1 Samuel 17
1 Les Philistins, ayant rassemblé leurs armées pour faire la guerre, se réunirent à Socho, qui appartient à Juda; ils campèrent entre Socho et Azéca, à Ephès-Dommim.
Now the Philistines, gathering their troops for battle, assembled at Socoh of Judah. And they made camp between Socoh and Azekah, within the borders of Dammim.
2 Saül et les hommes d’Israël se rassemblèrent aussi et campèrent dans la vallée de Térébinthe; ils se rangèrent en bataille en face des Philistins.
But Saul and the sons of Israel, having gathered together, went to the Valley of Terebinth. And they positioned the army so as to fight against the Philistines.
3 Les Philistins étaient postés sur la montagne d’un côté, et Israël était posté sur la montagne de l’autre côté: la vallée était entre eux.
And the Philistines were standing on a mountain on the one side, and Israel was standing on a mountain on the other side. And there was a valley between them.
4 Alors sortit des camps des Philistins un champion; il se nommait Goliath, il était de Geth, et sa taille était de six coudées et un palme.
And there went out from the camp of the Philistines, a man of illegitimate birth, named Goliath of Gath, whose height was six cubits and a palm.
5 Un casque d’airain couvrait sa tête, et il portait une cuirasse à écailles; et le poids de la cuirasse était de cinq mille sicles d’airain.
And he had a helmet of brass upon his head, and he was clothed with a breastplate of scales. Moreover, the weight of his breastplate was five thousand shekels of brass.
6 Il avait aux pieds une chaussure d’airain et un javelot d’airain entre ses épaules.
And he had plates of brass on his lower legs, and a small shield of brass was covering his shoulders.
7 Le bois de sa lance était comme une ensouple de tisserand, et la pointe de sa lance pesait six cents sicles de fer; celui qui portait son bouclier marchait devant lui.
Now the shaft of his spear was like the beam used by a weaver. And the iron of his spear held six hundred shekels of iron. And his armor bearer went before him.
8 Goliath s’arrêta et, s’adressant aux bataillons d’Israël, il leur cria: « Pourquoi êtes-vous sortis pour vous ranger en bataille? Ne suis-je pas le Philistin, et n’êtes-vous pas les esclaves de Saül? Choisissez un homme qui descende contre moi.
And standing still, he cried out to the battle lines of Israel, and he said to them: “Why have you arrived, prepared for battle? Am I not a Philistine, and are you not the servants of Saul? Choose one man from among you, and let him descend to do battle alone.
9 S’il l’emporte en se battant avec moi et qu’il me tue, nous vous serons assujettis; mais si je l’emporte sur lui et que je le tue, vous nous serez assujettis et vous nous servirez. »
If he is able to fight with me and to strike me down, we will be your servants. But if I will prevail over him, and strike him down, you will be the servants, and you will serve us.”
10 le Philistin ajouta: « Je jette aujourd’hui ce défi à l’armée d’Israël: Donnez-moi un homme, et nous nous battrons ensemble. »
And the Philistine was saying: “I have reproached the troops of Israel today. Present a man to me, and let him undertake a fight against me alone.”
11 En entendant ces paroles du Philistin, Saül et tout Israël furent effrayés et saisis d’une grande crainte.
And Saul and all the Israelites, hearing these words of the Philistine in this manner, were stupefied and exceedingly afraid.
12 Or David était fils de cet Ephratéen de Bethléem de Juda nommé Isaï, qui avait huit fils; cet homme, au temps de Saül, était vieux, avancé en âge.
Now David was the son of an Ephrathite man, the one mentioned above, from Bethlehem of Judah, whose name was Jesse. He had eight sons, and during the days of Saul, he was an elderly man, and of great age among men.
13 Les trois fils aînés d’Isaï étaient allés suivre Saül à la guerre; et les noms de ces trois fils qui étaient allés à la guerre étaient Eliab l’aîné, Abinadab le second, et Samma le troisième.
Now his three eldest sons followed Saul into battle. And the names of his three sons, who went to the battle, were Eliab, the firstborn, and the second, Abinadab, and the third Shammah.
14 David était le plus jeune. Les trois aînés suivaient Saül,
But David was the youngest. Therefore, when the three eldest had followed Saul,
15 et David allait et venait d’auprès de Saül, pour paître les brebis de son père à Bethléem.
David went away from Saul, and he returned, so that he might pasture the flock of his father at Bethlehem.
