1 Chroniques 11
1 Alors tout Israël se rassembla auprès de David à Hébron, en disant: « Voici, nous sommes tes os et ta chair.
Then the people of Israel came to David at Hebron [town] and said to him, “Listen, we have the same ancestors [IDM] that you have.
2 Autrefois, même lorsque Saül était roi, c'est toi qui as fait sortir et entrer Israël. Yahvé ton Dieu t'a dit: « Tu seras le berger de mon peuple d'Israël, et tu seras le prince de mon peuple d'Israël. »
In the past, when Saul was our king, it was you who led our Israeli [soldiers in our battles]. You are the one to whom Yahweh our God promised, ‘You will be the leader [MET] of my people; you will be their king.’”
3 Et tous les anciens d'Israël vinrent auprès du roi à Hébron, et David fit alliance avec eux à Hébron, devant Yahvé. Ils oignirent David comme roi d'Israël, selon la parole de Yahvé par Samuel.
So all the Israeli elders came to David at Hebron. And David made a sacred agreement with them while Yahweh was listening. They anointed him [with olive oil to set him apart] to be the king of the Israeli people. That is what Yahweh had previously told [the prophet] Samuel would happen.
4 David et tout Israël allèrent à Jérusalem (appelée aussi Jébus); les Jébusiens, habitants du pays, étaient là.
David and all the Israeli [soldiers] [SYN] went to Jerusalem. [At that time, ] Jerusalem was called Jebus, and the people who lived there were the Jebus people-group.
5 Les habitants de Jébus dirent à David: « Tu n'entreras pas ici! » Néanmoins, David prit la forteresse de Sion. C'est la ville de David.
Those people said to David, “Your [soldiers] will not be able to get inside our city!” But David’s [soldiers] captured the city, even though it had strong walls around it, and since then it has been called ‘The City of David’.
6 David avait dit: « Celui qui frappera le premier les Jébusiens sera chef et capitaine. » Joab, fils de Tseruja, monta le premier, et fut nommé chef.
[What happened was this: ]: David said [to his soldiers], “The one who leads [our soldiers] to attack the Jebus people-group will become the commander of all my army.” Joab, the son of Zeruiah, led the soldiers, so he became the commander of all the army.
7 David habitait dans la forteresse; c'est pourquoi on l'appelait la ville de David.
[After they captured] the city which had strong walls around it, David moved there. That is why they named it ‘The City of David’.
8 Il construisit la ville tout autour, depuis Millo jusqu'aux environs; et Joab répara le reste de la ville.
David’s workers rebuilt the city, starting where the land was filled in and extending to the wall that was around the city. Joab’s [men] repaired the other parts of the city.
9 David devenait de plus en plus grand, car l'Éternel des armées était avec lui.
David became more and more powerful/influential, because the Almighty Commander of the armies of angels was with/helping him.
10 Et voici les chefs des hommes forts que David avait, qui se sont montrés forts avec lui dans son royaume, avec tout Israël, pour le faire roi, selon la parole de l'Éternel sur Israël.
Yahweh had promised [that David would become the king]. And all the Israeli people (were happy that David was/supported David as) their king. There were many soldiers/warriors who helped David’s kingdom to remain strong.
11 Voici le nombre des vaillants hommes que David avait: Jashobeam, fils d'un Hachmonite, chef des trente; il leva sa lance contre trois cents personnes et les tua en une seule fois.
This is a list of the leaders of David’s [most mighty] warriors: Jashobeam was from the Hacmon clan. He was one of the leaders of David’s most powerful soldiers. One time he fought against 300 enemies and killed them all with his spear.
12 Après lui, Éléazar, fils de Dodo, l'Ahochite, qui était l'un des trois hommes forts.
Another one was Eleazar, who was the son of Dodo from the clan of Ahoh.
13 Il était avec David à Pasdammim, et là, les Philistins étaient rassemblés pour combattre, là où il y avait un terrain plein d'orge; et le peuple fuyait devant les Philistins.
