1 Rois 1

1 Le roi David était vieux, chargé de jours; on l’enveloppait de vêtements, sans qu’il en fût réchauffé.

When King David was very old [IDM, DOU], even though his servants put many blankets on top of him, he was unable to become warm.

2 Ses serviteurs lui dirent: "Que l’on cherche, pour mon seigneur le roi, une jeune fille vierge, qui se tiendra devant le roi, et aura soin de lui; elle reposera dans tes bras, et la chaleur reviendra à mon seigneur le roi."

So they said to him, “Your Majesty, allow us to search for a young virgin who can stay with you and take care of you. She can sleep close to you and enable you to become warm.”

3 On chercha une belle jeune fille dans tout le territoire d’Israël; on trouva Abisag, la Sunamite, et on l’amena au roi.

[The king gave them permission, ] so they searched throughout Israel for a beautiful young woman. They found a woman named Abishag, from Shunem [town], and brought her to the king.

4 Or, la jeune fille était fort belle. Elle devint la garde du roi et elle le servit; mais le roi n’eut pas commerce avec elle.

She was [truly] very beautiful. She took care of [DOU] the king, but the king did not have sexual relations with her.

5 Adonias, fils de Hagghit, laissait percer son ambition en disant: "C’Est moi qui serai roi." Il se procura un char et des écuyers, se faisant précéder de cinquante coureurs.

[After Absalom died], David’s oldest surviving son was Adonijah, whose mother was Haggith. He was a very handsome/good-looking man. But David had never rebuked him about anything he did. [After Absalom died, Adonijah thought that he would become king]. So he started to boast, saying “I will become king [now].” Then he provided for himself some chariots, and men to drive them, and horses [to pull them], and 50 men to run [as his bodyguards] in front of those chariots [wherever he went].

6 Jamais son père ne l’avait contrarié en disant: "Pourquoi agis-tu ainsi?" Il était d’ailleurs d’une grande beauté, et il était venu au monde après Absalon.

7 Il eut des pourparlers avec Joab, fils de Cerouya, et le pontife Ebiathar, qui se rallièrent à son parti.

One day he conferred with Joab, [David’s army commander], and Abiathar the priest, and they promised/agreed to help/support Adonijah.

8 Pour le pontife Çadok, Benaïahou, fils de Joïada, le prophète Nathan, Séméi et Réi, et les vaillants de David, ils ne suivirent point Adonias.

But Zadok, who was also a priest, Benaiah [who had supervised David’s bodyguards], Nathan the prophet, Shimei and Rei, and David’s most capable soldiers refused to help/support Adonijah.

9 Adonias fit égorger des pièces de menu et de gros bétail et des animaux engraissés, près de la pierre de Zohéleth, qui est à côté d’En-Roghel; il convia tous ses frères, les fils du roi, et tous les Judaïtes, serviteurs du roi.

One day Adonijah went to Snake Rock near En-Rogel [Spring, which is near Jerusalem], to sacrifice some sheep and oxen and fattened cattle. He invited most of his brothers, King David’s other sons, to come. He also invited all of the king’s officials from Judah to come to the celebration.

10 Mais Nathan le prophète, Benaïahou, les Vaillants, et Salomon, son frère, il ne les convia point.

But he did not invite Nathan or Benaiah or the king’s most capable soldiers or his [younger/half]-brother Solomon.

11 Nathan dit à Bethsabée, mère de Salomon: "N’As-tu pas ouï dire qu’Adonias, fils de Hagghit, s’est fait roi? Notre maître David l’ignore.

Nathan [found out what they were doing, so he went to] Solomon’s mother Bathsheba [and] asked her, “Have you not heard that Haggith’s son Adonijah is declared himself to be the king? And King David does not know about it!

12 Eh bien! Écoute, je veux te donner un conseil, et tu sauveras ta vie et celle de ton fils Salomon.

So if you want to save yourself and your son Solomon from being killed, allow me to tell you what you should do.

13 Va, entre chez le roi David, et dis-lui: "N’Est-il pas vrai, seigneur, que tu as juré à ta servante en disant: Certes, Salomon, ton fils, régnera après moi, c’est lui qui sera assis sur mon trône? Pourquoi donc Adonias règne-t-il?"

