1 Samuel 18
1 After David finished talking with Saul, [he met Saul’s son, Jonathan.] Jonathan [immediately] liked David; in fact, he began to love/like him as much as he loved/liked himself.
Lorsque David eut achevé de parler à Saül, l’âme de Jonathas s’attacha à l’âme de David, et Jonathas l’aima comme son âme.
2 From that day, Saul kept David with him, and did not let him return home.
Ce même jour, Saül prit David, et ne le laissa pas retourner dans la maison de son père.
3 Because Jonathan loved David so much, he made a solemn agreement with David. [They promised each other that they would always be loyal friends].
Et Jonathas fit alliance avec David, parce qu’il l’aimait comme son âme.
4 Jonathan took off his own outer robe and gave it to David. He also gave David his soldier’s tunic, his sword, his bow [and arrows], and his belt.
Jonathas se dépouilla du manteau qu’il portait et le donna à David, ainsi que son armure, jusqu’à son épée, jusqu’à son arc et jusqu’à sa ceinture.
5 [David went wherever Saul sent him. And] whatever Saul told him to do, David did it very successfully. As a result, Saul appointed David to be a commander in the army. All the officers and other men in the army (approved of/were very pleased with) that.
Quand David sortait, partout où l’envoyait Saül, il réussissait; Saül le mit à la tête des gens de guerre, et il plaisait à tout le peuple, même aux serviteurs du roi.
6 But, when the men in the army were returning home after David had killed Goliath, the women came out from many [HYP] towns in Israel to meet/greet King Saul. They were singing and dancing very joyfully, playing tambourines and lyres.
Quand ils firent leur entrée, lorsque David revint après avoir tué le Philistin, les femmes sortirent de toutes les villes d’Israël, en chantant et en dansant, au-devant du roi Saül, avec joie, au son des tambourins et des harpes.
7 As they danced, they sang this song to each other: “Saul has killed 1,000 [enemy soldiers], But David has killed 10,000 [of them].”
Les femmes, les danseuses, se répondaient et disaient: Saül a tué ses mille, et David ses dix mille.
8 [When] Saul [heard them singing that, he] did not like it. He became very angry. He said [to himself], “They are saying that David [killed] 10,000 men, but that I [have killed] only 1,000. Soon they will want to make him their king!” [RHQ]
Saül fut très irrité, et ces paroles lui déplurent: il dit: « On donne dix mille à David, et à moi on donne les mille! Il ne lui manque plus que la royauté. »
9 From that time, Saul watched David very closely because he was suspicious [that David would try to become king].
Et Saül voyait David de mauvais œil, à partir de ce jour.
10 The next day, an evil spirit sent by God suddenly took control of Saul. He began to act like a madman, inside his house. David was playing the lyre for him, as he did every day. Saul was holding a spear in his hand,
Le lendemain, un mauvais esprit envoyé de Dieu fondit sur Saül, et il eut des transports au milieu de sa maison. David jouait de la harpe, comme les autres jours, et Saül avait sa lance à la main.
11 and he hurled it [at David], saying to himself, “I will fasten David to the wall with the spear!” He did that two times, but David jumped aside [both times].
Saül brandit sa lance, disant en lui-même: « Je frapperai David et la paroi »; mais David se détourna de devant lui par deux fois.
12 Because [it became evident that] Yahweh had abandoned Saul but [that] he was helping David, Saul was afraid of David.
Saül craignait David, car Yahweh était avec David et s’était retiré de Saül, —
13 So he appointed David as a commander of 1,000 soldiers and sent David away from him, [hoping that David would be killed in a battle]. But when David led his soldiers [in their battles],
et Saül l’éloigna de sa personne, et il l’établit chef de mille hommes; et David sortait et rentrait devant le peuple.
14 he always had great success, because Yahweh was helping him.
David se montrait habile dans toutes ses entreprises, et Yahweh était avec lui.
15 When Saul heard that David [and his soldiers were] very successful, he became more afraid of David.
Saül, voyant qu’il était très habile, avait peur de lui;
16 But all the people of Israel and of Judah loved David, because he led the soldiers very successfully [in the battles].
mais tout Israël et Juda aimaient David, parce qu’il sortait et rentrait devant eux.
17 One day Saul said to David, “I am ready to give you my oldest daughter, Merab, to be your wife. I will do that if you serve me bravely by fighting battles for Yahweh [against the Philistines]”. He said that because he thought, “I will not try to get rid of David by myself. I will allow the Philistines to do that.”
