Sirach 47

NEW AMERICAN BIBLE	JERUSALEM
1 After him came NATHAN who served in the presence of David.	1 Après lui se leva Natân pour prophétiser au temps de David.
2 Like the choice fat of the sacred offerings, so was DAVID in Israel.	2 Comme on prélève la graisse pour le sacrifice de communion, ainsi David fut choisi parmiles Israélites.
3 He made sport of lions as though they were kids, and of bears, like lambs of the flock.	3 Il se joua du lion comme du chevreau, de l'ours comme de l'agneau.
4 As a youth he slew the giant and wiped out the people's disgrace, When his hand let fly the slingstone that crushed the pride of Goliath.	4 Jeune encore, n'a-t-il pas tué le géant et lavé la honte du peuple, en lançant avec la fronde lapierre qui abattit l'arrogance de Goliath?
5 Since he called upon the Most High God, who gave strength to his right arm To defeat the skilled warrior and raise up the might of his people,	5 Car il invoqua le Seigneur Très-Haut, qui accorda à sa droite la force pour mettre à mort unpuissant guerrier et relever la vigueur de son peuple.
6 Therefore the women sang his praises and ascribed to him tens of thousands. When he assumed the royal crown, he battled	6 Aussi lui a-t-on fait gloire de 10.000 et l'a-t-on loué dans les bénédictions du Seigneur, enlui offrant une couronne de gloire.
7 and subdued the enemy on every side. He destroyed the hostile Philistines and shattered their power till our own day.	7 Car il détruisit les ennemis alentour, il anéantit les Philistins ses adversaires, pour toujours ilbrisa leur vigueur.
8 With his every deed he offered thanks to God Most High, in words of praise. With his whole being he loved his Maker and daily had his praises sung;	8 Dans toutes ses oeuvres il rendit hommage au Saint Très-Haut dans des paroles de gloire; detout son coeur il chanta, montrant son amour pour son Créateur.
9 He added beauty to the feasts and solemnized the seasons of each year With string music before the altar, providing sweet melody for the psalms	9 Il établit devant l'autel des chantres, pour émettre les chants les plus doux;
10 So that when the Holy Name was praised, before daybreak the sanctuary would resound.	10 il donna aux fêtes la splendeur, un éclat parfait aux solennités, faisant louer le saint nom duSeigneur, faisant retentir le sanctuaire dès le matin.
11 The LORD forgave him his sins and exalted his strength forever; He conferred on him the rights of royalty and established his throne in Israel.	11 Le Seigneur a effacé ses fautes, il a fait grandir sa vigueur pour toujours, il lui a accordéune alliance royale, un trône glorieux en Israël.
12 Because of his merits he had as his successor a wise son, who lived in security:	12 Un fils savant lui succéda qui, grâce à lui, vécut heureux.
13 SOLOMON reigned during an era of peace, for God made tranquil all his borders. He built a house to the name of God, and established a lasting sanctuary.	13 Salomon régna dans un temps de paix et Dieu lui accorda la tranquillité alentour, afin qu'ilélevât une maison pour son nom et préparât un sanctuaire éternel.
14 How wise you were when you were young, overflowing with instruction, like the Nile in flood!	14 Comme tu étais sage dans ta jeunesse, rempli d'intelligence ainsi qu'un fleuve!
15 Your understanding covered the whole earth, and, like a sea, filled it with knowledge.	15 Ton esprit a couvert la terre, tu l'as remplie de sentences obscures.
16 Your fame reached distant coasts, and their peoples came to hear you;	16 Ta renommée est parvenue jusqu'aux îles lointaines et tu fus aimé dans ta paix.
17 With song and story and riddle, and with your answers, you astounded the nations.	17 Tes chants, tes proverbes, tes sentences et tes réponses ont fait l'admiration du monde.
18 You were called by that glorious name which was conferred upon Israel. Gold you gathered like so much iron, you heaped up silver as though it were lead;	18 Au nom du Seigneur Dieu, de celui qu'on appelle le Dieu d'Israël, tu as amassé l'or commede l'étain et comme le plomb tu as multiplié l'argent.
19 But you abandoned yourself to women and gave them dominion over your body.	19 Tu as livré ton corps aux femmes, tu as été l'esclave de tes sens.
20 You brought dishonor upon your reputation, shame upon your marriage, Wrath upon your descendants, and groaning upon your domain;	20 Tu as fait une tache à ta gloire, tu as profané ta race, au point de faire venir la colère contretes enfants et l'affliction pour ta folie:
21 Thus two governments came into being, when in Ephraim kingship was usurped.	21 il se dressa un double pouvoir, il surgit d'Ephraïm un royaume révolté.
22 But God does not withdraw his mercy, nor permit even one of his promises to fail. He does not uproot the posterity of his chosen one, nor destroy the offspring of his friend. So he gave to Jacob a remnant, to David a root from his own family.	22 Mais le Seigneur ne renonce jamais à sa miséricorde et n'efface aucune de ses paroles, il nerefuse pas à son élu une postérité et n'extirpe point la race de celui qui l'a aimé. Aussi a-t-il donné à Jacob unreste et à David une racine issue de lui.
23 Solomon finally slept with his fathers, and left behind him one of his sons, Expansive in folly, limited in sense, REHOBOAM, who by his policy made the people rebel; Until one arose who should not be remembered, the sinner who led Israel into sin, Who brought ruin to Ephraim	23 Et Salomon se reposa avec ses pères, laissant après lui quelqu'un de sa race, le plus fou dupeuple, dénué d'intelligence: Roboam, qui poussa le peuple à la révolte.
24 and caused them to be exiled from their land. Their sinfulness grew more and more,	24 Quant à Jéroboam, fils de Nebat, c'est lui qui fit pécher Israël et enseigna à Ephraïm la voiedu mal. Dès lors leurs fautes se multiplièrent tant qu'elles les firent exiler loin de leur pays.
25 and they lent themselves to every evil,	25 Car ils cherchaient toute sorte de mal, jusqu'à encourir le châtiment.