1 Samuel 18
1 Lorsqu'il eut fini de parler à Saül, l'âme de Jonathan s'unit à l'âme de David, et Jonathan l'aima comme sa propre âme.
After David finished talking with Saul, [he met Saul’s son, Jonathan.] Jonathan [immediately] liked David; in fact, he began to love/like him as much as he loved/liked himself.
2 Saül le prit ce jour-là et ne voulut plus le laisser rentrer dans la maison de son père.
From that day, Saul kept David with him, and did not let him return home.
3 Alors Jonathan et David firent alliance, car il l'aimait comme son âme.
Because Jonathan loved David so much, he made a solemn agreement with David. [They promised each other that they would always be loyal friends].
4 Jonathan se dépouilla de la robe qu'il portait et la donna à David avec ses vêtements, y compris son épée, son arc et sa ceinture.
Jonathan took off his own outer robe and gave it to David. He also gave David his soldier’s tunic, his sword, his bow [and arrows], and his belt.
5 David allait partout où Saül l'envoyait et se conduisait avec sagesse, et Saül l'établit à la tête des hommes de guerre. C'était bon aux yeux de tout le peuple, et aussi aux yeux des serviteurs de Saül.
[David went wherever Saul sent him. And] whatever Saul told him to do, David did it very successfully. As a result, Saul appointed David to be a commander in the army. All the officers and other men in the army (approved of/were very pleased with) that.
6 Au retour de David, après avoir abattu le Philistin, les femmes sortirent de toutes les villes d'Israël, chantant et dansant, pour aller au-devant du roi Saül, avec des tambourins, de la joie et des instruments de musique.
But, when the men in the army were returning home after David had killed Goliath, the women came out from many [HYP] towns in Israel to meet/greet King Saul. They were singing and dancing very joyfully, playing tambourines and lyres.
7 Les femmes chantaient entre elles en jouant, et disaient, « Saül a tué ses milliers d'hommes, et David ses dix mille. »
As they danced, they sang this song to each other: “Saul has killed 1,000 [enemy soldiers], But David has killed 10,000 [of them].”
8 Saül était très en colère, et cette parole lui déplaisait. Il dit: « Ils ont crédité David de dix mille hommes, et ils ne m'ont crédité que de mille. Que peut-il avoir de plus que le royaume? »
[When] Saul [heard them singing that, he] did not like it. He became very angry. He said [to himself], “They are saying that David [killed] 10,000 men, but that I [have killed] only 1,000. Soon they will want to make him their king!” [RHQ]
9 Saül surveilla David à partir de ce jour-là.
From that time, Saul watched David very closely because he was suspicious [that David would try to become king].
10 Le lendemain, un mauvais esprit de Dieu s'abattit puissamment sur Saül, qui prophétisa au milieu de la maison. David jouait avec sa main, comme il le faisait chaque jour. Saül avait sa lance à la main;
The next day, an evil spirit sent by God suddenly took control of Saul. He began to act like a madman, inside his house. David was playing the lyre for him, as he did every day. Saul was holding a spear in his hand,
11 et Saül lança la lance, car il disait: « Je vais clouer David au mur! » David s'échappa deux fois de sa présence.
and he hurled it [at David], saying to himself, “I will fasten David to the wall with the spear!” He did that two times, but David jumped aside [both times].
12 Saül eut peur de David, car Yahvé était avec lui et s'était éloigné de Saül.
Because [it became evident that] Yahweh had abandoned Saul but [that] he was helping David, Saul was afraid of David.
13 C'est pourquoi Saül l'éloigna de sa présence, et l'établit chef de mille hommes; il sortit et entra devant le peuple.
So he appointed David as a commander of 1,000 soldiers and sent David away from him, [hoping that David would be killed in a battle]. But when David led his soldiers [in their battles],
14 David se conduisit avec sagesse dans toutes ses voies, et l'Éternel était avec lui.
he always had great success, because Yahweh was helping him.
15 Lorsque Saül vit qu'il se conduisait avec beaucoup de sagesse, il le craignit.
When Saul heard that David [and his soldiers were] very successful, he became more afraid of David.
16 Mais tout Israël et tout Juda aimaient David, car il sortait et entrait devant eux.
But all the people of Israel and of Judah loved David, because he led the soldiers very successfully [in the battles].
