1 Chronicles 10
1 Now the Philistines fought against Israel, and the men of Israel fled from before the Philistines, and fell down wounded in mount Gelboe.
Cependant les Philistins livraient bataille aux Israélites. Ceux-ci s’enfuirent devant eux et laissèrent des morts sur la montagne de Ghelboé.
2 And the Philistines drew near pursuing after Saul, and his sons, and they killed Jonathan, and Abinadab, and Melchisua the sons of Saul.
Les Philistins atteignirent Saül et ses fils et tuèrent Jonathan, Abinadab et Malki-Choua, fils de Saül.
3 And the battle grew hard against Saul, and the archers reached him, and wounded him with arrows.
L’Attaque s’acharna contre Saül; il fut surpris par les archers qui lui causèrent de la frayeur.
4 And Saul said to his armourbearer: Draw thy sword, and kill me: lest these uncircumcised come, and mock me. But his armourbearer would not, for he was struck with fear: so Saul took his sword, and fell upon it.
Saül dit alors à son écuyer: "Tire ton épée et me transperce pour que je ne sois pas en butte aux coups de ces incirconcis et à leurs outrages." Mais l’écuyer, saisi de peur, n’osa. Alors Saül prit l’épée et se jeta dessus.
5 And when his armourbearer saw it, to wit, that Saul was dead, he also fell upon his sword and died.
L’Écuyer de Saül, le voyant mort, se jeta, lui aussi, sur son épée et mourut.
6 So Saul died, and his three sons, and all his house fell together.
Ainsi périrent Saül, ses trois fils; et tous les gens de sa maison moururent ensemble.
7 And when the men of Israel, that dwelt in the plains, saw this, they fled: and Saul and his sons being dead, they forsook their cities, and were scattered up and down: and the Philistines came, and dwelt in them.
Les Israélites qui étaient dans la vallée, voyant que leurs frères avaient lâché pied et que Saül et ses fils étaient morts, abandonnèrent leurs villes et se sauvèrent. Les Philistins y pénétrèrent et s’y établirent.
8 And the next day the Philistines taking away the spoils of them that were slain, found Saul and his sons lying on mount Gelboe.
Le lendemain, les Philistins vinrent dépouiller les cadavres; ils trouvèrent ceux de Saül et de ses fils gisant sur le mont Ghelboé.
9 And when they had stripped him, and cut off his head, and taken away his armour, they sent it into their land, to be carried about, and shewn in the temples of the idols and to the people.
Ils le dépouillèrent, lui tranchèrent la tête et lui enlevèrent ses armes, qu’ils envoyèrent dans le pays des Philistins à la ronde, pour annoncer la nouvelle à leurs idoles et au peuple.
10 And his armour they dedicated in the temple of their god, and his head they fastened up in the temple of Dagon.
Ils déposèrent ses armes dans le temple de leur dieu et attachèrent son crâne au temple de Dagon.
11 And when the men of Jabes Galaad had heard this, to wit, all that the Philistines had done to Saul,
Tous les habitants de Jabès-Galaad ayant appris ce que les Philistins avaient fait à Saül,
12 All the valiant men of them arose, and took the bodies of Saul and of his sons, and brought them to Jabes, and buried their bones under the oak that was in Jabes, and they fasted seven days.
les plus résolus allèrent enlever le corps de Saül et ceux de ses fils et les transportèrent à Jabès; puis ils enterrèrent leurs ossements sous le tamarisc de Jabès, et l’on jeûna durant sept jours.
13 So Saul died for his iniquities, because he transgressed the commandment of the Lord, which he had commanded, and kept it not: and moreover consulted also a witch,
Ainsi mourut Saül à cause de l’infidélité qu’il avait commise envers Dieu, en désobéissant à sa parole et en allant consulter les nécromanciens,
14 And trusted not is the Lord: therefore he slew him, and transferred his kingdom to David the son of Isai.
au lieu de rechercher l’Eternel. Celui-ci le fit périr et fit passer la royauté à David, fils de Jessé.
