2 Samuel 1
1 After Saul died, David [and the men who were with him] returned to Ziklag [town] after defeating the descendants of Amalek. They stayed in Ziklag for two days.
Après que Saül fut mort, David, étant revenu de la défaite des Amalécites, demeura à Tsiklag deux jours;
2 On the third day, unexpectedly a man arrived there who had come from where Saul’s army was camped. He had torn his clothes and put dust on his head [to show that he was grieving]. He came to David, and prostrated himself on the ground [in front of David to show respect for him].
Et le troisième jour on vit paraître un homme qui revenait du camp, d'auprès de Saül, ayant ses vêtements déchirés et de la terre sur sa tête; et, étant venu vers David, il se jeta contre terre et se prosterna.
3 David asked him, “Where have you come from?” The man replied, “I escaped from where the Israeli army had been camped.”
Et David lui dit: D'où viens-tu? Et il lui répondit: Je me suis échappé du camp d'Israël.
4 David asked him, “What happened? Tell me [about the battle]!” The man replied, “The Israeli soldiers ran away from the battle. Many of them were killed. And Saul and his son Jonathan (are dead/were also killed).”
David lui dit: Qu'est-il arrivé? Raconte-le-moi donc. Il répondit: Le peuple s'est enfui de la bataille, et même un grand nombre sont tombés morts; Saül aussi et Jonathan, son fils, sont morts.
5 David said to the young man, “How do you know that Saul and his son Jonathan are dead?”
Et David dit au jeune homme qui lui donnait ces nouvelles: Comment sais-tu que Saül et Jonathan, son fils, sont morts?
6 The young man replied, “It happened that I was on Gilboa Mountain [where the battle occurred], and I saw Saul, leaning on his spear. The [enemy] chariots and their drivers had come very close to Saul.
Et le jeune homme qui lui donnait ces nouvelles, répondit: Je me trouvais par hasard sur la montagne de Guilboa, et voici, Saül s'appuyait sur sa lance; et voici, les chars et les cavaliers etaient près de l'atteindre;
7 Saul turned around and saw me, and he called out to me. I answered him and said, ‘What do you want me to do?’
Et, regardant en arrière, il me vit, et m'appela; et je répondis: Me voici.
8 He replied, ‘Who are you?’ I replied, ‘I am a descendant of Amalek.’
Et il me dit: Qui es-tu? Et je lui répondis: Je suis Amalécite.
9 Then he said to me, ‘Come over here and kill me. I am still alive, but I am enduring a lot of pain.’
Alors il me dit: Avance-toi vers moi, et me fais mourir; car je suis dans une grande angoisse, ma vie est encore toute en moi.
10 So I went to him and killed him, because I knew that he was wounded very badly and would (not continue to live/soon die). I took the crown that was on his head and the band/bracelet that was on his arm, and I have brought them to you.”
Je me suis donc approché de lui et je l'ai fait mourir; car je savais qu'il ne vivrait pas après s'être ainsi jeté sur son épée; puis j'ai pris la couronne qui était sur sa tête, et le bracelet qui était à son bras, et je les ai apportés ici à mon seigneur.
11 Then David and all the men who were with him tore their clothes [to show that they were very sad].
Alors David prit ses vêtements, et les déchira; et tous les hommes qui étaient avec lui firent de même.
12 They mourned for Saul and his son Jonathan, and they cried and (fasted/abstained from eating food) until it was evening. They also mourned for all the army of Yahweh, and for all the Israeli people, because many of their soldiers had been killed in the battle [MTY].
Et ils menèrent deuil, et pleurèrent, et jeûnèrent jusqu'au soir à cause de Saül, et de Jonathan, son fils, et du peuple de l'Éternel, et de la maison d'Israël; parce qu'ils étaient tombés par l'épée.
13 Then David asked the young man who had told him [about the battle], “Where are you from?” He replied, “My father is a descendant of Amalek, but we live in Israel.”
Mais David dit au jeune homme qui lui avait donné ces nouvelles: D'où es-tu? Et il répondit: Je suis fils d'un étranger amalécite.
