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1 Le roi David était vieux, avancé en âge; on le couvrait de vêtements, et il ne pouvait se réchauffer.
When King David was very old [IDM, DOU], even though his servants put many blankets on top of him, he was unable to become warm.
2 Ses serviteurs lui dirent: Que l’on cherche pour mon seigneur le roi une jeune fille vierge; qu’elle se tienne devant le roi, qu’elle le soigne, et qu’elle couche dans ton sein; et mon seigneur le roi se réchauffera.
So they said to him, “Your Majesty, allow us to search for a young virgin who can stay with you and take care of you. She can sleep close to you and enable you to become warm.”
3 On chercha dans tout le territoire d’Israël une fille jeune et belle, et on trouva Abischag, la Sunamite, que l’on conduisit auprès du roi.
[The king gave them permission, ] so they searched throughout Israel for a beautiful young woman. They found a woman named Abishag, from Shunem [town], and brought her to the king.
4 Cette jeune fille était fort belle. Elle soigna le roi, et le servit; mais le roi ne la connut point.
She was [truly] very beautiful. She took care of [DOU] the king, but the king did not have sexual relations with her.
5 Adonija, fils de Haggith, se laissa emporter par l’orgueil jusqu’à dire: C’est moi qui serai roi! Et il se procura un char et des cavaliers, et cinquante hommes qui couraient devant lui.
[After Absalom died], David’s oldest surviving son was Adonijah, whose mother was Haggith. He was a very handsome/good-looking man. But David had never rebuked him about anything he did. [After Absalom died, Adonijah thought that he would become king]. So he started to boast, saying “I will become king [now].” Then he provided for himself some chariots, and men to drive them, and horses [to pull them], and 50 men to run [as his bodyguards] in front of those chariots [wherever he went].
6 Son père ne lui avait de sa vie fait un reproche, en lui disant: Pourquoi agis-tu ainsi? Adonija était, en outre, très beau de figure, et il était né après Absalom.
7 Il eut un entretien avec Joab, fils de Tseruja, et avec le sacrificateur Abiathar; et ils embrassèrent son parti.
One day he conferred with Joab, [David’s army commander], and Abiathar the priest, and they promised/agreed to help/support Adonijah.
8 Mais le sacrificateur Tsadok, Benaja, fils de Jehojada, Nathan le prophète, Schimeï, Réï, et les vaillants hommes de David, ne furent point avec Adonija.
But Zadok, who was also a priest, Benaiah [who had supervised David’s bodyguards], Nathan the prophet, Shimei and Rei, and David’s most capable soldiers refused to help/support Adonijah.
9 Adonija tua des brebis, des bœufs et des veaux gras, près de la pierre de Zohéleth, qui est à côté d’En-Roguel; et il invita tous ses frères, fils du roi, et tous les hommes de Juda au service du roi.
One day Adonijah went to Snake Rock near En-Rogel [Spring, which is near Jerusalem], to sacrifice some sheep and oxen and fattened cattle. He invited most of his brothers, King David’s other sons, to come. He also invited all of the king’s officials from Judah to come to the celebration.
10 Mais il n’invita point Nathan le prophète, ni Benaja, ni les vaillants hommes, ni Salomon, son frère.
But he did not invite Nathan or Benaiah or the king’s most capable soldiers or his [younger/half]-brother Solomon.
11 Alors Nathan dit à Bath-Schéba, mère de Salomon: N’as-tu pas appris qu’Adonija, fils de Haggith, est devenu roi, sans que notre seigneur David le sache?
Nathan [found out what they were doing, so he went to] Solomon’s mother Bathsheba [and] asked her, “Have you not heard that Haggith’s son Adonijah is declared himself to be the king? And King David does not know about it!
12 Viens donc maintenant, je te donnerai un conseil, afin que tu sauves ta vie et la vie de ton fils Salomon.
So if you want to save yourself and your son Solomon from being killed, allow me to tell you what you should do.
13 Va, entre chez le roi David, et dis-lui: O roi mon seigneur, n’as-tu pas juré à ta servante, en disant: Salomon, ton fils, régnera après moi, et il s’assiéra sur mon trône? Pourquoi donc Adonija règne-t-il?
