2 Samuel 10
1 Or il arriva après cela que le Roi des enfants de Hammon mourut, et Hanun son fils régna en sa place.
Now after these things, it happened that the king of the sons of Ammon died, and his son Hanun reigned after him.
2 Et David dit: J'userai de gratuité envers Hanun, fils de Nahas, comme son père a usé de gratuité envers moi; ainsi David lui envoya ses serviteurs pour le consoler de la mort de son père. Et les serviteurs de David vinrent au pays des enfants de Hammon.
And David said, “I will show mercy to Hanun, the son of Nahash, just as his father showed mercy to me.” Therefore, David sent consolation to him, by his servants, over the passing of his father. But when the servants of David had arrived in the land of the sons of Ammon,
3 Mais les principaux d'entre les enfants de Hammon dirent à Hanun leur Seigneur: Penses-tu que ce soit pour honorer ton père, que David t'a envoyé des consolateurs? N'est-ce pas pour reconnaître exactement la ville, et pour l'épier afin de la détruire, que David a envoyé ses serviteurs vers toi?
the leaders of the sons of Ammon said to Hanun, their lord: “Do you think it was because of the honor of your father that David sent consolers to you? And did not David send his servants to you, so that he might investigate and explore the city, and so that he might overthrow it?”
4 Hanun donc prit les serviteurs de David, et fit raser la moitié de leur barbe, et couper la moitié de leurs habits jusqu'aux hanches; puis il les renvoya.
And so, Hanun took the servants of David, and he shaved off one half part of their beards, and he cut their garments at the middle, as far as the buttocks, and he sent them away.
5 Et ils le firent savoir à David, lequel envoya au devant d'eux; car ces hommes étaient fort confus: et le Roi leur fit dire: Tenez-vous à Jéricho jusqu'à ce que votre barbe soit revenue, [et] alors vous retournerez.
And when this had been reported to David, he sent to meet them. And the men were greatly disturbed by shame. And David commanded them, “Remain in Jericho, until your beards grow, and then return.”
6 Or les enfants de Hammon voyant qu'ils s'étaient mis en mauvaise odeur auprès de David, envoyèrent pour lever à leurs dépens vingt mille fantassins des Syriens de Beth-réhob, et des Syriens de Tsoba, et mille hommes du Roi de Mahaca, et douze mille hommes de ceux de Tob.
Now the sons of Ammon, seeing that they had done an injury to David, sent for, and paid wages to, the Syrians of Rehob, and the Syrians of Zobah, twenty thousand foot soldiers, and from the king of Maacah, one thousand men, and from Tob, twelve thousand men.
7 Ce que David ayant appris, il envoya Joab et toute l'armée, [savoir] les plus vaillants.
And when David had heard this, he sent Joab and the entire army of warriors.
8 Et les enfants de Hammon sortirent, et se rangèrent en bataille à l'entrée de la porte; et les Syriens de Tsoba, et de Réhob, et ceux de Tob et de Mahaca étaient à part dans la campagne.
Then the sons of Ammon went forth, and they positioned their battle line before the very entrance of the gates. But the Syrians of Zobah, and of Rehob, and of Tob, and of Maacah, were by themselves in the field.
9 Et Joab voyant que leur armée était tournée contre lui, devant et derrière, prit des hommes d'élite d'entre tous ceux d'Israël et les rangea contre les Syriens;
And so, seeing that the battle had been prepared against him, both facing him and behind, Joab chose some from all of the elect men of Israel, and he set up a battle line opposite the Syrians.
10 Et il donna la conduite du reste du peuple à Abisaï son frère, qui le rangea contre les enfants de Hammon.
But the remaining part of the people he delivered to his brother Abishai, who formed a battle line against the sons of Ammon.
11 Et [Joab lui] dit: Si les Syriens sont plus forts que moi, tu me viendras délivrer; et si les enfants de Hammon sont plus forts que toi, j'irai aussi pour te délivrer.
And Joab said: “If the Syrians prevail against me, then you shall assist me. But if the sons of Ammon prevail against you, then I will assist you.
12 Sois vaillant, et portons-nous vaillamment pour notre peuple, et pour les villes de notre Dieu; et que l'Eternel fasse ce qu'il lui semblera bon.
Be valiant men. And let us fight on behalf of our people and the city of our God. Then the Lord will do what is good in his own sight.”
13 Alors Joab et le peuple qui était avec lui s'approchèrent pour donner bataille aux Syriens; et [les Syriens] s'enfuirent de devant lui.
And so, Joab, and the people who were with him, undertook the conflict against the Syrians, who immediately fled before their face.
14 Et les enfants de Hammon voyant que les Syriens avaient pris la fuite, s'enfuirent aussi de devant Abisaï, et entrèrent dans la ville; et Joab s'en retourna [de la guerre contre] les enfants de Hammon, et vint à Jérusalem.
Then, seeing that the Syrians had fled, the sons of Ammon themselves also fled from the face of Abishai, and they entered into the city. And Joab returned from the sons of Ammon, and he went to Jerusalem.
15 Mais les Syriens voyant qu'ils avaient été battus par ceux d'Israël, se rallièrent ensemble.
And so, the Syrians, seeing that they had fallen before Israel, gathered themselves together.
16 Et Hadadhézer envoya, et fit venir des Syriens de delà le fleuve, lesquels vinrent à Hélam, et Sobac, Chef de l'armée de Hadadhézer, les conduisait.
And Hadadezer sent and brought the Syrians who were beyond the river, and he led in their army. And Shobach, the ruler of the military of Hadadezer, was their leader.
17 Ce qui ayant été rapporté à David, il assembla tout Israël, et passa le Jourdain, et vint à Hélam; et les Syriens se rangèrent en bataille contre David, et combattirent contre lui.
And when this had been reported to David, he drew together all of Israel. And he crossed over the Jordan, and he went to Helam. And the Syrians formed a battle line opposite David, and they fought against him.
18 Mais les Syriens s'enfuirent de devant Israël; et David défit sept cents chariots des Syriens, et quarante mille hommes de cheval; il frappa aussi Sobac Chef de leur armée, qui mourut là.
And the Syrians fled before the face of Israel. And David killed, among the Syrians, the men of seven hundred chariots, and forty thousand horsemen. And he struck down Shobach, the leader of the military, who immediately died.
19 Et quand tous les Rois serviteurs de Hadadhézer eurent vu qu'ils avaient été battus par ceux d'Israël, ils firent la paix avec Israël, et leur furent assujettis; et les Syriens craignirent de plus secourir les enfants de Hammon.
Then all the kings who were in the reinforcements of Hadadezer, seeing themselves to be defeated by Israel, were very afraid and they fled: fifty-eight thousand men before Israel. And they made peace with Israel, and they served them. And the Syrians were afraid to offer assistance to the sons of Ammon anymore.
