Psaumes 51
1 Psaume de David, au maître chantre. Touchant ce que Nathan le Prophète vint à lui, après qu'il fut entré vers Bathsebah. Ô Dieu! aie pitié de moi selon ta gratuité, selon la grandeur de tes compassions efface mes forfaits.
O God, be merciful to me, because you love me faithfully; because you are very merciful, erase [the record of] the ways that I disobeyed you!
2 Lave-moi parfaitement de mon iniquité, et me nettoie de mon péché.
Make me pure from the wrong things that I have done; make me clean from [the guilt of] my sin.
3 Car je connais mes transgressions, et mon péché est continuellement devant moi.
[I say that] because I know the ways that I have disobeyed you; I cannot forget them.
4 J'ai péché contre toi, contre toi proprement, et j'ai fait ce qui déplaît à tes yeux: afin que tu sois connu juste quand tu parles, [et] trouvé pur, quand tu juges.
You, you only, are the one that I have [really] sinned against, and you have seen the evil things that I have done. When you say that I am guilty, you are right/correct, and when you judge me, you justly say [that I deserve to be punished].
5 Voilà, j'ai été formé dans l'iniquité, et ma mère m'a échauffé dans le péché.
I have been a sinner since the day that I was born; [truly], I have been like that since my mother conceived me.
6 Voilà, tu aimes la vérité dans le cœur, et tu m'as enseigné la sagesse dans le secret [de mon cœur].
What you desire is that I desire what is true in order that you [can] teach me how to act wisely.
7 Purifie-moi du péché avec de l'hysope, et je serai net; lave-moi, et je serai plus blanc que la neige.
Purify me from the guilt of my sins, and [after that happens], I will be clean [in my inner being]; cleanse me, and [then in my inner being] I will be (whiter than snow/very clean).
8 Fais-moi entendre la joie et l'allégresse, et fais que les os que tu as brisés se réjouissent.
Allow/Cause me to be joyful [DOU] again; you have (crushed my spirit/completely discouraged me) [MTY]; [but now] let me rejoice [again].
9 Détourne ta face de mes péchés, et efface toutes mes iniquités.
Do not continue to look at the sins [IDM] that I have committed; erase the record of the evil things that I have done.
10 Ô Dieu! crée-moi un cœur net, et renouvelle au dedans de moi un esprit bien remis.
O God, cause my inner being to be pure. Put new [thoughts] within me and make me faithful again.
11 Ne me rejette point de devant ta face, et ne m'ôte point l'Esprit de ta Sainteté.
Do not send me away from you [because of my sin], and do not take your Holy Spirit from me.
12 Rends-moi la joie de ton salut, et que l'Esprit de l'affranchissement me soutienne.
Cause/Allow me to be happy again because of [knowing] that you have freed me [from the guilt of my sin], and make me willing [to obey you].
13 J'enseignerai tes voies aux transgresseurs, et les pécheurs se convertiront à toi.
If you do that, I will [be able to] teach [other] sinners what you want them to do, and they will repent and begin to obey you.
14 Ô Dieu! Dieu de mon salut, délivre-moi de tant de sang, [et] ma langue chantera hautement ta justice.
O God, you are the one who saves me; forgive me for being guilty of causing someone [who was not my enemy] to die. [When you do that], I will sing joyfully about your being very good and righteous.
15 Seigneur, ouvre mes lèvres, et ma bouche annoncera ta louange.
O Yahweh, help me to speak [in order that] I may praise you.
16 Car tu ne prends point plaisir aux sacrifices, autrement j'en donnerais; l'holocauste ne t'est point agréable.
You are not pleased [only] with the sacrifices [that people bring to you]. If that were [enough to] please you, I would bring you sacrifices. You are not pleased with burnt offerings [alone].
17 Les sacrifices de Dieu sont l'esprit froissé: ô Dieu! tu ne méprises point le cœur froissé et brisé.
The sacrifice that you [really] want is for people to be truly humble and sorry [for having sinned]; O God, you will not refuse that kind of sacrifice.
18 Fais du bien selon ta bienveillance à Sion, [et] édifie les murs de Jérusalem.
[O God], be good to [the people who live in] Jerusalem [MTY], [and help them] to rebuild the city walls.
19 Alors tu prendras plaisir aux sacrifices de justice, à l'holocauste, et aux sacrifices qui se consument entièrement par le feu; alors on offrira des veaux sur ton autel.
When that happens, [they will bring you] the proper sacrifices, animals that they will completely burn, young bulls that they will burn on your altar, and you will be pleased.
