2 Samuel 22
1 Et David adressa à l’Éternel les paroles de ce cantique, le jour où l’Éternel l’eut délivré de la main de tous ses ennemis et de la main de Saül.
After Yahweh had rescued David from Saul and his other enemies, David sang a song to Yahweh.
2 Et il dit: L’Éternel est mon rocher et mon lieu fort, et celui qui me délivre.
[This is what] he sang: Yahweh, you are like a [huge overhanging] rock [under which I can hide] [MET]; you are like my fortress, and you rescue me.
3 Dieu est mon rocher, je me confierai en lui, mon bouclier et la corne de mon salut, ma haute retraite et mon refuge. Mon Sauveur, tu me sauveras de la violence!
Yahweh, you protect me; you are like a shield; you are the powerful one [MET] who saves me; you are like a place where I (find refuge/am safe). You save me from those who act violently toward me.
4 Je crierai à l’Éternel, qui est digne d’être loué, et je serai sauvé de mes ennemis.
I call out to you, Yahweh; you deserve to be praised, and you rescue me from my enemies.
5 Car les vagues de la mort m’ont environné, les torrents de Bélial m’ont fait peur;
“almost died [PRS]; it was like [MET] a huge wave had crashed over me, and almost destroyed me like a flood.
I thought that I would die; it was as though death wrapped ropes around me; it was as though I was in a trap where I would surely die. [PRS, MET] (Sheol h7585)
7 Dans ma détresse, j’ai invoqué l’Éternel, et j’ai appelé mon Dieu, et, de son temple, il a entendu ma voix, et mon cri est [parvenu] à ses oreilles.
But when I was (very distressed/in great trouble), I called out to you, Yahweh; I cried out to you, my God. And from your temple you heard me; you listened when I called to you to help me.
8 Alors la terre fut ébranlée et trembla; les fondements des cieux furent secoués et furent ébranlés, parce qu’il était irrité.
“Then [it was as though] the earth quaked and shook; [it was as though] the foundations that ([held up/supported]) the sky trembled, because you were angry.
9 Une fumée montait de ses narines, et un feu sortant de sa bouche dévorait; des charbons en jaillissaient embrasés.
[It was as though] smoke poured out of your nostrils and burning coals and fire that burns everything came out of your mouth.
10 Et il abaissa les cieux, et descendit; et il y avait une obscurité profonde sous ses pieds.
You tore open the sky and came down; there was a thick dark [cloud] under your feet.
11 Et il était monté sur un chérubin, et volait, et il parut sur les ailes du vent.
You rode [through the sky] on a winged creature; the wind enabled you to travel [swiftly] [MET], like a bird.
12 Et il mit autour de lui les ténèbres pour tente, des amas d’eaux, d’épaisses nuées de l’air.
The darkness surrounded you, like a blanket; thick clouds that were full of water also surrounded you.
13 De la splendeur qui était devant lui jaillissaient, embrasés, des charbons de feu.
Out of the lightning in front of you fire from burning coals flamed.
14 L’Éternel tonna des cieux, et le Très-haut fit retentir sa voix.
Then, Yahweh, you spoke like thunder from the sky; it was your voice, God, you who are greater than all other gods, that was heard.
15 Et il tira des flèches et dispersa [mes ennemis]; [il lança] l’éclair, et les mit en déroute.
When you sent flashes of lightning, [it was as though] [MET] you shot your arrows and scattered your enemies.
16 Alors les lits de la mer parurent, les fondements du monde furent mis à découvert, quand l’Éternel les tançait par le souffle du vent de ses narines.
Then the bottom of the ocean was uncovered; the foundations of the world could be seen when you rebuked [your enemies] with a snort from your nostrils.
17 D’en haut, il étendit [sa main], il me prit, il me tira des grandes eaux;
“Yahweh, you reached down from heaven and lifted me up; you pulled me up from the deep water.
18 Il me délivra de mon puissant ennemi, de ceux qui me haïssaient; car ils étaient plus forts que moi.
You rescued me from my strong enemies, from those who hated me; [I could not defeat them because] they were very strong.
19 Ils m’avaient surpris au jour de ma calamité, mais l’Éternel fut mon appui.
They attacked me when I was experiencing troubles/difficulties, but Yahweh, you protected me.
20 Et il me fit sortir au large, il me délivra, parce qu’il prenait son plaisir en moi.
You brought me to a place where I was safe; you rescued me because you were pleased with me.
21 L’Éternel m’a récompensé selon ma justice, il m’a rendu selon la pureté de mes mains;
“Yahweh, you rewarded me because I do what is right; you did good things for me because I (was innocent/had not done things that are wrong).
22 Car j’ai gardé les voies de l’Éternel, et je ne me suis point méchamment détourné de mon Dieu;
Yahweh, I have obeyed your laws; I have not turned away from you, my God.
23 Car toutes ses ordonnances ont été devant moi; et de ses statuts, je ne me suis pas écarté;
All of your regulations were in my mind, and I did not turn away from [obeying] all your statutes.
24 Et j’ai été parfait envers lui, et je me suis gardé de mon iniquité.
You know that I have not done anything that is evil; I have kept myself from doing things for which I should be punished.
25 Et l’Éternel m’a rendu selon ma justice, selon ma pureté devant ses yeux.
So you have rewarded me in return for my doing what is right, because [you know that] I (am innocent of doing/have not done) wrong things.
26 Avec celui qui use de grâce, tu uses de grâce; avec l’homme parfait, tu te montres parfait;
“Yahweh, you are faithful/loyal to those who always trust in you; you always do what is good to those whose behavior is always good.
