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.
Et il arriva, comme il achevait de parler à Saül, que l’âme de Jonathan se lia à l’âme de David; et Jonathan l’aima comme son âme.
2 From that day, Saul kept David with him, and did not let him return home.
Et Saül le prit ce jour-là, et ne lui permit pas de retourner à 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 Jonathan 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.
Et Jonathan se dépouilla de la robe qui était sur lui, et la donna à David, ainsi que ses vêtements, jusqu’à son épée, et à son arc, et 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.
Et David allait partout où Saül l’envoyait, [et] il prospérait; et Saül l’établit sur les hommes de guerre, et il était agréable aux yeux de tout le peuple, et même aux yeux des serviteurs de Saül.
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.
Et il arriva que, comme ils revenaient, lors du retour de David après qu’il eut frappé le Philistin, les femmes sortirent de toutes les villes d’Israël à la rencontre du roi Saül, avec joie, en chantant et en dansant, avec des tambourins et des triangles.
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].”
Et les femmes qui jouaient s’entre-répondaient et disaient: Saül a frappé ses 1 000, et David ses 10 000.
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]
Et Saül fut très irrité, et cette parole fut mauvaise à ses yeux, et il dit: On en a donné à David 10 000, et à moi, on m’a donné les 1 000: il n’y a plus pour lui que la royauté.
9 From that time, Saul watched David very closely because he was suspicious [that David would try to become king].
Et depuis ce jour-là et dans la suite, Saül eut l’œil sur David.
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,
Et il arriva, dès le lendemain, qu’un mauvais esprit [envoyé] de Dieu saisit Saül; et il prophétisa dans l’intérieur de la maison, et David jouait comme les autres jours, et il y avait une lance dans la main de Saül.
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].
Et Saül jeta la lance, et dit: Je frapperai David et la paroi. Et 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.
Et Saül eut peur de David; car l’Éternel était avec lui, et il 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 lui, et l’établit chef de millier; et [David] sortait et entrait devant le peuple.
14 he always had great success, because Yahweh was helping him.
Et David était sage dans toutes ses voies; et l’Éternel était avec lui.
15 When Saul heard that David [and his soldiers were] very successful, he became more afraid of David.
Et Saül vit qu’il était très sage, et il le craignit.
16 But all the people of Israel and of Judah loved David, because he led the soldiers very successfully [in the battles].
Et tout Israël et Juda aimaient David, car il sortait et entrait 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.”
Et Saül dit à David: Voici ma fille aînée, Mérab; je te la donnerai pour femme; seulement, sois-moi un homme vaillant, et combats les combats de l’Éternel. Or Saül disait: Que ma main ne soit pas sur lui, mais que la main des Philistins soit sur lui.
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]
Et David dit à Saül: Qui suis-je, et quelle est ma vie, quelle est en Israël la famille de mon père, pour que je sois 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].
Et il arriva qu’au moment où l’on devait donner Mérab, fille de Saül, à David, elle fut donnée pour femme à Adriel, le Meholathite.
20 But Saul’s other daughter, Michal, fell in love with David. When they told Saul about that, he was pleased.
Et Mical, fille de Saül, aima David; et on le rapporta à Saül, et la chose fut bonne à ses yeux.
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.
Et Saül dit: Je la lui donnerai, et elle lui sera en piège, et la main des Philistins sera sur lui. Et Saül dit à David: Par l’une ou l’autre, tu seras aujourd’hui 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 commanda à ses serviteurs: Parlez secrètement à David, en disant: Voici, le roi prend plaisir en toi, et tous ses serviteurs t’aiment; maintenant donc sois 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.”
Et les serviteurs de Saül dirent ces paroles aux oreilles de David. Et David dit: Est-ce peu de chose à vos yeux que de devenir gendre du roi? et moi, je suis un homme pauvre et peu considérable.
24 When the servants told Saul what David had said,
Et les serviteurs de Saül lui rapportèrent cela, disant: David a parlé de cette manière.
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].
Et Saül dit: Vous direz ainsi à David: Le roi ne désire point de dot, mais 100 prépuces de Philistins, pour que le roi soit vengé de ses ennemis. Et Saül pensait faire tomber David par 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,
Et ses serviteurs rapportèrent ces paroles à David, et la chose fut bonne aux yeux de David de devenir gendre du roi. Et les jours n’étaient pas accomplis,
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.
que David se leva, et s’en alla, lui et ses hommes, et frappa 200 hommes des Philistins; et David apporta leurs prépuces, et on en livra au roi le nombre complet, pour qu’il soit gendre du roi. Et Saül lui donna Mical, sa fille, pour femme.
28 But when Saul realized that Yahweh was helping David, and that his daughter loved David,
Et Saül vit et connut que l’Éternel était avec David; et Mical, fille de Saül, l’aimait.
29 he became more afraid of David. So, as long as Saul lived, he was David’s enemy.
Et Saül eut encore plus peur de David, et Saül fut ennemi de David tous ses 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.
Or les chefs des Philistins entrèrent en campagne; et chaque fois qu’ils entraient en campagne, David prospérait plus que tous les serviteurs de Saül; et son nom fut en grande estime.
