Psaumes 10
1 Pourquoi, ô Éternel! Te tiens-tu éloigné? Pourquoi te caches-tu au temps de la détresse?
Yahweh, (why are you far away [from us]?/it seems that you are far away [from us].) [RHQ] Why do you not pay attention when we have troubles [RHQ]?
2 Le méchant dans son orgueil poursuit les malheureux, Ils sont victimes des trames qu’il a conçues.
People who are proud gladly cause poor people to suffer. So [cause what they do to others to happen to them]! May they be caught in the [same] traps that they set to catch others [MET]!
3 Car le méchant se glorifie de sa convoitise, Et le ravisseur outrage, méprise l’Éternel.
They brag about the [evil] things that they want to do. They praise people who seize from others things that do not belong to them, and they curse you, Yahweh.
4 Le méchant dit avec arrogance: Il ne punit pas! Il n’y a point de Dieu! Voilà toutes ses pensées.
Wicked people are very proud. As a result, they do not (seek help from/are not concerned about) God; they do not even think that God exists.
5 Ses voies réussissent en tout temps; Tes jugements sont trop élevés pour l’atteindre, Il souffle contre tous ses adversaires.
But [it seems that] they succeed in everything that they do. They do not think that they will be condemned/punished for their deeds, and they (sneer at/make fun of) their enemies.
6 Il dit en son cœur: Je ne chancelle pas, Je suis pour toujours à l’abri du malheur!
They think, “Nothing bad will happen to us! We will never have troubles!”
7 Sa bouche est pleine de malédictions, de tromperies et de fraudes; Il y a sous sa langue de la malice et de l’iniquité.
When they talk [MTY], they are always cursing, lying, and threatening to harm others. They constantly say [MTY] evil things that show that they are ready to do cruel things to others.
8 Il se tient en embuscade près des villages, Il assassine l’innocent dans des lieux écartés; Ses yeux épient le malheureux.
They hide in villages, ready to (ambush/suddenly attack) and kill people who (are innocent/have done nothing wrong). They constantly search for people who will not be able to (resist/defend themselves) [when they are attacked].
9 Il est aux aguets dans sa retraite, comme le lion dans sa tanière, Il est aux aguets pour surprendre le malheureux; Il le surprend et l’attire dans son filet.
They are like [MET] lions that crouch down and hide, waiting to pounce on their prey. They are like hunters that catch their prey with a net and then drag it away.
10 Il se courbe, il se baisse, Et les misérables tombent dans ses griffes.
Just like helpless animals are crushed, people who cannot defend themselves are killed because wicked people are very strong.
11 Il dit en son cœur: Dieu oublie! Il cache sa face, il ne regarde jamais!
Wicked people say, “God will not pay any attention [to what we do]. His eyes are covered, so he never sees anything.”
12 Lève-toi, Éternel! Ô Dieu, lève ta main! N’oublie pas les malheureux!
Yahweh God, arise [and help us] Punish [IDM] those wicked people! And do not forget those who are suffering!
13 Pourquoi le méchant méprise-t-il Dieu? Pourquoi dit-il en son cœur: Tu ne punis pas?
Wicked people revile you [RHQ] continually. They think, “God will never punish us!”
14 Tu regardes cependant, car tu vois la peine et la souffrance, Pour prendre en main leur cause; C’est à toi que s’abandonne le malheureux, C’est toi qui viens en aide à l’orphelin.
But you see the trouble and the distress [that they cause]. People who are suffering expect that you will help them; and you help orphans, [also].
15 Brise le bras du méchant, Punis ses iniquités, et qu’il disparaisse à tes yeux!
(Break the arms/Destroy the power) of wicked [DOU] people! Continue to pursue and punish them for the wicked things that they do, until they stop doing those things.
16 L’Éternel est roi à toujours et à perpétuité; Les nations sont exterminées de son pays.
Yahweh, you are our king forever, but [wicked] nations will disappear from the earth.
17 Tu entends les vœux de ceux qui souffrent, ô Éternel! Tu affermis leur cœur; tu prêtes l’oreille
You have listened to afflicted/suffering people when they cry out to you. You hear them [when they pray], and you encourage [IDM] them.
18 Pour rendre justice à l’orphelin et à l’opprimé, Afin que l’homme tiré de la terre cesse d’inspirer l’effroi.
You show that orphans and oppressed people have not done things that are wrong, with the result that human beings will not cause people to be terrified any more.
