1 Chronicles 14
1 One day Hiram, the king of Tyre [city], sent some messengers to David [to talk about making an agreement between their countries]. Then Hiram sent cedar logs, bricklayers, and carpenters to build a palace for David.
Hiram, roi de Tyr, envoya des messagers à David avec des cèdres, des maçons et des charpentiers, pour lui construire une maison.
2 [When that happened, ] David knew that Yahweh had truly caused him to be the king of Israel, and that he had caused his kingdom to be greatly respected. Yahweh did this because [he loved] his Israeli people.
David s'aperçut que Yahvé l'avait établi roi sur Israël, car son royaume était très élevé, à cause de son peuple Israël.
3 David married more women in Jerusalem, and [those women] gave birth to more sons and daughters for him.
David prit d'autres femmes à Jérusalem, et il engendra d'autres fils et d'autres filles.
4 The names of the children that were born to him there in Jerusalem are Shammua, Shobab, Nathan, Solomon,
Voici les noms des enfants qu'il eut à Jérusalem: Shammua, Shobab, Nathan, Salomon,
5 Ibhar, Elishua, Elpelet,
Ibhar, Elishua, Elpelet,
6 Nogah, Nepheg, Japhia,
Nogah, Nepheg, Japhia,
7 Elishama, Beeliada, and Eliphelet.
Elishama, Beeliada et Eliphelet.
8 When the army of Philistia heard that David has been appointed to be king of all of Israel, they came to capture him. But David heard that they were coming, so he [and his soldiers] marched out to fight against them.
Lorsque les Philistins apprirent que David avait été oint roi sur tout Israël, tous les Philistins montèrent à la recherche de David; David l'apprit et sortit à leur rencontre.
9 The army of Philistia had attacked the people in the Rephaim Valley [southwest of Jerusalem] and had robbed them.
Les Philistins étaient venus et avaient fait un raid dans la vallée des Rephaïm.
10 David asked God, “Should [my men and] I go and attack the army of Philistia? [If we go, ] will you enable us to defeat [IDM] them?” Yahweh replied, “Yes, go, and I will enable you to defeat [IDM] them.”
David consulta Dieu, en disant: Monterai-je contre les Philistins? Les livreras-tu entre mes mains? » Yahvé lui dit: « Monte, car je vais les livrer entre tes mains. »
11 So David and his men went up to a town where the soldiers of Philistia were staying and defeated them. Then David said, “God has enabled me [and my soldiers] to overwhelm my enemies like [MET] a flood.” So they named that place {That place is called} ‘Baal-Perazim’ [which means ‘Yahweh breaks through’].
Ils montèrent donc à Baal Perazim, et David les battit là. David dit: Dieu a brisé mes ennemis par ma main, comme des eaux qui jaillissent. C'est pourquoi on donna à ce lieu le nom de Baal Perazim.
12 [As the soldiers of Philistia fled], they left their idols there. So David commanded his soldiers to burn those idols.
Ils y laissèrent leurs dieux; David donna un ordre, et ils furent brûlés par le feu.
13 But soon the army of Philistia attacked the people in that valley again.
Les Philistins firent un autre raid dans la vallée.
14 So again David prayed to God [to ask him what he should do], and God replied, saying “Do not attack the army of Philistia from the front. Instead, go around them, and attack them [from the rear] in front of the balsam trees.
David consulta de nouveau Dieu, et Dieu lui dit: « Tu ne monteras pas après eux. Détourne-toi d'eux, et tombe sur eux en face des mûriers.
15 When you hear something in the tops of the balsam trees that sounds like [soldiers] marching, attack them. I, God, will have gone ahead of you to enable you to defeat the army of Philistia.”
Quand tu entendras le bruit de la marche dans les cimes des mûriers, alors tu sortiras pour combattre, car Dieu est sorti devant toi pour frapper l'armée des Philistins. »
16 So David did what God commanded him to do, and he and his army defeated the army of Philistia, all the way from Gibeon [city in the east] to Gezer [city in the west].
David fit ce que Dieu lui avait ordonné, et ils attaquèrent l'armée des Philistins depuis Gabaon jusqu'à Guézer.
17 So David became famous in all the nearby countries, and Yahweh caused [the leaders of] all the [nearby] nations to be afraid of him.
La renommée de David se répandit dans tous les pays, et Yahvé fit craindre sa présence à toutes les nations.
