| | Louis Segond | King James | American std |
| 1 | Le juste périt, et nul n'y prend garde ; Les gens de bien sont enlevés, et nul ne fait attention Que c'est par suite de la malice que le juste est enlevé. | The righteous perisheth, and no man layeth it to heart: and merciful men are taken away, none considering that the righteous is taken away from the evil to come. | The righteous perisheth, and no man layeth it to heart; and merciful men are taken away, none considering that the righteous is taken away from the evil [to come]. |
| 2 | Il entrera dans la paix, Il reposera sur sa couche, Celui qui aura suivi le droit chemin. | He shall enter into peace: they shall rest in their beds, each one walking in his uprightness. | He entereth into peace; they rest in their beds, each one that walketh in his uprightness. |
| 3 | Mais vous, approchez ici, fils de l'enchanteresse, Race de l'adultère et de la prostituée ! | But draw near hither, ye sons of the sorceress, the seed of the adulterer and the whore. | But draw near hither, ye sons of the sorceress, the seed of the adulterer and the harlot. |
| 4 | De qui vous moquez-vous ? Contre qui ouvrez-vous une large bouche Et tirez-vous la langue ? N'êtes-vous pas des enfants de péché, Une race de mensonge, | Against whom do ye sport yourselves? against whom make ye a wide mouth, and draw out the tongue? are ye not children of transgression, a seed of falsehood. | Against whom do ye sport yourselves? against whom make ye a wide mouth, and put out the tongue? are ye not children of transgression, a seed of falsehood, |
| 5 | S'échauffant près des térébinthes, sous tout arbre vert, Égorgeant les enfants dans les vallées, Sous des fentes de rochers ? | Enflaming yourselves with idols under every green tree, slaying the children in the valleys under the clifts of the rocks? | ye that inflame yourselves among the oaks, under every green tree; that slay the children in the valleys, under the clefts of the rocks? |
| 6 | C'est dans les pierres polies des torrents qu'est ton partage, Voilà, voilà ton lot ; C'est à elles que tu verses des libations, Que tu fais des offrandes : Puis-je être insensible à cela ? | Among the smooth stones of the stream is thy portion; they, they are thy lot: even to them hast thou poured a drink offering, thou hast offered a meat offering. Should I receive comfort in these? | Among the smooth [stones] of the valley is thy portion; they, they are thy lot; even to them hast thou poured a drink-offering, thou hast offered an oblation. Shall I be appeased for these things? |
| 7 | C'est sur une montagne haute et élevée que tu dresses ta couche ; C'est aussi là que tu montes pour offrir des sacrifices. | Upon a lofty and high mountain hast thou set thy bed: even thither wentest thou up to offer sacrifice. | Upon a high and lofty mountain hast thou set thy bed; thither also wentest thou up to offer sacrifice. |
| 8 | Tu mets ton souvenir derrière la porte et les poteaux ; Car, loin de moi, tu lèves la couverture et tu montes, Tu élargis ta couche, et tu traites alliance avec eux, Tu aimes leur commerce, tu choisis une place. | Behind the doors also and the posts hast thou set up thy remembrance: for thou hast discovered thyself to another than me, and art gone up; thou hast enlarged thy bed, and made thee a covenant with them; thou lovedst their bed where thou sawest it. | And behind the doors and the posts hast thou set up thy memorial: for thou hast uncovered [thyself] to another than me, and art gone up; thou hast enlarged thy bed, and made thee a covenant with them: thou lovedst their bed where thou sawest it. |
| 9 | Tu vas auprès du roi avec de l'huile, Tu multiplies tes aromates, Tu envoies au loin tes messagers, Tu t'abaisses jusqu'au séjour des morts. | And thou wentest to the king with ointment, and didst increase thy perfumes, and didst send thy messengers far off, and didst debase thyself even unto hell. | And thou wentest to the king with oil, and didst increase thy perfumes, and didst send thine ambassadors far off, and didst debase thyself even unto Sheol. |
| 10 | A force de marcher tu te fatigues, Et tu ne dis pas : J'y renonce ! Tu trouves encore de la vigueur dans ta main : Aussi n'es-tu pas dans l'abattement. | Thou art wearied in the greatness of thy way; yet saidst thou not, There is no hope: thou hast found the life of thine hand; therefore thou wast not grieved. | Thou wast wearied with the length of thy way; yet saidst thou not, It is in vain: thou didst find a quickening of thy strength; therefore thou wast not faint. |
