1 Samuel 30
1 And when David and his men had arrived at Ziklag on the third day, the Amalekites had made an attack on the south side against Ziklag. And they had struck Ziklag, and burned it with fire.
Et il se trouva que, lors du retour de David et de son monde à Tsiklag le troisième jour, les Amalécites avaient fait une expédition sur le Midi et sur Tsiklag qu'ils avaient saccagée et incendiée,
2 And they had led the women in it away as captives, from the small to the great. And they had not killed anyone, but they led them away with them. And then they traveled on their journey.
ayant emmené captives les femmes avec ceux qui y restaient, petits et grands: ils n'avaient tué personne; seulement ils avaient emmené leur prise, puis continué leur route.
3 Therefore, when David and his men had arrived at the city, and had found it burned with fire, and that their wives and their sons and daughters had been led away as captives,
Et au retour de David et de ses hommes à la ville, voilà qu'elle était incendiée et leurs femmes et leurs fils et leurs filles emmenées en captivité.
4 David and the people who were with him lifted up their voices. And they mourned until the tears in them failed.
Alors David et la troupe qui l'accompagnait laissèrent éclater leur voix et pleurèrent jusqu'à n'avoir plus la force de pleurer.
5 For indeed, the two wives of David also had been led away as captives: Ahinoam, the Jezreelite, and Abigail, the wife of Nabal of Carmel.
Et les deux femmes de David étaient prisonnières, Ahinoam de Jizréel, et Abigaïl, femme de Nabal, le carmélite.
6 And David was greatly saddened. And the people were willing to stone him, because the soul of every man was bitter over his sons and daughters. But David was strengthened by the Lord his God.
Et David était dans une détresse car la troupe parlait de le lapider parce que l'amertume était dans le cœur de tous, chacun regrettant ses fils et ses filles. Mais David prit sa force dans l'Éternel son Dieu.
7 And he said to the priest Abiathar, the son of Ahimelech, “Bring the ephod to me.” And Abiathar brought the ephod to David.
Et David dit à Abiathar, le Prêtre, fils d'Ahimélech: Apporte-moi donc l'éphod! Et Abiathar apporta l'éphod à David.
8 And David consulted the Lord, saying, “Shall I pursue these robbers, and will I overtake them, or not?” And the Lord said to him: “Pursue. For without doubt, you will overtake them and find the prey.”
Et David interrogea l'Éternel en ces termes: Me mettrai-je à la poursuite de cette horde-là? l'atteindrai-je? Et Il répondit: Poursuis, car tu atteindras et délivreras.
9 Therefore, David went away, he and the six hundred men who were with him, and they arrived as far as the torrent Besor. And certain ones, being weary, stayed there.
Alors David marcha avec les six cents hommes qui l'accompagnaient, et ils s'avancèrent jusqu'au torrent du Bésor, et les traîneurs firent halte.
10 But David pursued, he and four hundred men. For two hundred stayed, who, being weary, were not able to cross the torrent Besor.
Et David entreprit la poursuite avec quatre cents hommes, deux cents hommes ayant fait halte parce qu'ils étaient trop fatigués pour passer le torrent du Bésor.
11 And they found an Egyptian man in the field, and they led him to David. And they gave him bread, so that he might eat, and water, so that he might drink,
Et ils trouvèrent un Egyptien dans la campagne et ils l'amenèrent à David, et ils lui servirent des aliments et il mangea, et ils lui donnèrent de l'eau à boire;
12 and also a section of a mass of dried figs, and two clusters of dried grapes. And when he had eaten, his spirit returned, and he was refreshed. For he had not eaten bread, nor drank water, for three days and three nights.
ils lui donnèrent aussi un quartier de bol de figues et deux gâteaux de raisins secs, et il mangea, et fut ranimé, car il n'avait ni mangé, ni bu, ni pain, ni eau, trois jours et trois nuits.
13 And so David said to him: “To whom do you belong? Or where are you from? And where are you going?” And he said: “I am a young man of Egypt, the servant of an Amalekite man. But my lord abandoned me, because I began to be sick the day before yesterday.
Et David lui dit: A qui es-tu? et d'où es-tu? Et il répondit: Je suis un jeune Egyptien, au service d'un Amalécite, et mon maître m'a laissé parce que je suis malade voici trois jours.
14 For indeed, we broke forth to the southern side of Cherethi, and against Judah, and to the south of Caleb, and we burned Ziklag with fire.”
Nous avons fait une incursion dans le Midi des Chrétites et dans les dépendances de Juda et dans le Midi de Caleb et nous avons livré Tsiklag aux flammes.
15 And David said to him, “Are you able to lead me to this battle line?” And he said, “Swear to me by God that you will not kill me, and that you will not deliver me into the hands of my lord, and I will lead you to this battle line.” And David swore to him.
Et David lui dit: Veux-tu être mon guide jusqu'à cette horde-là? Et il dit: Jure-moi devant Dieu que tu ne me feras pas mourir et ne me livreras pas à mon maître, et je te conduirai à cette horde.