16 Le Philistin s’avançait matin et soir, et il se présenta pendant quarante jours.
Truly, the Philistine advanced morning and evening, and he stood forth, for forty days.
17 Isaï dit à David, son fils: « Prends pour tes frères cet épha de grain rôti et ces dix pains, et cours au camp vers tes frères.
Now Jesse said to his son David: “Take, for your brothers, an ephah of cooked grain, and these ten loaves, and hurry to the camp, to your brothers.
18 Et ces dix fromages, porte-les au chef de leur millier. Tu visiteras tes frères pour voir s’ils se portent bien, et tu prendras d’eux un gage.
And you shall carry these ten little cheeses to the tribune. And visit your brothers, to see if they are doing well. And learn with whom they have been stationed.”
19 Saül et eux, et tous les hommes d’Israël, sont dans la vallée de Térébinthe, faisant la guerre aux Philistins. »
But they were in the valley of Terebinth, with Saul and all the sons of Israel, fighting against the Philistines.
20 David se leva de bon matin et, laissant les brebis à un gardien, il prit les provisions et partit, comme Isaï le lui avait commandé. Quand il arriva au campement, l’armée sortait du camp pour se ranger en bataille et on poussait des cris de guerre.
And so, David rose up in the morning, and he commended the flock to the caretaker. And he went away burdened, just as Jesse had instructed him. And he went to the place of the battle line, and to the army, which, in going out to fight, was shouting in the conflict.
21 Israélites et Philistins se rangèrent en ligne, troupe contre troupe.
For Israel had positioned their troops, but the Philistines also had prepared themselves against them.
22 David déposa ses bagages entre les mains du gardien des bagages, et courut vers la troupe. Aussitôt arrivé, il demanda à ses frères comment ils se portaient.
Then, leaving the items that he had brought under the hand of the keeper of baggage, David ran to the place of the conflict. And he was asking if all was going well with his brothers.
23 Pendant qu’il s’entretenait avec eux, voici que le champion, — il se nommait Goliath, le Philistin de Geth, — s’avança hors des rangs des Philistins, tenant les mêmes discours et David l’entendit.
And while he was still speaking with them, there appeared the man of spurious descent, whose name was Goliath, the Philistine of Gath, ascending from the camp of the Philistines. And he was speaking in these same words, which David heard.
24 En voyant cet homme, tous ceux d’Israël se retirèrent devant lui, saisis d’une grande crainte.
Then all the Israelites, when they had seen the man, fled from his face, fearing him greatly.
25 Un Israélite dit: « Voyez-vous cet homme qui s’avance? C’est pour défier Israël qu’il s’avance. Celui qui le tuera, le roi le comblera de grandes richesses, il lui donnera sa fille et il affranchira de toute charge la maison de son père en Israël. »
And someone of Israel said: “Have you seen this man, who has risen up. For he ascended in order to reproach Israel. Therefore, the man who will strike him down, the king will enrich with great wealth, and will give to him his daughter, and will cause his father’s house to be free of tribute in Israel.”
26 David dit aux hommes qui se tenaient près de lui: « Que fera-t-on à celui qui tuera ce Philistin et qui ôtera l’opprobre de dessus Israël? Qui est donc ce Philistin, cet incirconcis, pour insulter les troupes du Dieu vivant? »
And David spoke to the men who were standing with him, saying: “What will be given to the man who will have struck down this Philistine, and who will have taken away the disgrace from Israel? For who is this uncircumcised Philistine, that he should reproach the soldiers of the living God?”
27 Le peuple lui répéta les mêmes paroles, en disant: « Voilà ce qu’on fera à celui qui le tuera. »
Then the people repeated to him the same words, saying, “These things shall be given to the man who will have struck him down.”
28 Eliab, son frère aîné, l’entendit parler aux hommes, et la colère d’Eliab s’enflamma contre David, et il dit: « Pourquoi es-tu descendu, et à qui as-tu laissé ce petit nombre de brebis dans le désert? Je connais ton orgueil et la malice de ton cœur; c’est pour voir la bataille que tu es descendu. »
Now when Eliab, his eldest brother, had heard this, as he was speaking with the others, he became angry against David, and he said: “Why did you come here? And why did you leave behind those few sheep in the wilderness? I know your pride and the wickedness of your heart, that you have come down so that you might see the battle.”
29 David répondit: « Qu’ai-je fait maintenant? N’est-ce pas une simple parole? »
And David said: “What have I done? Is there any word against me?”
30 Et, se détournant de lui pour s’adresser à un autre, il tint le même langage; et le peuple lui répondit comme la première fois.
