Kings I 30
1 And it came to pass when David and his men had entered Sekelac on the third day, that Amalec had made an incursion upon the south, and upon Sekelac, and struck Sekelac, and burnt 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 as to the women and all things that were in it, great and small, they killed neither man nor woman, but carried them captives, and went on 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 David and his men came into the city, and, behold, it was burnt with fire; and their wives, and their sons, and their daughters were carried captive.
David et ses hommes, en arrivant dans la ville, la trouvèrent incendiée, leurs femmes et leurs enfants emmenés captifs.
4 And David and his men lifted up their voice, and wept till there was no longer any power within them to weep.
Alors David et ceux qui l’accompagnaient, élevant la voix, pleurèrent aussi longtemps qu’ils en eurent la force.
5 And both the wives of David were carried captive, Achinaam, the Jezraelitess, and Abigaia 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, because the people spoke of stoning him, because the soul of all the people was grieved, each for his sons and his daughters: but David strengthened himself in the Lord 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 Achimelech, Bring near the ephod.
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 enquired of the Lord, saying, Shall I pursue after this troop? shall I overtake them? and he said to him, Pursue, for you shall surely overtake them, and you shall surely rescue [the captives].
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 an the six hundred men with him, an they come as far as the brook Bosor, and the superfluous ones stopped.
David marcha avec ses six cents compagnons; parvenus au torrent de Bessor, plusieurs d’entre eux s’arrêtèrent
10 And he pursued them with four hundred men; and there remained behind two hundred men, who tarried on the other side of the brook Bosor.
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 find an Egyptian in the field, and they take him, and bring him to David; and they gave him bread and he ate, and they caused him to drink water.
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 he ate, and his spirit was restored in him; for he had not eaten bread, and had not drunk 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, Whose are you? and whence are you? and the young man the Egyptian said, I am the servant of an Amalekite; and my master left me, because I was taken ill three days ago.
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 And we made an incursion on the south of the Chelethite, and on the parts of Judea, and on the south of Chelub, and we burnt Sekelac 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 you bring me down to this troop? And he said, Swear now to me by God, that you will not kill me, and that you will not deliver me into the hands of my master, and I will bring you down upon 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 So be brought him down there, and behold, they [were] scattered abroad upon the surface of the whole land, eating and drinking, and feasting by [reason of] all the great spoils which they had taken out of the land of the Philistines, and out of the land of Juda.
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 came upon them, and struck them from the morning till the evening, and on the next day; and not one of them escaped, except four hundred young men, who were mounted on 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 he rescued both his wives.
David reprit tout ce qu’avaient enlevé les Amalécites, y compris ses deux femmes.
19 And nothing was lacking to them of great or small, either of the spoils, or the sons and daughters, or anything that they had taken of theirs; and David recovered 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 he took all the flocks, and the herds, and led them away before the spoils: and it was said of these spoils, These [are] the spoils of David.
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 comes to the two hundred men who were left behind that they should not follow after David, and he had caused them to remain by the brook of Bosor; and they came forth to meet David, and to meet his people with him: and David drew near to the people, and they asked him how he did.
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 every ill-disposed and bad man of the soldiers who had gone with David, answered and said, Because they did not pursue together with us, we will not give them of the spoils which we have recovered, only let each one lead away with him his wife and his children, and let them return.
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 And David said, You shall not do so, after the Lord has delivered [the enemy] to us, and guarded us, and the Lord has delivered into our hands the troop that came against u.
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 listen to these your words? for they are not inferior to us; for according to the portion of him that went down to the battle, so shall be the portion of him that abides with 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 came to pass from that day forward, that it became an ordinance and a custom in Israel until 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 David came to Sekelac, and sent of the spoils to the elders of Juda, and to his friends, saying, Behold [some] of the spoils of the enemies of the Lord;
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 in Baethsur, and to those in Rama of the south, and to those in Gethor.
savoir, aux gens de Béthel, à ceux de Ramot-du-Midi, à ceux de Yattir;
28 And to those in Aroer, and to those in Ammadi, and to those in Saphi, and to those in Esthie,
à ceux d’Aroêr, à ceux de Sifmot, à ceux d’Echtemoa;
29 and to those in Geth, and to those in Cimath, and to those in Saphec, and to those in Themath, and to those in Carmel, and to those in the cities of Jeremeel, and to those in the cities of the Kenezite;
à ceux de Rakhal, à ceux des villes yerahmeélites, à ceux des villes kênites;
30 and to those in Jerimuth, and to those in Bersabee, and to those in Nombe,
à ceux de Horma, à ceux de Cor-Achân, à ceux d’Atakh;
31 and to those in Chebron, and to all the places which David and his men had passed through.
à ceux d’Hébron, bref, de tous les lieux où David avait séjourné avec ses hommes.
