1 Chroniques 18
1 David défit ensuite les Philistins, abattit leur puissance et leur enleva Gath et ses dépendances.
After this it came about that David attacked the Philistines and defeated them. He took Gath and its villages out of the Philistines' control.
2 Puis il vainquit les Moabites, qui furent assujettis à David et devinrent ses tributaires.
Then he defeated Moab, and the Moabites became servants to David and paid him tribute.
3 Puis David battit Hadarézer, roi de Çoba, du côté de Hamath, tandis qu’il marchait vers l’Euphrate pour étendre sa domination.
David then defeated Hadadezer, king of Zobah at Hamath, as Hadadezer was traveling to establish his rule by the Euphrates River.
4 David lui captura mille chars, sept mille cavaliers et vingt mille hommes de pied, fit mutiler tous les attelages, et n’en conserva que cent.
David captured from him a thousand chariots, seven thousand horsemen, and twenty thousand footmen. David hamstrung all the chariot horses, but reserved enough of them for a hundred chariots.
5 La Syrie de Damas vint au secours de Hadarézer, roi de Çoba; David tua aux Syriens vingt-deux mille hommes.
When the Arameans of Damascus came to help Hadadezer king of Zobah, David killed twenty-two thousand Aramean men.
6 Il mit ensuite des garnisons dans la Syrie de Damas, qui devint sujette et tributaire de David. Ainsi le Seigneur protégeait David dans toutes ses campagnes.
Then David put garrisons in Aram of Damascus, and the Arameans became servants to him and brought him tribute. Yahweh gave victory to David wherever he went.
7 David s’empara des boucliers d’or, que portaient les serviteurs de Hadarézer, et les transporta à Jérusalem.
David took the golden shields that were on Hadadezer's servants and brought them to Jerusalem.
8 Egalement de Thibat et de Koun, villes de Hadarézer, le roi David emporta du cuivre en grande quantité, qui servit à Salomon pour faire la Mer de cuivre, les colonnes et les objets en cuivre.
From Tebah and Kun, cities of Hadadezer, David took very much bronze. It was with this bronze that Solomon later made the bronze basin called “The Sea,” the pillars, and the bronze equipment.
9 Toou, roi de Hamath, ayant appris que David avait défait toute l’armée de Hadarézer, roi de Çoba,
When Tou, king of Hamath, heard that David had defeated all the army of Hadadezer king of Zobah,
10 envoya son fils Hadoram au roi David pour le saluer et le féliciter d’avoir combattu et vaincu Hadarézer, car celui-ci était en guerre avec Toou. Il lui envoyait en même temps toute sorte de vases d’or, d’argent et de cuivre.
and so Tou sent Hadoram his son to King David to greet him and to bless him. He did this because David had fought against Hadadezer and defeated him, and because Tou had often been at war with Hadadezer. Tou also sent David many different sorts of articles made of gold and silver and bronze.
11 Ceux-là aussi, le roi David les consacra à l’Eternel, comme il avait fait de l’argent et de l’or qu’il avait enlevés à tous les peuples, aux Iduméens, aux Moabites, aux Ammonites, aux Philistins et aux Amalécites.
King David set these objects apart to Yahweh, together with the silver and the gold that he carried away from all the nations: Edom, Moab, the people of Ammon, the Philistines, and Amalek.
12 Abchaï, fils de Cerouya, avait battu dix-huit mille Iduméens dans la vallée du Sel.
Abishai son of Zeruiah killed eighteen thousand Edomites in the Valley of Salt.
13 Il mit des garnisons dans l’Idumée, de sorte que toute l’Idumée devint tributaire de David. Et le Seigneur protégea David dans toutes ses voies.
He placed garrisons in Edom, and all the Edomites became David's servants. Yahweh gave victory to David wherever he went.
14 David régna sur tout Israël, et il gouverna tout son peuple avec justice et équité.
David reigned over all Israel, and he administered justice and righteousness to all his people.
15 Joab, fils de Cerouya, était chef de l’armée; Josaphat, fils d’Ahiloud, archiviste;
Joab son of Zeruiah was the commander of the army, and Jehoshaphat son of Ahilud was recorder.
16 Çadok, fils d’Ahitoub, et Abimélec, fils d’Ebiatar, prêtres; Chavcha, secrétaire;
Zadok son of Ahitub and Ahimelech son of Abiathar were priests, and Shavsha was scribe.
17 Benaïahou, fils de Joïada, était à la tête des Krêthi et Pelêthi; et les fils de David étaient les premiers ministres du roi.
Benaiah son of Jehoiada was over the Kerethites and Pelethites, and David's sons were the chief officials at the hand of the king.
