1 Samuel 19
1 Then Saul urged all his servants and his son Jonathan to kill David. But Jonathan liked David very much.
Saül parla à Jonathas, son fils, et à tous ses serviteurs de faire mourir David. Mais Jonathas, fils de Saül, avait une grande affection pour David.
2 So he warned David, “My father Saul is seeking for a way to kill you. So be careful. Tomorrow morning go and find a place to hide [in the field].
Et Jonathas informa David en disant: « Saül, mon père, cherche à te faire mourir. Sois donc sur tes gardes demain au matin, tiens-toi à l’écart et cache-toi.
3 I will ask my father to go out there with me. [While we are out there], I will talk to him about you. Then I will tell you everything that he tells me.” [So David did what Jonathan told him to do].
Moi, je sortirai et je me tiendrai à côté de mon père dans le champ où tu seras; je parlerai de toi à mon père, je verrai ce qu’il dira et je te le ferai savoir. »
4 [The next morning], Jonathan spoke with his father, saying many good things about David. He said, “You should never do anything to harm your servant David! He has never done anything to harm you! Everything that he has done has helped you very much.
Jonathas parla favorablement de David à Saül, son père; il lui dit: « Que le roi ne pèche pas contre son serviteur David, car il n’a pas péché à ton égard. Ses actions, au contraire, sont toutes pour ton bien:
5 He was in danger of being killed when he fought against [Goliath, the champion of] the Philistia [army. By enabling David to kill him], Yahweh won a great victory for all the people of Israel. You were very happy when you saw that. Why would you want to do anything now to harm David [RHQ]? There is no reason for you to kill him, because he has not done anything wrong!”
il a exposé sa vie, il a frappé le Philistin, et Yahweh a opéré par lui une grande délivrance pour tout Israël. Tu l’as vu, et tu t’en es réjoui; pourquoi te rendrais-tu coupable du sang innocent, en faisant mourir David sans raison? »
6 Saul listened to what Jonathan said. Then Saul said, “I solemnly promise that just as certain as Yahweh lives, I will not kill David.”
Saül écouta la voix de Jonathas, et Saül fit ce serment: « Yahweh est vivant! David ne sera pas mis à mort. »
7 Afterward, Jonathan summoned David and told him what he and Saul had said. Then Jonathan brought David to Saul, and David served Saul as he had done before.
Jonathas appela David et Jonathas lui rapporta toutes ces paroles; puis Jonathas ramena David auprès de Saül, et David se tint en sa présence comme auparavant.
8 One day a war started again, and David [led his soldiers to] fight against the Philistia army. David’s [army] attacked them very furiously, with the result that the Philistia army ran away.
La guerre ayant recommencé, David sortit contre les Philistins et leur livra bataille; il leur fit éprouver une grande défaite, et ils s’enfuirent devant lui.
9 But one day when sitting in his house, an evil spirit [sent] from Yahweh [suddenly] came upon Saul. While David was playing his harp [for Saul],
Alors le mauvais esprit de Yahweh fut sur Saül, pendant qu’il était assis dans sa maison, sa lance à la main; et David jouait de la harpe avec sa main.
10 Saul hurled his spear at David to try to fasten him to the wall. David (dodged/jumped to one side), and the spear did not hit him. The spear stuck in the wall, but that night David escaped.
Saül chercha à frapper de sa lance David et le mur; mais David s’enfuit de devant Saül, qui frappa la lance contre le mur. David prit la fuite et s’échappa pendant la nuit.
11 Then Saul sent messengers to David’s house. He told them to watch the house and to kill David [while he was leaving the house] the following morning. But David’s wife Michal [saw them and] warned him, “To survive, you must run away tonight, because if you do not do that, you will be killed tomorrow!”
Saül envoya des messagers à la maison de David, pour s’assurer de lui et le faire mourir au matin; mais Michol, femme de David, l’en informa, en disant: « Si tu ne t’échappes pas cette nuit, demain tu es mis à mort. »
12 So she enabled David to climb out through a window, and he ran away and escaped.
Michol fit descendre David par la fenêtre, et David s’en alla et s’enfuit, et il fut sauvé.
