| Chapter 105 |
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O give thanks unto the LORD; call upon his name: make known his deeds among the people. |
| | Louez l`Éternel, invoquez son nom! Faites connaître parmi les peuples ses hauts faits!
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Sing unto him, sing psalms unto him: talk ye of all his wondrous works. |
| | Chantez, chantez en son honneur! Parlez de toutes ses merveilles!
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Glory ye in his holy name: let the heart of them rejoice that seek the LORD. |
| | Glorifiez-vous de son saint nom! Que le coeur de ceux qui cherchent l`Éternel se réjouisse!
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Seek the LORD, and his strength: seek his face evermore. |
| | Ayez recours à l`Éternel et à son appui, Cherchez continuellement sa face!
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Remember his marvellous works that he hath done; his wonders, and the judgments of his mouth; |
| | Souvenez-vous des prodiges qu`il a faits, De ses miracles et des jugements de sa bouche,
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O ye seed of Abraham his servant, ye children of Jacob his chosen. |
| | Postérité d`Abraham, son serviteur, Enfants de Jacob, ses élus!
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He is the LORD our God: his judgments are in all the earth. |
| | L`Éternel est notre Dieu; Ses jugements s`exercent sur toute la terre.
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He hath remembered his covenant for ever, the word which he commanded to a thousand generations. |
| | Il se rappelle à toujours son alliance, Ses promesses pour mille générations,
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Which covenant he made with Abraham, and his oath unto Isaac; |
| | L`alliance qu`il a traitée avec Abraham, Et le serment qu`il a fait à Isaac;
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And confirmed the same unto Jacob for a law, and to Israel for an everlasting covenant: |
| | Il l`a érigée pour Jacob en loi, Pour Israël en alliance éternelle,
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Saying, Unto thee will I give the land of Canaan, the lot of your inheritance: |
| | Disant: Je te donnerai le pays de Canaan Comme héritage qui vous est échu.
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When they were but a few men in number; yea, very few, and strangers in it. |
| | Ils étaient alors peu nombreux, Très peu nombreux, et étrangers dans le pays,
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When they went from one nation to another, from one kingdom to another people; |
| | Et ils allaient d`une nation à l`autre Et d`un royaume vers un autre peuple;
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He suffered no man to do them wrong: yea, he reproved kings for their sakes; |
| | Mais il ne permit à personne de les opprimer, Et il châtia des rois à cause d`eux:
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Saying, Touch not mine anointed, and do my prophets no harm. |
| | Ne touchez pas à mes oints, Et ne faites pas de mal à mes prophètes!
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Moreover he called for a famine upon the land: he brake the whole staff of bread. |
| | Il appela sur le pays la famine, Il coupa tout moyen de subsistance.
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He sent a man before them, even Joseph, who was sold for a servant: |
| | Il envoya devant eux un homme: Joseph fut vendu comme esclave.
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Whose feet they hurt with fetters: he was laid in iron: |
| | On serra ses pieds dans des liens, On le mit aux fers,
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Until the time that his word came: the word of the LORD tried him. |
| | Jusqu`au temps où arriva ce qu`il avait annoncé, Et où la parole de l`Éternel l`éprouva.
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The king sent and loosed him; even the ruler of the people, and let him go free. |
| | Le roi fit ôter ses liens, Le dominateur des peuples le délivra.
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He made him lord of his house, and ruler of all his substance: |
| | Il l`établit seigneur sur sa maison, Et gouverneur de tous ses biens,
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To bind his princes at his pleasure; and teach his senators wisdom. |
| | Afin qu`il pût à son gré enchaîner ses princes, Et qu`il enseignât la sagesse à ses anciens.
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Israel also came into Egypt; and Jacob sojourned in the land of Ham. |
| | Alors Israël vint en Égypte, Et Jacob séjourna dans le pays de Cham.
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And he increased his people greatly; and made them stronger than their enemies. |
| | Il rendit son peuple très fécond, Et plus puissant que ses adversaires.
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He turned their heart to hate his people, to deal subtilly with his servants. |
| | Il changea leur coeur, au point qu`ils haïrent son peuple Et qu`ils traitèrent ses serviteurs avec perfidie.
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He sent Moses his servant; and Aaron whom he had chosen. |
| | Il envoya Moïse, son serviteur, Et Aaron, qu`il avait choisi.
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They shewed his signs among them, and wonders in the land of Ham. |
| | Ils accomplirent par son pouvoir des prodiges au milieu d`eux, Ils firent des miracles dans le pays de Cham.
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He sent darkness, and made it dark; and they rebelled not against his word. |
| | Il envoya des ténèbres et amena l`obscurité, Et ils ne furent pas rebelles à sa parole.
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He turned their waters into blood, and slew their fish. |
| | Il changea leurs eaux en sang, Et fit périr leurs poissons.
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Their land brought forth frogs in abundance, in the chambers of their kings. |
| | Le pays fourmilla de grenouilles, Jusque dans les chambres de leurs rois.
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He spake, and there came divers sorts of flies, and lice in all their coasts. |
| | Il dit, et parurent les mouches venimeuses, Les poux sur tout leur territoire.
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He gave them hail for rain, and flaming fire in their land. |
| | Il leur donna pour pluie de la grêle, Des flammes de feu dans leur pays.
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He smote their vines also and their fig trees; and brake the trees of their coasts. |
| | Il frappa leurs vignes et leurs figuiers, Et brisa les arbres de leur contrée.
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He spake, and the locusts came, and caterpillers, and that without number, |
| | Il dit, et parurent les sauterelles, Des sauterelles sans nombre,
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And did eat up all the herbs in their land, and devoured the fruit of their ground. |
| | Qui dévorèrent toute l`herbe du pays, Qui dévorèrent les fruits de leurs champs.
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He smote also all the firstborn in their land, the chief of all their strength. |
| | Il frappa tous les premiers-nés dans leur pays, Toutes les prémices de leur force.
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He brought them forth also with silver and gold: and there was not one feeble person among their tribes. |
| | Il fit sortir son peuple avec de l`argent et de l`or, Et nul ne chancela parmi ses tribus.
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Egypt was glad when they departed: for the fear of them fell upon them. |
| | Les Égyptiens se réjouirent de leur départ, Car la terreur qu`ils avaient d`eux les saisissait.
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He spread a cloud for a covering; and fire to give light in the night. |
| | Il étendit la nuée pour les couvrir, Et le feu pour éclairer la nuit.
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The people asked, and he brought quails, and satisfied them with the bread of heaven. |
| | A leur demande, il fit venir des cailles, Et il les rassasia du pain du ciel.
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He opened the rock, and the waters gushed out; they ran in the dry places like a river. |
| | Il ouvrit le rocher, et des eaux coulèrent; Elles se répandirent comme un fleuve dans les lieux arides.
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For he remembered his holy promise, and Abraham his servant. |
| | Car il se souvint de sa parole sainte, Et d`Abraham, son serviteur.
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And he brought forth his people with joy, and his chosen with gladness: |
| | Il fit sortir son peuple dans l`allégresse, Ses élus au milieu des cris de joie.
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And gave them the lands of the heathen: and they inherited the labour of the people; |
| | Il leur donna les terres des nations, Et ils possédèrent le fruit du travail des peuples,
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That they might observe his statutes, and keep his laws. Praise ye the LORD. |
| | Afin qu`ils gardassent ses ordonnances, Et qu`ils observassent ses lois. Louez l`Éternel!
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