2 Samuel 1
1 Après la mort de Saül, David revenait de la tuerie des Amalécites, et il était resté deux jours à Tsiklag.
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.
2 Le troisième jour, voici qu'un homme sortit du camp de la part de Saül, les vêtements déchirés et de la terre sur la tête. Lorsqu'il arriva à David, il se jeta à terre et lui témoigna du respect.
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].
3 David lui dit: « D'où viens-tu? » Il lui dit: « Je me suis échappé du camp d'Israël. »
David asked him, “Where have you come from?” The man replied, “I escaped from where the Israeli army had been camped.”
4 David lui dit: « Comment cela s'est-il passé? Dis-le-moi. » Il répondit: « Le peuple a fui la bataille, et beaucoup de gens sont tombés et sont morts. Saül et son fils Jonathan sont morts eux aussi. »
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).”
5 David dit au jeune homme qui lui avait raconté: « Comment sais-tu que Saül et Jonathan, son fils, sont morts? »
David said to the young man, “How do you know that Saul and his son Jonathan are dead?”
6 Le jeune homme qui le raconta dit: « Comme je me trouvais par hasard sur la montagne de Gilboa, voici que Saül s'appuyait sur sa lance; et voici que les chars et les cavaliers suivaient de près derrière lui.
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.
7 Quand il regarda derrière lui, il me vit et m'appela. Je répondis: Me voici!
Saul turned around and saw me, and he called out to me. I answered him and said, ‘What do you want me to do?’
8 Il me dit: « Qui es-tu? Je lui répondis: Je suis un Amalécite.
He replied, ‘Who are you?’ I replied, ‘I am a descendant of Amalek.’
9 Il me dit: « Mets-toi à côté de moi, je t'en prie, et tue-moi, car l'angoisse s'est emparée de moi, parce que ma vie est encore en moi.
Then he said to me, ‘Come over here and kill me. I am still alive, but I am enduring a lot of pain.’
10 Je me suis donc tenu à côté de lui et je l'ai tué, car j'étais sûr qu'il ne pourrait pas vivre après sa chute. J'ai pris la couronne qui était sur sa tête et le bracelet qui était à son bras, et je les ai apportés ici à mon seigneur. »
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.”
11 Alors David saisit ses vêtements et les déchira, et tous les hommes qui étaient avec lui firent de même.
Then David and all the men who were with him tore their clothes [to show that they were very sad].
12 Ils se lamentèrent, pleurèrent et jeûnèrent jusqu'au soir sur Saül et sur Jonathan, son fils, sur le peuple de l'Éternel et sur la maison d'Israël, parce qu'ils étaient tombés par l'épée.
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].
13 David dit au jeune homme qui lui a parlé: « D'où viens-tu? » Il répondit: « Je suis le fils d'un étranger, un Amalécite. »
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.”
14 David lui dit: « Pourquoi n'as-tu pas eu peur d'étendre ta main pour faire périr l'oint de Yahvé? ».
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]
15 David appela l'un des jeunes hommes et dit: « Approche, et coupe-le! ». Il le frappa de telle sorte qu'il mourut.
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].
16 David lui dit: « Que ton sang retombe sur ta tête, car ta bouche a rendu témoignage contre toi, en disant: J'ai tué l'oint de l'Éternel. »
17 David se lamenta ainsi sur Saül et sur Jonathan, son fils
Then David composed/wrote this sad song about Saul and Jonathan,
18 (et il leur ordonna d'enseigner aux fils de Juda le chant de l'arc; voici, cela est écrit dans le livre de Jashar):
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:
19 « Ta gloire, Israël, a été tuée sur tes hauts lieux! Comme les puissants sont tombés!
“You Israeli people, your glorious [MTY] leaders have been killed on the mountains! [It is very sad that] those mighty men have died!
20 Ne le dis pas à Gath. Ne le publiez pas dans les rues d'Ashkelon, de peur que les filles des Philistins ne se réjouissent, de peur que les filles des incirconcis ne triomphent.
“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.
21 Vous les montagnes de Gilboa, qu'il n'y ait ni rosée ni pluie sur vous, et pas de champs d'offrandes; car c'est là que le bouclier des puissants a été souillé et jeté, le bouclier de Saul n'a pas été oint d'huile.
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;
22 Du sang des victimes, de la graisse des puissants, L'arc de Jonathan ne s'est pas retourné. L'épée de Saul n'est pas revenue vide.
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]
23 Saül et Jonathan étaient charmants et agréables dans leur vie. Dans leur mort, ils n'ont pas été divisés. Ils étaient plus rapides que les aigles. Ils étaient plus forts que des lions.
“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.
24 Filles d'Israël, pleurez sur Saül, qui t'a délicatement vêtu d'écarlate, qui ont mis des ornements d'or sur vos vêtements.
“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.
25 Comme les puissants sont tombés au milieu de la bataille! Jonathan a été tué sur vos hauts lieux.
“[It is very sad that] this mighty soldier has died! Jonathan has been killed on the mountains/hills.
26 Je suis dans l'angoisse pour toi, mon frère Jonathan. Vous avez été très agréable avec moi. Ton amour pour moi était merveilleux, surpassant l'amour des femmes.
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].
27 Comme les puissants sont tombés, et les armes de guerre ont péri! »
“It is very sad that those mighty men have died, and their weapons are now abandoned!
