1 Chronicles 12
1 David went to Ziklag [town] to escape from [King] Saul. While he was there, many warriors came and joined him, and they helped him when he fought battles.
Voici ceux qui vinrent auprès de David, à Ciklag, lorsqu’il se cachait encore pour échapper à Saül, fils de Kich. Ils faisaient partie des vaillants guerriers, ses compagnons de lutte,
2 They carried bows [and arrows]. They were able to shoot arrows and to sling stones. They could use either their right arms or their left arms to do that. They were relatives of Saul from the tribe of Benjamin.
maniaient l’arc, lançaient des pierres de la main droite et de la gauche, et des flèches avec leurs arcs. Parmi les parents de Saül, issus de Benjamin, il y avait:
3 Their leader was Ahiezer. Next in command was Joash. They were both sons of Shemaah from Gibeah [city]. [These are the names of some of those warriors: ] Jeziel and Pelet, the sons of Azmaveth; Beracah; Jehu from Anathoth [town];
le chef Ahiézer et Joas, fils de Hachemaa, de Ghibea; Yeziël et Pélet, fils de Azmavet; Berakha, Yêhou, d’Anatot;
4 Ishmaiah from the Gibeon [city], who was a leader of the thirty mighty warriors; Jeremiah, Jahaziel, Johanan, and Jozabad from Gederah [town];
Yichmaïa, de Gabaon, vaillant parmi les Trente, et chef des Trente; Jérémie, Yahaziël, Johanan, Yozabad, de Ghedêra;
5 Eluzai, Jerimoth, Bealiah, Shemariah, and Shephatiah from Haruph [town];
Elouzaï, Yerimot, Bealia, Chemariahou, Chefatiahou, de Harouf;
6 Elkanah, Isshiah, Azarel, Joezer and Jashobeam, who were descendants of Korah;
Elkana, Yichiahou, Azarêl, Yoézer, Yachobam, les Korahites;
7 Joelah and Zebadiah, who were sons of Jeroham, from Gedor [town].
Yoêla, Zebadia, fils de Yeroham, de Ghedor.
8 Some men from the tribe of Gad [east of the Jordan River] joined David when he was at his fortress in [the caves in] the desert. They were brave warriors who were trained for fighting battles and able to use shields and spears well. They [SYN] were as fierce as [SIM, MTY] lions, and they could run as fast as [HYP, SIM] deer/gazelles on the hills/mountains.
Des Gadites se détachèrent pour passer à David, dans la forteresse du désert, vaillants héros, hommes de guerre, maniant le bouclier et la lance, ayant une apparence de lions et semblables à des chamois sur les montagnes pour la rapidité.
9 Ezer was their leader. Next in command was Obadiah. Next was Eliab.
Le chef était Ezer, le second Obadia, le troisième Elïab,
10 Next was Mishmannah. Next was Jeremiah.
le quatrième Michmanna, le cinquième Jérémie,
11 Next was Attai. Next was Eliel.
le sixième Attaï, le septième Eliël,
12 Next was Johanan. Next was Elzabad.
le huitième Johanan, le neuvième Elzabad,
13 Next was [another man whose name was] Jeremiah. The last was Macbannai.
le dixième Yirmeyahou, et le onzième Makhbannaï.
14 Those men from the tribe of Gad were all army officers. Some of them commanded 1,000 soldiers, and some of them commanded 100 soldiers.
Tels étaient les Gadites, chefs d’armée: le plus petit en valait cent, le plus grand, mille.
15 They crossed [to the west side of] the Jordan [River] during March, [at the time of the year] when the river was flooded. They chased from there all the people who lived in the valleys on both sides of the river.
Ce sont eux qui passèrent le Jourdain dans le premier mois, quand il coule à pleins bords, et qui mirent en fuite tous les habitants de la vallée à l’Ouest et à l’Est.
