Psalms 41
1 Yahweh is pleased with those people who help to provide for the poor; he will rescue those people when they have troubles.
Heureux celui qui fait attention au misérable! Au jour du malheur l'Éternel le délivrera.
2 Yahweh protects them and allows them to live [for a long time]. He enables them to be happy in the land [of Israel], and rescues them from their enemies.
L'Éternel le gardera et conservera sa vie; il sera heureux sur la terre; tu ne le livreras point au désir de ses ennemis.
3 When they are sick, Yahweh strengthens them, and he heals them.
L'Éternel le soutiendra sur le lit de langueur; tu changes entièrement son lit, lorsqu'il est malade.
4 [When I was sick], I said, “Yahweh, be merciful to me and heal me; [I know that I am sick because] I have sinned against you.”
J'ai dit: Éternel, aie pitié de moi, guéris mon âme, car j'ai péché contre toi!
5 My enemies say cruel things about me; they say, “How soon will he die, and then everyone will forget about him [MTY]? (OR, he will not have [any descendants to continue] his name).”
Mes ennemis me souhaitent du mal et disent: Quand mourra-t-il? Quand périra son nom?
6 When my enemies come to me, they falsely say that they [are concerned about me]. They listen to bad news about (me/my health). Then they go away and tell everywhere what is happening to me.
Si quelqu'un vient me voir, il parle faussement; son cœur amasse de mauvais desseins; il s'en va dehors et il parle.
7 All those who hate me whisper to others about me, and they hope/desire that very bad things will happen to me.
Tous ceux qui me haïssent chuchotent entre eux contre moi; à mes côtés, ils méditent ma perte.
8 They say, “He will soon die because of his being sick; he will never get up from his bed [before he dies].”
Quelque action criminelle pèse sur lui; le voilà couché, disent-ils, il ne se relèvera plus.
9 Even my best friend, whom I trusted very much, who [often] ate with me, has (betrayed me/put me into my enemies’ hands) [IDM].
Même l'homme avec qui j'étais en paix, qui avait ma confiance et qui mangeait mon pain, a levé le pied contre moi.
10 But Yahweh, be merciful to me, and enable me to become healthy [again]. When you do that, I will be able to (pay back my enemies/get revenge on my enemies/cause my enemies to suffer like they caused me to suffer).
Mais toi, Éternel, aie pitié de moi et me relève! Et je le leur rendrai.
11 [If you enable me to] do that, with the result that my enemies do not defeat me, I will know that you are pleased with me.
A ceci je connais que tu prends plaisir en moi, c'est que mon ennemi n'a pas lieu de se réjouir à mon sujet.
12 [I will know that] it is because I have done what is right that you have helped me, and [I will know that] you will let me be with you forever.
Mais tu me soutiens dans mon intégrité; tu m'as établi devant toi pour toujours.
13 Praise Yahweh, the God whom we Israelis [worship]; Praise him forever! Amen! I desire that it will be so!
Béni soit l'Éternel, le Dieu d'Israël, d'éternité en éternité! Amen! oui, Amen!
