2 Samuel 4
1 When Saul’s son Ishbosheth heard that Abner had been killed at Hebron, [he realized that he might also be killed]. He became discouraged, and all the Israeli people (trembled/became afraid).
Lorsque le fils de Saül apprit qu'Abner était mort à Hébron, ses mains devinrent faibles, et tous les Israélites furent troublés.
2 Ishbosheth had two officers who were leaders of groups that raided other villages. [They were brothers; ] their names were Baanah and Rechab, sons of Rimmon from Beeroth [town] in the tribe of Benjamin. Beeroth is in the area that had [been assigned to] the tribe of Benjamin.
Le fils de Saül avait deux hommes qui étaient chefs de bandes de pillards. L'un s'appelait Baana et l'autre Rechab, fils de Rimmon, le Beérothien, d'entre les fils de Benjamin (car Beéroth est aussi considéré comme faisant partie de Benjamin;
3 But the people of Beeroth had fled to Gittaim [town], and they still live there.
et les Beérothiens se sont enfuis à Gittaïm, où ils ont vécu comme des étrangers jusqu'à ce jour).
4 Saul’s son Jonathan had a son named Mephibosheth. When Mephibosheth was five years old, Saul and Jonathan died in the battle. When people brought that news from Jezreel, Mephibosheth’s nursemaid picked him up and ran away. She ran very fast, with the result that she dropped him, and his legs became crippled.
Or Jonathan, fils de Saül, avait un fils qui était boiteux des pieds. Il avait cinq ans lorsque la nouvelle de la mort de Saül et de Jonathan arriva de Jizreel; sa nourrice le prit et s'enfuit. Comme elle se hâtait de fuir, il tomba et devint boiteux. Il s'appelait Mephibosheth.
5 One day, Rechab and Baanah left [their home] to go to Ishbosheth’s house. They arrived there about noontime, when Ishbosheth was taking his midday nap.
Les fils de Rimmon, le Beérothien, Rechab et Baana, sortirent et vinrent, vers la chaleur du jour, à la maison d'Ishbosheth, qui se reposait à midi.
6 The woman who was the doorkeeper was sifting wheat. While doing that, she became sleepy, and fell asleep. So Rechab and his brother Baanah were able to creep in quietly.
Là, ils entrèrent au milieu de la maison comme s'ils voulaient aller chercher du blé, et ils le frappèrent au corps; et Rechab et Baana, son frère, échappèrent.
7 They entered Ishbosheth’s bedroom, where he was sleeping. They killed him [with their swords] and cut off his head. They carried his head and walked all night through the Jordan [River] Valley.
Et quand ils entrèrent dans la maison, comme il était couché sur son lit dans sa chambre, ils le frappèrent, le tuèrent, le décapitèrent et prirent sa tête, et ils passèrent toute la nuit sur le chemin de la plaine.
8 They took the head of Ishbosheth to David at Hebron. They said to him, “Here is the head of Ishbosheth, the son of your enemy Saul, who tried to kill you. Your majesty, today Yahweh has allowed you to get revenge on Saul and his descendants!”
Ils apportèrent la tête d'Ishbosheth à David, à Hébron, et dirent au roi: « Voici la tête d'Ishbosheth, le fils de Saül, ton ennemi, qui en voulait à ta vie! Aujourd'hui, Yahvé a vengé mon seigneur le roi de Saül et de sa descendance. »
9 But David replied to them, “Yahweh is the one who has rescued me from all my troubles. And just as surely as Yahweh lives, what I am now saying is also true.
David prit la parole devant Rechab et Baana, son frère, fils de Rimmon, le Beérothite, et leur dit: « L'Éternel est vivant, lui qui a racheté mon âme de toute détresse.
10 When a messenger came to Ziklag and told me ‘Saul is dead!’ and he thought that the news that he was bringing to me was good news, I seized him and [commanded one of my soldiers to] kill him. That was the reward I gave to him for his news!
Quand quelqu'un m'a dit: « Voici Saül mort », pensant qu'il apportait une bonne nouvelle, je l'ai saisi et je l'ai tué à Tsiklag, ce qui était la récompense que je lui donnais pour sa nouvelle.
11 So because you two evil men murdered a man who is (innocent/has done nothing wrong) when he was sleeping on his bed in his own house, I will do something worse to you. I will surely [RHQ] get revenge on you two for murdering [MTY] him, and (wipe you/cause you to disappear) from the earth!”
A plus forte raison, lorsque des méchants ont tué un juste dans sa propre maison, sur son lit, ne devrais-je pas exiger son sang de ta main et débarrasser la terre de toi? ».
12 Then, following David’s orders, his soldiers killed the two men, and cut off their hands and their feet, and hung their bodies (OR, their hands and feet) [on a pole] near the pool at Hebron. But they took the head of Ishbosheth and buried it [respectfully] in the tomb of Abner, there at Hebron.
David donna des ordres à ses jeunes gens, qui les tuèrent, leur coupèrent les mains et les pieds et les pendirent au bord de l'étang d'Hébron. Mais ils prirent la tête d'Ishbosheth et l'enterrèrent dans le tombeau d'Abner à Hébron.