16 And when he had led him, behold, they were stretched out on the face of the land everywhere, eating and drinking and celebrating, as if it were a feast day, because of all the prey and spoils that they had taken from the land of the Philistines, and from the land of Judah.
Et il fut leur guide. Et voilà que les Amalécites étaient épars dans toute la campagne mangeant et buvant et faisant fête pour tout le grand butin qu'ils avaient enlevé du pays des Philistins et du pays de Juda.
17 And David struck them down from evening until the evening of the next day. And no one among them escaped, except four hundred youths, who had climbed on camels and fled.
Et depuis l'aube jusqu'au soir qui ouvrait le lendemain il en fit un tel carnage que pas un homme n'échappa sauf quatre cents jeunes gens qui montèrent sur des chameaux et s'enfuirent.
18 Therefore, David rescued all that the Amalekites had taken, and he rescued his two wives.
Et ainsi, David recouvra tout ce qu'avaient enlevé les Amalécites, et délivra aussi ses deux femmes.
19 And nothing was missing, from small even to great, among the sons and daughters, and among the spoils, and among everything whatsoever that they had seized. David returned it all.
Et ils n'eurent à regretter personne, ni petit ni grand, ni fils ni fille, ni aucun objet du butin qui leur avait été pris; David fit tout rentrer.
20 And he took all the flocks and the herds, and he drove them before his face. And they said, “This is the prey of David.”
Et David prit tout le menu et le gros bétail; et ceux qui étaient en tête du troupeau disaient en le conduisant: C'est la capture de David.
21 Then David arrived at the two hundred men, who, being weary, had stayed, for they had not been able to follow David, and he had ordered them to remain at the torrent Besor. And they went out to meet David, and the people who were with him. Then David, drawing near to the people, greeted them peacefully.
Et David ayant rejoint les deux cents hommes trop fatigués pour suivre David, qu'il avait laissés faire halte au torrent du Bésor, ils vinrent au devant de David et de la troupe qui l'accompagnait, et David les aborda en s'informant d'eux amicalement.
22 And all the wicked and iniquitous men, out of the men who had gone with David, responding, said: “Since they did not go with us, we will not give to them anything from the prey that we have rescued. But let his wife and children be enough for each of them; when they have accepted this, they may go back.”
Et tous les hommes mauvais et de bas aloi, parmi les compagnons de David, prirent la parole et dirent: Puisqu'ils n'ont pas marché avec nous, nous ne voulons leur donner aucune part au butin que nous avons reconquis, sinon à chacun sa femme et qu'il les emmène et parte.
23 But David said: “You shall not do this, my brothers, with these things that the Lord has delivered to us, for he has preserved us, and he has given into our hands the robbers who broke out among us.
Mais David dit: N'en usez pas ainsi, mes frères, avec ce que l'Éternel nous a donné, d'autant qu'Il nous a eus en sa garde et a livré entre nos mains la horde de nos envahisseurs.
24 And so, let no one heed you over these words. But equal shall be the portion of him who descended to the battle, and of him who remained with the supplies, and they will divide it alike.”
Et qui vous écoutera dans ce que vous prononcez là… car telle la part de ceux qui sont descendus sur le champ de bataille, telle doit être la part de ceux qui sont restés auprès des bagages: ensemble ils partageront.
25 And this has been done from that day and thereafter. And it was established as a statute, and as if a law, in Israel even to this day.
Et c'est ce qui à partir de ce jour eut lieu postérieurement et dont on fit une règle et une pratique pour Israël jusqu'aujourd'hui.
26 Then David went to Ziklag, and he sent gifts from the prey to the elders of Judah, his neighbors, saying, “Receive a blessing from the prey of the enemies of the Lord,”
Et revenu à Tsiklag, David envoya du butin aux Anciens de Juda, à ses amis, avec ces paroles: Voici pour vous un don sur le butin des ennemis de l'Éternel!
27 to those who were in Bethel, and who were in Ramoth toward the south, and who were in Jattir,
[il l'envoya] à ceux de Béthel et à ceux de Ramoth-Negeb, et à ceux de Jathir,
28 and who were in Aroer, and who were in Siphmoth, and who were in Eshtemoa,
et à ceux d'Aroër, et à ceux de Siphmoth, et à ceux d'Esthmoha,
29 and who were in Racal, and who were in the cities of Jerahmeel, and who were in the cities of Keni,
et à ceux de Rachal, et à ceux des villes de Jehraméel, et à ceux des villes des Kénites,
30 and who were in Hormah, and who were at the lake of Ashan, and who were in Athach,
et à ceux de Horma, et à ceux de Chor-Asan, et à ceux d'Athach,
31 and who were in Hebron, and to the remainder who were in those places where David had stayed, he and his men.
et à ceux de Hébron et dans tous les lieux où David avait erré lui et ses hommes.