16 Some other men from the tribe of Benjamin and from Judah also came to David in his fortress.
Des Benjaminites et des Judéens rejoignirent aussi David dans la forteresse.
17 David went out [of the cave] to meet them and said to them, “If you have come peacefully to help me, I am eager to have you join with me. But if you have come to enable my enemies to capture me, even though I [SYN] have not done anything to harm you, I hope/wish that the God whom our ancestors (worshiped/belonged to) will see it and condemn/punish you.”
David sortit à leur rencontre et leur adressa ces paroles: "Si c’est avec des intentions pacifiques que vous êtes venus à moi, pour m’aider, je serai de cœur avec vous; si c’est pour me livrer traîtreusement à mes ennemis, sans que j’aie commis de faute, que le Dieu de nos ancêtres voie et juge!"
18 Then [God’s] Spirit came upon Amasai, who was another leader of the thirty [greatest warriors], and he said, “David, we want to be with you; you who are the son of Jesse, we will join you. We know that things will go very well [DOU] for you and for those who are with you, because your God is helping you.”
Alors une inspiration s’empara d’Amassaï, chef des Trente: "A toi, David, dit-il, et avec toi, fils de Jessé, paix; oui, paix à toi, et paix à tes auxiliaires, car ton Dieu t’assiste!" David alors les accueillit et les plaça à la tête des troupes.
19 So David welcomed those men, and he appointed them to be leaders of his soldiers. Some men from the tribe of Manasseh also joined David when he went with the soldiers of Philistia to fight against Saul’s [army]. But David and his men did not really help the army of Philistia. After the leaders of Philistia talked [about David and his soldiers], they sent David away. They said, “If David joins his master Saul again, we will all be killed {his army will kill all of us}!”
Des gens de Manassé se rallièrent aussi à David, lorsqu’il vint avec les Philistins combattre Saül; mais ils n’aidèrent pas les Philistins, car les chefs de ceux-ci, après s’être concertés, l’avaient renvoyé, en disant: "C’Est au prix de nos têtes qu’il se rallierait à son maître Saül."
20 When David went to Ziklag, these were the men from the tribe of Manasseh who went with him: Adnah, Jozabad, Jediael, Michael, [another man whose name was] Jozabad, Elihu, and Zillethai. Each of them had been a commander of 1,000 men [in Saul’s army].
Lorsqu’il alla à Ciklag, se joignirent à son parti, d’entre les gens de Manassé, Adna, Yozabad, Yedïaêl, Mikhaël, Yozabad, Elihou, et Cilletaï, chefs de mille en Manassé.
21 They were all brave soldiers, and they helped David to fight against the groups of men who roamed throughout the country, robbing people. So those men became commanders in David’s army.
Ils furent un grand appui pour David à la tête des troupes, car ils étaient tous de vaillants guerriers, et ils devinrent des chefs d’armée.
22 Every day more men joined David’s men, and his army became large, like [SIM] the army of God (OR, a very huge army).
Journellement, en effet, on venait à David pour l’assister, au point qu’il eut un camp grand comme celui de Dieu.
23 These are the numbers of soldiers who were ready for battle who joined David at Hebron [city]. They came to help him to become the king of Israel to replace Saul, as Yahweh had promised would happen.
Et voici le décompte des chefs des hommes, équipés pour faire campagne, qui vinrent rejoindre David à Hébron, pour lui transférer la royauté de Saül, selon la parole de l’Eternel.
24 There were 6,800 men from Judah, who carried shields and spears.
Des Judéens, portant le bouclier et la lance: six mille huit cents hommes équipés pour l’armée.
25 There were 7,100 men from the tribe of Simeon. They were all strong warriors trained to fight battles.
Des Siméonites, vaillants hommes d’armes: sept mille cent.
26 There were 4,600 men from the tribe of Levi.
Des Lévites: quatre mille six cents.
27 Jehoiada, who was a leader descended from Aaron, was in that group of descendants of Levi, and there were 3,700 men with him.