Go immediately to King David. Say to him, ‘Your Majesty, you solemnly promised me [RHQ] that my son Solomon would become the king after you [die], and that he would sit on your throne [and rule]. So why is it that Adonijah [has said that he] is now the king?’
14 Et voici, pendant que tu parleras là avec le roi, j’entrerai moi-même après toi, et je compléterai tes paroles.
Then, while you are still talking to the king, I will come in and tell him that what you are saying to him [about Adonijah] is true.”
15 Bath-Schéba se rendit dans la chambre du roi. Il était très vieux; et Abischag, la Sunamite, le servait.
So Bathsheba went to see the king in his bedroom. He was very old, and Abishag was taking care of him.
16 Bath-Schéba s’inclina et se prosterna devant le roi. Et le roi dit: Qu’as-tu?
Bathsheba bowed very low in front of the king, and the king asked her, “What do you want?”
17 Elle lui répondit: Mon seigneur, tu as juré à ta servante par l’Éternel, ton Dieu, en disant: Salomon, ton fils, régnera après moi, et il s’assiéra sur mon trône.
She replied, “Your Majesty, you solemnly promised me, knowing that Yahweh our God [was listening] [IDM], that my son Solomon would become king after you [die], and that he would sit on your throne [and rule].
18 Et maintenant voici, Adonija règne! Et tu ne le sais pas, ô roi mon seigneur!
But now, believe it or not, Adonijah has become king, and you do not know anything about it.
19 Il a tué des bœufs, des veaux gras et des brebis en quantité; et il a invité tous les fils du roi, le sacrificateur Abiathar, et Joab, chef de l’armée, mais il n’a point invité Salomon, ton serviteur.
He has sacrificed a lot of oxen and fattened cattle and sheep, and he has invited all of your other sons to the celebration. He has also invited Abiathar the priest and Joab the commander of your army, but he did not invite your son Solomon.
20 O roi mon seigneur, tout Israël a les yeux sur toi, pour que tu lui fasses connaître qui s’assiéra sur le trône du roi mon seigneur après lui.
Your Majesty, all the people [SYN] of Israel are expecting you to tell them who is the one who will become king after you are no longer the king.
21 Et lorsque le roi mon seigneur sera couché avec ses pères, il arrivera que moi et mon fils Salomon nous serons traités comme des coupables.
If you do not do that, what will happen is that after you die [EUP] people will consider that my son Solomon and I are rebelling, [and they will execute us because we did not help Adonijah to become king].”
22 Tandis qu’elle parlait encore avec le roi, voici, Nathan le prophète arriva.
While she was still talking to the king, Nathan came [to the palace].
23 On l’annonça au roi, en disant: Voici Nathan le prophète! Il entra en présence du roi, et se prosterna devant le roi, le visage contre terre.
The king’s servants/advisors told David, “Nathan the prophet has come.” So [Bathsheba left, and] Nathan went into where the king was and knelt down, with his face on the ground.
24 Et Nathan dit: O roi mon seigneur, c’est donc toi qui as dit: Adonija régnera après moi, et il s’assiéra sur mon trône!
Then Nathan said, “Your Majesty, have you declared that Adonijah will become king after you are no longer the king?
25 Car il est descendu aujourd’hui, il a tué des bœufs, des veaux gras et des brebis en quantité; et il a invité tous les fils du roi, les chefs de l’armée, et le sacrificateur Abiathar. Et voici, ils mangent et boivent devant lui, et ils disent: Vive le roi Adonija!
[I say that] because today he has gone down [to En-Rogel Spring] and has sacrificed a lot of oxen, fattened cattle, and sheep. And he has invited all of your other sons, Joab the army commander, and Abiathar the priest. They are all eating and drinking with him and saying ‘We hope/desire that King Adonijah will live a long time!’
26 Mais il n’a invité ni moi qui suis ton serviteur, ni le sacrificateur Tsadok, ni Benaja, fils de Jehojada, ni Salomon, ton serviteur.
But he did not invite me or Zadok the priest or Benaiah or Solomon.
27 Est-ce bien par ordre de mon seigneur le roi que cette chose a lieu, et sans que tu aies fait connaître à ton serviteur qui doit s’asseoir sur le trône du roi mon seigneur après lui?
Did you, as the king, say that they should do this without telling your other officials who you want to become king [MTY] after you are no longer the king?”
