2 Samuel 10
1 Some time later, the king of the Ammon people-group died, and his son Hanun became their king.
Or, il arriva après cela que le roi des enfants d’Ammon mourut, et Hanon, son fils, régna en 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: Je ferai miséricorde à Hanon, fils de Naas, comme son père m’a fait miséricorde. David envoya donc, le consolant par ses serviteurs de la mort de son père. Mais lorsque les serviteurs de David furent venus dans la terre 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!”
Les princes des enfants d’Ammon dirent à Hanon leur seigneur: Pensez-vous que ce soit pour l’honneur de votre père, que David vous ait envoyé des consolateurs, et que ce ne soit pas pour s’enquérir de la ville, l’explorer et la détruire, que David a envoyé ses serviteurs vers vous?
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.
C’est pourquoi Hanon prit les serviteurs de David, rasa la moitié de leur barbe, coupa la moitié de leurs vêtements jusqu’au haut des cuisses, et 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.”
Lorsque cela eut été annoncé à David, il envoya au-devant d’eux; car ces hommes étaient très honteusement confus, et David leur manda: Demeurez à Jéricho jusqu’à ce que votre barbe croisse, et alors revenez.
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].
Mais les enfants d’Ammon, voyant qu’ils avaient fait injure à David, envoyèrent prendre à leur solde des Syriens de Rohob, et des Syriens de Soba, vingt mille hommes de pied, mille du roi de Maacha, et douze mille d’Istob.
7 When David heard about that, he sent Joab with all of the army [that Joab commanded], to fight against them.
Ce qu’ayant appris David, il envoya Joab et toute l’armée de ses guerriers.
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.
Les enfants d’Ammon sortirent donc, et rangèrent leur armée en bataille devant l’entrée même de la porte, mais les Syriens de Soba et de Rohob, d’Istob et de Maacha, étaient séparément dans la plaine.
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.
Joab donc, voyant que la bataille était préparée contre lui et par devant et par derrière, prit de toute l’élite d’Israël, et rangea son armée en bataille 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.
Mais le reste du peuple, il le confia à Abisaï son frère, qui le rangea en bataille 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 Joab dit: Si les Syriens prévalent contre moi, tu me seras en aide; mais si les enfants d’Ammon prévalent contre toi, je te secourrai.
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 homme courageux, et combattons pour notre peuple, et la cité de notre Dieu: mais le Seigneur fera ce qui est bon à ses yeux.
13 So Joab and his army [advanced to] attack the army of Syria, and the soldiers from Syria ran away from them.
C’est pourquoi Joab et le peuple qui était avec lui engagèrent le combat contre les Syriens, qui aussitôt 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.
Mais les enfants d’Ammon voyant que les Syriens avaient fui, s’enfuirent aussi eux-mêmes devant Abisaï, et ils entrèrent dans la ville; et Joab s’en retourna après la défaite 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.
Les Syriens donc, voyant qu’ils avaient succombé devant Israël, s’assemblèrent tous.
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 Adarézer envoya pour faire venir les Syriens, qui étaient au-delà du fleuve, et il amena leur armée; or, Sobach, maître de la milice d’Adarézer, était leur prince.
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.
Lorsque cela eut été annoncé à David, il réunit tout Israël, passa le Jourdain, et vint à Hélam; et les Syriens rangèrent leur armée 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.
Et les Syriens s’enfuirent devant Israël, et David tua des Syriens sept cents hommes qui étaient sur les chariots, et quarante mille cavaliers; et il frappa Sobach, prince de la milice, lequel mourut sur-le-champ.
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.
Or, tous les rois qui étaient venus au secours d’Adarézer, voyant qu’ils étaient vaincus par Israël, furent épouvantés, et cinquante-huit mille hommes s’enfuirent devant Israël. Et ils firent la paix avec Israël, et ils les servirent; et les Syriens craignirent de donner encore secours aux enfants d’Ammon.
