1 Samuel 18
1 It happened, when he had made an end of speaking to 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 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 Jonathan stripped himself of the robe that was on him, and gave it to David, and his armor, and even his sword and his bow and his belt.
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 Then Saul set him over the men of war, and David went out, succeeding wherever Saul sent him. And it was good 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 It happened as they came, when David returned from the slaughter of the Philistine, that the women came out of all the cities of Israel, singing and dancing, to meet king Saul, with tambourines, with joy, and with instruments of music.
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 The women sang one to another as they played, and said, "Saul has slain his thousands, David his ten thousands."
Les femmes entonnaient le chant et elles disaient: Saül les a tués par milliers, et David par myriades.
8 Saul was very angry, and this saying displeased him; and he said, "They have ascribed to David ten thousands, and to me they have ascribed but thousands. 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 Saul viewed David with suspicion from that day and forward.
[Et Saül regarda David d'un œil méfiant, à partir de ce jour et après.]
10 It happened on the next day, that a harmful spirit from God came mightily on Saul, and he prophesied in the midst of the house. David played with his hand, as he did day by day. Saul had his spear in his hand;
[Et Saül regarda David d'un œil méfiant, à partir de ce jour et après.]
11 and Saul threw the spear; for he said, "I will pin David even to the wall." David escaped from his presence twice.
[Et Saül regarda David d'un œil méfiant, à partir de ce jour et après.]
12 Saul was afraid of David, because YHWH was with him, and had 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 David behaved himself wisely in all his ways; and YHWH was with him.
Et David en toutes ses démarches se conduisit avec prudence, car le Seigneur était avec lui.
15 When Saul saw that he behaved himself very wisely, he stood in awe of him.
Et Saül vit sa grande sagesse, et il eut crainte de lui.
16 But all Israel and Judah loved David; for 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 Saul said to David, "Look, my elder daughter Merob, I will give her to you as wife. Only be valiant for me, and fight YHWH's battles." For Saul said, "Do not let my hand be on him, but let the hand of the Philistines be on him."
Or, tout Israël et tout Juda aimaient David, parce qu'il marchait à la tête du peuple.
18 David said to 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 happened at the time when Merob, Saul's daughter, should have been given to David, that she was given to Adriel the Meholathite as wife.
Or, tout Israël et tout Juda aimaient David, parce qu'il marchait à la tête du peuple.
20 Mikal, 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 thought, "I will give her to him, that she may be a snare to him, and that the hand of the Philistines may be against him." Therefore Saul said to David, "You shall this day be my son-in-law a second time."
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 Then Saul commanded his servants, "Talk with David secretly, and say, 'Look, the king has delight in you, and all his servants love you. So 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 Saul's servants spoke those words in the ears of David. David said, "Does it seems to you a little thing to be the king's son-in-law, since I am a poor man, and insignificant?"
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 The servants of Saul told him, saying, "David spoke like this."
Et les serviteurs de Saül lui firent leur rapport, en conséquence de ce que leur avait dit David.
25 Saul said, "You shall tell David, 'The king desires no dowry except one hundred foreskins of the Philistines, to be avenged of the king's enemies.'" Now 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 When his servants told David these words, it pleased David well to be the king's son-in-law. 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 and David arose and went, he and his men, and killed of the Philistines one hundred men; and David brought their foreskins, and they gave them in full number to the king, that he might be the king's son-in-law. Then Saul gave him Mikal his daughter as 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 When Saul saw and knew that YHWH was with David, and that all Israel loved him,
Et Saül vit que le Seigneur était avec David, et que tout Israël l'aimait.
29 then he was even more afraid of David. So Saul was David's enemy continually.
Et il se défia encore davantage de David.
30 Then the leaders of the Philistines went forth: and it happened, as often as they went forth, that David behaved himself more wisely than all the servants of Saul; so that his name was highly esteemed.
