1 Samuel 18
1 David avait achevé de parler à Saül. Et dès lors l’âme de Jonathan fut attachée à l’âme de David, et Jonathan l’aima comme son âme.
Now after David's talk with Saul was ended, the soul of Jonathan was joined with the soul of David, and David became as dear to him as his very life.
2 Ce même jour Saül retint David, et ne le laissa pas retourner dans la maison de son père.
And that day Saul took David and would not let him go back to his father's house.
3 Jonathan fit alliance avec David, parce qu’il l’aimait comme son âme.
Then Jonathan and David made an agreement together, because of Jonathan's love for David.
4 Il ôta le manteau qu’il portait, pour le donner à David; et il lui donna ses vêtements, même son épée, son arc et sa ceinture.
And Jonathan took off the robe he had on and gave it to David, with all his military dress, even to his sword and his bow and the band round his body.
5 David allait et réussissait partout où l’envoyait Saül; il fut mis par Saül à la tête des gens de guerre, et il plaisait à tout le peuple, même aux serviteurs de Saül.
And David went wherever Saul sent him, and did wisely: and Saul put him at the head of his men of war, and this was pleasing to all the people as well as to Saul's servants.
6 Comme ils revenaient, lors du retour de David après qu’il eut tué le Philistin, les femmes sortirent de toutes les villes d’Israël au-devant du roi Saül, en chantant et en dansant, au son des tambourins et des triangles, et en poussant des cris de joie.
Now on their way, when David came back after the destruction of the Philistine, the women came out of all the towns of Israel, with songs and dances, meeting David with melody and joy and instruments of music.
7 Les femmes qui chantaient se répondaient les unes aux autres, et disaient: Saül a frappé ses mille, Et David ses dix mille.
And the women, answering one another in their song, said, Saul has put to death his thousands and David his tens of thousands.
8 Saül fut très irrité, et cela lui déplut. Il dit: On en donne dix mille à David, et c’est à moi que l’on donne les mille! Il ne lui manque plus que la royauté.
And Saul was very angry and this saying was unpleasing to him; and he said, They have given David credit for tens of thousands, and to me for only thousands: what more is there for him but the kingdom?
9 Et Saül regarda David d’un mauvais œil, à partir de ce jour et dans la suite.
And from that day Saul was looking with envy on David.
10 Le lendemain, le mauvais esprit de Dieu saisit Saül, qui eut des transports au milieu de la maison. David jouait, comme les autres jours, et Saül avait sa lance à la main.
Now on the day after, an evil spirit from God came on Saul with great force and he was acting like a prophet among the men of his house, while David was making music for him, as he did day by day: and Saul had his spear in his hand.
11 Saül leva sa lance, disant en lui-même: Je frapperai David contre la paroi. Mais David se détourna de lui deux fois.
And Saul, balancing the spear in his hand, said, I will give David a blow, pinning him to the wall. And David got away from him twice.
12 Saül craignait la présence de David, parce que l’Éternel était avec David et s’était retiré de lui.
And Saul went in fear of David, because the Lord was with David and had gone away from Saul.
13 Il l’éloigna de sa personne, et il l’établit chef de mille hommes. David sortait et rentrait à la tête du peuple;
So Saul sent him away, and made him a captain over a thousand; and he went about his business before the people.
14 il réussissait dans toutes ses entreprises, et l’Éternel était avec lui.
And in all his undertakings David did wisely; and the Lord was with him.
15 Saül, voyant qu’il réussissait toujours, avait peur de lui;
And when Saul saw how wisely he did, he was in fear of him.
16 mais tout Israël et Juda aimaient David, parce qu’il sortait et rentrait à leur tête.
But David was loved by all Israel and Judah, for he went out and came in before them.
17 Saül dit à David: Voici, je te donnerai pour femme ma fille aînée Mérab; sers-moi seulement avec vaillance, et soutiens les guerres de l’Éternel. Or Saül se disait: Je ne veux pas mettre la main sur lui, mais que la main des Philistins soit sur lui.
