1 Samuel 30
1 And it came to pass, when David and his men came to Ziklag on the third day, that the Amalekites had made a raid upon the South, and upon Ziklag, and had smitten Ziklag, and burned it with fire,
Or, lorsque David et ses hommes arrivèrent à Ciklag le troisième jour, les Amalécites avaient envahi le Midi et cette ville, l’avaient saccagée et livrée aux flammes.
2 and had taken captive the women and all that were in it, both small and great. They did not kill any, but carried them off, and went their way.
Ils avaient capturé les femmes qui s’y trouvaient, sans tuer personne, petit ou grand, mais avaient emmené leur prise et étaient repartis.
3 And when David and his men came to the city, behold, it was burned with fire. And their wives, and their sons, and their daughters, were taken captive.
David et ses hommes, en arrivant dans la ville, la trouvèrent incendiée, leurs femmes et leurs enfants emmenés captifs.
4 Then David and the people who were with him lifted up their voice and wept, until they had no more power to weep.
Alors David et ceux qui l’accompagnaient, élevant la voix, pleurèrent aussi longtemps qu’ils en eurent la force.
5 And David's two wives were taken captive, Ahinoam the Jezreelitess, and Abigail the wife of Nabal the Carmelite.
Les deux femmes de David étaient également prisonnières, Ahinoam la Jezreélite et Abigaïl, la veuve de Nabal le Carmélite.
6 And David was greatly distressed, for the people spoke of stoning him, because the soul of all the people was grieved, every man for his sons and for his daughters. But David strengthened himself in Jehovah his God.
David éprouva une grande angoisse, car le peuple voulait le lapider, chacun étant exaspéré de la perte de ses fils et de ses filles. Cependant David puisa des forces dans la pensée du Seigneur, son Dieu.
7 And David said to Abiathar the priest, the son of Ahimelech, I pray thee, bring me here the ephod. And Abiathar brought there the ephod to David.
Il dit au prêtre Ebiatar, fils d’Ahimélec: "Fais-moi, je te prie, avancer l’éphod." Ebiatar présenta l’éphod à David,
8 And David inquired of Jehovah, saying, If I pursue after this troop, shall I overtake them? And he answered him, Pursue, for thou shall surely overtake them, and shall without fail recover all.
et David consulta le Seigneur, en disant: "Dois-je poursuivre cette troupe? L’Atteindrai-je? Poursuis, répondit-il, car tu l’atteindras et tu reprendras sa capture."
9 So David went, he and the six hundred men who were with him, and came to the brook Besor, where those who were left behind stayed.
David marcha avec ses six cents compagnons; parvenus au torrent de Bessor, plusieurs d’entre eux s’arrêtèrent
10 But David pursued, he and four hundred men, for two hundred stayed behind, who were so faint that they could not go over the brook Besor.
David continua la poursuite avec quatre cents hommes, laissant en arrière deux cents hommes, trop fatigués pour traverser le torrent de Bessor.
11 And they found an Egyptian in the field, and brought him to David, and gave him bread. And he ate, and they gave him water to drink.
On rencontra dans les champs un Egyptien, qu’on amena à David. On lui donna du pain à manger, on lui fit boire de l’eau,
12 And they gave him a piece of a cake of figs, and two clusters of raisins. And when he had eaten, his spirit came again to him, for he had eaten no bread, nor drunk any water, three days and three nights.
on lui fit manger une tranche de gâteau de figues et deux grappes de raisins secs, ce qui le ranima; car il n’avait point mangé de pain ni bu d’eau, pendant trois jours et trois nuits.
13 And David said to him, To whom do thou belong? And from where are thou? And he said, I am a young man of Egypt, servant to an Amalekite. And my master left me because three days ago I fell sick.
David lui dit: "A qui appartiens-tu et d’où es-tu?" Il répondit: "Je suis un jeune Egyptien, esclave d’un Amalécite; mon maître m’a abandonné, malade que j’étais, il y a trois jours.
14 We made a raid upon the South of the Cherethites, and upon that which belongs to Judah, and upon the South of Caleb, and we burned Ziklag with fire.
Nous avons envahi le côté méridional des Kerêthites, le territoire de Juda, le midi de la terre de Caleb, et nous avons incendié Ciklag."
15 And David said to him, Will thou bring me down to this troop? And he said, Swear to me by God, that thou will neither kill me, nor deliver me up into the hands of my master, and I will bring thee down to this troop.
David lui dit: "Veux-tu nous conduire vers cette troupe?" Il répondit: "Jure-moi par le Seigneur que tu ne me feras pas mourir et que tu ne me livreras pas à mon maître, et je te conduirai vers cette troupe."
