1 Samuel 19
1 Et Saül parla à Jonathan, son fils, et à tous ses serviteurs, de faire mourir David (or Jonathan, fils de Saül, était très affectionné à David),
And Saul gave orders to his son Jonathan and to all his servants to put David to death. But Saul's son Jonathan had great delight in David.
2 et Jonathan en informa David, disant: Saül, mon père, cherche à te faire mourir; et maintenant, je te prie, sois sur tes gardes, au matin, et demeure dans quelque lieu secret, et cache-toi.
And Jonathan said to David, Saul, my father, is purposing your death: so now, take care in the morning, and keep yourself safe in a secret place:
3 Et moi, je sortirai, et je me tiendrai à côté de mon père, dans la campagne où tu seras; et je parlerai de toi à mon père, et je verrai ce qu’il en est, et te le ferai savoir.
And I will go out and take my place by my father's side in the field near where you are; and I will get into talk with my father about you, and when I see how things are, I will give you word.
4 Et Jonathan parla en bien de David à Saül, son père, et lui dit: Que le roi ne pèche point contre son serviteur, contre David, car il n’a point péché contre toi; et même ce qu’il a fait est très avantageux pour toi.
And Jonathan gave his father Saul a good account of David, and said to him, Let not the king do wrong against his servant, against David; because he has done you no wrong, and all his acts have had a good outcome for you:
5 Car il a mis sa vie en sa main, et a frappé le Philistin, et l’Éternel a opéré une grande délivrance pour tout Israël; tu l’as vu et tu t’en es réjoui; pourquoi donc pécherais-tu contre le sang innocent, en faisant mourir David sans cause?
For he put his life in danger and overcame the Philistine, and the Lord gave all Israel salvation: you saw it and were glad: why then are you sinning against him who has done no wrong, desiring the death of David without cause?
6 Et Saül écouta la voix de Jonathan, et Saül jura: L’Éternel est vivant, si on le fait mourir!
And Saul gave ear to the voice of Jonathan, and said with an oath, By the living Lord, he is not to be put to death.
7 Et Jonathan appela David, et Jonathan lui rapporta toutes ces choses. Et Jonathan amena David à Saül, et il fut devant lui comme auparavant.
Then Jonathan sent for David and gave him word of all these things. And Jonathan took David to Saul, who kept him by his side as in the past.
8 Et il y eut de nouveau la guerre; et David entra en campagne et combattit contre les Philistins et les frappa d’un grand coup, et ils s’enfuirent devant lui.
And there was war again: and David went out fighting the Philistines, causing great destruction among them; and they went in flight before him.
9 Et le mauvais esprit [envoyé] de l’Éternel vint sur Saül: et il était assis dans sa maison, sa lance à la main, et David jouait [de la harpe].
And an evil spirit from the Lord came on Saul, when he was seated in his house with his spear in his hand; and David made music for him.
10 Et Saül chercha à frapper de sa lance David et la paroi; et il se détourna de devant Saül, qui, de sa lance, frappa la paroi. Et David s’enfuit, et échappa cette nuit-là.
And Saul would have sent his spear through him, pinning him to the wall, but he got away and the spear went into the wall: and that night David went in flight and got away.
11 Et Saül envoya des messagers à la maison de David, pour le surveiller et le faire mourir au matin. Et Mical, sa femme, en informa David, disant: Si tu ne sauves pas ta vie cette nuit, demain tu seras mis à mort.
Then in that night Saul sent men to David's house to keep watch on him so as to put him to death in the morning: and David's wife Michal said to him, If you do not go away to a safe place tonight you will be put to death in the morning.
12 Et Mical fit descendre David par la fenêtre; et il s’en alla et s’enfuit, et échappa.
So Michal let David down through the window, and he went in flight and got away.
13 Et Mical prit le théraphim et le mit dans le lit, et mit à son chevet un tissu de poils de chèvre, et le couvrit d’un tapis.
Then Michal took the image and put it in the bed, with a cushion of goat's hair at its head, and she put clothing over it.
14 Et Saül envoya des messagers pour prendre David, et elle dit: Il est malade.
And when Saul sent men to take David, she said, He is ill.
15 Et Saül envoya les messagers pour voir David, disant: Apportez-le-moi dans le lit, pour le mettre à mort.
And Saul sent his men to see David, saying, Do not come back without him, take him in his bed, so that I may put him to death.
16 Et les messagers vinrent, et voici, le théraphim était sur le lit, et un tissu de poils de chèvre à son chevet.
And when the men came in, there was the image in the bed, with the cushion of goat's hair at its head
17 Et Saül dit à Mical: Pourquoi m’as-tu ainsi trompé et as-tu laissé aller mon ennemi, de sorte qu’il s’est échappé? Et Mical dit à Saül: Il m’a dit: Laisse-moi aller, pourquoi te tuerais-je?
And Saul said to Michal, why have you been false to me, letting my hater go and get safely away? And in answer Michal said to Saul, He said to me, Let me go, or I will put you to death.
18 Et David s’enfuit, et il échappa; et il vint vers Samuel à Rama, et lui rapporta tout ce que Saül lui avait fait. Et ils s’en allèrent, lui et Samuel, et ils habitèrent à Naïoth.
So David went in flight and got away and came to Ramah, to Samuel, and gave him an account of all Saul had done to him. And he and Samuel went and were living in Naioth.
19 Et on le rapporta à Saül, disant: Voici, David est à Naïoth, en Rama.
And word was given to Saul that David was at Naioth in Ramah.
20 Et Saül envoya des messagers pour prendre David; et ils virent une assemblée de prophètes qui prophétisaient, et Samuel se tenait là, les présidant. Et l’Esprit de Dieu vint sur les messagers de Saül, et eux aussi ils prophétisèrent.
And Saul sent men to take David; and when they saw the band of prophets at work, with Samuel in his place at their head, the spirit of God came on Saul's men, and they became like prophets.
21 Et on le rapporta à Saül, et il envoya d’autres messagers; et eux aussi ils prophétisèrent. Et Saül envoya encore des messagers, pour la troisième fois, et eux aussi ils prophétisèrent.
And Saul, having news of this, sent other men, who in the same way became like prophets. And a third time Saul sent men, and they like the others became like prophets.
22 Et il alla, lui aussi, à Rama, et vint jusqu’au grand puits qui est à Sécu; et il s’informa, disant: Où sont Samuel et David? Et on lui dit: Voici, ils sont à Naïoth, en Rama.
Then he himself went to Ramah, and came to the great water-spring in Secu; and questioning the people he said, Where are Samuel and David? And one said, They are at Naioth in Ramah.
23 Et il se rendit là, à Naïoth, en Rama. Et l’Esprit de Dieu vint sur lui aussi, et, continuant son chemin, il prophétisa, jusqu’à ce qu’il fut venu à Naïoth, en Rama.
And he went on from there to Naioth in Ramah: and the spirit of God came on him, and he went on, acting like a prophet, till he came to Naioth in Ramah.
24 Et lui aussi, il se dépouilla de ses vêtements, et prophétisa, lui aussi, devant Samuel, et tomba nu par terre, tout ce jour-là et toute la nuit. C’est pourquoi on dit: Saül aussi est-il parmi les prophètes?
And he took off his clothing, acting like a prophet before Samuel, and falling down he was stretched out, without his clothing, all that day and all that night. This is the reason for the saying, Is even Saul among the prophets?
