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 lorsqu'il eut achevé son entretien avec Saül, l'âme de Jonathan s'unit 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 en ce même jour Saül l'attacha à sa personne 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].
Et Jonathan se lia avec David par un pacte, car 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 ôta le manteau qu'il portait et le donna à David avec son équipement 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 course et réussissait partout ou Saul l'envoyait, et Saül le préposait sur les gens de guerre et il était bien vu de tout le peuple et de même 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 comme ils faisaient leur entrée lors du retour de David après sa victoire sur le Philistin, les femmes sortirent de toutes les villes d'Israël pour chanter et former des chœurs au-devant du Roi Saül avec des tambourins et des triangles, et dans l'allégresse.
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 dansant chantaient tour à tour et disaient: Saül a abattu 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 en fut très irrité et mécontent de ce discours, et il dit: A David elles en donne dix mille, et à moi elles donnent 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].
A partir de ce jour et dorénavant Saül regarda 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 dès le lendemain Dieu fit sentir à Saül les atteintes d'un esprit sinistre; et il se démenait dans sa maison; cependant ce jour-là comme les autres jours David de sa main jouait du luth, et Saül avait la pique en 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].
Et Saül brandissant sa pique dit: Je veux percer David et la paroi; mais David se mit deux fois hors de sa portée.
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 David, car l'Éternel était avec lui et s'était éloigné 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 il l'établit chef de mille hommes; et il allait en course, et rentrait à la tête du peuple.
14 he always had great success, because Yahweh was helping him.
Et David réussissait dans toutes ses expéditions, 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 à la vue de ses grands succès 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 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 veux te donner pour femme Merab, ma fille aînée; seulement que j'aie en toi un brave soldat, et soutiens les guerres de l'Éternel. Or Saül se disait: Il faut qu'il sente, non pas ma main, mais celle 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]
Et David dit à Saül: Qui suis-je et quelle existence ai-je et qu'est la famille de mon père en Israël, pour devenir 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 où Merab, fille de Saül, devait être donnée à David, elle fut mariée à Adriel de Mehola.
20 But Saul’s other daughter, Michal, fell in love with David. When they told Saul about that, he was pleased.
Cependant Michal, fille de Saül, aimait David, et l'on en informa Saül, à qui la chose agréa.
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 veux la lui donner pour qu'elle lui soit un piège et pour le mettre sous la main des Philistins. Et Saül dit à David pour la seconde fois: Tu deviendras 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 secrètement à David en ces termes: Voici, le Roi a de l'affection pour toi, et tous ses serviteurs t'aiment; ainsi, deviens 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 répétèrent ces paroles aux oreilles de David. Et David dit: Est-ce peu de chose à vos yeux que de devenir le gendre du Roi, moi, homme pauvre et sans considération?
24 When the servants told Saul what David had said,
Et les serviteurs de Saül firent rapport et dirent: C'est en ces termes que David a parlé.
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: Parlez ainsi à David: Le Roi ne veut pas de dot, mais cent prépuces des Philistins pour tirer vengeance des ennemis du Roi. Or la pensée de Saül était de faire périr 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 transmirent à David ces paroles, et David agréa le projet de devenir 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.
Et le temps n'étant pas encore accompli, David se mit en mouvement, et marcha avec son monde et abattit parmi les Philistins deux cents hommes et il apporta leurs prépuces dont le nombre complet fut présenté au Roi, pour qu'il pût être son gendre; et Saül lui donna sa fille Michal en mariage.
28 But when Saul realized that Yahweh was helping David, and that his daughter loved David,
Et Saül comprit que l'Éternel était avec David; et Michal, fille de Saül, l'aimait.
29 he became more afraid of David. So, as long as Saul lived, he was David’s enemy.
Et la crainte que Saül avait de David, ne fit que s'accroître, et Saül devint pour toujours hostile à 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.
Et lorsque les princes des Philistins se mettaient en campagne, à chacune de leurs campagnes David avait plus de succès que tous les serviteurs de Saül, et son nom était fort considéré.