16 And when he had brought him down, behold, they were spread abroad over all the ground, eating and drinking, and dancing, because of all the great spoil that they had taken out of the land of the Philistines, and out of the land of Judah.
Il l’y conduisit, et on les vit répandus par toute la campagne, célébrant par des festins et des danses le grand butin qu’ils avaient emporté du pays des Philistins et du pays de Juda.
17 And David smote them from the twilight even to the evening of the next day. And there escaped not a man of them, except four hundred young men who rode upon camels and fled.
David les tailla en pièces depuis le crépuscule jusqu’au soir du lendemain; nul d’entre eux n’échappa, à l’exception de quatre cents jeunes hommes qui s’enfuirent à dos de chameau.
18 And David recovered all that the Amalekites had taken, and David rescued his two wives.
David reprit tout ce qu’avaient enlevé les Amalécites, y compris ses deux femmes.
19 And there was nothing lacking to them, neither small nor great, neither sons nor daughters, neither spoil, nor anything that they had taken to them; David brought back all.
Rien n’y manqua, depuis la moindre capture jusqu’à la plus grande, jusqu’aux garçons et aux filles, rien du butin dont ils s’étaient emparés; tout fut ramené par David.
20 And David took all the flocks and the herds, which they drove before those other cattle, and said, This is David's spoil.
David prit tout le menu et le gros bétail; on fit marcher devant lui ce bétail, en proclamant: "Ceci est le butin de David!"
21 And David came to the two hundred men, who were so faint that they could not follow David, whom also they had made to abide at the brook Besor. And they went forth to meet David, and to meet the people who were with him. And when David came near to the people, he saluted them.
David arriva près des deux cents hommes qui avaient été trop harassés pour le suivre, et qu’on avait laissés près du torrent de Bessor. Ils s’avancèrent au-devant de David et de la troupe qui l’accompagnait; David s’approcha de ces hommes et s’informa de leur bien-être.
22 Then answered all the wicked men and base fellows of those who went with David, and said, Because they went not with us, we will not give them anything of the spoil that we have recovered except to every man his wife and his children that he may lead them away, and depart.
Tous les méchants et mauvais sujets, parmi les hommes qui avaient suivi David, prirent alors la parole et dirent: "Puisqu’ils n’ont pas marché avec nous, nous ne devons rien leur donner du butin que nous avons repris, si ce n’est à chacun sa femme et ses enfants; qu’ils les emmènent et s’en aillent!
23 Then David said, Ye shall not do so, my brothers, with that which Jehovah has given to us, who has preserved us, and delivered the troop that came against us into our hand.
Ne faites pas cela, mes frères, répondit David, pour la grâce que le Seigneur nous a faite en nous protégeant et en nous livrant la troupe qui était venue contre nous.
24 And who will hearken to you in this matter? For as his share is who goes down to the battle so shall his share be who remains by the baggage; they shall share alike.
Et qui vous céderait en pareille affaire? Non, telle la part de ceux qui sont allés au combat, telle la part de qui est resté aux bagages: ils partageront également."
25 And it was so from that day forward, that he made it a statute and an ordinance for Israel to this day.
De fait, à partir de ce jour, il en fit pour Israël une loi et une règle, en vigueur encore aujourd’hui.
26 And when David came to Ziklag, he sent from the spoil to the elders of Judah, even to his friends, saying, Behold, a present for you from the spoil of the enemies of Jehovah:
De retour à Ciklag, David envoya de son butin aux anciens d’Israël, à ses amis, en disant: "C’Est votre profit du butin fait sur les ennemis du Seigneur";
27 to those who were in Bethel, and to those who were in Ramoth of the South, and to those who were in Jattir,
savoir, aux gens de Béthel, à ceux de Ramot-du-Midi, à ceux de Yattir;
28 and to those who were in Aroer, and to those who were in Siphmoth, and to those who were in Eshtemoa,
à ceux d’Aroêr, à ceux de Sifmot, à ceux d’Echtemoa;
29 and to those who were in Racal, and to those who were in the cities of the Jerahmeelites, and to those who were in the cities of the Kenites,
à ceux de Rakhal, à ceux des villes yerahmeélites, à ceux des villes kênites;
30 and to those who were in Hormah, and to those who were in Borashan, and to those who were in Athach,
à ceux de Horma, à ceux de Cor-Achân, à ceux d’Atakh;
31 and to those who were in Hebron, and to all the places where David himself and his men were accustomed to frequent.
à ceux d’Hébron, bref, de tous les lieux où David avait séjourné avec ses hommes.
