1 Samuel 18
1 And it happened that, when he had completed speaking to Saul, the soul of Jonathan adhered to the soul of David, and Jonathan loved him like his own soul.
David avait achevé de parler à Saül. Et dès lors l’âme de Jonathan fut attachée à l’âme de David, et Jonathan l’aima comme son âme.
2 And Saul took him that day, and would not permit him to return to his father’s house.
Ce même jour Saül retint David, et ne le laissa pas retourner dans la maison de son père.
3 Then David and Jonathan formed a pact. For he loved him like his own soul.
Jonathan fit alliance avec David, parce qu’il l’aimait comme son âme.
4 And Jonathan took off the coat that he was wearing, and he gave it to David, with the rest of his garments, even to his sword and bow, and even his belt.
Il ôta le manteau qu’il portait, pour le donner à David; et il lui donna ses vêtements, même son épée, son arc et sa ceinture.
5 Also, David went out to do everything whatsoever that Saul sent him to do, and he conducted himself prudently. And Saul set him over men of war. And he was acceptable in the eyes of the entire people, and most of all in the sight of the servants of Saul.
David allait et réussissait partout où l’envoyait Saül; il fut mis par Saül à la tête des gens de guerre, et il plaisait à tout le peuple, même aux serviteurs de Saül.
6 Now when David returned, after he had struck down the Philistine, the women went out, from all the cities of Israel, leading the singing and dancing, rejoicing with timbrels and bells, so as to meet king Saul.
Comme ils revenaient, lors du retour de David après qu’il eut tué le Philistin, les femmes sortirent de toutes les villes d’Israël au-devant du roi Saül, en chantant et en dansant, au son des tambourins et des triangles, et en poussant des cris de joie.
7 And the women sang, as they played, saying, “Saul has struck down a thousand, and David ten thousand.”
Les femmes qui chantaient se répondaient les unes aux autres, et disaient: Saül a frappé ses mille, Et David ses dix mille.
8 Then Saul became exceedingly angry, and this word was displeasing in his eyes. And he said: “They have given David ten thousand, and to me they gave only one thousand. What is left for him, except the kingdom itself?”
Saül fut très irrité, et cela lui déplut. Il dit: On en donne dix mille à David, et c’est à moi que l’on donne les mille! Il ne lui manque plus que la royauté.
9 Therefore, Saul did not regard David with a good eye, from that day and thereafter.
Et Saül regarda David d’un mauvais œil, à partir de ce jour et dans la suite.
10 Then, on the next day, the evil spirit from God assailed Saul, and he prophesied in the midst of his house. And David played with his hand, just as at every other time. And Saul held a lance in his hand.
Le lendemain, le mauvais esprit de Dieu saisit Saül, qui eut des transports au milieu de la maison. David jouait, comme les autres jours, et Saül avait sa lance à la main.
11 And he threw it, thinking that he would be able to fix David to the wall. And David stepped aside twice, from before his face.
Saül leva sa lance, disant en lui-même: Je frapperai David contre la paroi. Mais David se détourna de lui deux fois.
12 And Saul feared David, because the Lord was with him, but he had withdrawn from Saul.
Saül craignait la présence de David, parce que l’Éternel était avec David et s’était retiré de lui.
13 Therefore, Saul sent him away from himself, and he made him tribune over one thousand men. And he entered and departed in the sight of the people.
Il l’éloigna de sa personne, et il l’établit chef de mille hommes. David sortait et rentrait à la tête du peuple;
14 Also, David acted prudently in all his ways, and the Lord was with him.
il réussissait dans toutes ses entreprises, et l’Éternel était avec lui.
15 And so, Saul saw that he was exceedingly prudent, and he began to be wary of him.
Saül, voyant qu’il réussissait toujours, avait peur de lui;
16 But all of Israel and Judah loved David. For he entered and departed before them.
mais tout Israël et Juda aimaient David, parce qu’il sortait et rentrait à leur tête.
17 And Saul said to David: “Behold, my elder daughter, Merab. I will give her to you as wife. Only be a valiant man, and fight the wars of the Lord.” Now Saul was considering within himself, saying, “Let not my hand be upon him, but let the hands of the Philistines be upon him.”
