2 Samuel 10
1 And it came to pass after this, that the king of the children of 'Ammon died, and Chanun his son reigned in his stead.
Sur ces entrefaites, le roi des Ammonites mourut, et son fils Hanoun lui succéda.
2 Then said David, I will show kindness unto Chanun the son of Nachash, as his father showed me kindness. And David sent to comfort him by the hand of his servants for his father. And David's servants came unto the land of the children of 'Ammon.
David se dit: "Je veux agir amicalement avec Hanoun, fils de Nahach, comme son père a agi à mon égard." Et David lui envoya, par ses serviteurs, des condoléances au sujet de son père, et les serviteurs de David se rendirent au pays des Ammonites.
3 And the princes of the children of 'Ammon said unto Chanun their Lord, Doth David honor thy father in thy eyes, that he hath sent comforters unto thee! hath David not sent his servants unto thee, in order to search the city, and to spy it out, and to overthrow it?
Mais les princes ammonites dirent à leur maître Hanoun: "Est-ce, à ton avis, pour honorer ton père que David t’a envoyé des consolateurs? N’Est-ce pas plutôt pour explorer la ville en espions et pour la détruire que David t’a envoyé ses serviteurs?"
4 Chanun thereupon took David's servants, and shaved off the one-half of their beard, and cut off their garments in the middle, even to their buttocks, and sent them away.
Alors Hanoun fit saisir les serviteurs de David, raser la moitié de leur barbe et couper la moitié de leurs vêtements jusqu’aux reins, puis il les congédia.
5 When they told it unto David, he sent [persons] to meet them, because the men were greatly ashamed; and the king said, Tarry at Jericho until your beard be grown, and then return.
On en informa David, qui envoya au-devant d’eux, car ces hommes étaient accablés de honte, et leur fit dire: "Restez à Jéricho jusqu’à ce que votre barbe ait repoussé, puis vous reviendrez."
6 And when the children of 'Ammon saw that they were become in bad odor with David, the children of 'Ammon sent and hired the Syrians of Beth-rechob, and the Syrians of Zoba, twenty thousand men on foot, and the king of Ma'achah with a thousand men, and of the people of Tob twelve thousand men.
Les Ammonites, voyant qu’ils s’étaient mis en mauvaise odeur auprès de David, soudoyèrent les Syriens de Beth-Rehob et ceux de Çoba vingt mille hommes de pied; le roi de Maakha, mille hommes, et les gens de Tob, douze mille hommes.
7 And when David heard of it, he sent Joab, and all the army, [and] the mighty men.
A cette nouvelle, David envoya Joab avec toute son armée de vaillants.
8 And the children of 'Ammon came out, and put themselves in battle-array at the entrance of the gate: and the Syrians of Zoba, and of Rechob, and the people of Tob and Ma'achah, were by themselves in the field.
Les Ammonites s’avancèrent et se mirent en bataille à l’entrée de la porte, tandis que les Syriens de Çoba et de Rehob, les hommes de Tob et de Maakha, restaient séparés dans la campagne.
9 When now Joab saw that the front of the battle was against him before and behind, he selected from all the chosen men of Israel, and arrayed himself against the Syrians:
Joab, voyant que la bataille le menaçait par devant et par derrière, fit choix des meilleurs guerriers d’Israël et les disposa devant les Syriens.
10 And the rest of the people he delivered into the hand of Abishai his brother, who arrayed himself against the children of 'Ammon.
Pour le reste de l’armée, il le mit sous les ordres de son frère Abisaï et le rangea devant les Ammonites.
11 And he said, If the Syrians be too strong for me, then shalt thou bring me help; but if the children of 'Ammon be too strong for thee, then will I go to help thee.
Et il dit: "Si les Syriens l’emportent sur moi, tu viendras à mon secours; si les Ammonites l’emportent sur toi, c’est moi qui viendrai te secourir.
12 Be strong, and let us strengthen ourselves in behalf of our people, and in behalf of the cities of our God: and may the Lord do that which seemeth good in his eyes.
Sois fort, soyons forts, pour notre peuple et pour les villes de notre Dieu, et que le Seigneur agisse selon sa volonté!"
13 And Joab drew nigh, and the people that were with him, unto the battle against the Syrians; and they fled from before him.
Joab, avec la troupe qui l’accompagnait, engagea la bataille contre les Syriens, qui s’enfuirent devant lui.
14 And when the children of 'Ammon saw that the Syrians were fled, then did they also fly before Abishai, and entered into the city. Joab then returned from the children of 'Ammon, and came to Jerusalem.
Les Ammonites, voyant les Syriens fuir, lâchèrent pied devant Misai et rentrèrent dans la ville; alors Joab cessa de poursuivre les Ammonites et revint à Jérusalem.
15 And when the Syrians saw that they were smitten before Israel, they gathered themselves altogether.
Mais les Syriens, se voyant battus par les Israélites, se rallièrent,
16 And Hadar'ezer sent, and brought out the Syrians that were beyond the river, and they came to Chelam; and Shobach the captain of the army of Hadar'ezer went before them.
et Hadarézer fit avancer les Araméens de delà le fleuve, qui arrivèrent à Hélam sous le commandement de Chobakh, chef de l’armée de Hadarézer.
17 And when it was told to David, he gathered all Israel together, and passed over the Jordan, and came to Chelam. And the Syrians set themselves in battle-array against David, and fought with him.
Quand David en fut informé, il rassembla tout Israël, traversa le Jourdain et arriva à Hélam, où les Araméens s’alignèrent en face de David et lui livrèrent bataille.
18 And the Syrians fled from before Israel; and David slew of the Syrians [the men] of seven hundred chariots, and forty thousand horsemen; and Shobach also the captain of their army he smote, and he died there.
Aram prit la fuite devant Israël, et David lui tua sept cents attelages et quarante mille cavaliers; il frappa également Chobakh, son général, qui mourut là.
19 And when all the kings, the vassals to Hadar'ezer saw that they were smitten before Israel, they made peace with Israel, and served them: and the Syrians feared to help the children of 'Ammon any more.
Tous les rois, tributaires de Hadarézer, voyant qu’Israël les avait défaits, firent la paix avec Israël et devinrent ses tributaires; et les Syriens n’osèrent plus venir en aide aux Ammonites.
