1 Samuel 22
1 David [and his men] left Gath and went [east] to hide in a cave on a hill at Adullam [city]. Soon his [older] brothers and all his other relatives came and stayed with him there.
David partit de ce lieu et alla se réfugier dans la caverne d’Adoullam. Ses frères et toute sa famille paternelle, l’ayant appris, y descendirent auprès de lui.
2 Then other men came there. Some were men who had caused trouble, some were men who owed money, and some were men who were not content [IDM] [with the government]. They continued to come until there were 400 men there, and David was their leader.
A lui se joignirent aussi tout homme en détresse, tous ceux qui avaient des créanciers, tous les désespérés; il devint leur chef. Environ quatre cents hommes se groupèrent autour de lui.
3 Later they left there and went [east] to Mizpah [city] in the Moab region. There David requested the king of Moab, “Please allow my father and mother to live here with you until I know what God is going to do for me.”
De là, David se rendit à Miçpé-Moab, et il dit au roi de Moab "Permets que mon père et ma mère aillent demeurer chez vous, jusqu’à ce que je sache ce que Dieu décidera de moi."
4 [The king gave him permission, ] so David’s parents stayed with the king of Moab all the time that David and the men who were with him were hiding [in that area].
Il les conduisit donc devant le roi de Moab, chez qui ils demeurèrent tout le temps que David passa dans le fort.
5 One day the prophet Gad told David, “Leave (your fortress/this area) and return to Judah.” So David and his men went to Hereth forest [in Judah].
Gad, le prophète, dit à David: "Ne reste pas dans le fort; va-t’en et rends-toi au pays de Juda." David s’en alla et arriva au bois de Héreth.
6 One day, someone told Saul that David and his men had arrived in Judah. On that day, Saul was sitting underneath the tamarisk tree on a hill at Gibeah [town]. He was holding his spear, and was surrounded by his army officers.
Or, Saül apprit qu’on avait découvert David et ceux qui l’accompagnaient. Saül était alors à Ghibea, assis sous le tamarisc, sur la hauteur, sa lance à la main, tous ses serviteurs debout près de lui.
7 He shouted to them, “You men of the tribe of Benjamin, listen to me! Do you think that the son of Jesse will give all of you fields and vineyards [if he becomes your king]? Will he appoint all of you to become generals and captains [in his army] [RHQ]?
Et Saül dit à ses serviteurs qui se tenaient près de lui: "Ecoutez, ô Benjamites! Est-ce que le fils de Jessé vous donnera à tous des champs et des vignes? Fera-t-il de vous tous des chefs de mille, des chefs de cent?
8 Is that why you have all conspired against me [RHQ]? None of you told me when my son [Jonathan] made a solemn agreement with that son of Jesse. None of you feels sorry for me. That son of Jesse was my servant, but now my son is encouraging him to hide in order to (ambush me/attack me suddenly), as he is doing today!”
Car vous vous êtes tous ligués contre moi, personne ne m’a révélé le pacte de mon fils avec le fils de Jessé, nul d’entre vous ne s’inquiète de moi, ne me révèle rien, alors que mon fils me suscite dans mon serviteur un traître, comme en ce jour!"
9 Doeg, a man from the Edom people-group, was standing there with Saul’s officers. He said to Saul, “When I was at Nob, I saw that son of Jesse talking to Ahimelech, the priest.
Doëg l’lduméen, qui était préposé aux serviteurs de Saül, prit la parole et dit: "J’Ai vu le fils de Jessé venir à Nob, chez Ahimélec, fils d’Ahitoub,
10 Ahimelech asked Yahweh what David should do. Then Ahimelech gave to David some food and the sword of Goliath, [the giant] from the Philistia people-group.”
qui a consulté pour lui le Seigneur, lui a donné des provisions, lui a remis aussi le glaive de Goliath, le Philistin."
11 Then Saul summoned Ahimelech and all Ahimelech’s relatives who were priests at Nob. So they all came to the king.
Le roi fit appeler Ahimélec, fils d’Ahitoub, le prêtre, et tous les prêtres de sa famille, résidant à Nob, et tous vinrent chez le roi.
