Psaumes 74
1 Cantique d’Asaph. Pourquoi, ô Dieu! Rejettes-tu pour toujours? Pourquoi t’irrites-tu contre le troupeau de ton pâturage?
God, why have you abandoned/rejected us? Will you keep rejecting us forever [RHQ]? Why are you angry with us, since we are like sheep in your pasture [and you are like our shepherd]? [MET, RHQ]
2 Souviens-toi de ton peuple que tu as acquis autrefois, Que tu as racheté comme la tribu de ton héritage! Souviens-toi de la montagne de Sion, où tu faisais ta résidence;
Do not forget your people whom you chose long ago, the people whom you freed [from being slaves in Egypt] and caused to become your tribe. Do not forget Jerusalem, which was (your home/where you dwelt) [on this earth].
3 Porte tes pas vers ces lieux constamment dévastés! L’ennemi a tout ravagé dans le sanctuaire.
Walk along [and see] where everything has been totally ruined; our enemies have destroyed everything in the sacred temple.
4 Tes adversaires ont rugi au milieu de ton temple; Ils ont établi pour signes leurs signes.
Your enemies shouted triumphantly in this sacred place; they erected their banners [to show they had defeated us].
5 On les a vus, pareils à celui qui lève La cognée dans une épaisse forêt;
They cut down all the [engraved objects in the temple] like woodsmen cut down trees.
6 Et bientôt ils ont brisé toutes les sculptures, A coups de haches et de marteaux.
Then they smashed all the carved wood with their axes and hammers.
7 Ils ont mis le feu à ton sanctuaire; Ils ont abattu, profané la demeure de ton nom.
[Then] they burned your temple to the ground; they caused that place where you were worshiped to be unfit for people to worship in.
8 Ils disaient en leur cœur: Traitons-les tous avec violence! Ils ont brûlé dans le pays tous les lieux saints.
They said to themselves, “We will destroy the Israelis completely,” and they [also] burned down all the other places where we gathered to worship God.
9 Nous ne voyons plus nos signes; Il n’y a plus de prophète, Et personne parmi nous qui sache jusqu’à quand…
All our sacred symbols (OR, miracles) are gone; there are no prophets now/any more, and no one knows how long [this situation will continue].
10 Jusqu’à quand, ô Dieu! L’oppresseur outragera-t-il, L’ennemi méprisera-t-il sans cesse ton nom?
God, how long will our enemies make fun of you [RHQ]? Will they insult you [MTY] forever [RHQ]?
11 Pourquoi retires-tu ta main et ta droite? Sors-la de ton sein! Détruis!
Why do you refuse to help [MTY, RHQ] us? Why do you keep your hand inside your cloak [instead of using it to destroy our enemies] [RHQ]?
12 Dieu est mon roi dès les temps anciens, Lui qui opère des délivrances au milieu de la terre.
God, you have been our king [all the time] since we came out of Egypt [HYP], and you have enabled us to defeat [our enemies] in the land [of Israel].
13 Tu as fendu la mer par ta puissance, Tu as brisé les têtes des monstres sur les eaux;
By your power you caused the [Red] Sea to divide; [it was as though] you smashed the heads of the [rulers of Egypt who were like] huge sea dragons [MET].
14 Tu as écrasé la tête du crocodile, Tu l’as donné pour nourriture au peuple du désert.
[It was as though] you crushed the head of the king of Egypt [MET] and gave his body to the animals in the desert to eat.
15 Tu as fait jaillir des sources et des torrents. Tu as mis à sec des fleuves qui ne tarissent point.
You caused springs and streams to flow, and you [also] dried up rivers that had never dried up previously.
16 A toi est le jour, à toi est la nuit; Tu as créé la lumière et le soleil.
You created the days and the nights, and you put the sun and the moon in their places.
17 Tu as fixé toutes les limites de la terre, Tu as établi l’été et l’hiver.
You determined where the oceans end and the land begins, and you created the summer/hot season and the winter/cold season.
18 Souviens-toi que l’ennemi outrage l’Éternel, Et qu’un peuple insensé méprise ton nom!
Yahweh, do not forget that your enemies laugh at you, and that it is foolish people who despise you [MTY].
19 Ne livre pas aux bêtes l’âme de ta tourterelle, N’oublie pas à toujours la vie de tes malheureux!
Do not let your helpless people [MET] fall into the hands of their cruel enemies; do not forget your suffering/persecuted people.
20 Aie égard à l’alliance! Car les lieux sombres du pays sont pleins de repaires de brigands.
Do not forget the agreement that you made with us; remember that there are violent people in every dark place on the earth.
21 Que l’opprimé ne retourne pas confus! Que le malheureux et le pauvre célèbrent ton nom!
Do not allow your oppressed people to be disgraced; help those poor and needy people in order that they will [again] praise you [MTY].
22 Lève-toi, ô Dieu! Défends ta cause! Souviens-toi des outrages que te fait chaque jour l’insensé!
God, arise and defend yourself [by defending your people]! Do not forget that foolish people laugh at you (all day long/continually)!
23 N’oublie pas les clameurs de tes adversaires, Le tumulte sans cesse croissant de ceux qui s’élèvent contre toi!
Do not forget that your enemies shout angrily [at you]; the uproar that they make [while they oppose you] never stops.
