1 Samuel 30
1 Lorsque David arriva le troisième jour à Tsiklag avec ses gens, les Amalécites avaient fait une invasion dans le midi et à Tsiklag. Ils avaient détruit et brûlé Tsiklag,
Three days later, when David and his men arrived at Ziklag, [they discovered that] men of the Amalek people-group had raided Ziklag and [towns in] the southern part of Judah. They had destroyed Ziklag and burned down all the buildings.
2 après avoir fait prisonniers les femmes et tous ceux qui s’y trouvaient, petits et grands. Ils n’avaient tué personne, mais ils avaient tout emmené et s’étaient remis en route.
They had captured the women [and the children] and everyone else, and had taken them away. But they had not killed anyone.
3 David et ses gens arrivèrent à la ville, et voici, elle était brûlée; et leurs femmes, leurs fils et leurs filles, étaient emmenés captifs.
When David and his men came to Ziklag, they saw that the town had been burned, and that their wives and sons and daughters had been captured and taken away.
4 Alors David et le peuple qui était avec lui élevèrent la voix et pleurèrent jusqu’à ce qu’ils n’eussent plus la force de pleurer.
David and his men cried loudly, until [they were so weak that] they could not cry [any more].
5 Les deux femmes de David avaient été emmenées, Achinoam de Jizreel, et Abigaïl de Carmel, femme de Nabal.
David’s two wives, Ahinoam and Abigail, had also been taken away.
6 David fut dans une grande angoisse, car le peuple parlait de le lapider, parce que tous avaient de l’amertume dans l’âme, chacun à cause de ses fils et de ses filles. Mais David reprit courage en s’appuyant sur l’Éternel, son Dieu.
David’s men were threatening to [kill him by] throwing stones at him, because they were very angry because their sons and daughters [had been taken away]. David was very distressed, but Yahweh his God gave him strength.
7 Il dit au sacrificateur Abiathar, fils d’Achimélec: Apporte-moi donc l’éphod! Abiathar apporta l’éphod à David.
David [did not know what to do, so he] said to Abiathar the priest, “Bring to me the sacred vest.” So Abiathar brought it,
8 Et David consulta l’Éternel, en disant: Poursuivrai-je cette troupe? L’atteindrai-je? L’Éternel lui répondit: Poursuis, car tu atteindras, et tu délivreras.
and David asked Yahweh, “Should I [and my men] pursue the men [who took our families]? Will we [be able to] catch up to them?” Yahweh answered [by means of the stones in Abiathar’s sacred pouch], “Yes, pursue them. You will catch up to them, and you will be able to rescue [your families].”
9 Et David se mit en marche, lui et les six cents hommes qui étaient avec lui. Ils arrivèrent au torrent de Besor, où s’arrêtèrent ceux qui restaient en arrière.
So David and the 600 men who were with him left, and they came to the Besor Ravine. Some of his men stayed there [with some of their supplies].
10 David continua la poursuite avec quatre cents hommes; deux cents hommes s’arrêtèrent, trop fatigués pour passer le torrent de Besor.
David and 400 men continued to pursue [the men who captured their families]. The other 200 men stayed there at the ravine, because they were so exhausted that they could not cross the ravine.
11 Ils trouvèrent dans les champs un homme égyptien, qu’ils conduisirent auprès de David. Ils lui firent manger du pain et boire de l’eau,
[As David and the 400 men were going], they saw a man from Egypt in a field; so they took him to David. They gave the man some water to drink and some food to eat.
12 et ils lui donnèrent un morceau d’une masse de figues sèches et deux masses de raisins secs. Après qu’il eut mangé, les forces lui revinrent, car il n’avait point pris de nourriture et point bu d’eau depuis trois jours et trois nuits.
They also gave him a piece of fig cake and two clusters/packs of raisins. The man had not had anything to eat or drink for three days and nights, but [after he ate and drank] he felt refreshed.
13 David lui dit: A qui es-tu, et d’où es-tu? Il répondit: Je suis un garçon égyptien, au service d’un homme amalécite, et voilà trois jours que mon maître m’a abandonné parce que j’étais malade.
David asked him, “Who is your master? And where do you come from?” He replied, “I am from Egypt. I am a slave of a man from the Amalek people-group. Three days ago my master left me here, because I was sick [and I was not able to go with them].
14 Nous avons fait une invasion dans le midi des Kéréthiens, sur le territoire de Juda et au midi de Caleb, et nous avons brûlé Tsiklag.
We had raided the southern part of Judah where the Kereth people-group live, and some other towns in Judah, and the area south [of Hebron city] where the descendants of Caleb live. We also burned Ziklag [town].”
15 David lui dit: Veux-tu me faire descendre vers cette troupe? Et il répondit: Jure-moi par le nom de Dieu que tu ne me tueras pas et que tu ne me livreras pas à mon maître, et je te ferai descendre vers cette troupe.
David asked him, “Can you lead us to this group of raiders?” He replied, “Yes, [I will do that] if you ask God to listen while you promise that you will not kill me or give me back to my master. If you promise that, I will take you to them.”
