2 Samuel 23
1 Et ce sont ici les dernières paroles de David. David, le fils d’Isaï, a dit, et l’homme haut placé, l’oint du Dieu de Jacob, et le doux psalmiste d’Israël, a dit:
David, the son of Jesse, was a man whom [God caused to] become great. He was appointed to become king by the God whom Jacob [worshiped]. He wrote beautiful songs for the Israeli people. This is the last song that he wrote:
2 L’Esprit de l’Éternel a parlé en moi, et sa parole a été sur ma langue.
“The Spirit of Yahweh tells me what to say; the message that I speak [MTY] comes from him.
3 Le Dieu d’Israël a dit, le Rocher d’Israël m’a parlé: Celui qui domine parmi les hommes sera juste, dominant en la crainte de Dieu,
God, the one whom we Israeli [people worship], has spoken; the one who protects us Israeli people said to me, ‘Kings who rule people justly have an awesome respect for me, God.
4 et il sera comme la lumière du matin, quand le soleil se lève, un matin sans nuages: par sa clarté l’herbe tendre [germe] de la terre après la pluie.
They are like the sun that shines at dawn and causes the grass to [sprout/sparkle] after the rain ends.’
5 Quoique ma maison ne soit pas ainsi avec Dieu, cependant il a établi avec moi une alliance éternelle, à tous égards bien ordonnée et assurée, car c’est là tout mon salut et tout mon plaisir, quoiqu’il ne la fasse pas germer.
And truly, that is how God will surely bless my family [RHQ] because he made an agreement with me that will endure forever, an agreement in which he promises that no part of it will ever be changed. He will surely cause me to prosper [RHQ], and he will always help me, and that is all that I desire.
6 Mais [les fils de] Bélial sont tous comme des épines qu’on jette loin, car on ne les prend pas avec la main,
But [he will get rid of] godless/evil people like [SIM] people throw away thorns that [injure people if they try to] pick them up with their hands.
7 Et l’homme qui les touche se munit d’un fer ou d’un bois de lance; et ils seront entièrement brûlés par le feu sur le lieu même.
Someone [who wants to get rid of thornbushes] does not grab them; he uses an iron [shovel] or a spear [to dig them out] and then he burns them completely.
8 Ce sont ici les noms des hommes forts qu’avait David: Josheb-Bashébeth, Thacmonite, chef des principaux capitaines; c’était Adino, l’Etsnite, qui eut le dessus sur 800 hommes, qu’il tua en une fois.
These are the names of David’s three greatest warriors. The first was Esh-Baal, [whose other name was Jashobeam], from the Hachmon clan (OR, the son of Hachmon). He was the leader of the three men. One time he fought against 800 enemies and killed them all with his spear.
9 Et après lui, Éléazar, fils de Dodo, fils d’un Akhokhite; il était l’un des trois hommes forts qui étaient avec David, lorsqu’ils avaient défié les Philistins qui s’étaient assemblés là pour combattre, et que les hommes d’Israël étaient montés.
The second/next one of the three greatest warriors was Eleazar, who was the son of Dodo from the clan of Ahoh. One day he was with David when they defied/challenged the soldiers of Philistia who had gathered for the battle. The [other] Israeli soldiers retreated,
10 Il se leva, et frappa les Philistins, jusqu’à ce que sa main fut lasse et que sa main demeura attachée à l’épée; et l’Éternel opéra une grande délivrance ce jour-là; et le peuple revint après [Éléazar], seulement pour piller.
but Eleazar stood there and fought the soldiers of Philistia until his arm became very tired, with the result that [his hand cramped and] he could not stop gripping his sword. Yahweh won a great victory on that day. And afterwards the [other] Israeli soldiers returned [to where Eleazar was], and stripped off the [armor from the men whom he had] killed.
11 Et après lui, Shamma, fils d’Agué, Hararite: les Philistins s’étaient assemblés en troupe; et il y avait là une portion de champ pleine de lentilles, et le peuple avait fui devant les Philistins:
The third one of the greatest warriors was Shammah, the son of Agee from [the clan/town of] Harar. One time the Philistia soldiers gathered at Lehi [town], where there was a field full of lentils/peas [that they wanted to steal]. The other Israeli soldiers ran away from the Philistia troops,
12 et il se plaça au milieu du champ, et le sauva, et frappa les Philistins; et l’Éternel opéra une grande délivrance.
but Shammah stood there in the field and did not let the Philistia soldiers [steal the crops], and killed them. Yahweh won a great victory on that day.
13 Et trois des trente chefs descendirent et vinrent au temps de la moisson vers David, dans la caverne d’Adullam, comme une troupe de Philistins était campée dans la vallée des Rephaïm.
Altogether there were 30 special warriors among David’s soldiers. Once, when it was almost time to harvest [the crops], three of those 30 men went down to Adullam Cave, where David was [staying]. A group of men from the Philistia army had set up their tents in Rephaim Valley [near Jerusalem].
14 Et David était alors dans le lieu fort, et il y avait alors un poste des Philistins à Bethléhem.
David [and his soldiers] were in the cave [because it was safe there], and [another] group of Philistia soldiers was occupying Bethlehem.
15 Et David convoita, et dit: Qui me fera boire de l’eau du puits de Bethléhem, qui est près de la porte?
[One day] David very much wanted [some water] to drink, and said “I wish that someone would bring me some water from the well near the gate at Bethlehem!”
16 Et les trois hommes forts forcèrent le passage à travers le camp des Philistins, et puisèrent de l’eau du puits de Bethléhem, qui est près de la porte, et la prirent et l’apportèrent à David; et il ne voulut pas la boire, mais il en fit une libation à l’Éternel.
