1 Chroniques 12
1 Voici ceux qui vinrent vers David à Siceleg, lorsqu’il devait encore se tenir éloigné de la face de Saül, fils de Cis; ils étaient parmi les vaillants qui le secoururent pendant la guerre.
David went to Ziklag [town] to escape from [King] Saul. While he was there, many warriors came and joined him, and they helped him when he fought battles.
2 C’étaient des archers, exercés à lancer des pierres de la main droite et de la main gauche, et à tirer des flèches avec leur arc; ils étaient d’entre les frères de Saül, de Benjamin.
They carried bows [and arrows]. They were able to shoot arrows and to sling stones. They could use either their right arms or their left arms to do that. They were relatives of Saul from the tribe of Benjamin.
3 A leur tête Ahiéser, puis Joas, tous deux fils de Samaa, de Gabaa; Jaziel et Phallet, fils d’Azmoth; Baracha; Jéhu, d’Anatoth;
Their leader was Ahiezer. Next in command was Joash. They were both sons of Shemaah from Gibeah [city]. [These are the names of some of those warriors: ] Jeziel and Pelet, the sons of Azmaveth; Beracah; Jehu from Anathoth [town];
4 Samaïas, de Gabaon, vaillant parmi les Trente et chef des Trente; Jérémie; Jéhéziel; Johanan; Jézabad, de Gédéra;
Ishmaiah from the Gibeon [city], who was a leader of the thirty mighty warriors; Jeremiah, Jahaziel, Johanan, and Jozabad from Gederah [town];
5 Eluzaï; Jérimuth; Baalia; Samaria; Saphatia, de Haruph;
Eluzai, Jerimoth, Bealiah, Shemariah, and Shephatiah from Haruph [town];
6 Elcana, Jésia, Azaréel, Joéser et Jesbaam, fils de Coré;
Elkanah, Isshiah, Azarel, Joezer and Jashobeam, who were descendants of Korah;
7 Joéla et Zabadia, fils de Jéroham, de Gédor.
Joelah and Zebadiah, who were sons of Jeroham, from Gedor [town].
8 Parmi les Gadites, des hommes vaillants passèrent auprès de David, dans les lieux forts, au désert: guerriers exercés au combat, sachant manier le bouclier et la lance, ayant un aspect de lions, aussi agiles que des gazelles sur les montagnes.
Some men from the tribe of Gad [east of the Jordan River] joined David when he was at his fortress in [the caves in] the desert. They were brave warriors who were trained for fighting battles and able to use shields and spears well. They [SYN] were as fierce as [SIM, MTY] lions, and they could run as fast as [HYP, SIM] deer/gazelles on the hills/mountains.
9 Ezer était le chef; Obdias, le second; Eliab, le troisième;
Ezer was their leader. Next in command was Obadiah. Next was Eliab.
10 Masmana, le quatrième; Jérémie, le cinquième;
Next was Mishmannah. Next was Jeremiah.
11 Ethi, le sixième; Eliel, le septième;
Next was Attai. Next was Eliel.
12 Johanan, le huitième; Elzébad, le neuvième;
Next was Johanan. Next was Elzabad.
13 Jérémie, le dixième; Machbanaï, le onzième.
Next was [another man whose name was] Jeremiah. The last was Macbannai.
14 C’étaient des fils de Gad, chefs de l’armée; un seul, le plus petit, pouvait l’emporter sur cent, et le plus grand sur mille.
Those men from the tribe of Gad were all army officers. Some of them commanded 1,000 soldiers, and some of them commanded 100 soldiers.
15 Ce sont eux qui passèrent le Jourdain au premier mois, alors qu’il déborde sur toutes ses rives, et qui mirent en fuite tous les habitants des vallées, à l’orient et à l’occident.
They crossed [to the west side of] the Jordan [River] during March, [at the time of the year] when the river was flooded. They chased from there all the people who lived in the valleys on both sides of the river.
