Psalms 60
1 [I prayed], “God, you have rejected us [Israelis]! Because you have been angry [with us], you have [enabled our enemies] to break through our ranks. [Please] enable us to be strong again!
Au chef des chantres. Sur le lis lyrique. Hymne de David, pour enseigner. Lorsqu’il fit la guerre aux Syriens de Mésopotamie et aux Syriens de Tsoba, et que Joab revint et battit dans la vallée du sel douze mille Édomites. O Dieu! tu nous as repoussés, dispersés, Tu t’es irrité: relève-nous!
2 [When we were defeated, it was as though] [MET] there was a big earthquake in our land that caused the ground to split open. So now, [just as only you can] cause the cracks in the land to disappear, [help our army to be strong again], because [it is as though] our country is (falling apart/being destroyed).
Tu as ébranlé la terre, tu l’as déchirée: Répare ses brèches, car elle chancelle!
3 You have caused [us], your people, to suffer very much; [it is as though] you forced us to drink [strong] wine that caused us to stagger around [after we became drunk].
Tu as fait voir à ton peuple des choses dures, Tu nous as abreuvés d’un vin d’étourdissement.
4 But you have raised a battle flag for those who revere you in order that they can gather around it and not [be killed by the enemies’] arrows.
Tu as donné à ceux qui te craignent une bannière, Pour qu’elle s’élève à cause de la vérité. (Pause)
5 Answer our [prayers] and enable us by your power [MTY] to defeat [our enemies] in order that we, the people whom you love, will be saved.”
Afin que tes bien-aimés soient délivrés, Sauve par ta droite, et exauce-nous!
6 [Then] God [answered my prayer and] spoke from his temple, saying, “Because I have conquered [your enemies], I will divide up [everything in] Shechem [city], and I will distribute it among my people [the land in] Succoth Valley.
Dieu a dit dans sa sainteté: Je triompherai, Je partagerai Sichem, je mesurerai la vallée de Succoth;
7 The Gilead [region] is mine; the [people of the tribe of] Manasseh are mine; [the tribe of] Ephraim is [like] my helmet [MET]; and [the tribe of] Judah is [like] the (scepter/stick [that I hold which shows that I am the ruler]) [MET];
A moi Galaad, à moi Manassé; Éphraïm est le rempart de ma tête, Et Juda, mon sceptre;
8 but the Moab [region] is [like] my washbasin [MET]; I throw my sandal in the Edom [area to show that it belongs to me]; I shout triumphantly because I have defeated [the people of] the Philistia [area].”
Moab est le bassin où je me lave; Je jette mon soulier sur Édom; Pays des Philistins, pousse à mon sujet des cris de joie!
9 [Because I want to defeat the people of] Edom, (who will lead my [army triumphantly] to their [capital] city that has strong walls around it?/I want someone to lead my [army triumphantly] to their [capital] city that has strong walls around it.)” [RHQ]
Qui me mènera dans la ville forte? Qui me conduira à Édom?
10 So, God, we [desire/hope that] [RHQ] you have not truly abandoned us, and that you will go with us when our armies march out [to fight our enemies].
N’est-ce pas toi, ô Dieu, qui nous as repoussés, Et qui ne sortais plus, ô Dieu, avec nos armées?
11 [We need you to] help us when we fight against our enemies, because the help that humans can give us is worthless.
Donne-nous du secours contre la détresse! Le secours de l’homme n’est que vanité.
12 But with you [helping us], we shall win; you will enable us to defeat our enemies.
Avec Dieu, nous ferons des exploits; Il écrasera nos ennemis.
