1 Samuel 28
1 Or, en ces jours-là; il arriva que les Philistins rassemblèrent dans leur camp, pour aller en guerre chez Israël. Et Achis dit à David: Sache que tu iras en guerre avec nous, toi et tes gens.
Now in those days the Philistines got their forces together to make war on Israel. And Achish said to David, Certainly you and your men are to go out with me to the fight.
2 Et David dit à Achis: Que ton serviteur soit informé de ce qu'il fera. A quoi Achis répondit: Tu commanderas, tout le temps de la guerre, mes gardes du corps.
And David said to Achish, You will see now what your servant will do. And Achish said to David, Then I will make you keeper of my head for ever.
3 Or, Samuel mourut; tout Israël pleura sur lui, et on l'ensevelit dans Armathaïm, sa ville. Et Saül détruisit dans la terre promise les sorciers et tous les devins.
Now Samuel was dead, and all Israel, after weeping for him, had put his body in its last resting-place in Ramah, his town. And Saul had put away from the land all those who had control of spirits and who made use of secret arts.
4 Cependant, les Philistins se rassemblent; ils partent, et ils campent à Sonam. Saül aussi leva tous les hommes d'Israël, et il établit son camp à Gelboé.
And the Philistines came together and put their forces in position in Shunem; and Saul got all Israel together and they took up their positions in Gilboa.
5 Saül vit le camp des Philistins; il eut crainte, et son cœur défaillit.
And when Saul saw the Philistine army he was troubled, and his heart was moved with fear.
6 Il consulta le Seigneur, et le Seigneur ne lui répondit ni par des songes, ni par des signes sensibles, ni par des prophètes.
And when Saul went for directions to the Lord, the Lord gave him no answer, by a dream or by the Urim or by the prophets.
7 Alors, Saül dit à ses serviteurs: Informez-vous d'une sorcière; je l'irai trouver, et je consulterai par elle. Et ses serviteurs lui dirent: Il y a une sorcière à Endor.
Then Saul said to his servants, Get me a woman who has control of a spirit so that I may go to her and get directions. And his servants said to him, There is such a woman at En-dor.
8 Saül se déguisa donc, s'enveloppant de vêtements étrangers; il partit avec deux hommes, arriva chez la femme pendant la nuit, et lui dit: Prédis-moi l'avenir par tes sortilèges, et amène-moi celui que je te dirai.
So Saul, putting on other clothing, so that he might not be seen to be the king, took two men with him and went to the woman by night; and he said, Now, with the help of the spirit which you have, make the person whose name I will give you come up.
9 La femme lui répondit: Tu sais ce qu'a fait Saül; comment il a exterminé, en la terre, les sorciers et les devins; pourquoi donc tendre un piège à ma vie, afin de la détruire?
And the woman said to him, But you have knowledge of what Saul has done, how he has put away out of the land those who have control of spirits and the users of secret arts: why would you, by a trick, put me in danger of death?
10 Mais Saül lui prêta serment, et dit: Vive le Seigneur! tu ne recevras, en cette circonstance, aucun mauvais traitement.
And Saul made an oath to her by the Lord, saying, By the living Lord, no punishment will come to you for this.
11 Sur quoi la femme dit: Qui t'amènerai-je? Saül répondit: Amène-moi Samuel.
Then the woman said, Who am I to let you see? And he said, Make Samuel come up for me.
12 Aussitôt, la femme vit Samuel; elle jeta un grand cri, et elle dit au roi: Pourquoi m'as-tu trompée? Tu es Saül.
And the woman saw that it was Saul, and she gave a loud cry, and said to Saul, Why have you made use of deceit? for you are Saul.
13 Et le roi lui dit: N'aie point crainte; dis qui tu as vu. Et la femme répondit: J'ai vu des dieux sortant de terre.
And the king said to her, Have no fear: what do you see? And the woman said to Saul, I see a god coming up out of the earth.
