1 Chronicles 18

1 Some time later, David’s [army] attacked the army of Philistia and defeated them. They captured Gath [city] and the surrounding villages.

Et il arriva, après cela, que David frappa les Philistins et les subjugua, et prit Gath et les villes de son ressort de la main des Philistins.

2 His [army] also defeated [the army of] the Moab [people-group]. The people were forced to accept David as their ruler, and also to pay money [each year to David’s government, in order that David’s army would protect them].

Et il frappa Moab, et les Moabites devinrent serviteurs de David: ils lui apportèrent des présents.

3 David’s [army] also fought against [the army of] Hadadezer, the king of [the] Zobah [region in Syria] near Hamath [city], when Hadadezer was trying to establish control over the area near the Euphrates River.

Et David frappa Hadarézer, roi de Tsoba, à Hamath, comme il allait pour établir sa puissance sur le fleuve Euphrate.

4 David’s [army] captured 1,000 of Hadadezer’s chariots, 7,000 chariot-drivers, and 20,000 soldiers. They hamstrung/crippled most of their horses; there were only 100 horses that they did not cripple.

Et David lui prit 1 000 chars, et 7 000 cavaliers, et 20 000 hommes de pied; et David coupa les jarrets [aux chevaux] de tous les chars, mais il réserva 100 attelages.

5 When the army of Syria came from Damascus [city] to help Hadadezer’s [army], David’s soldiers killed 22,000 of them.

Et les Syriens de Damas vinrent au secours d’Hadarézer, roi de Tsoba; et David frappa 22 000 hommes des Syriens.

6 Then David stationed groups of his soldiers in Damascus, and the people of Syria were forced to accept David as their ruler, and to pay to David’s government [each year] the payment/tax that he demanded. And Yahweh enabled David’s [army] to win battles everywhere they went.

Et David mit [des garnisons] dans la Syrie de Damas, et les Syriens devinrent serviteurs de David: ils lui apportèrent des présents. Et l’Éternel sauvait David partout où il allait.

7 David soldiers took the gold shields that were carried by the officers of Hadadezer’s [army] and brought them to Jerusalem.

Et David prit les boucliers d’or qui étaient aux serviteurs d’Hadarézer, et les apporta à Jérusalem.

8 They also brought from Tebah (OR, Tibhath) and Cun, two towns that belonged to Hadadezer, a lot of bronze, which [David’s son] Solomon [later] used to make the huge bronze basin and the pillars and other bronze items [for the temple].

Et de Tibkhath et de Cun, villes d’Hadarézer, David prit une grande quantité d’airain, dont Salomon fit la mer d’airain, et les colonnes, et les vases d’airain.

9 When Tou, the king of Hamath [city in Syria], heard that David’s [army] had defeated the entire army of King Hadadezer,

Et Tohu, roi de Hamath, apprit que David avait frappé toutes les forces d’Hadarézer, roi de Tsoba;

10 he sent his son Hadoram to King David, to greet him and (congratulate him/tell him that he was happy) about his defeating Hadadezer’s army, which had been fighting [the army of] Tou. Hadoram brought to David many items/gifts made of gold, silver, and bronze.

et il envoya Hadoram, son fils, au roi David, pour le saluer et le féliciter de ce qu’il avait fait la guerre à Hadarézer et l’avait battu; car Hadarézer était continuellement en guerre avec Tohu; [il envoya] aussi toutes sortes de vases d’or, et d’argent, et d’airain.

11 King David dedicated those things to Yahweh, like he had done with the silver and gold that his soldiers had taken from [the] Edom and Moab [people-groups], and from the Ammon people-group and from the people of Philistia, and from [the descendants of] Amalek.

Ceux-ci aussi, le roi David les consacra à l’Éternel, avec l’argent et l’or qu’il avait emportés de toutes les nations, d’Édom, et de Moab, et des fils d’Ammon, et des Philistins, et d’Amalek.

12 [One of David’s army commanders, ] Abishai, whose mother was Zeruiah, went with his army and killed 18,000 soldiers from Edom in the Salt Valley.

Et Abishaï, fils de Tseruïa, frappa dans la vallée du Sel 18 000 [hommes] d’Édom;

13 Then David stationed groups of his soldiers there in Edom, and the people of Edom were forced to accept David as their king and to pay money to David’s government [every year]. And Yahweh enabled David’s [army] to win battles wherever they went.

et il mit des garnisons en Édom, et tout Édom fut asservi à David. Et l’Éternel sauvait David partout où il allait.

14 David ruled over all the Israeli people, and he always did for them what was just and fair.

Et David régna sur tout Israël, et il faisait droit et justice à tout son peuple.

15 Zeruiah’s son Joab was the chief army commander. Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud was the record-keeper.

Et Joab, fils de Tseruïa, était [préposé] sur l’armée; et Josaphat, fils d’Akhilud, était rédacteur des chroniques;

16 Zadok the son of Ahitub and Ahimelech the son of Abiathar were the Supreme Priests. Shavsha was the official secretary.

et Tsadok, fils d’Akhitub, et Abimélec, fils d’Abiathar, étaient sacrificateurs; et Shavsha était scribe;

17 Benaiah the son of Jehoiada ruled over the Kereth and Peleth groups [who were David’s bodyguards]. And David’s sons were his most important officials.

et Benaïa, fils de Jehoïada, était [préposé] sur les Keréthiens et les Peléthiens; et les fils de David étaient les premiers à côté du roi.