Psaumes 79
1 Psaume d’Asaph.
God, other people-groups have invaded your land. They have (desecrated your temple/caused your temple to be unfit for worship), and they have destroyed all the buildings in Jerusalem.
2 Elles ont donné les corps morts de vos serviteurs en pâture aux volatiles du ciel; et les chairs de vos saints, aux bêtes de la terre.
[Instead of burying] the corpses of your people [whom they killed], they allowed vultures and wild animals to eat the flesh of those corpses,
3 Elles ont répandu leur sang comme l’eau autour de Jérusalem; et il n’y avait personne qui les ensevelît.
When they killed your people, your people’s blood flowed like water through [the streets of] Jerusalem, and there was [almost] no one [HYP] left to bury their corpses.
4 Nous sommes devenus l’opprobre de nos voisins, la moquerie et le jouet de ceux qui sont autour de nous.
The people-groups that live in countries that surround our land insult us; they laugh at us and deride/belittle us.
5 Jusques à quand, Seigneur, serez-vous entièrement irrité? jusques à quand votre zèle s’allumera-t-il comme un feu?
Yahweh, how long [will this continue]? Will you be angry with us forever? Will your being angry [destroy us like] a burning fire [destroys things]?
6 Répandez votre colère sur des nations qui ne vous connaissent point, et sur des royaumes qui n’invoquent pas votre nom;
[Instead of being angry with us], be angry with the people-groups that do not know/worship you! Be angry with kingdoms whose people do not pray to you,
7 Parce qu’ils ont dévoré Jacob et désolé son lieu.
because they have killed Israeli people and they have ruined your country.
8 Ne vous souvenez pas de nos iniquités anciennes; que promptement nous préviennent vos miséricordes; parce que nous sommes devenus pauvres à l’excès.
Do not punish us because of the sins that our ancestors committed! Be merciful to us now/quickly, because we are very discouraged.
9 Aidez-nous, ô Dieu notre Sauveur, et pour la gloire de votre nom, Seigneur, délivrez-nous, et pardonnez nos péchés à cause de votre nom;
God, you have saved/rescued [us many times], [so] help us [now]; rescue us and forgive us for having sinned in order that other people will honor you [MTY].
10 De peur que, par hasard, l’on ne dise parmi les peuples: Où est leur Dieu? Faites donc connaître parmi les nations, devant nos yeux,
It is not right that [RHQ] other people-groups say [about us], “If their God [is very powerful], (surely he should help them/why does he not [help them])?” Allow us to see you punishing the people of other nations in return for their shedding our blood; they have killed many of us, your people.
11 Qu’il vienne en votre présence, le gémissement de ceux qui sont dans les fers.
Listen to your people groaning while they are in prison, and by your great power free those whom our enemies say that they will certainly execute.
12 Rendez à nos voisins, et versez dans leur sein le septuple: rendez -leur l’opprobre dont ils ont prétendu vous couvrir, ô Seigneur.
In return for their having [often] insulted you, punish them seven times as much!
13 Pour nous, votre peuple, et les brebis de votre pâturage, nous vous louerons pour toujours;
After you do that, we, whom you [take care of like a shepherd takes care of] his sheep, will continue praising you; we will continue to praise you forever [HYP].