16 Des fils de Benjamin et de Juda vinrent vers David, dans les lieux forts.
Some other men from the tribe of Benjamin and from Judah also came to David in his fortress.
17 David sortit au-devant d’eux, prit la parole, et leur dit: « Si vous êtes venus à moi avec des sentiments pacifiques, pour me secourir, mon cœur se portera vers vous, en vue de nous unir; mais si c’est pour me livrer perfidement à mes ennemis, lorsque aucune violence ne s’attache à mes mains, que le Dieu de nos pères le voie et qu’il fasse justice! »
David went out [of the cave] to meet them and said to them, “If you have come peacefully to help me, I am eager to have you join with me. But if you have come to enable my enemies to capture me, even though I [SYN] have not done anything to harm you, I hope/wish that the God whom our ancestors (worshiped/belonged to) will see it and condemn/punish you.”
18 L’Esprit revêtit Amasaï, chef des Trente, et il dit: « A toi, David, et avec toi, fils d’Isaï! Paix, paix à toi, et paix à celui qui te secourt, car ton Dieu t’a secouru! » Et David les accueillit et les plaça parmi les chefs de la bande.
Then [God’s] Spirit came upon Amasai, who was another leader of the thirty [greatest warriors], and he said, “David, we want to be with you; you who are the son of Jesse, we will join you. We know that things will go very well [DOU] for you and for those who are with you, because your God is helping you.”
19 Des hommes de Manassé se joignirent à David, lorsqu’il alla avec les Philistins faire la guerre à Saül. Mais ils ne secoururent pas les Philistins; car les princes des Philistins renvoyèrent à dessein David en disant: « Au péril de nos têtes, il joindrait son maître Saül. »
So David welcomed those men, and he appointed them to be leaders of his soldiers. Some men from the tribe of Manasseh also joined David when he went with the soldiers of Philistia to fight against Saul’s [army]. But David and his men did not really help the army of Philistia. After the leaders of Philistia talked [about David and his soldiers], they sent David away. They said, “If David joins his master Saul again, we will all be killed {his army will kill all of us}!”
20 Comme il revenait à Siceleg, des hommes de Manassé se joignirent à lui: Ednas, Jozabad, Jédihel, Michaël, Jozabad, Eliu et Salathi, chefs des milliers de Manassé.
When David went to Ziklag, these were the men from the tribe of Manasseh who went with him: Adnah, Jozabad, Jediael, Michael, [another man whose name was] Jozabad, Elihu, and Zillethai. Each of them had been a commander of 1,000 men [in Saul’s army].
21 Ils secoururent David contre les bandes, car ils étaient tous des vaillants, et ils furent chefs dans l’armée.
They were all brave soldiers, and they helped David to fight against the groups of men who roamed throughout the country, robbing people. So those men became commanders in David’s army.
22 Et de jour en jour des hommes arrivaient auprès de David pour le secourir, jusqu’à ce qu’il eût une grande armée, comme une armée de Dieu.
Every day more men joined David’s men, and his army became large, like [SIM] the army of God (OR, a very huge army).
23 Voici le nombre des chefs des hommes armés pour la guerre qui vinrent auprès de David à Hébron, pour lui transférer la royauté de Saül, selon l’ordre de Yahweh.
These are the numbers of soldiers who were ready for battle who joined David at Hebron [city]. They came to help him to become the king of Israel to replace Saul, as Yahweh had promised would happen.
24 Fils de Juda, portant le bouclier et la lance, six mille huit cents, armés pour la guerre. —
There were 6,800 men from Judah, who carried shields and spears.
25 Des fils de Siméon, hommes vaillants à la guerre, sept mille cent. —
There were 7,100 men from the tribe of Simeon. They were all strong warriors trained to fight battles.
26 Des fils de Lévi, quatre mille six cents;
There were 4,600 men from the tribe of Levi.
