KJV ¹ Give ear, O my people, to my law: incline your ears to the words of my mouth.

OST ¹ Maskil (cantique) d'Asaph. Écoute ma loi, ô mon peuple! Prêtez l'oreille aux paroles de ma bouche.

KJV ² I will open my mouth in a parable: I will utter dark sayings of old:

OST ² J'ouvrirai ma bouche pour prononcer des discours sententieux; je publierai les secrets des temps anciens,

KJV ³ Which we have heard and known, and our fathers have told us.

OST ³ Que nous avons entendus et connus, et que nos pères nous ont racontés.

KJV ⁴ We will not hide them from their children, shewing to the generation to come the praises of the LORD, and his strength, and his wonderful works that he hath done.

OST ⁴ Nous ne les cacherons point à leurs enfants; nous raconterons à la race future les louanges de l'Éternel, et sa force, et les merveilles qu'il a faites.

KJV ⁵ For he established a testimony in Jacob, and appointed a law in Israel, which he commanded our fathers, that they should make them known to their children:

OST ⁵ Il établit un témoignage en Jacob; il mit en Israël une loi, qu'il ordonna à nos pères de faire connaître à leurs enfants;

KJV ⁶ That the generation to come might know them, even the children which should be born; who should arise and declare them to their children:

OST ⁶ Afin que la génération suivante, les enfants à venir, la connussent, et qu'en grandissant ils la racontassent à leurs enfants;

KJV ⁷ That they might set their hope in God, and not forget the works of God, but keep his commandments:

OST ⁷ Qu'ils missent en Dieu leur confiance, qu'ils n'oubliassent pas les oeuvres de Dieu, et qu'ils gardassent ses commandements;

KJV ⁸ And might not be as their fathers, a stubborn and rebellious generation; a generation that set not their heart aright, and whose spirit was not stedfast with God.

OST ⁸ Et qu'ils ne fussent pas, comme leurs pères, une génération rebelle et indocile, génération qui ne disposa point son coeur, et dont l'esprit ne fut pas fidèle à Dieu.

KJV ⁹ The children of Ephraim, being armed, and carrying bows, turned back in the day of battle.

OST ⁹ Les fils d'Éphraïm, armés et tirant de l'arc, ont tourné le dos au jour du combat.

KJV ¹⁰ They kept not the covenant of God, and refused to walk in his law;

OST ¹⁰ Ils n'ont point gardé l'alliance de Dieu, et n'ont pas voulu marcher dans sa loi.

KJV ¹¹ And forgat his works, and his wonders that he had shewed them.

OST ¹¹ Ils ont mis en oubli ses exploits, et ses merveilles qu'il leur avait fait voir.

KJV ¹² Marvellous things did he in the sight of their fathers, in the land of Egypt, in the field of Zoan.

OST ¹² Il fit des prodiges devant leurs pères, au pays d'Égypte, aux champs de Tsoan.

KJV ¹³ He divided the sea, and caused them to pass through; and he made the waters to stand as an heap.

OST ¹³ Il fendit la mer et les fit passer; il dressa les eaux comme en un monceau;

KJV ¹⁴ In the daytime also he led them with a cloud, and all the night with a light of fire.

OST ¹⁴ Et il les conduisit, le jour par la nuée, et toute la nuit par la clarté du feu.

KJV ¹⁵ He clave the rocks in the wilderness, and gave them drink as out of the great depths.

OST ¹⁵ Il fendit les rochers au désert, et les abreuva comme à flots abondants.

KJV ¹⁶ He brought streams also out of the rock, and caused waters to run down like rivers.

OST ¹⁶ De la pierre il fit sortir des ruisseaux; il fit descendre les eaux comme des rivières.

KJV ¹⁷ And they sinned yet more against him by provoking the most High in the wilderness.

OST ¹⁷ Mais ils continuèrent à pécher contre lui, se rebellant contre le Très-Haut dans le désert.

KJV ¹⁸ And they tempted God in their heart by asking meat for their lust.

