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, en disant: Voilà David qui est au désert d'En-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, choisis de tout Israël, et s'en alla chercher David et ses gens, jusque sur les 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 il vint aux parcs des brebis, auprès du chemin, et il y avait là une caverne, dans laquelle Saül 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'Éternel t'a dit: Je livre ton ennemi entre tes mains; tu lui feras comme 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.
Mais, après cela, David fut ému 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'Éternel me garde de commettre contre mon seigneur, contre l'oint de l'Éternel, une action telle que de porter ma main sur lui! car il est l'oint de l'Éternel.
7 By saying that, David restrained his men, and did not allow them to kill Saul.
Et David arrêta ses gens par ces paroles, et il ne leur permit point de s'élever contre Saül. Puis Saül se leva de la caverne, et continua 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 et mon 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 écoutes-tu les paroles de gens qui disent: Voilà David qui cherche ta perte?
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, tes yeux ont vu, en ce jour, que l'Éternel t'avait livré aujourd'hui entre mes mains, dans la caverne, et l'on m'a dit de te tuer; mais je t'ai épargné, et j'ai dit: Je ne porterai point la main sur mon seigneur; car il est l'oint de l'Éternel.
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, mon père, regarde le pan de ton manteau que j'ai à la main; puisque j'ai coupé le pan de ton manteau, et que je ne t'ai pas tué, sache et reconnais qu'il n'y a point de mal ni d'injustice en moi, et que je n'ai point péché contre toi; et toi 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'Éternel sera juge entre moi et toi, et l'Éternel 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.
Le mal vient des méchants, comme dit le proverbe des anciens; aussi 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 le 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'Éternel donc sera juge; il jugera entre moi et toi; il regardera, et plaidera ma cause, et me rendra justice, en me délivrant 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, dès que David eut achevé de dire ces paroles à Saül, Saül dit: Est-ce bien ta voix, mon fils David? Et Saül éleva la 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 as montré aujourd'hui que tu agis bien à mon égard; car l'Éternel m'avait livré entre tes mains, et 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, quand un homme trouve son ennemi, le laisse-t-il aller sain et sauf? Que l'Éternel 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 sais 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.”
Jure-moi donc maintenant, par l'Éternel, 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. Alors Saül s'en alla en sa maison, et David et ses gens montèrent au lieu fort.