27 et Joïada, chef de la famille d’Aaron, et avec lui trois mille sept cents;
Jehoiada, who was a leader descended from Aaron, was in that group of descendants of Levi, and there were 3,700 men with him.
28 et Sadoc, jeune homme vaillant, et la maison de son père, vingt-deux chefs. —
Zadok, a strong young soldier, was also in that group, and there were 22 other leaders from his clan who came with him.
29 Des fils de Benjamin, frères de Saül, trois mille; car jusqu’alors la plus grande partie d’entre eux gardaient fidélité à la maison de Saül. —
There were 3,000 men from the tribe of Benjamin who were Saul’s relatives. Most of them had previously wanted one of Saul’s descendants to be the king.
30 Des fils d’Ephraïm, vingt mille huit cents, hommes vaillants et renommés dans les maisons de leurs pères. —
There were 20,800 men from the tribe of Ephraim who were all brave warriors and trained for fighting battles and famous in their own clans.
31 De la demi-tribu de Manassé, dix-huit mille, qui furent nominativement désignés pour aller établir David roi. —
There were 18,000 men from the half of the tribe of Manasseh [that lived west of the Jordan River]. They were all chosen to go and help David become the king.
32 Des fils d’Issachar, ayant l’intelligence des temps pour savoir ce que devait faire Israël, deux cents chefs, et tous leurs frères sous leurs ordres. —
There were 200 men who were leaders from the tribe of Issachar, along with their relatives. Those leaders always knew what the Israelis should do, and they knew the right time to do it.
33 De Zabulon, cinquante mille, en état d’aller à l’armée, prêts à la guerre et en parfait équipement de guerre, pour se ranger en bataille d’un cœur résolu. —
There were 55,000 men from the tribe of Zebulun. They were all experienced warriors and knew how to use all kinds of weapons well. They were completely loyal to David.
34 De Nephthali, mille chefs, et avec eux trente-sept mille, portant le bouclier et la lance. —
There were 1,000 officers from the tribe of Naphtali. With them were 37,000 soldiers, each carrying shields and spears.
35 Des Danites prêts à la guerre, vingt-huit mille six cents. —
There were 28,600 soldiers from the tribe of Dan, all trained to fight battles.
36 D’Aser, en état d’aller à l’armée et prêts à la guerre, quarante mille. —
There were 47,000 experienced soldiers from the tribe of Asher, all trained to fight battles.
37 Et de l’autre coté du Jourdain, des Rubenites, des Gadites et de la demi-tribu de Manassé, en parfait équipement d’armes de guerre, cent vingt mille.
There were also 120,000 soldiers from the area east of the Jordan [River who joined David]. They were from the tribes of Reuben, Gad, and the eastern half of the tribe of Manasseh. They had all kinds of weapons.
38 Tous ces hommes de guerre, sachant se ranger en bataille, vinrent d’un cœur sincère à Hébron pour établir David roi sur tout Israël; et tout le reste d’Israël n’avait également qu’un cœur pour établir David roi.
All those men were soldiers who volunteered to be in David’s army. They came to Hebron wanting very much to enable David to be the king of all of the Israeli people.
39 Ils furent là trois jours avec David, mangeant et buvant, car leurs frères leur avaient préparé des provisions.
The men spent three days there with David, eating and drinking, because their families had given them food to take with them.
40 Et même ceux qui habitaient près d’eux, jusqu’à Issachar, à Zabulon et à Nephthali, apportaient des vivres sur des ânes, sur des chameaux, sur des mulets et sur des bœufs, des provisions de farine, des masses de figues sèches et des raisins secs, du vin, de l’huile, des bœufs et des brebis en abondance; car il y avait joie en Israël.
Also, their fellow Israelis came from as far away as the area where the tribes of Issachar, Zebulun, and Naphtali lived, bringing food on donkeys, camels, mules, and oxen. They brought a lot of flour, fig cakes, raisins, wine, [olive] oil, cattle and sheep. And throughout Israel, the people were very joyful.
