1 Samuel 31
1 And [the] Philistines [were] fighting against Israel and they fled [the] men of Israel from before [the] Philistines and they fell slain on [the] mountain of 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 they pursued closely [the] Philistines Saul and sons his and they struck down [the] Philistines Jonathan and Abinadab and Malki-Shua [the] sons of Saul.
Les Philistins atteignirent Saül et ses fils, et tuèrent Jonathan, Abinadab et Malkichoua, fils de Saül.
3 And it was heavy the battle against Saul and they found him the archers men with the bow and he was in severe pain exceedingly from the archers.
L’Attaque s’acharna contre Saül; il fut surpris par les archers, qui lui causèrent une grande frayeur.
4 And he said Saul to [the] bearer of armor his draw out sword your - and pierce through me with it lest they should come the uncircumcised [men] these and they will pierce through me and they will deal wantonly with me and not he was willing [the] bearer of armor his for he was afraid exceedingly and he took Saul the sword and he 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 And he saw [the] bearer of armor his that he had died Saul and he fell also he on sword his and he died with him.
L’Écuyer de Saül, le voyant mort, se jeta, lui aussi, sur son épée et mourut à ses côtés.
6 And he died Saul and [the] three sons his and [the] bearer of armor his also all men his on the day that together.
Ainsi périrent Saül, ses trois fils, son écuyer et tous ses gens avec lui, ce même jour.
7 And they saw [the] men of Israel who [were] on [the] other side of the valley and who - [were] on [the] other side of the Jordan that they had fled [the] men of Israel and that they had died Saul and sons his and they abandoned the cities and they fled and they came [the] Philistines and they dwelt in them.
Les Israélites de ce côté de la vallée et ceux d’en deçà du Jourdain, voyant que les troupes d’Israël avaient lâché pied, que Saül et ses fils étaient morts, abandonnèrent leurs villes et se sauvèrent; les Philistins y pénétrèrent et s’y établirent.
8 And it was from [the] next day and they came [the] Philistines to strip the [ones] slain and they found Saul and [the] three sons his fallen on [the] mountain of Gilboa.
Le lendemain, les Philistins vinrent dépouiller les cadavres; ils trouvèrent ceux de Saül et de ses trois fils gisant sur le mont Ghelboé.
9 And they cut off head his and they stripped off armor his and they sent in [the] land of [the] Philistines all around to bear [the] news [the] house of idols their and the people.
Ils lui tranchèrent la tête, et le dépouillèrent de ses armes, qu’ils envoyèrent dans le pays des Philistins à la ronde, pour répandre la nouvelle dans les temples de leurs idoles et parmi le peuple.
10 And they put armor his [the] house of Ashtaroth and corpse his they fixed on [the] wall of Beth Shan.
Ils déposèrent ses armes dans le temple d’Astarot et attachèrent son corps à la muraille de Beth-Chân.
11 And they heard concerning him [the] inhabitants of Jabesh Gilead [that] which they had done [the] Philistines to Saul.
Les habitants de Jabès-Galaad ayant appris alors ce que les Philistins avaient fait à Saül,
12 And they arose every man of strength and they went all the night and they took [the] corpse of Saul and [the] corpses of sons his from [the] wall of Beth Shan and they went Jabesh towards and they burned them there.
les plus résolus se levèrent, marchèrent toute la nuit et enlevèrent le corps de Saül et ceux de ses fils de la muraille de Beth-Chân; rentrés à Jabès, ils les y brûlèrent.
13 And they took bones their and they buried [them] under the tamarisk tree at Jabesh and they fasted seven days.
Puis ils prirent les ossements, qu’ils enterrèrent sous le tamarisc de Jabès, et l’on jeûna durant sept jours.
