1 Samuel 23
1 One day someone told David, “You need to know that the Philistia army is attacking Keilah [town] and they are stealing grain from where men are threshing it.”
On annonça à David que des Philistins attaquaient Keïla et pillaient les granges.
2 David asked Yahweh, “Should my men and I go to fight against those men from the Philistia people-group?” Yahweh answered, “Yes, go. Attack them, and rescue the people of Keilah.”
Et David consulta le Seigneur, disant: "Dois-je y aller et battrai-je ces Philistins?" Le Seigneur lui répondit: "Va, tu battras les Philistins et tu dégageras Keïla."
3 But David’s men said to him, “We are afraid [that Saul will attack us] here in Judah. We will be more afraid if we go to Keilah where the Philistia army is!”
Mais les gens de David lui dirent: "Certes, ici, en Juda, nous sommes inquiets, combien plus si nous allons à Keïla, vers les lignes des Philistins!"
4 So David asked Yahweh again [if they should go to Keilah]. Yahweh answered, “Yes, go down to Keilah. I will help you to defeat the men of the Philistia people-group.”
De nouveau, David consulta le Seigneur, qui lui répondit: "Va, descends à Keïla, je ferai tomber les Philistins en ton pouvoir."
5 So David and his men went to Keilah. They fought against the men of the Philistia people-group and captured many of their cattle. David and his men killed many of the Philistia men and rescued the people of Keilah.
David alla avec ses hommes à Keïla, attaqua les Philistins, emmena leur bétail et leur infligea une grande défaite; David délivra ainsi les habitants de Keïla.
6 Abiathar, the son of Ahimelech, fled to be with David at Keilah, and he brought the sacred vest with him [to use it to determine what God wanted to be done].
Or, lorsque Ebiatar, fils d’Ahimélec, s’était réfugié auprès de David vers Keïla, il avait emporté l’éphod avec lui.
7 Soon Saul found out that David was at Keilah. So he said, “That is good! God is enabling me to capture him! He has trapped himself in that town, because it has high walls with gates around it.”
Ayant appris que David était entré dans Keïla, Saül dit: "Dieu le livre en mon pouvoir, car il s’est enfermé, en entrant dans une ville munie de portes et de verrous."
8 So Saul summoned his army, and they prepared to go down to Keilah to attack David and his men.
Alors Saül convoqua tout le peuple à la guerre, l’invitant à descendre à Keïla pour assiéger David et son monde.
9 But David found out that Saul was planning [for his army] to attack him. So he said to Abiathar the priest, “Bring [here] the sacred vest.”
David, instruit des mauvais desseins de Saül à son égard, dit au prêtre Ebiatar: "Fais avancer l’éphod."
10 [So when Abiathar brought it, ] David prayed, “Yahweh, God of us Israelis, I have heard that Saul is planning to come here [with his army] and destroy Keilah because I am here.
Puis David dit: "Seigneur, Dieu d’Israël, ton serviteur a appris que Saül cherche à pénétrer dans Keïla pour détruire cette ville à cause de moi.
11 Will Saul come down [here to Keilah], as people reported to me? Will the leaders of Keilah enable Saul to capture me? Yahweh, God of us Israelis, please tell me!” Yahweh answered, “Yes, Saul will come down.”
Les bourgeois de Keïla me livreront-ils en sa main? Saül y viendra-t-il, comme ton serviteur l’a ouï dire? Seigneur, Dieu d’Israël, veuille le faire savoir à ton serviteur." Le Seigneur répondit: "Il viendra"
12 Then David asked, “Will the leaders of Keilah enable Saul’s army to capture me and my men [if we stay here]?” [By means of the stones in the sacred vest], Yahweh replied, “Yes, they will.”
David reprit: "Les bourgeois de Keïla me livreront-ils avec mes hommes aux mains de Saül? ils vous livreront," répondit le Seigneur.
13 So David and his 600 men left Keilah. They continued to move from one place to another, [wherever they thought that Saul would not find them]. And when Saul found out that David had escaped from Keilah, he did not go there.
Alors David se leva avec ses gens, au nombre d’environ six cents hommes, et ils sortirent de Keïla, prenant une autre direction. Saül, ayant appris que David s’était échappé de Keïla, renonça à se mettre en campagne.
14 David and his men stayed in hiding places in the desert and in the hills of Ziph Desert. Every day Saul [sent men to] search for David, but Yahweh did not allow them to capture David.
David s’établit dans le désert en des points sûrs; il resta sur la montagne, au désert de Ziph. Saül le cherchait tout ce temps, mais Dieu ne le laissa pas tomber en son pouvoir.
