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.
Or, dès que David eut achevé de parler à Saül, l'âme de Jonathan fut liée 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, ce jour-là, Saül le prit, et ne lui permit pas de 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].
Alors 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 du manteau qu'il portait, et le donna à David, avec ses habits, et jusqu'à son épée, son arc et 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 en campagne; il réussissait partout où Saül l'envoyait, et Saül l'établit sur les gens de guerre; et il fut agréable à tout le peuple, et même aux 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.
Or, comme ils rentraient, lorsque David revenait de la défaite du Philistin, il sortit des femmes de toutes les villes d'Israël, chantant et dansant, au-devant du roi Saül, avec des tambours, avec des cris de joie, et avec 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 des instruments se répondaient les unes aux autres, et disaient: Saül a frappé 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]
Et Saül fut fort irrité, et cette parole lui déplut; elles ont donné, dit-il, dix mille hommes à David, et à moi mille; il ne lui manque donc plus que le royaume!
9 From that time, Saul watched David very closely because he was suspicious [that David would try to become king].
Depuis ce jour-là, Saül voyait David de mauvais œil.
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, le lendemain, que le mauvais esprit, envoyé de Dieu, saisit Saül, et il avait des transports au milieu de la maison. Or David jouait de sa main sur la harpe, comme les autres jours, et Saül avait une 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].
Alors Saül leva sa lance, disant en lui-même: Je frapperai David et la muraille; mais David se détourna de 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 avait peur de la présence de David, parce que l'Éternel était avec lui, et qu'il s'était retiré d'avec 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],
C'est pourquoi Saül l'éloigna de lui, et l'établit capitaine de mille hommes, et il sortait et rentrait à la tête du peuple.
14 he always had great success, because Yahweh was helping him.
Et David réussissait en tout ce qu'il entreprenait; et l'Éternel était avec lui.
15 When Saul heard that David [and his soldiers were] very successful, he became more afraid of David.
Or Saül, voyant que David était fort heureux, le craignit.
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 à leur tête.
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, je te donnerai pour femme Mérab, ma fille aînée; sois-moi seulement un vaillant soldat, et combats dans les guerres de l'Éternel. Or Saül disait: Que ma main ne soit point 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 répondit à Saül: Qui suis-je et quelle est ma vie, et la famille de mon père en Israël, 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].
Or, au temps où l'on devait donner Mérab, fille de Saül, à David, elle fut donnée pour femme à Adriel Méholathite.
20 But Saul’s other daughter, Michal, fell in love with David. When they told Saul about that, he was pleased.
Mais Mical, fille de Saül, aima David; et on le rapporta à Saül, et la chose 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.
Et Saül dit: Je la lui donnerai, afin qu'elle lui soit en piège, et que la main des Philistins soit sur lui. Saül dit donc à David pour la seconde fois: Tu seras mon gendre aujourd'hui.
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 à David en secret, et dites-lui: Voici, le roi a de la bonne volonté pour toi, et tous ses serviteurs t'aiment: sois donc maintenant 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 répétèrent donc toutes ces paroles à David; et David dit: Est-ce peu de chose à vos yeux que d'être gendre du roi? Et moi je suis un homme pauvre et peu considéré.
24 When the servants told Saul what David had said,
Et les serviteurs de Saül le lui rapportèrent, et lui dirent: David a tenu tels discours.
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 parlerez ainsi à David: Le roi ne veut pas de douaire, mais cent prépuces de Philistins, afin que le roi soit vengé de ses ennemis. Or, Saül avait dessein de faire tomber David entre les mains 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 les serviteurs de Saül rapportèrent ces discours à David, et il plut à David de devenir gendre du roi. Et avant que les jours fussent 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.
David se leva, et s'en alla, lui et ses gens, et frappa deux cents hommes des Philistins; et David apporta leurs prépuces, et les livra bien comptés au roi, afin qu'il fût gendre du roi. Saül lui donna donc pour femme Mical, sa fille.
28 But when Saul realized that Yahweh was helping David, and that his daughter loved David,
Alors Saül vit et comprit 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.
Mais Saül continua de craindre David encore plus, et fut toujours ennemi de David.
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 capitaines des Philistins se mirent en campagne; et chaque fois qu'ils sortaient, David avait plus de succès que tous les serviteurs de Saül, et son nom fut en fort grande estime.