Go immediately to King David. Say to him, ‘Your Majesty, you solemnly promised me [RHQ] that my son Solomon would become the king after you [die], and that he would sit on your throne [and rule]. So why is it that Adonijah [has said that he] is now the king?’

14 Or, tandis que tu seras en train de parler ainsi au roi, moi, j’entrerai sur tes pas et je confirmerai tes paroles."

Then, while you are still talking to the king, I will come in and tell him that what you are saying to him [about Adonijah] is true.”

15 Bethsabée alla trouver le roi dans sa chambre. (Le roi était fort âgé, et Abisag, la Sunamite, le servait.)

So Bathsheba went to see the king in his bedroom. He was very old, and Abishag was taking care of him.

16 Bethsabée s’inclina et se prosterna devant le roi, qui lui dit: "Que veux-tu?"

Bathsheba bowed very low in front of the king, and the king asked her, “What do you want?”

17 Elle lui répondit: "Seigneur, tu as juré à ta servante par l’Eternel, ton Dieu, en disant: Salomon, ton fils, régnera après moi, et c’est lui qui sera assis sur mon trône.

She replied, “Your Majesty, you solemnly promised me, knowing that Yahweh our God [was listening] [IDM], that my son Solomon would become king after you [die], and that he would sit on your throne [and rule].

18 Et maintenant, voici qu’Adonias règne et, à l’heure présente, seigneur, tu l’ignores!

But now, believe it or not, Adonijah has become king, and you do not know anything about it.

19 Il a tué une grande quantité de bœufs, de bêtes grasses, de menu bétail, et il a convié tous les fils du roi, Ebiathar, le pontife, Joab, le général d’armée; et Salomon, ton serviteur, il ne l’a pas convié.

He has sacrificed a lot of oxen and fattened cattle and sheep, and he has invited all of your other sons to the celebration. He has also invited Abiathar the priest and Joab the commander of your army, but he did not invite your son Solomon.

20 Quant à toi, seigneur, les yeux de tout Israël sont fixés sur toi, pour que tu lui déclares qui succèdera sur le trône à mon seigneur le roi.

Your Majesty, all the people [SYN] of Israel are expecting you to tell them who is the one who will become king after you are no longer the king.

21 Et il arrivera, lorsque mon seigneur le roi sera allé reposer avec ses pères, que moi et mon fils Salomon nous serons traités de rebelles."

If you do not do that, what will happen is that after you die [EUP] people will consider that my son Solomon and I are rebelling, [and they will execute us because we did not help Adonijah to become king].”

22 Elle parlait encore au roi, lorsque parut Nathan, le prophète.

While she was still talking to the king, Nathan came [to the palace].

23 On l’annonça au roi, disant: "Voici Nathan, le prophète." Il entra en présence du roi et se prosterna devant lui, la face contre terre.

The king’s servants/advisors told David, “Nathan the prophet has come.” So [Bathsheba left, and] Nathan went into where the king was and knelt down, with his face on the ground.

24 Et il dit: "Est-ce toi, mon seigneur le roi, qui as dit: Adonias régnera après moi, et c’est lui qui s’assiéra sur mon trône?

Then Nathan said, “Your Majesty, have you declared that Adonijah will become king after you are no longer the king?

25 De fait, il est descendu aujourd’hui tuer des bœufs, des bêtes engraissées et des brebis en quantité; il a invité tous les fils du roi, les chefs de l’armée, le prêtre Ebiathar; et voici qu’ils mangent et boivent en sa présence, criant: "Vive le roi Adonias!"

[I say that] because today he has gone down [to En-Rogel Spring] and has sacrificed a lot of oxen, fattened cattle, and sheep. And he has invited all of your other sons, Joab the army commander, and Abiathar the priest. They are all eating and drinking with him and saying ‘We hope/desire that King Adonijah will live a long time!’

26 Pour moi moi ton serviteur et le pontife Çadok, et Benaïahou, fils de Joïada, et ton serviteur Salomon, il ne nous a pas invités.

But he did not invite me or Zadok the priest or Benaiah or Solomon.

27 Est-ce au nom de mon maître le roi qu’a eu lieu une telle chose, et sans que tu aies fait connaître à ton serviteur celui qui succèdera sur le trône au roi mon maître?"

Did you, as the king, say that they should do this without telling your other officials who you want to become king [MTY] after you are no longer the king?”

