2 Samuel 12
1 Yahweh [told the prophet Nathan what David had done, and he] sent Nathan to tell [this story to] David: “[I heard about] two men [who] were living in a certain city. One was rich and the other was poor.
Yahvé envoya Nathan auprès de David. Il vint le trouver et lui dit: « Il y avait dans une ville deux hommes, l'un riche et l'autre pauvre.
2 The rich man owned a lot of cattle and sheep.
Le riche avait beaucoup de troupeaux,
3 But the poor man had only one little female lamb, which he had bought. He raised the lamb, and it grew up with his children. He would give the lamb some of his own food and let it drink from his cup. He let the lamb sleep in his arms. The lamb was like a daughter to him.
mais le pauvre n'avait rien, sauf une petite brebis qu'il avait achetée et élevée. Elle grandissait avec lui et avec ses enfants. Elle mangeait de sa nourriture, buvait dans sa coupe, se couchait dans son sein et était pour lui comme une fille.
4 [One day] a visitor came to [visit] the rich man. The rich man did not want to take one of his own animals [and kill it] to prepare a meal for the visitor. So instead, he stole the poor man’s lamb [and killed it] and prepared a meal for his visitor.”
Un voyageur vint chez le riche, et il ne voulut pas prendre de son propre troupeau et de son propre bétail pour le préparer pour le voyageur qui était venu chez lui, mais il prit l'agneau du pauvre et le prépara pour l'homme qui était venu chez lui. »
5 [When] David [heard that, he] was very angry about [what] the rich man [had done]. He said to Nathan, “I solemnly declare that the man who did that should be executed!
La colère de David s'enflamma contre cet homme, et il dit à Nathan: « L'Éternel est vivant, l'homme qui a fait cela mérite la mort!
6 But before he is executed, he should pay back to the poor man four lambs for doing this, and for not having pity [on the poor man].”
Il doit rendre l'agneau au quadruple, parce qu'il a fait cette chose et parce qu'il n'a pas eu de pitié! ».
7 Nathan said to David, “You are the man [I have been talking about]! And this is what Yahweh, the God we Israelis [worship], says to you: ‘I appointed you to be king of Israel, after having rescued you from Saul.
Nathan dit à David: « Tu es l'homme de la situation! Voici ce que dit Yahvé, le Dieu d'Israël: « Je t'ai oint comme roi d'Israël et je t'ai délivré de la main de Saül.
8 I gave you his palace and his wives. I caused you to become the king to rule Israel and Judah. If [you had told me that] you were not content with what I gave you, I would have given you twice as much!
Je t'ai donné la maison de ton maître et les femmes de ton maître dans ton sein, et je t'ai donné la maison d'Israël et de Juda; et si cela eût été trop peu, je t'en aurais ajouté beaucoup d'autres.
9 So why have you despised my commandment [about not committing adultery]? You have done what I consider to be very evil! You have arranged for Uriah to be killed in a battle by the Ammon people-group’s soldiers, and you have taken his wife to be your wife!
Pourquoi avez-vous méprisé la parole de l'Éternel, pour faire ce qui est mal à ses yeux? Vous avez frappé par l'épée Urie, le Hittite, vous avez pris sa femme pour en faire votre épouse, et vous l'avez tué par l'épée des fils d'Ammon.
10 You have despised me, and have taken Uriah’s wife to be your wife. So for many generations some of your descendants will die violently. [MTY, PRS]
Maintenant, l'épée ne s'éloignera jamais de ta maison, parce que tu m'as méprisé et que tu as pris pour femme la femme d'Urie, le Héthien ».
11 I solemnly declare to you that I will cause someone from your own family to bring trouble to you. I will take your wives and give them to him, and he will have sexual relations with them in the daytime, where everyone can see it, and you will know all about it.
« Voici ce que dit Yahvé: 'Voici, je vais susciter le mal contre toi à partir de ta propre maison; je prendrai tes femmes sous tes yeux et les donnerai à ton prochain, et il couchera avec tes femmes sous les yeux de ce soleil.
12 What you did, you did secretly, but what I will cause to happen, everyone in Israel will be able to see it [or know about it]. [IDM]’”
Car vous avez fait cela secrètement, mais moi, je ferai cela devant tout Israël et devant le soleil.'"
13 David replied, “I have sinned against Yahweh.” Nathan said to David, “Yahweh has forgiven you for your sin: You will not die [because of this sin].
David dit à Nathan: « J'ai péché contre Yahvé. » Nathan dit à David: « Yahvé a aussi effacé ton péché. Tu ne mourras pas.
14 But, you have shown contempt for Yahweh by doing this. So, your baby will die.”
Mais, parce que tu as donné aux ennemis de Yahvé l'occasion de blasphémer, l'enfant qui te naîtra mourra. »
15 Then Nathan went home. Then Yahweh caused the baby t o become very sick, the one that Uriah’s wife had given birth to.
Puis Nathan s'en alla dans sa maison. Yahvé frappa l'enfant que la femme d'Urie avait enfanté à David, et celui-ci fut très malade.
16 So David prayed to God that the child [would not die]. He (fasted/abstained from food), and he went into [the room where he slept] and lay all night on the floor.
David supplia donc Dieu de lui accorder cet enfant; il jeûna, entra et passa la nuit à terre.
17 [The next morning] his advisors stood around him and urged him to get up. But he would not get up, and he would not eat any food with them.
