1 Chroniques 12
1 Et voici ceux qui accompagnaient David à Sicelag, quand il était contraint de se cacher de Saül, fils de Cis; et ils comptaient parmi les vaillants, hommes de secours dans les batailles.
David went to Ziklag [town] to escape from [King] Saul. While he was there, many warriors came and joined him, and they helped him when he fought battles.
2 Ils tiraient leur arc de la main droite et de la main gauche; ils étaient frondeurs et archers. Des frères de Saül, de la tribu de Benjamin,
They carried bows [and arrows]. They were able to shoot arrows and to sling stones. They could use either their right arms or their left arms to do that. They were relatives of Saul from the tribe of Benjamin.
3 Le chef était Achiézer; puis, venaient Joas, fils d'Asma le Gabathéen; Johel, Jophalet, fils d'Asmoth; Berchia, Jehul d'Anathoth,
Their leader was Ahiezer. Next in command was Joash. They were both sons of Shemaah from Gibeah [city]. [These are the names of some of those warriors: ] Jeziel and Pelet, the sons of Azmaveth; Beracah; Jehu from Anathoth [town];
4 Samaïas de Gabaon, vaillant parmi les trente, et leur chef, puis, Jérémie, Jézéel, Joanan, Joazobath de Garathiim,
Ishmaiah from the Gibeon [city], who was a leader of the thirty mighty warriors; Jeremiah, Jahaziel, Johanan, and Jozabad from Gederah [town];
5 Azaï, Arimuth, Baalie, Samaraie et Saphatias d'Haréphiel,
Eluzai, Jerimoth, Bealiah, Shemariah, and Shephatiah from Haruph [town];
6 Elcana, Jesuni, Ozriel, Jozara, Sobocam et les Coréens,
Elkanah, Isshiah, Azarel, Joezer and Jashobeam, who were descendants of Korah;
7 Et Jelia, Zabadie, fils de Joram, et ceux de Gédor.
Joelah and Zebadiah, who were sons of Jeroham, from Gedor [town].
8 Et, de la tribu de Gad, des hommes vaillants et forts, quittant le désert, rejoignirent David; tous exercés aux combats, portant bouclier et javelines, hommes à face de lion, et légers à la course dans les montagnes, comme des chevreuils.
Some men from the tribe of Gad [east of the Jordan River] joined David when he was at his fortress in [the caves in] the desert. They were brave warriors who were trained for fighting battles and able to use shields and spears well. They [SYN] were as fierce as [SIM, MTY] lions, and they could run as fast as [HYP, SIM] deer/gazelles on the hills/mountains.
9 Aza était le chef, Abdias le second, Eliab le troisième,
Ezer was their leader. Next in command was Obadiah. Next was Eliab.
10 Masmana le quatrième, Jérémie le cinquième,
Next was Mishmannah. Next was Jeremiah.
11 Jéthi le sixième, Eliab le septième,
Next was Attai. Next was Eliel.
12 Joanan le huitième, Eléazer le neuvième,
Next was Johanan. Next was Elzabad.
13 Jérémia le dixième, Melcbanaï le onzième.
Next was [another man whose name was] Jeremiah. The last was Macbannai.
14 Ils étaient les chefs de l'armée des fils de Gad; celui du moindre rang commandait cent hommes; celui du rang le plus élevé en commandait mille.
Those men from the tribe of Gad were all army officers. Some of them commanded 1,000 soldiers, and some of them commanded 100 soldiers.
15 Ce furent ceux-là qui passèrent le Jourdain pendant le premier mois, lorsqu'il coulait à pleins bords, et ils mirent en fuite tous ceux qui habitaient ses deux rives.
They crossed [to the west side of] the Jordan [River] during March, [at the time of the year] when the river was flooded. They chased from there all the people who lived in the valleys on both sides of the river.
16 Il vint aussi à David des auxiliaires des fils de Benjamin et de Juda.
Some other men from the tribe of Benjamin and from Judah also came to David in his fortress.
17 Et David se porta au-devant d'eux, et il leur dit: Si vous êtes venus en paix, mon cœur sera bienveillant pour vous; mais si vous n'êtes point sincères, si vous avez dessein de me livrer à mes ennemis, que le Dieu de vos pères vous voie, et qu'il vous punisse.
David went out [of the cave] to meet them and said to them, “If you have come peacefully to help me, I am eager to have you join with me. But if you have come to enable my enemies to capture me, even though I [SYN] have not done anything to harm you, I hope/wish that the God whom our ancestors (worshiped/belonged to) will see it and condemn/punish you.”
18 Et l'esprit entra en Amasaï, un chef des trente, et il dit: David, fils de Jessé, marche avec ton peuple, la paix, la paix avec toi, la paix avec tes auxiliaires; car c'est ton Dieu qui t'a secondé. Et David les accueillit, et il leur donna des commandements dans l'armée.
Then [God’s] Spirit came upon Amasai, who was another leader of the thirty [greatest warriors], and he said, “David, we want to be with you; you who are the son of Jesse, we will join you. We know that things will go very well [DOU] for you and for those who are with you, because your God is helping you.”
19 Et des fils de Manassé vinrent à David, dans le même temps que les Philistins étaient en guerre avec Saül, et qu'ils avaient répudié le secours de David, parce que, dans leur conseil, les chefs des Philistins avaient dit: Il se réconciliera avec son maître Saül, en lui portant les têtes de nos hommes.
So David welcomed those men, and he appointed them to be leaders of his soldiers. Some men from the tribe of Manasseh also joined David when he went with the soldiers of Philistia to fight against Saul’s [army]. But David and his men did not really help the army of Philistia. After the leaders of Philistia talked [about David and his soldiers], they sent David away. They said, “If David joins his master Saul again, we will all be killed {his army will kill all of us}!”