28 Le roi David dit alors: "Faites venir Bethsabée." Elle entra chez le roi et se tint debout devant lui.

Then [after Nathan left the room, ] King David said [to one of his servants], “Tell Bathsheba to come in here again.” So [he went and told her, and] she came in and stood in front of the king.

29 Et le roi jura en ces termes: "Par le Dieu vivant, qui a sauvé ma vie de tout danger!

Then the king said, “Yahweh has rescued me from all my troubles. I promised you, with Yahweh the God whom we Israelis [worship] listening, that your son Solomon would be king after I am no longer the king. Today, as surely as Yahweh lives, [I solemnly declare that] I will do what I promised.”

30 comme je t’ai juré par l’Eternel, Dieu d’Israël, en disant que Salomon, ton fils, régnera après moi, et qu’il me remplacera sur le trône, ainsi ferai-je aujourd’hui."

31 Bethsabée s’inclina, la face contre terre, et se prosterna aux pieds du roi, en disant: "Vive à jamais le roi David, mon seigneur!"

Bathsheba knelt down with her face on the ground and said, “Your Majesty, I hope/desire that you will live for many more years [HYP]!”

32 Puis le roi David dit: "Appelez-moi le pontife Çadok, le prophète Nathan et Benaïahou, fils de Joïada." Et ils vinrent devant le roi,

Then King David said, “Summon Zadok the priest, Nathan the prophet, and Benaiah.” [So someone went and summoned them.] When they came in,

33 qui leur dit: "Faites-vous accompagner par les serviteurs de votre maître; vous ferez monter Salomon, mon fils, sur ma propre mule, et vous le conduirez vers le Ghihôn.

he said to them, “Put my son Solomon on my mule. Take him with my officials down to Gihon [Spring].

34 Là, Çadok, le pontife, et Nathan, le prophète, le sacreront roi d’Israël; vous sonnerez du cor et vous direz: "Vive le roi Salomon!"

There, you two, Zadok and Nathan, should anoint him, [with olive oil to appoint him to be] the king of Israel. Then you must blow trumpets, and [all the people there must] shout, ‘We hope/desire that King Solomon will live for many years!’

35 Vous remonterez à sa suite, et il ira s’asseoir sur mon trône; c’est lui qui doit régner à ma place, et c’est lui que j’ai institué chef d’Israël et de Juda."

Then follow him back here, and he will come and sit on my throne. He will then become king instead of me. I have appointed him to be the ruler of [all the people of] Israel and of Judah.”

36 Benaïahou, fils de Joïada, répondit au roi: "Amen! Soit ainsi voulu par l’Eternel, Dieu du roi mon maître!

Benaiah replied, “We will do that! We hope/wish that Yahweh, who is your God [and our God], will cause it to happen!

37 Comme l’Eternel a été avec le roi mon maître, ainsi soit-il avec Salomon, et puisse-t-il rendre son trône encore plus grand que celui de mon seigneur le roi David!"

King David, Yahweh has helped you; we hope/wish that he will also help Solomon and enable him to become a greater king than you have been.”

38 Le pontife Çadok, le prophète Nathan et Benaîahou, fils de Joïada, descendirent, avec les Kerythi et Pelêthi, firent monter Salomon sur la mule du roi David, et le conduisirent vers le Ghihôn.

So Zadok, Nathan, Benaiah, and the two groups of men who were the king’s bodyguards went and put Solomon on King David’s mule and escorted him down to Gihon [Spring].

39 Le pontife Çadok, avec le cornet d’huile qu’il avait pris dans la Tente, oignit Salomon; on sonna du cor, et tout le peuple dit: "Vive le roi Salomon!"

There Zadok took the container of [olive] oil from the Sacred Tent and (anointed/poured some oil on) Solomon. Then the trumpets were blown, and all the people shouted, “We hope/wish that King Solomon will live for many years!”

40 Et tout le peuple monta à sa suite, faisant résonner les flûtes, se livrant à une grande allégresse; leurs cris ébranlaient la terre.

Then all the people followed him back up [to the city], shouting joyfully and playing flutes. They shouted very loudly, with the result that the ground shook.

41 Adonias et tous ses convives, qui achevaient de manger, l’entendirent; et Joab, en percevant le son du cor, demanda: "D’Où vient ce bruit de la ville en émoi?"

