Psaumes 22
1 Au chef des chantres. D’Après l’Ayyélet Hachahar. Psaume de David. Mon Dieu, mon Dieu, pourquoi m’as-tu abandonné, loin de me porter secours, d’entendre mes paroles suppliantes?
My God, my God, why have you abandoned/deserted me? Why do you stay so far from me, and why do you not hear/help me [RHQ]? Why do you not hear me when I am groaning?
2 Mon Dieu, j’appelle de jour et tu ne réponds pas, de nuit, et il n’est pas de trêve pour moi.
My God, every day I call to you during the daytime and during the night, but you do not answer me, so I am not able to sleep.
3 Tu es pourtant le Saint, trônant au milieu des louanges d’Israël.
But you are holy. You sit on your throne as king, and [we the people of] Israel praise you [PRS].
4 En toi nos pères ont eu confiance, ils ont eu confiance, et tu les as sauvés.
Our ancestors trusted in you. [Because] they trusted in you, you rescued them.
5 Ils ont crié vers toi et ont été délivrés; ils ont espéré en toi et n’ont pas été déçus.
When they cried out to you, you saved them. They trusted in you, and (they were not disappointed/you [saved them] as you said that you would).
6 Moi, je suis un vermisseau, et non un homme, l’opprobre des gens, objet de mépris pour le peuple.
But [you have not rescued me] [People despise me and consider that I am not a man]; [they think that] I am [as worthless as] a worm! Everyone [HYP] scorns me and despises me.
7 Tous ceux qui me voient se moquent de moi, grimacent des lèvres, hochent la tête.
Everyone who sees me [HYP] makes fun of me. They sneer at me and [insult me by] shaking their heads [at me as though I were an evil man]. They say,
8 "Qu’il s’en remette à l’Eternel! Que celui-ci le sauve, qu’il l’arrache du danger, puisqu’il l’aime!"
“He trusts in Yahweh, so Yahweh should save him! [He says that] Yahweh is very pleased with him; if that is so, Yahweh should rescue him!”
9 Oui, c’est toi qui m’as tiré des entrailles maternelles, qui m’as fait reposer en sûreté dans le giron de ma mère;
[Why do] you [not] protect me [now as you did] when I was born? I was safe even when I was (nursing/drinking milk from my mother’s breasts).
10 entre tes bras j’ai été jeté dès ma naissance, dès le sein de ma mère, tu as été mon Dieu.
[It was as though] you adopted me right when I was born. You have (been my God/taken care of me) ever since I was born.
11 Ne t’éloigne pas de moi car l’angoisse est proche, et nul n’est là pour m’aider.
So, (do not stay far from/stay close to) [LIT] me now because [enemies who will cause me much] trouble are near me, and there is no one [else] who can help me.
12 Des taureaux nombreux m’environnent, des bêtes puissantes de Basan m’assiègent.
[My enemies] surround me [like] a herd/group of wild bulls. [Fierce people, like those] strong bulls that graze [on the hills] in Bashan [area], encircle me.
13 Ils ouvrent contre moi leur gueule, tel un lion qui déchire et qui rugit.
[They are like] roaring lions that are attacking the animals that they want to kill [MET] [and eat]; they rush toward me [to kill] me; they [are like lions that] have their mouths open, [ready to tear their victims to pieces] [MET].
14 Je suis comme l’eau qu’on répand, tous mes membres se disloquent; mon cœur est comme de la cire, qui fondrait au milieu de mes entrailles.
I am completely exhausted [MET], and all my bones are out of their joints/places. I [no longer expect that God will save me]; [that expectation is gone completely], like wax that has melted away.
15 Ma sève est desséchée comme un tesson, ma langue est collée à mon palais; tu m’étends dans la poussière de la mort.
My strength is [all dried up] [MET] like a broken piece of a clay jar that has dried [in the sun]. [I am so thirsty that] my tongue sticks to the roof of my mouth. O God, [I think that you are about to let] me die and become dirt!
