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.
Et Hiram, roi de Tyr, envoya à David des messagers, des maçons et des charpentiers, avec des bois de cèdre, pour lui bâtir 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.
Et David reconnut que le Seigneur l'avait préparé pour être roi d'Israël; car son royaume s'était élevé et agrandi pour le bien être du peuple d'Israël.
3 David married more women in Jerusalem, and [those women] gave birth to more sons and daughters for him.
Et David prit encore des femmes à Jérusalem; elles lui enfantèrent des fils et des filles.
4 The names of the children that were born to him there in Jerusalem are Shammua, Shobab, Nathan, Solomon,
Voici les noms de ceux qui naquirent à Jérusalem: Samaa, Sobab, Nathan, Salomon,
5 Ibhar, Elishua, Elpelet,
Baar (Ebeher), Elisa (Elisua), Eliphaleth,
6 Nogah, Nepheg, Japhia,
Nageth (Naged), Naphath (Naphec), Japhia,
7 Elishama, Beeliada, and Eliphelet.
Elisama, Eliada et Eliphalat.
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.
Cependant, les Philistins apprirent que David avait été sacré roi de tout Israël; et ils se mirent tous en campagne pour l'attaquer; mais lui, l'ayant su, sortit à leur rencontre.
9 The army of Philistia had attacked the people in the Rephaim Valley [southwest of Jerusalem] and had robbed them.
Et ils s'avancèrent, et ils s'entassèrent dans le val des Géants.
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.”
Et David consulta Dieu, disant: Dois-je marcher contre les Philistins? me les livrerez-vous? Et le Seigneur lui répondit: Marche, car je te les livrerai.
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’].
Et il alla à Baal-Pharasin, où il les battit, et il s'écria: Dieu, par mes mains, a brisé mes ennemis comme brisent les eaux des torrents. A cause de cela, il donna à ce lieu le nom de Brisement d'en haut.
12 [As the soldiers of Philistia fled], they left their idols there. So David commanded his soldiers to burn those idols.
Or, les Philistins avaient abandonné là leurs dieux, et David dit: Livrez-les aux flammes.
13 But soon the army of Philistia attacked the people in that valley again.
Et les Philistins continuèrent la guerre, et ils se réunirent encore dans le val des Géants.
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.
Et David consulta derechef le Seigneur, et le Seigneur lui dit: Ne les suis pas, fais un détour, et tu les aborderas près des poiriers.
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.”
Et ceci arrivera: Lorsque tu entendras, de la colline des Poiriers, le bruit sourd de l'ébranlement qu'ils donneront au sol, tu engageras la bataille; car alors le Seigneur marchera devant toi pour frapper le camp 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 lui avait prescrit le Seigneur, et il tailla en pièces les Philistins, depuis Gabaon jusqu'à Gazara.
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.
Et le nom de David se répandit sur toute la terre, et le Seigneur inspira à tous les peuples la crainte de David.
