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.
Now after David's talk with Saul was ended, the soul of Jonathan was joined with the soul of David, and David became as dear to him as his very life.
2 Ce même jour, Saül prit David, et ne le laissa pas retourner dans la maison de son père.
And that day Saul took David and would not let him go back to his father's house.
3 Et Jonathas fit alliance avec David, parce qu'il l'aimait comme son âme.
Then Jonathan and David made an agreement together, because of Jonathan's love for David.
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 robe he had on and gave it to David, with all his military dress, even to his sword and his bow and the band round his body.
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.
And David went wherever Saul sent him, and did wisely: and Saul put him at the head of his men of war, and this was pleasing to all the people as well as to Saul's servants.
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 on their way, when David came back after the destruction of the Philistine, the women came out of all the towns of Israel, with songs and dances, meeting David with melody and joy and instruments of music.
7 Les femmes, les danseuses, se répondaient et disaient: Saül a tué ses mille, et David ses dix mille.
And the women, answering one another in their song, said, Saul has put to death his thousands and David his tens of thousands.
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. »
And Saul was very angry and this saying was unpleasing to him; and he said, They have given David credit for tens of thousands, and to me for only thousands: what more is there for him but the kingdom?
9 Et Saül voyait David de mauvais œil, à partir de ce jour.
And from that day Saul was looking with envy on David.
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.
Now on the day after, an evil spirit from God came on Saul with great force and he was acting like a prophet among the men of his house, while David was making music for him, as he did day by day: and Saul had his spear 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 Saul, balancing the spear in his hand, said, I will give David a blow, pinning him to the wall. And David got away from him twice.
12 Saül craignait David, car Yahweh était avec David et s'était retiré de Saül, —
And Saul went in fear of David, because the Lord was with David and had gone away 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.
So Saul sent him away, and made him a captain over a thousand; and he went about his business before the people.
14 David se montrait habile dans toutes ses entreprises, et Yahweh était avec lui.
And in all his undertakings David did wisely; and the Lord was with him.
15 Saül, voyant qu'il était très habile, avait peur de lui;
And when Saul saw how wisely he did, he was in fear of him.
16 mais tout Israël et Juda aimaient David, parce qu'il sortait et rentrait devant eux.
But David was loved by all Israel and Judah, for he went out and came in 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, Here is my oldest daughter Merab, whom I will give you for your wife: only be strong for me, fighting in the Lord's wars. For Saul said, Let it not be through me that his fate comes to him, but through the Philistines.
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? »
And David said to Saul, Who am I, and what is my father's family in Israel, that I am to be son-in-law to the king?
19 Mais, au moment de donner Mérob, fille de Saül, à David, on la donna pour femme à Hadriel de Molathi.
But when the time came to give Merab, Saul's daughter, to David, she was given to Adriel of Meholath.
20 Michol, fille de Saül, aima David. On en informa Saül, et cela lui plut.
And Saul's daughter Michal was in love with David: and Saul had word of it and was pleased.
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 cause of danger to him, and so that the hands of the Philistines may be against him. So Saul said to David, Today you are to become my son-in-law for the second time.
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 gave his servants orders saying, Have talk with David secretly and say to him, See how the king has delight in you, and how you are loved by all his servants: then be the king's son-in-law.
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 Saul's servants said these things to David. And David said, Does it seem to you a small thing to be the king's son-in-law, seeing that I am a poor man, of no great name?
24 Les serviteurs de Saül lui firent rapport en ces termes: « David a tenu ce langage. »
And the servants of Saul gave him an account of what David had said.
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.
And Saul said, Then say to David, The king has no desire for any bride-price, but only for the private parts of a hundred Philistines so that the king may get the better of his haters. But it was in Saul's mind that David might come to his end by 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 said these words to David, he was well pleased to be the son-in-law of the king. And the days were still not past.
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.
So David and his men got up and went, and put to death two hundred of the Philistines; and David took their private parts and gave the full number of them to the king, so that he might be the king's son-in-law. And Saul gave him his daughter Michal for his wife.
28 Saül vit et comprit que Yahweh était avec David; et Michol, fille de Saül, aimait David.
And it was clear to Saul that the Lord was with David; and he was loved by all Israel.
29 Et Saül craignit David de plus en plus, et Saül fut hostile à David tous les jours.
And Saul's fear of David became all the greater, and he went on hating him, day by 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.
Then the rulers of the Philistines went out to war: and whenever they went out, David did more wisely than all the other servants of Saul, so that his name became greatly honoured.
