2 Samuel 10
1 Some time later, the king of the Ammon people-group died, and his son Hanun became their king.
Après cela, le roi des enfants d'Ammon mourut, et Hanun, son fils, régna à sa place.
2 David thought, “Nahash was kind to me, so I will be kind to his son.” So David sent some officials there, to tell Hanun that David was sorry that Hanun’s father [had died]. When those messengers arrived in the land where the Ammon people-group lived,
Et David dit: J'userai de bonté envers Hanun, fils de Nachash, comme son père a usé de bonté envers moi. David envoya donc ses serviteurs pour le consoler au sujet de son père; et les serviteurs de David vinrent au pays des enfants d'Ammon.
3 the leaders of the Ammon people-group said to Hanun, “Do you think that it is to honor your father that King David has sent these men to say that he is sorry that your father died [RHQ]? [We think that] he has sent them here to look around the city to determine how his [army] can conquer us!”
Mais les chefs d'entre les enfants d'Ammon dirent à Hanun, leur seigneur: Penses-tu que ce soit pour honorer ton père que David t'envoie des consolateurs? N'est-ce pas pour reconnaître exactement la ville, pour l'épier, et la détruire, que David envoie ses serviteurs vers toi?
4 Hanun [believed what they said; so he commanded some soldiers to] seize David’s officials and [insult them by] shaving off one side of each man’s beard, and [by] cutting off the lower part of their robes, [with the result that their buttocks could be seen], and then they sent them away.
Hanun prit donc les serviteurs de David, et leur fit raser la moitié de la barbe, et couper la moitié de leurs habits jusqu'aux hanches; puis il les renvoya.
5 The men were very humiliated/ashamed, [so they did not want to return home]. When David found out about what had happened to his officials, he sent someone to tell them, “Stay at Jericho until your beards have grown again, and then return home.”
Et cela fut rapporté à David, qui envoya au-devant d'eux; car ces hommes étaient dans une grande confusion. Et le roi leur fit dire: Tenez-vous à Jérico jusqu'à ce que votre barbe ait repoussé, et alors vous reviendrez.
6 Then [the leaders of] the Ammon people-group realized that they had greatly insulted [IDM] David [IDM]. So they sent some men to hire/pay some soldiers [from other nearby areas to help defend them]. They hired 20,000 soldiers from [the] Beth-Rehob and Zobah [regions northeast of Israel], and 12,000 soldiers from [the] Tob [region], and 1,000 soldiers from [the army of] the king of Maacah [region].
Or les enfants d'Ammon, voyant qu'ils s'étaient mis en mauvaise odeur auprès de David, envoyèrent lever à leur solde vingt mille hommes de pied chez les Syriens de Beth-Réhob et chez les Syriens de Tsoba, et mille hommes chez le roi de Maaca, et douze mille hommes chez les gens de Tob.
7 When David heard about that, he sent Joab with all of the army [that Joab commanded], to fight against them.
David, l'ayant appris, envoya Joab et toute l'armée, les plus vaillants hommes.
8 The soldiers of the Ammon people-group marched out and (stood in their positions/arranged themselves for battle) at the entrance [to their capital city, Rabbah]. The other soldiers from Syria and Tob and Maacah stood by themselves (in their positions/arranged themselves for battle) in the nearby fields.
Alors les enfants d'Ammon sortirent, et se rangèrent en bataille à l'entrée de la porte; et les Syriens de Tsoba, et de Réhob, et ceux de Tob et de Maaca, étaient à part dans la campagne.
9 Joab saw that there were groups of enemy soldiers in front of his troops and behind his troops. So he chose some of the best Israeli soldiers, and put them in positions to fight against the soldiers of Syria.
Et Joab, voyant que leur armée était tournée contre lui devant et derrière, choisit d'entre tous ceux d'Israël des hommes d'élite, et les rangea contre les Syriens.
10 He appointed his [older] brother Abishai to be the commander of all the other soldiers, and he told them to (stand in their positions/arrange themselves) in front of [the army of] the Ammon people-group.
Et il donna la conduite du reste du peuple à Abishaï, son frère, qui les rangea contre les enfants d'Ammon.
11 Then Joab said, “If the soldiers from Syria are too strong for us to defeat them, your men must come and help us. But if the soldiers from the Ammon people-group are too strong for you to defeat, we will come and help your men.
Et il lui dit: Si les Syriens sont plus forts que moi, tu me viendras en aide; et si les enfants d'Ammon sont plus forts que toi, j'irai te délivrer.
12 We must be strong, and fight hard [IDM] to [defend] our people and the cities [(that belong to/where we worship)] our God. I will pray/request that Yahweh do what he considers to be good.”
Sois vaillant, et combattons vaillamment pour notre peuple et pour les villes de notre Dieu; et que l'Éternel fasse ce qui lui semblera bon.
13 So Joab and his army [advanced to] attack the army of Syria, and the soldiers from Syria ran away from them.
Alors Joab et le peuple qui était avec lui, s'approchèrent pour livrer bataille aux Syriens, et ils s'enfuirent devant lui.
14 And when [the soldiers of] the Ammon people-group saw that the soldiers from Syria were running away, they also started to run away from Abishai and his army, and they retreated back inside the city. So Joab’s [army] stopped fighting against [the army of] the Ammon people-group, and Joab [and his army] returned to Jerusalem.
Et les enfants d'Ammon, voyant que les Syriens avaient pris la fuite, s'enfuirent aussi devant Abishaï, et rentrèrent dans la ville. Et Joab s'en retourna de la poursuite des enfants d'Ammon, et vint à Jérusalem.
15 After [the leaders of] the army of Syria saw that the Israeli army had defeated them, they gathered all their troops together.
Mais les Syriens, voyant qu'ils avaient été battus par ceux d'Israël, se rallièrent.
16 [Their king, ] Hadadezer, summoned the soldiers of Syria who lived on the east side of the [Euphrates] River. They gathered at Helam [city]. Their commander was Shobach.
Et Hadarézer envoya, et fit venir les Syriens d'au delà du fleuve, et ils vinrent à Hélam; et Shobac, chef de l'armée de Hadarézer, les conduisait.
17 When David heard about that, he gathered all the Israeli soldiers, and they crossed the Jordan [River] and marched to Helam. There, the army of Syria (took their positions/arranged themselves for battle), and the battle started.
Cela fut rapporté à David, qui assembla tout Israël, passa le Jourdain, et vint à Hélam. Et les Syriens se rangèrent en bataille contre David, et combattirent contre lui.
18 But the soldiers of Syria ran away from the Israeli soldiers. David [and his army] killed 700 of their chariot-drivers and 40,000 other soldiers. They also wounded Shobach, their commander, and he died there.
Mais les Syriens s'enfuirent devant Israël; et David défit sept cents chars des Syriens et quarante mille cavaliers. Il frappa aussi Shobac, chef de leur armée, qui mourut là.
19 When all the kings who had been ruled by Hadadezer realized that they had been defeated by the Israeli [army], they made peace with the Israelis and agreed to accept David as their king. So [the army of] Syria was afraid to help [the army of] the Ammon people-group any more.
Et quand tous les rois, soumis à Hadarézer, virent qu'ils avaient été battus par Israël, ils firent la paix avec les Israélites, et leur furent assujettis; et les Syriens craignirent de donner encore du secours aux enfants d'Ammon.
