2 Samuel 1
1 Après la mort de Saül, David, qui avait battu les Amalécites, était depuis deux jours revenu à Tsiklag.
Now it happened that, after Saul died, David returned from the slaughter of Amalek, and he remained for two days at Ziklag.
2 Le troisième jour, un homme arriva du camp de Saül, les vêtements déchirés et la tête couverte de terre. Lorsqu’il fut en présence de David, il se jeta par terre et se prosterna.
Then, on the third day, a man appeared, arriving from the camp of Saul, with his garments torn and dust sprinkled on his head. And when he came to David, he fell on his face, and he reverenced.
3 David lui dit: D’où viens-tu? Et il lui répondit: Je me suis sauvé du camp d’Israël.
And David said to him, “Where have you come from?” And he said to him, “I have fled from the camp of Israel.”
4 David lui dit: Que s’est-il passé? Dis-moi donc! Et il répondit: Le peuple s’est enfui du champ de bataille, et un grand nombre d’hommes sont tombés et ont péri; Saül même et Jonathan, son fils, sont morts.
And David said to him: “What is the word that has happened? Reveal it to me.” And he said: “The people have fled from the battle, and many of the people have fallen and died. Moreover, Saul and his son Jonathan have passed away.”
5 David dit au jeune homme qui lui apportait ces nouvelles: Comment sais-tu que Saül et Jonathan, son fils, sont morts?
And David said to the youth who was reporting to him, “How do you know that Saul and his son Jonathan have died?”
6 Et le jeune homme qui lui apportait ces nouvelles répondit: Je me trouvais sur la montagne de Guilboa; et voici, Saül s’appuyait sur sa lance, et voici, les chars et les cavaliers étaient près de l’atteindre.
And the youth, who was reporting it to him, said: “I arrived by chance on mount Gilboa. And Saul was lying upon his spear. Then the chariots and horsemen drew near to him.
7 S’étant retourné, il m’aperçut et m’appela. Je dis: Me voici!
And turning behind his back and seeing me, he called to me. And when I had responded, “I am here,”
8 Et il me dit: Qui es-tu? Je lui répondis: Je suis Amalécite.
he said to me, “Who are you?” And I said to him, “I am an Amalekite.”
9 Et il dit: Approche donc, et donne-moi la mort; car je suis pris de vertige, quoique encore plein de vie.
And he said to me: “Stand over me, and kill me. For anguish has taken hold of me, and still my whole life is in me.”
10 Je m’approchai de lui, et je lui donnai la mort, sachant bien qu’il ne survivrait pas à sa défaite. J’ai enlevé le diadème qui était sur sa tête et le bracelet qu’il avait au bras, et je les apporte ici à mon seigneur.
And standing over him, I killed him. For I knew that he was not able to live after the fall. And I took the diadem that was on his head, and the bracelet from his arm, and I have brought them here to you, my lord.”
11 David saisit ses vêtements et les déchira, et tous les hommes qui étaient auprès de lui firent de même.
Then David, taking hold of his garments, tore them, with all the men who were with him.
12 Ils furent dans le deuil, pleurèrent et jeûnèrent jusqu’au soir, à cause de Saül, de Jonathan, son fils, du peuple de l’Éternel, et de la maison d’Israël, parce qu’ils étaient tombés par l’épée.
And they mourned, and wept, and fasted until evening, over Saul and over his son Jonathan, and over the people of the Lord and over the house of Israel, because they had fallen by the sword.
13 David dit au jeune homme qui lui avait apporté ces nouvelles: D’où es-tu? Et il répondit: Je suis le fils d’un étranger, d’un Amalécite.
And David said to the youth who had reported it to him, “Where are you from?” And he responded, “I am the son of a man who is a new arrival from the Amalekites.”
14 David lui dit: Comment n’as-tu pas craint de porter la main sur l’oint de l’Éternel et de lui donner la mort?
And David said to him, “Why were you not afraid to put forth your hand, so that you would kill the Christ of the Lord?”
15 Et David appela l’un de ses gens, et dit: Approche, et tue-le! Cet homme frappa l’Amalécite, qui mourut.
And calling one of his servants, David said, “Draw near and rush against him” And he struck him, and he died.
16 Et David lui dit: Que ton sang retombe sur ta tête, car ta bouche a déposé contre toi, puisque tu as dit: J’ai donné la mort à l’oint de l’Éternel!
And David said to him: “Your blood is upon your own head. For your own mouth has spoken against you, saying: ‘I have killed the Christ of the Lord.’”
17 Voici le cantique funèbre que David composa sur Saül et sur Jonathan, son fils,
Then David mourned a lamentation over Saul and over his son Jonathan, in this way.
18 et qu’il ordonna d’enseigner aux enfants de Juda. C’est le cantique de l’arc: il est écrit dans le livre du Juste.
(And he instructed that they should teach the sons of Judah the bow, just as it is written in the Book of the Just.) And he said: “Consider, O Israel, on behalf of those who are dead, wounded upon your heights:
19 L’élite d’Israël a succombé sur tes collines! Comment des héros sont-ils tombés?
The illustrious of Israel have been killed upon your mountains. How could the valiant have fallen?
20 Ne l’annoncez point dans Gath, N’en publiez point la nouvelle dans les rues d’Askalon, De peur que les filles des Philistins ne se réjouissent, De peur que les filles des incirconcis ne triomphent.
Do not choose to announce it in Gath, and do not announce it in the crossroads of Ashkelon. Otherwise, the daughters of the Philistines may rejoice; otherwise, the daughters of the uncircumcised may exult.
21 Montagnes de Guilboa! Qu’il n’y ait sur vous ni rosée ni pluie, Ni champs qui donnent des prémices pour les offrandes! Car là ont été jetés les boucliers des héros, Le bouclier de Saül; L’huile a cessé de les oindre.
O mountains of Gilboa, let neither dew, nor rain fall over you, and may these not be the fields of the first-fruits. For in that place, the shield of the valiant was cast away, the shield of Saul, as if he had not been anointed with oil.
22 Devant le sang des blessés, devant la graisse des plus vaillants, L’arc de Jonathan n’a jamais reculé, Et l’épée de Saül ne retournait point à vide.
From the blood of the slain, from the fat of the strong, the arrow of Jonathan never turned back, and the sword of Saul did not return empty.
23 Saül et Jonathan, aimables et chéris pendant leur vie, N’ont point été séparés dans leur mort; Ils étaient plus légers que les aigles, Ils étaient plus forts que les lions.
Saul and Jonathan, worthy to be loved, and stately in their life: even in death they were not divided. They were swifter than eagles, stronger than lions.
24 Filles d’Israël! Pleurez sur Saül, Qui vous revêtait magnifiquement de cramoisi, Qui mettait des ornements d’or sur vos habits.
O daughters of Israel, weep over Saul, who clothed you with scarlet finery, who offered ornaments of gold for your adornment.
25 Comment des héros sont-ils tombés au milieu du combat? Comment Jonathan a-t-il succombé sur tes collines?
How could the valiant have fallen in battle? How could Jonathan have been slain on the heights?
26 Je suis dans la douleur à cause de toi, Jonathan, mon frère! Tu faisais tout mon plaisir; Ton amour pour moi était admirable, Au-dessus de l’amour des femmes.
I grieve over you, my brother Jonathan: exceedingly stately, and worthy to be loved above the love of women. As a mother loves her only son, so also did I love you.
27 Comment des héros sont-ils tombés? Comment leurs armes se sont-elles perdues!
How could the robust have fallen, and the weapons of war have perished?”
