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.
Ceux-ci aussi vinrent vers David à Sicéleg, lorsqu’il fuyait encore Saül, fils de Cis; c’étaient des hommes très forts et d’excellents combattants,
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.
Tendant l’arc, et des deux mains jetant les pierres de la fronde et dirigeant les flèches: ils étaient frères de Saül, de la tribu 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 premier était Ahiézer, ensuite Joas, les fils de Samaa, le Gabaathite, puis Jaziel, et Phallet, les fils d’Azmoth, Baracha et Jéhu, l’Anathothite;
4 Ishmaiah from the Gibeon [city], who was a leader of the thirty mighty warriors; Jeremiah, Jahaziel, Johanan, and Jozabad from Gederah [town];
De plus Samaïas, le Gabaonite, le plus vaillant parmi les trente, et qui les commandait; Jérémie, Jéhéziel, Johanan, et Jézabad, le Gadérothite;
5 Eluzai, Jerimoth, Bealiah, Shemariah, and Shephatiah from Haruph [town];
Eluzaï, Jérimuth, Baalia, Samaria et Saphatia, l’Haruphite;
6 Elkanah, Isshiah, Azarel, Joezer and Jashobeam, who were descendants of Korah;
Elcana, Jésia, Azaréel, Joézer, et Jesbaam de Caréhim;
7 Joelah and Zebadiah, who were sons of Jeroham, from Gedor [town].
De plus Joéla et Zabadia, les fils de Jéroham, de Gédor.
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.
Mais d’entre les Gaddites aussi passèrent à David, lorsqu’il était caché dans le désert, des hommes très vigoureux, et excellents combattants, tenant un bouclier et une lance; leur face était comme la face d’un lion, et ils étaient agiles comme des chevreuils sur les montagnes.
9 Ezer was their leader. Next in command was Obadiah. Next was Eliab.
Ezer était le premier, Obdias, le second, Eliab, le troisième,
10 Next was Mishmannah. Next was Jeremiah.
Masmana, le quatrième, Jérémie, le cinquième,
11 Next was Attai. Next was Eliel.
Ethi, le sixième, Eliel, le septième,
12 Next was Johanan. Next was Elzabad.
Johanan, le huitième, Elzébad, 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.
Ceux-là, fils de Gad, étaient princes de l’armée: le moindre commandait cent soldats; et 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 au premier mois, quand il a accoutumé de déborder sur ses rives, et qui mirent en fuite tous ceux qui demeuraient dans les vallées, vers le côté oriental et occidental.
16 Some other men from the tribe of Benjamin and from Judah also came to David in his fortress.
Il y en eut aussi qui vinrent même de Benjamin et de Juda dans la forteresse, dans laquelle se trouvait David.
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 dit: Si c’est pacifiquement que vous êtes venus vers moi, afin de me secourir, que mon cœur s’unisse à vous; mais si vous me tendez un piège dans l’intérêt de mes ennemis, quoique je n’aie point d’iniquité en mes mains, 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 un esprit remplit Amasaï, le premier entre les trente, et il répondit: Nous sommes à vous, ô David, et avec vous, ô fils d’Isaï. Paix, paix à vous, et paix à vos partisans! car votre Dieu vous aide. David les reçut donc et les établit chefs 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}!”
Il y en eut aussi de Manassé qui passèrent à David, quand il venait avec les Philistins contre Saül pour se battre; mais il ne combattit pas avec eux, parce qu’un conseil ayant été tenu, les princes des Philistins le renvoyèrent, disant: Au péril de notre tête, il retournera vers 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].
Quand donc il revint à Sicéleg, passèrent à lui de Manassé, Ednas, Jozabad, Jédihel, Michaël, Ednas, Jozabad, Eliu et Salathi, chefs de mille soldats 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.
Ce sont eux qui donnèrent du secours à David contre les voleurs; car ils étaient tous des hommes très braves; et ils furent faits princes 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).
Enfin il venait tous les jours des troupes vers David, pour le secourir, jusque-là que leur grand nombre devint 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.
Voici aussi le nombre des princes de l’armée qui vinrent vers David lorsqu’il était à Hébron, pour lui transférer le royaume de Saül, selon la parole du Seigneur:
24 There were 6,800 men from Judah, who carried shields and spears.
Les fils de Juda, portant le bouclier et la lance, six mille huit cents, prêts au combat.
25 There were 7,100 men from the tribe of Simeon. They were all strong warriors trained to fight battles.
D’entre les fils de Siméon, très braves pour combattre, sept mille cent.
26 There were 4,600 men from the tribe of Levi.
D’entre les 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.
De plus, Joïada, prince de la race d’Aaron, et 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.
Sadoc aussi, jeune homme d’un excellent naturel, et la maison de son père, vingt-deux princes.
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.
Mais d’entre les fils de Benjamin, frères de Saül, trois mille hommes; car une grande partie d’entre eux suivait encore 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 d’entre les fils d’Ephraïm, vingt mille huit cents, d’une très grande force, hommes renommés dans leur parenté.
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 vinrent, chacun selon son nom, pour 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.
Comme aussi il vint d’entre les fils d’Issachar des hommes instruits, qui connaissaient tous les temps, afin d’ordonner ce que devait faire Israël: les principaux étaient au nombre de deux cents, et tout le reste de leur tribu suivait leur conseil.
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.
Mais ceux de Zabulon qui sortaient pour le combat, et qui se tenaient dans la bataille munis d’armes guerrières, vinrent au nombre de cinquante mille au secours de David, sans duplicité de cœur.
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 princes, et avec eux des hommes armés d’une lance et d’un bouclier, au nombre de trente-sept mille.
35 There were 28,600 soldiers from the tribe of Dan, all trained to fight battles.
De Dan aussi, préparés au combat, vingt-huit mille six cents;
36 There were 47,000 experienced soldiers from the tribe of Asher, all trained to fight battles.
Et d’Aser, sortant pour le combat, et en bataille provoquant l’ennemi, 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.
Mais au-delà du Jourdain, des fils de Ruben et de Gad, et de la demi-tribu de Manassé, munis d’armes guerrières, cent vingt mille.
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 de guerre, disposés à combattre, vinrent avec un cœur parfait à Hébron, pour établir David roi sur tout Israël; et de plus tout le reste d’Israël avait un même cœur pour que David fût fait 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 près de David durant trois jours, mangeant et buvant; car leurs frères avaient tout préparé;
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.
Mais de plus, ceux qui étaient proche d’eux, jusqu’à Issachar, à Zabulon et à Nephthali, apportaient des pains sur les ânes, les chameaux, les mulets et les bœufs, pour qu’ils s’en nourrissent; de la farine, des figues, des raisins secs, du vin, de l’huile, des bœufs et des béliers en toute abondance; car c’était une joie en Israël.
