2 Samuel 12
1 So the LORD sent Nathan to David. And he came to him, and said to him, "Tell me how you judge this case. There were two men in a certain city, the one rich and the other poor.
Envoyé par le Seigneur vers David, Nathan alla le trouver et lui dit: "Deux hommes habitaient une même ville, l’un riche, l’autre pauvre.
2 The rich man had very many flocks and herds,
Le riche possédait menu et gros bétail en très grande quantité.
3 but the poor man had nothing, except one little ewe lamb, which he had acquired. And he raised it and it grew up alongside him and his children. It used to eat of his morsel and drink from his cup and sleep in his arms, and it was like a daughter to him.
Mais le pauvre ne possédait rien qu’une petite brebis, qu’il avait achetée. Il la nourrissait, et elle grandissait auprès de lui et de ses enfants, mangeant de son pain, buvant dans sa coupe, reposant sur son sein, traitée comme sa fille.
4 Now a traveler came to the rich man, but he was unwilling to take from his own flock or his own herd to prepare for the traveler who had come to him, but took the poor man's lamb and prepared it for the man who had come to him."
Or, l’homme riche reçut la visite d’un voyageur, et, trop ménager de ses propres bêtes pour en offrir une à son hôte, il s’empara de la brebis du pauvre et la servit à l’hôte qui était venu chez lui…"
5 Then David became very angry with that man, and he said to Nathan, "As the LORD lives, the man who has done this deserves death.
David entra dans une grande colère contre cet homme et dit à Nathan: "Par le Dieu vivant! Il mérite la mort, l’auteur d’une telle action;
6 He must restore the lamb fourfold, because he did this thing, and because he had no pity."
et la brebis, il doit en payer quatre fois la valeur, parce qu’il a commis cet acte et n’a pas eu de pitié!"
7 Then Nathan said to David, "You are the man. This is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says: 'I anointed you king over Israel, and I delivered you out of the hand of Saul.
Nathan dit à David: "Cet homme, c’est toi-même! Ainsi a parlé l’Eternel, Dieu d’Israël: Je t’ai sacré roi d’Israël, je t’ai préservé de la main de Saül;
8 I gave you your master's house, and your master's wives into your care, and gave you the house of Israel and of Judah; and if that would have been too little, I would have added to you many more such things.
je t’ai donné la maison de ton maître, j’ai mis dans tes bras les femmes de ton maître, je t’ai établi chef de la maison d’Israël et de Juda; et si c’était trop peu, je t’en aurais encore ajouté tant et plus.
9 Why have you despised the LORD, to do that which is evil in his sight? You have struck Uriah the Hethite with the sword, and have taken his wife to be your wife, and have slain him with the sword of the people of Ammon.
Pourquoi donc as-tu méprisé la parole du Seigneur et fait ce qu’il lui déplaît? Tu as fait périr par le glaive Urie le Héthéen et pris sa femme pour épouse; oui, tu l’as tué par l’épée des Ammonites.
10 Now therefore the sword will never depart from your house, because you have despised me, and have taken the wife of Uriah the Hethite to be your wife.'
Eh bien! L’Épée ne cessera jamais de menacer ta maison, parce que tu m’as méprisé, parce que tu as pris la femme d’Urie le Héthéen pour en faire ton épouse.
11 "This is what the LORD says: 'Look, I will raise up evil against you out of your own house; and I will take your wives before your eyes, and give them to your neighbor, and he will lie with your wives in the sight of this sun.
Ainsi a parlé le Seigneur: Je susciterai le malheur contre toi, de ta propre maison; je prendrai tes femmes, toi vivant, et je les donnerai à l’un des tiens, et il aura commerce avec elles à la face de ce soleil!
12 For you did it secretly, but I will do this thing before all Israel, and before the sun.'"
Si tu as agi, toi, clandestinement, moi j’exécuterai cette menace en présence de tout Israël et à la face du soleil."
13 David said to Nathan, "I have sinned against the LORD." Nathan said to David, "The LORD also has put away your sin. You will not die.
David dit à Nathan: "J’Ai péché envers le Seigneur…" Et Nathan répondit à David: "Eh bien! Le Seigneur a effacé ta faute: tu ne mourras point.
14 However, because by this deed you have shown utter contempt for the LORD, the child also who is born to you shall surely die."
Toutefois, comme tu as, par ce péché, induit en blasphème les ennemis du Seigneur, l’enfant qui t’est né doit mourir."
15 Then Nathan went to his home. And God struck the child that Uriah's wife bore to David, and it was very sick.
Nathan regagna sa demeure et Dieu frappa l’enfant que la femme d’Urie avait donné à David; il tomba gravement malade.
16 Then David sought from God on behalf of the child. And David fasted, and went in and lay all night on the ground.
David implora Dieu pour cet enfant, s’imposa un jeûne et passa la nuit près de lui, couché par terre.
