2 Samuel 10
1 And it came to pass after this, that the king of the sons of Ammon died, and Hanun his son reigned in his stead.
Sur ces entrefaites, le roi des Ammonites mourut, et son fils Hanoun lui succéda.
2 And David said, I will show kindness to Hanun the son of Nahash, as his father showed kindness to me. So David sent by his servants to comfort him concerning his father. And David's servants came into the land of the sons of Ammon.
David se dit: "Je veux agir amicalement avec Hanoun, fils de Nahach, comme son père a agi à mon égard." Et David lui envoya, par ses serviteurs, des condoléances au sujet de son père, et les serviteurs de David se rendirent au pays des Ammonites.
3 But the rulers of the sons of Ammon said to Hanun their lord, Think thou that David honors thy father, in that he has sent comforters to thee? Has not David sent his servants to thee to search the city, and to spy it out, and to overthrow it?
Mais les princes ammonites dirent à leur maître Hanoun: "Est-ce, à ton avis, pour honorer ton père que David t’a envoyé des consolateurs? N’Est-ce pas plutôt pour explorer la ville en espions et pour la détruire que David t’a envoyé ses serviteurs?"
4 So Hanun took David's servants, and shaved off the one half of their beards, and cut off their garments in the middle, even to their buttocks, and sent them away.
Alors Hanoun fit saisir les serviteurs de David, raser la moitié de leur barbe et couper la moitié de leurs vêtements jusqu’aux reins, puis il les congédia.
5 When they told it to David, he sent to meet them, for the men were greatly ashamed. And the king said, Tarry at Jericho until your beards be grown, and then return.
On en informa David, qui envoya au-devant d’eux, car ces hommes étaient accablés de honte, et leur fit dire: "Restez à Jéricho jusqu’à ce que votre barbe ait repoussé, puis vous reviendrez."
6 And when the sons of Ammon saw that they had become odious to David, the sons of Ammon sent and hired the Syrians of Beth-rehob, and the Syrians of Zobah, twenty thousand footmen, and the king of Maacah with a thousand men, and the men of Tob twelve thousand men.
Les Ammonites, voyant qu’ils s’étaient mis en mauvaise odeur auprès de David, soudoyèrent les Syriens de Beth-Rehob et ceux de Çoba vingt mille hommes de pied; le roi de Maakha, mille hommes, et les gens de Tob, douze mille hommes.
7 And when David heard of it, he sent Joab, and all the army of the mighty men.
A cette nouvelle, David envoya Joab avec toute son armée de vaillants.
8 And the sons of Ammon came out, and put the battle in array at the entrance of the gate. And the Syrians of Zobah and of Rehob, and the men of Tob and Maacah, were by themselves in the field.
Les Ammonites s’avancèrent et se mirent en bataille à l’entrée de la porte, tandis que les Syriens de Çoba et de Rehob, les hommes de Tob et de Maakha, restaient séparés dans la campagne.
9 Now when Joab saw that the battle was set against him in front and behind, he chose from all the choice men of Israel, and put them in array against the Syrians.
Joab, voyant que la bataille le menaçait par devant et par derrière, fit choix des meilleurs guerriers d’Israël et les disposa devant les Syriens.
10 And the rest of the people he committed into the hand of Abishai his brother. And he put them in array against the sons of Ammon.
Pour le reste de l’armée, il le mit sous les ordres de son frère Abisaï et le rangea devant les Ammonites.
11 And he said, If the Syrians be too strong for me, then thou shall help me, but if the sons of Ammon be too strong for thee, then I will come and help thee.
Et il dit: "Si les Syriens l’emportent sur moi, tu viendras à mon secours; si les Ammonites l’emportent sur toi, c’est moi qui viendrai te secourir.
12 Be of good courage, and let us play the man for our people, and for the cities of our God. And Jehovah do that which seems good to him.
Sois fort, soyons forts, pour notre peuple et pour les villes de notre Dieu, et que le Seigneur agisse selon sa volonté!"
13 So Joab and the people who were with him drew near to the battle against the Syrians. And they fled before him.
Joab, avec la troupe qui l’accompagnait, engagea la bataille contre les Syriens, qui s’enfuirent devant lui.
14 And when the sons of Ammon saw that the Syrians had fled, they likewise fled before Abishai, and entered into the city. Then Joab returned from the sons of Ammon, and came to Jerusalem.
Les Ammonites, voyant les Syriens fuir, lâchèrent pied devant Misai et rentrèrent dans la ville; alors Joab cessa de poursuivre les Ammonites et revint à Jérusalem.
15 And when the Syrians saw that they were put to the worse before Israel, they gathered themselves together.
Mais les Syriens, se voyant battus par les Israélites, se rallièrent,
16 And Hadarezer sent, and brought out the Syrians who were beyond the River, and they came to Helam, with Shobach the captain of the army of Hadarezer at their head.
et Hadarézer fit avancer les Araméens de delà le fleuve, qui arrivèrent à Hélam sous le commandement de Chobakh, chef de l’armée de Hadarézer.
17 And it was told David. And he gathered all Israel together, and passed over the Jordan, and came to Helam. And the Syrians set themselves in array against David, and fought with him.
Quand David en fut informé, il rassembla tout Israël, traversa le Jourdain et arriva à Hélam, où les Araméens s’alignèrent en face de David et lui livrèrent bataille.
18 And the Syrians fled before Israel. And David killed of the Syrians the men of seven hundred chariots, and forty thousand horsemen, and smote Shobach the captain of their army so that he died there.
Aram prit la fuite devant Israël, et David lui tua sept cents attelages et quarante mille cavaliers; il frappa également Chobakh, son général, qui mourut là.
19 And when all the kings who were servants to Hadarezer saw that they were put to the worse before Israel, they made peace with Israel, and served them. So the Syrians were afraid to help the sons of Ammon any more.
Tous les rois, tributaires de Hadarézer, voyant qu’Israël les avait défaits, firent la paix avec Israël et devinrent ses tributaires; et les Syriens n’osèrent plus venir en aide aux Ammonites.