[One day] he was with David at Pas Dammim when the soldiers of Philistia gathered there for the battle. There was a field of barley there. At first the Israeli soldiers ran away from the soldiers of Philistia,
14 Ils se placèrent au milieu du champ, le défendirent et tuèrent les Philistins, et Yahvé les sauva par une grande victoire.
but then David and Eleazar stopped in the middle of the field and fought to defend it and killed [many of] the soldiers of Philistia. Yahweh enabled them to win a great victory on that day.
15 Trois des trente chefs descendirent au rocher vers David, dans la grotte d'Adullam; et l'armée des Philistins campait dans la vallée des Rephaïm.
One time three of David’s thirty most mighty warriors came to David when he was camping next to the huge rock outside the cave near Adullam. At that same time, the army of Philistia had camped in the Rephaim Valley.
16 David était alors dans la forteresse, et la garnison des Philistins était en ce moment à Bethléem.
David was in a fortress, and some of the soldiers of Philistia were occupying Bethlehem.
17 David se languissait et disait: « Oh, si quelqu'un me donnait à boire de l'eau du puits de Bethléem, qui est près de la porte! ».
[One day] David was very thirsty and said, “I wish that someone would bring me some water from the well near the gate at Bethlehem!”
18 Les trois hommes traversèrent l'armée des Philistins, puisèrent de l'eau dans le puits de Bethléem, près de la porte, la prirent et l'apportèrent à David. David ne voulut pas en boire, mais il la versa à Yahvé,
So those three most outstanding warriors forced their way through the camp of Philistia soldiers and drew some water from the well, and brought it to David. But he would not drink it. Instead, he poured it out [on the ground to be an offering] to Yahweh.
19 et dit: « Mon Dieu me défend de faire cela! Boirais-je le sang de ces hommes qui ont mis leur vie en péril? ». Car ils avaient risqué leur vie pour l'apporter. Il n'a donc pas voulu le boire. Les trois hommes forts firent ces choses.
He said, “Yahweh, it would certainly not be right for me to drink this water! That would be like [RHQ] drinking the blood of these men who were willing/ready to die for me!” So he refused to drink it. That was one of the things that those three most outstanding warriors did.
20 Abishaï, frère de Joab, était le chef des trois, car il leva sa lance contre trois cents personnes et les tua, et il eut un nom parmi les trois.
Joab’s [younger] brother Abishai was the leader of the 30 most mighty warriors. [One time] Abishai fought 300 [enemy] soldiers with his spear and killed them.
21 Parmi les trois, il était plus honorable que les deux autres, et il fut fait leur chef; cependant il n'était pas compris dans les trois.
So he became as famous as those three most outstanding warriors. He became their commander, even though he was not one of those three men.
22 Benaja, fils de Jehoiada, fils d'un homme vaillant de Kabzeel, qui avait fait des exploits, tua les deux fils d'Ariel de Moab. Il descendit aussi et tua un lion au milieu d'une fosse, un jour de neige.
Jehoiada’s son Benaiah was a brave soldier from Kabzeel [town] who did heroic deeds. He killed two of the best warriors from [the] Moab [people-group]. One day he went down into a pit when snow was falling [on the ground] and killed a lion there.
23 Il tua un Égyptien, un homme de haute stature, haut de cinq coudées. Il descendit vers lui avec un bâton, arracha la lance de la main de l'Égyptien et le tua avec sa propre lance.
He also killed a soldier from Egypt who was (7-1/2 feet/2.3 meters) tall. The soldier from Egypt carried a spear that was as long as a weaver’s rod. Benaiah had [only] a club, but he grabbed the other man’s spear and killed him with it.
24 Benaja, fils de Jehojada, fit ces choses et eut un nom parmi les trois vaillants hommes.
Those are some of the things that Benaiah did. So he became as famous as the three mighty warriors.
25 Voici, il était plus honorable que les trente, mais il n'atteignait pas les trois, et David le plaça à la tête de sa garde.
He was more honored than the other members of the group of thirty most mighty warriors, but he did not become a member of the group of three most outstanding warriors. David appointed him to be the leader of his bodyguards.
