Psaumes 69
1 Pour la fin, pour ceux qui seront changés, par David. Sauvez-moi, ô Dieu, parce que des eaux sont entrées dans mon âme.
O God, save me, because [I am in great danger]. [It is as though] flood water is up to my neck, [and I am about to drown] [MET].
2 Je suis enfoncé dans une boue profonde et sans consistance. Je suis venu dans la profondeur de la mer, et une tempête m’a submergé.
I continue to sink in the deep mud, and there is no solid ground for me to stand on. I am in deep water, and flood waters are swirling around me.
3 Je me suis fatigué en criant, ma gorge est devenue enrouée: mes yeux défaillent, pendant que j’espère en mon Dieu.
I am exhausted from calling out [for help]; my throat is very dry. Because I have cried so much as I have waited for God [to help me], my eyes are swollen.
4 Ils se sont multipliés plus que les cheveux de ma tête, ceux qui me haïssent sans sujet. Ils se sont fortifiés, ceux qui me persécutent injustement; ce que je n’avais pas pris, je l’ai pourtant payé.
Those who hate me when there is no reason to hate me are more than the number of hairs on my head [HYP]! Those who want to get rid of me are strong, and they tell lies about me. They demand that I return to them things that I did not steal!
5 Ô Dieu, c’est vous qui savez ma folie; et mes péchés ne vous sont point cachés.
O God, (you see the sins that I have committed/my sins are not hidden from you). You know that I have foolishly [disobeyed your laws].
6 Qu’ils ne rougissent pas à cause de moi, ceux qui vous attendent, Seigneur, Seigneur des armées. Qu’ils ne soient pas confondus à mon sujet, ceux qui vous cherchent, ô Dieu d’Israël.
O Yahweh God, [you who are the commander] of the armies [of heaven], do not allow the [wrong things that] I [have done] to cause those who trust in you to be disappointed/disillusioned. O God, you whom [we] Israeli people [worship], do not allow me to cause your people to be humiliated.
7 Puisque c’est à cause de vous que j’ai souffert l’opprobre, et que la confusion a couvert ma face.
People have insulted/ridiculed me because [I am devoted to] you. They have thoroughly humiliated [IDM] me.
8 Je suis devenu étranger à mes frères, un inconnu aux fils de ma mère.
Even my own [older] brothers act as if they do not know me; they treat me like a foreigner.
9 Parce que le zèle de votre maison m’a dévoré, et que les outrages de ceux qui vous insultaient sont tombés sur moi.
[Some people have despised your temple]; but my zeal for [keeping] your temple [holy] is like a fire burning inside me. So [it is as though] those who are insulting you are also insulting me.
10 J’ai couvert mon âme dans le jeûne, et on m’en a fait un sujet d’opprobre.
When I have humbled myself and (fasted/abstained from eating food) [to show my sadness about the disgraceful things that they have done to your temple], they just insult me.
11 Et j’ai pris pour mon vêtement un cilice, et je suis devenu pour eux un proverbe.
When I put on [rough] sackcloth [to show that I am sad], they laugh at [IDM] me.
12 Ceux qui étaient assis à la porte de la ville parlaient contre moi, et ceux qui buvaient du vin me chantaient en dérision.
Even the elders [of the city] say bad things about me. The drunkards of the city sing [disgusting] songs about me.
13 Pour moi, je vous adresse ma prière, Seigneur; c’est le temps de votre bienveillance, ô Dieu.
But Yahweh, I will [continue] praying to you. At the time that you choose, answer me and rescue me because you faithfully love me.
14 Retirez-moi de la fange, afin que je n’y demeure pas enfoncé; délivrez-moi de ceux qui me haïssent, et du fond des eaux.
Do not allow me to sink any more in the mud. Rescue me from those who hate me! Lift me up out of these deep waters!
15 Qu’une tempête d’eau ne me submerge pas, qu’un abîme ne m’engloutisse pas; qu’un puits ne referme pas sa bouche sur moi.
Do not allow flood waters to swirl around me, do not allow the deep [mud] to swallow me; keep me from sinking into the pit [of death] [MET].
16 Exaucez-moi, Seigneur, parce que votre miséricorde est bienfaisante; selon la multitude de vos bontés, jetez un regard sur moi.
