1 Chroniques 10
1 Les Philistins livrèrent bataille à Israël, et les hommes d’Israël prirent la fuite devant les Philistins et tombèrent morts sur la montagne de Guilboa.
Now the Philistines warred against Israel; and they fled from before the Philistines, and fell down slain in mount Gelbue.
2 Les Philistins poursuivirent Saül et ses fils, et tuèrent Jonathan, Abinadab et Malki-Schua, fils de Saül.
And the Philistines pursued after Saul, and after his sons; and the Philistines struck Jonathan, and Aminadab, and Melchisue, sons of Saul.
3 L’effort du combat porta sur Saül; les archers l’atteignirent et le blessèrent.
And the battle prevailed against Saul, and the archers hit him with bows and arrows, and they were wounded of the bows.
4 Saül dit alors à celui qui portait ses armes: Tire ton épée, et transperce-m’en, de peur que ces incirconcis ne viennent me faire subir leurs outrages. Celui qui portait ses armes ne voulut pas, car il était saisi de crainte. Et Saül prit son épée, et se jeta dessus.
And Saul said to his armour-bearer, Draw your sword, and pierce me through with it, lest these uncircumcised come and mock me. But his armour-bearer would not, for he was greatly afraid: so Saul took a sword, and fell upon it.
5 Celui qui portait les armes de Saül, le voyant mort, se jeta aussi sur son épée, et mourut.
And his armour-bearer saw that Saul was dead, and he also fell upon his sword.
6 Ainsi périrent Saül et ses trois fils, et toute sa maison périt en même temps.
So Saul died, and his three sons on that day, and all his family died at the same time.
7 Tous ceux d’Israël qui étaient dans la vallée, ayant vu qu’on avait fui et que Saül et ses fils étaient morts, abandonnèrent leurs villes pour prendre aussi la fuite. Et les Philistins allèrent s’y établir.
And all the men of Israel that were in the valley saw that Israel fled, and that Saul and his sons were dead, and they left their cities, and fled: and the Philistines came and lived in them.
8 Le lendemain, les Philistins vinrent pour dépouiller les morts, et ils trouvèrent Saül et ses fils tombés sur la montagne de Guilboa.
And it came to pass on the next [day] that the Philistines came to strip the slain, and they found Saul and his sons fallen on mount Gelbue.
9 Ils le dépouillèrent, et emportèrent sa tête et ses armes. Puis ils firent annoncer ces bonnes nouvelles par tout le pays des Philistins à leurs idoles et au peuple.
And they stripped him, and took his head, and his armour, and sent them into the land of the Philistines round about, to proclaim the glad tidings to their idols, and to the people.
10 Ils mirent les armes de Saül dans la maison de leur dieu, et ils attachèrent son crâne dans le temple de Dagon.
And they put their armour in the house of their god, and they put his head in the house of Dagon.
11 Tout Jabès en Galaad ayant appris tout ce que les Philistins avaient fait à Saül,
And all the dwellers in Galaad heard of all that the Philistines had done to Saul and to Israel.
12 tous les hommes vaillants se levèrent, prirent le corps de Saül et ceux de ses fils, et les transportèrent à Jabès. Ils enterrèrent leurs os sous le térébinthe, à Jabès, et ils jeûnèrent sept jours.
And all the mighty men rose up from Galaad, and they took the body of Saul, and the bodies of his sons, and brought them to Jabis, and buried their bones under the oak in Jabis, and fasted seven days.
13 Saül mourut, parce qu’il se rendit coupable d’infidélité envers l’Éternel, dont il n’observa point la parole, et parce qu’il interrogea et consulta ceux qui évoquent les morts.
So Saul died for his transgressions, wherein he transgressed against God, against the word of the Lord, forasmuch as he kept [it] not, because Saul enquired of a wizard to seek [counsel], and Samuel the prophet answered him:
14 Il ne consulta point l’Éternel; alors l’Éternel le fit mourir, et transféra la royauté à David, fils d’Isaï.
and he sought not the Lord: so he killed him, and turned the kingdom to David the son of Jesse.