13 Then Michal took an idol and put it in the bed. She covered it with some [of David’s] clothes, and put some goat’s hair on the head of the idol.
Michol prit ensuite le théraphim et, l’ayant placé dans le lit, elle mit une peau de chèvre à l’endroit de sa tête, et le couvrit d’un vêtement.
14 When the messengers came [to the house the next morning], she told them that David was sick [and could not get out of bed].
Et lorsque Saül envoya des messagers pour prendre David, elle dit: « Il est malade. »
15 [When they reported that to] Saul, he told them to go back to David’s house. He said to them, “Bring him to me lying on his bed, in order that I can kill him!”
Saül renvoya les messagers pour voir David, en disant: « Apportez-le-moi dans son lit, afin que je le fasse mourir. »
16 But when those men entered David’s house, they saw that there was only an idol in the bed, with goat’s hair on its head.
Les messagers revinrent et voici que le théraphim était sur le lit avec une peau de chèvre à l’endroit de sa tête.
17 [When they reported that to Saul, ] Saul [summoned] Michal [and] said to her, “Why did you trick me like that? You allowed my enemy to escape!” Michal replied to Saul, “David told me that if I did not help him escape, he would kill me!” [RHQ]
Et Saül dit à Michol: « Pourquoi m’as-tu trompé ainsi, et as-tu laissé aller mon ennemi, pour qu’il fût sauvé? » Michol répondit à Saül: « Il m’a dit: Laisse-moi aller, ou je te tue. »
18 After David had escaped from Saul, he went to Samuel, who was [at his home] at Ramah. He told Samuel everything that Saul had done to [try to kill] him. Then David and Samuel went to Naioth, [which was a section] of [Ramah city], and they stayed there.
C’est ainsi que David prit la fuite et fut sauvé. Il se rendit auprès de Samuel à Rama, et lui raconta tout ce que Saül lui avait fait. Puis il alla avec Samuel demeurer à Naioth.
19 Someone told Saul that David was in Naioth.
On le fit savoir à Saül, en disant: « Voici que David est à Naioth, en Rama. »
20 So Saul sent some messengers to capture David. [When] those messengers [arrived in Ramah, they] met some men who were proclaiming ecstatic messages, and Samuel was there, as their leader. When Saul’s messengers met them, the Spirit of God took control of Saul’s men, and they also spoke ecstatically.
Aussitôt Saül envoya des messagers pour prendre David; ils virent la troupe de prophètes qui prophétisaient, et Samuel était debout, les présidant; et l’Esprit de Dieu fut sur les envoyés de Saül, qui eux aussi prophétisèrent.
21 When Saul heard about that, he sent messengers a third time, but they also started to speak ecstatically.
On l’annonça à Saül, et il envoya d’autres messagers, et eux aussi prophétisèrent. Pour la troisième fois, Saül envoya des messagers, et eux aussi prophétisèrent.
22 Finally, Saul himself went to Ramah. When he arrived at the well at [a place named] Secu, he asked people there, “Where are Samuel and David?” The people replied, “They are at Naioth in Ramah [city].”
Alors Saül alla, lui aussi, à Rama. Arrivé à la grande citerne qui est à Socho, il demanda: « Où sont Samuel et David? » On lui répondit: « Voici, ils sont à Naioth en Rama. »
23 While Saul was walking toward Naioth, the Spirit of God also took control of him. [While he walked on], he continued speaking ecstatic messages until he came to Naioth.
Et il se dirigea là, vers Naioth en Rama. L’Esprit de Dieu fut aussi sur lui, et il allait et il prophétisait, jusqu’à son arrivée à Naioth en Rama.
24 There he took off his clothes, and he spoke messages from God in front of Samuel. He lay on the ground doing that all day and all night. That is the reason that [when people see someone doing something that is very unexpected, they think about what happened to Saul, and] they say, “We are surprised, like the people were surprised to see Saul [acting like] a prophet?” [RHQ]
Là, ayant aussi ôté ses vêtements, il prophétisa, lui aussi, devant Samuel, et il resta nu par terre tout ce jour-là et toute la nuit. C’est pourquoi on dit: « Saül est-il aussi parmi les prophètes? »
