Salmos 49
Bible Bovet-Bonnet (1900)
1Au maître chantre. Des fils de Koré. Psaume.Ecoutez ceci, vous, tous les peuples, Prêtez l'oreille, vous tous, habitants de la terre,
2Petits et grands, Riches et pauvres, tous ensemble !
3Ma bouche dira des choses sages, Les méditations de mon cœur, des pensées pleines de sens.
4Je veux prêter l'oreille à la sentence, Révéler mon énigme au son de la harpe.
5Pourquoi craindrais-je, aux jours du malheur, Quand l'iniquité m'enveloppe et s'attache à mes pas ?
6Ils se confient en leur puissance Et se glorifient de leurs grandes richesses...
7L'homme ne peut racheter son frère, Ni payer à Dieu sa rançon,
8Le rachat de l'âme est trop cher, Il faut qu'il y renonce à toujours,
9Afin qu'il continue à vivre éternellement, Qu'il ne voie pas la fosse.
10Il la verra ! Les sages meurent, Et avec eux le fou et l'insensé périssent Et laissent leurs biens à d'autres.
11Ils croient que leurs maisons subsistent à toujours, Et leurs demeures de génération en génération ; Ils donnent leurs noms à des terres.
12Mais l'homme dans sa splendeur ne subsistera pas, Il est semblable aux bêtes qui périssent.
13Tel est le sort de ceux qui vivent dans une folle sécurité Et de ceux qui, suivant leur exemple, Prennent plaisir à leurs paroles. (Jeu d'instruments).
14Comme un troupeau, ils descendent dans le Schéol ; La mort devient leur berger, Et les justes, au matin, les foulent aux pieds. Leur beauté, que dévore le Schéol, n'a plus de demeure !
15Mais Dieu rachètera mon âme de la puissance du Schéol, Car il me prendra ! (Jeu d'instruments.)
16Ne crains point, quand un homme s'enrichit, Quand la gloire de sa maison s'augmente,
17Car à sa mort il n'emportera pas tout cela, Sa magnificence ne descendra pas après lui.
18Bien qu'il félicite son âme pendant sa vie Et qu'on te loue parce que tu te traites bien,
19Elle descendra vers la génération de tes pères, Qui à jamais ne reverront plus la lumière.
20L'homme dans sa splendeur, mais sans intelligence, Est semblable aux bêtes qui périssent.
Reina-Valera 1909
1Al Músico principal: Salmo para los hijos de Coré. OID esto, pueblos todos; escuchad, habitadores todos del mundo:
2Así los plebeyos como los nobles, el rico y el pobre juntamente.
3Mi boca hablará sabiduría; y el pensamiento de mi corazón inteligencia.
4Acomodaré á ejemplos mi oído: declararé con el arpa mi enigma.
5¿Por qué he de temer en los días de adversidad, cuando la iniquidad de mis insidiadores me cercare?
6Los que confían en sus haciendas, y en la muchedumbre de sus riquezas se jactan,
7Ninguno de ellos podrá en manera alguna redimir al hermano, ni dar á Dios su rescate.
8(Porque la redención de su vida es de gran precio, y no se hará jamás;)
9Que viva adelante para siempre, y nunca vea la sepultura.
10Pues se ve que mueren los sabios, así como el insensato y el necio perecen, y dejan á otros sus riquezas.
11En su interior tienen que sus casas serán eternas, y sus habitaciones para generación y generación: llamaron sus tierras de sus nombres.
12Mas el hombre no permanecerá en honra: es semejante á las bestias que perecen.
13Este su camino es su locura: con todo, corren sus descendientes por el dicho de ellos. (Selah.)
14Como rebaños serán puestos en la sepultura; la muerte se cebará en ellos; y los rectos se enseñorearán de ellos por la mañana: y se consumirá su bien parecer en el sepulcro de su morada.
15Empero Dios redimirá mi vida del poder de la sepultura, cuando me tomará. (Selah.)
16No temas cuando se enriquece alguno, cuando aumenta la gloria de su casa;
17Porque en muriendo no llevará nada, ni descenderá tras él su gloria.
18Si bien mientras viviere, dirá dichosa á su alma: y tú serás loado cuando bien te tratares.
19Entrará á la generación de sus padres: no verán luz para siempre.
20El hombre en honra que no entiende, semejante es á las bestias que perecen.
King James Version
1Hear this, all ye people; give ear, all ye inhabitants of the world:
2Both low and high, rich and poor, together.
3My mouth shall speak of wisdom; and the meditation of my heart shall be of understanding.
4I will incline mine ear to a parable: I will open my dark saying upon the harp.
5Wherefore should I fear in the days of evil, when the iniquity of my heels shall compass me about?
6They that trust in their wealth, and boast themselves in the multitude of their riches;
7None of them can by any means redeem his brother, nor give to God a ransom for him:
8(For the redemption of their soul is precious, and it ceaseth for ever:)
9That he should still live for ever, and not see corruption.
10For he seeth that wise men die, likewise the fool and the brutish person perish, and leave their wealth to others.
11Their inward thought is, that their houses shall continue for ever, and their dwelling places to all generations; they call their lands after their own names.
12Nevertheless man being in honour abideth not: he is like the beasts that perish.
13This their way is their folly: yet their posterity approve their sayings. Selah.
14Like sheep they are laid in the grave; death shall feed on them; and the upright shall have dominion over them in the morning; and their beauty shall consume in the grave from their dwelling.
15But God will redeem my soul from the power of the grave: for he shall receive me. Selah.
16Be not thou afraid when one is made rich, when the glory of his house is increased;
17For when he dieth he shall carry nothing away: his glory shall not descend after him.
18Though while he lived he blessed his soul: and men will praise thee, when thou doest well to thyself.
19He shall go to the generation of his fathers; they shall never see light.
20Man that is in honour, and understandeth not, is like the beasts that perish.
World English Bible
1Hear this, all you peoples. Listen, all you inhabitants of the world,
2both low and high, rich and poor together.
3My mouth will speak words of wisdom. My heart will utter understanding.
4I will incline my ear to a proverb. I will solve my riddle on the harp.
5Why should I fear in the days of evil, when iniquity at my heels surrounds me?
6Those who trust in their wealth, and boast in the multitude of their riches—
7none of them can by any means redeem his brother, nor give God a ransom for him.
8For the redemption of their life is costly, no payment is ever enough,
9that he should live on forever, that he should not see corruption.
10For he sees that wise men die; likewise the fool and the senseless perish, and leave their wealth to others.
11Their inward thought is that their houses will endure forever, and their dwelling places to all generations. They name their lands after themselves.
12But man, despite his riches, doesn’t endure. He is like the animals that perish.
13This is the destiny of those who are foolish, and of those who approve their sayings. Selah.
14They are appointed as a flock for Sheol. Death shall be their shepherd. The upright shall have dominion over them in the morning. Their beauty shall decay in Sheol, far from their mansion.
15But God will redeem my soul from the power of Sheol, for he will receive me. Selah.
16Don’t be afraid when a man is made rich, when the glory of his house is increased;
17for when he dies he will carry nothing away. His glory won’t descend after him.
18Though while he lived he blessed his soul— and men praise you when you do well for yourself—
19he shall go to the generation of his fathers. They shall never see the light.
20A man who has riches without understanding, is like the animals that perish.