2 Samuel 8
1 Now after these things, it happened that David struck the Philistines, and he humbled them. And David took the bridle of tribute from the hand of the Philistines.
David défit ensuite les Philistins, abattit leur puissance et leur enleva Métheg-Haamma.
2 And he struck Moab, and he measured them with a line, leveling them to the ground. Now he measured with two lines, one to kill, and one to keep alive. And Moab was made to serve David under tribute.
Puis il vainquit les Moabites et les mesura au cordeau, les faisant coucher par terre et destinant deux lots à la mort, un lot à la vie sauve; et Moab fut assujetti à David et devint son tributaire.
3 And David struck Hadadezer, the son of Rehob, the king of Zobah, when he set out to rule over the river Euphrates.
Puis David battit Hadadézer, fils de Rehob, roi de Çoba, tandis qu’il marchait vers l’Euphrate pour étendre sa domination.
4 And from his troops, David seized one thousand seven hundred horsemen and twenty thousand foot soldiers. And he cut the sinew of the leg in all the chariot horses. But he left aside enough of them for one hundred chariots.
David lui captura mille sept cents cavaliers et vingt mille hommes de pied, fit mutiler tous les attelages, et n’en conserva que cent.
5 And the Syrians of Damascus arrived, so that they might bring reinforcements to Hadadezer, the king of Zobah. And David struck down twenty-two thousand men of the Syrians.
La Syrie de Damas vint au secours de Hadadézer, roi de Çoba; David tua aux Syriens vingt-deux mille hommes.
6 And David positioned a garrison in Syria of Damascus. And Syria served David under tribute. And the Lord assisted David in all things whatsoever that he set out to accomplish.
il mit ensuite des garnisons dans la Syrie de Damas, qui devint sujette et tributaire de David. Ainsi le Seigneur protégeait David dans toutes ses campagnes.
7 And David took the armbands of gold, which the servants of Hadadezer had, and he brought them to Jerusalem.
David s’empara des boucliers d’or appartenant aux serviteurs de Hadadézer, et les transporta à Jérusalem.
8 And from Betah and Beeroth, cities of Hadadezer, king David took an exceedingly great amount of brass.
Egalement de Bétah et de Bérotaï, villes de Hadadézer, le roi David emporta du cuivre en grande quantité.
9 Then Toi, the king of Hamath, heard that David had struck down the entire strength of Hadadezer.
Toï, roi de Hamath, ayant appris que David avait défait toute l’armée de Hadadézer,
10 And so, Toi sent his son Joram to king David, so that he might greet him with congratulations, and give thanks, because he had fought against Hadadezer and had struck him down. For indeed, Toi was the enemy of Hadadezer. And in his hand were vessels of gold, and vessels of silver, and vessels of brass.
envoya son fils Joram au roi David, pour le saluer et le féliciter d’avoir combattu et vaincu Hadadézer, car celui-ci était en guerre avec Toï. Il lui envoyait en même temps des vases d’argent, d’or et de cuivre.
11 And king David also sanctified these things to the Lord, with the silver and gold that he had sanctified from all the peoples whom he had subdued:
Ceux-là aussi, le roi David les consacra à l’Eternel, comme il avait consacré l’argent et l’or de tous les peuples qu’il avait soumis:
12 from Syria, and Moab, and the sons Ammon, and the Philistines, and Amalek, and from the best spoils of Hadadezer, the son of Rehob, the king of Zobah.
des Syriens, des Moabites, des Ammonites, des Philistins, des Amalécites, comme le butin pris sur Hadadézer, fils de Rehob, roi de Çoba.
13 David also made a name for himself when he returned from seizing Syria, in the Valley of the Salt Pits, having cut down eighteen thousand.
Quand il revint de battre la Syrie, David se fit encore un nom en battant dix-huit mille hommes dans la vallée du Sel.
14 And he positioned guards in Edom, and he stationed a garrison. And all of Edom was made to serve David. And the Lord assisted David in all things whatsoever that he set out to accomplish.
Il mit des garnisons dans l’Idumée, il en mit dans toute l’Idumée, qu’il assujettit tout entière. Et le Seigneur protégea David dans toutes ses voies.
15 And David reigned over all of Israel. And David accomplished judgment and justice with all his people.
David régna sur tout Israël, et il gouverna tout son peuple avec justice et équité.
16 Now Joab, the son Zeruiah, was over the army. And Jehoshaphat, the son of Ahilud, was the keeper of records.
Joab, fils de Cerouya, était chef de l’armée; Josaphat, fils d’Ahiloud, archiviste;
17 And Zadok, the son of Ahitub, and Ahimelech, the son of Abiathar, were the priests. And Seraiah was the scribe.
Çadok, fils d’Ahitoub, et Ahimélec, fils d’Ebiatar, prêtres; Seraïa, secrétaire;
18 And Benaiah, the son of Jehoiada, was over the Cherethites and Pelethites. But the sons of David were priests.
Benaïahou, fils de Joïada, avec les Krêthi et Pelêthi; et les fils de David, ministres.