28 Le roi David répondit: Appelez-moi Bath-Schéba. Elle entra, et se présenta devant le roi.
Then [after Nathan left the room, ] King David said [to one of his servants], “Tell Bathsheba to come in here again.” So [he went and told her, and] she came in and stood in front of the king.
29 Et le roi jura, et dit: L’Éternel qui m’a délivré de toutes les détresses est vivant!
Then the king said, “Yahweh has rescued me from all my troubles. I promised you, with Yahweh the God whom we Israelis [worship] listening, that your son Solomon would be king after I am no longer the king. Today, as surely as Yahweh lives, [I solemnly declare that] I will do what I promised.”
30 Ainsi que je te l’ai juré par l’Éternel, le Dieu d’Israël, en disant: Salomon, ton fils, régnera après moi, et il s’assiéra sur mon trône à ma place, ainsi ferai-je aujourd’hui.
31 Bath-Schéba s’inclina le visage contre terre, et se prosterna devant le roi. Et elle dit: Vive à jamais mon seigneur le roi David!
Bathsheba knelt down with her face on the ground and said, “Your Majesty, I hope/desire that you will live for many more years [HYP]!”
32 Le roi David dit: Appelez-moi le sacrificateur Tsadok, Nathan le prophète, et Benaja, fils de Jehojada. Ils entrèrent en présence du roi.
Then King David said, “Summon Zadok the priest, Nathan the prophet, and Benaiah.” [So someone went and summoned them.] When they came in,
33 Et le roi leur dit: Prenez avec vous les serviteurs de votre maître, faites monter Salomon, mon fils, sur ma mule, et faites-le descendre à Guihon.
he said to them, “Put my son Solomon on my mule. Take him with my officials down to Gihon [Spring].
34 Là, le sacrificateur Tsadok et Nathan le prophète l’oindront pour roi sur Israël. Vous sonnerez de la trompette, et vous direz: Vive le roi Salomon!
There, you two, Zadok and Nathan, should anoint him, [with olive oil to appoint him to be] the king of Israel. Then you must blow trumpets, and [all the people there must] shout, ‘We hope/desire that King Solomon will live for many years!’
35 Vous monterez après lui; il viendra s’asseoir sur mon trône, et il régnera à ma place. C’est lui qui, par mon ordre, sera chef d’Israël et de Juda.
Then follow him back here, and he will come and sit on my throne. He will then become king instead of me. I have appointed him to be the ruler of [all the people of] Israel and of Judah.”
36 Benaja, fils de Jehojada, répondit au roi: Amen! Ainsi dise l’Éternel, le Dieu de mon seigneur le roi!
Benaiah replied, “We will do that! We hope/wish that Yahweh, who is your God [and our God], will cause it to happen!
37 Que l’Éternel soit avec Salomon comme il a été avec mon seigneur le roi, et qu’il élève son trône au-dessus du trône de mon seigneur le roi David!
King David, Yahweh has helped you; we hope/wish that he will also help Solomon and enable him to become a greater king than you have been.”
38 Alors le sacrificateur Tsadok descendit avec Nathan le prophète, Benaja, fils de Jehojada, les Kéréthiens et les Péléthiens; ils firent monter Salomon sur la mule du roi David, et ils le menèrent à Guihon.
So Zadok, Nathan, Benaiah, and the two groups of men who were the king’s bodyguards went and put Solomon on King David’s mule and escorted him down to Gihon [Spring].
39 Le sacrificateur Tsadok prit la corne d’huile dans la tente, et il oignit Salomon. On sonna de la trompette, et tout le peuple dit: Vive le roi Salomon!
There Zadok took the container of [olive] oil from the Sacred Tent and (anointed/poured some oil on) Solomon. Then the trumpets were blown, and all the people shouted, “We hope/wish that King Solomon will live for many years!”
40 Tout le peuple monta après lui, et le peuple jouait de la flûte et se livrait à une grande joie; la terre s’ébranlait par leurs cris.
Then all the people followed him back up [to the city], shouting joyfully and playing flutes. They shouted very loudly, with the result that the ground shook.
41 Ce bruit fut entendu d’Adonija et de tous les conviés qui étaient avec lui, au moment où ils finissaient de manger. Joab, entendant le son de la trompette, dit: Pourquoi ce bruit de la ville en tumulte?
