Psaumes 81
1 Pour les pressoirs, psaume d’Asaph lui-même. Exultez en Dieu qui est notre aide; poussez des cris de joie vers le Dieu de Jacob.
Sing [songs] to praise God, who enables us to be strong [when we fight our enemies]; shout joyfully to God, whom we (descendants of Jacob/Israeli people) [worship]!
2 Entonnez un psaume, et faites entendre un tambour, un psaltérion harmonieux avec une harpe.
Start [playing] the music, and beat the tambourines, and play nice music on the harps and (lyres/other stringed instruments).
3 Sonnez de la trompette à la néoménie, au jour insigne de votre solennité;
Blow the trumpets [during the festival to celebrate] each new moon and each time the moon is full and during our [other] festivals.
4 Parce que c’est un précepte dans Israël, une ordonnance en l’honneur du Dieu de Jacob.
[Do that] because that is a law for [us] Israeli [people]; God commanded it for us descendants of Jacob.
5 Il l’établit comme un monument pour Joseph, lorsqu’il sortit de la terre d’Égypte, et qu’il entendit une langue qu’il ne connaissait pas.
He commanded us Israeli [people to obey it] when he punished [the people of] Egypt. I heard someone [MTY] whose voice I did not recognize, saying,
6 Il détourna son dos des fardeaux, et ses mains qui servaient à porter les corbeilles.
“[After the rulers of Egypt forced you Israelis to work as slaves], I took those [heavy] burdens off your backs, and I enabled you to lay down those [heavy] baskets [of bricks that you were carrying].
7 Dans la tribulation, tu m’as invoqué, et je t’ai délivré; je t’ai exaucé du fond de la tempête, je t’ai éprouvé auprès de l’eau de contradiction.
When you were [greatly] distressed, you called [out to me], and I rescued you; I answered you out of a thundercloud. [Later] I tested [whether you would trust me to give you] water [when you were in the desert] at Meribah.
8 Écoute, mon peuple, car je te prendrai à témoin: Israël, si tu m’écoutes,
[You who are] my people, listen while I warn you! I wish that you Israeli [people] would pay attention to what I [say to you]!
9 Il n’y aura pas au milieu de toi de dieu nouveau, et tu n’adoreras pas de dieu étranger.
You must not have any idols of other gods among you; you must never bow to worship any of them!
10 Car c’est moi qui suis le Seigneur ton Dieu, qui t’ai tiré de la terre d’Égypte; élargis la bouche, je la remplirai.
I am Yahweh, your God; It was [not any of those other gods] who brought you out of Egypt, I am the one who did it! [So] ask me what you want me to do for you [MTY], and I will do it.
11 Mais mon peuple n’a pas écouté ma voix, et Israël ne m’a pas prêté attention.
But my people would not listen to me [SYN]; they would not obey me.
12 Et je les ai abandonnés aux désirs de leur cœur; ils iront dans des voies de leur invention.
So even though they were very stubborn, I allowed them to do whatever they wanted to do.
13 Si mon peuple m’avait écouté; si Israël avait marché dans mes voies,
I wish that my people would listen to me, that the Israeli [people] would behave as I want them to do.
14 En un moment j’aurais humilié ses ennemis, et sur ceux qui les tourmentaient, j’aurais lancé ma main.
[If they did that], I would quickly defeat their enemies; I would strike/punish [all of] them [DOU].
15 Les ennemis du Seigneur lui ont menti, et leur temps durera des siècles.
[Then all] those who hate me would (cringe before/bow down to) me, and [then I] would punish them [MTY] forever.
16 Cependant il les a nourris de moelle de froment, et il les a rassasiés de miel sorti d’une pierre.
[But] I would give you [Israelis] very good wheat/grain, and I would fill your stomachs with wild honey.”
