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.”
Or, on fit ce rapport à David, et on lui dit: Voilà les Philistins qui font la guerre à Keïla, et qui pillent les aires.
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 l'Éternel, en disant: Irai-je, et frapperai-je ces Philistins? Et l'Éternel répondit à David: Va, et tu frapperas les Philistins, et tu délivreras 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!”
Et les gens de David lui dirent: Voici, nous avons peur ici dans le pays de Juda; que sera-ce donc si nous allons à Keïla, contre les troupes 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.”
C'est pourquoi David consulta encore l'Éternel; et l'Éternel lui répondit, et dit: Lève-toi, descends à Keïla; car je livrerai les Philistins entre tes mains.
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.
Alors David s'en alla avec ses gens à Keïla, et combattit les Philistins, et emmena leur bétail, et il en fit un grand carnage; et David délivra 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, quand Abiathar, fils d'Achimélec, s'enfuit vers David à Keïla, il y descendit, ayant l'éphod entre les mains.
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.”
Et on rapporta à Saül que David était venu à Keïla; et Saül dit: Dieu l'a livré entre mes mains; car, en entrant dans une ville qui a des portes et des barres, il s'est enfermé.
8 So Saul summoned his army, and they prepared to go down to Keilah to attack David and his men.
Et Saül convoqua tout le peuple à la guerre, pour descendre à Keïla, afin d'assiéger David et ses gens.
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.”
Mais David, ayant su que Saül machinait contre lui pour le perdre, dit au sacrificateur Abiathar: Apporte 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: Éternel, Dieu d'Israël, ton serviteur a entendu dire que Saül cherche à venir contre Keïla, pour détruire la 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 chefs de Keïla me livreront-ils entre ses mains? Saül descendra-t-il, comme ton serviteur l'a entendu dire? Éternel, Dieu d'Israël, enseigne-le, je te prie, à ton serviteur. Et l'Éternel répondit: Il descendra.
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 dit encore: Les chefs de Keïla me livreront-ils, moi et mes gens, entre les mains de Saül? Et l'Éternel répondit: Ils te livreront.
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, environ six cents hommes, et ils sortirent de Keïla, et s'en allèrent où ils purent; et on rapporta à Saül que David s'était sauvé de Keïla; et il cessa de marcher.
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.
Or David demeura au désert, dans des lieux forts, et il se tint sur la montagne, au désert de Ziph. Et Saül le cherchait tous les jours; mais Dieu ne le livra point entre ses mains.
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, voyant donc que Saül était sorti pour chercher sa vie, se tenait au désert de Ziph, dans la forêt.
16 But Saul’s son Jonathan went to David at Horesh, and encouraged him to continue to trust [God].
Alors Jonathan, fils de Saül, se leva, et s'en alla vers David, à la forêt, et le fortifia en Dieu;
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.”
Et il lui dit: Ne crains point; car la main de Saül, mon père, ne te trouvera point, mais tu régneras sur Israël, et moi je serai le second après toi; et 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.
Ils traitèrent donc, tous deux, alliance devant l'Éternel. Et David demeura dans la forêt, et Jonathan retourna en 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.
Or, les Ziphiens montèrent vers Saül à Guibea, et lui dirent: David ne se tient-il pas caché parmi nous, dans les lieux forts, dans la forêt, au coteau de Hakila, qui est au midi de la région désolée?
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.”
Maintenant donc, ô roi, si tu souhaites de descendre, descends et ce sera à nous de le livrer entre les mains du roi.
21 Saul replied, “I hope/desire that Yahweh will bless you [for telling that to me].
Et Saül dit: Que l'Éternel vous bénisse, de ce que vous avez eu pitié de moi!
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 donc, faites encore attention; sachez et reconnaissez le lieu où il a posé son pied, et qui l'y a vu; car on m'a dit qu'il est fort rusé.
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]!”
Reconnaissez donc et sachez quelle est, de toutes les retraites, celle où il est caché; puis revenez vers moi, quand vous en serez assurés, et j'irai avec vous. Et s'il est dans le pays, je le chercherai soigneusement dans tous les milliers 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 se levèrent donc et s'en allèrent à Ziph, devant Saül; mais David et ses gens étaient au désert de Maon, dans la plaine, au midi de la région désolée.
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.
Ainsi Saül et ses gens allèrent à la recherche; mais on le rapporta à David, et il descendit le rocher et demeura au désert de Maon. Saül, l'ayant appris, poursuivit David au 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.
Et Saül marchait d'un côté de la montagne, et David et ses gens allaient de l'autre côté de la montagne; et David se hâtait de s'en aller de devant Saül. Mais comme Saül et ses gens environnaient David et les siens pour les prendre,
27 But then a messenger came to Saul and said to him, “Come quickly! The Philistia army is attacking the people in our land!”
Un messager vint vers Saül, et lui dit: Hâte-toi, et viens; car les Philistins se sont jetés sur 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’.
Alors Saül s'en retourna de la poursuite de David, et s'en alla à la rencontre des Philistins. C'est pourquoi l'on a appelé ce lieu-là, Séla-Hammachlékoth (Rocher des Évasions).
29 David and his men also left the Maon Desert and went to places to hide safely at En-Gedi.
Puis David monta de là, et demeura dans les lieux forts d'En-Guédi.
