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.
David défit ensuite les Philistins, abattit leur puissance et leur enleva Métheg-Haamma.
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].
Puis il vainquit les Moabites et les mesura au cordeau, les faisant coucher par terre et destinant deux lots à la mort, un lot à la vie sauve; et Moab fut assujetti à David et devint son tributaire.
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.
Puis David battit Hadadézer, fils de Rehob, roi de Çoba, tandis qu’il marchait vers l’Euphrate pour étendre sa domination.
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 captura mille sept cents cavaliers et vingt mille hommes de pied, fit mutiler tous les attelages, et n’en conserva que cent.
5 When [the army of] Syria came from Damascus [city] to help King Hadadezer’s [army], David’s soldiers killed 22,000 of them.
La Syrie de Damas vint au secours de Hadadézer, roi de Çoba; David tua aux Syriens vingt-deux mille hommes.
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.
il mit ensuite des garnisons dans la Syrie de Damas, qui devint sujette et tributaire de David. Ainsi le Seigneur protégeait David dans toutes ses campagnes.
7 David’s soldiers took the gold shields that were carried by Hadadezer’s officials, and brought them to Jerusalem.
David s’empara des boucliers d’or appartenant aux serviteurs de Hadadézer, et les transporta 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.
Egalement de Bétah et de Bérotaï, villes de Hadadézer, le roi David emporta du cuivre en grande quantité.
9 When Toi, the king of the Hamath [city in Syria], heard that David’s [army] had defeated the entire army of King Hadadezer,
Toï, roi de Hamath, ayant appris que David avait défait toute l’armée de 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.
envoya son fils Joram au roi David, pour le saluer et le féliciter d’avoir combattu et vaincu Hadadézer, car celui-ci était en guerre avec Toï. Il lui envoyait en même temps des vases d’argent, d’or et de cuivre.
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.
Ceux-là aussi, le roi David les consacra à l’Eternel, comme il avait consacré l’argent et l’or de tous les peuples qu’il avait soumis:
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.
des Syriens, des Moabites, des Ammonites, des Philistins, des Amalécites, comme le butin pris sur Hadadézer, fils de Rehob, roi de Çoba.
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].
Quand il revint de battre la Syrie, David se fit encore un nom en battant dix-huit mille hommes 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 dans l’Idumée, il en mit dans toute l’Idumée, qu’il assujettit tout entière. Et le Seigneur protégea David dans toutes ses voies.
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 gouverna tout son peuple avec justice et équité.
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 Cerouya, était chef de l’armée; Josaphat, fils d’Ahiloud, archiviste;
17 Zadok the son of Ahitub and Ahimelech the son of Abiathar were the priests; Seraiah was the official secretary;
Çadok, fils d’Ahitoub, et Ahimélec, fils d’Ebiatar, prêtres; Seraïa, secrétaire;
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).
Benaïahou, fils de Joïada, avec les Krêthi et Pelêthi; et les fils de David, ministres.
