Deutéronome 33
1 Or voici la bénédiction dont Moïse, homme de Dieu, bénit les enfants d'Israël avant sa mort.
Before God’s prophet Moses died, he [asked God to] bless the Israeli people.
2 Il dit donc: L'Éternel est venu de Sinaï, et s'est levé sur eux de Séir; il a resplendi de la montagne de Paran; il est sorti des myriades de saints; de sa droite sortait pour eux le feu de la loi.
This is what he said: “Yahweh came [and spoke] to us at Sinai [Mountain]; he [came like] [MET] the sun rises in the Edom [region] and like his light shone on us when we were [in the desert] near Paran Mountain [after we left Sinai Mountain]. He came with 10,000 angels, and there was a flaming fire at his right side.
3 Oui, il aime les peuples. Tous ses saints sont en ta main. Ils se sont tenus à tes pieds pour recevoir tes paroles.
Yahweh truly loves his people, and protects [MTY] all those who belong to him. So they prostrate themselves in front of him, and they listen to his instructions.
4 Moïse nous a donné la loi, héritage de l'assemblée de Jacob;
I gave them laws to obey, laws that would be the most precious thing that [the descendants of] Jacob owned.
5 Et il a été roi en Jeshurun (Israël), quand les chefs du peuple s'assemblaient avec les tribus d'Israël.
So Yahweh became the king of his Israeli people when all the tribes and their leaders were gathered together.
6 Que Ruben vive, et qu'il ne meure point, et que ses hommes soient nombreux!
[I say this about the tribe of] Reuben: I desire/hope that their tribe will never disappear, but they will never become numerous.
7 Et sur Juda, voici ce que Moïse dit: Écoute, Éternel, la voix de Juda, et ramène-le vers son peuple; que ses mains soient puissantes, et sois-lui en aide contre ses ennemis!
“say this about [the tribe of] Judah: Yahweh, listen to them when they call out [for help]; and unite them with the other tribes again. Fight for them, and help them to fight against their enemies.
8 Il dit aussi, touchant Lévi: Tes Thummim et tes Urim sont à ton pieux serviteur, que tu éprouvas à Massa, avec lequel tu contestas aux eaux de Mériba;
I say this about [the tribe of] Levi: Yahweh, give to those who are dedicated to you the sacred stones [that they will use to find out what you want to be done]; You tested them at a spring in the desert, a spring that they named Massah and also named Meribah [to find out if they would (remain loyal to/continue to obey) you].
9 Qui dit de son père et de sa mère: Je ne l'ai point vu; et qui n'a point reconnu ses frères, ni connu ses enfants. Car ils ont observé tes paroles, et ils garderont ton alliance.
The tribe of Levi did what you told them to do and obeyed the agreement that you [made with the Israeli people]; those laws were more important to them [HYP] than their siblings and parents and children.
10 Ils enseigneront tes ordonnances à Jacob, et ta loi à Israël; ils mettront le parfum sous tes narines, et l'holocauste sur ton autel.
The tribe of Levi will teach the Israeli people [DOU] your rules and regulations, and they are the ones who will burn incense and who will completely burn on the altar the offerings [that the people bring].
11 O Éternel, bénis sa force, et agrée l'œuvre de ses mains. Frappe aux reins ceux qui s'élèvent contre lui, et ceux qui le haïssent, dès qu'ils s'élèveront.
Yahweh, bless their work and (accept/be pleased with) all that they do. Crush/Destroy all their enemies; do not enable their enemies to be able to fight against them again.
12 Sur Benjamin il dit: Celui que l'Éternel aime habitera en sécurité près de lui; il le couvrira tout le jour, et il se tiendra entre ses épaules.
I say this about [the tribe of] Benjamin: They are the tribe that Yahweh loves; he keeps them safe. He protects them continually, and he lives among their hills [MET].
13 Et sur Joseph il dit: Son pays est béni par l'Éternel, du précieux don des cieux, de la rosée, et de l'abîme qui repose en bas;
“say this about [the tribes of] Joseph: I desire/hope that Yahweh will bless their land by giving them rain/dew from the sky and water from deep [in the ground],
14 Des plus précieux produits du soleil, et des plus précieux fruits des lunes;
by giving them good fruit [ripened] by the sun and good crops at harvest time.
15 Des meilleures productions des montagnes antiques et des précieuses productions des coteaux éternels;
I desire/hope that very nice fruit will grow on trees in their ancient mountains/hills [DOU],
16 De ce qu'il y a de plus précieux sur la terre, et de son abondance. Et que la bienveillance de celui qui apparut dans le buisson vienne sur la tête de Joseph, et sur le front du prince de ses frères.
and that their land will be have many good crops, blessed by [Yahweh], the one who appeared to me in a burning bush. I desire/hope that Yahweh will bless the tribes of Joseph in all those ways, because he was the leaders of his [older] brothers [when they were in Egypt].
