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.
Et l’Éternel envoya Nathan à David; et il vint vers lui, et lui dit: Il y avait deux hommes dans une ville, l’un riche, et l’autre pauvre.
2 The rich man owned a lot of cattle and sheep.
Le riche avait du menu et du gros bétail en grande quantité;
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 du tout qu’ une seule petite brebis, qu’il avait achetée, et qu’il nourrissait, et qui grandissait auprès de lui et ensemble avec ses fils: elle mangeait de ses morceaux et buvait de sa coupe, et elle 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.”
Et un voyageur vint chez l’homme riche; et il évita de prendre de son menu ou de son gros bétail pour en apprêter au voyageur qui était venu chez lui, et il a pris la brebis de l’homme pauvre, et l’a apprêtée pour l’homme qui était venu vers 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!
Et la colère de David s’embrasa fort contre l’homme; et il dit à Nathan: L’Éternel est vivant que l’homme qui a fait cela est digne de 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 la brebis au quadruple, parce qu’il a fait cette chose-là et 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.
Et Nathan dit à David: Tu es cet homme! Ainsi dit l’Éternel, 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!
et je t’ai donné la maison de ton seigneur, et les femmes de ton seigneur dans ton sein, et je t’ai donné la maison d’Israël et de Juda; et si c’était peu, je t’aurais ajouté telle et telle chose.
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 l’Éternel, en faisant ce qui est mauvais à ses yeux? Tu as frappé avec l’épée Urie, le Héthien; et sa femme, tu l’as prise pour en faire ta femme, et lui, 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 pas de ta maison, à jamais, parce que tu m’as méprisé, et que tu as pris la femme d’Urie, le Héthien, pour qu’elle soit 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 dit l’Éternel: Voici, je susciterai de ta propre maison un mal contre toi: je prendrai tes femmes devant tes yeux, et je les donnerai à ton compagnon, 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 tu l’as fait en secret, et moi, je ferai cette chose-là 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].
Et David dit à Nathan: J’ai péché contre l’Éternel. Et Nathan dit à David: Aussi l’Éternel a fait passer ton péché: tu ne mourras pas;
14 But, you have shown contempt for Yahweh by doing this. So, your baby will die.”
toutefois, comme par cette chose tu as donné occasion aux ennemis de l’Éternel de blasphémer, le fils qui t’est né mourra certainement.
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. Et l’Éternel frappa l’enfant que la femme d’Urie avait enfanté à David; et il 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.
Et David supplia Dieu pour l’enfant, et David jeûna; et il alla et passa la nuit couché sur la 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.
Et les anciens de sa maison se levèrent [et vinrent] vers lui pour le faire lever de terre; mais il ne voulut pas, et ne mangea pas le 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!”
Et il arriva, le septième jour, que l’enfant mourut; et les serviteurs de David craignirent de lui apprendre que l’enfant était mort, car ils disaient: Voici, lorsque l’enfant était en vie, nous lui avons parlé, et il n’a pas écouté notre voix; et comment lui dirions-nous: L’enfant est mort? Il fera quelque mal.
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.”
Et David vit que ses serviteurs parlaient bas, et David comprit que l’enfant était mort; et David dit à ses serviteurs: L’enfant est-il mort? Et 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.
Et David se leva de terre, et se lava et s’oignit, et changea de vêtements; et il entra dans la maison de l’Éternel et se prosterna; et il rentra dans sa maison, et demanda qu’on mette 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!”
Et ses serviteurs lui dirent: Qu’est-ce que tu fais? Tu as jeûné et tu as pleuré à cause de l’enfant, pendant qu’il était en vie; et quand l’enfant est mort, tu te lèves et tu manges.
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’.
Et il dit: Tant que l’enfant vivait encore, j’ai jeûné et j’ai pleuré, car je disais: Qui sait: l’Éternel me fera grâce, 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.”
Mais maintenant qu’il est mort, pourquoi jeûnerais-je? Pourrais-je le faire revenir encore? Moi, je vais vers lui, mais lui 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.
Et David consola Bath-Shéba, sa femme, et vint vers elle et coucha avec elle; et elle enfanta un fils, et il appela son nom Salomon; et 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.
et il envoya par Nathan le prophète, et l’appela du 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.
Et Joab fit la guerre contre Rabba des fils d’Ammon, et il 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.
Et Joab envoya des messagers à David, et dit: J’ai fait la guerre contre Rabba, et j’ai aussi 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’.”
Et maintenant, assemble le reste du peuple, et campe contre la ville et prends-la, de peur que moi je ne prenne la ville, et qu’elle ne soit appelée de mon nom.
29 So David gathered all his troops. They went [with David] to Rabbah and attacked it and captured it.
Et David assembla tout le peuple, et marcha sur Rabba; et il combattit contre elle, 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.
Et il prit la couronne de leur roi de dessus sa tête (et son poids était d’un talent d’or, et elle [avait] des pierres précieuses); et elle fut [mise] sur la tête de David; et il emmena 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.
Et il fit sortir le peuple qui s’y trouvait, et les mit sous la scie, et sous des herses de fer, et sous des haches de fer, et les fit passer par un four à briques: il fit ainsi à toutes les villes des fils d’Ammon. Et David et tout le peuple s’en retournèrent à Jérusalem.
