2 Samuel 10
1 Now after these things, it happened that the king of the sons of Ammon died, and his son Hanun reigned after him.
Après cela, le roi des enfants d'Ammon mourut, et Hanun, son fils, régna à sa place.
2 And David said, “I will show mercy to Hanun, the son of Nahash, just as his father showed mercy to me.” Therefore, David sent consolation to him, by his servants, over the passing of his father. But when the servants of David had arrived in the land of the sons of Ammon,
David dit: « Je ferai preuve de bonté envers Hanun, fils de Nahash, comme son père a fait preuve de bonté envers moi. » David envoya donc ses serviteurs pour le consoler au sujet de son père. Les serviteurs de David arrivèrent dans le pays des enfants d'Ammon.
3 the leaders of the sons of Ammon said to Hanun, their lord: “Do you think it was because of the honor of your father that David sent consolers to you? And did not David send his servants to you, so that he might investigate and explore the city, and so that he might overthrow it?”
Mais les princes des enfants d'Ammon dirent à Hanun, leur seigneur: « Pensez-vous que David honore votre père, puisqu'il vous a envoyé des consolateurs? David ne vous a-t-il pas envoyé ses serviteurs pour fouiller la ville, l'épier et la renverser? ».
4 And so, Hanun took the servants of David, and he shaved off one half part of their beards, and he cut their garments at the middle, as far as the buttocks, and he sent them away.
Et Hanun prit les serviteurs de David, leur rasa la moitié de la barbe, coupa leurs vêtements par le milieu, jusqu'aux fesses, et les renvoya.
5 And when this had been reported to David, he sent to meet them. And the men were greatly disturbed by shame. And David commanded them, “Remain in Jericho, until your beards grow, and then return.”
Lorsqu'ils racontèrent cela à David, il envoya au-devant d'eux, car les hommes étaient très honteux. Le roi dit: « Attendez à Jéricho que votre barbe ait poussé, et revenez ensuite. »
6 Now the sons of Ammon, seeing that they had done an injury to David, sent for, and paid wages to, the Syrians of Rehob, and the Syrians of Zobah, twenty thousand foot soldiers, and from the king of Maacah, one thousand men, and from Tob, twelve thousand men.
Lorsque les fils d'Ammon virent qu'ils étaient devenus odieux à David, ils envoyèrent et louèrent les Syriens de Beth Rehob et les Syriens de Tsoba, vingt mille hommes de pied, le roi de Maaca avec mille hommes, et les hommes de Tob douze mille hommes.
7 And when David had heard this, he sent Joab and the entire army of warriors.
Lorsque David l'apprit, il envoya Joab et toute l'armée des vaillants hommes.
8 Then the sons of Ammon went forth, and they positioned their battle line before the very entrance of the gates. But the Syrians of Zobah, and of Rehob, and of Tob, and of Maacah, were by themselves in the field.
Les enfants d'Ammon sortirent, et se rangèrent en bataille à l'entrée de la porte. Les Syriens de Tsoba et de Rehob, les hommes de Tob et de Maaca étaient seuls dans les champs.
9 And so, seeing that the battle had been prepared against him, both facing him and behind, Joab chose some from all of the elect men of Israel, and he set up a battle line opposite the Syrians.
Joab, voyant que le combat était engagé contre lui devant et derrière, choisit parmi tous les hommes d'élite d'Israël et les plaça en bataille contre les Syriens.
10 But the remaining part of the people he delivered to his brother Abishai, who formed a battle line against the sons of Ammon.
Il remit le reste du peuple entre les mains d'Abishaï, son frère, qui se rangea en bataille contre les fils d'Ammon.
11 And Joab said: “If the Syrians prevail against me, then you shall assist me. But if the sons of Ammon prevail against you, then I will assist you.
Il dit: « Si les Syriens sont trop forts pour moi, tu m'aideras; mais si les enfants d'Ammon sont trop forts pour toi, je viendrai te secourir.
12 Be valiant men. And let us fight on behalf of our people and the city of our God. Then the Lord will do what is good in his own sight.”
Soyez courageux, et soyons forts pour notre peuple et pour les villes de notre Dieu; et que Yahvé fasse ce qui lui semble bon. »
13 And so, Joab, and the people who were with him, undertook the conflict against the Syrians, who immediately fled before their face.
Joab et le peuple qui était avec lui s'approchèrent donc de la bataille contre les Syriens, qui s'enfuirent devant lui.
14 Then, seeing that the Syrians had fled, the sons of Ammon themselves also fled from the face of Abishai, and they entered into the city. And Joab returned from the sons of Ammon, and he went to Jerusalem.
Lorsque les fils d'Ammon virent que les Syriens avaient fui, ils s'enfuirent également devant Abishaï et entrèrent dans la ville. Joab revint des fils d'Ammon et se rendit à Jérusalem.
15 And so, the Syrians, seeing that they had fallen before Israel, gathered themselves together.
Lorsque les Syriens virent qu'ils avaient été vaincus par Israël, ils se rassemblèrent.
16 And Hadadezer sent and brought the Syrians who were beyond the river, and he led in their army. And Shobach, the ruler of the military of Hadadezer, was their leader.
Hadadézer envoya chercher les Syriens qui étaient au-delà du fleuve, et ils arrivèrent à Hélam, avec à leur tête Schobac, chef de l'armée d'Hadadézer.
17 And when this had been reported to David, he drew together all of Israel. And he crossed over the Jordan, and he went to Helam. And the Syrians formed a battle line opposite David, and they fought against him.
David fut informé de cela; il rassembla tout Israël, passa le Jourdain et vint à Hélam. Les Syriens se rangèrent en bataille contre David et lui livrèrent bataille.
18 And the Syrians fled before the face of Israel. And David killed, among the Syrians, the men of seven hundred chariots, and forty thousand horsemen. And he struck down Shobach, the leader of the military, who immediately died.
Les Syriens prirent la fuite devant Israël; David tua sept cents chars des Syriens et quarante mille cavaliers, et il frappa Shobac, chef de leur armée, de sorte qu'il mourut sur place.
19 Then all the kings who were in the reinforcements of Hadadezer, seeing themselves to be defeated by Israel, were very afraid and they fled: fifty-eight thousand men before Israel. And they made peace with Israel, and they served them. And the Syrians were afraid to offer assistance to the sons of Ammon anymore.
Lorsque tous les rois qui étaient au service d'Hadadézer virent qu'ils avaient été vaincus devant Israël, ils firent la paix avec Israël et le servirent. Ainsi, les Syriens eurent peur de ne plus aider les enfants d'Ammon.