Saül dit à David: Voici, je te donnerai pour femme ma fille aînée Mérab; sers-moi seulement avec vaillance, et soutiens les guerres de l’Éternel. Or Saül se disait: Je ne veux pas mettre la main sur lui, mais que la main des Philistins soit sur lui.
18 Then David said to Saul, “Who am I, and what is my life, and what is my father’s kinship within Israel, that I should be the son-in-law of the king?”
David répondit à Saül: Qui suis-je, et qu’est-ce que ma vie, qu’est-ce que la famille de mon père en Israël, pour que je devienne le gendre du roi?
19 Then it happened that, at the time when Merab, the daughter of Saul, was to be given to David, she was given to Adriel, the Meholathite, as wife.
Lorsque arriva le temps où Mérab, fille de Saül, devait être donnée à David, elle fut donnée pour femme à Adriel, de Mehola.
20 Now Michal, the other daughter of Saul, loved David. And this was reported to Saul, and it pleased him.
Mical, fille de Saül, aima David. On en informa Saül, et la chose lui convint.
21 And Saul said, “I will give her to him, so that she may be a stumbling block to him, and so that the hand of the Philistines may be upon him.” And Saul said to David, “In two things, you shall be my son-in-law today.”
Il se disait: Je la lui donnerai, afin qu’elle soit un piège pour lui, et qu’il tombe sous la main des Philistins. Et Saül dit à David pour la seconde fois: Tu vas aujourd’hui devenir mon gendre.
22 And Saul commanded his servants to speak to David privately, saying: “Behold, you are pleasing to the king, and all his servants love you. Now therefore, be the son-in-law of the king.”
Saül donna cet ordre à ses serviteurs: Parlez en confidence à David, et dites-lui: Voici, le roi est bien disposé pour toi, et tous ses serviteurs t’aiment; sois maintenant le gendre du roi.
23 And the servants of Saul spoke all these words to the ears of David. And David said: “Does it seem a small matter to you, to be the son-in-law of the king? I am but a poor and unimportant man.”
Les serviteurs de Saül répétèrent ces paroles aux oreilles de David. Et David répondit: Croyez-vous qu’il soit facile de devenir le gendre du roi? Moi, je suis un homme pauvre et de peu d’importance.
24 And the servants reported to Saul, saying, “David has spoken words in this manner.”
Les serviteurs de Saül lui rapportèrent ce qu’avait répondu David.
25 Then Saul said, “Speak in this way to David: The king does not have need of any dowry, but only one hundred foreskins from the Philistine men, so that he may be vindicated from the enemies of the king.” So did Saul think to deliver David into the hands of the Philistines.
Saül dit: Vous parlerez ainsi à David: Le roi ne demande point de dot; mais il désire cent prépuces de Philistins, pour être vengé de ses ennemis. Saül avait le dessein de faire tomber David entre les mains des Philistins.
26 And when his servants had repeated to David the words that Saul had spoken, the word was pleasing in the eyes of David, so that he would become son-in-law of the king.
Les serviteurs de Saül rapportèrent ces paroles à David, et David agréa ce qui lui était demandé pour qu’il devînt gendre du roi.
27 And after a few days, David, rising up, went with the men who were under him, and he struck down two hundred men of the Philistines. And he brought their foreskins, and he counted them out for the king, so that he might be his son-in-law. And so, Saul gave to him his daughter Michal as wife.
Avant le terme fixé, David se leva, partit avec ses gens, et tua deux cents hommes parmi les Philistins; il apporta leurs prépuces, et en livra au roi le nombre complet, afin de devenir gendre du roi. Alors Saül lui donna pour femme Mical, sa fille.
28 And Saul saw and understood that the Lord was with David. And Michal, the daughter of Saul, loved him.
Saül vit et comprit que l’Éternel était avec David; et Mical, sa fille, aimait David.
29 And Saul began to fear David all the more. And Saul became the enemy of David, every day.
Saül craignit de plus en plus David, et il fut toute sa vie son ennemi.
30 And the leaders of the Philistines departed. And from the beginning of their departure, David conducted himself more prudently than all the servants of Saul, and his name became exceedingly celebrated.
Les princes des Philistins faisaient des excursions; et chaque fois qu’ils sortaient, David avait plus de succès que tous les serviteurs de Saül, et son nom devint très célèbre.
