1 Samuel 7
1 [When] the men of Kiriath-Jearim [received that message, they] came to Beth-Shemesh and took the sacred chest of Yahweh. They took it to the house of Abinadab, which was on a hillside. They appointed Abinadab’s son Eleazar to take care of the chest.
Les gens de Kiryath-Yearim vinrent prendre l’arche du Seigneur, la transportèrent dans la maison d’Abinadab, sur la colline, et consacrèrent son fils Eléazar pour lui en confier la garde.
2 The sacred chest stayed in Kiriath-Jearim for a long time—a total of 20 years. During that time all the people of Israel mourned [because it seemed that] Yahweh [had abandoned them] (OR, [and then they asked] Yahweh [to help them]).
Or, depuis que l’arche résidait à Kiryath-Yearim, il s’était écoulé bien des jours, vingt années déjà, lorsque toute la maison d’Israël aspira à revenir vers l’Eternel.
3 Then Samuel said to all the Israeli people, “If you truly [IDM] want to act like Yahweh’s people should, you must get rid of your statues of [the goddess] Astarte and the idols/statues of all the other foreign gods. You must decide to serve/worship only Yahweh. If you do that, he will rescue you from [the power of] [MTY] the Philistia people.”
Alors Samuel parla ainsi à toute la maison d’Israël: "Si c’est de tout votre cœur que vous retournez à l’Eternel, écartez du milieu de vous les dieux étrangers et les Astaroth; dirigez votre cœur vers l’Eternel, ne servez que lui seul, et il vous sauvera de la main des Philistins."
4 So the Israelis got rid of all their statues of the gods Baal and Astarte, and they worshiped only Yahweh.
Les Israélites firent disparaître les Bealim et les Astaroth, et servirent uniquement l’Eternel.
5 Then Samuel told them, “All you Israeli people must gather with me at Mizpah. Then I will pray to Yahweh for you.”
Et Samuel dit: "Faites assembler tout Israël à Miçpa, que je prie l’Eternel en votre faveur."
6 So they gathered at Mizpah, which was the town where Samuel previously was the leader of the Israeli people. They had a big ceremony there. They drew water [from a well], and poured the water on the ground while Yahweh watched. [To show that they were sorry for having worshiped idols], they did not eat any food on that day, and they confessed that they had sinned against Yahweh.
Ils s’assemblèrent à Miçpa; là on puisa de l’eau, qu’on répandit devant le Seigneur, et l’on jeûna en ce jour en disant: "Nous avons péché devant l’Eternel!" Et Samuel exerça le pouvoir sur les enfants d’Israël à Miçpa.
7 When the kings of the Philistia area heard that the Israeli people had gathered at Mizpah, they led their armies there to attack the Israelis. When the Israelis found out that the Philistia army was approaching them, they became very afraid.
Or, les Philistins ayant appris que les Israélites s’étaient réunis à Miçpa, leurs princes marchèrent contre Israël; les Israélites en furent informés, et ils eurent peur des Philistins.
8 They told Samuel, “Pray to Yahweh to rescue us from the Philistia army [MTY], and do not stop pleading!”
Et ils dirent à Samuel: "Ne nous refuse pas d’implorer l’Eternel, notre Dieu, pour qu’il nous sauve de la main des Philistins!"
9 So Samuel took a very young lamb [and killed it] and offered it to Yahweh to be a sacrifice that was completely burned [on the altar]. Then he prayed and pleaded that Yahweh [would help] the Israelis, and Yahweh did help them.
Samuel prit un agneau de lait, qu’il offrit tout entier en holocauste au Seigneur; puis il implora le Seigneur pour Israël, et le Seigneur l’exauça.
10 While Samuel was burning the offering, the Philistia army came near to attack the Israelis. But Yahweh caused it to thunder very loudly. The soldiers of the Philistia army became very frightened, and then they (became confused/did not know what to do). So the Israelis were able to defeat them.
Tandis que Samuel offrait l’holocauste, les Philistins s’avancèrent pour attaquer Israël; mais le Seigneur tonna en ce moment, avec grand fracas, sur les Philistins, les étourdit, et ils furent battus par Israël.
11 The Israeli men ran out of Mizpah and pursued the Philistia soldiers almost to Beth-Car [town], and killed many Philistia soldiers while they were trying to run away.
Les gens d’Israël s’élancèrent de Miçpa à la poursuite des Philistins, et les battirent jusque sous Beth-Car.
12 After that happened, Samuel took a large stone and set it up between Mizpah and Jeshanah [towns]. He named the stone ‘Ebenezer’, [which means ‘stone of help’], because he said “Yahweh has helped us until the present time.”
Samuel prit alors une pierre, qu’il posa entre Miçpa et Chên et qu’il appela Eben-Haézer, en disant: "Dieu nous a assistés jusqu’ici."
13 So the Philistia people were defeated, and for a long time they did not enter the Israeli land [to attack them] again. During the time that Samuel was alive, Yahweh powerfully protected [MTY] [the Israeli people] from [being attacked by] the Philistia army.
Ainsi les Philistins furent matés, et ne tentèrent plus de pénétrer sur le territoire d’Israël; car la main de l’Eternel pesa sur eux tant que vécut Samuel.
14 The Israeli army was able to capture again the Israeli villages between Ekron and Gath that the Philistia army had captured before. The Israelis were also able to take again the other areas around those cities that the Philistia army had taken [from the Israelis] previously. And there was peace between the Israelis and the Amor people-group.
Les villes que les Philistins avaient prises à Israël furent recouvrées par lui, depuis Ekron jusqu’à Gath, ainsi que leur territoire, qu’Israël reprit sur les Philistins. Il y avait paix, d’ailleurs, entre Israël et les Amorréens.
15 Samuel continued to be the leader of the Israeli people until he died.
Samuel conserva le gouvernement d’Israël sa vie durant.
16 As long as he was alive, every year he traveled back and forth between Bethel and Gilgal and Mizpah [cities]. In those cities he listened to disputes between people and made decisions about them.
Tous les ans il faisait un voyage, parcourant Béthel, Ghilgal, Miçpa, et rendait la justice à Israël dans toutes ces villes;
17 After he listened to disputes and made decisions in each of those towns, he returned to his home at Ramah, and he would listen to people’s disputes there, also, [and make decisions about them]. And he built an altar at Ramah [to offer sacrifices] to Yahweh.
puis il revenait à Rama, car là était sa maison, et c’est là qu’il gouvernait Israël. Il y éleva aussi un autel au Seigneur.
