Psaumes 105
1 Célébrez l’Éternel, invoquez son nom; faites connaître parmi les peuples ses actes!
Give thanks to Yahweh, call on his name; make known his deeds among the nations.
2 Chantez-lui, chantez-lui des cantiques! Méditez toutes ses œuvres merveilleuses.
Sing to him, sing praises to him; speak of all his marvelous deeds.
3 Glorifiez-vous de son saint nom; que le cœur de ceux qui cherchent l’Éternel se réjouisse!
Boast in his holy name; let the heart of those who seek Yahweh rejoice.
4 Recherchez l’Éternel et sa force, cherchez continuellement sa face;
Seek Yahweh and his strength; seek his presence continually.
5 Souvenez-vous de ses œuvres merveilleuses qu’il a faites, de ses prodiges, et des jugements de sa bouche,
Recall the marvelous things he has done, his miracles and the decrees from his mouth,
6 Vous, semence d’Abraham, son serviteur; vous, fils de Jacob, ses élus.
you descendants of Abraham his servant, you people of Jacob, his chosen ones.
7 Lui, l’Éternel, est notre Dieu; ses jugements sont en toute la terre.
He is Yahweh, our God. His decrees are on all the earth.
8 Il s’est souvenu pour toujours de son alliance, de la parole qu’il commanda pour mille générations,
He keeps in mind his covenant forever, the word that he commanded for a thousand generations.
9 [De l’alliance] qu’il a faite avec Abraham, et qu’il a jurée à Isaac,
He calls to mind the covenant that he made with Abraham and his oath to Isaac.
10 Et qu’il a établie pour Jacob comme statut, pour Israël comme alliance perpétuelle,
This is what he confirmed to Jacob as a statute and to Israel as an everlasting covenant.
11 Disant: Je te donnerai le pays de Canaan, le lot de votre héritage;
He said, “I will give you the land of Canaan as your share of your inheritance.”
12 Quand ils étaient un petit nombre d’hommes, peu de chose, et étrangers dans le [pays],
He said this when they were only few in number, so very few, and were strangers in the land.
13 Et allant de nation en nation, d’un royaume vers un autre peuple.
They went from nation to nation and from one kingdom to another.
14 Il ne permit à personne de les opprimer, et il reprit des rois à cause d’eux,
He did not allow anyone to oppress them; he rebuked kings for their sakes.
15 [Disant]: Ne touchez pas à mes oints, et ne faites pas de mal à mes prophètes.
He said, “Do not touch my anointed ones, and do not harm my prophets.”
16 Et il appela la famine sur la terre; il brisa tout le bâton du pain.
He called for a famine on the land; he cut off the whole supply of bread.
17 Il envoya un homme devant eux: Joseph fut vendu pour être esclave.
He sent a man ahead of them; Joseph was sold as a servant.
18 On lui serra les pieds dans les ceps, son âme entra dans les fers,
His feet were bound by shackles; on his neck was put an iron collar,
19 Jusqu’au temps où arriva ce qu’il avait dit: la parole de l’Éternel l’éprouva.
until what he had said came to pass. The word of Yahweh tested him.
20 Le roi envoya, et il le mit en liberté; le dominateur des peuples le relâcha.
The king sent servants to release him; the ruler of the people set him free.
21 Il l’établit seigneur sur sa maison, et gouverneur sur toutes ses possessions,
He put him in charge of his house as ruler of all his possessions
22 Pour lier ses princes à son plaisir, et pour rendre sages ses anciens.
to instruct his princes as he wished and to teach his elders wisdom.
23 Alors Israël entra en Égypte, et Jacob séjourna dans le pays de Cham.
Then Israel came into Egypt, and Jacob lived for a time in the land of Ham.
24 Et [l’Éternel] fit beaucoup multiplier son peuple, et le rendit plus puissant que ses oppresseurs.
Yahweh made his people fruitful, and made them stronger than their enemies.
25 Il changea leur cœur pour qu’ils haïssent son peuple, pour qu’ils complotent contre ses serviteurs.
He caused their enemies to hate his people, to mistreat his servants.
26 Il envoya Moïse, son serviteur, Aaron qu’il avait choisi.
He sent Moses, his servant, and Aaron, whom he had chosen.
27 Ils opérèrent au milieu d’eux ses signes, et des prodiges dans le pays de Cham.
They performed his signs among the Egyptians, his wonders in the land of Ham.
28 Il envoya des ténèbres, et fit une obscurité; et ils ne se rebellèrent pas contre sa parole.
He sent darkness and made that land dark, but its people did not obey his commands.
29 Il changea leurs eaux en sang, et fit mourir leurs poissons.
He turned their water into blood and killed their fish.
30 Leur terre fourmilla de grenouilles, [jusque] dans les chambres de leurs rois.
Their land swarmed with frogs, even in the rooms of their rulers.
31 Il parla, et il vint des mouches venimeuses, [et] des moustiques dans tous leurs confins.
He spoke, and swarms of flies and gnats came throughout their country.
32 Il leur donna pour pluie de la grêle, un feu de flammes dans leur pays;
He turned their rain into hail, with fire flaming on their land.
33 Et il frappa leurs vignes et leurs figuiers, et brisa les arbres de leur contrée.
He destroyed their vines and fig trees; he broke the trees of their country.
34 Il parla, et les sauterelles vinrent, et des yéleks sans nombre;
He spoke, and the locusts came, so many locusts.
35 Et ils dévorèrent toutes les plantes dans leur pays, et dévorèrent le fruit de leur sol.
The locusts ate up all of the vegetation in their land; They ate up all the crops of the ground.
36 Et il frappa tout premier-né dans leur pays, les prémices de toute leur vigueur.
He killed every firstborn in their land, the firstfruits of all their strength.
37 Et il les fit sortir avec de l’argent et de l’or, et il n’y eut aucun infirme dans ses tribus.
He brought the Israelites out with silver and gold; none of his tribes stumbled on the way.
38 L’Égypte se réjouit à leur sortie, car la frayeur d’Israël était tombée sur eux.
Egypt was glad when they went away, for the Egyptians were afraid of them.
39 Il étendit une nuée pour couverture, et un feu pour éclairer de nuit.
He spread a cloud for a covering and made a fire to light up the night.
40 Ils demandèrent, et il fit venir des cailles, et il les rassasia du pain des cieux.
The Israelites asked for food, and he brought quail and satisfied them with bread from heaven.
41 Il ouvrit le rocher, et les eaux en découlèrent; elles allèrent par les lieux secs, comme une rivière.
He split the rock, and waters gushed from it; they flowed in the wilderness like a river.
42 Car il se souvint de sa parole sainte, [et] d’Abraham, son serviteur.
For he called to mind his holy promise that he made to Abraham his servant.
43 Et il fit sortir son peuple avec joie, ses élus avec chant de triomphe;
He led his people out with joy, his chosen with shouts of triumph.
44 Et il leur donna les pays des nations, et ils possédèrent le travail des peuples;
He gave them the lands of the nations; they took possession of the wealth of the peoples
45 Afin qu’ils gardent ses statuts, et qu’ils observent ses lois. Louez Jah!
so that they might keep his statutes and obey his laws. Praise Yahweh.
