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.
Yahweh envoya Nathan vers David; et Nathan vint à lui 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 des brebis et des bœufs en très grand nombre,
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.
et le pauvre n’avait rien, si ce n’est une petite brebis qu’il avait achetée; il l’élevait et elle grandissait chez lui avec ses enfants, mangeant de son pain, buvant de sa coupe et dormant sur son sein, et elle 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.”
Une visite arriva chez l’homme riche; et le riche s’abstint de prendre de ses brebis ou de ses bœufs, pour préparer un repas au voyageur qui était venu chez lui; il prit la brebis du pauvre et l’apprêta 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 violemment contre cet homme, et il dit à Nathan: « Aussi vrai que Yahweh 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].”
et il rendra quatre fois la brebis, pour avoir fait une pareille chose et pour avoir été sans 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.
Et Nathan dit à David: « Tu es cet homme-là! Ainsi parle Yahweh, le Dieu d’Israël: Je t’ai oint pour roi sur 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 j’ai mis sur ton sein les femmes de ton maître; et je t’ai donné la maison d’Israël et de Juda, et, si cela était trop peu, j’y aurais encore ajouté ceci ou cela.
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 as-tu méprisé la parole de Yahweh, en faisant ce qui est mal à ses yeux? Tu as frappé par l’épée Urie le Héthéen; tu as pris sa femme pour en faire ta femme, et tu l’as 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]
Et maintenant, l’épée ne s’éloignera jamais de ta maison, parce que tu m’as méprisé et que tu as pris la femme d’Urie le Héthéen, pour en faire ta femme.
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.
Ainsi parle Yahweh: Voici que je vais faire lever, de ta maison même, le malheur sur toi, et je prendrai sous tes yeux tes femmes pour les donner à ton voisin, et il couchera avec tes femmes à la vue 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 toi, tu as agi en secret; et moi, je ferai cela en présence de tout Israël et à la face du 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 Yahweh. » Et Nathan dit à David: « Yahweh a pardonné ton péché, tu ne mourras point.
14 But, you have shown contempt for Yahweh by doing this. So, your baby will die.”
Mais, parce que tu as fait, par cette action, mépriser Yahweh par ses ennemis, le fils qui t’est né 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.
Et Nathan s’en alla dans sa maison. Yahweh frappa l’enfant que la femme d’Urie avait enfanté à David, et il devint gravement 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 pria Dieu pour l’enfant, et jeûna; et, étant entré dans sa chambre, il passa la nuit couché par 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 insistèrent auprès de lui pour le faire lever de terre; mais il ne voulut point et ne mangea pas 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 craignaient de lui annoncer que l’enfant était mort, car ils disaient: « Lorsque l’enfant vivait encore, nous lui avons parlé, et il n’a pas écouté notre voix; comment lui dirons-nous: L’enfant est mort? Il fera pis encore. »
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.”
David s’aperçut que ses serviteurs parlaient tout bas entre eux, et David comprit que l’enfant était mort. David dit à ses serviteurs: « L’enfant est donc mort? » Ils dirent: « 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, s’étant levé de terre, se baigna, s’oignit et changea de vêtements; puis il alla dans la maison de Yahweh et se prosterna. Revenu chez lui, il demanda qu’on lui servît à manger, 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!”
Ses serviteurs lui dirent: « Qu’est-ce que tu fais là? Lorsque l’enfant vivait, tu jeûnais et tu pleurais, et maintenant que l’enfant est mort, tu te lèves et tu manges 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: « Quand l’enfant vivait encore, je jeûnais et je pleurais, car je disais: Qui sait? Yahweh aura peut-être pitié de moi, et l’enfant vivra?
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.”
Maintenant qu’il est mort, pourquoi jeûnerais-je? Puis-je encore le faire revenir? 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 Bethsabée, sa femme; il s’approcha d’elle et coucha avec elle, et elle enfanta un fils, qu’il appela Salomon; et Yahweh 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.
et il envoya dire par l’intermédiaire de Nathan, le prophète, qui lui donna le nom de Jedidiah, à cause de Yahweh.
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, qui assiégeait Rabba des fils d’Ammon, s’empara de 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.
et Joab envoya des messagers à David pour lui dire: « J’ai assiégé Rabba et je me suis déjà emparé de 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, viens camper contre la ville et prends-la, de peur que je ne prenne moi-même la ville, et qu’on ne 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 et, ayant marché sur Rabba, il l’attaqua, et s’en rendit maître.
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 la couronne de leur roi de dessus sa tête: son poids était d’un talent d’or; et il y avait sur elle une pierre précieuse, et elle fut mise sur la tête de David. Et il emporta de la ville un très grand 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.
