1 Samuel 24
1 After Saul [and his soldiers] returned [home] after fighting against the Philistia army, someone reported to Saul that David [and his men] had gone into the desert near En-Gedi.
Et quand Saül fut revenu de la poursuite des Philistins, on lui fit ce rapport, disant: Voilà David au désert de Hen-guédi.
2 [When] Saul [heard that, he] chose 3,000 men from various areas in Israel, and they went to search for David and his men at a place named Rocks of Wild Goats.
Alors Saül prit trois mille hommes d'élite de tout Israël, et il s'en alla chercher David et ses gens, jusques sur le haut des rochers des chamois.
3 At a place where the road was alongside some sheep pens, Saul [left the road and] entered a cave to defecate [EUP]. [He did not know that] David and his men were hiding further inside that same cave!
Et Saül vint aux parcs des brebis auprès du chemin, où il y avait une caverne en laquelle il entra pour ses nécessités; et David et ses gens se tenaient au fond de la caverne.
4 David’s men [saw Saul and] whispered to David, “Today is the day that Yahweh spoke about when he said, ‘I will enable you to defeat your enemy.’ You can do to him whatever you want to!” So David crept toward the entrance of the cave and [with his knife] he cut off a piece of Saul’s robe.
Et les gens de David lui dirent: Voici le jour dont l'Eternel t'a dit: Voici, je te livre ton ennemi entre tes mains, afin que tu lui fasses selon qu'il te semblera bon. Et David se leva, et coupa tout doucement le pan du manteau de Saül.
5 [And then he returned to his men]. But then David felt guilty for having cut off a piece of Saul’s robe.
Après cela David fut touché en son cœur de ce qu'il avait coupé le pan [du manteau] de Saül.
6 He said to his men, “I should not have done that to the king! I hope/desire that Yahweh will never allow me to attack the one whom God has appointed, because Yahweh is the one who chose him [to be the king].”
Et il dit à ses gens: Que l'Eternel me garde de commettre une telle action contre mon Seigneur, l'Oint de l'Eternel, en mettant ma main sur lui; car il est l'Oint de l'Eternel.
7 By saying that, David restrained his men, and did not allow them to kill Saul.
Ainsi David détourna ses gens par ses paroles, et il ne leur permit point de s'élever contre Saül. Puis Saül se leva de la caverne, et s'en alla son chemin.
8 After Saul left the cave and started to walk on the road again, David came out of the cave and shouted to Saul, “King Saul!” Saul turned around and looked, and David bowed down with his face touching the ground.
Après cela David se leva, et sortit de la caverne, et cria après Saül, en disant: Mon Seigneur le Roi! et Saül regarda derrière lui, et David s'inclina le visage contre terre, et se prosterna.
9 Then he said to Saul, “(Why do you pay attention to people when they say ‘David wants to harm you’?/You should not pay attention to people when they say ‘David wants to harm you’.) [RHQ]
Et David dit à Saül: Pourquoi écouterais-tu les paroles des gens qui disent: Voilà, David cherche ton mal?
10 Today you can see with your own eyes that [what they say is not true]. Yahweh put you in a place where my men and I could have killed you when you were in this cave. Some of my men told me that I should do that, but I did not do that. I said to them, ‘I will not harm my master, because he is the king whom Yahweh appointed.’
Voici, aujourd'hui tes yeux ont vu que l'Eternel t'avait livré aujourd'hui en ma main dans la caverne, et on m'a dit que je te tuasse; mais je t'ai épargné, et j'ai dit: Je ne porterai point ma main sur mon Seigneur; car il est l'Oint de l'Eternel.
11 Your majesty, look at this piece of your robe that is in my hand! I cut it from your robe, but I did not kill you. So now you should be able to understand that I am not planning to do anything evil to you. I have not done anything wrong to you, but you are searching for me to kill me.
Regarde donc, mon père, regarde, dis-je, le pan de ton manteau qui est en ma main; car quand je coupais le pan de ton manteau, je ne t'ai point tué. Sache et connais qu'il n'y a point de mal ni d'injustice en ma main; et que je n'ai point péché contre toi; et cependant tu épies ma vie pour me l'ôter.
12 I hope/desire that Yahweh will judge and decide which of us ([is doing what is right/pleases him]). And I hope/desire that he will punish you for the wrong things that you have done to me. But I will not try to harm you.
L'Eternel sera juge entre moi et toi, et l'Eternel me vengera de toi, mais ma main ne sera point sur toi.
13 There is a proverb that has the words, ‘Evil things are done by evil people.’ But [I am not evil, so] I will not do evil things to you.
C'est des méchants que vient la méchanceté, comme dit le proverbe des anciens; c'est pourquoi ma main ne sera point sur toi.
14 “You are the king of Israel. So (why are you pursuing me?/you should not be pursuing me.) [RHQ] I am [as harmless as] [MET] a dead dog or a flea.
Après qui est sorti un Roi d'Israël? qui poursuis-tu? un chien mort, une puce?
15 I hope/desire that Yahweh will judge which of us [is doing what (he wants/is right)]. I trust that he will [act like a lawyer and] judge (my case/what I have done), and that he will rescue me from your power [MTY].”
L'Eternel donc sera juge, et jugera entre moi et toi; et il regardera et plaidera ma cause, et me garantira de ta main.
16 When David finished speaking, Saul [called out to him and] asked, “My son David, is that your voice [that I am hearing]?” Then he began to cry loudly.
Or il arriva qu'aussitôt que David eut achevé de dire ces paroles à Saül, Saül dit: N'est-ce pas là ta voix, mon fils David? et Saül éleva sa voix, et pleura.
17 He said, “You are a better man than I am. You have done something very good to me when I tried to do something very bad to you.
Et il dit à David: Tu es plus juste que moi; car tu m'as rendu le bien pour le mal que je t'ai fait,
18 When Yahweh put me in a place [in that cave] where you could have easily killed me, you did not do that.
Et tu m'as fait connaître aujourd'hui comment tu as usé de gratuité envers moi, car l'Eternel m'avait livré entre tes mains, et cependant tu ne m'as point tué.
19 (Who else would/No one else would) find his enemy and allow his enemy to escape [when he could kill him instead] [RHQ]. I hope/desire that Yahweh will reward you for being kindly to me today.
Or qui est-ce qui ayant trouvé son ennemi, le laisserait aller sans lui faire du mal? que l'Eternel donc te rende du bien, pour ce que tu m'as fait aujourd'hui.
20 I know that [some day] you will surely become the king, and that your kingdom will prosper as you rule the Israeli people.
Et maintenant voici, je connais que certainement tu régneras et que le Royaume d'Israël sera ferme entre tes mains.
21 Now while Yahweh is listening, solemnly promise to me that you will not kill my family and get rid of all my descendants.”
C'est pourquoi maintenant jure-moi, par l'Eternel, que tu ne détruiras point ma race après moi, et que tu n'extermineras point mon nom de la maison de mon père.
22 David solemnly promised Saul that he would not [harm Saul’s family]. Then Saul went back home, and David and his men went back up into the place where they had been hiding.
Et David le jura à Saül, et Saül s'en alla en sa maison; et David et ses gens montèrent dans le lieu fort.
