Psaumes 72
1 De Salomon. O Dieu, confie au roi le soin d'exercer en ton nom la justice. Et donne au fils du roi ton esprit d'équité!
A psalm written by Solomon. O God, enable [me, ] the king [whom you appointed in Israel], to rule justly. Show/Teach me how to judge matters fairly
2 Qu'il juge ton peuple avec justice, Et tes humbles serviteurs avec droiture!
in order that I will judge your people fairly, that I will govern your oppressed people justly.
3 Que les montagnes et les coteaux Procurent au peuple les fruits de la paix, Sous le règne de la justice!
I desire that [all over the country—even] on the hills and mountains [DOU]— people will live peacefully and righteously.
4 Il fera droit aux opprimés de son peuple; Il portera secours aux enfants du pauvre. Et il écrasera l'oppresseur.
Help [me], your king, to defend the poor people and to rescue needy people and to defeat those who oppress them.
5 On te craindra tant que durera le soleil, Tant que luira la lune, d'âge en âge.
I desire that your people will revere you as long as the moon shines, [forever].
6 Le roi sera semblable à la pluie Qui tombe sur la prairie fraîchement coupée. Semblable à une ondée qui arrose la terre.
I desire that my rule will [be enjoyed by the people] [SIM] like [they enjoy] rain on growing crops, like [they enjoy] showers that fall on the land.
7 Sous son règne, le juste prospérera Au sein d'une paix profonde, tant que la lune répandra sa clarté.
I hope/desire that people will live righteously during the years that I rule, and that my people will live peacefully and prosperously as long as the moon shines.
8 Il dominera d'une mer à l'autre, Depuis l'Euphrate jusqu'aux extrémités de la terre.
I hope/desire that the kings [of Israel] will rule [the people] in all the area from one sea [in the east] to another [in the west], and from the [Euphrates] River to the most remote/distant places on earth.
9 Devant lui se courberont les habitants du désert, Et ses ennemis lécheront la poussière.
I hope/desire that those who live in the desert will bow down before them, and that their enemies will throw themselves on the ground [in submission] to them.
10 Les rois de Tarsis et des îles lui offriront des présents; Les rois de Saba et de Séba lui apporteront leurs tributs.
I hope/desire that the kings of Spain and of the islands [in the Mediterranean Sea] will bring (tribute money/taxes) to the kings [of Israel], and that the kings of Sheba [to the south] and of Seba [to the southwest] will bring them gifts.
11 Tous les rois se prosterneront devant lui; Toutes les nations le serviront.
I hope/desire that all the [other] kings [in the world] will bow before the kings [of Israel], and that [people of] all nations will serve them.
12 Car il délivrera le malheureux qui l'implore, Et l'affligé qui n'a pas d'appui.
They will rescue poor people when they (cry out/plead) for help, and help those who are needy and those who have no one to help them.
13 Il aura pitié du faible et de l'indigent; Il sauvera l'âme des malheureux.
They will pity those who are weak and needy; he saves the people’s lives.
14 Il rachètera leur âme de l'oppression et de la violence. Et leur sang aura un grand prix à ses yeux.
Our kings will rescue the people from being oppressed and from being treated cruelly, [because] (their lives/they) [MTY] are precious to our kings.
15 Que le roi vive et qu'on lui donne de l'or de Saba! Qu'on prie pour lui, en tout temps. Qu'on le bénisse chaque jour!
I hope/desire that our kings will live a long time! I hope/desire that they will be given gold from Sheba. I desire that people will always pray for our kings and praise them all the time, [every day].
16 Que les blés abondent dans le pays. Sur le sommet des montagnes! Que leurs épis ondoient comme le Liban! Que la population des villes fleurisse comme l'herbe de la terre!
I hope/desire that the fields will produce plenty of grain [everywhere, even] on the tops of the hills in the land where they rule, like the grain that grows [on the hills] in Lebanon. I hope/desire that the cities [in Israel] will be full of people like the fields are full of grass.
17 Que son nom subsiste à toujours! Que son nom se perpétue tant que brillera le soleil! Que l'on se bénisse mutuellement en son nom; Que toutes les nations le proclament heureux!
I desire that the names of our kings will never be forgotten. I hope/desire that people will remember them as long as the sun shines. I hope/desire that people of all nations will ask (God to bless them/that they will be blessed by God) just like he has blessed the kings [of Israel].
18 BÉNI SOIT l'Éternel Dieu, le Dieu d'Israël, Qui seul accomplit des oeuvres merveilleuses!
Praise Yahweh, the God whom [we] Israelis [worship]; he is the only one who does wonderful things.
19 Béni soit a jamais son nom glorieux. Et que toute la terre soit remplie de sa gloire! Amen! Amen!
Praise him forever! I desire that (his glory will fill the whole world/people all over the world may see that he is very great) [MTY]! Amen! May it be so!
20 Fin des prières de David, fils d'Isaï.
That is the end of this group of prayers/songs written by David, the son of Jesse.
