2 Samuel 5
1 Toutes les tribus d’Israël vinrent auprès de David, à Hébron, et dirent: Voici, nous sommes tes os et ta chair.
Then [the leaders of] all the tribes of Israel came to David at Hebron, and said to him, “Listen, we have the same ancestors [IDM] that you do.
2 Autrefois déjà, lorsque Saül était notre roi, c’était toi qui conduisais et qui ramenais Israël. L’Éternel t’a dit: Tu paîtras mon peuple d’Israël, et tu seras le chef d’Israël.
In the past, when Saul was our king, it was you who led our Israeli soldiers [in our battles]. You are the one to whom Yahweh promised, ‘You will be the leader [MET] of my people; you will be their king.’”
3 Ainsi tous les anciens d’Israël vinrent auprès du roi à Hébron, et le roi David fit alliance avec eux à Hébron, devant l’Éternel. Ils oignirent David pour roi sur Israël.
So while Yahweh was listening, all those leaders of the people of Israel declared there at Hebron [that David would be their king]. And David made a sacred agreement with them. They anointed him [with olive oil to set him apart] to be the king of the Israeli people.
4 David était âgé de trente ans lorsqu’il devint roi, et il régna quarante ans.
David was 30 years old when he became their king. He ruled them for 40 years.
5 A Hébron il régna sur Juda sept ans et six mois, et à Jérusalem il régna trente-trois ans sur tout Israël et Juda.
In Hebron he ruled over the tribe of Judah for seven and a half years, and in Jerusalem he ruled over all the people of Judah and Israel for 33 years.
6 Le roi marcha avec ses gens sur Jérusalem contre les Jébusiens, habitants du pays. Ils dirent à David: Tu n’entreras point ici, car les aveugles mêmes et les boiteux te repousseront! Ce qui voulait dire: David n’entrera point ici.
[One day] King David and his soldiers went to Jerusalem to fight against the Jebus people-group who lived there. The people there thought that David’s army would not be able to capture the city, so they sent a message to David, saying “Your army will never be able to get inside our city! Even the blind and crippled people will be able to chase you away!”
7 Mais David s’empara de la forteresse de Sion: c’est la cité de David.
But David’s army captured the fortress on Zion [Hill], [and later it was known as] David’s City.
8 David avait dit en ce jour: Quiconque battra les Jébusiens et atteindra le canal, quiconque frappera ces boiteux et ces aveugles qui sont les ennemis de David… C’est pourquoi l’on dit: L’aveugle et le boiteux n’entreront point dans la maison.
On that day, David said [to his soldiers], “Those who want to get rid of the Jebus people-group should go through the water tunnel [to enter the city]. Then they can attack those people whom I [SYN] detest—[and we will find out if any] blind and crippled people [will be able to stop them]!” That is why people say, “Blind and crippled people cannot enter Yahweh’s temple.”
9 David s’établit dans la forteresse, qu’il appela cité de David. Il fit de tous côtés des constructions, en dehors et en dedans de Millo.
[After] David [and his soldiers captured] the city with its strong walls around it, he lived there, and they named it ‘David’s City’. David [and his soldiers] built the city around the fortress, starting where the [land was (filled in/terraces) on the east side of the hill].
10 David devenait de plus en plus grand, et l’Éternel, le Dieu des armées, était avec lui.
David continued to become more and more powerful/influential, because the Almighty Commander of the armies of angels was with/helping him.
11 Hiram, roi de Tyr, envoya des messagers à David, et du bois de cèdre, et des charpentiers et des tailleurs de pierres, qui bâtirent une maison pour David.
[One day] Hiram, the king of Tyre [city], sent ambassadors/messengers to David [to talk about making agreements between their countries]. Hiram agreed to provide cedar trees [to make lumber], and also that he would send carpenters and masons, to build a palace for David.
12 David reconnut que l’Éternel l’affermissait comme roi d’Israël, et qu’il élevait son royaume à cause de son peuple d’Israël.
His doing that caused David to realize that Yahweh truly had appointed him to be the king of Israel, and that Yahweh was going to cause his kingdom to prosper, because Yahweh loved the Israeli people, whom [he had chosen to] belong to him.
13 David prit encore des concubines et des femmes de Jérusalem, après qu’il fut venu d’Hébron, et il lui naquit encore des fils et des filles.
After David moved from Hebron to Jerusalem, he took more slave women to be his second-class wives, and he also married other women. [All of those women] gave birth to more sons and daughters.
14 Voici les noms de ceux qui lui naquirent à Jérusalem: Schammua, Schobab, Nathan, Salomon,
The names of the sons who were born in Jerusalem were Shammua, Shobab, Nathan, Solomon,
15 Jibhar, Élischua, Népheg, Japhia,
Ibhar, Elishua, Nepheg, Japhia,
16 Élischama, Éliada et Éliphéleth.
Elishama, Eliada, and Eliphelet.
17 Les Philistins apprirent qu’on avait oint David pour roi sur Israël, et ils montèrent tous à sa recherche. David, qui en fut informé, descendit à la forteresse.
When the Philistia people heard that David had been appointed to be the king of Israel, their army went up [toward Jerusalem] to try to capture David. But David heard that they were coming, so he went down to another fortified place.
18 Les Philistins arrivèrent, et se répandirent dans la vallée des Rephaïm.
The [army of] Philistia arrived at Rephaim Valley [southwest of Jerusalem] and spread all over the valley.
19 David consulta l’Éternel, en disant: Monterai-je contre les Philistins? Les livreras-tu entre mes mains? Et l’Éternel dit à David: Monte, car je livrerai les Philistins entre tes mains.
David asked Yahweh, “Should [my men and] I attack the Philistia army? Will you enable us to defeat them [IDM]?” Yahweh replied, “Yes, attack them, because I will certainly enable your army to defeat them. [IDM]”
20 David vint à Baal-Peratsim, où il les battit. Puis il dit: L’Éternel a dispersé mes ennemis devant moi, comme des eaux qui s’écoulent. C’est pourquoi l’on a donné à ce lieu le nom de Baal-Peratsim.
So David [and his army] went to [where the Philistia army was], and there they defeated them. Then David said, “Yahweh has burst through my enemies like a flood.” [SIM] So that place is called ‘Lord of Bursting-through’.
21 Ils laissèrent là leurs idoles, et David et ses gens les emportèrent.
The Philistia men left their idols there; so David and his soldiers took them away.
22 Les Philistins montèrent de nouveau, et se répandirent dans la vallée des Rephaïm.
Then the Philistia [army] returned to Rephaim Valley and spread all over the valley.
23 David consulta l’Éternel. Et l’Éternel dit: Tu ne monteras pas; tourne-les par derrière, et tu arriveras sur eux vis-à-vis des mûriers.
So again David asked Yahweh [if his army should attack them]. But Yahweh replied, “Do not attack them [from here]. Tell your men to go around them and attack them from the other side, near the balsam trees.
24 Quand tu entendras un bruit de pas dans les cimes des mûriers, alors hâte-toi, car c’est l’Éternel qui marche devant toi pour battre l’armée des Philistins.
When you hear something in the tops of the balsam trees that sounds like [an army] marching, attack them, because I will have gone ahead of you [to enable your army] to defeat their army.”
25 David fit ce que l’Éternel lui avait ordonné, et il battit les Philistins depuis Guéba jusqu’à Guézer.
So David did what Yahweh told him to do, and his [army] defeated the Philistia army from Geba [city] all the way [west] to Gezer [city].
