Psaumes 96
1 Lorsqu’on bâtissait la maison, après la captivité.
Sing to Yahweh a new song! [You people] throughout the earth, sing to Yahweh!
2 Chantez au Seigneur, et bénissez son nom: annoncez de jour en jour son salut.
Sing to Yahweh and praise him [MTY]! Every day proclaim [to others] that he has saved/rescued us.
3 Annoncez parmi les nations sa gloire, au milieu de tous les peuples ses merveilles.
Tell about his glory/greatness to all people-groups; tell all people-groups the marvelous [things that he has done].
4 Parce que le Seigneur est grand, et infiniment louable; il est terrible au-dessus de tous les dieux.
Yahweh is great, and he deserves to be praised very much; he should be revered more than for all the gods,
5 Parce que tous les dieux des nations sont des démons: mais le Seigneur a fait les cieux.
because all the gods that other people-groups [worship] are [only] idols, but Yahweh [is truly great]; he created the skies!
6 La louange et la beauté sont en sa présence: la sainteté et la magnificence dans le lieu de sa sanctification.
Those who are in his presence honor him and can see that he is a great king. They can see in his temple that he is very powerful and is very beautiful.
7 Apportez au Seigneur, ô familles des nations, apportez au Seigneur gloire et honneur;
You people in nations all over the earth, praise Yahweh! Praise Yahweh for his glorious power [HEN]!
8 Apportez au Seigneur la gloire due à son nom. Prenez des hosties, et entrez dans ses parvis;
Praise Yahweh like he deserves to be praised, Bring an offering and come to his temple.
9 Adorez le Seigneur dans son saint parvis. Que toute la terre soit ébranlée devant sa face;
Bow down before Yahweh [when he appears] in his holy/sacred temple; everyone on the earth should tremble in front of him, because he is majestic and holy.
10 Dites parmi les nations que le Seigneur a établi son règne. Car il a affermi le globe de la terre, qui ne sera pas ébranlé: il jugera les peuples avec équité.
Say to all the people-groups, “Yahweh is the king! He put the world in its place, and nothing will ever be able to move/shake it. He will judge [all] the people-groups fairly.”
11 Que les cieux se livrent à la joie, que la terre exulte, que la mer soit agitée, et sa plénitude;
[All the beings that are in] [MTY] the heavens should be glad, and all [the people on the] earth should rejoice. The oceans and all the creatures that are in the oceans should roar [to praise Yahweh].
12 Les champs se réjouiront, et tout ce qui est en eux. Alors exulteront tous les arbres des forêts,
The fields and everything that grows in them should rejoice. When they do that, [it will be as though] all the trees in the forests will sing joyfully
13 À la face du Seigneur, parce qu’il vient; parce qu’il vient juger la terre. Il jugera le globe de la terre avec équité, et les peuples selon sa vérité.
in front of Yahweh. That will happen when he comes to judge [everyone on] [MTY] the earth. He will judge all the people fairly/justly, according to [what he knows is] true.