20 Et comme il retournait à Sicelag, Edna, Josabeth, Rodiel, Michel, Josabeth, Elimuth et Semathi, vinrent auprès de lui, de Manassé; c'étaient des chefs de mille hommes de Manassé.
When David went to Ziklag, these were the men from the tribe of Manasseh who went with him: Adnah, Jozabad, Jediael, Michael, [another man whose name was] Jozabad, Elihu, and Zillethai. Each of them had been a commander of 1,000 men [in Saul’s army].
21 Et ils furent les auxiliaires de David contre ses ennemis; tous vaillants, comme ils l'étaient, prirent rang parmi les chefs de l'armée.
They were all brave soldiers, and they helped David to fight against the groups of men who roamed throughout the country, robbing people. So those men became commanders in David’s army.
22 Car cette armée s'augmentait de jour en jour, et elle devenait forte comme l'armée de Dieu.
Every day more men joined David’s men, and his army became large, like [SIM] the army of God (OR, a very huge army).
23 Et voici le dénombrement des chefs de l'armée qui entrèrent avec David à Hébron, pour lui transmettre la royauté de Saül, selon la parole du Seigneur.
These are the numbers of soldiers who were ready for battle who joined David at Hebron [city]. They came to help him to become the king of Israel to replace Saul, as Yahweh had promised would happen.
24 Fils de Juda, portant lance et bouclier: six mille huit cents, prêts à combattre.
There were 6,800 men from Judah, who carried shields and spears.
25 Fils de Siméon, vaillants prêts à combattre: sept mille cent.
There were 7,100 men from the tribe of Simeon. They were all strong warriors trained to fight battles.
26 Fils de Lévi: quatre mille six cents.
There were 4,600 men from the tribe of Levi.
27 Joad conduisait les fils d'Aaron; il avait avec lui trois mille sept cents hommes.
Jehoiada, who was a leader descended from Aaron, was in that group of descendants of Levi, and there were 3,700 men with him.
28 Sadoc, jeune homme fort et vaillant, avait amené, de sa famille paternelle, vingt-deux chefs.
Zadok, a strong young soldier, was also in that group, and there were 22 other leaders from his clan who came with him.
29 Fils de Benjamin, frères de Saül: trois mille; mais le plus grand nombre de cette tribu formait encore la garde du palais de Saül.
There were 3,000 men from the tribe of Benjamin who were Saul’s relatives. Most of them had previously wanted one of Saul’s descendants to be the king.
30 Fils d'Ephraïm: vingt mille, vaillants et forts, hommes illustres dans leurs familles paternelles.
There were 20,800 men from the tribe of Ephraim who were all brave warriors and trained for fighting battles and famous in their own clans.
31 Fils de la demi-tribu de Manassé: dix-huit mille, qui furent recensés nominativement, pour établir roi David.
There were 18,000 men from the half of the tribe of Manasseh [that lived west of the Jordan River]. They were all chosen to go and help David become the king.
32 Fils d'Issachar, connaissant ce qu'exigeaient les circonstances, sachant ce qu'il y avait à faire pour Israël: deux cents, et avec eux tous leurs frères.
There were 200 men who were leaders from the tribe of Issachar, along with their relatives. Those leaders always knew what the Israelis should do, and they knew the right time to do it.
33 Fils de Zabulon, allant au combat avec toutes les armes de guerre: cinquante mille, auxiliaires de David, n'ayant pas les mains vides.
There were 55,000 men from the tribe of Zebulun. They were all experienced warriors and knew how to use all kinds of weapons well. They were completely loyal to David.
34 Fils de Nephthali: mille chefs, et avec eux trente-sept mille hommes, portant lance et bouclier.
There were 1,000 officers from the tribe of Naphtali. With them were 37,000 soldiers, each carrying shields and spears.
35 Fils de Dan, prêts à combattre: vingt-huit mille huit cents.
There were 28,600 soldiers from the tribe of Dan, all trained to fight battles.
36 Fils d'Aser: quarante mille auxiliaires.
There were 47,000 experienced soldiers from the tribe of Asher, all trained to fight battles.
37 Fils de Ruben, de Gad, et de la demi-tribu de Manassé, au delà du Jourdain, portant toutes les armes de guerre: cent vingt mille.
There were also 120,000 soldiers from the area east of the Jordan [River who joined David]. They were from the tribes of Reuben, Gad, and the eastern half of the tribe of Manasseh. They had all kinds of weapons.
38 Tous ces hommes, qui étaient aguerris et prêts à combattre, vinrent à Hébron, pleins d'un esprit pacifique, afin de proclamer David roi de tout Israël, et tout le reste du peuple n'avait qu'une âme pour couronner David.
All those men were soldiers who volunteered to be in David’s army. They came to Hebron wanting very much to enable David to be the king of all of the Israeli people.
39 Et ils demeurèrent trois jours, mangeant et buvant ce que leurs frères avaient préparé pour eux,
The men spent three days there with David, eating and drinking, because their families had given them food to take with them.
40 Et ce qu'on leur apportait de tout le territoire depuis Issachar jusqu'à Zabulon et Nephthali, sur des chameaux, des ânes, des mulets et des bœufs, savoir: des viandes cuites, de la farine, des figues, des raisins secs, du vin et de l'huile, outre une multitude de bœufs et de moutons; car tout Israël était en joie.
Also, their fellow Israelis came from as far away as the area where the tribes of Issachar, Zebulun, and Naphtali lived, bringing food on donkeys, camels, mules, and oxen. They brought a lot of flour, fig cakes, raisins, wine, [olive] oil, cattle and sheep. And throughout Israel, the people were very joyful.
