2 Samuel 1
1 After Saul died, David [and the men who were with him] returned to Ziklag [town] after defeating the descendants of Amalek. They stayed in Ziklag for two days.
Après la mort de Saül, David, qui venait de battre les Amalécites, resta deux jours à Ciklag.
2 On the third day, unexpectedly a man arrived there who had come from where Saul’s army was camped. He had torn his clothes and put dust on his head [to show that he was grieving]. He came to David, and prostrated himself on the ground [in front of David to show respect for him].
Le troisième jour, on vit un homme venir du camp de Saül, les vêtements déchirés, la tête couverte de poussière. En arrivant auprès de David, il se jeta à terre et se prosterna.
3 David asked him, “Where have you come from?” The man replied, “I escaped from where the Israeli army had been camped.”
"D’Où viens-tu?" lui demanda David. Il lui répondit: "Du camp d’Israël, d’où je me suis échappé.
4 David asked him, “What happened? Tell me [about the battle]!” The man replied, “The Israeli soldiers ran away from the battle. Many of them were killed. And Saul and his son Jonathan (are dead/were also killed).”
Que s’est-il passé? dit David, raconte-le moi." Il raconta que le peuple avait fui du champ de bataille, qu’il en était mort un grand nombre, que Saül et son fils Jonathan avaient également péri.
5 David said to the young man, “How do you know that Saul and his son Jonathan are dead?”
David dit au jeune homme qui l’avait renseigné: "Comment sais-tu que Saül et son fils Jonathan sont morts?"
6 The young man replied, “It happened that I was on Gilboa Mountain [where the battle occurred], and I saw Saul, leaning on his spear. The [enemy] chariots and their drivers had come very close to Saul.
Le jeune homme qui apportait les nouvelles lui répondit: "Me trouvant par hasard sur le mont Ghelboé, j’ai vu Saül appuyé sur sa lance; déjà les chars et les cavaliers l’avaient atteint.
7 Saul turned around and saw me, and he called out to me. I answered him and said, ‘What do you want me to do?’
En se retournant, il m’aperçut et m’appela. Je répondis: Me voici.
8 He replied, ‘Who are you?’ I replied, ‘I am a descendant of Amalek.’
Il me dit: "Qui es-tu? Un Amalécite, répondis-je.
9 Then he said to me, ‘Come over here and kill me. I am still alive, but I am enduring a lot of pain.’
Eh bien, dit-il, place-toi auprès de moi et donne-moi la mort, car les affres m’ont saisi, bien que ma vie soit encore intacte."
10 So I went to him and killed him, because I knew that he was wounded very badly and would (not continue to live/soon die). I took the crown that was on his head and the band/bracelet that was on his arm, and I have brought them to you.”
Je m’approchai de lui et le tuai, car je savais qu’il ne survivrait pas à sa chute. Puis je pris le diadème qui ceignait sa tête et le bracelet qui ornait son bras, et je les apporte ici à mon seigneur."
11 Then David and all the men who were with him tore their clothes [to show that they were very sad].
Alors David saisit ses vêtements et les déchira, et ainsi firent tous ceux qui étaient avec lui.
12 They mourned for Saul and his son Jonathan, and they cried and (fasted/abstained from eating food) until it was evening. They also mourned for all the army of Yahweh, and for all the Israeli people, because many of their soldiers had been killed in the battle [MTY].
Ils manifestèrent leur deuil, pleurèrent et jeûnèrent jusqu’au soir à cause de Saül et de Jonathan, son fils, du peuple de Dieu et de la maison d’Israël, qui avaient succombé sous le glaive.
13 Then David asked the young man who had told him [about the battle], “Where are you from?” He replied, “My father is a descendant of Amalek, but we live in Israel.”
David dit encore au jeune homme qui lui avait fait le récit: "D’Où es-tu?" Il répondit: "Je suis fils d’un étranger, d’un Amalécite.
14 David asked him, “(Why were you not afraid [that you would be punished if you] killed Saul, whom Yahweh had appointed [MTY] [to be the king]?/You should have been afraid [that you would be punished if you] killed Saul, whom Yahweh had appointed [MTY] [to be the king].) [RHQ]
Comment, lui dit David, n’as-tu pas craint de lever la main pour faire périr l’oint du Seigneur?"
