1 Samuel 18
1 And it came to pass, when he had made an end of speaking unto Saul, that, the soul of Jonathan, was knit with, the soul of David, so that Jonathan loved him, as his own soul.
A la suite de son entretien avec Saül, le cœur de Jonathan s’attacha à David, de sorte qu’il l’aima comme lui-même.
2 And Saul took him, that day, —and suffered him not to return unto the house of his father.
Saül le retint ce jour même et ne le laissa pas retourner chez son père.
3 And Jonathan and David solemnised a covenant, —because he loved him as his own soul.
Pour Jonathan, il fit un pacte avec David, parce qu’il l’aimait comme lui-même;
4 And Jonathan stripped himself of the robe which was upon him, and gave it to David, —and his equipments, even to his sword, and to his bow, and to his girdle.
il se dépouilla du manteau qu’il portait et le donna à David, ainsi que son costume, et jusqu’à son épée, son arc et sa ceinture.
5 And David went forth—whithersoever Saul sent him, he behaved himself prudently, so Saul set him over the men of war, —and he became a favourite in the eyes of all the people, yea even in the eyes of the servants of Saul.
David fit diverses expéditions, réussit partout où l’envoyait Saül, et celui-ci le mit à la tête des guerriers; et il se fit aimer de tout le peuple, comme des serviteurs de Saül.
6 But so it was, when they came in on the return of David from the smiting of the Philistine, that the women went forth out of all the cities of Israel, singing and dancing, to meet Saul the king, —with timbrels, with rejoicing, and with instruments of three strings.
Or, quand on rentra, comme David revenait vainqueur du Philistin, les femmes s’avancèrent de toutes les villes d’Israël au-devant du roi Saül, chantant et dansant au son des gais tambourins et des triangles.
7 And the women that made merry responded to each other in song, and said, —Saul, hath smitten, his thousands, but, David, his, tens of thousands.
Et elles chantaient en chœur dans leurs jeux, en disant: "Saül a battu ses mille, Et David ses myriades!"
8 Then was Saul exceeding angry, and this saying was offensive in his eyes, and he said, —They have ascribed, to David, ten thousands, but, to me, have they ascribed thousands, —What, more, then, can he have but, the kingdom?
Saül s’en fâcha fort, trouvant la chose déplaisante; et il dit: "Elles donnent les myriades à David et à moi les mille: il ne lui manque plus que la royauté!"
9 And Saul was eyeing David from that day forward.
Saül regarda David de mauvais œil, à partir de ce jour.
10 And, when it came to pass, on the morrow, that a superhuman spirit of sadness came suddenly upon Saul, and he was moved to raving in the midst of the house, —and, David, began playing with his hand, as he had done day by day, that a spear being in Saul’s hand,
Le lendemain, le mauvais esprit envoyé par Dieu s’empara de Saül, et il allait dans la maison, en proie au délire, tandis que David touchait de ses doigts l’instrument, comme il l’avait fait précédemment; et Saül avait sa lance en main.
11 Saul hurled the spear, and said to himself—I will smite David, even to the wall! But David moved round from before him, twice.
Saül brandit la lance en disant: "Je clouerai David au mur"; mais David l’évita deux fois.
12 And Saul feared because of David, —for Yahweh was with him, whereas, from Saul, he had departed.
Alors Saül eut peur de David, parce que le Seigneur était avec lui, tandis qu’il avait abandonné Saül
13 So Saul removed him from him, and appointed him to be for him the captain of a thousand, —and he went out and came in before the people.
Saül l’éloigna donc d’auprès de lui et il en fit un chef de mille à son service, de sorte qu’il dut aller et venir à la tête du peuple.
14 And it came to pass that David, in all his ways, acted prudently, —and, Yahweh, was with him.
David avait du succès dans toutes ses expéditions, car l’Eternel était avec lui;
15 And, when Saul saw that, he, was acting very prudently, he was afraid of him.
et Saül, voyant combien il réussissait, en fut effrayé.
16 But, all Israel and Judah, were in love with David, —for he was going out and coming in before them.
Mais tout Israël et Juda aimaient David, parce qu’il allait et venait à leur tête.
17 So then Saul said unto David—Lo! my elder daughter Merab, her, will I give thee to wife, only, approve thyself unto me as a son of valour and fight the battles of Yahweh. Saul, however, had said to himself—Let not, my own hand, be upon him, but let, the hand of the Philistines, be upon him.
