2 Samuel 10
1 Sur ces entrefaites, le roi des Ammonites mourut, et son fils Hanoun lui succéda.
It happened after this, that the king of the people of Ammon died, and Hanun his son reigned in his place.
2 David se dit: "Je veux agir amicalement avec Hanoun, fils de Nahach, comme son père a agi à mon égard." Et David lui envoya, par ses serviteurs, des condoléances au sujet de son père, et les serviteurs de David se rendirent au pays des Ammonites.
David said, "I will show kindness to Hanun the son of Nahash, as his father showed kindness to me." So David sent by his servants to comfort him concerning his father. David's servants came into the land of the people of Ammon.
3 Mais les princes ammonites dirent à leur maître Hanoun: "Est-ce, à ton avis, pour honorer ton père que David t’a envoyé des consolateurs? N’Est-ce pas plutôt pour explorer la ville en espions et pour la détruire que David t’a envoyé ses serviteurs?"
But the leaders of the people of Ammon said to Hanun their lord, "Do you think that David honors your father, in that he has sent comforters to you? Hasn't David sent his servants to you to search the city, and to spy it out, and to overthrow it?"
4 Alors Hanoun fit saisir les serviteurs de David, raser la moitié de leur barbe et couper la moitié de leurs vêtements jusqu’aux reins, puis il les congédia.
So Hanun took David's servants and shaved off their beards, and cut off their garments in the middle, even to their buttocks, and sent them away.
5 On en informa David, qui envoya au-devant d’eux, car ces hommes étaient accablés de honte, et leur fit dire: "Restez à Jéricho jusqu’à ce que votre barbe ait repoussé, puis vous reviendrez."
When David was told, he sent to meet them; for the men were greatly ashamed. The king said, "Wait at Jericho until your beards have grown, and then return."
6 Les Ammonites, voyant qu’ils s’étaient mis en mauvaise odeur auprès de David, soudoyèrent les Syriens de Beth-Rehob et ceux de Çoba vingt mille hommes de pied; le roi de Maakha, mille hommes, et les gens de Tob, douze mille hommes.
When the people of Ammon saw that they were become odious to David, the people of Ammon sent and hired the Arameans of Beth Rehob, and the Arameans of Zobah, twenty thousand footmen, and the king of Maacah with one thousand men, and the men of Tob twelve thousand men.
7 A cette nouvelle, David envoya Joab avec toute son armée de vaillants.
When David heard of it, he sent Joab, and all the army of the mighty men.
8 Les Ammonites s’avancèrent et se mirent en bataille à l’entrée de la porte, tandis que les Syriens de Çoba et de Rehob, les hommes de Tob et de Maakha, restaient séparés dans la campagne.
The people of Ammon came out, and put the battle in array at the entrance of the gate: and the Arameans of Zobah and of Rehob, and the men of Tob and Maacah, were by themselves in the field.
9 Joab, voyant que la bataille le menaçait par devant et par derrière, fit choix des meilleurs guerriers d’Israël et les disposa devant les Syriens.
Now when Joab saw that the battle was set against him before and behind, he chose of all the choice men of Israel, and put them in array against the Arameans:
10 Pour le reste de l’armée, il le mit sous les ordres de son frère Abisaï et le rangea devant les Ammonites.
The rest of the people he committed into the hand of Abishai his brother; and he put them in array against the people of Ammon.
11 Et il dit: "Si les Syriens l’emportent sur moi, tu viendras à mon secours; si les Ammonites l’emportent sur toi, c’est moi qui viendrai te secourir.
He said, "If the Arameans are too strong for me, then you shall help me; but if the people of Ammon are too strong for you, then I will come and help you.
12 Sois fort, soyons forts, pour notre peuple et pour les villes de notre Dieu, et que le Seigneur agisse selon sa volonté!"
Be courageous, and let us be strong for our people, and for the cities of our God; and the LORD do that which seems good to him."
13 Joab, avec la troupe qui l’accompagnait, engagea la bataille contre les Syriens, qui s’enfuirent devant lui.
So Joab and the people who were with him drew near to the battle against the Arameans: and they fled before him.
14 Les Ammonites, voyant les Syriens fuir, lâchèrent pied devant Misai et rentrèrent dans la ville; alors Joab cessa de poursuivre les Ammonites et revint à Jérusalem.
When the people of Ammon saw that the Arameans had fled, they likewise fled before Abishai, and entered into the city. Then Joab returned from the people of Ammon, and came to Jerusalem.
15 Mais les Syriens, se voyant battus par les Israélites, se rallièrent,
When the Arameans saw that they were defeated by the children of Israel, they gathered themselves together.
16 et Hadarézer fit avancer les Araméens de delà le fleuve, qui arrivèrent à Hélam sous le commandement de Chobakh, chef de l’armée de Hadarézer.
Hadadezer sent, and brought out the Arameans who were beyond the River: and they came to Helam, with Shobach the captain of the army of Hadadezer at their head.
17 Quand David en fut informé, il rassembla tout Israël, traversa le Jourdain et arriva à Hélam, où les Araméens s’alignèrent en face de David et lui livrèrent bataille.
It was told David; and he gathered all Israel together, and passed over the Jordan, and came to Helam. The Arameans set themselves in array against David, and fought with him,
18 Aram prit la fuite devant Israël, et David lui tua sept cents attelages et quarante mille cavaliers; il frappa également Chobakh, son général, qui mourut là.
but fled before Israel; and David killed of the Arameans seven hundred charioteers, and forty thousand foot soldiers, and struck Shobach the commander of their army, and he died there.
19 Tous les rois, tributaires de Hadarézer, voyant qu’Israël les avait défaits, firent la paix avec Israël et devinrent ses tributaires; et les Syriens n’osèrent plus venir en aide aux Ammonites.
When all the vassals of Hadadezer saw that they were defeated before Israel, they made peace with Israel, and served them. So the Arameans were afraid to give further aid to the Ammonites.