26 Parmi les vaillants soldats, il y avait aussi Asaël, frère de Joab, Elhanan, fils de Dodo, de Bethléhem,
These are the names of David’s mighty warriors: Asahel, the [younger] brother of Joab; Elhanan, the son of Dodo, from Bethlehem;
27 Schammoth, de Haror, Hélez, de Pelon,
Shammah, from [the] Harod [clan]; Helez, from [the] Pelon [clan];
28 Ira, fils d'Ikkesh, de Teko, Abiézer, d'Anathoth,
Ira, the son of Ikkesh, from Tekoa [town]; Abiezer, from Anathoth [city];
29 Sibbecaï, de Huschath, Ilaï, d'Ahoh,
Sibbecai, from Hushah’s [clan]; Ilai from Ahoh’s clan;
30 Maharaï, de Netophath, Héled, fils de Baana, de Netophath,
Maharai, from Netophah [town]; Heled, the son of Baanah, also from Netophah [town];
31 Ithaï, fils de Ribaï, de Guibea, des fils de Benjamin, Benaja, le Pirathonien,
Ithai, the son of Ribai, from Gibeah [town] in [the land that belonged to] the tribe of Benjamin; Benaiah, from Pirathon [town];
32 Huraï, des ruisseaux de Gaash, Abiel, l'Arbathien,
Hurai, from the valleys near Gaash [Mountain]; Abiel from the clan of Arabah;
33 Azmaveth, le Baharumite, Eliahba, le Shaalbonite,
Azmaveth, from Baharum [town]; Eliahba, from Shaalbon [town];
34 les fils de Hachem, le Gizonite, Jonathan, fils de Schagee, le Hararien,
The sons of Hashem from [the] Gizon [clan]; Jonathan the son of Shagee from the Harar [town/clan];
35 Ahiam, fils de Sacar, le Hararien, Eliphal, fils d'Ur,
Ahiam the son of Sharar/Sacar, from Harar [town/clan]; Eliphal the son of Ur;
36 Hépher, le Méchathien, Achija, le Pélonite,
Hepher from the Mekerath [clan]; Ahijah from the Pelon [clan/town];
37 Hezro, le Carmélite, Naaraï, fils d'Ezbaï,
Hezro from Carmel [city]; Naarai the son of Ezbai;
38 Joël, frère de Nathan, Mibhar, fils de Hagri,
Joel the [younger] brother of Nathan; Mibhar the son of Hagri;
39 Zelek, l'Ammonite, Naharaï, le Berothite, porteur d'armes de Joab, fils de Tseruja,
Zelek from the Ammon people-group; Naharai, the man who carried Joab’s weapons, from Beeroth [town];
40 Ira, l'Ithrite, Gareb, l'Ithrite,
Ira and Gareb from Jattir [town];
41 Urie, le Hittite, Zabad, fils d'Ahlaï,
Uriah, [Bathsheba’s husband], from the Heth people-group; Zabad the son of Ahlai;
42 Adina, fils de Schiza, le Rubénite, chef des Rubénites, et trente avec lui,
Adina the son of Shiza, a leader from the tribe of Reuben, who had thirty [soldiers] with him;
43 Hanan, fils de Maaca, Josaphat, le Mithnite,
Hanan the son of Maacah; Joshaphat from Mithna [town/clan];
44 Uzzia, l'Asterathite, Shama et Jeiel, fils d'Hotham, l'Aroérite,
Uzzia from Ashterath [town]; Shama and Jeiel, the sons of Hotham, from Aroer [city];
45 Jediaël, fils de Shimri, et Joha, son frère, le Tizite,
Jediael the son of Shimri and his [younger] brother Joha, from Tiz [town/clan];
46 Éliel, le Mahavite, Jeribaï, et Joschavia, fils d'Elnaam, et Ithma, le Moabite,
Eliel from Mahavah [town/clan]; Jeribai and Joshaviah, the sons of Elnaam; Ithmah from [the] Moab [region];
47 Éliel, Obed, et Jaasiel, le Mézobaite.
Eliel and Obed, and Jaasiel from Zobah [town/clan].
