BAN ¹ Au maître chantre. Avec instruments à cordes. Méditation de David.

KJV ¹ Give ear to my prayer, O God; and hide not thyself from my supplication.

VULC ¹ In finem, pro populo qui a sanctis longe factus est. David in tituli inscriptionem, cum tenuerunt eum Allophyli in Geth.

BAN ² O Dieu ! prête l'oreille à ma prière,
Et ne te dérobe point à ma supplication !

KJV ² Attend unto me, and hear me: I mourn in my complaint, and make a noise;

VULC ² [Miserere mei, Deus, quoniam conculcavit me homo ;
tota die impugnans, tribulavit me.

BAN ³ Ecoute-moi et réponds-moi !
Mon esprit m'emporte çà et là dans mon chagrin, et je m'agite,

KJV ³ Because of the voice of the enemy, because of the oppression of the wicked: for they cast iniquity upon me, and in wrath they hate me.

VULC ³ Conculcaverunt me inimici mei tota die,
quoniam multi bellantes adversum me.

BAN ⁴ A la voix de l'ennemi et devant l'oppression du méchant.
Car ils m'accablent de maux et me poursuivent avec colère.

KJV ⁴ My heart is sore pained within me: and the terrors of death are fallen upon me.

VULC ⁴ Ab altitudine diei timebo :
ego vero in te sperabo.

BAN ⁵ Mon coeur est tout tremblant au-dedans de moi,
Et les terreurs de la mort sont tombées sur moi ;

KJV ⁵ Fearfulness and trembling are come upon me, and horror hath overwhelmed me.

VULC ⁵ In Deo laudabo sermones meos ;
in Deo speravi :
non timebo quid faciat mihi caro.

BAN ⁶ La crainte et l'épouvante m'assaillent,
Et le frisson me saisit tout entier.

KJV ⁶ And I said, Oh that I had wings like a dove! for then would I fly away, and be at rest.

VULC ⁶ Tota die verba mea execrabantur ;
adversum me omnes cogitationes eorum in malum.

BAN ⁷ Aussi ai-je dit : Oh ! qui me donnera l'aile de la colombe ?
Je m'envolerais et me poserais en lieu sûr.

KJV ⁷ Lo, then would I wander far off, and remain in the wilderness. Selah.

VULC ⁷ Inhabitabunt, et abscondent ;
ipsi calcaneum meum observabunt.
Sicut sustinuerunt animam meam,

BAN ⁸ Voilà ! Je m'enfuirais au loin,
Je chercherais asile au désert.
(Jeu d'instruments.)

KJV ⁸ I would hasten my escape from the windy storm and tempest.

VULC ⁸ pro nihilo salvos facies illos ;
in ira populos confringes.

BAN ⁹ A la hâte je m'échapperais,
Plus rapide que le vent impétueux, que la tempête.

KJV ⁹ Destroy, O Lord, and divide their tongues: for I have seen violence and strife in the city.

VULC ⁹ Deus, vitam meam annuntiavi tibi ;
posuisti lacrimas meas in conspectu tuo,
sicut et in promissione tua :

BAN ¹⁰ Engloutis[-les], Seigneur, confonds leurs langues,
Car je ne vois que violence et querelles dans la ville.

KJV ¹⁰ Day and night they go about it upon the walls thereof: mischief also and sorrow are in the midst of it.

VULC ¹⁰ tunc convertentur inimici mei retrorsum.
In quacumque die invocavero te,
ecce cognovi quoniam Deus meus es.

BAN ¹¹ Jour et nuit ils font la ronde sur ses murailles ;
L'iniquité et le tourment sont dans son enceinte,

KJV ¹¹ Wickedness is in the midst thereof: deceit and guile depart not from her streets.

VULC ¹¹ In Deo laudabo verbum ;
in Domino laudabo sermonem.
In Deo speravi :
non timebo quid faciat mihi homo.

BAN ¹² La perversité, est au milieu d'elle,
L'oppression et la fraude ne quittent point ses places.

KJV ¹² For it was not an enemy that reproached me; then I could have borne it: neither was it he that hated me that did magnify himself against me; then I would have hid myself from him:

VULC ¹² In me sunt, Deus, vota tua,
quæ reddam, laudationes tibi :

BAN ¹³ Car ce n'est pas un ennemi qui m'outrage :
Je le supporterais ;
Ce n'est pas celui qui me haïssait qui s'élève contre moi :
Je pourrais me cacher loin de lui ;

KJV ¹³ But it was thou, a man mine equal, my guide, and mine acquaintance.

VULC ¹³ quoniam eripuisti animam meam de morte,
et pedes meos de lapsu,
ut placeam coram Deo in lumine viventium.]

BAN ¹⁴ Mais c'est toi, un homme de mon rang,
Mon compagnon et mon ami !

KJV ¹⁴ We took sweet counsel together, and walked unto the house of God in company.

BAN ¹⁵ Nous, qui rendions si doux nos entretiens intimes,
Qui allions avec la foule à la maison de Dieu !

KJV ¹⁵ Let death seize upon them, and let them go down quick into hell: for wickedness is in their dwellings, and among them.

BAN ¹⁶ Que la mort les surprenne,
Qu'ils descendent vivants dans le sépulcre,
Car la méchanceté est dans leurs demeures,
[Elle habite] au milieu d'eux.

KJV ¹⁶ As for me, I will call upon God; and the LORD shall save me.

BAN ¹⁷ Pour moi, je crie à Dieu,
Et l'Eternel me sauvera.

KJV ¹⁷ Evening, and morning, and at noon, will I pray, and cry aloud: and he shall hear my voice.

BAN ¹⁸ Le soir, le matin et à midi, je soupire et je gémis ;
Il entendra ma voix.

KJV ¹⁸ He hath delivered my soul in peace from the battle that was against me: for there were many with me.

BAN ¹⁹ Il me tire sain et sauf du combat qu'on me livre,
Car j'ai affaire à beaucoup de gens.

KJV ¹⁹ God shall hear, and afflict them, even he that abideth of old. Selah. Because they have no changes, therefore they fear not God.

BAN ²⁰ Dieu entendra et leur répondra,
Lui qui trône de toute éternité.
(Jeu d'instruments.)
Car il n'y a point en eux de changement,
Et ils ne craignent point Dieu.

KJV ²⁰ He hath put forth his hands against such as be at peace with him: he hath broken his covenant.

BAN ²¹ Il jette la main sur ceux qui vivaient en paix avec lui,
Il viole son alliance !

KJV ²¹ The words of his mouth were smoother than butter, but war was in his heart: his words were softer than oil, yet were they drawn swords.

BAN ²² Sa bouche est plus douce que la crème,
Mais la guerre est dans son coeur ;
Ses paroles sont plus onctueuses que l'huile,
Mais ce sont des épées nues.

KJV ²² Cast thy burden upon the LORD, and he shall sustain thee: he shall never suffer the righteous to be moved.

BAN ²³ Remets ton sort à l'Eternel, et il te soutiendra ;
Il ne permettra pas à toujours que le juste soit ébranlé.

KJV ²³ But thou, O God, shalt bring them down into the pit of destruction: bloody and deceitful men shall not live out half their days; but I will trust in thee.

BAN ²⁴ Et toi, ô Dieu, tu les précipiteras au fond de la fosse,
Ces hommes de sang et de fraude !
Ils n'atteindront pas la moitié de leurs jours.
Mais moi, je me confierai en toi.