Joïada était le chef des Aaronides; il avait avec lui trois mille sept cents hommes.
28 Zadok, a strong young soldier, was also in that group, and there were 22 other leaders from his clan who came with him.
Çadok, quoique encore jeune, était un vaillant soldat. La maison de son père comptait vingt-deux capitaines.
29 There were 3,000 men from the tribe of Benjamin who were Saul’s relatives. Most of them had previously wanted one of Saul’s descendants to be the king.
Des Benjaminites, frères de Saül: trois mille. Jusque-là, la plupart avaient gardé leur foi à la maison de Saül.
30 There were 20,800 men from the tribe of Ephraim who were all brave warriors and trained for fighting battles and famous in their own clans.
Des Ephraïmites: vingt mille huit cents, vaillants guerriers, possédant une grande renommée, répartis selon leurs familles.
31 There were 18,000 men from the half of the tribe of Manasseh [that lived west of the Jordan River]. They were all chosen to go and help David become the king.
De la demi-tribu de Manassé: dix-huit mille, désignés nominativement pour aller conférer la royauté à David.
32 There were 200 men who were leaders from the tribe of Issachar, along with their relatives. Those leaders always knew what the Israelis should do, and they knew the right time to do it.
Des gens d’Issachar, experts en la connaissance des temps pour décider la conduite à tenir par Israël, il vint deux cents chefs, auxquels obéissaient tous leurs frères.
33 There were 55,000 men from the tribe of Zebulun. They were all experienced warriors and knew how to use all kinds of weapons well. They were completely loyal to David.
Des gens de Zabulon, allant à la guerre et menant le combat avec toute sorte d’armes de guerre: cinquante mille; ils gardaient leurs rangs d’un cœur ferme.
34 There were 1,000 officers from the tribe of Naphtali. With them were 37,000 soldiers, each carrying shields and spears.
Des gens de Nephtali: mille chefs, commandant à trente-sept mille hommes, armés de boucliers et de lances.
35 There were 28,600 soldiers from the tribe of Dan, all trained to fight battles.
Des gens de Dan, dressés au combat: vingt-huit mille six cents.
36 There were 47,000 experienced soldiers from the tribe of Asher, all trained to fight battles.
Des gens d’Aser allant à la guerre et prenant part aux combats: quarante mille.
37 There were also 120,000 soldiers from the area east of the Jordan [River who joined David]. They were from the tribes of Reuben, Gad, and the eastern half of the tribe of Manasseh. They had all kinds of weapons.
De la Transjordanie, en fait de Rubénites, de Gadites et de gens de la demi-tribu de Manassé, cent vingt mille hommes, armés de toute sorte d’armes de guerre.
38 All those men were soldiers who volunteered to be in David’s army. They came to Hebron wanting very much to enable David to be the king of all of the Israeli people.
Tous ces guerriers, habitués des combats, vinrent avec enthousiasme à Hébron pour proclamer David roi sur tout Israël. Pareillement, tous les autres Israélites étaient unanimes à acclamer David.
39 The men spent three days there with David, eating and drinking, because their families had given them food to take with them.
Ils restèrent là avec David, trois jours durant, mangeant et buvant, approvisionnés par leurs frères.
40 Also, their fellow Israelis came from as far away as the area where the tribes of Issachar, Zebulun, and Naphtali lived, bringing food on donkeys, camels, mules, and oxen. They brought a lot of flour, fig cakes, raisins, wine, [olive] oil, cattle and sheep. And throughout Israel, the people were very joyful.
De plus, ceux qui demeuraient dans le voisinage, jusqu’à Issachar, Zabulon et Nephtali, leur apportaient des vivres à dos d’ânes, de chameaux, de mulets et de bœufs: aliments de farine, figues, raisins secs, vin, huile, viande de menu et de gros bétail en abondance, car c’était fête en Israël.