So his three greatest warriors forced their way through the camp of Philistia soldiers and drew some water from the well, and brought it to David. But he would not drink it. Instead, he poured it out [on the ground] as an offering to Yahweh.
17 Et il dit: Loin de moi, Éternel, que je fasse cela! N’est-ce pas le sang des hommes qui sont allés au péril de leur vie? Et il ne voulut pas la boire. Ces trois hommes forts firent cela.
He said, “Yahweh, it would certainly not be right for me to drink this water! That would be like [RHQ] drinking the blood of these men who were willing/ready to die for me!” So he refused to drink it. That was one of the things that those three great warriors did.
18 Et Abishaï, frère de Joab, fils de Tseruïa, était chef de trois; il leva sa lance contre 300 hommes, qu’il tua. Et il eut un nom parmi les trois.
Abishai, Joab’s [younger] brother, was the leader of the 30 [greatest warriors]. [One day] he fought against 300 men and killed them all with his spear. As a result, he also became famous.
19 Ne fut-il pas le plus honoré des trois? Et il fut leur chef; mais il n’atteignit pas les trois [premiers].
He was the most famous of the thirty greatest warriors, and he became their leader/commander, but he was not one of the three greatest warriors.
20 Et Benaïa, fils de Jehoïada, fils d’un homme vaillant, de Kabtseël, grand en exploits, lui, frappa deux lions de Moab; et il descendit, et frappa le lion dans une fosse, par un jour de neige.
Jehoiada’s son Benaiah, from Kabzeel [town], also did great deeds. He killed two of the best warriors from the Moab people-group. Also, he went down into a pit on a day when snow was falling, and killed a lion there.
21 Et c’est lui qui frappa un homme égyptien qui était de grande apparence, et l’Égyptien avait en sa main une lance; et il descendit vers lui avec un bâton, et arracha la lance de la main de l’Égyptien, et le tua avec sa propre lance.
He also killed a huge soldier from Egypt who carried a spear. Benaiah [had only] his club, but he attacked the giant with it. Then he snatched the spear from the man’s hand and killed him with his own spear.
22 Voilà ce que fit Benaïa, fils de Jehoïada; et il eut un nom parmi les trois hommes forts:
Those are [some of] the things that Benaiah did. As a result, he became famous, like the three greatest warriors were.
23 il fut plus honoré que les trente, mais il n’atteignit pas les trois [premiers]. Et David lui donna une place dans ses audiences privées.
He was more honored than the other members of the group of thirty great warriors, but not as famous as the three greatest warriors. David appointed him to be the commander of his bodyguards.
24 Asçaël, frère de Joab, était des trente; Elkhanan, fils de Dodo, de Bethléhem;
[These are the names of the great warriors]: Asahel, the brother of Joab; Elhanan, the son of Dodo, from Bethlehem;
25 Shamma, le Harodite; Élika, le Harodite;
Shammah and Elika, from [the] Harod [clan];
26 Hélets, le Paltite; Ira, fils d’Ikkesh, le Thekohite;
Helez, from Pelet [city]; Ira, the son of Ikkesh, from Tekoa [town];
27 Abiézer, l’Anathothite; Mebunnaï, le Hushathite;
Abiezer, from Anathoth [city]; Mebunnai [whose other name was Sibbecai], from Hushah’s [clan];
28 Tsalmon, l’Akhokhite; Maharaï, le Netophathite;
Zalmon [whose other name was Ilai], from Ahoh’s [clan]; Maharai, from Netophah [town];
29 Héleb, fils de Baana, le Netophathite; Itthaï, fils de Ribaï, de Guibha des fils de Benjamin;
Heleb, the son of Baanah, also from Netophah [town]; Ittai, the son of Ribai, from Gibeah [town] in [the land that belonged to] the tribe of Benjamin;
30 Benaïa, le Pirhathonite; Hiddaï, des torrents de Gaash;
Benaiah, from Pirathon [town]; Hiddai, from the valleys near Gaash [Mountain];
31 Abi-Albon, l’Arbathite; Azmaveth, le Barkhumite;
Abi-Albon, from the clan of Arabah; Azmaveth, from Bahurim [town];
32 Éliakhba, le Shaalbonite; Bené-Jashen; Jonathan;
Eliahba, from Shaalbon [town]; The sons of Jashen; Jonathan;
33 Shamma, l’Hararite; Akhiam, fils de Sharar, l’Ararite;
Shammah, from Harar [town/clan]; Ahiam the son of Sharar, from Harar [town/clan];
34 Éliphéleth, fils d’Akhasbaï, fils d’un Maacathien; Éliam, fils d’Akhitophel, le Guilonite;
Eliphelet, the son of Ahasbai, from Maacah [town]; Eliam, the son of Ahithophel, from Gilo [town];
35 Hetsraï, le Carmélite; Paaraï, l’Arbite;
Hezro, from Carmel [city]; Paarai, from Arba [city];
36 Jighal, fils de Nathan, de Tsoba; Bani, le Gadite;
Igal, the son of Nathan, from Zobah [city]; Bani, from the tribe of Gad;
37 Tsélek, l’Ammonite; Nakharaï, le Beérothien, qui portait les armes de Joab, fils de Tseruïa;
Zelek, from the Ammon people-group; Naharai, the man who carried Joab’s weapons, from Beeroth [town];
38 Ira, le Jéthrien; Gareb, le Jéthrien;
Ira and Gareb, from Jattir [town];
39 Urie, le Héthien: en tout, 37.
Uriah, [Bathsheba’s husband], from the Heth people-group. Altogether, there were 37 famous soldiers, [but some of them had died and their names were not included].
