2 Samuel 1
1 Saül était mort quand David revint de son expédition contre Amalec, il resta deux jours à Sécelac.
After Saul died, David [and the men who were with him] returned to Ziklag [town] after defeating the descendants of Amalek. They stayed in Ziklag for two days.
2 Et le troisième jour, voilà qu'un homme arriva du camp d'Israël, les vêtements déchirés, la tête couverte de cendres; en entrant devant David, il tomba la face contre terre et il l'adora.
On the third day, unexpectedly a man arrived there who had come from where Saul’s army was camped. He had torn his clothes and put dust on his head [to show that he was grieving]. He came to David, and prostrated himself on the ground [in front of David to show respect for him].
3 D'où viens-tu? lui dit David; il répondit: Du camp d'Israël; j'ai pu m'échapper.
David asked him, “Where have you come from?” The man replied, “I escaped from where the Israeli army had been camped.”
4 Et David lui dit: Qu'y a-t-il? Parle; et il répondit: Le peuple s'est enfui du champ de bataille; un grand nombre a péri, Saül et Jonathan sont morts,
David asked him, “What happened? Tell me [about the battle]!” The man replied, “The Israeli soldiers ran away from the battle. Many of them were killed. And Saul and his son Jonathan (are dead/were also killed).”
5 Et David dit au jeune homme qui lui apportait ces nouvelles: Comment sais- tu que Saül et son fils Jonathan ont péri?
David said to the young man, “How do you know that Saul and his son Jonathan are dead?”
6 Le jeune homme reprit: J'étais par hasard en la montagne de Gelboé, et voilà que Saül était appuyé sur sa javeline, et les chars et les chefs des cavaliers couraient sur lui.
The young man replied, “It happened that I was on Gilboa Mountain [where the battle occurred], and I saw Saul, leaning on his spear. The [enemy] chariots and their drivers had come very close to Saul.
7 Or, ayant jeté derrière lui ses regards, il m'aperçut, il m'appela, et je lui dis: Me voici.
Saul turned around and saw me, and he called out to me. I answered him and said, ‘What do you want me to do?’
8 Qui es-tu? demanda-t-il, je répondis: Je suis un Amalécite.
He replied, ‘Who are you?’ I replied, ‘I am a descendant of Amalek.’
9 Et il me dit: Monte sur moi et tue-moi, car d'horribles ténèbres m'arrêtent, et la vie en moi est tout entière.
Then he said to me, ‘Come over here and kill me. I am still alive, but I am enduring a lot of pain.’
10 Et je montai sur lui et je le tuai; car je voyais bien qu'il ne survivrait pas à sa chute. Ensuite, j'ai pris, sur sa tête, la couronne; autour de son bras, le bracelet, et je les ai apportés ici à mon maître.
So I went to him and killed him, because I knew that he was wounded very badly and would (not continue to live/soon die). I took the crown that was on his head and the band/bracelet that was on his arm, and I have brought them to you.”
11 Et David prit à deux mains ses vêtements et il les déchira, et tous les hommes de sa suite déchirèrent leurs vêtements.
Then David and all the men who were with him tore their clothes [to show that they were very sad].
12 Puis, ils se lamentèrent, ils jeûnèrent jusqu'au soir, ils pleurèrent sur Saül, sur Jonathan, sur le peuple de Juda et sur la maison d'Israël, parce qu'ils avaient été frappés par l'épée.
They mourned for Saul and his son Jonathan, and they cried and (fasted/abstained from eating food) until it was evening. They also mourned for all the army of Yahweh, and for all the Israeli people, because many of their soldiers had been killed in the battle [MTY].
13 Et David dit au jeune homme qui lui avait apporté ces nouvelles: D'où es- tu? il répondit: Je suis fils d'un colon amalécite.
Then David asked the young man who had told him [about the battle], “Where are you from?” He replied, “My father is a descendant of Amalek, but we live in Israel.”