When Adonijah and all (his guests/the people whom he had invited) were finishing eating at their celebration, they heard the noise. When Joab heard the sound of the trumpets, he asked, “What is causing all that noise in the city?”
42 Il parlait encore lorsque Jonathan, fils du sacrificateur Abiathar, arriva. Et Adonija dit: Approche, car tu es un vaillant homme, et tu apportes de bonnes nouvelles.
While he was still speaking, Jonathan, the son of Abiathar the priest, arrived. Adonijah said, “Come in! You are a man whom we can trust, so you must be bringing us good news!”
43 Oui! Répondit Jonathan à Adonija, notre seigneur le roi David a fait Salomon roi.
Jonathan replied, “No, [I do not have good news]! His Majesty, King David, has caused Solomon to be the king!
44 Il a envoyé avec lui le sacrificateur Tsadok, Nathan le prophète, Benaja, fils de Jehojada, les Kéréthiens et les Péléthiens, et ils l’ont fait monter sur la mule du roi.
He sent Zadok, Nathan, Benaiah, and his own group of bodyguards to go with Solomon. They put Solomon on King David’s mule.
45 Le sacrificateur Tsadok et Nathan le prophète l’ont oint pour roi à Guihon. De là ils sont remontés en se livrant à la joie, et la ville a été émue: c’est là le bruit que vous avez entendu.
They [went down to] Gihon [Spring], and there Zadok and Nathan anointed him to become the king. Now they have returned from there to the city, shouting joyfully. That is why there is that great/loud noise that you are hearing.
46 Salomon s’est même assis sur le trône royal.
So Solomon is now our king [MTY].
47 Et les serviteurs du roi sont venus pour bénir notre seigneur le roi David, en disant: Que ton Dieu rende le nom de Salomon plus célèbre que ton nom, et qu’il élève son trône au-dessus de ton trône! Et le roi s’est prosterné sur son lit.
Furthermore, the palace officials came to His Majesty, King David, to tell him that they approved of what he had done. They said, ‘We wish/hope that our God will enable Solomon [MTY] to become more famous than you have been and enable him to be a better king than you have been.’ When they said that, the king, lying on his bed, bowed his head to worship [Yahweh].
48 Voici encore ce qu’a dit le roi: Béni soit l’Éternel, le Dieu d’Israël, qui m’a donné aujourd’hui un successeur sur mon trône, et qui m’a permis de le voir!
Then he said, ‘I praise Yahweh, the God whom we Israelis [worship], because he has allowed one of my sons to become the king today, and has permitted me to see it happen.’”
49 Tous les conviés d’Adonija furent saisis d’épouvante; ils se levèrent et s’en allèrent chacun de son côté.
Then all of Adonijah’s guests (trembled/were afraid), so they all immediately got up and left and scattered.
50 Adonija eut peur de Salomon; il se leva aussi, s’en alla, et saisit les cornes de l’autel.
Adonijah was afraid of what Solomon [would do], so he went [to the Sacred Tent] and grabbed the projections at the corners of the altar, [because he knew that no one would kill him there].
51 On vint dire à Salomon: Voici, Adonija a peur du roi Salomon, et il a saisi les cornes de l’autel, en disant: Que le roi Salomon me jure aujourd’hui qu’il ne fera point mourir son serviteur par l’épée!
But someone told Solomon, “Hey/Listen, Adonijah is afraid of you, so he [has gone to the Sacred Tent and] is holding on to the corners of the altar. He is saying, ‘[Before I leave, ] I want King Solomon to solemnly promise that he will not command that I be executed.’”
52 Salomon dit: S’il se montre un honnête homme, il ne tombera pas à terre un de ses cheveux; mais s’il se trouve en lui de la méchanceté, il mourra.
Solomon replied, “If he proves that he is loyal to me, I will not harm him at all [IDM]. But if he does anything that is wrong, he will be executed.”
53 Et le roi Salomon envoya des gens, qui le firent descendre de l’autel. Il vint se prosterner devant le roi Salomon, et Salomon lui dit: Va dans ta maison.
So King Solomon sent [some men to Adonijah], and they brought him back from the altar. He came to Solomon and bowed down in front of him. Then Solomon said to him, “Go home.”