OST ¹⁸ Ils tentèrent Dieu dans leur coeur, demandant des mets selon leur désir.

KJV ¹⁹ Yea, they spake against God; they said, Can God furnish a table in the wilderness?

OST ¹⁹ Ils parlèrent contre Dieu et dirent: Dieu pourrait-il dresser une table au désert?

KJV ²⁰ Behold, he smote the rock, that the waters gushed out, and the streams overflowed; can he give bread also? can he provide flesh for his people?

OST ²⁰ Voici, il a frappé la roche, et des eaux ont coulé, et des torrents se sont répandus: pourra-t-il bien donner du pain, préparer de la chair à son peuple?

KJV ²¹ Therefore the LORD heard this, and was wroth: so a fire was kindled against Jacob, and anger also came up against Israel;

OST ²¹ Aussi l'Éternel l'entendit et s'indigna; un feu s'alluma contre Jacob, et la colère s'éleva contre Israël;

KJV ²² Because they believed not in God, and trusted not in his salvation:

OST ²² Parce qu'ils n'avaient pas cru en Dieu, et ne s'étaient pas confiés en son salut.

KJV ²³ Though he had commanded the clouds from above, and opened the doors of heaven,

OST ²³ Alors il commanda aux nuées en haut, et ouvrit les portes des cieux.

KJV ²⁴ And had rained down manna upon them to eat, and had given them of the corn of heaven.

OST ²⁴ Il fit pleuvoir sur eux la manne pour nourriture, et leur donna le froment des cieux.

KJV ²⁵ Man did eat angels' food: he sent them meat to the full.

OST ²⁵ Chacun mangea le pain des puissants; il leur envoya des vivres à souhait.

KJV ²⁶ He caused an east wind to blow in the heaven: and by his power he brought in the south wind.

OST ²⁶ Il fit lever le vent d'orient dans les cieux, et amena par sa force le vent du midi.

KJV ²⁷ He rained flesh also upon them as dust, and feathered fowls like as the sand of the sea:

OST ²⁷ Il fit pleuvoir sur eux de la chair comme de la poussière, et des oiseaux ailés, comme le sable des mers.

KJV ²⁸ And he let it fall in the midst of their camp, round about their habitations.

OST ²⁸ Il les fit tomber au milieu de leur camp, et tout autour de leurs tentes.

KJV ²⁹ So they did eat, and were well filled: for he gave them their own desire;

OST ²⁹ Ils mangèrent et furent abondamment repus; il leur accorda ce qu'ils désiraient.

KJV ³⁰ They were not estranged from their lust. But while their meat was yet in their mouths,

OST ³⁰ Ils n'en avaient pas perdu l'envie, les mets étaient encore dans leur bouche,

KJV ³¹ The wrath of God came upon them, and slew the fattest of them, and smote down the chosen men of Israel.

OST ³¹ Que la colère de Dieu monta contre eux, qu'il tua leurs hommes forts, et abattit l'élite d'Israël.

KJV ³² For all this they sinned still, and believed not for his wondrous works.

OST ³² Et pourtant ils péchèrent encore, et ne crurent point à ses merveilles.

KJV ³³ Therefore their days did he consume in vanity, and their years in trouble.

OST ³³ Il consuma leurs jours par un souffle, et leurs années par un effroi soudain.

KJV ³⁴ When he slew them, then they sought him: and they returned and enquired early after God.

OST ³⁴ Quand il les tuait, ils s'enquéraient de lui, et se remettaient à chercher Dieu.

KJV ³⁵ And they remembered that God was their rock, and the high God their redeemer.

OST ³⁵ Ils se souvenaient que Dieu était leur rocher, et le Dieu Très-Haut leur rédempteur.

KJV ³⁶ Nevertheless they did flatter him with their mouth, and they lied unto him with their tongues.

OST ³⁶ Mais ils faisaient beau semblant de leur bouche, et de leur langue ils lui mentaient.

KJV ³⁷ For their heart was not right with him, neither were they stedfast in his covenant.