16 Il lui servit ainsi de guide. Et voici, les Amalécites étaient répandus sur toute la contrée, mangeant, buvant et dansant, à cause du grand butin qu’ils avaient enlevé du pays des Philistins et du pays de Juda.
[David agreed to do that, ] so the man from Egypt led David [and his men] to where the men from the Amalek people-group were. Those men were lying on the ground, eating and drinking and celebrating because of having captured many things from the Philistia and Judah areas.
17 David les battit depuis l’aube du jour jusqu’au soir du lendemain, et aucun d’eux n’échappa, excepté quatre cents jeunes hommes qui montèrent sur des chameaux et s’enfuirent.
David [and his men] fought against them from sunset that day until the evening of the following day. Four hundred of them escaped and rode away on camels, but none of the others escaped.
18 David sauva tout ce que les Amalécites avaient pris, et il délivra aussi ses deux femmes.
David rescued his two wives, and he and his men got back everything else that the men of the Amalek people-group had taken.
19 Il ne leur manqua personne, ni petit ni grand, ni fils ni fille, ni aucune chose du butin, ni rien de ce qu’on leur avait enlevé: David ramena tout.
Nothing was missing. They took all their people back [to Ziklag]—young people and old people, [their wives], their sons and their daughters. They also recovered all the other things that the men of the Amalek people-group had taken from Ziklag.
20 Et David prit tout le menu et le gros bétail; et ceux qui conduisaient ce troupeau et marchaient à sa tête disaient: C’est ici le butin de David.
They took with them the sheep and cattle that had been captured, and his men caused those animals to go in front of them, saying, “These are animals that we captured in the battle; they belong to David!”
21 David arriva auprès des deux cents hommes qui avaient été trop fatigués pour le suivre, et qu’on avait laissés au torrent de Besor. Ils s’avancèrent à la rencontre de David et du peuple qui était avec lui. David s’approcha d’eux, et leur demanda comment ils se trouvaient.
David and his men got back to where the other 200 men were waiting, the men who did not go with David because they were very exhausted. They had stayed at Besor Ravine. [When they saw David and his men coming], they went out to greet them. And David [greeted them and] said to them, “I hope that things are going well with you!”
22 Tous les hommes méchants et vils parmi les gens qui étaient allés avec David prirent la parole et dirent: Puisqu’ils ne sont pas venus avec nous, nous ne leur donnerons rien du butin que nous avons sauvé, sinon à chacun sa femme et ses enfants; qu’ils les emmènent, et s’en aillent.
But some of the men who had gone with David, men who were evil and troublemakers, said, “These 200 men did not go with us. So we should not give to them any of the things that we recovered/captured. Each of them should take only his wife and children and go [back to their homes].”
23 Mais David dit: N’agissez pas ainsi, mes frères, au sujet de ce que l’Éternel nous a donné; car il nous a gardés, et il a livré entre nos mains la troupe qui était venue contre nous.
David replied, “No, my fellow Israelis, it would not be right to divide up like that the things that Yahweh has allowed us to capture. Yahweh has protected us and enabled us to defeat the enemies who attacked our town.
24 Et qui vous écouterait dans cette affaire? La part doit être la même pour celui qui est descendu sur le champ de bataille et pour celui qui est resté près des bagages: ensemble ils partageront.
(Who will pay attention to you if you say things like that?/No one will pay attention to you if you say things like that.) [RHQ] The men who stayed here with our supplies will get the same amount that the men who went into the battle will get. They will all receive the same amount.”
25 Il en fut ainsi dès ce jour et dans la suite, et l’on a fait de cela jusqu’à ce jour une loi et une coutume en Israël.
David made that to be a law [DOU] for the Israeli people, and that is still a law in Israel.
26 De retour à Tsiklag, David envoya une partie du butin aux anciens de Juda, à ses amis, en leur adressant ces paroles: Voici pour vous un présent sur le butin des ennemis de l’Éternel!
When David [and all the others] arrived in Ziklag, David sent to his friends who were leaders in Judah some of the things that they had captured from the Amalek people-group. He said to them, “Here is a present for you. These are things that we took from Yahweh’s enemies.”
27 Il fit ainsi des envois à ceux de Béthel, à ceux de Ramoth du midi, à ceux de Jatthir,
[Here is a list of the cities and towns to whose leaders David sent gifts: ] Bethel, Ramoth in the southern part of Judah, Jattir,
28 à ceux d’Aroër, à ceux de Siphmoth, à ceux d’Eschthemoa,
Aroer, Siphmoth, Eshtemoa,
29 à ceux de Racal, à ceux des villes des Jerachmeélites, à ceux des villes des Kéniens,
Racal, the cities where the descendants of Jehrameel lived and the cities where the Ken people-group lived,
30 à ceux de Horma, à ceux de Cor-Aschan, à ceux d’Athac,
Hormah, Bor-Ashan, Athach,
31 à ceux d’Hébron, et dans tous les lieux que David et ses gens avaient parcourus.
Hebron, and all the other places where David and his men had gone [when they were hiding from Saul].