12 Saul said to Ahimelech, “You son of Ahitub, listen to me!” Ahimelech answered, “Yes, sir!”
Et Saül dit: "Ecoute, fils d’Ahitoub!" Il répondit: "Je suis prêt, Seigneur."
13 Saul said, “Why are you and Jesse’s son conspiring to get rid of me? You gave him some bread and a sword. You requested God to tell David what he should do. David has rebelled against me, and right now he is [hiding somewhere], waiting [to attack me].”
Et Saül lui dit: "Pourquoi t’es-tu ligué contre moi avec le fils de Jessé, en lui donnant du pain et une épée et en consultant Dieu à son intention, pour qu’il se levât traîtreusement contre moi comme en ce jour?"
14 Ahimelech replied, “[I do not understand why you are saying that, because] David, your son-in-law, the captain of your bodyguards, is very loyal to you. No one is more loyal to you than David! Everyone in your household respects him very much.
Ahimélec répondît au roi: "Eh! Qui, entre tous tes serviteurs, est fidèle comme David, avec cela gendre du roi, soumis à ton autorité, honoré dans ta maison?
15 Furthermore, this was certainly not [RHQ] the first time that I requested God to say what he wanted David to do. And it is not right for you to accuse me or any of my relatives [of trying to get rid of you], because I do not know anything about [anyone wanting to do that].”
Est-ce aujourd’hui que j’aurais commencé à interroger pour lui le Seigneur? Loin de moi! Que le roi n’impute aucun tort à son serviteur, à personne de ma famille, car ton serviteur ne sait rien de tout cela, ni peu ni prou."
16 The king then shouted, “Ahimelech, you and your all your relatives are going to be executed right now!”
Certes, dit le roi, tu mourras, Ahimélec, toi et toute ta famille!"
17 Then he commanded his bodyguards, “Kill these priests of Yahweh, because they are allies of David, and they are conspiring with David against me! They knew that David was trying to run away from me, but they did not tell me!” But Saul’s bodyguards refused to kill Yahweh’s priests.
Et le roi dit aux satellites qui l’entouraient: "Approchez, et mettez à mort les prêtres du Seigneur, car ils sont complices de David; ils savaient qu’il était en fuite et ne l’ont pas dénoncé." Mais les serviteurs du roi n’osèrent pas frapper et porter la main sur les prêtres du Seigneur.
18 Then the king said to Doeg, “You kill them!” So Doeg, the man from the Edom people-group, went out and struck them with his sword. On that day he killed eighty-five men who were wearing the sacred vests [because they were God’s priests].
Et le roi dit à Doëg: "Approche, toi, et frappe les prêtres!" Et Doëg l’lduméen s’approcha et frappa les prêtres. Il fit mourir, ce jour-là, quatre-vingt-cinq hommes portant l’éphod de lin.
19 He also went and killed many people in Nob, the city where the priests lived. He killed men, women, children, babies, cattle, donkeys, and sheep there.
Et Nob, la ville des prêtres, fut passée au fil de l’épée; hommes et femmes, jusqu’aux petits enfants et aux nourrissons, bœufs et ânes, menu bétail, tout au fil de l’épée.
20 But Abiathar, Ahimelech’s son, escaped. He ran away and joined David [and the men who were with him].
Il n’échappa qu’un fils d’Ahimélec, fils d’Ahitoub, nommé Ebiatar, qui s’enfuit, rejoignant David.
21 He told David that Saul had commanded [Doeg] to kill Yahweh’s priests.
Ebiatar apprit à David que Saül avait fait périr les prêtres du Seigneur.
22 Then David said to him, “That man from the Edom people-group, Doeg, was there at Nob on the day [that I was there]. I knew that he would surely tell Saul [what happened]. So it is my fault that your father and all of his family have been killed.
Et David dit à Ebiatar: "Je savais, ce jour-là, Doëg l’Iduméen étant présent, qu’il me dénoncerait à Saül. C’Est moi qui ai fait le malheur de toute ta famille.
23 You stay with me, and do not be afraid. The man who wants to kill you wants to kill me also, but you will be safe if you stay with me.”
Demeure avec moi, ne crains rien. Qui en veut à ma vie en voudra à la tienne, mais tu es en sûreté auprès de moi."