Les anciens de sa maison se levèrent à côté de lui, pour le relever de terre; mais il ne voulut pas, et il ne mangea pas de pain avec eux.
18 One week later the baby died. David’s servants were afraid to tell that to David. They said [to each other], “Hey, while the baby was still alive, we talked to him, but he would not answer us. Now, if we tell him that the baby is dead [RHQ], he may do something to harm himself!”
Le septième jour, l'enfant mourut. Les serviteurs de David eurent peur de lui annoncer que l'enfant était mort, car ils disaient: « Voici, lorsque l'enfant était encore vivant, nous lui avons parlé et il n'a pas écouté notre voix. Comment se fera-t-il donc du mal si nous lui disons que l'enfant est mort? ».
19 But when David saw that his servants were whispering something to each other, he realized that the baby must be dead. So he asked them, “Is the baby dead?” They replied, “Yes, he is dead.”
Mais lorsque David vit que ses serviteurs chuchotaient ensemble, il comprit que l'enfant était mort; et David dit à ses serviteurs: « L'enfant est-il mort? » Ils ont dit: « Il est mort. »
20 Then David got up from the floor. He bathed himself, put lotions on his body, and put on other clothes, Then he went into Yahweh’s Sacred Tent and worshiped Yahweh. Then he went home. He asked his servants for some food. They gave him some, and he ate it.
Alors David se leva de terre, se lava, s'oignit et changea de vêtements, puis il entra dans la maison de Yahvé et se prosterna. Puis il rentra dans sa maison; et quand il demanda, on mit du pain devant lui et il mangea.
21 Then his servants said to him, “We do not understand [RHQ] why you have done this! While the baby was still alive, you cried for him and refused to eat anything. But now that the baby has died, [you are not crying any more!] You got up and ate some food!”
Alors ses serviteurs lui dirent: « Qu'est-ce que tu as fait? Tu as jeûné et pleuré l'enfant pendant qu'il était vivant, mais quand l'enfant est mort, tu t'es levé et tu as mangé du pain. »
22 David replied, “While the baby was still alive, I fasted and cried. I thought, ‘Who knows? Yahweh may be merciful to me and not allow the baby to die’.
Il dit: « Lorsque l'enfant vivait encore, j'ai jeûné et pleuré, car je disais: « Qui sait si Yahvé ne me fera pas grâce, afin que l'enfant vive? »
23 But now the baby is dead. So (there is no reason for me to (fast/abstain from eating food) any more./why should I (fast/abstain from eating food) any more?) [RHQ] (Can I bring him back to me?/I certainly cannot bring him back to me!) [RHQ] [Some day] I will go to where he is, but he will not return to me.”
Mais maintenant, il est mort. Pourquoi devrais-je jeûner? Puis-je le ramener à la vie? J'irai vers lui, mais il ne reviendra pas vers moi. »
24 Then David comforted his wife, Bathsheba. Then he (slept/had sexual relations) with her, and she [became pregnant again and] gave birth to another son. David named that son Solomon. Yahweh loved that little boy.
David consola sa femme Bethsabée, alla vers elle, et coucha avec elle. Elle enfanta un fils, et il lui donna le nom de Salomon. L'Éternel l'aima.
25 He told the prophet Nathan to tell David to name the baby boy Jedediah [which means ‘loved by Yahweh’, ] because Yahweh loved him.
Il envoya par la main de Nathan le prophète, qui lui donna le nom de Jedidia, à cause de l'Éternel.
26 (Meanwhile/While all that was happening), Joab’s [soldiers] attacked Rabbah, [the capital city] of the Ammon people-group; and they captured the king’s fortress.
Joab fit la guerre à Rabba, des enfants d'Ammon, et prit la ville royale.
27 Then Joab sent messengers to David, to tell him this: “My troops are attacking Rabbah, and we have captured the city’s water supply.
Joab envoya des messagers à David, et dit: « J'ai combattu contre Rabba. Oui, j'ai pris la ville des eaux.
28 Now gather your troops and come and surround the city and capture it. If you do not do that, my troops will capture the city and it will then be named ‘the City of Joab’.”
Maintenant, rassemble le reste du peuple, campe contre la ville et prends-la, de peur que je ne prenne la ville et qu'on l'appelle de mon nom. »
29 So David gathered all his troops. They went [with David] to Rabbah and attacked it and captured it.
David rassembla tout le peuple, alla à Rabba, l'attaqua et la prit.
30 Then David took the crown from the head of the king of Rabbah (OR, from the head of [Milcom] the god of Rabbah) and put it on his own head. It [was very heavy; it] weighed (75 pounds/34 kg.), and it had many very valuable stones fastened to it. His soldiers also took many other valuable things from the city.
Il enleva de sa tête la couronne de leur roi, dont le poids était d'un talent d'or, et dans laquelle il y avait des pierres précieuses, et il la mit sur la tête de David. Il fit sortir de la ville une grande quantité de butin.
31 Then they brought the people of Rabbah out of the city and forced them to [work for them] using saws and iron picks and axes. David’s troops also forced them to make bricks. David’s soldiers did this in all the towns of the Ammon people-group. Then David and all of his army returned to Jerusalem.
Il fit sortir les gens qui s'y trouvaient et les fit travailler sous des scies, sous des pioches de fer, sous des haches de fer, et les fit passer au four à briques; il fit ainsi dans toutes les villes des enfants d'Ammon. Puis David et tout le peuple retournèrent à Jérusalem.
