1 Chronicles 10
1 Now the Philistines were fighting against Israel, and the men of Israel fled from the Philistines, and they fell down wounded on mount Gilboa.
Or les Philistins combattaient contre Israël, et les hommes d’Israël s’enfuirent devant les Palestiniens; et ils tombèrent blessés sur la montagne de Gelboé.
2 And when the Philistines had drawn near, pursuing Saul and his sons, they struck down Jonathan, and Abinadab, and Malchishua, the sons of Saul.
Et lorsque les Philistins se furent approchés, poursuivant Saül et ses fils, ils tuèrent Jonathan, Abinadab et Melchisua, fils de Saül.
3 And the battle grew heavy against Saul. And the archers found him, and they wounded him with arrows.
Et le combat s’aggrava contre Saül; et les archers l’atteignirent, et le blessèrent de leurs traits.
4 And Saul said to his armor bearer: “Unsheathe your sword and kill me. Otherwise, these uncircumcised men may arrive and mock me.” But his armor bearer was not willing, having been struck with fear. And so, Saul took hold of his sword, and he fell upon it.
Alors Saül dit à son écuyer: Tire ton glaive et tue-moi, de peur que ces incirconcis ne viennent et ne se moquent de moi. Mais son écuyer, saisi de crainte, ne voulut pas le faire. Saül prit donc son glaive et se jeta dessus.
5 And when his armor bearer had seen this, specifically, that Saul was dead, he now fell on his sword also, and he died.
Lorsque son écuyer eut vu cela, c’est-à-dire que Saül était mort, il se jeta aussi lui-même sur son glaive, et mourut.
6 Therefore, Saul died, and his three sons passed away, and his entire house fell, together.
Saül périt donc et ses trois fils, et toute sa maison tomba à la fois.
7 And when the men of Israel who were living in the plains had seen this, they fled. And since Saul and his sons were dead, they abandoned their cities and were dispersed, here and there. And the Philistines arrived and lived among them.
Ce qu’ayant vu les hommes d’Israël qui habitaient dans les plaines, ils s’enfuirent; et Saül et ses fils étant morts, ils abandonnèrent leurs villes, et se dispersèrent çà et là, et les Philistins vinrent et y habitèrent.
8 Then, on the next day, when the Philistines were taking away the spoils of the slain, they found Saul and his sons, lying on mount Gilboa.
Le second jour, les Philistins, enlevant les dépouilles de ceux qu’on avait taillés en pièces, trouvèrent Saül et ses fils gisant sur la montagne de Gelboé.
9 And when they had despoiled him, and had cut off his head, and had stripped his armor, they sent these things into their land, so that they would be carried around and displayed in the temples of the idols and to the people.
Et, lorsqu’ils l’eurent dépouillé, qu’ils lui eurent coupé la tête et pris ses armes, ils l’envoyèrent dans leur pays, pour qu’il fût porté de côté et d’autre, et qu’il fût montré dans les temples des idoles et aux peuples.
10 But his armor they consecrated in the shrine of their god, and his head they affixed in the temple of Dagon.
Mais ses armes, ils les consacrèrent dans le temple de leur dieu, et ils attachèrent sa tête dans le temple de Dagon.
11 When the men of Jabesh Gilead had heard this, specifically, all that the Philistines had done concerning Saul,
Lorsque les hommes de Jabès-Galaad eurent appris cela, savoir, tout ce que les Philistins avaient fait à Saül,
12 each one of the valiant men rose up, and they took the bodies of Saul and of his sons. And they brought them to Jabesh. And they buried their bones under the oak that was in Jabesh. And they fasted for seven days.
Tous ceux d’entre eux qui étaient forts se levèrent, prirent les cadavres de Saül et de ses fils, et les apportèrent à Jabès; et ils ensevelirent leurs os sous le chêne qui était à Jabès, et ils jeûnèrent durant sept jours.
13 Thus did Saul die for his iniquities, because he betrayed the commandment of the Lord which he had instructed, and did not keep it. And moreover, he even consulted a woman diviner;
Saül mourut donc à cause de ses iniquités, parce qu’il avait violé le commandement que le Seigneur lui avait prescrit, et qu’il ne l’avait point gardé, mais que. de plus, il avait consulté la pythonisse.
14 for he did not trust in the Lord. Because of this, he caused his death, and he transferred his kingdom to David, the son of Jesse.
Et il n’avait point espéré dans le Seigneur: c’est pourquoi Dieu le tua, et transféra son royaume à David, fils d’Isaï.