And he turned away from him a little, toward another. And he asked the same question. And the people responded to him as before.
31 Lorsqu’on eut entendu les paroles prononcées par David, on les rapporta à Saül, qui le fit venir.
Now the words that David had spoken were heard and reported in the sight of Saul.
32 David dit à Saül: « Que le cœur ne défaille à personne! Ton serviteur ira combattre contre ce Philistin. »
When he had been led to Saul, he said to him: “Let no one lose heart over him. I, your servant, shall go and fight against the Philistine.”
33 Saül dit à David: « Tu ne peux aller contre ce Philistin pour combattre avec lui, car tu es un enfant, et il est un homme de guerre depuis sa jeunesse. »
And Saul said to David: “You are not able to withstand this Philistine, nor to fight against him. For you are a boy, but he has been a warrior from his boyhood.”
34 David dit à Saül: « Lorsque ton serviteur faisait paître les brebis de son père, et qu’un lion ou un ours venait et enlevait une brebis du troupeau,
And David said to Saul: “Your servant was pasturing the flock of his father. And there approached a lion or a bear, and it took a ram from the midst of the flock.
35 je me mettais à sa poursuite, je le frappais et j’arrachais la brebis de sa gueule; s’il se dressait contre moi, je le saisissais à la mâchoire, je le frappais et je le tuais.
And I pursued after them, and I struck them, and I rescued from their mouth. And they rose up against me. And I caught them by the throat, and I strangled and killed them.
36 Ton serviteur a tué le lion comme l’ours, et il en sera du Philistin, de cet incirconcis, comme de l’un d’eux, car il a insulté les troupes du Dieu vivant. »
For I, your servant, have killed both lion and bear. And so this uncircumcised Philistine, too, will be like one of them. Now I will go and take away the reproach of the people. For who is this uncircumcised Philistine, who has dared to curse the army of the living God?”
37 David ajouta: « Yahweh qui m’a délivré du lion et de l’ours, me délivrera aussi de la main de ce Philistin. » Et Saül dit à David: « Va, et que Yahweh soit avec toi! »
And David said, “The Lord who rescued me from the hand of the lion, and from the hand of the bear, he himself will free me from the hand of this Philistine.” Then Saul said to David, “Go, and may the Lord be with you.”
38 Saül fit revêtir David de ses habits, mit sur sa tête un casque d’airain et l’endossa d’une cuirasse;
And Saul clothed David with his garments. And he placed a helmet of brass upon his head, and he clothed him with a breastplate.
39 puis David ceignit l’épée de Saül par-dessus son armure, et il essaya de marcher, car il n’avait jamais essayé d’armure. David dit à Saül: « Je ne puis marcher avec ces armes, je n’y suis pas accoutumé. » Et, s’en étant débarrassé,
Then David, having girded his sword over his armor, began to see if he could walk in the armor. But he was not accustomed to it. And David said to Saul: “I cannot move about in this way. For I am not used to it.” And he put them aside.
40 David prit en main son bâton, choisit dans le torrent cinq cailloux polis et les mit dans son sac de berger, dans sa gibecière. Puis, sa fronde à la main, il s’avança vers le Philistin.
And he took up his staff, which he held always in his hands. And he chose for himself five very smooth stones from the torrent. And he put them into the shepherd’s bag that he had with him. And he took up a sling in his hand. And he went out against the Philistine.
41 Le Philistin s’approcha peu à peu de David, précédé de l’homme qui portait le bouclier.
And the Philistine, advancing, went and drew near against David. And his armor bearer was before him.
42 Le Philistin regarda, vit David et le méprisa, car il était très jeune, blond et beau de visage.
And when the Philistine had seen and considered David, he despised him. For he was a youth, ruddy and of handsome appearance.
43 Le Philistin dit à David: « Suis-je un chien, que tu viennes à moi avec un bâton? » Et le Philistin maudit David par ses dieux.
And the Philistine said to David, “Am I a dog, that you approach against me with a staff?” And the Philistine cursed David by his gods.
44 Et le Philistin dit à David: « Viens à moi, que je donne ta chair aux oiseaux du ciel et aux bêtes des champs. »
And he said to David, “Come to me, and I will give your flesh to the birds of the air, and to the beasts of the earth.”
45 David répondit au Philistin: « Tu viens à moi avec l’épée, la lance et le javelot; et moi je viens à toi au nom de Yahweh des armées, du Dieu des bataillons d’Israël, que tu as insulté.
