1 Chronicles 20
1 [In that region], kings usually went [with their armies] to fight [their enemies] (in the springtime/when the cold season ended). But that year, David [did not do that. Instead, he] stayed in Jerusalem, and he sent [his commander] Joab [to lead the army]. Joab took his troops. They [crossed the Jordan River and] ruined the land of the Ammon people-group. Then they went to Rabbah, [the capital city, ] and surrounded it. David stayed in Jerusalem [for a while. But later he took more troops and went to help] Joab. Their armies attacked Rabbah and destroyed it.
Au temps du retour de l'année, au temps où les rois se mettent en campagne, Joab se mit à la tête d'une forte armée, ravagea le pays des fils d'Ammon et vint assiéger Rabba. Mais David resta à Jérusalem. Joab battit Rabba et la détruisit.
2 Then David took the crown from the head of the king of Rabbah (OR, from the head of their god Milcom) and put it on his own head. It [was very heavy; it] weighed (75 pounds/34 kg.), and it had many very valuable stones [fastened to it]. They also took many other valuable things from the city.
David enleva la couronne de leur roi de dessus sa tête, et il y trouva le poids d'un talent d'or; et il y avait sur elle une pierre précieuse, et elle fut mise sur la tête de David. Et il emporta de la ville un très grand butin.
3 Then they brought the people out of the city and forced them to [work for their army, ] using saws and iron picks and axes. David’s soldiers did this in all the cities of the Ammon people-group. Then David and all of his army returned to Jerusalem.
Quant au peuple qui s'y trouvait, il l'en fit sortir, et il les déchira avec des scies, avec des pics de fer et des haches; et David traita de même toutes les villes des fils d'Ammon. Et David retourna à Jérusalem avec tout le peuple.
4 Later, [David’s army] fought a battle with the army of Philistia, at Gezer [city]. During the battle Sibbecai, from Hushah [clan], killed Sippai, one of the descendants of the Rapha [giants]. So the armies of Philistia were defeated.
Après cela eut lieu une bataille à Gazer avec les Philistins. Alors Sabochaï, le Husathite, tua Saphaï, l'un des descendants de Rapha, et les Philistins furent humiliés.
5 In another battle against the soldiers of Philistia, Elhanan, the son of Jair, killed Lahmi, the [younger] brother of [the giant] Goliath from Gath [town], who had a spear which was as thick as a weaver’s rod.
Il y eut encore une bataille avec les Philistins; et Elchanan, fils de Jaïr, tua Lachmi, frère de Goliath, de Geth; le bois de sa lance était semblable à une ensouple de tisserand.
6 There was another battle near Gath. A (huge man/giant) was there who had six fingers on each hand and six toes on each foot. He was descended from [the] Rapha [giants].
Il y eut encore une bataille à Geth. Il s'y trouva un homme de haute taille, qui avait six doigts à chaque main et à chaque pied, vingt-quatre en tout, et lui aussi descendait de Rapha.
7 When he made fun of the soldiers of Israel, Jonathan, the son of David’s [older] brother Shimea, killed him.
Il insulta Israël, et Jonathan, fils de Samaa, frère de David, le tua.
8 Those were some of the descendants of [the] Rapha [giants] who had lived in Gath, who were killed [MTY] by David and his soldiers.
Ces hommes étaient des fils de Rapha, à Geth; ils périrent par la main de David et par la main de ses serviteurs.
