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.
Et dans le temps qui suivit la mort de Saül, David de retour après la défaite des Amalécites, s'arrêta deux jours à Tsiklag.
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, voilà qu'il arrive un homme venant du camp et des entours de Saül, les habits déchirés et la tête couverte de poussière, et en abordant David il s'inclina jusqu'à 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 sauvé 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).”
Et David lui dit: Qu'y a-t-il eu? Mets-moi donc au fait! Et il reprit: Il y a eu fuite des troupes qui ont quitté le champ de bataille, et de plus nombre d'hommes du peuple tombés et morts, et Saül et Jonathan, son fils, sont morts aussi.
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 l'informait: Comment sais-tu que Saül et son fils Jonathan 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 informateur répondit: Par aventure je me trouvai sur la montagne de Gilboa, et voici, Saül s'appuyait sur sa pique, et voici, les chars et la cavalerie étaient à sa poursuite.
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 se tournant il me vit et m'appela, et je dis: 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 dis: Je suis un 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.’
Et il me dit: Eh bien! approche et tue-moi! car je suis saisi du spasme, tout plein de vie que je suis encore.
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.”
Et je m'avançai et le tuai, car je savais qu'il ne survivrait pas à sa chute et j'enlevai le diadème qu'il avait à la tête et le brassard qu'il portait au bras, et je les apporte 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 saisit ses habits et les déchira, et tous les hommes de son entourage en firent autant.
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 firent les actes du deuil et pleurèrent et jeûnèrent jusqu'au soir pour Saül et pour Jonathan, son fils, et pour le peuple de l'Éternel et pour ta maison d'Israël, qui étaient tombés sous 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.”
Et David dit au jeune informateur: D'où es-tu? Et il répondit: Je suis le fils d'un émigré 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 de prêter ta main au meurtre de 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].
Et David appela un des valets et dit: Avance et fais main basse sur lui! et il lui porta un coup qui le tua.
Et David lui dit: Ton sang reste sur ta tête, car ta bouche a déposé contre toi quand tu as dit: J'ai tué l'Oint de l'Éternel.
17 Then David composed/wrote this sad song about Saul and Jonathan,
Et David chanta cette complainte sur Saül et Jonathan, son fils,
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:
il prescrivit d'apprendre aux enfants de Juda [la complainte] de l'arc; et voici, elle est transcrite dans le livre du Droiturier:
19 “You Israeli people, your glorious [MTY] leaders have been killed on the mountains! [It is very sad that] those mighty men have died!
La fleur d'Israël sur tes monts a péri: comment des héros ont-ils succombé?
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.
Ne le redites pas dans Gath, ne le proclamez pas aux champs d'Askalon, de peur de réjouir des filles de Philistins, de transporter des filles d'incirconcis!
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;
Monts de Gilboa, que sur vous il ne tombe ni pluie, ni rosée, il n'y ait plus de champs qui fournissent des offrandes! Car là fut jeté le bouclier des braves, le bouclier de Saül, que l'huile n'oignait plus.
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]
Devant le sang des blessés et la graisse des héros L'arc de Jonathan ne faisait pas retraite et l'épée de Saül ne rentrait pas, sans avoir porté coup.
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 qui dans la vie s'aimaient et s'agréaient l'un à l'autre, dans la mort ne furent point séparés. Plus que les aigles ils étaient rapides, plus que les lions ils étaient vigoureux.
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, donnez vos larmes à Saül qui gracieusement vous distribuait la pourpre pour vous habiller, et des joyaux d'or pour rehausser vos robes.
25 “[It is very sad that] this mighty soldier has died! Jonathan has been killed on the mountains/hills.
Comment des héros dans le combat ont-ils succombé, Jonathan fut-il percé sur tes montagnes?
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].
Je te regrette, ô Jonathan! mon frère! car tu avais un attrait puissant pour moi. Je préférais ton amour à l'amour des femmes.
27 “It is very sad that those mighty men have died, and their weapons are now abandoned!
Comment des héros ont-ils succombé, et les armures guerrières se sont-elles perdues!
