Psaumes 22
1 Jusqu'à la Fin, pour la prière du matin, psaume de David. Ô Dieu, ô mon Dieu, regarde-moi; pourquoi m'as-tu délaissé? la voix de mes péchés a fait fuir mon salut.
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 Ô mon Dieu, je crierai vers toi le jour, et tu ne m'exauceras point; je crierai la nuit, et ce n'est point folie à 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 Mais toi, gloire d'Israël, tu résides au lieu saint.
But you are holy. You sit on your throne as king, and [we the people of] Israel praise you [PRS].
4 Nos pères ont espéré en toi; ils ont espéré, et tu les as délivrés.
Our ancestors trusted in you. [Because] they trusted in you, you rescued them.
5 Ils ont crié vers toi, et ils ont été sauvés; ils ont espéré en toi, et n'ont point été confondus.
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 Mais moi je suis un ver de terre et non un homme; opprobre des hommes et mépris du 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 m'ont vu se sont moqués de moi; ils ont murmuré entre leurs lèvres, ils ont secoué 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 (Ils ont dit): Il a mis son espoir en Dieu, que le Seigneur le sauve; qu'il le délivre, puisqu'il se complaît en lui.
“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 C'est toi, il est vrai, qui m'as tiré des entrailles de ma mère; et, à sa mamelle, j'espérais en toi.
[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 Aussitôt sorti de son sein, j'ai été livré à toi; tu es mon Dieu dès le sein de ma mère.
[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 point de moi; car l'affliction est proche, et nul ne me porte secours.
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 Une multitude de jeunes taureaux m'investissent, des bœufs robustes m'ont entouré,
[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 Et ont ouvert contre moi leur bouche, comme un lion ravisseur et rugissant.
[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 me suis répandu comme de l'eau; tous mes os ont été dispersés; mon cœur dans ma poitrine est devenu comme de la cire liquide.
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 force s'est desséchée comme la brique; ma langue s'est collée à mon palais, et tu m'as poussé 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 Une multitude de chiens m'ont entouré; la synagogue des pervers m'assiège; ils m'ont percé les pieds et les mains,
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 Ils ont compté mes os; ils m'ont observé et surveillé.
[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 sont partagé mes vêtements, et ils ont tiré ma robe au sort.
They looked at the clothes that I [was wearing] and gambled to determine which piece each of them would get.
19 Et toi, ô Seigneur, n'éloigne pas de moi ton secours, songe à ma défense.
O Yahweh, do not stay far away from me! You who are my [source of] strength, come quickly and help me!
20 Délivre mon âme du glaive; délivre de la griffe des chiens mon unique.
Rescue me from [those who want to kill me with] their swords. Save me from those who are [like wild/fierce] dogs [MET].
21 Tire-moi de la gueule du lion, et sauve ma faiblesse de la corne des licornes.
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 célébrerai ton nom parmi mes frères; Je te chanterai au milieu de l'église.
[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 Ô vous qui craignez le Seigneur, louez-le; et toi, peuple de Jacob, glorifie-le. Que toute la race d'Israël le craigne,
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 Parce qu'il n'a ni méprisé ni rebuté la prière des pauvres; parce qu'il n'a point détourné de moi son visage; parce qu'il m'a exaucé quand j'ai crié vers lui.
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 Tu seras ma louange dans la grande église; j'accomplirai mes vœux devant tous 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 pauvres mangeront, et ils seront rassasiés; et ceux qui cherchent le Seigneur le loueront; leurs cœurs vivront dans tous les siècles des siècles.
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 Et jusqu'aux confins de la terre on se souviendra du Seigneur; on se convertira à lui; toutes les tribus des Gentils se prosterneront devant lui pour l'adorer.
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 la royauté appartient au Seigneur; il régnera sur les nations.
Because Yahweh is the king! He rules all the nations.
29 Tous les riches de la terre ont mangé et adoré; tous ceux qui descendent en la terre tomberont devant lui. Que mon âme aussi vive pour lui,
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 Toute ma postérité le servira. La génération future sera annoncée au Seigneur;
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 On fera connaître sa justice au peuple qui doit naître, et que le Seigneur s'est préparé.
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!”