14 David asked him, “(Why were you not afraid [that you would be punished if you] killed Saul, whom Yahweh had appointed [MTY] [to be the king]?/You should have been afraid [that you would be punished if you] killed Saul, whom Yahweh had appointed [MTY] [to be the king].) [RHQ]
Et David lui dit: Comment n'as-tu pas craint d'avancer ta main pour tuer l'oint de l'Éternel?
15 You yourself said, ‘I killed the man whom Yahweh appointed to be the king.’ So you have caused yourself to be guilty [MTY] of causing your own death!” Then David summoned one of his soldiers and said to him, “Kill him!” So the soldier killed him by striking him [with a sword].
Alors David appela l'un de ses gens, et lui dit: Approche-toi, jette-toi sur lui! Il le frappa, et il mourut.
Et David lui dit: Ton sang soit sur ta tête! car ta bouche a témoigné contre toi, en disant: J'ai fait mourir l'oint de l'Éternel.
17 Then David composed/wrote this sad song about Saul and Jonathan,
Alors David fit sur Saül et sur Jonathan, son fils, cette complainte,
18 and he commanded that it be taught to the people of Judah. [The song is called] ‘The Bow [and Arrow]’ and it has been written in the Book of Jashar:
Qu'il ordonna d'enseigner aux enfants de Juda, la complainte de l'Arc; voici, elle est écrite au livre du Juste:
19 “You Israeli people, your glorious [MTY] leaders have been killed on the mountains! [It is very sad that] those mighty men have died!
Ta gloire, ô Israël, a péri sur tes collines! Comment sont tombés les hommes vaillants?
20 “Do not tell it [to our enemies in the Philistia area]; do not tell to the people who live in Gath [city] what happened; do not proclaim it in the streets of Ashkelon [city], because if you tell them, [even] the women in that area will be happy; do not allow those (pagan women/women who do not know God) to rejoice.
N'allez point le dire dans Gath, ne l'annoncez point dans les places d'Askélon; de peur que les filles des Philistins ne se réjouissent, de peur que les filles des incirconcis ne triomphent.
21 I hope/desire that there will be no rain or dew on the mountains of [the] Gilboa [area] [APO], and that no grain will grow in the fields there, because there the shield of Saul, the mighty [king], fell on the ground. No one rubbed [olive] oil on Saul’s shield;
Montagnes de Guilboa, que la rosée et la pluie ne tombent plus sur vous, qu'il n'y ait plus de champs dont on offre les prémices; car c'est là qu'a été jeté le bouclier des hommes forts, le bouclier de Saül, comme s'il n'eût pas été oint d'huile.
22 instead, it was stained with the blood of those whom he had killed, and the fat of mighty enemy soldiers was smeared on it. Jonathan [PRS] did not retreat carrying his bow [and arrows], and Saul always [defeated his enemies when he fought them] with his sword. [PRS, LIT]
L'arc de Jonathan ne revenait jamais sans être teint du sang des blessés et de la graisse des vaillants; et l'épée de Saül ne retournait pas sans effet.
23 “Saul and Jonathan were loved and they pleased many people. They were together [LIT] while they lived and when they died. [In battles] they were swifter than eagles and they were stronger than lions.
Saül et Jonathan, aimables et agréables pendant leur vie, n'ont point été séparés dans leur mort; ils étaient plus légers que les aigles, ils étaient plus forts que les lions.
24 “You Israeli women, cry about Saul; He provided beautiful scarlet/red clothes for you and he gave you gold ornaments/jewelry to fasten on those clothes.
Filles d'Israël, pleurez sur Saül, qui vous revêtait d'écarlate, dans les délices; qui vous faisait porter des ornements d'or sur vos habits!
25 “[It is very sad that] this mighty soldier has died! Jonathan has been killed on the mountains/hills.
Comment sont tombés les hommes forts au milieu de la bataille, et comment Jonathan a-t-il été tué sur tes collines?
26 Jonathan, my dear friend, I grieve for you; you were very dear to me. You loved me in a wonderful manner; it was better than the way that a woman loves [her husband and her children].
Jonathan, mon frère, je suis dans la douleur à cause de toi. Tu faisais tout mon plaisir; l'amour que j'avais pour toi était plus grand que celui des femmes.
27 “It is very sad that those mighty men have died, and their weapons are now abandoned!
Comment sont tombés les vaillants? Comment se sont perdues les armes de la guerre?
