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.
Or ce sont ici ceux qui allèrent trouver David à Tsiklag, lorsqu'il y était encore enfermé à cause de Saül fils de Kis, et qui étaient des plus vaillants, pour donner du secours dans la guerre,
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.
Equipés d'arcs, se servant de la main droite et de la gauche à jeter des pierres, et à tirer des flèches avec l'arc. D'entre les parents de Saül, qui étaient de Benjamin,
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];
Ahihézer le Chef, et Joas, enfants de Sémaha, qui était de Guibha, et Jéziël, et Pelet enfants de Hazmaveth, et Beraca, et Jéhu Hanathothite,
4 Ishmaiah from the Gibeon [city], who was a leader of the thirty mighty warriors; Jeremiah, Jahaziel, Johanan, and Jozabad from Gederah [town];
Et Jismahja Gabaonite, vaillant entre les trente, et même plus que les trente, et Jérémie, Jahaziël, Johanan, et Jozabad Guédérothite,
5 Eluzai, Jerimoth, Bealiah, Shemariah, and Shephatiah from Haruph [town];
Elhuzaï, Jérimoth, Béhalia, Sémaria, et Séphatia Haruphien,
6 Elkanah, Isshiah, Azarel, Joezer and Jashobeam, who were descendants of Korah;
Elkana, Jisija, Hazaréël, Johézer et Jasobham Corites,
7 Joelah and Zebadiah, who were sons of Jeroham, from Gedor [town].
Et Johéla et Zébadia, enfants de Jéroham de Guédor.
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.
Quelques-uns aussi des Gadites se retirèrent vers David, dans la forteresse au désert, hommes forts et vaillants, experts à la guerre, [et] maniant le bouclier et la lance. Leurs visages étaient [comme] des faces de lion, et ils semblaient des daims sur les montagnes, tant ils couraient légèrement.
9 Ezer was their leader. Next in command was Obadiah. Next was Eliab.
Hézer le premier, Hobadia le second, Eliab le troisième,
10 Next was Mishmannah. Next was Jeremiah.
Mismanna le quatrième, Jérémie le cinquième,
11 Next was Attai. Next was Eliel.
Hattaï le sixième; Eliël le septième,
12 Next was Johanan. Next was Elzabad.
Johanan le huitième, Elzabad le neuvième,
13 Next was [another man whose name was] Jeremiah. The last was Macbannai.
Jérémie le dixième, Macbannaï le onzième.
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.
Ceux-là d'entre les enfants de Gad furent Capitaines de l'armée; le moindre avait la charge de cent hommes, et le plus distingué, de 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 ceux qui passèrent le Jourdain au premier mois, au temps qu'il a accoutumé de se déborder sur tous ses rivages; et ils chassèrent ceux qui demeuraient dans les vallées, vers l'Orient et l'Occident.
16 Some other men from the tribe of Benjamin and from Judah also came to David in his fortress.
Il vint aussi des enfants de Benjamin et de Juda vers David à 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.”
Et David sortit au devant d'eux et prenant la parole, il leur dit: Si vous êtes venus en paix vers moi pour m'aider, mon cœur vous sera uni; mais si c'est pour me trahir, [et me livrer] à mes ennemis, quoique je ne sois coupable d'aucune violence, que le Dieu de nos pères le voie, et qu'il en fasse la punition.
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.”
Et l'esprit revêtit Hamasaï un des principaux Capitaines, [qui dit]: Que la paix soit avec toi, ô David! qu'elle soit avec toi, fils d'Isaï! que la paix soit à ceux qui t'aident, puisque ton Dieu t'aide! Et David les reçut, et les établit entre les Capitaines de ses 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}!”
Il y en eut aussi de ceux de Manassé qui s'allèrent rendre à David, quand il vint avec les Philistins pour combattre contre Saül; mais ils ne leur donnèrent point de secours, parce que les Gouverneurs des Philistins, après en avoir délibéré entr'eux, le renvoyèrent, en disant: Il se tournera vers son Seigneur Saül, au péril de nos têtes.
