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),
Then Saul urged all his servants and his son Jonathan to kill David. But Jonathan liked David very much.
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.
So he warned David, “My father Saul is seeking for a way to kill you. So be careful. Tomorrow morning go and find a place to hide [in the field].
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.
I will ask my father to go out there with me. [While we are out there], I will talk to him about you. Then I will tell you everything that he tells me.” [So David did what Jonathan told him to do].
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.
[The next morning], Jonathan spoke with his father, saying many good things about David. He said, “You should never do anything to harm your servant David! He has never done anything to harm you! Everything that he has done has helped you very much.
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?
He was in danger of being killed when he fought against [Goliath, the champion of] the Philistia [army. By enabling David to kill him], Yahweh won a great victory for all the people of Israel. You were very happy when you saw that. Why would you want to do anything now to harm David [RHQ]? There is no reason for you to kill him, because he has not done anything wrong!”
6 Et Saül écouta la voix de Jonathan, et Saül jura: L’Éternel est vivant, si on le fait mourir!
Saul listened to what Jonathan said. Then Saul said, “I solemnly promise that just as certain as Yahweh lives, I will not kill David.”
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.
Afterward, Jonathan summoned David and told him what he and Saul had said. Then Jonathan brought David to Saul, and David served Saul as he had done before.
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.
One day a war started again, and David [led his soldiers to] fight against the Philistia army. David’s [army] attacked them very furiously, with the result that the Philistia army ran away.
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].
But one day when sitting in his house, an evil spirit [sent] from Yahweh [suddenly] came upon Saul. While David was playing his harp [for Saul],
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.
Saul hurled his spear at David to try to fasten him to the wall. David (dodged/jumped to one side), and the spear did not hit him. The spear stuck in the wall, but that night David escaped.
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 Saul sent messengers to David’s house. He told them to watch the house and to kill David [while he was leaving the house] the following morning. But David’s wife Michal [saw them and] warned him, “To survive, you must run away tonight, because if you do not do that, you will be killed tomorrow!”
12 Et Mical fit descendre David par la fenêtre; et il s’en alla et s’enfuit, et échappa.
So she enabled David to climb out through a window, and he ran away and escaped.
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 an idol and put it in the bed. She covered it with some [of David’s] clothes, and put some goat’s hair on the head of the idol.
14 Et Saül envoya des messagers pour prendre David, et elle dit: Il est malade.
When the messengers came [to the house the next morning], she told them that David was sick [and could not get out of bed].
15 Et Saül envoya les messagers pour voir David, disant: Apportez-le-moi dans le lit, pour le mettre à mort.
[When they reported that to] Saul, he told them to go back to David’s house. He said to them, “Bring him to me lying on his bed, in order that I can kill him!”
16 Et les messagers vinrent, et voici, le théraphim était sur le lit, et un tissu de poils de chèvre à son chevet.
But when those men entered David’s house, they saw that there was only an idol in the bed, with goat’s hair on 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?
[When they reported that to Saul, ] Saul [summoned] Michal [and] said to her, “Why did you trick me like that? You allowed my enemy to escape!” Michal replied to Saul, “David told me that if I did not help him escape, he would kill me!” [RHQ]
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.
After David had escaped from Saul, he went to Samuel, who was [at his home] at Ramah. He told Samuel everything that Saul had done to [try to kill] him. Then David and Samuel went to Naioth, [which was a section] of [Ramah city], and they stayed there.
19 Et on le rapporta à Saül, disant: Voici, David est à Naïoth, en Rama.
Someone told Saul that David was in Naioth.
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.
So Saul sent some messengers to capture David. [When] those messengers [arrived in Ramah, they] met some men who were proclaiming ecstatic messages, and Samuel was there, as their leader. When Saul’s messengers met them, the Spirit of God took control of Saul’s men, and they also spoke ecstatically.
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.
When Saul heard about that, he sent messengers a third time, but they also started to speak ecstatically.
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.
Finally, Saul himself went to Ramah. When he arrived at the well at [a place named] Secu, he asked people there, “Where are Samuel and David?” The people replied, “They are at Naioth in Ramah [city].”
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.
While Saul was walking toward Naioth, the Spirit of God also took control of him. [While he walked on], he continued speaking ecstatic messages until he came to Naioth.
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?
There he took off his clothes, and he spoke messages from God in front of Samuel. He lay on the ground doing that all day and all night. That is the reason that [when people see someone doing something that is very unexpected, they think about what happened to Saul, and] they say, “We are surprised, like the people were surprised to see Saul [acting like] a prophet?” [RHQ]
