Psaumes 74
1 Hymne d'Asaph. Pourquoi, ô Dieu, rejettes-tu toujours, ta colère fume-t-elle sur le troupeau dont tu es le pasteur?
God, why have you abandoned/rejected us? Will you keep rejecting us forever [RHQ]? Why are you angry with us, since we are like sheep in your pasture [and you are like our shepherd]? [MET, RHQ]
2 Aie souvenir de ton peuple que tu acquis autrefois, réclamas comme ta tribu d'héritage, de la montagne de Sion, où tu fixas ta demeure!
Do not forget your people whom you chose long ago, the people whom you freed [from being slaves in Egypt] and caused to become your tribe. Do not forget Jerusalem, which was (your home/where you dwelt) [on this earth].
3 Dirige tes pas vers des ruines déjà vieilles! L'ennemi dévaste tout dans le Sanctuaire.
Walk along [and see] where everything has been totally ruined; our enemies have destroyed everything in the sacred temple.
4 Tes adversaires rugissent au sein de tes parvis: c'est leur culte qu'ils érigent en culte.
Your enemies shouted triumphantly in this sacred place; they erected their banners [to show they had defeated us].
5 On dirait des hommes qui lèvent et font retomber les haches dans l'épaisseur d'un bois.
They cut down all the [engraved objects in the temple] like woodsmen cut down trees.
6 Et ils en brisent déjà les sculptures, sous les cognées et les marteaux à la fois.
Then they smashed all the carved wood with their axes and hammers.
7 Ils mettent en feu ton Sanctuaire; sacrilèges ils renversent la demeure de ton nom.
[Then] they burned your temple to the ground; they caused that place where you were worshiped to be unfit for people to worship in.
8 Ils disent en leur cœur: « Accablons-les tous ensemble! » Ils brûlent dans le pays tous les saints lieux d'assemblée.
They said to themselves, “We will destroy the Israelis completely,” and they [also] burned down all the other places where we gathered to worship God.
9 Nous ne voyons plus notre culte, il n'y a plus de prophète, nous n'avons personne qui sache jusques à quand…!
All our sacred symbols (OR, miracles) are gone; there are no prophets now/any more, and no one knows how long [this situation will continue].
10 Jusques à quand, ô Dieu, l'ennemi sera-t-il insultant? Toujours l'ennemi méprisera-t-il ton nom?
God, how long will our enemies make fun of you [RHQ]? Will they insult you [MTY] forever [RHQ]?
11 Pourquoi retires-tu ta main et ta droite? Tire-la de ton sein, et extermine!
Why do you refuse to help [MTY, RHQ] us? Why do you keep your hand inside your cloak [instead of using it to destroy our enemies] [RHQ]?
12 Cependant Dieu est mon Roi dès les temps de jadis, opérant des délivrances dans le sein du pays.
God, you have been our king [all the time] since we came out of Egypt [HYP], and you have enabled us to defeat [our enemies] in the land [of Israel].
13 Par ta puissance tu entr'ouvris la mer, tu brisas les têtes des dragons dans ses eaux.
By your power you caused the [Red] Sea to divide; [it was as though] you smashed the heads of the [rulers of Egypt who were like] huge sea dragons [MET].
14 Tu fracassas les têtes des Léviathans, et les livras en proie aux hôtes du désert.
[It was as though] you crushed the head of the king of Egypt [MET] and gave his body to the animals in the desert to eat.
15 Tu fis jaillir des sources et des torrents, tu desséchas des fleuves qui ne tarissent jamais.
You caused springs and streams to flow, and you [also] dried up rivers that had never dried up previously.
16 A toi est le jour, et à toi la nuit; tu disposas les luminaires et le soleil.
You created the days and the nights, and you put the sun and the moon in their places.
17 Tu as placé toutes les bornes de la terre; l'été et l'hiver, c'est toi qui les as faits.
You determined where the oceans end and the land begins, and you created the summer/hot season and the winter/cold season.
18 Souviens-t'en: l'ennemi outrage l'Éternel, et un peuple en délire insulte à ton nom.
Yahweh, do not forget that your enemies laugh at you, and that it is foolish people who despise you [MTY].
19 Ne livre pas aux bêtes l'âme de ta tourterelle, et n'oublie pas pour toujours la vie de tes affligés!
Do not let your helpless people [MET] fall into the hands of their cruel enemies; do not forget your suffering/persecuted people.
20 Considère l'alliance! car les retraites du pays sont pleines de repaires de la violence.
Do not forget the agreement that you made with us; remember that there are violent people in every dark place on the earth.
21 Ne renvoie pas l'opprimé confus! Que l'affligé et le pauvre aient à louer ton nom!
Do not allow your oppressed people to be disgraced; help those poor and needy people in order that they will [again] praise you [MTY].
22 Lève-toi, ô Dieu, défends ta cause! Pense aux outrages que te fait l'impie tous les jours!
God, arise and defend yourself [by defending your people]! Do not forget that foolish people laugh at you (all day long/continually)!
23 N'oublie pas la clameur de tes ennemis, la rumeur de tes adversaires qui s'élève sans cesse.
Do not forget that your enemies shout angrily [at you]; the uproar that they make [while they oppose you] never stops.