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].
Quand donc il retournait à Tsiklag, Hadna, Jozabad, Jédihaël, Micaël, Jozabad, Elihu, et Tsillethaï, Chefs des milliers qui étaient en Manassé, se tournèrent vers lui.
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.
Et ils aidèrent David contre la troupe des Hamalécites, car ils étaient tous forts et vaillants, et ils furent faits Capitaines dans l'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).
Et même à toute heure il venait des gens vers David pour l'aider, de sorte qu'il eut une grande armée, comme une armée 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.
Or ce sont ici les dénombrements des hommes équipés pour la guerre, qui vinrent vers David à Hébron, afin de faire tomber sur lui le Royaume de Saül, suivant le commandement de l'Eternel.
24 There were 6,800 men from Judah, who carried shields and spears.
Des enfants de Juda, qui portaient le bouclier et la javeline, six mille huit cents, équipés pour la guerre.
25 There were 7,100 men from the tribe of Simeon. They were all strong warriors trained to fight battles.
Des enfants de Siméon, forts et vaillants pour la guerre, sept mille et cent.
26 There were 4,600 men from the tribe of Levi.
Des enfants de Lévi, 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.
Et Jéhojadah, conducteur de ceux d'Aaron et avec lui trois mille sept cents.
28 Zadok, a strong young soldier, was also in that group, and there were 22 other leaders from his clan who came with him.
Et Tsadoc, jeune homme fort et vaillant, et vingt et deux des principaux de la maison de son père.
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 enfants de Benjamin, parents de Saül, trois mille; car jusqu'alors la plus grande partie d'entr'eux avait tâché de soutenir 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 enfants d'Ephraïm vingt mille huit cents, forts et vaillants, [et] hommes de réputation dans la maison de leurs pères.
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, qui furent nommés par leur nom pour aller établir David Roi.
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 enfants d'Issacar, fort intelligents dans la connaissance des temps, pour savoir ce que devait faire Israël, deux cents de leurs Chefs, et tous leurs frères se conduisaient par leur avis.
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.
De Zabulon, cinquante mille combattants, rangés en bataille avec toutes sortes d'armes, et gardant leur rang d'un cœur assuré.
34 There were 1,000 officers from the tribe of Naphtali. With them were 37,000 soldiers, each carrying shields and spears.
De Nephthali, mille capitaines, et avec eux trente-sept mille, portant le bouclier et la hallebarde.
35 There were 28,600 soldiers from the tribe of Dan, all trained to fight battles.
Des Danites, vingt-huit mille six cents, rangés en bataille.
36 There were 47,000 experienced soldiers from the tribe of Asher, all trained to fight battles.
D'Aser, quarante mille combattants, et gardant leur rang en bataille.
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 ceux de delà le Jourdain, [savoir] des Rubénites, des Gadites, et de la demi-Tribu de Manassé, six-vingt mille, avec tous les instruments de guerre pour combattre.
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 ceux-ci, gens de guerre, rangés en bataille, vinrent tous de bon cœur à Hébron, pour établir David Roi sur tout Israël; et tout le reste d'Israël était aussi d'un même sentiment pour établir David Roi.
39 The men spent three days there with David, eating and drinking, because their families had given them food to take with them.
Et ils furent là avec David, mangeant et buvant pendant trois jours; car leurs frères leur avaient préparé des vivres.
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.
Et même ceux qui étaient les plus proches d'eux jusqu'à Issacar, et Zabulon, et Nephthali, apportaient du pain sur des ânes et sur des chameaux, sur des mulets, et sur des bœufs, de la farine, des figues sèches, des raisins secs, du vin, [et] de l'huile, [et ils amenaient] des bœufs, et des brebis en abondance; car il y avait joie en Israël.