When Adonijah and all (his guests/the people whom he had invited) were finishing eating at their celebration, they heard the noise. When Joab heard the sound of the trumpets, he asked, “What is causing all that noise in the city?”

42 Il parlait encore, lorsqu’il vit venir Jonathan, fils du prêtre Ebiathar. "Viens, dit Adonias, car tu es un vaillant homme et porteur de bonnes nouvelles."

While he was still speaking, Jonathan, the son of Abiathar the priest, arrived. Adonijah said, “Come in! You are a man whom we can trust, so you must be bringing us good news!”

43 Jonathan répondit à Adonias: "En vérité, le roi David, notre maître, a donné la royauté à Salomon.

Jonathan replied, “No, [I do not have good news]! His Majesty, King David, has caused Solomon to be the king!

44 Il a envoyé, pour l’accompagner, le pontife Çadok, le prophète Nathan, Benaïahou, fils de Joïada, les Kerêthi et Pelêthi, et on l’a fait monter sur la mule du roi.

He sent Zadok, Nathan, Benaiah, and his own group of bodyguards to go with Solomon. They put Solomon on King David’s mule.

45 Et le pontife Çadok et le prophète Nathan lui ont donné l’onction royale près du Ghihôn, et ils sont revenus de là tout joyeux, et la cité est pleine d’émoi. De là le bruit que vous avez entendu.

They [went down to] Gihon [Spring], and there Zadok and Nathan anointed him to become the king. Now they have returned from there to the city, shouting joyfully. That is why there is that great/loud noise that you are hearing.

46 De plus, Salomon s’est assis sur le trône royal.

So Solomon is now our king [MTY].

47 Bien mieux, les serviteurs du roi sont venus féliciter notre maître, le roi David, en disant: "Puisse le Seigneur rendre le nom de Salomon plus illustre encore que ton nom, et son trône plus grand que le tien!" Et le roi s’est prosterné sur sa couche.

Furthermore, the palace officials came to His Majesty, King David, to tell him that they approved of what he had done. They said, ‘We wish/hope that our God will enable Solomon [MTY] to become more famous than you have been and enable him to be a better king than you have been.’ When they said that, the king, lying on his bed, bowed his head to worship [Yahweh].

48 Puis il s’est exprimé ainsi: Béni soit l’Eternel, Dieu d’Israël, qui a donné aujourd’hui un occupant à mon trône et m’en a rendu témoin!"

Then he said, ‘I praise Yahweh, the God whom we Israelis [worship], because he has allowed one of my sons to become the king today, and has permitted me to see it happen.’”

49 Saisis d’effroi, tous les invités d’Adonias se levèrent et se dirigèrent chacun de son côté.

Then all of Adonijah’s guests (trembled/were afraid), so they all immediately got up and left and scattered.

50 Pour Adonias, craignant Salomon, il se leva également et alla embrasser les cornes de l’autel.

Adonijah was afraid of what Solomon [would do], so he went [to the Sacred Tent] and grabbed the projections at the corners of the altar, [because he knew that no one would kill him there].

51 Salomon en fut informé en ces termes: "Voici, Adonias a pris peur du roi Salomon, il est allé saisir les cornes de l’autel et a dit: Que le roi Salomon m’affirme sous serment aujourd’hui qu’il ne fera point périr son serviteur par le glaive!"

But someone told Solomon, “Hey/Listen, Adonijah is afraid of you, so he [has gone to the Sacred Tent and] is holding on to the corners of the altar. He is saying, ‘[Before I leave, ] I want King Solomon to solemnly promise that he will not command that I be executed.’”

52 Salomon dit alors: "S’Il se conduit en homme de bien, pas un de ses cheveux ne tombera à terre; mais si un acte pervers lui est imputable, il mourra."

Solomon replied, “If he proves that he is loyal to me, I will not harm him at all [IDM]. But if he does anything that is wrong, he will be executed.”

53 Le roi Salomon envoya des gens, qui le firent descendre de l’autel, et il vint se prosterner devant le roi Salomon, qui lui dit: "Rentre en ta demeure."

So King Solomon sent [some men to Adonijah], and they brought him back from the altar. He came to Solomon and bowed down in front of him. Then Solomon said to him, “Go home.”