1 Samuel 18
1 Lorsque David eut achevé de parler à Saül, l’âme de Jonathas s’attacha à l’âme de David, et Jonathas l’aima comme son âme.
And it happened that, when he had completed speaking to Saul, the soul of Jonathan adhered to the soul of David, and Jonathan loved him like his own soul.
2 Ce même jour, Saül prit David, et ne le laissa pas retourner dans la maison de son père.
And Saul took him that day, and would not permit him to return to his father’s house.
3 Et Jonathas fit alliance avec David, parce qu’il l’aimait comme son âme.
Then David and Jonathan formed a pact. For he loved him like his own soul.
4 Jonathas se dépouilla du manteau qu’il portait et le donna à David, ainsi que son armure, jusqu’à son épée, jusqu’à son arc et jusqu’à sa ceinture.
And Jonathan took off the coat that he was wearing, and he gave it to David, with the rest of his garments, even to his sword and bow, and even his belt.
5 Quand David sortait, partout où l’envoyait Saül, il réussissait; Saül le mit à la tête des gens de guerre, et il plaisait à tout le peuple, même aux serviteurs du roi.
Also, David went out to do everything whatsoever that Saul sent him to do, and he conducted himself prudently. And Saul set him over men of war. And he was acceptable in the eyes of the entire people, and most of all in the sight of the servants of Saul.
6 Quand ils firent leur entrée, lorsque David revint après avoir tué le Philistin, les femmes sortirent de toutes les villes d’Israël, en chantant et en dansant, au-devant du roi Saül, avec joie, au son des tambourins et des harpes.
Now when David returned, after he had struck down the Philistine, the women went out, from all the cities of Israel, leading the singing and dancing, rejoicing with timbrels and bells, so as to meet king Saul.
7 Les femmes, les danseuses, se répondaient et disaient: Saül a tué ses mille, et David ses dix mille.
And the women sang, as they played, saying, “Saul has struck down a thousand, and David ten thousand.”
8 Saül fut très irrité, et ces paroles lui déplurent: il dit: « On donne dix mille à David, et à moi on donne les mille! Il ne lui manque plus que la royauté. »
Then Saul became exceedingly angry, and this word was displeasing in his eyes. And he said: “They have given David ten thousand, and to me they gave only one thousand. What is left for him, except the kingdom itself?”
9 Et Saül voyait David de mauvais œil, à partir de ce jour.
Therefore, Saul did not regard David with a good eye, from that day and thereafter.
10 Le lendemain, un mauvais esprit envoyé de Dieu fondit sur Saül, et il eut des transports au milieu de sa maison. David jouait de la harpe, comme les autres jours, et Saül avait sa lance à la main.
Then, on the next day, the evil spirit from God assailed Saul, and he prophesied in the midst of his house. And David played with his hand, just as at every other time. And Saul held a lance in his hand.
11 Saül brandit sa lance, disant en lui-même: « Je frapperai David et la paroi »; mais David se détourna de devant lui par deux fois.
And he threw it, thinking that he would be able to fix David to the wall. And David stepped aside twice, from before his face.
12 Saül craignait David, car Yahweh était avec David et s’était retiré de Saül, —
And Saul feared David, because the Lord was with him, but he had withdrawn from Saul.
13 et Saül l’éloigna de sa personne, et il l’établit chef de mille hommes; et David sortait et rentrait devant le peuple.
Therefore, Saul sent him away from himself, and he made him tribune over one thousand men. And he entered and departed in the sight of the people.
14 David se montrait habile dans toutes ses entreprises, et Yahweh était avec lui.
Also, David acted prudently in all his ways, and the Lord was with him.
15 Saül, voyant qu’il était très habile, avait peur de lui;
And so, Saul saw that he was exceedingly prudent, and he began to be wary of him.
16 mais tout Israël et Juda aimaient David, parce qu’il sortait et rentrait devant eux.
But all of Israel and Judah loved David. For he entered and departed before them.
17 Saül dit à David: « Voici que je te donnerai pour femme ma fille aînée Mérob; seulement montre-toi plein de vaillance et soutiens les guerres de Yahweh. » Or Saül se disait: « Que ma main ne soit pas sur lui, mais que sur lui soit la main des Philistins! »
And Saul said to David: “Behold, my elder daughter, Merab. I will give her to you as wife. Only be a valiant man, and fight the wars of the Lord.” Now Saul was considering within himself, saying, “Let not my hand be upon him, but let the hands of the Philistines be upon him.”