14 Qu'as-tu reconnu? dit-il. Et elle répondit: Un homme, se tenant droit et s'élevant hors de terre, revêtu d'un manteau double. Saül comprit que c'était Samuel; il se prosterna la face contre terre, et il le salua.
And he said to her, What is his form? And she said, It is an old man coming up covered with a robe. And Saul saw that it was Samuel, and with his face bent down to the earth he gave him honour.
15 Et Samuel dit: A quel sujet m'as-tu troublé pour me faire apparaître? Saül répondit: Je suis cruellement accablé; les Philistins me font la guerre, et Dieu s'est retiré de moi; il ne m'a plus exaucé, soit par les prophètes, soit en songe; maintenant donc, je t'ai appelé pour que tu m'apprennes ce que j'ai à faire.
And Samuel said to Saul, Why have you made me come up, troubling my rest? And Saul in answer said, I am in great danger; for the Philistines are making war on me, and God has gone away from me and will no longer give me any answer, by the prophets or by dreams: so I have sent for you to make clear to me what I am to do.
16 Samuel répondit: Pourquoi m'interroges-tu, quand le Seigneur s'est retiré de toi, et qu'il est avec ton prochain?
And Samuel said, Why do you put your questions to me, seeing that God has gone away from you and is on the side of him who is against you?
17 Le Seigneur t'a traité comme il t'avait dit par ma bouche; il brisera ta royauté dans ta main, et il la donnera à ton prochain, à David,
And the Lord himself has done what I said: the Lord has taken the kingdom out of your hand and given it to your neighbour David;
18 Parce que tu as été indocile aux ordres du Seigneur, et que tu n'as pas accompli contre Amalec les désirs de sa colère; voilà pourquoi le Seigneur t'a fait ces choses aujourd'hui.
Because you did not do what the Lord said, and did not give effect to his burning wrath against Amalek. So the Lord has done this thing to you today.
19 Et le Seigneur livrera Israël et toi-même aux Philistins. Demain, toi et tes fils, vous succomberez, et le Seigneur livrera le camp d'Israël aux ennemis.
And more than this, the Lord will give Israel up with you into the hands of the Philistines: and tomorrow you and your sons will be with me: and the Lord will give up the army of Israel into the hands of the Philistines.
20 Et soudain Saül tomba tout de son long à terre, épouvanté des paroles de Samuel; il n'y eut plus en lui aucune force; or, il n'avait rien mangé ni pendant tout le jour, ni cette nuit.
Then Saul went down flat on the earth, and was full of fear because of Samuel's words: and there was no strength in him, for he had taken no food all that day or all that night.
21 Alors, la femme s'approcha de Saül; elle vit son angoisse, et elle lui dit: Ta servante a été docile à tes ordres; j'ai remis ma vie en tes mains; j'ai écouté tes paroles.
And the woman came to Saul and saw that he was in great trouble, and said to him, See now, your servant has given ear to your words, and I have put my life in danger by doing what you said.
22 C'est à toi maintenant d'écouter ta servante: je vais t'apporter des aliments; mange, et tu reprendras des forces; ensuite, tu pourras te remettre en marche.
So now, give ear to the voice of your servant, and let me give you a little bread; and take some food to give you strength when you go on your way.
23 Il refusa de manger; mais ses serviteurs et la femme le pressèrent tant, qu'il leur céda; il se leva donc de terre et s'assit sur un siège.
But he would not, saying, I have no desire for food. But his servants, together with the woman, made him take food, and he gave way to them. So he got up from the earth, and took his seat on the bed.
24 Or, la femme avait dans sa maison une génisse grasse; elle se hâta de la sacrifier, elle prit de la farine, elle la pétrit et elle fit cuire des azymes;
And the woman had in the house a young cow, made fat for food; and she put it to death straight away; and she took meal and got it mixed and made unleavened bread;
25 Puis, elle les servit à Saül et à ses serviteurs; ils mangèrent, et ils partirent avant la fin de la nuit.
And she put it before Saul and his servants, and they had a meal. Then they got up and went away the same night.
