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).
Quand le fils de Saül eut appris qu’Abner était mort à Hébron, les bras lui tombèrent; tout Israël aussi fut consterné.
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.
Parmi les chefs de bande du fils de Saül se trouvaient deux hommes ayant nom l’un Baana, l’autre Rêkhab, deux Benjamites, fils de Rimmon le Beérotite; car Beérot aussi était attribué à Benjamin.
3 But the people of Beeroth had fled to Gittaim [town], and they still live there.
Les Beérotites s’étaient réfugiés à Ghittayim, où ils ont résidé 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.
(Jonathan, fils de Saül, avait laissé un fils boiteux; ce dernier avait cinq ans lorsqu’arriva, de Jezreël, la nouvelle relative à Saül et à Jonathan; sa nourrice l’emporta en fuyant, le laissa tomber dans sa précipitation, et il devint boiteux; il se nommait Mephiboseth.)
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.
Or, les fils de Rimmon le Beérotite, Rêkhab et Baana, s’acheminèrent vers la demeure d’Isboseth, où ils arrivèrent au plus chaud de la journée; il était couché, goûtant le repos de 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.
Rêkhab et son frère Baana pénétrèrent jusque dans l’intérieur de la maison en acheteurs de froment, le frappèrent dans l’aine et se sauvèrent.
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.
Ils y étaient entrés comme il reposait sur son lit, dans sa chambre à coucher, l’avaient frappé à mort et lui avaient coupé la tête. Munis de cette tête, ils s’en allèrent par la plaine et marchèrent toute la nuit.
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 à David, à Hébron, la tête d’lsboseth, et dirent au roi: "Voici la tête d’Isboseth, fils de Saül, ton ennemi, qui en voulait à ta vie. Dieu a vengé en ce jour mon seigneur le roi de Saül et de sa postérité."
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 répondit à Rêkhab et à Baana, son frère, fils de Rimmon le Beérotite, en ces termes: "Par le Dieu vivant, qui a sauvé ma personne de tous les dangers!
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!
celui qui m’annonça que Saül était mort, se croyant porteur d’une bonne nouvelle, je le fis saisir et tuer à Ciklag, le payant ainsi de sa bonne 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!”
combien plus, quand des méchants ont fait périr un homme de bien dans sa maison, sur sa couche! Et maintenant, certes, je vous demanderai compte de son sang et vous ferai disparaître du pays."
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.
Sur l’ordre de David, les serviteurs les mirent à mort, leur coupèrent les mains et les pieds et les pendirent près de l’étang de Hébron; quant à la tête d’Isboseth, ils la prirent pour la déposer dans le sépulcre d’Abner, à Hébron.
