1 Chroniques 11
1 Tout Israël s’assembla auprès de David à Hébron, en disant: Voici, nous sommes tes os et ta chair.
Then the people of Israel came to David at Hebron [town] and said to him, “Listen, we have the same ancestors [IDM] that you have.
2 Autrefois déjà, même lorsque Saül était roi, c’était toi qui conduisais et qui ramenais Israël. L’Éternel, ton Dieu, t’a dit: Tu paîtras mon peuple d’Israël, et tu seras le chef de mon peuple d’Israël.
In the past, when Saul was our king, it was you who led our Israeli [soldiers in our battles]. You are the one to whom Yahweh our God promised, ‘You will be the leader [MET] of my people; you will be their king.’”
3 Ainsi tous les anciens d’Israël vinrent auprès du roi à Hébron, et David fit alliance avec eux à Hébron, devant l’Éternel. Ils oignirent David pour roi sur Israël, selon la parole de l’Éternel, prononcée par Samuel.
So all the Israeli elders came to David at Hebron. And David made a sacred agreement with them while Yahweh was listening. They anointed him [with olive oil to set him apart] to be the king of the Israeli people. That is what Yahweh had previously told [the prophet] Samuel would happen.
4 David marcha avec tout Israël sur Jérusalem, qui est Jebus. Là étaient les Jébusiens, habitants du pays.
David and all the Israeli [soldiers] [SYN] went to Jerusalem. [At that time, ] Jerusalem was called Jebus, and the people who lived there were the Jebus people-group.
5 Les habitants de Jebus dirent à David: Tu n’entreras point ici. Mais David s’empara de la forteresse de Sion: c’est la cité de David.
Those people said to David, “Your [soldiers] will not be able to get inside our city!” But David’s [soldiers] captured the city, even though it had strong walls around it, and since then it has been called ‘The City of David’.
6 David avait dit: Quiconque battra le premier les Jébusiens sera chef et prince. Joab, fils de Tseruja, monta le premier, et il devint chef.
[What happened was this: ]: David said [to his soldiers], “The one who leads [our soldiers] to attack the Jebus people-group will become the commander of all my army.” Joab, the son of Zeruiah, led the soldiers, so he became the commander of all the army.
7 David s’établit dans la forteresse; c’est pourquoi on l’appela cité de David.
[After they captured] the city which had strong walls around it, David moved there. That is why they named it ‘The City of David’.
8 Il fit tout autour de la ville des constructions, depuis Millo et aux environs; et Joab répara le reste de la ville.
David’s workers rebuilt the city, starting where the land was filled in and extending to the wall that was around the city. Joab’s [men] repaired the other parts of the city.
9 David devenait de plus en plus grand, et l’Éternel des armées était avec lui.
David became more and more powerful/influential, because the Almighty Commander of the armies of angels was with/helping him.
10 Voici les chefs des vaillants hommes qui étaient au service de David, et qui l’aidèrent avec tout Israël à assurer sa domination, afin de l’établir roi, selon la parole de l’Éternel au sujet d’Israël.
Yahweh had promised [that David would become the king]. And all the Israeli people (were happy that David was/supported David as) their king. There were many soldiers/warriors who helped David’s kingdom to remain strong.
11 Voici, d’après leur nombre, les vaillants hommes qui étaient au service de David. Jaschobeam, fils de Hacmoni, l’un des principaux officiers. Il brandit sa lance sur trois cents hommes, qu’il fit périr en une seule fois.
This is a list of the leaders of David’s [most mighty] warriors: Jashobeam was from the Hacmon clan. He was one of the leaders of David’s most powerful soldiers. One time he fought against 300 enemies and killed them all with his spear.
12 Après lui, Éléazar, fils de Dodo, l’Achochite, l’un des trois guerriers.
Another one was Eleazar, who was the son of Dodo from the clan of Ahoh.
13 Il était avec David à Pas-Dammim, où les Philistins s’étaient rassemblés pour combattre. Il y avait là une pièce de terre remplie d’orge; et le peuple fuyait devant les Philistins.
