1 Samuel 18
1 And it came to pass, when he had made an end of speaking unto Saul, that the soul of Jonathan was knit with the soul of David, and Jonathan loved him as his own soul.
Et les chœurs de danseuses, transportées de joie, sortirent de toutes les villes d'Israël à la rencontre de David, avec des tambours et des cymbales.
2 And Saul took him that day, and would let him go no more home to his father’s house.
Et les chœurs de danseuses, transportées de joie, sortirent de toutes les villes d'Israël à la rencontre de David, avec des tambours et des cymbales.
3 Then Jonathan and David made a covenant, because he loved him as his own soul.
Et les chœurs de danseuses, transportées de joie, sortirent de toutes les villes d'Israël à la rencontre de David, avec des tambours et des cymbales.
4 And Jonathan stripped himself of the robe that [was] upon him, and gave it to David, and his garments, even to his sword, and to his bow, and to his girdle.
Et les chœurs de danseuses, transportées de joie, sortirent de toutes les villes d'Israël à la rencontre de David, avec des tambours et des cymbales.
5 And David went out whithersoever Saul sent him, [and] behaved himself wisely: and Saul set him over the men of war, and he was accepted in the sight of all the people, and also in the sight of Saul’s servants.
Et les chœurs de danseuses, transportées de joie, sortirent de toutes les villes d'Israël à la rencontre de David, avec des tambours et des cymbales.
6 And it came to pass as they came, when David was returned from the slaughter of the Philistine, that the women came out of all cities of Israel, singing and dancing, to meet king Saul, with tabrets, with joy, and with instruments of musick.
Et les chœurs de danseuses, transportées de joie, sortirent de toutes les villes d'Israël à la rencontre de David, avec des tambours et des cymbales.
7 And the women answered [one another] as they played, and said, Saul hath slain his thousands, and David his ten thousands.
Les femmes entonnaient le chant et elles disaient: Saül les a tués par milliers, et David par myriades.
8 And Saul was very wroth, and the saying displeased him; and he said, They have ascribed unto David ten thousands, and to me they have ascribed [but] thousands: and [what] can he have more but the kingdom?
La chose parut mauvaise à Saül, et il dit: Elles attribuent à David des myriades, et à moi des milliers.
9 And Saul eyed David from that day and forward.
[Et Saül regarda David d'un œil méfiant, à partir de ce jour et après.]
10 And it came to pass on the morrow, that the evil spirit from God came upon Saul, and he prophesied in the midst of the house: and David played with his hand, as at other times: and [there was] a javelin in Saul’s hand.
[Et Saül regarda David d'un œil méfiant, à partir de ce jour et après.]
11 And Saul cast the javelin; for he said, I will smite David even to the wall [with it]. And David avoided out of his presence twice.
[Et Saül regarda David d'un œil méfiant, à partir de ce jour et après.]
12 And Saul was afraid of David, because the LORD was with him, and was departed from Saul.
Et Saül fut alarmé au sujet de David.
13 Therefore Saul removed him from him, and made him his captain over a thousand; and he went out and came in before the people.
Il l'éloigna de sa personne; il lui donna un commandement de mille hommes, et David fit ses évolutions devant le peuple.
14 And David behaved himself wisely in all his ways; and the LORD [was] with him.
Et David en toutes ses démarches se conduisit avec prudence, car le Seigneur était avec lui.
15 Wherefore when Saul saw that he behaved himself very wisely, he was afraid of him.
Et Saül vit sa grande sagesse, et il eut crainte de lui.
16 But all Israel and Judah loved David, because he went out and came in before them.
Or, tout Israël et tout Juda aimaient David, parce qu'il marchait à la tête du peuple.
17 And Saul said to David, Behold my elder daughter Merab, her will I give thee to wife: only be thou valiant for me, and fight the LORD’s battles. For Saul said, Let not mine hand be upon him, but let the hand of the Philistines be upon him.
Or, tout Israël et tout Juda aimaient David, parce qu'il marchait à la tête du peuple.
18 And David said unto Saul, Who [am] I? and what [is] my life, [or] my father’s family in Israel, that I should be son in law to the king?
Or, tout Israël et tout Juda aimaient David, parce qu'il marchait à la tête du peuple.
19 But it came to pass at the time when Merab Saul’s daughter should have been given to David, that she was given unto Adriel the Meholathite to wife.
Or, tout Israël et tout Juda aimaient David, parce qu'il marchait à la tête du peuple.
20 And Michal Saul’s daughter loved David: and they told Saul, and the thing pleased him.
Et Michol, fille de Saül, aima David; on l'alla dire à Saül, et la nouvelle lui plut.
21 And Saul said, I will give him her, that she may be a snare to him, and that the hand of the Philistines may be against him. Wherefore Saul said to David, Thou shalt this day be my son in law in [the one of] the twain.
Car Saül dit: Je la lui donnerai, et ce sera pour lui une pierre d'achoppement. La main des Philistins était alors contre Saül.
22 And Saul commanded his servants, [saying], Commune with David secretly, and say, Behold, the king hath delight in thee, and all his servants love thee: now therefore be the king’s son in law.
Et Saül donna ses ordres à ses serviteurs, disant: Parlez en secret à David, et dites-lui: Voilà que le roi se plaît avec toi, tous ses serviteurs t'aiment, sois donc le gendre du roi.
23 And Saul’s servants spake those words in the ears of David. And David said, Seemeth it to you [a] light [thing] to be a king’s son in law, seeing that I [am] a poor man, and lightly esteemed?
Les serviteurs de Saül répétèrent tout bas ces paroles à David, et il leur répondit: Est-ce si peu de chose à vos yeux de devenir gendre du roi? Je suis d'humble condition et nullement illustre.
24 And the servants of Saul told him, saying, On this manner spake David.
Et les serviteurs de Saül lui firent leur rapport, en conséquence de ce que leur avait dit David.
25 And Saul said, Thus shall ye say to David, The king desireth not any dowry, but an hundred foreskins of the Philistines, to be avenged of the king’s enemies. But Saul thought to make David fall by the hand of the Philistines.
Et Saül reprit: Voilà ce que vous direz à David: Le roi n'a que faire de présents, si ce n'est de cent prépuces de Philistins, pour se venger des ennemis du roi. Saül comptait ainsi le jeter entre les mains des étrangers.
26 And when his servants told David these words, it pleased David well to be the king’s son in law: and the days were not expired.
Les serviteurs de Saül répétèrent ces paroles à David, et il lui parut bon d'être gendre du roi.
27 Wherefore David arose and went, he and his men, and slew of the Philistines two hundred men; and David brought their foreskins, and they gave them in full tale to the king, that he might be the king’s son in law. And Saul gave him Michal his daughter to wife.
David partit donc, il se mit en campagne avec ses hommes, il tua cent Philistins, rapporta leurs prépuces, et devint gendre du roi; Saül lui donna pour femme sa fille Michol.
28 And Saul saw and knew that the LORD [was] with David, and [that] Michal Saul’s daughter loved him.
Et Saül vit que le Seigneur était avec David, et que tout Israël l'aimait.
29 And Saul was yet the more afraid of David; and Saul became David’s enemy continually.
Et il se défia encore davantage de David.
30 Then the princes of the Philistines went forth: and it came to pass, after they went forth, [that] David behaved himself more wisely than all the servants of Saul; so that his name was much set by.
