1 Chronicles 10
1 The army of Philistia [again] fought against the Israelis. The Israeli soldiers ran away from them, and many Israelis were killed {the soldiers of Philistia killed many Israelis} on Gilboa Mountain.
Cependant les Philistins livraient bataille aux Israélites. Ceux-ci s’enfuirent devant eux et laissèrent des morts sur la montagne de Ghelboé.
2 The soldiers of Philistia caught up with Saul and his sons, and they killed his sons Jonathan, Abinadab, and Malchishua.
Les Philistins atteignirent Saül et ses fils et tuèrent Jonathan, Abinadab et Malki-Choua, fils de Saül.
3 The fighting was very fierce around Saul, and the (archers/men who shot arrows) shot Saul and wounded him severely.
L’Attaque s’acharna contre Saül; il fut surpris par les archers qui lui causèrent de la frayeur.
4 Saul said to the man who was carrying his weapons, “Take out your sword and kill me with it, in order that these heathen Philistines will not be able to injure me [further] and make fun of me [while I am dying].” But the man who was carrying Saul’s weapons was terrified and refused to do that. So Saul took his own sword and fell on it [and died].
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 When the man carrying his weapons saw that Saul was dead, he also threw himself on his own sword and died.
L’Écuyer de Saül, le voyant mort, se jeta, lui aussi, sur son épée et mourut.
6 So Saul and three of his sons all died, and none of his descendants ever became king.
Ainsi périrent Saül, ses trois fils; et tous les gens de sa maison moururent ensemble.
7 When the Israelis who were living in the valley saw that their army had run away and that Saul and his three sons were dead, they left their towns and ran away. Then the soldiers from Philistia came and (occupied/lived in) those towns.
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 The next day, when the Philistines came to take away the weapons of the dead [Israeli soldiers], they found the corpses of Saul and his three sons on Gilboa Mountain.
Le lendemain, les Philistins vinrent dépouiller les cadavres; ils trouvèrent ceux de Saül et de ses fils gisant sur le mont Ghelboé.
9 They took the clothes off Saul’s corpse and [cut off] his head and took it and Saul’s armor.
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 Then they sent messengers throughout their land, to proclaim the news throughout their own area, to their idols and to the other people. They put Saul’s armor in the temple where their idols were, and they hung Saul’s head in the temple of [their god] Dagon.
Ils déposèrent ses armes dans le temple de leur dieu et attachèrent son crâne au temple de Dagon.
11 All the people who lived in Jabesh in [the] Gilead [region] heard what the Philistines had done to Saul’s [corpse].
Tous les habitants de Jabès-Galaad ayant appris ce que les Philistins avaient fait à Saül,
12 So the bravest men/soldiers of Jabesh went and got the corpses of Saul and his sons and brought them back to Jabesh. They buried their bones under a large tree in Jabesh. Then the people of Jabesh (fasted/abstained from eating food) for 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 Saul died because he did not faithfully obey what Yahweh told him to do. He even went to a woman who talks to the spirits of dead people and asked her what he should do,
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 instead of asking Yahweh what he should do. So Yahweh caused him to die, and he appointed David, the son of Jesse, to be the king [of Israel].
au lieu de rechercher l’Eternel. Celui-ci le fit périr et fit passer la royauté à David, fils de Jessé.
