Psalms 48

CATHOLIC PUBLIC DOMAIN	Le Sainte Bible Vigouroux
1 Unto the end. A Psalm to the sons of Korah.	1 Psaume, (du) cantique des fils de Coré, pour le second jour de la semaine.
2 Hear these things, all nations. Pay attention, all inhabitants of the world:	2 Le Seigneur est grand et (très) digne de (toute) louange, dans la cité de notre Dieu, sur sa sainte montagne.
3 whoever is earth-born, you sons of men, together as one, the rich and the poor.	3 C'est pour l'allégresse de toute la terre qu'a été fondé le mont Sion, le (du) côté de l'aquilon, (est) la cité du grand Roi.
4 My mouth will speak wisdom, and the meditation of my heart will speak prudence.	4 Dieu se fera connaître dans ses maisons, lorsqu'il les défendra.
5 I will incline my ear to a parable. I will open my case with the psaltery.	5 Car voici que les rois de la terre se sont ligués et se sont avancés ensemble.
6 Why should I fear in the evil day? The iniquity at my heel will surround me.	6 Eux-mêmes, en la voyant, ont été dans la stupeur, troublés et vivement émus ;
7 Those who trust in their own strength and who glory in the multitude of their riches,	7 un tremblement les a saisis. Il y a eu là des douleurs comme celles de la femme qui enfante.
8 no brother redeems, nor will man buy back. He will not give to God his appeasement,	8 (Ainsi) Par un vent impétueux vous briserez les vaisseaux de Tharsis.
9 nor the price for the redemption of his soul. And he will labor continuously,	9 Ce que nous avions entendu dire, nous l'avons vu dans la cité du Seigneur des armées, dans la cité de notre Dieu. Dieu l'a établie à jamais.
10 and he will still live, until the end.	10 Nous avons reçu, ô Dieu, votre miséricorde au milieu de votre temple.
11 He will not see death, when he sees the wise dying: the foolish and the senseless will perish together. And they will leave their riches to strangers.	11 Comme votre nom, ô Dieu, ainsi votre louange s'étend jusqu'aux extrémités de la terre. Votre droite est pleine de justice.
12 And their sepulchers will be their houses forever, their tabernacles from generation to generation. They have called their names in their own lands.	12 Que le mont Sion se réjouisse, et que les filles de Juda soient dans l'allégresse, à cause de vos jugements, Seigneur.
13 And man, when he was held in honor, did not understand. He has been compared to the senseless beasts, and he has become like them.	13 Faites le tour de Sion, et environnez-la ; racontez ces merveilles (toutes ces choses) (du haut) de ses tours.
14 This way of theirs is a scandal to them. And afterwards, they will delight in their mouth.	14 Appliquez-vous à considérer sa force, et faites le dénombrement de ses maisons, pour en faire le récit à la (une autre) génération future.
15 They have been placed in Hell like sheep. Death will feed on them. And the just will have dominion over them in the morning. And their help will grow old in Hell for their glory.	15 Car c'est là notre Dieu, notre Dieu pour l'éternité et les siècles des siècles ; il régnera sur nous à jamais.
16 Even so, truly God will redeem my soul from the hand of Hell, when he will receive me.
17 Do not be afraid, when a man will have been made rich, and when the glory of his house will have been multiplied.
18 For when he dies, he will take nothing away, and his glory will not descend with him.
19 For his soul will be blessed in his lifetime, and he will admit to you when you do good to him.
20 He will even enter with the progeny of his fathers, but, even in eternity, he will not see the light.
21 Man, when he was in honor, did not understand. He has been compared to the senseless beasts, and he has become like them.