1 Samuel 13
1 Saul was no longer a young man when he became the king. He ruled Israel for 42 years.
Saül avait régné un an; et quand il eut régné deux ans sur Israël,
2 [Several years after he became king], he chose three thousand men from the Israeli army to go with him [to fight the Philistines]. Then he sent the other soldiers back home. Of the men he chose, 2,000 stayed with Saul at Micmash and in the hilly area near Bethel, and 1,000 stayed with [Saul’s son] Jonathan at Gibeah, in the area where the descendants of Benjamin lived.
Saül se choisit trois mille hommes d'Israël; il y en avait deux mille avec lui à Micmash et sur la montagne de Béthel, et mille étaient avec Jonathan à Guibea de Benjamin; et il renvoya le reste du peuple, chacun dans sa tente.
3 Jonathan [and the men who were with him] attacked the Philistine soldiers who were camped at Geba. The [other] Philistines heard about that. [So Saul realized that the army of Philistia would probably come to fight the Israelis again]. So Saul [sent messengers to] blow trumpets throughout Israel [to gather the people together and] proclaim to them, “All you Hebrews need to hear [that now the Philistines will start a war with us]!”
Et Jonathan battit la garnison des Philistins qui était à Guéba, et les Philistins l'apprirent; et Saül fit sonner de la trompette par tout le pays, en disant: Que les Hébreux écoutent!
4 The messengers told the rest of the army to gather together with Saul at Gilgal. And all the people in Israel heard the news. People were saying, “Saul’s army has attacked the Philistine camp, with the result that now the Philistines hate us Israelis very much.”
Ainsi tout Israël entendit dire: Saül a battu la garnison des Philistins, et même, Israël est en mauvaise odeur parmi les Philistins. Et le peuple fut convoqué auprès de Saül, à Guilgal.
5 The Philistines gathered together and were given equipment to fight the Israelis. The Philistines had 3,000 chariots, and 6,000 chariot-drivers. Their soldiers [seemed to be as many] as grains of sand on the seashore [HYP]. They went up and set up their tents at Micmash, to the east of Beth-Aven ([which means ‘house of wickedness’, and really referred to Bethel town]).
Cependant les Philistins s'assemblèrent pour combattre contre Israël, avec trente mille chars et six mille cavaliers, et un peuple nombreux comme le sable qui est sur le bord de la mer. Ils montèrent donc, et campèrent à Micmash, à l'orient de Beth-Aven.
6 The Philistines attacked the Israelis very strongly, and the Israeli soldiers realized that they were in a very bad situation. So many of the Israeli soldiers hid in caves and holes in the ground, or among the rocks, or in pits, or in wells.
Or, les Israélites virent qu'ils étaient dans une grande extrémité; car le peuple était consterné; et le peuple se cacha dans les cavernes, dans les buissons, dans les rochers, dans les lieux forts et dans les citernes.
7 Some of them crossed the Jordan River at a place where it was very shallow. Then they went to the area where the descendants of Gad lived and to [the] Gilead [region]. But Saul stayed at Gilgal. All the soldiers who were with him were shaking [because they were so afraid].
Et des Hébreux passèrent le Jourdain, pour aller au pays de Gad et de Galaad. Cependant Saül était encore à Guilgal, et tout le peuple le suivit en tremblant.
8 Saul waited seven days, which was the number of days that Samuel had told him to wait for him. But Samuel did not come to Gilgal [during that time], so many of the men in Saul’s army began to leave him and run away.
Et il attendit sept jours, selon le terme marqué par Samuel; mais Samuel ne venait point à Guilgal; et le peuple s'éloignait d'auprès de Saül.
9 So Saul said to the soldiers, “Bring to me an animal to be completely burned [on the altar] and one for the offering to enable us to maintain fellowship [with God].” [So the men did that].
Alors Saül dit: Amenez-moi l'holocauste et les sacrifices de prospérités; et il offrit l'holocauste.
10 And just as he was finished burning those offerings, Samuel arrived. Saul went to greet him.
Or, dès qu'il eut achevé d'offrir l'holocauste, voici, Samuel arriva, et Saül sortit au-devant de lui pour le saluer;
11 Samuel [saw what Saul had done, and he] said to Saul, “Why have you done this?” Saul replied, “I saw that my men were leaving me and running away, and that you did not come here during the time that you said that you would come, and that the Philistine army was gathering together at Micmash.
