2 Samuel 3
1 La guerre dura longtemps entre la maison de Saül et la maison de David. David devenait de plus en plus fort, et la maison de Saül allait en s’affaiblissant.
There was a long war between those who wanted Saul’s son to be their king and those who wanted David to be their king. But more and more people began to want David to be the king, while the number of people who wanted Saul’s son to be the king continued to become smaller.
2 Il naquit à David des fils à Hébron. Son premier-né fut Amnon, d’Achinoam de Jizreel;
David’s wives gave birth to six sons at Hebron. The oldest was Amnon, whose mother was Ahinoam, from Jezreel [city].
3 le second, Kileab, d’Abigaïl de Carmel, femme de Nabal; le troisième, Absalom, fils de Maaca, fille de Talmaï, roi de Gueschur;
The next one was Kileab, whose mother was Abigail, the widow of Nabal, from Carmel [city]. The next one was Absalom, whose mother was Maacah, the daughter of Talmai, the king of [the] Geshur [region].
4 le quatrième, Adonija, fils de Haggith; le cinquième, Schephathia, fils d’Abithal;
The next one was Adonijah, whose mother was Haggith. The next one was Shephatiah, whose mother was Abital.
5 et le sixième, Jithream, d’Égla, femme de David. Ce sont là ceux qui naquirent à David à Hébron.
The youngest one was Ithream, whose mother was Eglah, [another one of] David’s wives. Those sons of David were all born in Hebron.
6 Pendant la guerre entre la maison de Saül et la maison de David, Abner tint ferme pour la maison de Saül.
While those who wanted Saul’s son to rule over them and those who wanted David to rule over them continued to fight against each other, Abner was becoming more influential among those who wanted Saul’s son to be the king.
7 Or Saül avait eu une concubine, nommée Ritspa, fille d’Ajja. Et Isch-Boscheth dit à Abner: Pourquoi es-tu venu vers la concubine de mon père?
When Saul was alive, he had as one of his wives a slave woman named Rizpah, the daughter of Aiah. [But one day Abner had sexual relations with her]. So Ishbosheth said to Abner, “Why have you had sexual relations with [EUP] my father’s slave wife?”
8 Abner fut très irrité des paroles d’Isch-Boscheth, et il répondit: Suis-je une tête de chien, qui tienne pour Juda? Je fais aujourd’hui preuve de bienveillance envers la maison de Saül, ton père, envers ses frères et ses amis, je ne t’ai pas livré entre les mains de David, et c’est aujourd’hui que tu me reproches une faute avec cette femme?
Abner became very angry about what Ishbosheth said to him. He said to Ishbosheth, “(Do you think that I am a [worthless] dog [MET] from Judah?/You are treating me as though I am a [worthless] dog [MET] from Judah.) [RHQ] From the beginning, I have been loyal to Saul your father, to his brothers, and to his friends. And I have prevented you from being defeated by David’s army. So now (why are you criticizing me about [what I have done with] some woman?/you should not be criticizing me about [what I have done with] some woman.) [RHQ]
9 Que Dieu traite Abner dans toute sa rigueur, si je n’agis pas avec David selon ce que l’Éternel a juré à David,
Yahweh solemnly promised that he would not allow Saul and his descendants to continue to rule. He promised that he would cause David to rule over all the tribes of Israel and Judah, from Dan [city] far in the north to Beersheba [city] far in the south. So I hope/desire that God will punish me severely [HYP] if I do not enable that to happen!”
10 en disant qu’il ferait passer la royauté de la maison de Saül dans la sienne, et qu’il établirait le trône de David sur Israël et sur Juda depuis Dan jusqu’à Beer-Schéba.
11 Isch-Boscheth n’osa pas répliquer un seul mot à Abner, parce qu’il le craignait.
Ishbosheth was very afraid of Abner, so he did not say anything in reply to Abner.
12 Abner envoya des messagers à David pour lui dire de sa part: A qui est le pays? Fais alliance avec moi, et voici, ma main t’aidera pour tourner vers toi tout Israël.
Then Abner sent messengers to David [when he was at Hebron], to say to him, “[Either you or I] should be [RHQ] the ruler of this entire nation, [but not Isbosheth. However, ] if you make an agreement with me, I will help you by encouraging all the people of Israel to (be want you to be their king/start to support) you.”