18 David répondit à Saül: « Qui suis-je et qu’est-ce que ma vie, qu’est-ce que la famille de mon père en Israël, pour que je devienne le gendre du roi? »
Then David said to Saul, “Who am I, and what is my life, and what is my father’s kinship within Israel, that I should be the son-in-law of the king?”
19 Mais, au moment de donner Mérob, fille de Saül, à David, on la donna pour femme à Hadriel de Molathi.
Then it happened that, at the time when Merab, the daughter of Saul, was to be given to David, she was given to Adriel, the Meholathite, as wife.
20 Michol, fille de Saül, aima David. On en informa Saül, et cela lui plut.
Now Michal, the other daughter of Saul, loved David. And this was reported to Saul, and it pleased him.
21 Saül se disait: « Je la lui donnerai, afin qu’elle soit pour lui un piège, et que la main des Philistins soit sur lui. » Et Saül dit à David, pour la seconde fois: « Tu vas aujourd’hui devenir mon gendre. »
And Saul said, “I will give her to him, so that she may be a stumbling block to him, and so that the hand of the Philistines may be upon him.” And Saul said to David, “In two things, you shall be my son-in-law today.”
22 Et Saül donna cet ordre à ses serviteurs: « Parlez confidentiellement à David, et dites-lui: Le roi t’a pris en affection, et tous ses serviteurs t’aiment; sois donc maintenant le gendre du roi. »
And Saul commanded his servants to speak to David privately, saying: “Behold, you are pleasing to the king, and all his servants love you. Now therefore, be the son-in-law of the king.”
23 Les serviteurs de Saül dirent ces paroles aux oreilles de David, et David répondit: « Est-ce peu de chose à vos yeux que de devenir le gendre du roi? Moi, je suis un homme pauvre et d’humble origine. »
And the servants of Saul spoke all these words to the ears of David. And David said: “Does it seem a small matter to you, to be the son-in-law of the king? I am but a poor and unimportant man.”
24 Les serviteurs de Saül lui firent rapport en ces termes: « David a tenu ce langage. »
And the servants reported to Saul, saying, “David has spoken words in this manner.”
25 Saül dit: « Vous parlerez ainsi à David: Le roi ne demande aucune dot, mais cent prépuces de Philistins, pour être vengé des ennemis du roi. » Saül pensait faire ainsi tomber David dans la main des Philistins.
Then Saul said, “Speak in this way to David: The king does not have need of any dowry, but only one hundred foreskins from the Philistine men, so that he may be vindicated from the enemies of the king.” So did Saul think to deliver David into the hands of the Philistines.
26 Les serviteurs de Saül rapportèrent ces paroles à David, et cela plut à David, à savoir devenir le gendre du roi.
And when his servants had repeated to David the words that Saul had spoken, the word was pleasing in the eyes of David, so that he would become son-in-law of the king.
27 Les jours n’étaient pas accomplis que David, s’étant levé, partit avec ses gens et tua aux Philistins deux cents hommes; et David apporta leurs prépuces et en remit au roi le nombre complet, afin de devenir son gendre. Alors Saül lui donna pour femme sa fille Michol.
And after a few days, David, rising up, went with the men who were under him, and he struck down two hundred men of the Philistines. And he brought their foreskins, and he counted them out for the king, so that he might be his son-in-law. And so, Saul gave to him his daughter Michal as wife.
28 Saül vit et comprit que Yahweh était avec David; et Michol, fille de Saül, aimait David.
And Saul saw and understood that the Lord was with David. And Michal, the daughter of Saul, loved him.
29 Et Saül craignit David de plus en plus, et Saül fut hostile à David tous les jours.
And Saul began to fear David all the more. And Saul became the enemy of David, every day.
30 Les princes des Philistins faisaient des excursions et, chaque fois qu’ils sortaient, David par son habileté remportait plus de succès que tous les serviteurs de Saül; et son nom devint très célèbre.
And the leaders of the Philistines departed. And from the beginning of their departure, David conducted himself more prudently than all the servants of Saul, and his name became exceedingly celebrated.