15 You yourself said, ‘I killed the man whom Yahweh appointed to be the king.’ So you have caused yourself to be guilty [MTY] of causing your own death!” Then David summoned one of his soldiers and said to him, “Kill him!” So the soldier killed him by striking him [with a sword].
Puis David appela un des serviteurs et lui dit: "Approche, jette-toi sur lui!" Le serviteur le frappa à mort.
Et David lui dit: "Ton sang retombe sur ta tête! Car ta propre bouche a déposé contre toi lorsque tu as dit: C’Est moi qui ai fait mourir l’oint du Seigneur."
17 Then David composed/wrote this sad song about Saul and Jonathan,
David composa cette élégie sur Saül et son fils Jonathan,
18 and he commanded that it be taught to the people of Judah. [The song is called] ‘The Bow [and Arrow]’ and it has been written in the Book of Jashar:
et décida qu’on enseignerait aux fils de Juda le chant de l’Arc, qui est consigné dans le livre de Yachar:
19 “You Israeli people, your glorious [MTY] leaders have been killed on the mountains! [It is very sad that] those mighty men have died!
"Oh! L’Orgueil d’Israël! Le voilà gisant sur les hauteurs! Comme ils sont tombés, les vaillants!
20 “Do not tell it [to our enemies in the Philistia area]; do not tell to the people who live in Gath [city] what happened; do not proclaim it in the streets of Ashkelon [city], because if you tell them, [even] the women in that area will be happy; do not allow those (pagan women/women who do not know God) to rejoice.
Ne l’allez pas dire à Gath, ne le publiez pas dans les rues d’Ascalon; elles pourraient s’en réjouir, les filles des Philistins, elles en triompheraient, les filles des impurs!
21 I hope/desire that there will be no rain or dew on the mountains of [the] Gilboa [area] [APO], and that no grain will grow in the fields there, because there the shield of Saul, the mighty [king], fell on the ground. No one rubbed [olive] oil on Saul’s shield;
Montagnes de Ghelboé, plus de rosée, plus de pluie sur vous, plus de campagnes riches en offrande! Car là fut déshonoré le bouclier des forts, le bouclier de Saül, qui plus jamais ne sera oint d’huile!
22 instead, it was stained with the blood of those whom he had killed, and the fat of mighty enemy soldiers was smeared on it. Jonathan [PRS] did not retreat carrying his bow [and arrows], and Saul always [defeated his enemies when he fought them] with his sword. [PRS, LIT]
Devant le sang des blessés, devant la graisse des guerriers, l’arc de Jonathan ne reculait point, ni l’épée de Saül ne revenait à vide.
23 “Saul and Jonathan were loved and they pleased many people. They were together [LIT] while they lived and when they died. [In battles] they were swifter than eagles and they were stronger than lions.
Saül et Jonathan, chéris et aimables durant leur vie, n’ont pas été séparés par la mort; plus prompts que les aigles, plus courageux que les lions!
24 “You Israeli women, cry about Saul; He provided beautiful scarlet/red clothes for you and he gave you gold ornaments/jewelry to fasten on those clothes.
Filles d’Israël, pleurez Saül, qui vous habillait richement de pourpre, qui ajoutait des joyaux d’or à votre parure!
25 “[It is very sad that] this mighty soldier has died! Jonathan has been killed on the mountains/hills.
Comme ils sont tombés, les vaillants, en plein combat; tombé mort, Jonathan, sur tes hauteurs!
26 Jonathan, my dear friend, I grieve for you; you were very dear to me. You loved me in a wonderful manner; it was better than the way that a woman loves [her husband and her children].
Jonathan, mon frère, ta perte m’accable, tu m’étais si cher! Ton affection m’était précieuse plus que l’amour des femmes…
27 “It is very sad that those mighty men have died, and their weapons are now abandoned!
Comme ils sont tombés, ces vaillants, et perdues, ces armes de guerre!"