13 Il répondit: Bien! Je ferai alliance avec toi; mais je te demande une chose, c’est que tu ne voies point ma face, à moins que tu n’amènes d’abord Mical, fille de Saül, en venant auprès de moi.
David sent back this reply: “Good! I am willing to make an agreement with you. But before that happens, there is one thing that you must do. When you come to see me, you must bring my wife Michal, Saul’s daughter.”
14 Et David envoya des messagers à Isch-Boscheth, fils de Saül, pour lui dire: Donne-moi ma femme Mical, que j’ai fiancée pour cent prépuces de Philistins.
Then David sent messengers to Ishbosheth, to say to him, “I [had to kill] 100 men from Philistia [and cut off] their foreskins to give to Saul to pay for Michal [to be my wife]. So now give her back to me!”
15 Isch-Boscheth la fit prendre chez son mari Palthiel, fils de Laïsch.
So Ishbosheth sent some men to take Michal from her husband Palti. But [when they took her, ] her husband followed them all the way to Bahurim [town], crying as he went.
16 Et son mari la suivit en pleurant jusqu’à Bachurim. Alors Abner lui dit: Va, retourne-t’en! Et il s’en retourna.
Then Abner [turned and] said to him, “Go back [home]!”, so he did.
17 Abner eut un entretien avec les anciens d’Israël, et leur dit: Vous désiriez autrefois d’avoir David pour roi;
Abner went to the Israeli leaders and talked with them. He said, “For a long time you have wanted David to be your king.
18 établissez-le maintenant, car l’Éternel a dit de lui: C’est par David, mon serviteur, que je délivrerai mon peuple d’Israël de la main des Philistins et de la main de tous ses ennemis.
So now you have an opportunity to do that. Keep in mind that Yahweh promised this: ‘With the help of David, who serves me [well], I will rescue my people from the people of Philistia, and from the power [MTY] of all their other enemies’.”
19 Abner parla aussi à Benjamin, et il alla rapporter aux oreilles de David à Hébron ce qu’avaient résolu Israël et toute la maison de Benjamin.
Abner also spoke to the people of the tribe of Benjamin. Then he went to Hebron, to tell David what all the people of Israel and the people of the tribe of Benjamin had agreed to do.
20 Il arriva auprès de David à Hébron, accompagné de vingt hommes; et David fit un festin à Abner et à ceux qui étaient avec lui.
When Abner came with 20 of his soldiers to see David at Hebron, David made a feast for all of them.
21 Abner dit à David: Je me lèverai, et je partirai pour rassembler tout Israël vers mon seigneur le roi; ils feront alliance avec toi, et tu règneras entièrement selon ton désir. David renvoya Abner, qui s’en alla en paix.
Afterwards, Abner said to David, “Sir/Your majesty, I will now go and encourage all the people of Israel to accept you to be their king, as you have desired.” Then Abner left, peacefully.
22 Voici, Joab et les gens de David revinrent d’une excursion, et amenèrent avec eux un grand butin. Abner n’était plus auprès de David à Hébron, car David l’avait renvoyé, et il s’en était allé en paix.
Soon after that, Joab and some of David’s other soldiers returned [to Hebron] after raiding [one of their enemies’ villages], bringing with them a lot of things that they had captured. But Abner was not there at Hebron, because David had sent him safely home.
23 Lorsque Joab et toute sa troupe arrivèrent, on fit à Joab ce rapport: Abner, fils de Ner, est venu auprès du roi, qui l’a renvoyé, et il s’en est allé en paix.
When Joab and the soldiers who were with him arrived, someone told him that Abner had come there and talked with the king, and that the king allowed to go home safely.
24 Joab se rendit chez le roi, et dit: Qu’as-tu fait? Voici, Abner est venu vers toi; pourquoi l’as-tu renvoyé et laissé partir?
So Joab went to the king and said, “Why have you done that? Listen to me! Abner [is your enemy, but] when he came to you, you allowed him [RHQ] to leave!
25 Tu connais Abner, fils de Ner! C’est pour te tromper qu’il est venu, pour épier tes démarches, et pour savoir tout ce que tu fais.
Do you not know that he came to you to deceive you and to find out everything that you are doing, and all the places that you go to?”
26 Et Joab, après avoir quitté David, envoya sur les traces d’Abner des messagers, qui le ramenèrent depuis la citerne de Sira: David n’en savait rien.
After Joab left David, he sent some messengers to get Abner. They found him at Sirah Well, and brought him back to Hebron, but David did not know that they had done that.