O Yahweh, answer my prayer and help me because you are good and love me faithfully.
17 Et ne détournez pas votre face de votre serviteur; parce que je suis tourmenté, exaucez-moi promptement,
Do not (hide yourself from/refuse to hear) me; answer me quickly because I am in great trouble.
18 Soyez attentif à mon âme et délivrez-la à cause de mes ennemis: sauvez-moi.
Come near to me and save me; rescue me from my enemies.
19 C’est vous qui connaissez mon opprobre, ma confusion et ma retenue.
You know that I am insulted and that [people cause] me [to feel] ashamed and dishonored; you know [who] all my enemies [are].
20 Ils sont en votre présence, tous ceux qui me tourmentent: mon cœur a attendu l’opprobre et la misère.
[Their] insults have deeply offended me, and I (feel helpless/am in despair). I searched for [someone who would] pity [me], but there was no one. I wanted someone to encourage/comfort me, but there were none.
21 Ils m’ont donné pour nourriture du fiel, et dans ma soif ils m’ont abreuvé de vinaigre.
[Instead], they gave me food [that tasted like] poison, and when I was thirsty, they gave me sour wine to drink.
22 Que leur table devienne devant eux un filet, et la punition qu’ils méritent, une pierre d’achoppement.
I hope/desire that the feasts [MTY] [that they enjoy] will (become a snare for/bring trouble to) them, and that [those whom they invite to] the sacrificial feasts will also be trapped.
23 Que leur yeux s’obscurcissent, afin qu’ils ne voient point: et tenez leur dos toujours courbé.
I hope/desire that their eyesight will become dim so that they cannot see anything, and that their backs/bodies will become weaker and weaker.
24 Répandez sur eux votre colère, et que la fureur de votre colère les saisisse.
Show them that you are very angry with them! Because of your great/furious anger, chase after them and catch them.
25 Que leur habitation devienne déserte, et que dans leurs tabernacles il n’y ait personne qui habite.
Cause their towns to become abandoned/deserted and that there will be no one left to live in their tents/houses.
26 Parce qu’ils ont persécuté celui que vous-même vous avez frappé, et qu’ils ont ajouté à la douleur de mes plaies.
[Do this] because they persecute those whom you have punished, (they talk about the sins of/they want to hurt even more) those whom you have wounded.
27 Mettez iniquité sur leur iniquité, et qu’ils n’entrent point dans votre justice.
Keep making a record of all their sins, do not acquit/pardon them [for the evil things that they have done].
28 Qu’ils soient effacés du livre des vivants, et qu’avec les justes ils ne soient point écrits.
Erase their names [SYN] from the book [containing the names of those who have eternal] life; do not include them in the list of righteous people.
29 Pour moi, je suis pauvre et souffrant; votre secours, ô mon Dieu, m’a soutenu.
As for me, I have pain and am suffering. O God, protect me and rescue me.
30 Je louerai le nom du Seigneur par un cantique, je le glorifierai par ma louange.
When God does that, I will sing as I praise God, and I will honor him by thanking him.
31 Et cela sera plus agréable à Dieu qu’un jeune veau qui pousse ses cornes et ses ongles.
My doing that will please Yahweh more than [sacrificing] oxen, more than offering him full-grown bulls.
32 Que les pauvres voient et se réjouissent: cherchez Dieu et votre âme vivra;
Oppressed/Afflicted people will see [that God has rescued me], and they will be glad. I want all of you who ask God [to help you] to be encouraged.
33 Parce que le Seigneur a exaucé les pauvres, il n’a pas méprisé ceux qui sont dans les liens.
Yahweh listens to those who are needy; He does not ignore/forget those who are oppressed/imprisoned.
34 Que les cieux le louent, ainsi que la terre, la mer et tous les reptiles qu’ils contiennent.
I desire that everything will praise God— everything that is in heaven and on earth, and all the creatures that are in the seas.
35 Parce que Dieu sauvera Sion, et que les cités de Juda seront rebâties.
God will rescue the people of Jerusalem [from their enemies], and he will rebuild the towns that are in Judah. His people will live there and [again] possess the land.
36 Et la race des serviteurs de Dieu la possédera; et ceux qui aiment son nom y habiteront.
The descendants of his people will inherit it, and those who love him will live there [safely].