Saül dit à David "Vois, ma fille aînée, Mérab, c’est elle que je veux te donner pour femme, sois-moi seulement un brave guerrier, combattant les combats du Seigneur." (Il ne faut pas que ma main le frappe, pensait Saül, mais plutôt celle des Philistins.)
18 And David said unto Saul—Who am, I, or who are my kinsfolk, the family of my father, in Israel, —that I should become son-in-law, to the king?
David répondit à Saül: "Qui suis-je, quelle est mon existence, que vaut ma famille en Israël, pour que je devienne gendre du roi?…"
19 But it came to pass, within the time for giving Merab daughter of Saul to David, that, she, was given to Adriel the Meholathite, to wife.
Or, à l’époque où Mérab, fille de Saül, devait être donnée à David, elle fut donnée en mariage à Adriel de Mehola.
20 Then did Michal, Saul’s daughter, love David, —and it was told Saul, and the thing was right in his eyes.
Mikhal, fille de Saül, conçut de l’amour pour David; Saül en fut informé, et la chose lui plut;
21 And Saul said to himself—I will give her unto him, that she may prove to him a snare, and that, the hand of the Philistines, may be upon him. So then Saul said unto David, A second time, mayest thou become my son-in-law to-day.
car Saül se disait "Je la lui donnerai, afin qu’elle soit un piège pour lui et qu’il tombe sous la main des Philistins." Il dit donc à David: "C’Est par la seconde que tu deviendras mon gendre à présent."
22 And Saul commanded his servants—Speak ye unto David quietly saying, Lo! the king delighteth in thee, and, all his servants, love thee, —now, therefore, become thou son-in-law to the king.
Et Saül ordonna à ses serviteurs de dire à David en confidence: "Vois, le roi a de l’affection pour toi, tous ses serviteurs t’aiment; deviens donc gendre du roi."
23 And the servants of Saul spake, in the ears of David, these words. And David said—Seemeth it a light thing, in your eyes, to become son-in-law to the king, seeing that, I, am a poor man and lightly esteemed?
Les serviteurs de Saül parlèrent dans ce sens à l’oreille de David, mais il répondit: "Est-ce peu de chose à vos yeux que de m’allier au roi, moi pauvre et chétif?"
24 So the servants of Saul told him, saying, —According to these words, spake David,
Les serviteurs de Saül le lui rapportèrent, en disant: "Voilà ce qu’a répondu David."
25 Then said Saul—Thus, shall ye say unto David—The king hath no delight in purchase-price, but rather in a hundred foreskins of Philistines, by avenging himself on the enemies of the king. But, Saul, thought to let David fall by the hand of the Philistines.
Et Saül dit: "Vous direz à David: Le roi n’exige d’autre douaire que cent prépuces de Philistins comme châtiment de ces ennemis du roi." (Saül avait pour but de faire tomber David aux mains des Philistins.)
26 So, when his servants told David these words, the thing was right in the eyes of David, to become son-in-law unto the king, —and the days had not expired.
Ses serviteurs rapportèrent cette parole à David, à qui il plut de devenir le gendre du roi. Et le temps n’était pas encore écoulé,
27 Wherefore David arose, and went—he and his men, and smote among the Philistines two hundred men, and David brought in their foreskins, and gave them in full tale unto the king, that he might become son-in-law unto the king, and Saul gave him Michal his daughter, to wife.
que David se mit en campagne, partit avec ses hommes, défit deux cents Philistins et rapporta leurs prépuces, qu’on livra intégralement au roi, afin qu’il devînt son gendre; et Saül lui donna pour femme sa fille Mikhal.
28 And Saul saw and knew that, Yahweh, was with David, and that, all Israel, loved him.
Saül vit et reconnut que Dieu était avec David, qu’il était aimé de Mikhal, sa fille.
29 So then Saul went on to fear because of David, yet more, —and it came to pass that Saul was hostile to David, all the days.
Et plus que jamais Saül redouta David, et il lui fut hostile sa vie durant.
30 And, when the princes of the Philistines came forth, so it was, that, as often as they came forth, David was more circumspect than any of the servants of Saul, so that his name was, precious exceedingly.
Les chefs des Philistins firent mainte incursion; mais au cours de leurs expéditions, David eut constamment du succès, plus que tous les serviteurs de Saül. Et son nom fut en grand honneur.