Mais Samuel dit: Qu'as-tu fait? Saül répondit: Quand j'ai vu que le peuple s'en allait d'avec moi, et que tu ne venais point au jour assigné, et que les Philistins étaient assemblés à Micmash,
12 “So I thought, ‘The Philistine army is going to attack us here at Gilgal, and I have not yet asked Yahweh to bless/help us.’ So I felt it was necessary to offer the burnt offerings [to seek God’s blessings].”
J'ai dit: Les Philistins descendront maintenant contre moi à Guilgal, et je n'ai point supplié l'Éternel; et, après m'être ainsi retenu, j'ai offert l'holocauste.
13 Samuel replied, “What you did was very foolish! You have not obeyed what Yahweh, your God, commanded [about sacrifices]. If you had obeyed him, God would have allowed you and your descendants to rule [Israel] for a long time.
Alors Samuel dit à Saül: Tu as agi follement, tu n'as point gardé le commandement que l'Éternel ton Dieu t'avait donné; car l'Éternel eût maintenant affermi ton règne sur Israël à toujours.
14 But now [because of what you have done, you will die, and after you die, ] none of your descendants will rule. Yahweh is seeking for a man [to be king] who will be just the kind of person that he wants him to be, so that he can appoint him to be the leader of his people. Yahweh will do this because you have not obeyed what he commanded.”
Mais maintenant, ton règne ne sera point stable; l'Éternel s'est cherché un homme selon son cœur, et l'Éternel l'a destiné à être le conducteur de son peuple, parce que tu n'as point gardé ce que l'Éternel t'avait commandé.
15 Then Samuel left Gilgal and went up to Gibeah. Saul stayed at Gilgal with his soldiers. There were only about 600 of them left [who had not run away].
Puis Samuel se leva, et monta de Guilgal à Guibea de Benjamin. Et Saül fit la revue du peuple qui se trouvait avec lui, environ six cents hommes.
16 Saul and his son Jonathan and the soldiers who were with them went to Geba [city] in the area of the tribe of Benjamin [and set up their tents there]. The Philistine army set up their tents at Micmash.
Or, Saül, et son fils Jonathan, et le peuple qui se trouvait avec eux, se tenaient à Guibea de Benjamin, et les Philistins étaient campés à Micmash.
17 Three groups of Philistia men soon left the place where their army was staying, and went and (raided the Israeli towns/attacked the Israelis and took their possessions). One group went [north] toward Ophrah [city] in [the] Shual [region].
Et il sortit trois bandes du camp des Philistins pour faire du dégât; l'une des bandes prit le chemin d'Ophra, vers le pays de Shual,
18 One group went [west] to Beth-Horon [city]. The third group went toward the [Israeli] border, above Zeboim Valley, near the desert.
L'autre bande prit le chemin de Beth-Horon, et la troisième prit le chemin de la frontière qui regarde la vallée de Tséboïm, vers le désert.
19 At that time, there were no men in Israel who (were blacksmiths/could make things from iron). [The people of Philistia would not permit the Israelis to do that, because they were afraid that] they would make iron swords and spears for the Hebrews to fight with.
Or, dans tout le pays d'Israël il ne se trouvait pas de forgeron; car les Philistins avaient dit: Il faut empêcher que les Hébreux ne fassent des épées ou des lances.
20 So [whenever the Israelis needed] to sharpen the blades of their plows, or picks, or axes, or sickles, they were forced to take those things to a Philistia man who could sharpen those things.
Et tout Israël descendait vers les Philistins, chacun pour aiguiser son soc, son coutre, sa cognée et son hoyau,
21 They needed to pay (one fourth of an ounce/8 grams) of silver for sharpening a plow, and (an eighth of an ounce/4 grams) of silver to sharpen an axe, or a sickle, or (an ox goad/a pointed rod to jab an ox to make it walk).
Quand il y avait des brèches au tranchant des hoyaux, des coutres, des fourches, des cognées, et pour raccommoder les aiguillons.
22 So [because the Israelis could not make weapons from iron], on the day that the Israelis fought [against the men of Philistia], Saul and Jonathan were the only Israeli men who had swords. None of the others had a sword; [they had only bows and arrows].
Et il arriva qu'au jour de la bataille, il ne se trouva ni épée ni lance dans la main de tout le peuple qui était avec Saül et Jonathan; toutefois il s'en trouva pour Saül et pour Jonathan, son fils.
23 Before the battle started, some Philistia men went to (the pass/a narrow place between two cliffs) outside Micmash to guard it.
Et un poste de Philistins sortit au passage de Micmash.