16 Car des chiens m’enveloppent, la bande des méchants fait cercle autour de moi; comme le lion ils meurtrissent mes mains et mes pieds.
My enemies [MET] surround me like a pack/group of wild dogs. A group of evil men has encircled me, [ready to attack me]. They have [already] smashed my hands and my feet.
17 Je pourrais compter tous mes os; eux, ils me toisent et se repaissent de ma vue.
[I am so weak and thin that] my bones can be seen and counted. My enemies stare at me and (gloat/are happy) about [what has happened to] me.
18 Ils se partagent mes habits, ils tirent au sort mes vêtements.
They looked at the clothes that I [was wearing] and gambled to determine which piece each of them would get.
19 Mais toi, ô Seigneur, ne t’éloigne pas; toi, qui es ma force, viens vite à mon secours!
O Yahweh, do not stay far away from me! You who are my [source of] strength, come quickly and help me!
20 Sauve mon âme du glaive, ma vie de la fureur des chiens;
Rescue me from [those who want to kill me with] their swords. Save me from those who are [like wild/fierce] dogs [MET].
21 arrache-moi de la gueule du lion, protège-moi contre les cornes des buffles.
Snatch me away from [my enemies who are] like lions whose jaws [are already open, ready to chew me up] Grab me away from [those men who are like] wild oxen [that attack other animals with] their horns [MET]!
22 Je proclamerai ton nom devant mes frères, au milieu de l’assemblée, je te louerai.
[But you have saved me, so] I will declare to my fellow [Israelis] how great you [MTY] are. I will praise you among the group of your people gathered [to worship you].
23 "Adorateurs de l’Eternel, louez-le vous tous, descendants de Jacob, honorez-le; révérez-le, vous tous, postérité d’Israël!
You people who have an awesome respect for Yahweh, praise him! All you who are descended from Jacob, honor Yahweh! All you Israeli people, revere him!
24 Car il n’a point dédaigné, il n’a point méprisé la misère du malheureux; il n’a pas caché de lui son visage, ni manqué de l’entendre quand il implorait!"
He does not despise or ignore those who are suffering; he does not hide (his face/himself) from them. He has listened to them when they cried out to him for help.
25 C’Est toi dont je célébrerai les louanges dans la grande assemblée, j’accomplirai mes vœux devant ceux qui te craignent.
Yahweh, in the great gathering [of your people], I will praise you for what you have done. In the presence of those who revere you, I will offer [the sacrifices] that I promised.
26 Les humbles mangeront et seront rassasiés, les adorateurs de l’Eternel le loueront. Que votre cœur renaisse à la vie pour toujours!
The poor people [whom I have invited to the meal] will eat as much as they want. All who come worship Yahweh will praise him. I pray that [God will enable] you all to live a long and happy life!
27 Les confins de la terre se souviendront et reviendront au Seigneur, toutes les familles des peuples se prosterneront devant lui.
I pray that [people in all nations, even] in the remote areas, will think about Yahweh and turn to him, and that people from all the clans in the world will bow down before him.
28 Car à l’Eternel appartient la royauté, il domine sur toutes les nations.
Because Yahweh is the king! He rules all the nations.
29 Ils mangeront et adoreront, tous les heureux de la terre; devant lui s’inclineront ceux qui descendent dans la poussière, incapables de sustenter leur vie.
I desire that all the rich people on the earth will bow before him. Some day they will die, but I want them to prostrate themselves on the ground in his presence [before they die].
30 La postérité lui vouera un culte; on parlera du Seigneur aux âges à venir.
People (in the future generations/who have not been born yet) will also serve Yahweh. Our descendants will be told about what Yahweh [has done].
31 IIs viendront et proclameront sa justice: ils diront au peuple à naître ce qu’il a fait.
People who are not yet born, [who will live in future years], will be told how Yahweh rescued his people. People will tell them, “Yahweh did it!”
