Kings I 8
1 And it came to pass when Samuel was old, that he made his sons judges over Israel.
Lorsque Samuel devint vieux, il établit ses fils juges sur Israël.
2 And these [are] the names of his sons; Joel the firstborn, and the name of the second Abia, judges in Bersabee.
Son fils premier-né se nommait Joël, et le second Abija; ils étaient juges à Beer-Schéba.
3 And his sons did not walk in his way; and they turned aside after gain, and took gifts, and perverted judgments.
Les fils de Samuel ne marchèrent point sur ses traces; ils se livraient à la cupidité, recevaient des présents, et violaient la justice.
4 And the men of Israel gather themselves together, and come to Armathaim to Samuel,
Tous les anciens d’Israël s’assemblèrent, et vinrent auprès de Samuel à Rama.
5 and they said to him, Behold, you are grown old, and your sons walk not in your way; and now set over us a king to judge us, as also the other nations [have].
Ils lui dirent: Voici, tu es vieux, et tes fils ne marchent point sur tes traces; maintenant, établis sur nous un roi pour nous juger, comme il y en a chez toutes les nations.
6 And the thing [was] evil in the eyes of Samuel, when they said, Give us a king to judge us: and Samuel prayed to the Lord.
Samuel vit avec déplaisir qu’ils disaient: Donne-nous un roi pour nous juger. Et Samuel pria l’Éternel.
7 And the Lord said to Samuel, Hear the voice of the people, in whatever they shall say to you; for they have not rejected you, but they have rejected me from reigning over them.
L’Éternel dit à Samuel: Écoute la voix du peuple dans tout ce qu’il te dira; car ce n’est pas toi qu’ils rejettent, c’est moi qu’ils rejettent, afin que je ne règne plus sur eux.
8 According to all their doings which they have done to me, from the day that I brought them out of Egypt until this day, even [as] they have deserted me, and served other gods, so they do also to you.
Ils agissent à ton égard comme ils ont toujours agi depuis que je les ai fait monter d’Égypte jusqu’à ce jour; ils m’ont abandonné, pour servir d’autres dieux.
9 And now listen to their voice; only you shall solemnly testify to them, and you shall describe to them the manner of the king who shall reign over them.
Écoute donc leur voix; mais donne-leur des avertissements, et fais-leur connaître le droit du roi qui régnera sur eux.
10 And Samuel spoke every word of the Lord to the people who asked of him a king.
Samuel rapporta toutes les paroles de l’Éternel au peuple qui lui demandait un roi.
11 And he said, This shall be the manner of the king that shall rule over you: he shall take your sons, and put them in his chariots, and among his horsemen, and running before his chariots,
Il dit: Voici quel sera le droit du roi qui régnera sur vous. Il prendra vos fils, et il les mettra sur ses chars et parmi ses cavaliers, afin qu’ils courent devant son char;
12 and [his manner shall be] to make them to himself captains of hundreds and captains of thousands; and to reap his harvest, and gather his vintage, and prepare his instruments of war, and the implements of his chariots.
il s’en fera des chefs de mille et des chefs de cinquante, et il les emploiera à labourer ses terres, à récolter ses moissons, à fabriquer ses armes de guerre et l’attirail de ses chars.
13 And he will take your daughters to be perfumers, and cooks, and bakers.
Il prendra vos filles, pour en faire des parfumeuses, des cuisinières et des boulangères.
14 And he will take your fields, and your vineyards, and your good olive yards, and give them to his servants.
Il prendra la meilleure partie de vos champs, de vos vignes et de vos oliviers, et la donnera à ses serviteurs.
15 And he will take the tithe of your seeds and your vineyards, and give [it] to his eunuchs, and to his servants.
Il prendra la dîme du produit de vos semences et de vos vignes, et la donnera à ses serviteurs.
16 And he will take your servants, and your handmaids, and your good herds and your asses, and will take the tenth of them for his works.
Il prendra vos serviteurs et vos servantes, vos meilleurs bœufs et vos ânes, et s’en servira pour ses travaux.
17 And he will tithe your flocks; and you shall be his servants.
Il prendra la dîme de vos troupeaux, et vous-mêmes serez ses esclaves.
18 And you shall cry out in that day because of your king whom you have chosen to yourselves, and the Lord shall not hear you in those days, because you have chosen to yourselves a king.
Et alors vous crierez contre votre roi que vous vous serez choisi, mais l’Éternel ne vous exaucera point.
19 But the people would not listen to Samuel; and they said to him, Nay, but there shall be a king over us.
Le peuple refusa d’écouter la voix de Samuel. Non! Dirent-ils, mais il y aura un roi sur nous,
20 An we also will be like all the nations; and our king shall judge us, and shall go out before us, and fight our battles.
et nous aussi nous serons comme toutes les nations; notre roi nous jugera il marchera à notre tête et conduira nos guerres.
21 And Samuel heard all the words of the people, and spoke them in the ears of the Lord.
Samuel, après avoir entendu toutes les paroles du peuple, les redit aux oreilles de l’Éternel.
22 And the Lord said to Samuel, Listen to their voice, and appoint them a king. And Samuel said to the men of Israel, Let each man depart to his city.
Et l’Éternel dit à Samuel: Écoute leur voix, et établis un roi sur eux. Et Samuel dit aux hommes d’Israël: Allez-vous-en chacun dans sa ville.
