Psalms 81
1 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]!
Jusqu'à la Fin, psaume d'Asaph, sur les pressoirs. Réjouissez-vous en Dieu notre champion; criez joyeusement vers le Dieu de Jacob.
2 Start [playing] the music, and beat the tambourines, and play nice music on the harps and (lyres/other stringed instruments).
Prenez un psaume, et faites résonner le tambour, la harpe mélodieuse et la cithare.
3 Blow the trumpets [during the festival to celebrate] each new moon and each time the moon is full and during our [other] festivals.
Sonnez de la trompette à la nouvelle lune, au jour glorieux de notre fête.
4 [Do that] because that is a law for [us] Israeli [people]; God commanded it for us descendants of Jacob.
Car tel est le précepte en Israël, tel est le commandement du Dieu de Jacob.
5 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,
Il a mis ce témoignage en Joseph, quand celui-ci sortit de la terre d'Egypte; il entendit une langue qu'il ne connaissait pas.
6 “[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].
Il a ôté le fardeau des épaules de son peuple, quand ses mains tressaient des corbeilles, disant:
7 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.
Tu m'as invoqué en ton affliction, et je t'ai délivré; je t'ai entendu dans l'obscurité d'une tempête; je t'ai éprouvé dans l'eau de la contradiction.
8 [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]!
Ecoute, mon peuple; et je te parlerai, Israël, et je te prendrai à témoin. Si tu m'écoutes,
9 You must not have any idols of other gods among you; you must never bow to worship any of them!
Il n'y aura point chez toi de Dieu nouveau, et tu n'adoreras point de Dieu étranger.
10 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.
Car je suis le Seigneur ton Dieu, qui t'ai tiré de la terre d'Egypte; ouvre la bouche, et je la remplirai.
11 But my people would not listen to me [SYN]; they would not obey me.
Et mon peuple n'a point écouté ma voix, et Israël n'a point fait attention à moi.
12 So even though they were very stubborn, I allowed them to do whatever they wanted to do.
Et je les ai fait partir, selon les désirs de leurs cœurs; ils chemineront en leurs désirs.
13 I wish that my people would listen to me, that the Israeli [people] would behave as I want them to do.
Si mon peuple m'avait écouté, si Israël avait marché dans mes voies,
14 [If they did that], I would quickly defeat their enemies; I would strike/punish [all of] them [DOU].
Certes j'eusse humilié jusqu'au néant leurs ennemis; j'eusse mis la main sur leurs oppresseurs.
15 [Then all] those who hate me would (cringe before/bow down to) me, and [then I] would punish them [MTY] forever.
Les ennemis du Seigneur lui ont menti, et il y aura temps pour eux dans l'éternité.
16 [But] I would give you [Israelis] very good wheat/grain, and I would fill your stomachs with wild honey.”
Et il les avait nourris de la fleur du froment, et les avait rassasiés du miel des rochers.