Saül dit à David: « Voici que je te donnerai pour femme ma fille aînée Mérob; seulement montre-toi plein de vaillance et soutiens les guerres de Yahweh. » Or Saül se disait: « Que ma main ne soit pas sur lui, mais que sur lui soit la main des Philistins! »
18 But David said to Saul, “I am not [RHQ] a very important person, and my family is not very important, and my clan is not a very important Israeli clan. So I do not deserve to become your son-in-law.” [RHQ]
David répondit à Saül: « Qui suis-je et qu’est-ce que ma vie, qu’est-ce que la famille de mon père en Israël, pour que je devienne le gendre du roi? »
19 So, when it was time for Merab to be given to David to become his wife, instead, Saul gave her to a man named Adriel, from Meholah [town].
Mais, au moment de donner Mérob, fille de Saül, à David, on la donna pour femme à Hadriel de Molathi.
20 But Saul’s other daughter, Michal, fell in love with David. When they told Saul about that, he was pleased.
Michol, fille de Saül, aima David. On en informa Saül, et cela lui plut.
21 He thought, “I will let Michal marry him, in order that she may trap him, and the Philistines will be able to kill him.” So he said to David, [“You can marry Michal],” and by saying that, he indicated for the second time that David would become his son-in-law.
Saül se disait: « Je la lui donnerai, afin qu’elle soit pour lui un piège, et que la main des Philistins soit sur lui. » Et Saül dit à David, pour la seconde fois: « Tu vas aujourd’hui devenir mon gendre. »
22 Saul told his servants, “Talk to David privately, and say to him, ‘Listen, the king is pleased with you, and all of us his servants love you. So now [we think that] you should [marry Michal and] become the king’s son-in-law.’”
Et Saül donna cet ordre à ses serviteurs: « Parlez confidentiellement à David, et dites-lui: Le roi t’a pris en affection, et tous ses serviteurs t’aiment; sois donc maintenant le gendre du roi. »
23 So they told that to David. But David said, “It would be a great honor [RHQ] to become the king’s son-in-law. But [I do not think that I should do that, because] I am only a poor and insignificant man.”
Les serviteurs de Saül dirent ces paroles aux oreilles de David, et David répondit: « Est-ce peu de chose à vos yeux que de devenir le gendre du roi? Moi, je suis un homme pauvre et d’humble origine. »
24 When the servants told Saul what David had said,
Les serviteurs de Saül lui firent rapport en ces termes: « David a tenu ce langage. »
25 Saul replied, “Go and say to David, ‘[In order for] the king [to allow you to marry Michal, he] wants [you to kill] 100 Philistines [and cut off] their foreskins [and bring the foreskins to him to prove that you have killed them]. In that way he will get revenge on his enemies.’” But what Saul wanted was that the Philistines would kill David [while David was trying to kill them].
Saül dit: « Vous parlerez ainsi à David: Le roi ne demande aucune dot, mais cent prépuces de Philistins, pour être vengé des ennemis du roi. » Saül pensait faire ainsi tomber David dans la main des Philistins.
26 When the servants told that to David, he was very pleased that he could become the king’s son-in-law [by doing that. The king had said how many days he would allow for David to do that]. But before that time ended,
Les serviteurs de Saül rapportèrent ces paroles à David, et cela plut à David, à savoir devenir le gendre du roi.
27 David and his men went and killed, [not 100, but] 200 Philistines! He brought their foreskins to Saul, and counted them [while Saul was watching], in order to prove that he had [done what the king required so that he could become Saul’s son-in-law. So then Saul was obligated] to allow David to marry his daughter Michal.
Les jours n’étaient pas accomplis que David, s’étant levé, partit avec ses gens et tua aux Philistins deux cents hommes; et David apporta leurs prépuces et en remit au roi le nombre complet, afin de devenir son gendre. Alors Saül lui donna pour femme sa fille Michol.
28 But when Saul realized that Yahweh was helping David, and that his daughter loved David,
Saül vit et comprit que Yahweh était avec David; et Michol, fille de Saül, aimait David.
29 he became more afraid of David. So, as long as Saul lived, he was David’s enemy.
Et Saül craignit David de plus en plus, et Saül fut hostile à David tous les jours.
30 The Philistine armies repeatedly came to fight the Israelis, but every time they fought, David and his soldiers were more successful than any of Saul’s other army commanders. As a result, David became very famous.
Les princes des Philistins faisaient des excursions et, chaque fois qu’ils sortaient, David par son habileté remportait plus de succès que tous les serviteurs de Saül; et son nom devint très célèbre.
