2 Samuel 5
1 Then all the tribes of Israel came to David in Hebron and said, Truly, we are your bone and your flesh.
Toutes les tribus d’Israël vinrent auprès de David, à Hébron, et dirent: « Nous voici: nous sommes tes os et ta chair.
2 In the past when Saul was king over us, it was you who went at the head of Israel when they went out or came in: and the Lord said to you, You are to be the keeper of my people Israel and their ruler.
Autrefois déjà, quand Saül était notre roi, c’était toi qui menais et ramenais Israël. Et Yahweh t’a dit: “C’est toi qui paîtras mon peuple d’Israël, et c’est toi qui seras prince sur Israël.” »
3 So all the responsible men of Israel came to the king at Hebron; and King David made an agreement with them in Hebron before the Lord: and they put the holy oil on David and made him king over Israel.
Ainsi tous les anciens d’Israël vinrent auprès du roi, à Hébron, et le roi David fit alliance avec eux devant Yahweh, à Hébron, et ils oignirent David pour roi sur Israël.
4 David was thirty years old when he became king, and he was king for forty years,
David était âgé de trente ans lorsqu’il devint roi, et il régna quarante ans.
5 Ruling over Judah in Hebron for seven years and six months, and in Jerusalem, over all Israel and Judah, for thirty-three years.
A Hébron, il régna sur Juda sept ans et six mois, et il régna à Jérusalem trente-trois ans sur tout Israël et Juda.
6 And the king and his men went to Jerusalem against the Jebusites, the people of the land: and they said to David, You will not come in here, but the blind and the feeble-footed will keep you out; for they said, David will not be able to come in here.
Le roi marcha avec ses hommes sur Jérusalem contre les Jébuséens, habitants du pays. Et on dit à David: « Tu n’entreras pas ici, mais les aveugles et les boiteux te repousseront ». Ce qui voulait dire: David n’entrera jamais ici.
7 But David took the strong place of Zion, which is the town of David.
Mais David s’empara de la forteresse de Sion: c’est la cité de David.
8 And that day David said, Whoever makes an attack on the Jebusites, let him go up by the water-pipe, and put to death all the blind and feeble-footed who are hated by David. And this is why they say, The blind and feeble-footed may not come into the house.
David dit ce jour-là: « Quiconque frappera les Jébuséens et atteindra par le canal... » Quant aux boiteux et aux aveugles, ce sont les ennemis de l’âme de David. De là vient le dicton: « L’aveugle et le boiteux n’entreront pas dans la maison. »
9 So David took the strong tower for his living-place, naming it the town of David. And David took in hand the building of the town all round, starting from the Millo.
David s’établit dans la forteresse et l’appela cité de David, et David bâtit à l’entour, à partir du Mello, et à l’intérieur.
10 And David became greater and greater; for the Lord, the God of armies, was with him.
David devenait de plus en plus grand, et Yahweh, le Dieu des armées, était avec lui.
11 And Hiram, king of Tyre, sent men to David, with cedar-trees and woodworkers and stoneworkers: and they made David a house.
Hiram, roi de Tyr, envoya des messagers à David, avec des bois de cèdre, ainsi que des charpentiers et des tailleurs de pierres, qui bâtirent une maison à David.
12 And David saw that the Lord had made his position safe as king over Israel, and that he had made his kingdom great because of his people Israel.
Et David reconnut que Yahweh l’affermissait comme roi sur Israël, et qu’il élevait sa royauté à cause de son peuple d’Israël.
13 And David took more women and wives in Jerusalem, after he had come from Hebron: and he had more sons and daughters.
David prit encore des concubines et des femmes de Jérusalem, après qu’il fut venu d’Hébron, et il naquit encore à David des fils et des filles.
14 These are the names of those whose birth took place in Jerusalem: Shammua and Shobab and Nathan and Solomon
Voici les noms de ceux qui lui naquirent à Jérusalem: Samua, Sobab, Nathan, Salomon,
15 And Ibhar and Elishua and Nepheg and Japhia
Jébahar, Elisua, Népheg,
16 And Elishama and Eliada and Eliphelet.
Japhia, Elisama, Elioda et Eliphaleth.
17 And when the Philistines had news that David had been made king over Israel, they all went up in search of David; and David, hearing of it, went down to the strong place.
Les Philistins apprirent qu’on avait oint David pour roi sur Israël; alors tous les Philistins montèrent pour rechercher David. David l’apprit et il descendit à la forteresse.
18 And when the Philistines came, they went in every direction in the valley of Rephaim.
Les Philistins, étant venus, se répandirent dans la vallée des Rephaïm.
19 And David, desiring directions from the Lord, said, Am I to go up against the Philistines? will you give them up into my hands? And the Lord said, Go up, for I will certainly give up the Philistines into your hands.
David consulta Yahweh, en disant: « Monterai-je contre les Philistins? Les livrerez-vous entre mes mains? » Et Yahweh dit à David: « Monte, car je livrerai certainement les Philistins entre tes mains. »
20 And David went to Baal-perazim, and overcame them there; and he said, The Lord has let the forces fighting against me be broken before me as a wall is broken by rushing waters. So that place was named Baal-perazim.
David vint donc à Baal-Pharasim, et là David les battit. Et il dit: « Yahweh a brisé mes ennemis devant moi, comme les eaux brisent les digues. » C’est pourquoi on a donné à ce lieu le nom de Baal-Pharasim.
21 And the Philistines, when they went in flight, did not take their images with them, and David and his men took them away.
Ils laissèrent là leurs idoles, et David et ses gens les emportèrent.
22 And the Philistines came up again, and went in every direction in the valley of Rephaim.
Les Philistins montèrent de nouveau et se répandirent dans la vallée des Rephaïm.
23 And when David went for directions to the Lord, he said, You are not to go up against them in front; but make a circle round them from the back and come on them opposite the spice-trees.
Et David consulta Yahweh, qui lui dit: « Ne monte pas; tourne-les par derrière, et tu arriveras sur eux du côté des balsamiers.
24 Then at the sound of footsteps in the tops of the trees, go forward quickly, for the Lord has gone out before you to overcome the army of the Philistines.
Quand tu entendras un bruit de pas dans les cimes des balsamiers, alors attaque vivement, car alors Yahweh sortira devant toi pour porter ses coups dans l’armée des Philistins. »
25 And David did as the Lord had said; and he overcame the Philistines, attacking them from Gibeon to near Gezer.
David fit ainsi, comme Yahweh le lui ordonnait, et il battit les Philistins depuis Gabaa jusqu’à Géser.
