Psaumes 72
1 Au sujet de Salomon. Ô Dieu! donne tes jugements au roi, et ta justice au fils du roi.
A psalm written by Solomon. O God, enable [me, ] the king [whom you appointed in Israel], to rule justly. Show/Teach me how to judge matters fairly
2 Il jugera ton peuple en justice, et tes affligés avec droiture.
in order that I will judge your people fairly, that I will govern your oppressed people justly.
3 Les montagnes porteront la paix au peuple, et les coteaux, – par la justice.
I desire that [all over the country—even] on the hills and mountains [DOU]— people will live peacefully and righteously.
4 Il fera justice aux affligés du peuple, il sauvera les fils du pauvre, et il brisera l’oppresseur.
Help [me], your king, to defend the poor people and to rescue needy people and to defeat those who oppress them.
5 Ils te craindront, de génération en génération, tant que dureront le soleil et la lune.
I desire that your people will revere you as long as the moon shines, [forever].
6 Il descendra comme la pluie sur un pré fauché, comme les gouttes d’une ondée sur la terre.
I desire that my rule will [be enjoyed by the people] [SIM] like [they enjoy] rain on growing crops, like [they enjoy] showers that fall on the land.
7 En ses jours le juste fleurira, et il y aura abondance de paix, jusqu’à ce qu’il n’y ait plus de lune.
I hope/desire that people will live righteously during the years that I rule, and that my people will live peacefully and prosperously as long as the moon shines.
8 Et il dominera d’une mer à l’autre mer, et depuis le fleuve jusqu’aux bouts de la terre.
I hope/desire that the kings [of Israel] will rule [the people] in all the area from one sea [in the east] to another [in the west], and from the [Euphrates] River to the most remote/distant places on earth.
9 Les habitants du désert se courberont devant lui, et ses ennemis lécheront la poussière.
I hope/desire that those who live in the desert will bow down before them, and that their enemies will throw themselves on the ground [in submission] to them.
10 Les rois de Tarsis et des îles lui apporteront des présents, les rois de Sheba et de Seba lui présenteront des dons.
I hope/desire that the kings of Spain and of the islands [in the Mediterranean Sea] will bring (tribute money/taxes) to the kings [of Israel], and that the kings of Sheba [to the south] and of Seba [to the southwest] will bring them gifts.
11 Oui, tous les rois se prosterneront devant lui, toutes les nations le serviront.
I hope/desire that all the [other] kings [in the world] will bow before the kings [of Israel], and that [people of] all nations will serve them.
12 Car il délivrera le pauvre qui crie [à lui], et l’affligé qui n’a pas de secours.
They will rescue poor people when they (cry out/plead) for help, and help those who are needy and those who have no one to help them.
13 Il aura compassion du misérable et du pauvre, et il sauvera les âmes des pauvres.
They will pity those who are weak and needy; he saves the people’s lives.
14 Il rachètera leur âme de l’oppression et de la violence, et leur sang sera précieux à ses yeux.
Our kings will rescue the people from being oppressed and from being treated cruelly, [because] (their lives/they) [MTY] are precious to our kings.
15 Et il vivra, et on lui donnera de l’or de Sheba, et on priera pour lui continuellement; et on le bénira tout le jour.
I hope/desire that our kings will live a long time! I hope/desire that they will be given gold from Sheba. I desire that people will always pray for our kings and praise them all the time, [every day].
16 Il y aura abondance de froment sur la terre, sur le sommet des montagnes; son fruit bruira comme le Liban; et les [hommes] de la ville fleuriront comme l’herbe de la terre.
I hope/desire that the fields will produce plenty of grain [everywhere, even] on the tops of the hills in the land where they rule, like the grain that grows [on the hills] in Lebanon. I hope/desire that the cities [in Israel] will be full of people like the fields are full of grass.
17 Son nom sera pour toujours; son nom se perpétuera devant le soleil, et on se bénira en lui: toutes les nations le diront bienheureux.
I desire that the names of our kings will never be forgotten. I hope/desire that people will remember them as long as the sun shines. I hope/desire that people of all nations will ask (God to bless them/that they will be blessed by God) just like he has blessed the kings [of Israel].
18 Béni soit l’Éternel, Dieu, le Dieu d’Israël, qui seul fait des choses merveilleuses!
Praise Yahweh, the God whom [we] Israelis [worship]; he is the only one who does wonderful things.
19 Et béni soit le nom de sa gloire, à toujours; et que toute la terre soit pleine de sa gloire! Amen! oui, amen!
Praise him forever! I desire that (his glory will fill the whole world/people all over the world may see that he is very great) [MTY]! Amen! May it be so!
20 Les prières de David, fils d’Isaï, sont finies.
That is the end of this group of prayers/songs written by David, the son of Jesse.
