1 Samuel 21
1 David fled from there and went to Nob [city to see] Ahimelech the priest. Ahimelech trembled when he saw David [because he was afraid that something bad had happened]. He said to David, “Why are you alone? Why have no men come with you?”
David arriva à Nob, chez le prêtre Ahimélec. Celui-ci courut à sa rencontre et lui dit: "D’Où vient que tu es seul et que personne ne t’accompagne?"
2 David [deceived Ahimelech] by replying, “The king sent me. But he does not want anyone to know anything about what he sent me to do. I have told my men where [they should meet me].
"Le roi, lui répondit David, m’a donné une mission et m’a dit: Que personne ne sache rien de la mission et de l’ordre que je te donne. Quant aux serviteurs, je leur ai donné rendez-vous à certaine place.
3 Now [I want to know], do you have any [food here for me to eat] [IDM]? Could you give me five loaves of bread, or whatever [other food] that you can find?”
Et maintenant, ce que tu as sous la main, donne-le moi, cinq pains, ou n’importe quoi."
4 The priest answered David, “There is no ordinary bread here, but I have some of the sacred bread [that was placed before Yahweh]. Your men may eat it if they have not slept with [EUP] women [recently].”
Le prêtre dit à David "Je n’ai pas de pain ordinaire sous la main, seulement du pain consacré, pourvu que tes serviteurs se soient tenus éloignés des femmes."
5 David replied, “They have not been near women for many days. I do not allow my men to defile themselves by sleeping with women while they are preparing to fight in battles. They must continue to keep themselves acceptable to God when they are on ordinary trips, and [today they have kept themselves acceptable to God] because now we are doing something very special/important.”
"Certes, répondit David au prêtre, nulle femme n’était à notre portée, depuis environ deux ou trois jours que je suis parti, et les vases des serviteurs sont restés purs. S’Il en est ainsi par rapport aux choses profanes, à plus forte raison aujourd’hui que les vases doivent servir à un objet consacré"
6 The only bread that the priest had was the sacred bread that had been placed in Yahweh’s presence [in the Sacred tent]. So the priest gave David some of that bread. On that day the priest had taken those loaves from the table and replaced them with (fresh/newly baked) loaves.
Le prêtre lui donna donc du pain sacré, car il n’y en avait pas d’autre que les pains de proposition, qu’on enlevait de devant le Seigneur, pour y substituer, le jour même, du pain frais.
7 It happened that Doeg, from the Edom people-group, was there on that day to make himself acceptable to Yahweh, [and he saw what Ahimelech did]. He was one of Saul’s officials and the leader of Saul’s shepherds.
Or, là se trouvait, en ce moment, un des serviteurs de Saül, retenu en présence du Seigneur; son nom était Doëg l’Iduméen, intendant des troupeaux de Saül.
8 David asked Ahimelech, “Do you have a spear or a sword [that I could use]? The king [appointed us to do] this task [and told us to leave] immediately, so I did not have time to bring any weapons.”
David dit à Ahimélec: "N’As-tu pas ici sous la main quelque lance ou épée? Je n’ai emporté ni mon épée ni mes autres armes, car l’ordre du roi était pressant."
9 Ahimelech replied, “I have only the sword that belonged to Goliath [the giant] from the Philistia people-group whom you killed in Elah Valley. It is wrapped in a cloth, and is behind the sacred vest [in the Sacred Tent]. If you want it, take it, because I have no other [weapon] here.” David replied, “Truly, there is no other sword that is [as good] as that one! Give it to me.”
Le prêtre répondit: "L’Épée de Goliath, le Philistin, que tu as vaincu dans la vallée du Térébinthe, est là, derrière l’éphod, enveloppée dans un drap. Prends-la si tu veux, car il n’y en a point d’autre ici. Elle n’a pas sa pareille, répliqua David, donne-la moi."
10 [So Ahimelech gave it to him], and David left there. He [and his men] and went to Gath [city in the Philistia region], to stay with King Achish.
David se leva le jour même, toujours fuyant devant Saül et il se rendit chez Akhich, roi de Gath.
11 But the officers of King Achish [objected to David being there. They] said to King Achish, “This man is [RHQ] David, the king of Israel! He is the one [RHQ] whom [our enemies], the [Israeli] people, [honored by] dancing and singing, ‘Saul has killed thousands [of his enemies], but David has killed tens of thousands of them!’”
Les serviteurs d’Akhich lui dirent: "N’Est-ce pas là David, le roi du pays? N’Est-ce pas celui-là même qu’on acclamait dans les chœurs, en disant "Saül a battu ses milliers, Et David ses myriades"?
12 David heard what those men were saying, so he was afraid of [what] King Achish [might do to him].
David prit ces propos à cœur et eut grandement peur d’Akhich, roi de Gath.
13 So he pretended that he was insane. He started scratching on the gates [of the city] and allowing his saliva to run down his beard.
Alors il changea sa manière d’être en leur présence, en contrefaisant le fou au milieu d’eux; il traça des dessins sur les battants de la porte, et laissa la salive se répandre sur sa barbe.
14 Then King Achish said to his men, “Look at this man! He is acting like an insane man! Why have you brought him to me?
Et Akhich dit à ses serviteurs: "Vous voyez bien que cet homme a perdu la raison; pourquoi le faites-vous venir chez moi?
15 Have you brought him because I do not have enough insane men here already [RHQ]? I do not want [RHQ] him to come into my house!”
N’Ai-je pas assez de fous, sans que vous ameniez celui-ci pour se livrer à ses actes de folie devant moi? Un tel homme devait-il venir dans ma maison?"