| 11 | Et qui redoutais-tu, qui craignais-tu, pour être infidèle, Pour ne pas te souvenir, te soucier de moi ? Est-ce que je ne garde pas le silence, et depuis longtemps ? C'est pourquoi tu ne me crains pas. | And of whom hast thou been afraid or feared, that thou hast lied, and hast not remembered me, nor laid it to thy heart? have not I held my peace even of old, and thou fearest me not? | And of whom hast thou been afraid and in fear, that thou liest, and hast not remembered me, nor laid it to thy heart? have not I held my peace even of long time, and thou fearest me not? |
| 12 | Je vais publier ta droiture, Et tes oeuvres ne te profiteront pas. | I will declare thy righteousness, and thy works; for they shall not profit thee. | I will declare thy righteousness; and as for thy works, they shall not profit thee. |
| 13 | Quand tu crieras, la foule de tes idoles te délivrera-t-elle ? Le vent les emportera toutes, un souffle les enlèvera. Mais celui qui se confie en moi héritera le pays, Et possédera ma montagne sainte. | When thou criest, let thy companies deliver thee; but the wind shall carry them all away; vanity shall take them: but he that putteth his trust in me shall possess the land, and shall inherit my holy mountain; | When thou criest, let them that thou hast gathered deliver thee; but the wind shall take them, a breath shall carry them all away: but he that taketh refuge in me shall possess the land, and shall inherit my holy mountain. |
| 14 | On dira : Frayez, frayez, préparez le chemin, Enlevez tout obstacle du chemin de mon peuple ! | And shall say, Cast ye up, cast ye up, prepare the way, take up the stumblingblock out of the way of my people. | And he will say, Cast ye up, cast ye up, prepare the way, take up the stumbling-block out of the way of my people. |
| 15 | Car ainsi parle le Très Haut, Dont la demeure est éternelle et dont le nom est saint : J'habite dans les lieux élevés et dans la sainteté ; Mais je suis avec l'homme contrit et humilié, Afin de ranimer les esprits humiliés, Afin de ranimer les coeurs contrits. | For thus saith the high and lofty One that inhabiteth eternity, whose name is Holy; I dwell in the high and holy place, with him also that is of a contrite and humble spirit, to revive the spirit of the humble, and to revive the heart of the contrite ones. | For thus saith the high and lofty One that inhabiteth eternity, whose name is Holy: I dwell in the high and holy place, with him also that is of a contrite and humble spirit, to revive the spirit of the humble, and to revive the heart of the contrite. |
| 16 | Je ne veux pas contester à toujours, Ni garder une éternelle colère, Quand devant moi tombent en défaillance les esprits, Les âmes que j'ai faites. | For I will not contend for ever, neither will I be always wroth: for the spirit should fail before me, and the souls which I have made. | For I will not contend for ever, neither will I be always wroth; for the spirit would faint before me, and the souls that I have made. |
| 17 | A cause de son avidité coupable, je me suis irrité et je l'ai frappé, Je me suis caché dans mon indignation ; Et le rebelle a suivi le chemin de son coeur. | For the iniquity of his covetousness was I wroth, and smote him: I hid me, and was wroth, and he went on frowardly in the way of his heart. | For the iniquity of his covetousness was I wroth, and smote him; I hid [my face] and was wroth; and he went on backsliding in the way of his heart. |
| 18 | J'ai vu ses voies, Et je le guérirai ; Je lui servirai de guide, Et je le consolerai, lui et ceux qui pleurent avec lui. | I have seen his ways, and will heal him: I will lead him also, and restore comforts unto him and to his mourners. | I have seen his ways, and will heal him: I will lead him also, and restore comforts unto him and to his mourners. |
| 19 | Je mettrai la louange sur les lèvres. Paix, paix à celui qui est loin et à celui qui est près ! dit l'Éternel. Je les guérirai. | I create the fruit of the lips; Peace, peace to him that is far off, and to him that is near, saith the LORD; and I will heal him. | I create the fruit of the lips: Peace, peace, to him that is far off and to him that is near, saith Jehovah; and I will heal him. |
| 20 | Mais les méchants sont comme la mer agitée, Qui ne peut se calmer, Et dont les eaux soulèvent la vase et le limon. | But the wicked are like the troubled sea, when it cannot rest, whose waters cast up mire and dirt. | But the wicked are like the troubled sea; for it cannot rest, and its waters cast up mire and dirt. |
| 21 | Il n'y a point de paix pour les méchants, dit mon Dieu. | There is no peace, saith my God, to the wicked. | There is no peace, saith my God, to the wicked. |
