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.
Or il arriva après cela que David battit les Philistins et les humilia, qu’il enleva Geth et ses filles 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].
Qu’il battit aussi Moab, et que les Moabites devinrent serviteurs de David, lui offrant 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.
En ce temps, David battit encore Adarézer, roi de Soba, contrée d’Hémath, lorsqu’il alla pour étendre son empire jusqu’au 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.
David lui prit donc mille quadriges, et sept mille cavaliers, et vingt mille hommes de pied; il coupa les nerfs des jambes à tous les chevaux des chariots, excepté cent quadriges qu’il réserva pour lui.
5 When the army of Syria came from Damascus [city] to help Hadadezer’s [army], David’s soldiers killed 22,000 of them.
Or vint encore le Syrien de Damas, pour porter secours à Adarézer, roi de Soba; mais David lui tua aussi vingt-deux mille hommes.
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 il mit des soldats dans Damas, pour que la Syrie aussi lui fût assujettie et offrît des présents. Et le Seigneur l’assista dans tous les lieux où il alla.
7 David soldiers took the gold shields that were carried by the officers of Hadadezer’s [army] and brought them to Jerusalem.
David prit aussi les carquois d’or qu’avaient les serviteurs d’Adarézer, et il les porta 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 plus, une grande quantité d’airain de Thébath et de Chun, villes d’Adarézer, avec quoi 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,
Or, lorsque Thoü, roi d’Hémath, eut appris que David avait battu toute l’armée d’Adarézer, roi de Soba,
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.
Il envoya Adoram, son fils, au roi David, pour lui demander la paix, et lui témoigner sa joie de ce qu’il avait battu et vaincu entièrement Adarézer; car Thoü était ennemi d’Adarézer.
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.
Mais quant à tous les vases d’or, d’argent et d’airain, David, le roi, les consacra au Seigneur avec l’argent et l’or qu’il avait pris sur toutes les nations, tant sur l’Iduméen, Moab et les enfants d’Ammon, que sur les Philistins et Amalec.
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.
De plus, Abisaï, fils de Sarvia, battit Edom dans la vallée des Salines; c’est-à-dire dix-huit mille Iduméens.
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 établit en Edom une garnison, pour que l’Idumée fût assujettie à David; et le Seigneur conserva David dans tous les lieux où il alla.
14 David ruled over all the Israeli people, and he always did for them what was just and fair.
David régna donc sur tout Israël, et il rendait des jugements et la justice à tout son peuple.
15 Zeruiah’s son Joab was the chief army commander. Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud was the record-keeper.
Mais Joab, fils de Sarvia, commandait l’armée; et Josaphat, fils d’Ahilud, tenait les registres.
16 Zadok the son of Ahitub and Ahimelech the son of Abiathar were the Supreme Priests. Shavsha was the official secretary.
Et Sadoc, fils d’Achitob, et Abimélech, fils d’Abiathar, étaient prêtres, et Susa, 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.
Mais Banaïas, fils de Joïada, commandait les légions des Céréthiens et des Phélétiens; mais les fils de David étaient les premiers auprès du roi.