OST ³⁷ Leur coeur n'était pas droit envers lui, et ils n'étaient pas fidèles à son alliance.

KJV ³⁸ But he, being full of compassion, forgave their iniquity, and destroyed them not: yea, many a time turned he his anger away, and did not stir up all his wrath.

OST ³⁸ Mais lui, miséricordieux, pardonnait le crime et ne les détruisait pas; souvent il revint de sa colère, et n'éveilla pas toute sa fureur.

KJV ³⁹ For he remembered that they were but flesh; a wind that passeth away, and cometh not again.

OST ³⁹ Et il se souvint qu'ils n'étaient que chair, un vent qui passe et ne revient pas.

KJV ⁴⁰ How oft did they provoke him in the wilderness, and grieve him in the desert!

OST ⁴⁰ Que de fois ils se rebellèrent contre lui au désert, et le contristèrent dans la solitude!

KJV ⁴¹ Yea, they turned back and tempted God, and limited the Holy One of Israel.

OST ⁴¹ Ils recommencèrent à tenter Dieu et à provoquer le Saint d'Israël;

KJV ⁴² They remembered not his hand, nor the day when he delivered them from the enemy.

OST ⁴² Ils ne se souvinrent plus de sa main, du jour où il les délivra de l'oppresseur,

KJV ⁴³ How he had wrought his signs in Egypt, and his wonders in the field of Zoan.

OST ⁴³ Lorsqu'il manifesta ses prodiges en Égypte, et ses miracles dans les champs de Tsoan;

KJV ⁴⁴ And had turned their rivers into blood; and their floods, that they could not drink.

OST ⁴⁴ Qu'il changea leurs fleuves en sang, et ils n'en burent plus les ondes;

KJV ⁴⁵ He sent divers sorts of flies among them, which devoured them; and frogs, which destroyed them.

OST ⁴⁵ Qu'il envoya contre eux des insectes pour les dévorer et des grenouilles pour les infester;

KJV ⁴⁶ He gave also their increase unto the caterpiller, and their labour unto the locust.

OST ⁴⁶ Qu'il livra leur récolte aux vermisseaux, et leur travail aux sauterelles;

KJV ⁴⁷ He destroyed their vines with hail, and their sycomore trees with frost.

OST ⁴⁷ Qu'il tua leurs vignes par la grêle, et leurs sycomores par les frimas;

KJV ⁴⁸ He gave up their cattle also to the hail, and their flocks to hot thunderbolts.

OST ⁴⁸ Qu'il livra leur bétail à la grêle, et leurs troupeaux à la foudre;

KJV ⁴⁹ He cast upon them the fierceness of his anger, wrath, and indignation, and trouble, by sending evil angels among them.

OST ⁴⁹ Qu'il envoya contre eux l'ardeur de son courroux, l'indignation, la colère, la détresse, déchaînant les messagers de malheur.

KJV ⁵⁰ He made a way to his anger; he spared not their soul from death, but gave their life over to the pestilence;

OST ⁵⁰ Il donna carrière à sa colère, et ne préserva point leur âme de la mort; il livra leur vie à la mortalité.

KJV ⁵¹ And smote all the firstborn in Egypt; the chief of their strength in the tabernacles of Ham:

OST ⁵¹ Il frappa dans l'Égypte tous les premiers-nés, les prémices de la force dans les tentes de Cham.

KJV ⁵² But made his own people to go forth like sheep, and guided them in the wilderness like a flock.

OST ⁵² Il fit partir son peuple comme des brebis, et les conduisit par le désert comme un troupeau.

KJV ⁵³ And he led them on safely, so that they feared not: but the sea overwhelmed their enemies.

OST ⁵³ Il les mena en sûreté et sans crainte; mais la mer couvrit leurs ennemis.

KJV ⁵⁴ And he brought them to the border of his sanctuary, even to this mountain, which his right hand had purchased.

OST ⁵⁴ Il les fit parvenir dans ses frontières saintes, à la montagne que sa droite a conquise.