17 And the elders of his house approached him to lift him up from the ground, but he was unwilling, and he would not eat food with them.
Les plus anciens de sa maison s’empressèrent autour de lui pour l’engager à se relever; mais il refusa et ne goûta aucune nourriture avec eux.
18 It happened on the seventh day, that the child died. The servants of David feared to tell him that the child was dead; for they said, "Look, while the child was yet alive, we spoke to him, and he did not listen to our voice. How will he then harm himself, if we tell him that the child is dead?"
Or, le septième jour, l’enfant mourut. Les serviteurs de David n’osèrent lui annoncer cette mort, car ils se disaient: "Certes, quand l’enfant vivait, nous avons parlé au roi et il ne nous a point écoutés, et comment lui dirions-nous que l’enfant est mort? Il ferait un malheur."
19 But when David noticed that his servants were whispering together, David perceived that the child was dead; and David said to his servants, "Is the child dead?" They said, "He is dead."
David, voyant ses serviteurs chuchoter entre eux, comprit que l’enfant était mort, et il leur dit: "L’Enfant est mort? Il est mort," répondirent-ils.
20 Then David arose from the ground, and washed, and anointed himself, and changed his clothing; and he came into the house of the LORD, and worshiped. Then he went to his own house, and he asked for bread to eat. And they set bread before him, and he ate.
Alors David se releva de terre, prit un bain, se parfuma et changea de vêtements, puis se rendit à la maison de Dieu et se prosterna; il rentra chez lui, et, sur sa demande, on lui servit un repas qu’il mangea.
21 Then his servants said to him, "What is this that you have done? You fasted and wept and kept vigil for the child while he was alive; but when the child was dead, you rose up and ate bread."
"Que signifie cette conduite? lui dirent ses serviteurs. Pour l’enfant vivant tu as jeûné et pleuré, et maintenant qu’il est mort tu te relèves et tu prends de la nourriture!),
22 He said, "While the child was yet alive, I fasted and wept; for I said, 'Who knows whether the LORD will not be gracious to me, that the child may live?'
Il répondit: "Alors que l’enfant vivait, j’ai jeûné et pleuré, car je pensais: Qui sait? Le Seigneur pourra me faire la grâce de laisser vivre cet enfant.
23 But now he is dead, why should I fast? Can I bring him back? I shall go to him, but he will not return to me."
Maintenant qu’il est mort, pourquoi jeûnerais-je? Puis-je le faire revivre? J’Irai le rejoindre, mais lui ne reviendra pas près de moi."
24 David comforted Bathsheba his wife, and went in to her, and lay with her. She bore a son, and he called his name Solomon. The LORD loved him;
David réconforta sa femme Bethsabée. Il cohabita de nouveau avec elle, et elle enfanta un fils qu’elle nomma Salomon et qui fut aimé du Seigneur.
25 and he sent by the hand of Nathan the prophet; and he named him Jedidiah, for the LORD's sake.
Sur une mission donnée au prophète Nathan, on le surnomma Yedidya en considération du Seigneur.
26 Now Joab fought against Rabbah of the people of Ammon, and took the royal city.
Joab attaqua la Rabba des Ammonites et s’empara de cette capitale.
27 Joab sent messengers to David, and said, "I have fought against Rabbah, and have also taken the water supply of the city.
Il envoya des messagers à David et lui fit dire: "J’Ai attaqué Rabba et j’ai même pris la ville des Eaux.
28 Now therefore gather the rest of the people together, and besiege the city and capture it yourself, or I will capture the city, and it will be named after me."
Maintenant donc, rassemble le reste de l’armée, campe devant la ville et t’en empare, afin que moi je n’en prenne pas possession et que l’honneur n’en revienne pas à mon nom."
29 David gathered all the people together, and went to Rabbah, and fought against it, and took it.
David rassembla donc le reste de l’armée, alla guerroyer contre Rabba et s’en empara.
30 He took the crown of their king from off his head; and its weight was a talent of gold, and in it were precious stones; and it was set on David's head. He brought out the spoil of the city, a very great amount.
Il enleva de la tête du roi sa couronne, pesant un kikkar d’or et ornée de pierres précieuses, et qui passa sur la tête de David. Il emporta le butin de la ville en très grande quantité.
31 He brought out the people who were in it, and put them to work with saws, and iron picks, and iron axes, and to labor at the brick kiln. And he did the same to all the cities of the people of Ammon. David and all the people returned to Jerusalem.
Il emmena le peuple qui s’y trouvait, le condamna à la scie, aux herses de fer, aux haches de fer, l’envoya au four à briques, et il en usa de même à l’égard de toutes les villes des Ammonites. Puis David, avec toute l’armée, rentra à Jérusalem.
