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 battit les Philistins et les humilia, et il enleva de la main des Philistins les rênes de leur capitale.
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 les Moabites, et il les mesura avec un cordeau, en les faisant coucher par terre; il en mesura deux cordeaux pour les livrer à la mort, et un plein cordeau pour leur laisser la vie. Et les Moabites furent assujettis à David, et lui payèrent 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 battit Hadadézer, fils de Rehob, roi de Tsoba, lorsqu’il alla rétablir sa domination sur le fleuve de l’Euphrate.
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 hommes de pied; il coupa les jarrets à tous les chevaux de trait, et ne conserva que cent attelages.
5 When [the army of] Syria came from Damascus [city] to help King Hadadezer’s [army], David’s soldiers killed 22,000 of them.
Les Syriens de Damas vinrent au secours d’Hadadézer, roi de Tsoba, et David battit vingt-deux mille 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 des garnisons dans la Syrie de Damas. Et les Syriens furent assujettis à David, et lui payèrent un tribut. L’Éternel protégeait 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.
Et David prit les boucliers d’or qu’avaient 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.
Le roi David prit encore une grande quantité d’airain à Béthach et à Bérothaï, villes d’Hadadézer.
9 When Toi, the king of the Hamath [city in Syria], heard that David’s [army] had defeated the entire army of King Hadadezer,
Thoï, 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.
et il envoya Joram, son fils, vers le roi David, pour le saluer, et pour le féliciter d’avoir attaqué Hadadézer et de l’avoir battu. Car Thoï était en guerre avec Hadadézer. Joram apporta des vases d’argent, des vases d’or, et des vases d’airain.
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 l’Éternel, comme il avait déjà consacré l’argent et l’or pris sur toutes les nations qu’il avait vaincues,
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.
sur la Syrie, sur Moab, sur les fils d’Ammon, sur les Philistins, sur Amalek, et sur le 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].
Au retour de sa victoire sur les Syriens, David se fit encore un nom, en battant dans la vallée du sel dix-huit mille Édomites.
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 Édom, il mit des garnisons dans tout Édom. Et tout Édom fut assujetti à David. L’Éternel protégeait 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 Israël, et il faisait droit et justice à 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, commandait l’armée; Josaphat, fils d’Achilud, 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’Achithub, et Achimélec, fils d’Abiathar, étaient sacrificateurs; Seraja était 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).
Benaja, fils de Jehojada, était chef des Kéréthiens et des Péléthiens; et les fils de David étaient ministres d’état.
