2 Samuel 8
1 Some time later, David’s army attacked the Philistia [army] and defeated them. They took control over the entire Philistia area.
Après cela, David frappa les Philistins et les soumit; et David enleva de la main des Philistins la bride de la ville-mère.
2 David’s army also defeated the army of the Moab people-group. David forced their soldiers to lie down on the ground [close to each other]. His men killed two out of every three of them. The [other] Moab people [were forced to] accept David as their ruler, and they were forced to give to him [every year the] payment/tax [that he demanded].
Il battit Moab et les mesura avec le cordeau, en les faisant se coucher à terre; il mesura deux lignes pour les faire mourir, et une ligne entière pour les faire vivre. Les Moabites devinrent les serviteurs de David, et lui apportèrent un tribut.
3 David’s army also defeated [the army of] Hadadezer, the son of Rehob, who ruled [the state of] Zobah [in Syria]. That happened when David went to rule again over the area at [the upper part of] the Euphrates River.
David frappa aussi Hadadézer, fils de Rehob, roi de Tsoba, au moment où il allait reprendre sa domination sur le fleuve.
4 David’s army captured 1,700 of Hadadezer’s soldiers who rode on horses, and 20,000 of his other soldiers. They also crippled/hamstrung most of the horses that pulled the chariots, but they left/spared enough horses to [pull] 100 chariots.
David lui prit mille sept cents cavaliers et vingt mille fantassins. David fit atteler les chevaux des chars, mais il en réserva assez pour cent chars.
5 When [the army of] Syria came from Damascus [city] to help King Hadadezer’s [army], David’s soldiers killed 22,000 of them.
Lorsque les Syriens de Damas vinrent au secours d'Hadadézer, roi de Tsoba, David frappa vingt-deux mille hommes des Syriens.
6 Then David stationed (groups of his soldiers/army camps) in their area, and the people of Syria were forced to accept David as their ruler, and to give to David’s government [every year] the payment/tax that he demanded. And Yahweh enabled David’s [army] to win victories wherever they went.
David mit alors des garnisons dans la Syrie de Damas, et les Syriens devinrent les serviteurs de David et lui apportèrent un tribut. Yahvé donna la victoire à David partout où il allait.
7 David’s soldiers took the gold shields that were carried by Hadadezer’s officials, and brought them to Jerusalem.
David prit les boucliers d'or qui étaient sur les serviteurs d'Hadadézer et les apporta à Jérusalem.
8 They also brought [to Jerusalem] a lot of bronze [that they found] in Betah and Berothai, two cities that King Hadadezer [had previously] ruled.
A Béta et à Berothaï, villes d'Hadadézer, le roi David prit une grande quantité de bronze.
9 When Toi, the king of the Hamath [city in Syria], heard that David’s [army] had defeated the entire army of King Hadadezer,
Lorsque Toi, roi de Hamath, apprit que David avait battu toute l'armée d'Hadadézer,
10 he sent his son Joram to greet King David and to (congratulate him/say that he was happy) about his army defeating Hadadezer’s army, which Toi’s [army] had fought many times. Joram brought to David many items/gifts made from gold, silver, and bronze.
Toi envoya son fils Joram auprès du roi David pour le saluer et le bénir, parce qu'il avait combattu Hadadézer et l'avait battu, car Hadadézer était en guerre avec Toi. Joram apporta avec lui des vases d'argent, des vases d'or et des vases de bronze.
11 King David dedicated all those items to Yahweh. He also dedicated the silver and gold which his army had taken from the nations that they had conquered.
Le roi David les consacra à Yahvé, avec l'argent et l'or qu'il consacra de toutes les nations qu'il avait soumises -
12 They had taken items from the Edom people-group and the Moab people-group, from the Ammon people-group, from the Philistia people, and from [the descendants of] Amalek, as well as from the people that Hadadezer [previously] ruled.
de la Syrie, de Moab, des enfants d'Ammon, des Philistins, d'Amalek, et du butin d'Hadadézer, fils de Rehob, roi de Tsoba.
13 When David returned [after defeating the armies of Syria], he became more famous because his army killed 18,000 soldiers from the Edom people-group in the Salt Valley [near the Dead Sea].
David acquit une réputation lorsqu'il revint de battre dix-huit mille hommes des Syriens dans la vallée du sel.
14 David stationed (groups of his soldiers/army camps) throughout the Edom area, and forced the people there to accept him as their king. Yahweh enabled David’s [army] to win battles wherever they went.
Il mit des garnisons en Édom. Dans tout Édom, il mit des garnisons et tous les Édomites devinrent les serviteurs de David. Yahvé donna la victoire à David partout où il allait.
15 David ruled over all the Israeli people, and he always did for them what was fair and just.
David régna sur tout Israël, et il fit régner la justice et la droiture sur tout son peuple.
16 Joab was the army commander; Jehoshaphat, the son of Ahilud, was the man who reported to the people everything that David decided that they should do;
Joab, fils de Tseruja, était à la tête de l'armée; Josaphat, fils d'Ahilud, était archiviste;
17 Zadok the son of Ahitub and Ahimelech the son of Abiathar were the priests; Seraiah was the official secretary;
Tsadok, fils d'Ahitub, et Achimélec, fils d'Abiathar, étaient sacrificateurs; Seraja était scribe;
18 Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was the commander of (David’s bodyguards/the men who protected the king); and David’s sons were priests (OR, his administrators/advisors).
Benaja, fils de Jehojada, était à la tête des Kéréthiens et des Péléthiens; et les fils de David étaient ministres principaux.
