Psaumes 60
1 Au maître de chant. Sur le Lys du témoignage. Hymne de David, à enseigner. Lorsqu’il fit la guerre aux Syriens de Mésopotamie et aux Syriens de Soba, et que Joab revint et battit Edom dans la vallée du Sel, lui tuant douze mille hommes. O Dieu, tu nous as rejetés, tu nous as dispersés: tu étais irrité: rends-nous ta faveur!
[I prayed], “God, you have rejected us [Israelis]! Because you have been angry [with us], you have [enabled our enemies] to break through our ranks. [Please] enable us to be strong again!
2 Tu as ébranlé le pays, tu l’as déchiré: répare ses brèches, car il chancelle!
[When we were defeated, it was as though] [MET] there was a big earthquake in our land that caused the ground to split open. So now, [just as only you can] cause the cracks in the land to disappear, [help our army to be strong again], because [it is as though] our country is (falling apart/being destroyed).
3 Tu as fait voir à ton peuple de rudes épreuves, tu nous as fait boire un vin de vertige.
You have caused [us], your people, to suffer very much; [it is as though] you forced us to drink [strong] wine that caused us to stagger around [after we became drunk].
4 Mais tu as donné à ceux qui te craignent une bannière, afin qu’elle s’élève à cause de ta vérité. — Séla.
But you have raised a battle flag for those who revere you in order that they can gather around it and not [be killed by the enemies’] arrows.
5 Afin que tes bien-aimés soient délivrés, sauve par ta droite, et exauce-moi.
Answer our [prayers] and enable us by your power [MTY] to defeat [our enemies] in order that we, the people whom you love, will be saved.”
6 Dieu a parlé dans sa sainteté: « Je tressaillirai de joie. J’aurai Sichem en partage, et je mesurerai la vallée de Succoth.
[Then] God [answered my prayer and] spoke from his temple, saying, “Because I have conquered [your enemies], I will divide up [everything in] Shechem [city], and I will distribute it among my people [the land in] Succoth Valley.
7 Galaad est à moi, à moi Manassé! Ephraïm est l’armure de ma tête, et Juda mon sceptre.
The Gilead [region] is mine; the [people of the tribe of] Manasseh are mine; [the tribe of] Ephraim is [like] my helmet [MET]; and [the tribe of] Judah is [like] the (scepter/stick [that I hold which shows that I am the ruler]) [MET];
8 Moab est le bassin où je me lave; sur Edom je jette ma sandale; terre des Philistins, pousse des acclamations en mon honneur! »
but the Moab [region] is [like] my washbasin [MET]; I throw my sandal in the Edom [area to show that it belongs to me]; I shout triumphantly because I have defeated [the people of] the Philistia [area].”
9 Qui me mènera à la ville forte? Qui me conduira à Edom?
[Because I want to defeat the people of] Edom, (who will lead my [army triumphantly] to their [capital] city that has strong walls around it?/I want someone to lead my [army triumphantly] to their [capital] city that has strong walls around it.)” [RHQ]
10 N’est-ce pas toi, ô Dieu, qui nous avais rejetés, ô Dieu, qui ne sortais plus avec nos armées?
So, God, we [desire/hope that] [RHQ] you have not truly abandoned us, and that you will go with us when our armies march out [to fight our enemies].
11 Prête-nous ton secours contre l’oppresseur! Le secours de l’homme n’est que vanité.
[We need you to] help us when we fight against our enemies, because the help that humans can give us is worthless.
12 Avec Dieu nous accomplirons des exploits; il écrasera nos ennemis.
But with you [helping us], we shall win; you will enable us to defeat our enemies.