KJV ⁵⁵ He cast out the heathen also before them, and divided them an inheritance by line, and made the tribes of Israel to dwell in their tents.

OST ⁵⁵ Il chassa devant eux des nations; il les leur fit échoir en portions d'héritage, et logea les tribus d'Israël dans leurs tentes.

KJV ⁵⁶ Yet they tempted and provoked the most high God, and kept not his testimonies:

OST ⁵⁶ Mais ils tentèrent et irritèrent le Dieu Très-Haut, et ne gardèrent point ses témoignages.

KJV ⁵⁷ But turned back, and dealt unfaithfully like their fathers: they were turned aside like a deceitful bow.

OST ⁵⁷ Ils reculèrent et furent infidèles comme leurs pères; ils tournèrent comme un arc qui trompe.

KJV ⁵⁸ For they provoked him to anger with their high places, and moved him to jealousy with their graven images.

OST ⁵⁸ Ils le provoquèrent par leurs hauts lieux, et l'émurent à jalousie par leurs idoles.

KJV ⁵⁹ When God heard this, he was wroth, and greatly abhorred Israel:

OST ⁵⁹ Dieu l'entendit et s'indigna; il prit Israël en aversion.

KJV ⁶⁰ So that he forsook the tabernacle of Shiloh, the tent which he placed among men;

OST ⁶⁰ Il abandonna la demeure de Silo, la tente qu'il avait dressée parmi les hommes.

KJV ⁶¹ And delivered his strength into captivity, and his glory into the enemy's hand.

OST ⁶¹ Il livra sa gloire à la captivité, et sa majesté aux mains de l'ennemi.

KJV ⁶² He gave his people over also unto the sword; and was wroth with his inheritance.

OST ⁶² Il abandonna son peuple à l'épée, et s'indigna contre son héritage.

KJV ⁶³ The fire consumed their young men; and their maidens were not given to marriage.

OST ⁶³ Le feu dévora ses jeunes hommes, et ses vierges ne furent point chantées.

KJV ⁶⁴ Their priests fell by the sword; and their widows made no lamentation.

OST ⁶⁴ Ses sacrificateurs tombèrent par l'épée, et ses veuves ne pleurèrent pas.

KJV ⁶⁵ Then the LORD awaked as one out of sleep, and like a mighty man that shouteth by reason of wine.

OST ⁶⁵ Alors le Seigneur s'éveilla comme un homme qui dort, comme un guerrier à qui le vin fait jeter des cris.

KJV ⁶⁶ And he smote his enemies in the hinder parts: he put them to a perpetual reproach.

OST ⁶⁶ Il refoula ses adversaires; il les chargea d'un opprobre éternel.

KJV ⁶⁷ Moreover he refused the tabernacle of Joseph, and chose not the tribe of Ephraim:

OST ⁶⁷ Mais il rejeta la tente de Joseph, et ne choisit pas la tribu d'Éphraïm.

KJV ⁶⁸ But chose the tribe of Judah, the mount Zion which he loved.

OST ⁶⁸ Il choisit la tribu de Juda, la montagne de Sion qu'il aime.

KJV ⁶⁹ And he built his sanctuary like high palaces, like the earth which he hath established for ever.

OST ⁶⁹ Il bâtit son sanctuaire comme les lieux très hauts, comme la terre qu'il a fondée pour toujours.

KJV ⁷⁰ He chose David also his servant, and took him from the sheepfolds:

OST ⁷⁰ Il choisit David son serviteur, et le prit des parcs des brebis.

KJV ⁷¹ From following the ewes great with young he brought him to feed Jacob his people, and Israel his inheritance.

OST ⁷¹ Il l'amena d'auprès de celles qui allaitent, pour paître Jacob, son peuple, et Israël, son héritage.

KJV ⁷² So he fed them according to the integrity of his heart; and guided them by the skilfulness of his hands.

OST ⁷² Alors David les fit paître suivant l'intégrité de son coeur, et les conduisit par la sagesse de ses mains.