[One day] he was with David at Pas Dammim when the soldiers of Philistia gathered there for the battle. There was a field of barley there. At first the Israeli soldiers ran away from the soldiers of Philistia,
14 Ils se placèrent au milieu du champ, le protégèrent, et battirent les Philistins. Et l’Éternel opéra une grande délivrance.
but then David and Eleazar stopped in the middle of the field and fought to defend it and killed [many of] the soldiers of Philistia. Yahweh enabled them to win a great victory on that day.
15 Trois des trente chefs descendirent auprès de David sur le rocher dans la caverne d’Adullam, lorsque le camp des Philistins était dressé dans la vallée des Rephaïm.
One time three of David’s thirty most mighty warriors came to David when he was camping next to the huge rock outside the cave near Adullam. At that same time, the army of Philistia had camped in the Rephaim Valley.
16 David était alors dans la forteresse, et il y avait un poste de Philistins à Bethléhem.
David was in a fortress, and some of the soldiers of Philistia were occupying Bethlehem.
17 David eut un désir, et il dit: Qui me fera boire de l’eau de la citerne qui est à la porte de Bethléhem?
[One day] David was very thirsty and said, “I wish that someone would bring me some water from the well near the gate at Bethlehem!”
18 Alors les trois hommes passèrent au travers du camp des Philistins, et puisèrent de l’eau de la citerne qui est à la porte de Bethléhem. Ils l’apportèrent et la présentèrent à David; mais David ne voulut pas la boire, et il la répandit devant l’Éternel.
So those three most outstanding warriors forced their way through the camp of Philistia soldiers and drew some water from the well, and brought it to David. But he would not drink it. Instead, he poured it out [on the ground to be an offering] to Yahweh.
19 Il dit: Que mon Dieu me garde de faire cela! Boirais-je le sang de ces hommes qui sont allés au péril de leur vie? Car c’est au péril de leur vie qu’ils l’ont apportée. Et il ne voulut pas la boire. Voilà ce que firent ces trois vaillants hommes.
He said, “Yahweh, it would certainly not be right for me to drink this water! That would be like [RHQ] drinking the blood of these men who were willing/ready to die for me!” So he refused to drink it. That was one of the things that those three most outstanding warriors did.
20 Abischaï, frère de Joab, était le chef des trois. Il brandit sa lance sur trois cents hommes, et les tua; et il eut du renom parmi les trois.
Joab’s [younger] brother Abishai was the leader of the 30 most mighty warriors. [One time] Abishai fought 300 [enemy] soldiers with his spear and killed them.
21 Il était le plus considéré des trois de la seconde série, et il fut leur chef; mais il n’égala pas les trois premiers.
So he became as famous as those three most outstanding warriors. He became their commander, even though he was not one of those three men.
22 Benaja, fils de Jehojada, fils d’un homme de Kabtseel, rempli de valeur et célèbre par ses exploits. Il frappa les deux lions de Moab. Il descendit au milieu d’une citerne, où il frappa un lion, un jour de neige.
Jehoiada’s son Benaiah was a brave soldier from Kabzeel [town] who did heroic deeds. He killed two of the best warriors from [the] Moab [people-group]. One day he went down into a pit when snow was falling [on the ground] and killed a lion there.
23 Il frappa un Égyptien d’une stature de cinq coudées et ayant à la main une lance comme une ensouple de tisserand; il descendit contre lui avec un bâton, arracha la lance de la main de l’Égyptien, et s’en servit pour le tuer.
He also killed a soldier from Egypt who was (7-1/2 feet/2.3 meters) tall. The soldier from Egypt carried a spear that was as long as a weaver’s rod. Benaiah had [only] a club, but he grabbed the other man’s spear and killed him with it.
24 Voilà ce que fit Benaja, fils de Jehojada; et il eut du renom parmi les trois vaillants hommes.
Those are some of the things that Benaiah did. So he became as famous as the three mighty warriors.
25 Il était le plus considéré des trente; mais il n’égala pas les trois premiers. David l’admit dans son conseil secret.
He was more honored than the other members of the group of thirty most mighty warriors, but he did not become a member of the group of three most outstanding warriors. David appointed him to be the leader of his bodyguards.