And Saul said to David, Here is my oldest daughter Merab, whom I will give you for your wife: only be strong for me, fighting in the Lord's wars. For Saul said, Let it not be through me that his fate comes to him, but through the Philistines.
18 David répondit à Saül: Qui suis-je, et qu’est-ce que ma vie, qu’est-ce que la famille de mon père en Israël, pour que je devienne le gendre du roi?
And David said to Saul, Who am I, and what is my father's family in Israel, that I am to be son-in-law to the king?
19 Lorsque arriva le temps où Mérab, fille de Saül, devait être donnée à David, elle fut donnée pour femme à Adriel, de Mehola.
But when the time came to give Merab, Saul's daughter, to David, she was given to Adriel of Meholath.
20 Mical, fille de Saül, aima David. On en informa Saül, et la chose lui convint.
And Saul's daughter Michal was in love with David: and Saul had word of it and was pleased.
21 Il se disait: Je la lui donnerai, afin qu’elle soit un piège pour lui, et qu’il tombe sous la main des Philistins. Et Saül dit à David pour la seconde fois: Tu vas aujourd’hui devenir mon gendre.
And Saul said, I will give her to him, so that she may be a cause of danger to him, and so that the hands of the Philistines may be against him. So Saul said to David, Today you are to become my son-in-law for the second time.
22 Saül donna cet ordre à ses serviteurs: Parlez en confidence à David, et dites-lui: Voici, le roi est bien disposé pour toi, et tous ses serviteurs t’aiment; sois maintenant le gendre du roi.
And Saul gave his servants orders saying, Have talk with David secretly and say to him, See how the king has delight in you, and how you are loved by all his servants: then be the king's son-in-law.
23 Les serviteurs de Saül répétèrent ces paroles aux oreilles de David. Et David répondit: Croyez-vous qu’il soit facile de devenir le gendre du roi? Moi, je suis un homme pauvre et de peu d’importance.
And Saul's servants said these things to David. And David said, Does it seem to you a small thing to be the king's son-in-law, seeing that I am a poor man, of no great name?
24 Les serviteurs de Saül lui rapportèrent ce qu’avait répondu David.
And the servants of Saul gave him an account of what David had said.
25 Saül dit: Vous parlerez ainsi à David: Le roi ne demande point de dot; mais il désire cent prépuces de Philistins, pour être vengé de ses ennemis. Saül avait le dessein de faire tomber David entre les mains des Philistins.
And Saul said, Then say to David, The king has no desire for any bride-price, but only for the private parts of a hundred Philistines so that the king may get the better of his haters. But it was in Saul's mind that David might come to his end by the hands of the Philistines.
26 Les serviteurs de Saül rapportèrent ces paroles à David, et David agréa ce qui lui était demandé pour qu’il devînt gendre du roi.
And when his servants said these words to David, he was well pleased to be the son-in-law of the king. And the days were still not past.
27 Avant le terme fixé, David se leva, partit avec ses gens, et tua deux cents hommes parmi les Philistins; il apporta leurs prépuces, et en livra au roi le nombre complet, afin de devenir gendre du roi. Alors Saül lui donna pour femme Mical, sa fille.
So David and his men got up and went, and put to death two hundred of the Philistines; and David took their private parts and gave the full number of them to the king, so that he might be the king's son-in-law. And Saul gave him his daughter Michal for his wife.
28 Saül vit et comprit que l’Éternel était avec David; et Mical, sa fille, aimait David.
And it was clear to Saul that the Lord was with David; and he was loved by all Israel.
29 Saül craignit de plus en plus David, et il fut toute sa vie son ennemi.
And Saul's fear of David became all the greater, and he went on hating him, day by day.
30 Les princes des Philistins faisaient des excursions; et chaque fois qu’ils sortaient, David avait plus de succès que tous les serviteurs de Saül, et son nom devint très célèbre.
Then the rulers of the Philistines went out to war: and whenever they went out, David did more wisely than all the other servants of Saul, so that his name became greatly honoured.