17 Il a la beauté du premier-né de ses taureaux, et ses cornes sont les cornes d'un buffle; avec elles il heurtera tous les peuples ensemble jusqu'aux bouts de la terre; ce sont les myriades d'Éphraïm, ce sont les milliers de Manassé.
The descendants of Joseph will be as strong as [SIM] a bull; [with their weapons they will wound their enemies, like] [MET] a wild ox [gores other animals] with its horns. They will force other people-groups, all of them, to be exiled to the most distant places on the earth. That is what [the descendants of the two sons of Joseph] will do, the ten thousands [of the tribe] of Ephraim and the thousands [of the tribe] of Manasseh.
18 Et de Zabulon il dit: Réjouis-toi, Zabulon, dans ta sortie; et toi, Issacar, dans tes tentes!
“say this about [the tribes of] Zebulun [and Issachar]: I desire/hope that the people of Zebulun will prosper in their travels [across the seas], and that the people of Issachar will prosper while they stay at home [and take care of their cattle and crops].
19 Ils appelleront les peuples à la montagne; là ils offriront des sacrifices de justice; car ils suceront l'abondance des mers et les trésors cachés dans le sable.
They will invite people [from the other Israeli tribes] to the mountain [where they worship Yahweh], and they will offer the correct/proper sacrifices to him. They will become rich from [the work that they do on] the seas and from [the things that they make from] (OR, [find in]) the sand [on the beaches].
20 Et de Gad il dit: Béni soit celui qui met Gad au large! Il repose comme un lion, et il déchire bras et tête;
“say this about [the tribe of] Gad: Praise [Yahweh], the one who made their [territory] large. The people of their tribe [will attack their enemies fiercely] [SIM] like a lion that crouches, waiting to tear off the arm or the scalp [of some animal].
21 Il s'est choisi les prémices du pays, parce que là était cachée la portion du législateur; et il est venu avec les chefs du peuple; il a exécuté la justice de l'Éternel, et ses jugements envers Israël.
They chose the best part of the land for themselves; [a large share of the land], a share that should be given to a leader was allotted to them. When the leaders of the tribes of Israel [gathered together], they decided that the tribe of Gad should have a large share of the land. The tribe of Gad obeyed the commands of Yahweh and the things that he decided that they should do.
22 Et sur Dan il dit: Dan est un jeune lion, qui s'élance de Bassan.
“say this about [the tribe] of Dan: The people of the tribe of Dan are like [SIM] a young lion; they leap from [their caves in the] Bashan [region to attack their enemies].
23 Et de Nephthali il dit: Nephthali, rassasié de faveurs et rempli de la bénédiction de l'Éternel, possède l'Occident et le Midi!
“say this about [the tribe of] Naphtali: [The people of the tribe of] Naphtali have been blessed by Yahweh, who has been very kind to them; their land extends far south from Lake [Galilee].
24 Et d'Asser il dit: Qu'Asser soit béni entre les fils; qu'il soit agréable à ses frères, et qu'il baigne son pied dans l'huile!
“say this about [the tribe of] Asher: May Yahweh bless the descendants of Asher more than he will bless the other tribes. May he favor Asher’s descendants most of all. I desire/hope that their land will [be filled with olive trees that will] produce a lot of [IDM] [olives to make olive] oil.
25 Tes verrous seront de fer et d'airain, et ton repos durera autant que tes jours.
Their [towns will be protected by high walls with gates that have] bronze and iron bars; I desire/hope that they will be strong and secure/protected all the time that they are alive.
26 Nul n'est, ô Jeshurun (Israël), semblable au Dieu qui vient à ton aide, porté sur les cieux et sur les nues, dans sa majesté.
“You people of Israel, there is no god like your God, who rides majestically across the sky to help you.
27 C'est une retraite que le Dieu qui est de tout temps, et que d'être sous ses bras éternels. Il a chassé de devant toi l'ennemi, et il a dit: Extermine!
God, who lives forever, is the one who (gives you refuge/protects you); [it is as though] he puts his everlasting arms under you [to support you]. He will expel your enemies while you advance; he has told you to destroy all of them.
28 Et Israël habitera en sécurité; la source issue de Jacob jaillit à part dans un pays de froment et de moût, et dont les cieux distillent la rosée.
So, you Israeli people will live safely; you descendants of Jacob will not be disturbed by others; in the land where [you will live], there will be plenty of grain and wine, and there will be plenty of rain.
29 Oh! que tu es heureux, Israël! Qui est semblable à toi, peuple sauvé par l'Éternel, le bouclier de ton secours et l'épée par laquelle tu es exalté? Tes ennemis dissimuleront devant toi; et toi, tu fouleras de tes pieds leurs hauts lieux
You people of Israel, Yahweh (has blessed/is pleased with) you. There is certainly [RHQ] no nation like your nation, whom Yahweh has rescued [from being slaves in Egypt]. [He will be like] [MET] a shield to protect you and like [MET] a sword to enable you to defeat [your enemies]. Your enemies will come to you begging for you [to act mercifully toward them], but you will trample on their backs/necks.”