17 Saül dit à David: « Voici ma fille aînée Merab. Je te la donne pour femme. Seulement, sois vaillant pour moi, et combats les batailles de Yahvé. » Car Saül dit: « Que ma main ne soit pas sur lui, mais que la main des Philistins soit sur lui. »
One day Saul said to David, “I am ready to give you my oldest daughter, Merab, to be your wife. I will do that if you serve me bravely by fighting battles for Yahweh [against the Philistines]”. He said that because he thought, “I will not try to get rid of David by myself. I will allow the Philistines to do that.”
18 David dit à Saül: « Qui suis-je, et quelle est ma vie, ou la famille de mon père en Israël, pour que je sois gendre du roi? »
But David said to Saul, “I am not [RHQ] a very important person, and my family is not very important, and my clan is not a very important Israeli clan. So I do not deserve to become your son-in-law.” [RHQ]
19 Mais au moment où Merab, la fille de Saül, aurait dû être donnée à David, elle fut donnée pour femme à Adriel, le Méholathite.
So, when it was time for Merab to be given to David to become his wife, instead, Saul gave her to a man named Adriel, from Meholah [town].
20 Mical, fille de Saül, aimait David. On le dit à Saül, et la chose lui plut.
But Saul’s other daughter, Michal, fell in love with David. When they told Saul about that, he was pleased.
21 Saül dit: Je la lui donnerai, afin qu'elle soit un piège pour lui et que la main des Philistins soit contre lui. Saül dit donc une seconde fois à David: « Tu seras aujourd'hui mon gendre. »
He thought, “I will let Michal marry him, in order that she may trap him, and the Philistines will be able to kill him.” So he said to David, [“You can marry Michal],” and by saying that, he indicated for the second time that David would become his son-in-law.
22 Saül donna cet ordre à ses serviteurs: « Parle secrètement à David, et dis-lui: « Voici que le roi prend plaisir à te voir, et que tous ses serviteurs t'aiment. Maintenant, sois le gendre du roi. »
Saul told his servants, “Talk to David privately, and say to him, ‘Listen, the king is pleased with you, and all of us his servants love you. So now [we think that] you should [marry Michal and] become the king’s son-in-law.’”
23 Les serviteurs de Saül prononcèrent ces paroles aux oreilles de David. David répondit: « Cela vous paraît-il léger d'être le gendre du roi, puisque je suis un homme pauvre et peu connu? »
So they told that to David. But David said, “It would be a great honor [RHQ] to become the king’s son-in-law. But [I do not think that I should do that, because] I am only a poor and insignificant man.”
24 Les serviteurs de Saül lui dirent: « David a parlé ainsi. »
When the servants told Saul what David had said,
25 Saül dit: « Dis à David: « Le roi ne désire pas d'autre dot que cent prépuces de Philistins, pour se venger des ennemis du roi ». Saül pensait maintenant faire tomber David par la main des Philistins.
Saul replied, “Go and say to David, ‘[In order for] the king [to allow you to marry Michal, he] wants [you to kill] 100 Philistines [and cut off] their foreskins [and bring the foreskins to him to prove that you have killed them]. In that way he will get revenge on his enemies.’” But what Saul wanted was that the Philistines would kill David [while David was trying to kill them].
26 Lorsque ses serviteurs rapportèrent ces paroles à David, celui-ci se réjouit d'être le gendre du roi. Avant l'échéance,
When the servants told that to David, he was very pleased that he could become the king’s son-in-law [by doing that. The king had said how many days he would allow for David to do that]. But before that time ended,
27 David se leva et partit, lui et ses hommes, et il tua deux cents hommes des Philistins. David apporta leurs prépuces, et on les donna en nombre au roi, afin qu'il soit le gendre du roi. Et Saül lui donna pour femme sa fille Mical.
David and his men went and killed, [not 100, but] 200 Philistines! He brought their foreskins to Saul, and counted them [while Saul was watching], in order to prove that he had [done what the king required so that he could become Saul’s son-in-law. So then Saul was obligated] to allow David to marry his daughter Michal.
28 Saül voyait et savait que l'Éternel était avec David, et Mical, la fille de Saül, l'aimait.
But when Saul realized that Yahweh was helping David, and that his daughter loved David,
29 Saül eut encore plus peur de David, et Saül fut sans cesse l'ennemi de David.
he became more afraid of David. So, as long as Saul lived, he was David’s enemy.
30 Et les princes des Philistins sortirent; et chaque fois qu'ils sortirent, David se conduisit plus sagement que tous les serviteurs de Saül, de sorte que son nom fut hautement estimé.
The Philistine armies repeatedly came to fight the Israelis, but every time they fought, David and his soldiers were more successful than any of Saul’s other army commanders. As a result, David became very famous.
