1 Chronicles 10
1 Now the Philistines fought against Israel: and the men of Israel fled from before the Philistines, and fell down slain in 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 And the Philistines followed hard after Saul and after his sons; and the Philistines slew Jonathan, and Abinadab, and Malchi-shua, the sons of Saul.
Les Philistins atteignirent Saül et ses fils et tuèrent Jonathan, Abinadab et Malki-Choua, fils de Saül.
3 And the battle went sore against Saul, and the archers overtook him; and he was distressed by reason of the archers.
L’Attaque s’acharna contre Saül; il fut surpris par les archers qui lui causèrent de la frayeur.
4 Then said Saul unto his armourbearer, Draw thy sword, and thrust me through therewith: lest these uncircumcised come and abuse me. But his armourbearer would not; for he was sore afraid. Therefore Saul took his sword, and fell upon 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 And when his armourbearer saw that Saul was dead, he likewise fell upon 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 And when all the men of Israel that 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 dwelt 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 And it came to pass on the morrow, when the Philistines came to strip the slain, that they found Saul and his sons fallen in 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 And they stripped him, and took his head, and his armour, and sent into the land of the Philistines round about, to carry the tidings unto 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 And they put his armour 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 And when all 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 the LORD, because of the word of the LORD, which he kept not; and also for that he asked counsel of one that 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 inquired not of the LORD: therefore he slew him, and turned the kingdom unto 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.
