1 Chronicles 10
1 Now the Philistines fought against Israel: and the men of Israel fled from before the Philistines, and fell down slain on Mount Gilboa.
Cependant les Philistins livraient bataille aux Israélites. Ceux-ci s’enfuirent devant eux et laissèrent des morts sur la montagne de Ghelboé.
2 The Philistines followed hard after Saul and after his sons; and the Philistines killed Jonathan, and Abinadab, and Malkishua, the sons of Saul.
Les Philistins atteignirent Saül et ses fils et tuèrent Jonathan, Abinadab et Malki-Choua, fils de Saül.
3 The battle grew fierce against Saul, and the archers overtook him; and he was wounded by the archers.
L’Attaque s’acharna contre Saül; il fut surpris par les archers qui lui causèrent de la frayeur.
4 Then said Saul to his armor bearer, "Draw your sword, and thrust me through with it, lest these uncircumcised come and torture me." But his armor bearer would not, for he was greatly afraid. Therefore Saul took his sword, and fell on 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 When his armor bearer saw that Saul was dead, he likewise fell on 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 died together.
Ainsi périrent Saül, ses trois fils; et tous les gens de sa maison moururent ensemble.
7 When all the men of Israel who were in the valley saw that they fled, and that Saul and his sons were dead, they forsook their cities, and fled; and the Philistines came and lived 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 It happened on the next day, when the Philistines came to strip the slain, that they found Saul and his sons fallen on Mount Gilboa.
Le lendemain, les Philistins vinrent dépouiller les cadavres; ils trouvèrent ceux de Saül et de ses fils gisant sur le mont Ghelboé.
9 They stripped him, and took his head, and his armor, and sent into the land of the Philistines all around, to carry the news to their 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 They put his armor in the house of their gods, and fastened his head in the house of Dagon.
Ils déposèrent ses armes dans le temple de leur dieu et attachèrent son crâne au temple de Dagon.
11 When all the inhabitants of Jabesh Gilead heard 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 arose, and took away the body of Saul, and the bodies of his sons, and brought them to Jabesh, and buried their bones under the oak in Jabesh, and 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 trespass which he committed against Jehovah, because of the word of Jehovah, which he did not keep; and also because he asked counsel of one who had a familiar spirit, to inquire thereby,
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 did not inquire of Jehovah: therefore he killed him, and turned the kingdom to David the son of Jesse.
au lieu de rechercher l’Eternel. Celui-ci le fit périr et fit passer la royauté à David, fils de Jessé.
