Psaumes 14

1 Au maître de chant. De David. L’insensé dit dans son cœur: « Il n’y a pas de Dieu!... » Ils sont corrompus, ils commettent des actions abominables; il n’en est aucun qui fasse le bien.

Unto the end, a psalm for David. The fool hath said in his heart: There is no God, They are corrupt, and are become abominable in their ways: there is none that doth good, no not one.

2 Yahweh, du haut des cieux regarde les fils de l’homme, pour voir s’il est quelqu’un de sage, quelqu’un qui cherche Dieu.

The Lord hath looked down from heaven upon the children of men, to see if there be any that understand and seek God.

3 Tous sont égarés, tous ensemble sont pervertis; il n’en est pas un qui fasse le bien, pas un seul!

They are all gone aside, they are become unprofitable together: there is none that doth good, no not one. Their throat is an open sepulchre: with their tongues they acted deceitfully; the poison of asps is under their lips. Their mouth is full of cursing and bitterness; their feet are swift to shed blood. Destruction and unhappiness in their ways: and the way of peace they have not known: there is no fear of God before their eyes.

4 N’ont-ils pas de connaissance, tous ceux qui commettent l’iniquité? Ils dévorent mon peuple, comme ils mangent du pain; ils n’invoquent pas Yahweh.

Shall not all they know that work iniquity, who devour my people as they eat bread?

5 Ils trembleront tout à coup d’épouvante, car Dieu est au milieu de la race juste.

They have not called upon the Lord: there have they trembled for fear, where there was no fear.

6 Vous voulez confondre les projets du malheureux! Mais Yahweh est son refuge.

For the Lord is in the just generation: you have confounded the counsel of the poor man, but the Lord is his hope.

7 Oh! puisse venir de Sion la délivrance d’Israël! Quand Yahweh ramènera les captifs de son peuple, Jacob sera dans la joie, Israël dans l’allégresse.

Who shall give out of Sion the salvation of Israel? when the Lord shall have turned away the captivity of his people, Jacob shall rejoice and Israel shall be glad.