27 Lorsque Abner fut de retour à Hébron, Joab le tira à l’écart au milieu de la porte, comme pour lui parler en secret, et là il le frappa au ventre et le tua, pour venger la mort d’Asaël, son frère.
So when Abner returned to Hebron, Joab met him at the city gate, and took him aside as though he wanted to speak with him privately. Then he stabbed Abner in the stomach [with his knife/sword]. In that way he murdered Abner because Abner had killed [MTY] Joab’s brother Asahel.
28 David l’apprit ensuite, et il dit: Je suis à jamais innocent, devant l’Éternel, du sang d’Abner, fils de Ner, et mon royaume l’est aussi.
Later, after David heard what had happened, he said, “Yahweh knows that I and the people of my kingdom are not at all (responsible for/guilty of) murdering [MTY] Abner.
29 Que ce sang retombe sur Joab et sur toute la maison de son père! Qu’il y ait toujours quelqu’un dans la maison de Joab, qui soit atteint d’un flux ou de la lèpre, ou qui s’appuie sur un bâton, ou qui tombe par l’épée, ou qui manque de pain!
I hope/desire that Joab and all his family will be punished [MTY] for doing that! I hope/desire that there will always be someone in his family who has sores, or someone who is a leper, or some man who is forced to do women’s work, or someone who is killed in a battle, or someone who does not have enough food to eat!”
30 Ainsi Joab et Abischaï, son frère, tuèrent Abner, parce qu’il avait donné la mort à Asaël, leur frère, à Gabaon, dans la bataille.
That is how Joab and his brother Abishai murdered Abner, because he had killed their brother Asahel in the battle at Gibeon.
31 David dit à Joab et à tout le peuple qui était avec lui: Déchirez vos vêtements, ceignez-vous de sacs, et pleurez devant Abner! Et le roi David marcha derrière le cercueil.
Then David said to Joab and to all Joab’s soldiers, “Tear your clothes and put on coarse cloth [to show that you are sad], and mourn for Abner!” And [at the funeral], King David walked behind [the men who were carrying] the coffin.
32 On enterra Abner à Hébron. Le roi éleva la voix et pleura sur le sépulcre d’Abner, et tout le peuple pleura.
They buried Abner’s body at Hebron. And at the grave, the king cried loudly, and all the other people also cried.
33 Le roi fit une complainte sur Abner, et dit: Abner devait-il mourir comme meurt un criminel?
David sang this sad song to lament for Abner: “It is not right that [RHQ] Abner died like outlaws die!
34 Tu n’avais ni les mains liées, ni les pieds dans les chaînes! Tu es tombé comme on tombe devant des méchants.
No one tied his hands or put chains on his feet, [like they do to criminals]. No, he was murdered by wicked men!”
35 Et tout le peuple pleura de nouveau sur Abner. Tout le peuple s’approcha de David pour lui faire prendre quelque nourriture, pendant qu’il était encore jour; mais David jura, en disant: Que Dieu me traite dans toute sa rigueur, si je goûte du pain ou quoi que ce soit avant le coucher du soleil!
Then many [HYP] people came to David to tell him to eat some food before sunset, but David refused. He said, “I hope/desire that God will punish me severely [HYP] if I eat any food before the sun goes down!”
36 Cela fut connu et approuvé de tout le peuple, qui trouva bon tout ce qu’avait fait le roi.
All the people saw what David did, and they were pleased. Truly, everything that the king did pleased the people.
37 Tout le peuple et tout Israël comprirent en ce jour que ce n’était pas par ordre du roi qu’Abner, fils de Ner, avait été tué.
So all the people realized that the king had not wanted Abner to be killed.
38 Le roi dit à ses serviteurs: Ne savez-vous pas qu’un chef, qu’un grand homme, est tombé aujourd’hui en Israël?
The king said to his officials, “(Do you not realize that a leader and a great man has died today in Israel?/You should realize that a leader and a great man has died today in Israel.) [RHQ]
39 Je suis encore faible, quoique j’aie reçu l’onction royale; et ces gens, les fils de Tseruja, sont trop puissants pour moi. Que l’Éternel rende selon sa méchanceté à celui qui fait le mal!
Even though Yahweh appointed me to be the king, today I feel weak. These two sons of Zeruiah, [Joab and Abishai], are very violent; I cannot control them. So I hope/desire that Yahweh will punish them severely in return for this wicked thing that they have done!”