15 While David and his men were at [a place named] Horesh in Ziph desert, he found out that Saul was coming there to kill him.
David sut que Saül était sorti pour attenter à sa vie, et il se tint dans la forêt du désert de Ziph.
16 But Saul’s son Jonathan went to David at Horesh, and encouraged him to continue to trust [God].
AIors Jonathan, fils de Saül, se mit en route, se rendit auprès de David dans la forêt, et l’encouragea au nom du Seigneur,
17 Jonathan told him, “Do not be afraid, because my father will not be able to harm [IDM] you. [Some day] you will be the king of Israel, and I will be the second [most important man in Israel]. My father Saul also knows that.”
lui disant: "Ne crains rien, la main de Saül, mon père, ne t’atteindra point; tu règneras sur Israël et moi je serai ton second; Saül, mon père, le sait bien aussi."
18 Then the two of them repeated their solemn promise that Yahweh [had heard them make previously, that they would always be loyal to each other]. Then Jonathan went home, but David stayed at Horesh.
Tous deux firent alliance devant le Seigneur; David resta dans la forêt, et Jonathan regagna sa maison.
19 Some people from Ziph went to Saul when he was at Gibeah, and they told him, “David [and his men] are hiding in our land [RHQ]! They are hiding in places at Horesh on Hakilah Hill, south of [a place named] Jeshimon.
Des Ziphiens montèrent auprès de Saül, à Ghibea, pour lui dire: "Sais-tu? David se cache parmi nous, dans les abris de la forêt, sur la colline de Hakhila, qui est à droite du désert.
20 So, O king, come down there any time that you want to. It is our duty to capture him and turn him over to you.”
Et maintenant, ô roi, vas-y absolument à ton gré, nous nous chargeons de te le livrer."
21 Saul replied, “I hope/desire that Yahweh will bless you [for telling that to me].
Saül répondit: "Soyez bénis de l’Eternel, pour votre sollicitude à mon égard!
22 Go back and find out more about him. Find out exactly where he is staying, and find out who has seen him there. People tell me that he is very clever, [so we need to be clever also to be able to capture him].
Allez, je vous prie, prenez encore vos dispositions pour connaître et observer l’endroit où il se tient et savoir qui l’y a vu, car on m’a dit qu’il est fertile en ruses.
23 Find out all the places where he and his men hide. Then come back and tell me everything that you have found out. Then I will [take my army and] go there with you. If David is in any of the clans/caves of Judah, we will search for him [and find him]!”
Voyez et reconnaissez toutes les retraites où il peut se cacher, venez me retrouver une fois bien renseignés, et j’irai avec vous; et s’il est dans le pays, je le rechercherai dans toutes les familles de Juda."
24 So those people went back to Ziph before Saul went there. At that time David and his men were in Maon Desert, south of Jeshimon.
Ils partirent donc dans la direction de Ziph, précédant Saül, tandis que David, avec ses hommes, était dans le désert de Maon, dans la plaine, vers la droite du désert.
25 Saul and his soldiers went to search for David, but David heard about that. So he and his men went further [south] to a rocky hill/peak in the Maon Desert. When Saul heard about that, he and his men followed David and his men to the Maon Desert.
Saül et ses gens se mirent à sa recherche. David, informé, descendit le long des rochers, mais resta dans le désert de Maon; Saül, l’apprenant, poursuivit David dans le désert de Maon.
26 Saul and his soldiers were walking along one side of the hill/peak, and David and his men were on the other side. David and his men were hurrying to escape from Saul’s soldiers, because Saul and his soldiers were coming much closer.
Saül cheminait d’un côté de la montagne, tandis que David et ses hommes suivaient l’autre versant de la montagne. David s’avançait en toute hâte pour échapper à Saül, et celui-ci, avec ses gens, cernait David et sa troupe pour les capturer.
27 But then a messenger came to Saul and said to him, “Come quickly! The Philistia army is attacking the people in our land!”
Or, un messager vint dire à Saül: "Viens vite, les Philistins se sont répandus dans le pays."
28 So Saul stopped pursuing David, and he [and his soldiers] went to fight against the Philistia army. That is the reason that people call that place ‘Escape Rock’.
Et Saül cessa de poursuivre David et alla à la rencontre des Philistins. C’Est pourquoi on appela ce lieu le Rocher de la Séparation.
29 David and his men also left the Maon Desert and went to places to hide safely at En-Gedi.
David remonta de là et s’arrêta dans les abris d’En-Ghedi.
