Psaumes 10
1 Éternel, pourquoi te tiens-tu à l'écart, te caches-tu dans des temps de détresse?
Yahweh, (why are you far away [from us]?/it seems that you are far away [from us].) [RHQ] Why do you not pay attention when we have troubles [RHQ]?
2 Le malheureux pâtit de l'orgueil des impies, il se prend dans les trames qu'ils ourdissent,
People who are proud gladly cause poor people to suffer. So [cause what they do to others to happen to them]! May they be caught in the [same] traps that they set to catch others [MET]!
3 Car l'impie fait gloire de sa convoitise, et le ravisseur maudit, méprise l'Éternel.
They brag about the [evil] things that they want to do. They praise people who seize from others things that do not belong to them, and they curse you, Yahweh.
4 L'impie présomptueux est sans inquiétude: « Il n'y a point de Dieu! » voilà toutes ses pensées.
Wicked people are very proud. As a result, they do not (seek help from/are not concerned about) God; they do not even think that God exists.
5 Le succès est sur sa route en tout temps; il n'élève point ses regards jusques à tes jugements; sur ses ennemis il souffle avec dédain.
But [it seems that] they succeed in everything that they do. They do not think that they will be condemned/punished for their deeds, and they (sneer at/make fun of) their enemies.
6 Il dit en son cœur: « Je suis inébranlable, d'âge en âge à l'abri des revers. »
They think, “Nothing bad will happen to us! We will never have troubles!”
7 Sa bouche est pleine de parjure, de fraude et de malice, et sa langue recèle la violence et la ruine.
When they talk [MTY], they are always cursing, lying, and threatening to harm others. They constantly say [MTY] evil things that show that they are ready to do cruel things to others.
8 Posté en embuscade près des hameaux, en guet-apens il tue les innocents, et dans l'ombre son œil épie le malheureux.
They hide in villages, ready to (ambush/suddenly attack) and kill people who (are innocent/have done nothing wrong). They constantly search for people who will not be able to (resist/defend themselves) [when they are attacked].
9 Il guette de sa retraite, comme le lion de son repaire, il guette pour saisir le malheureux; il saisit le malheureux, le tirant dans son filet.
They are like [MET] lions that crouch down and hide, waiting to pounce on their prey. They are like hunters that catch their prey with a net and then drag it away.
10 Il se tapit, il se baisse, et entre ses griffes tombe le malheureux.
Just like helpless animals are crushed, people who cannot defend themselves are killed because wicked people are very strong.
11 Il dit en son cœur: « Dieu oublie! Il voile sa face, et ne regarde jamais! »
Wicked people say, “God will not pay any attention [to what we do]. His eyes are covered, so he never sees anything.”
12 Debout! Éternel! ô Dieu, lève ta main! N'oublie pas les malheureux!
Yahweh God, arise [and help us] Punish [IDM] those wicked people! And do not forget those who are suffering!
13 Pourquoi l'impie a-t-il pour Dieu ce mépris, dit-il en son cœur: « Tu ne recherches pas »?
Wicked people revile you [RHQ] continually. They think, “God will never punish us!”
14 Tu as vu! car tu as l'œil sur la douleur et la peine, et tu l'inscris sur ta main; le malheureux s'en remet à toi; pour l'orphelin tu fus toujours un aide.
But you see the trouble and the distress [that they cause]. People who are suffering expect that you will help them; and you help orphans, [also].
15 Brise le bras de l'impie, et du méchant recherche le crime, afin que tu ne le retrouves plus!
(Break the arms/Destroy the power) of wicked [DOU] people! Continue to pursue and punish them for the wicked things that they do, until they stop doing those things.
16 Le Seigneur est un Roi permanent, éternel; de son pays les nations sont exterminées.
Yahweh, you are our king forever, but [wicked] nations will disappear from the earth.
17 Éternel, tu entends les vœux des misérables, tu fortifies leur cœur, tu inclines ton oreille,
You have listened to afflicted/suffering people when they cry out to you. You hear them [when they pray], and you encourage [IDM] them.
18 tu fais droit à l'orphelin et au pauvre, afin que de la terre désormais l'homme ne te brave plus.
You show that orphans and oppressed people have not done things that are wrong, with the result that human beings will not cause people to be terrified any more.
