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 il arriva que David battit les Philistins, et les abaissa, et David prit Methegamma de la main des Philistins.
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 aussi les Moabites, et les mesura au cordeau, les faisant coucher par terre; et il en mesura deux cordeaux pour les faire mourir, et un plein cordeau pour leur sauver la vie; et [le pays] des Moabites fut à David sous cette condition, qu'ils lui seraient sujets et tributaires.
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 aussi Hadadhézer fils de Réhob, Roi de Tsoba, comme il allait pour recouvrer ses limites sur le fleuve d'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.
Et David lui prit mille et sept cents hommes de cheval, et vingt mille hommes de pied, et coupa les jarrets [des chevaux] de tous les chariots, mais il en réserva cent chariots.
5 When [the army of] Syria came from Damascus [city] to help King Hadadezer’s [army], David’s soldiers killed 22,000 of them.
Car les Syriens de Damas étaient venus pour donner du secours à Hadadhézer 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.
Puis David mit garnison en Syrie de Damas, et [le pays] de ces Syriens fut à David sous cette condition, qu'ils lui seraient sujets et tributaires; et l'Eternel gardait 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 qui étaient aux serviteurs de Hadadhézer, 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 emporta aussi une grande quantité d'airain de Bétah, et de Bérothaï, villes de Hadadhézer.
9 When Toi, the king of the Hamath [city in Syria], heard that David’s [army] had defeated the entire army of King Hadadezer,
Or Tohi, Roi de Hamath, apprit que David avait défait toutes les forces de Hadadhézer.
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 le féliciter de ce qu'il avait fait la guerre contre Hadadhézer, et de ce qu'il l'avait défait; car Hadadhézer était en guerre continuellement avec Tohi, et [Joram] apporta des vaisseaux d'argent, et des vaisseaux d'or, et des vaisseaux 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.
Lesquels David consacra à l'Eternel avec l'argent et l'or qu'il avait [déjà] consacrés [du butin] de toutes les nations qu'il s'était assujetties;
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 Syrie, de Moab, des enfants de Hammon, des Philistins, de Hamalec, et du butin de Hadadhézer, fils de Réhob, 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 s'acquit aussi [une grande] réputation de ce qu'en retournant de la défaite des Syriens, [il tailla en pièces] dans la vallée du sel dix-huit mille Iduméens.
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.
Et il mit garnison dans l'Idumée, il mit, dis-je, garnison dans toute l'Idumée; et tous les Iduméens furent assujettis à David; et l'Eternel gardait David partout où il allait.
15 David ruled over all the Israeli people, and he always did for them what was fair and just.
Ainsi David régna sur tout Israël, faisant 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;
Et Joab fils de Tséruja avait la charge de l'armée; et Jéhosaphat fils d'Ahilud, était commis sur les registres.
17 Zadok the son of Ahitub and Ahimelech the son of Abiathar were the priests; Seraiah was the official secretary;
Et Tsadok fils d'Ahitub, et Ahimélec fils d'Abiathar étaient les Sacrificateurs, et Séraja était le 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).
Et Bénaja fils de Jéhojadah était sur les Kéréthiens et les Péléthiens; et les fils de David étaient les principaux Officiers.
