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 abaissa; et David enleva Méthegamma des mains 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, en les faisant coucher par terre; il en mesura deux cordeaux pour les faire mourir, et un plein cordeau pour leur laisser la vie; et les Moabites furent soumis à David et ses 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 Hadadézer, fils de Réhob, roi de Tsoba, comme il allait 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.
Et David lui prit dix-sept cents cavaliers, et vingt mille hommes de pied; et il coupa les jarrets aux chevaux de tous les chars, mais il en réserva 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.
Or les Syriens de Damas vinrent au secours de 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.
Puis David mit des garnisons dans la Syrie de Damas, et les Syriens furent soumis à David et ses tributaires. Et l'Éternel 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 qu'avaient les serviteurs de 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 emporta aussi une très grande quantité d'airain de Bétach et de Bérothaï, villes de 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,
Or Thoï, roi de Hamath, apprit que David avait défait toutes les forces 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.
Et il envoya Joram, son fils, vers le roi David, pour le saluer, et pour le bénir de ce qu'il avait fait la guerre contre Hadadézer et de ce qu'il l'avait défait. Car Hadadézer était continuellement en guerre avec Thoï. Et 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.
Que David consacra à l'Éternel, 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 la Syrie, de Moab, des enfants d'Ammon, des Philistins, d'Amalek, et du butin de Hadadézer, 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 encore du renom, à son retour de la défaite des Syriens, en battant, 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 des garnisons dans l'Idumée; il mit des garnisons dans toute l'Idumée, et l'Idumée entière fut soumise à David. Et l'Éternel 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, commandait l'armée; et 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;
Et Tsadok, fils d'Achitub, et Achimélec, fils d'Abiathar, étaient sacrificateurs, et Séraja, 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 Jéhojada, était sur les Kéréthiens et les Péléthiens, et les fils de David étaient ses principaux officiers.
