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.
Et voici ceux qui joignirent David à Tsiklag lorsqu'il était encore exclu de la présence de Saül, fils de Kis, et ceux-ci étaient du nombre des braves qui le secondaient à 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.
maniant l'arc de la main droite, et de la gauche lançant des pierres, et décochant des flèches avec l'arc, et du nombre des frères de Saül 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];
le chef Ahiézer et Joas, fils de Semaa de Gibea, et Jéziel et Pélet, fils d'Azmaveth, et Beracha et Jéhu d'Anathoth,
4 Ishmaiah from the Gibeon [city], who was a leader of the thirty mighty warriors; Jeremiah, Jahaziel, Johanan, and Jozabad from Gederah [town];
et Jismaia de Gabaon, héros entre les trente, et commandant les trente, et Jérémie et Jehaziel et Jochanan et Jozabad, de Gedèra,
5 Eluzai, Jerimoth, Bealiah, Shemariah, and Shephatiah from Haruph [town];
Elouzaï et Jerimoth et Bealia et Semaria et Sephatia, de Haroph,
6 Elkanah, Isshiah, Azarel, Joezer and Jashobeam, who were descendants of Korah;
Elcana et Jissia et Azareël et Joëzer et Jasobeam, Coraïtes,
7 Joelah and Zebadiah, who were sons of Jeroham, from Gedor [town].
et Joëla et Zebadia, fils de Jeroham, de Gedor.
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.
Et parmi les Gadites vinrent comme transfuges joindre David à la forteresse du désert, des chefs de corps, soldats guerriers, armés de boucliers et de lances, ayant l'air de lions et l'agilité de la gazelle sur les montagnes:
9 Ezer was their leader. Next in command was Obadiah. Next was Eliab.
Ezer, le chef, Obadia, 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.
Atthaï, le sixième, Eliel, le septième,
12 Next was Johanan. Next was Elzabad.
Jochanan, le huitième, Elzabad, le neuvième,
13 Next was [another man whose name was] Jeremiah. The last was Macbannai.
Jérémie, le dixième, Machbanaï, 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.
ils faisaient partie des fils de Gad, officiers de l'armée, de cent l'inférieur, de mille le supérieur.
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 furent eux qui passèrent le Jourdain, au premier mois, quand il remplit tout son lit, et mirent en fuite tous les habitants des vallées au levant et au couchant.
16 Some other men from the tribe of Benjamin and from Judah also came to David in his fortress.
Et des fils de Benjamin et de Juda vinrent aussi joindre 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 à leur rencontre, et prenant la parole, il leur dit: Si vous venez à moi en amis pour m'aider, je m'unirai de cœur à vous, mais si c'est pour me surprendre au profit de mes ennemis, sans qu'il y ait injustice en ma main, que le Dieu de nos pères 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 revêtu d'inspiration Amasaï, chef des triaires: Nous sommes à toi, David, [dit-il] et de ton bord, fils d'Isaï! Salut, salut à toi, et salut à tes aides, car ton Dieu est ton aide! Et David les admit et les plaça comme chefs de bataillons.
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}!”
Et de Manassé des transfuges passèrent à David, lorsqu'il allait en guerre contre Saül avec les Philistins, dont il ne resta pas l'auxiliaire, car ensuite d'une délibération les princes des Philistins le congédièrent, se disant: Au prix de nos têtes il passera du côté de son Seigneur 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 se rendit à Tsiklag, de Manassé lui vinrent en transfuges: Adna et Jozabad et Jediael et Michaël et Jozabad et Elihu et Tsilthaï, chef des mille de 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.
Et ceux-ci aidèrent David contre les bandes, car ils étaient tous des héros belliqueux, et ils furent officiers supérieurs 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).
Car journellement il arrivait des auxiliaires à David jusqu'à former 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 voici le nombre par têtes des hommes armés en guerre qui joignirent David à Hébron pour lui déférer la royauté de Saül selon l'ordre de l'Éternel.
24 There were 6,800 men from Judah, who carried shields and spears.
Fils de Juda portant bouclier et lance, six mille et huit cents, armés en guerre;
25 There were 7,100 men from the tribe of Simeon. They were all strong warriors trained to fight battles.
des fils de Siméon, héros belliqueux pour l'armée, sept mille et cent;
26 There were 4,600 men from the tribe of Levi.
des fils 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 Joiada, le prince d'Aaron, et avec lui trois mille et 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.
et Tsadoc, jeune héros brave et sa maison patriarcale, vingt-deux chefs:
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.
et des fils de Benjamin, frères de Saül, trois mille: c'est que jusqu'alors la plus grande partie d'entre eux adhérait encore 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.
et des fils d'Ephraïm vingt-mille huit cents, héros vaillants, hommes de renom, d'après leurs maisons patriarcales;
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.
et de la demi-Tribu de Manassé dix-huit mille désignés nommément pour joindre et faire roi 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.
et des fils d'Issaschar experts à comprendre les temps, pour savoir ce qu'Israël avait à faire, leurs chefs au nombre de deux cents et dont tous leurs frères à leurs ordres;
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 ceux qui faisaient les campagnes, équipés pour le combat de toutes les armes de guerre, cinquante mille pour se ranger en bataille avec un cœur non partagé;
34 There were 1,000 officers from the tribe of Naphtali. With them were 37,000 soldiers, each carrying shields and spears.
et de Nephthali mille chefs accompagnés de trente-sept mille portant bouclier et lance;
35 There were 28,600 soldiers from the tribe of Dan, all trained to fight battles.
et des Danites armés en guerre, vingt-huit mille et six cents;
36 There were 47,000 experienced soldiers from the tribe of Asher, all trained to fight battles.
et d'Asser quarante mille se mettant en campagne pour se ranger 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.
et d'au delà le Jourdain, des Rubénites et des Gadites et de la demi-Tribu de Manassé, cent vingt mille avec toutes les armes de guerre pour le combat.
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 hommes, gens de guerre, se formant en bataille avec, un cœur entier arrivèrent à Hébron pour établir David roi sur tout Israël. Et tout le restant d'Israël était unanime aussi pour faire 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 auprès de David trois jours, et mangèrent et burent, car leurs frères les pourvoyaient;
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 ceux aussi qui demeuraient près d'eux jusqu'à Issaschar, Zabulon et Nephthali apportaient des vivres à dos d'ânes et de chameaux et de mulets et de bœufs, des mets de farine, des figues, des raisins secs et du vin, et de l'huile, puis des bœufs et des moutons en abondance; car c'était une joie en Israël.