27 Avec celui qui est pur, tu te montres pur; et avec le pervers, tu es roide.
You act sincerely toward those whose inner beings are pure, but you are hostile to those who are perverse/wicked.
28 Et tu sauveras le peuple affligé, et tes yeux sont sur les hautains, [et] tu les abaisses.
You rescue those who are humble, but you watch [MTY] those who are proud and humiliate them.
29 Car toi, Éternel! tu es ma lampe; et l’Éternel fait resplendir mes ténèbres.
Yahweh, you are [like] [MET] a lamp that causes it to become light when I am in the dark.
30 Car, par toi, je courrai au travers d’une troupe; par mon Dieu, je franchirai une muraille.
With your strength/help I can run through a line of enemy soldiers and I can climb over the wall [that surrounds their city].
31 Quant à Dieu, sa voie est parfaite; la parole de l’Éternel est affinée; il est un bouclier à tous ceux qui se confient en lui.
“My God whom I worship, everything that you do is perfect; you always do what you promise that you will do. You are like a shield [MET] to all those who request you to protect them.
32 Car qui est Dieu, hormis l’Éternel? et qui est un rocher, hormis notre Dieu?
Yahweh, you are [RHQ] the only one who is God; only you are like a huge rock [MET] [under which we are protected/safe].
33 Dieu est ma puissante forteresse, et il aplanit parfaitement ma voie.
God, you [whom I worship] are a strong refuge for me; you keep me safe on the roads that I [walk on].
34 Il rend mes pieds pareils à ceux des biches, et me fait tenir debout sur mes lieux élevés.
[When I walk] in the mountains, you enable me to walk safely, without stumbling [MET] like a deer runs.
35 Il enseigne mes mains à combattre; et mes bras bandent un arc d’airain.
You teach me [how to fight] in a battle in order that I can shoot arrows well from a very strong bow.
36 Et tu m’as donné le bouclier de ton salut, et ta débonnaireté m’a agrandi.
[It is as though] [MET] you have given me a shield by which you have saved/rescued me, and you have answered my prayers and caused me to become famous/great.
37 Tu as mis au large mes pas sous moi, et les chevilles de mes pieds n’ont pas chancelé.
You have not allowed [my enemies] to capture me [IDM], and I have not fallen down [during battles].
38 J’ai poursuivi mes ennemis, et je les ai détruits; et je ne m’en suis pas retourné que je ne les aie consumés.
“pursued my enemies and defeated them; I did not stop [fighting them] until they were all killed.
39 Et je les ai consumés, je les ai transpercés, et ils ne se sont pas relevés, mais ils sont tombés sous mes pieds.
I struck them down; I stabbed them with my sword; they fell down at my feet and did not stand up again.
40 Et tu m’as ceint de force pour le combat; tu as courbé sous moi ceux qui s’élevaient contre moi.
You have given me strength for fighting battles and caused those who were attacking me to fall down, and I trampled on them.
41 Et tu as fait que mes ennemis m’ont tourné le dos; et ceux qui me haïssaient, je les ai détruits.
You caused my enemies to turn and run away from me; I destroyed those who hated me.
42 Ils regardaient, et il n’y avait point de sauveur; [ils regardaient] vers l’Éternel, et il ne leur a pas répondu.
They (looked for/wanted) someone to rescue them, but no one did. They cried out to you, Yahweh, [for help, ] but you did not answer them.
43 Et je les ai brisés menu comme la poussière de la terre; comme la boue des rues, je les ai écrasés, je les ai foulés.
I crushed them, and as a result they became like [SIM] tiny particles of dust. I trampled them, and they became like [SIM] mud in the streets.
44 Et tu m’as délivré des débats de mon peuple; tu m’as gardé pour être le chef des nations; un peuple que je ne connaissais pas me servira.
“You rescued me from those who tried to rebel [against me], and you appointed me to rule many nations; people whom I did not know previously are now (under my authority/my slaves).
45 Les fils de l’étranger se sont soumis à moi en dissimulant; dès qu’ils ont entendu de leur oreille, ils m’ont obéi.
Foreigners humbly bowed down in front of me; as soon as they heard about me, they obeyed me.
46 Les fils de l’étranger ont dépéri, et ils sont sortis en tremblant de leurs lieux cachés.
They became afraid, and they came to me, trembling, from the places where they were hiding.
47 L’Éternel est vivant; et que mon Rocher soit béni! Et que Dieu, le rocher de mon salut, soit exalté,
“Yahweh, you are alive! I praise you! You are like [MET] a [huge overhanging] rock under which I am safe/protected! You are the one who rescues me [MET]. Everyone should exalt/honor/praise you.
48 Le Dieu qui m’a donné des vengeances, et qui a amené les peuples sous moi,
You enable me to conquer my enemies; you cause people of [other] nations to be (under my authority/my slaves).
49 Et qui m’a fait sortir du milieu de mes ennemis. Tu m’as élevé au-dessus de ceux qui s’élèvent contre moi, tu m’as délivré de l’homme violent.
You delivered me from my enemies; you caused me to be honored more than they were; you rescued me from men who [always] acted violently.
50 C’est pourquoi, Éternel! je te célébrerai parmi les nations, et je chanterai des cantiques à [la gloire de] ton nom.
Because of all that, I exalt you among many people-groups and I sing to praise you.
51 [C’est lui] qui a donné de grandes délivrances à son roi, et qui use de bonté envers son oint, envers David, et envers sa semence, à toujours.
You enable me, whom you appointed to be king, to powerfully conquer [my enemies]; you faithfully love me, David, and you will love my descendants forever.