14 Comment, lui dit David, n'as-tu pas eu crainte de lever la main pour tuer l'oint du Seigneur!
David asked him, “(Why were you not afraid [that you would be punished if you] killed Saul, whom Yahweh had appointed [MTY] [to be the king]?/You should have been afraid [that you would be punished if you] killed Saul, whom Yahweh had appointed [MTY] [to be the king].) [RHQ]
15 Et David ayant appelé l'un de ses serviteurs, lui dit; Approche, et tombe sur lui. Le serviteur frappa donc l'Amalécite, et il le tua.
You yourself said, ‘I killed the man whom Yahweh appointed to be the king.’ So you have caused yourself to be guilty [MTY] of causing your own death!” Then David summoned one of his soldiers and said to him, “Kill him!” So the soldier killed him by striking him [with a sword].
16 Et David dit: Que ton sang retombe sur ta tête; car c'est ta bouche qui a porté témoignage contre toi, quand tu as dit: J'ai tué l'oint du Seigneur.
17 Alors, David fit cette lamentation sur Saül et sur Jonathan, son fils.
Then David composed/wrote this sad song about Saul and Jonathan,
18 Et il commanda qu'on l'apprit aux fils de Juda, et elle est écrite au livre du Juste.
and he commanded that it be taught to the people of Judah. [The song is called] ‘The Bow [and Arrow]’ and it has been written in the Book of Jashar:
19 Considère, Israël, ceux de tes enfants qui sont morts en tes montagnes; comment sont tombés les puissants!
“You Israeli people, your glorious [MTY] leaders have been killed on the mountains! [It is very sad that] those mighty men have died!
20 Ne l'annoncez pas dans Geth, ne le racontez pas dans les rues d'Ascalon, de peur que les filles des Philistins ne se réjouissent, de peur que les filles des incirconcis ne triomphent.
“Do not tell it [to our enemies in the Philistia area]; do not tell to the people who live in Gath [city] what happened; do not proclaim it in the streets of Ashkelon [city], because if you tell them, [even] the women in that area will be happy; do not allow those (pagan women/women who do not know God) to rejoice.
21 Montagnes de Gelboé, que la rosée, que les pluies du ciel ne descendent plus sur vous, que vos champs ne donnent plus de prémices, car c'est là que le bouclier des vaillants a perdu sa gloire. Le bouclier de Saül n'était pas oint avec de l'huile;
I hope/desire that there will be no rain or dew on the mountains of [the] Gilboa [area] [APO], and that no grain will grow in the fields there, because there the shield of Saul, the mighty [king], fell on the ground. No one rubbed [olive] oil on Saul’s shield;
22 Le sang des blessés, la graisse des puissants, ne manquaient jamais à l'arc de Jonathan, ni à l'épée de Saül, quand ils revenaient du combat.
instead, it was stained with the blood of those whom he had killed, and the fat of mighty enemy soldiers was smeared on it. Jonathan [PRS] did not retreat carrying his bow [and arrows], and Saul always [defeated his enemies when he fought them] with his sword. [PRS, LIT]
23 Saül et Jonathan, bien-aimés et gracieux, vous n'êtes point séparés; nobles dans la vie, nobles dans la mort, ils ne sont point séparés; ils étaient plus agiles que l'aigle, plus forts que le lion.
“Saul and Jonathan were loved and they pleased many people. They were together [LIT] while they lived and when they died. [In battles] they were swifter than eagles and they were stronger than lions.
24 Filles d'Israël, pleurez sur Saül qui vous revêtait de robes d'écarlate, et ornait d'or votre parure.
“You Israeli women, cry about Saul; He provided beautiful scarlet/red clothes for you and he gave you gold ornaments/jewelry to fasten on those clothes.
25 Comment sont tombés les puissants au milieu de la bataille? Et Jonathan et ceux qui ont péri sur vos montagnes?
“[It is very sad that] this mighty soldier has died! Jonathan has been killed on the mountains/hills.
26 Je pleure sur toi, Jonathan mon frère; qu'à mes yeux tu étais beau! ton amitié pour moi me ravissait plus que l'amour des femmes.
Jonathan, my dear friend, I grieve for you; you were very dear to me. You loved me in a wonderful manner; it was better than the way that a woman loves [her husband and her children].
27 Comment sont tombés les puissants? comment les armes de guerre ont-elles été brisées?
“It is very sad that those mighty men have died, and their weapons are now abandoned!
