1 Chroniques 20
1 Au renouvellement de l’année, époque où les rois entrent en campagne, Joab se mit à la tête de l’armée et porta le ravage dans le pays des Ammonites. Il mit le siège devant Rabba tandis que David restait à Jérusalem, se rendit maître de la ville et la détruisit.
[In that region], kings usually went [with their armies] to fight [their enemies] (in the springtime/when the cold season ended). But that year, David [did not do that. Instead, he] stayed in Jerusalem, and he sent [his commander] Joab [to lead the army]. Joab took his troops. They [crossed the Jordan River and] ruined the land of the Ammon people-group. Then they went to Rabbah, [the capital city, ] and surrounded it. David stayed in Jerusalem [for a while. But later he took more troops and went to help] Joab. Their armies attacked Rabbah and destroyed it.
2 David enleva de la tête du roi des Ammonites sa couronne, pesant un kikkar d’or et ornée de pierres précieuses, et qui passa sur la tête de David. Il emporta le butin de la ville en très grande quantité.
Then David took the crown from the head of the king of Rabbah (OR, from the head of their god Milcom) and put it on his own head. It [was very heavy; it] weighed (75 pounds/34 kg.), and it had many very valuable stones [fastened to it]. They also took many other valuable things from the city.
3 Il emmena le peuple qui s’y trouvait, le condamna à la scie, aux herses de fer et aux haches; et il en usa de même à l’égard de toutes les villes des Ammonites. Puis David, avec toute l’armée, rentra à Jérusalem.
Then they brought the people out of the city and forced them to [work for their army, ] using saws and iron picks and axes. David’s soldiers did this in all the cities of the Ammon people-group. Then David and all of his army returned to Jerusalem.
4 Plus tard survint, à Ghézer, une guerre avec les Philistins; c’est alors que Sibbekkaï, de Houcha, battit Sippaï, un des descendants de Rapha, dont le pouvoir fut abattu.
Later, [David’s army] fought a battle with the army of Philistia, at Gezer [city]. During the battle Sibbecai, from Hushah [clan], killed Sippai, one of the descendants of the Rapha [giants]. So the armies of Philistia were defeated.
5 Une autre guerre eut lieu avec les Philistins, dans laquelle Elhanan, fils de Yaïr, abattit Lahmi, frère de Goliath de Gath (le bois de sa lance ressemblait à l’ensouple du tisserand).
In another battle against the soldiers of Philistia, Elhanan, the son of Jair, killed Lahmi, the [younger] brother of [the giant] Goliath from Gath [town], who had a spear which was as thick as a weaver’s rod.
6 Une autre guerre eut lieu à Gath, où figura un homme de haute taille, qui avait six doigts à chaque main, six à chaque pied, en tout vingt-quatre, et qui, lui aussi, était issu de Rapha.
There was another battle near Gath. A (huge man/giant) was there who had six fingers on each hand and six toes on each foot. He was descended from [the] Rapha [giants].
7 Il défia Israël et fut tué par Jonathan, fils de Chimea et neveu de David.
When he made fun of the soldiers of Israel, Jonathan, the son of David’s [older] brother Shimea, killed him.
8 Tous ceux-ci étaient nés au Rapha dans Gath; tous périrent par la main de David et par celle de ses serviteurs.
Those were some of the descendants of [the] Rapha [giants] who had lived in Gath, who were killed [MTY] by David and his soldiers.
