1 Chronicles 19
1 And it came to pass after this that Nahash king of the children of Ammon died, and his son reigned in his stead.
Et dans la suite vint à mourir Nahas, roi des Ammonites, et son fils régna à sa place.
2 And David said, I will shew kindness to Hanun the son of Nahash, because his father shewed kindness to me. And David sent messengers to comfort him concerning his father. And David's servants came into the land of the children of Ammon to Hanun, to comfort him.
Alors David dit: Je témoignerai de la bonté à Hanoun, fils de Nahas, car son père m'a témoigné de la bonté. Et David délégua des envoyés pour le consoler au sujet de son père. Ainsi vinrent des serviteurs de David au pays des Ammonites, chez Hanoun pour le consoler.
3 And the princes of the children of Ammon said to Hanun, Is it, in thine eyes, to honour thy father that David has sent comforters to thee? Is it not to search and overthrow, and to spy out the land that his servants are come to thee?
Alors les chefs des Ammonites dirent à Hanoun: Est-ce, à tes yeux, pour honorer ton père que David t'envoie des consolateurs? N'est-ce pas dans le but d'explorer, de bouleverser, et d'espionner le pays que ses serviteurs sont venus te trouver?
4 And Hanun took David's servants, and had them shaved, and their raiment cut off in the midst, as far as the hip, and sent them away.
Là-dessus Hanoun fit prendre et raser les serviteurs de David et leur fit couper les habits jusqu'à mi-hanches, puis les congédia.
5 And [certain] went and told David concerning the men; and he sent to meet them, for the men were greatly ashamed. And the king said, Abide at Jericho until your beards be grown, and then return.
Et l'on vint renseigner David touchant ces hommes, et il envoya à leur rencontre (car ces hommes étaient fort outragés), et le roi dit: Restez à Jéricho jusqu'à ce que votre barbe ait poussé, puis revenez.
6 And the children of Ammon saw that they had made themselves odious to David; and Hanun and the children of Ammon sent a thousand talents of silver to hire them chariots and horsemen out of Mesopotamia, and from the Syrians of Maacah, and from Zobah.
Et les Ammonites virent qu'ils étaient en mauvaise odeur auprès de David, et Hanoun et les Ammonites envoyèrent mille talents d'argent pour prendre à leurs gages des chars et de la cavalerie chez les Syriens de Mésopotamie et les Syriens de Maacha et de Tsoba.
7 And they hired thirty-two thousand chariots, and the king of Maacah and his people; and they came and encamped before Medeba. And the children of Ammon gathered together from their cities, and came to battle.
Et ils prirent à leur solde trente-deux mille chars et le roi de Maacha et son monde: ceux-ci vinrent et campèrent devant Médeba. Et les Ammonites se rassemblèrent de leurs villes et arrivèrent pour se battre.
8 And David heard [of it], and he sent Joab, and all the host, the mighty men.
A cette nouvelle, David fit partir Joab et toute l'armée des guerriers.
9 And the children of Ammon came out, and put the battle in array at the entrance of the city; and the kings that had come were by themselves on the field.
Et les Ammonites sortirent et se rangèrent en bataille en dehors des portes de la ville tandis que les rois venus étaient seuls dans la campagne.
10 And Joab saw that the front of the battle was against him before and behind; and he chose out of all the choice men of Israel, and put them in array against the Syrians;
Et Joab se voyant attaqué par devant et par derrière, fit un choix dans toute l'élite d'Israël et forma sa ligne contre les Syriens,
11 and the rest of the people he gave into the hand of Abishai his brother, and they set themselves in array against the children of Ammon.
laissant sous la conduite de son frère Abisaï le reste de la troupe, qui forma sa ligne contre les Ammonites.
12 And he said, If the Syrians be too strong for me, then thou shalt help me; and if the children of Ammon be too strong for thee, then I will help thee.
Et il dit: Si les Syriens prennent l'avantage sur moi, viens à mon secours; et si les Ammonites prennent l'avantage sur toi, j'irai à ton secours.
13 Be strong, and let us shew ourselves valiant for our people, and for the cities of our God; and Jehovah will do what is good in his sight.
Tiens bien, et tenons bien pour notre peuple et pour les cités de notre Dieu, et que l'Éternel agisse comme il Lui semblera bon.
14 And Joab and the people that were with him drew near in front of the Syrians to the battle; and they fled before him.
Joab donc et la troupe qui était avec lui, s'avança à l'attaque des Syriens qui s'enfuirent devant lui.
15 And when the children of Ammon saw that the Syrians fled, they likewise fled before Abishai his brother, and entered into the city. And Joab came to Jerusalem.
Et les Ammonites voyant les Syriens en fuite, prirent aussi la fuite devant Abisaï, son frère, et rentrèrent dans la ville. Et Joab gagna Jérusalem.
16 And when the Syrians saw that they were routed before Israel, they sent messengers, and drew forth the Syrians that were beyond the river; and Shophach the captain of the host of Hadarezer [went] before them.
Et les Syriens se voyant battus par les Israélites dépêchèrent des messagers et firent mettre en campagne les Syriens d'au delà le Fleuve, et Sophach, général d'armée d'Hadarézer, à leur tête.
17 And it was told David; and he gathered all Israel, and passed over the Jordan, and came upon them, and set [the battle] in array against them. And David put the battle in array against the Syrians, and they fought with him.
Et David en reçut l'avis; et il rassembla tous les Israélites et passa le Jourdain et les joignit et forma sa ligne contre eux, et David se rangea en bataille contre les Syriens, qui en vinrent aux mains avec lui. Mais les Syriens s'enfuirent devant les Israélites,
18 And the Syrians fled from before Israel; and David slew of the Syrians seven thousand [in] chariots, and forty thousand footmen, and slew Shophach the captain of the host.
et David fit aux Syriens un massacre de sept mille chars et quarante mille fantassins et tua Sophach, général de l'armée.
19 And the servants of Hadarezer saw that they were routed before Israel, and they made peace with David, and became his servants. And the Syrians would no more help the children of Ammon.
Et les serviteurs d'Hadarézer se voyant battus par les Israélites firent la paix avec David, auquel ils furent asservis. Et les Syriens ne voulurent plus porter secours aux Ammonites.