But David said to the Philistine: “You approach me with sword, and spear, and shield. But I come to you in the name of the Lord of hosts, the God of the armies of Israel, which you have reproached.
46 Aujourd’hui Yahweh te livrera entre mes mains, je te frapperai et j’enlèverai ta tête de dessus toi; aujourd’hui je donnerai les cadavres de l’armée des Philistins aux oiseaux du ciel et aux animaux de la terre; et toute la terre saura qu’Israël a un Dieu;
Today, the Lord will deliver you into my hand, and I will strike you down. And I will take your head from you. And today, I will give the carcasses of the camp of the Philistines to the birds of the air, and to the beasts of the earth, so that all the earth may know that God is with Israel.
47 et toute cette multitude saura que ce n’est ni par l’épée ou par la lance que Yahweh sauve, car à Yahweh appartient la guerre, et il vous a livrés entre nos mains. »
And this entire assembly will know that the Lord does not save by sword, nor by spear. For this is his war, and he will deliver you into our hands.”
48 Le Philistin, s’étant levé, se mit en marche et s’avança au-devant de David, et David se hâta de courir, vers le front de la troupe, à la rencontre du Philistin.
Then, when the Philistine had risen up, and was approaching, and was drawing near against David, David hurried and ran to the fight against the Philistine.
49 David mit la main dans sa gibecière, en retira une pierre et la lança avec sa fronde; il frappa le Philistin au front, et la pierre s’enfonça dans son front, et il tomba le visage contre terre.
And he put his hand into his bag, and took out one stone. And swinging it around, he cast it with the sling and struck the Philistine on the forehead. And the stone became imbedded in his forehead. And he fell on his face, upon the ground.
50 Ainsi David, avec une fronde et une pierre, fut plus fort que le Philistin, il frappa à mort le Philistin. Et il n’y avait pas d’épée dans la main de David.
And David prevailed against the Philistine with a sling and a stone. And he struck and killed the Philistine. But since David held no sword in his hand,
51 David courut, s’arrêta près du Philistin et, s’étant saisi de son épée qu’il tira du fourreau, il le tua et lui coupa la tête avec elle.
he ran and stood over the Philistine, and he took his sword, and withdrew it from the sheath. And he killed him and cut off his head. Then the Philistines, seeing that their strongest man was dead, fled away.
52 Voyant leur héros mort, les Philistins prirent la fuite. Et les hommes d’Israël et de Juda se levèrent, en poussant des cris, et poursuivirent les Philistins jusqu’à l’entrée de Geth et jusqu’aux portes d’Accaron. Les cadavres des Philistins jonchèrent le chemin de Saraïm jusqu’à Geth et jusqu’à Accaron.
And the men of Israel and Judah, rising up, shouted and pursued after the Philistines, even until they arrived at the valley and as far as the gates of Ekron. And many wounded among the Philistines fell on the way of Shaaraim, and as far as Gath, and as far as Ekron.
53 A leur retour de la poursuite des Philistins, les enfants d’Israël pillèrent leur camp.
And the sons of Israel, returning after they had pursued the Philistines, invaded their camp.
54 David prit la tête du Philistin et la fit porter à Jérusalem, et il mit dans sa tente les armes du Philistin.
Then David, taking up the head of the Philistine, brought it to Jerusalem. Yet truly, he placed his armor in his own tent.
55 Lorsque Saül eut vu David s’avancer à la rencontre du Philistin, il dit à Abner, chef de l’armée: « De qui ce jeune homme est-il fils, Abner? » Abner répondit: « Aussi vrai que ton âme est vivante, ô roi, je l’ignore. »
Now at the time that Saul had seen David going out against the Philistines, he said to Abner, the leader of the military, “From what stock is this youth descended, Abner?” And Abner said, “As your soul lives, O king, I do not know.”
56 Le roi lui dit: « Informe-toi donc de qui est fils ce jeune homme. »
And the king said, “You shall inquire as to whose son this boy may be.”
57 Quand David fut de retour après avoir tué le Philistin, Abner le prit et le mena devant Saül; David avait à la main la tête du Philistin.
And when David had returned, after the Philistine had been struck down, Abner took him, and brought him before Saul, having the head of the Philistine in his hand.
58 Saül lui dit: « De qui es-tu fils, jeune homme. » Et David répondit: « Je suis fils de ton serviteur, Isaï de Bethléem. »
And Saul said to him, “Young man, from what ancestry are you?” And David said, “I am the son of your servant Jesse of Bethlehem.”
