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 que David battit les Philistins, et les abaissa, et prit Gath, et les villes de son ressort sur les 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].
Il battit aussi les Moabites, et les Moabites furent asservis, et faits tributaires à David.
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.
David battit aussi Hadarhézer Roi de Tsoba vers Hamath, comme il s'en allait pour établir ses limites sur le fleuve d'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 mille chariots, et sept mille hommes de cheval, et vingt mille hommes de pied; et il coupa les jarrets [des chevaux] de tous les chariots, mais il en réserva cent chariots.
5 When the army of Syria came from Damascus [city] to help Hadadezer’s [army], David’s soldiers killed 22,000 of them.
Or les Syriens de Damas étaient venus pour donner du secours à Hadarhézer Roi de Tsoba; et David battit vingt et deux mille 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.
Puis David mit garnison en Syrie de Damas, et ces Syriens-là furent serviteurs et tributaires à David; et l'Eternel gardait 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 de Hadarhézer, 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].
Il emporta aussi de Tibhath, et de Cun, villes de Hadarhézer, une grande quantité d'airain, dont Salomon fit la mer d'airain, et les colonnes, et les vaisseaux 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,
Or Tohu Roi de Kamath apprit que David avait défait toute l'armée de Hadarhézer 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 vers le Roi David pour le saluer, et le féliciter de ce qu'il avait combattu Hadarhézer, et qu'il l'avait défait; car Hadarhézer était dans une guerre continuelle contre Tohu; et quant à tous les vaisseaux 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.
Le Roi David les consacra aussi à l'Eternel, avec l'argent et l'or qu'il avait emporté de toutes les nations, [savoir], d'Edom, de Moab, des enfants de Hammon, des Philistins, et des Hamalécites.
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 Abisaï fils de Tséruiä battit dix-huit mille Iduméens dans la vallée du sel;
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 mit garnison dans l'Idumée, et tous les Iduméens furent asservis à David; et l'Eternel gardait David partout où il allait.
14 David ruled over all the Israeli people, and he always did for them what was just and fair.
Ainsi David régna sur tout Israël, rendant jugement 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 Tséruiä avait la charge de l'armée, et Jéhosaphat fils d'Ahilud était commis sur les Registres.
16 Zadok the son of Ahitub and Ahimelech the son of Abiathar were the Supreme Priests. Shavsha was the official secretary.
Et Tsadoc, fils d'Ahitub, et Abimélec, fils d'Abiathar, étaient les Sacrificateurs; et Sausa était le Secrétaire.
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 Bénéja fils de Jéhojadah était sur les Kéréthiens et les Péléthiens; mais les fils de David étaient les premiers auprès du Roi.
