s’assied pas en compagnie des moqueurs,

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’Éternel, Et qui la médite 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 est comme un arbre planté près d’un courant d’eau, Qui donne son fruit en sa saison, Et dont le feuillage ne se flétrit point: Tout ce qu’il fait lui réussit.

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

Il n’en est pas ainsi des méchants: Ils sont comme la paille que le vent dissipe.

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,

C’est pourquoi les méchants ne résistent pas au jour du 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’Éternel connaît la voie des justes, Et la voie des pécheurs mène à la ruine.