< Psaumes 76 >
1 Au chef de musique. Sur Neguinoth. Psaume d’Asaph. Cantique. Dieu est connu en Juda, son nom est grand en Israël;
Unto the end. With Praises. A Psalm of Asaph. A Canticle to the Assyrians. In Judea, God is known. In Israel, his name is great.
2 Et son tabernacle est en Salem, et son domicile en Sion.
And his place has been formed with peace. And his dwelling place is in Zion.
3 Là, il a brisé les éclairs de l’arc, le bouclier, et l’épée, et la bataille. (Sélah)
In that place, he has broken the powers of the bows, the shield, the sword, and the battle.
4 Tu es plus resplendissant, plus magnifique que les montagnes de la rapine.
You illuminate wondrously from the mountains of eternity.
5 Les forts de cœur ont été dépouillés, ils ont dormi leur sommeil, et aucun des hommes vaillants n’a trouvé ses mains.
All the foolish of heart have been disturbed. They have slept their sleep, and all the men of riches have found nothing in their hands.
6 Quand tu les as tancés, ô Dieu de Jacob! chars et chevaux se sont endormis profondément.
At your rebuke, O God of Jacob, those who were mounted on horseback have fallen asleep.
7 Tu es terrible, toi; et qui est-ce qui subsistera devant toi, dès que ta colère [éclate]?
You are terrible, and so, who can withstand you? From thence is your wrath.
8 Tu fis entendre des cieux le jugement; la terre en eut peur, et se tint tranquille,
You have caused judgment to be heard from heaven. The earth trembled and was quieted,
9 Quand tu te levas, ô Dieu, pour le jugement, pour sauver tous les débonnaires de la terre. (Sélah)
when God rose up in judgment in order to bring salvation to all the meek of the earth.
10 Car la colère de l’homme te louera; tu te ceindras du reste de la colère.
For the thinking of man will confess to you, and the legacy of his thinking will keep a feast day to you.
11 Vouez, et acquittez [vos vœux] envers l’Éternel, votre Dieu; que tous ceux qui l’entourent apportent des présents au Redoutable.
Make vows and pay them to the Lord, your God. All you who surround him bring gifts: to him who is terrible,
12 Il retranchera l’esprit des princes, il est terrible aux rois de la terre.
even to him who takes away the spirit of leaders, to him who is terrible with the kings of the earth.