26 Hommes vaillants de l’armée: Asaël, frère de Joab. Elchanan, fils de Dodo, de Bethléhem.
These are the names of David’s mighty warriors: Asahel, the [younger] brother of Joab; Elhanan, the son of Dodo, from Bethlehem;
27 Schammoth, d’Haror. Hélets, de Palon.
Shammah, from [the] Harod [clan]; Helez, from [the] Pelon [clan];
28 Ira, fils d’Ikkesch, de Tekoa. Abiézer, d’Anathoth.
Ira, the son of Ikkesh, from Tekoa [town]; Abiezer, from Anathoth [city];
29 Sibbecaï, le Huschatite. Ilaï, d’Achoach.
Sibbecai, from Hushah’s [clan]; Ilai from Ahoh’s clan;
30 Maharaï, de Nethopha. Héled, fils de Baana, de Nethopha.
Maharai, from Netophah [town]; Heled, the son of Baanah, also from Netophah [town];
31 Ithaï, fils de Ribaï, de Guibea des fils de Benjamin. Benaja, de Pirathon.
Ithai, the son of Ribai, from Gibeah [town] in [the land that belonged to] the tribe of Benjamin; Benaiah, from Pirathon [town];
32 Huraï, de Nachalé-Gaasch. Abiel, d’Araba.
Hurai, from the valleys near Gaash [Mountain]; Abiel from the clan of Arabah;
33 Azmaveth, de Bacharum. Éliachba, de Schaalbon.
Azmaveth, from Baharum [town]; Eliahba, from Shaalbon [town];
34 Bené-Haschem, de Guizon. Jonathan, fils de Schagué, d’Harar.
The sons of Hashem from [the] Gizon [clan]; Jonathan the son of Shagee from the Harar [town/clan];
35 Achiam, fils de Sacar, d’Harar. Éliphal, fils d’Ur.
Ahiam the son of Sharar/Sacar, from Harar [town/clan]; Eliphal the son of Ur;
36 Hépher, de Mekéra. Achija, de Palon.
Hepher from the Mekerath [clan]; Ahijah from the Pelon [clan/town];
37 Hetsro, de Carmel. Naaraï, fils d’Ezbaï.
Hezro from Carmel [city]; Naarai the son of Ezbai;
38 Joël, frère de Nathan. Mibchar, fils d’Hagri.
Joel the [younger] brother of Nathan; Mibhar the son of Hagri;
39 Tsélek, l’Ammonite. Nachraï, de Béroth, qui portait les armes de Joab, fils de Tseruja.
Zelek from the Ammon people-group; Naharai, the man who carried Joab’s weapons, from Beeroth [town];
40 Ira, de Jéther. Gareb, de Jéther.
Ira and Gareb from Jattir [town];
41 Urie, le Héthien. Zabad, fils d’Achlaï.
Uriah, [Bathsheba’s husband], from the Heth people-group; Zabad the son of Ahlai;
42 Adina, fils de Schiza, le Rubénite, chef des Rubénites, et trente avec lui.
Adina the son of Shiza, a leader from the tribe of Reuben, who had thirty [soldiers] with him;
43 Hanan, fils de Maaca. Josaphat, de Mithni.
Hanan the son of Maacah; Joshaphat from Mithna [town/clan];
44 Ozias, d’Aschtharoth. Schama et Jehiel, fils de Hotham, d’Aroër.
Uzzia from Ashterath [town]; Shama and Jeiel, the sons of Hotham, from Aroer [city];
45 Jediaël, fils de Schimri. Jocha, son frère, le Thitsite.
Jediael the son of Shimri and his [younger] brother Joha, from Tiz [town/clan];
46 Éliel, de Machavim, Jeribaï et Joschavia, fils d’Elnaam. Jithma, le Moabite.
Eliel from Mahavah [town/clan]; Jeribai and Joshaviah, the sons of Elnaam; Ithmah from [the] Moab [region];
47 Éliel, Obed et Jaasiel-Metsobaja.
Eliel and Obed, and Jaasiel from Zobah [town/clan].
