1 Samuel 31
1 Or, les Philistins combattirent contre Israël, et les Israélites prirent la fuite devant les Philistins, et furent tués sur la montagne de Guilboa.
Now the Philistines fought against Israel; and the men of Israel fled from before the Philistines, and there fell down [many] slain on mount Gilboa'.
2 Et les Philistins poursuivirent Saül et ses fils, et tuèrent Jonathan, Abinadab, et Malkishua, fils de Saül.
And the Philistines overtook Saul and his sons; and the Philistines smote Jonathan, and Abinadab, and Malkishua', the sons of Saul.
3 Et l'effort du combat tomba sur Saül; et les archers l'atteignirent, et il fut dangereusement blessé par les archers.
And the battle was heavy against Saul, and he was found by the archers, the men with bows; and he was greatly in dread of the archers.
4 Alors Saül dit à son écuyer: Tire ton épée, et m'en transperce, de peur que ces incirconcis ne viennent, et ne me transpercent, et ne me fassent des outrages. Mais son écuyer ne le voulut point faire, car il était fort effrayé. Saül prit donc l'épée, et se jeta dessus.
And Saul said unto his armor-bearer, Draw thy sword, and thrust me through therewith; lest these uncircumcised come and thrust me through, and wantonly ill-use me. But his armor-bearer would not; for he was greatly afraid; wherefore Saul took the sword, and fell upon it.
5 Alors l'écuyer de Saül, voyant que Saül était mort, se jeta aussi sur son épée, et mourut avec lui.
And when his armor-bearer saw that Saul was dead, then fell he likewise upon his sword, and died with him.
6 Ainsi moururent en ce jour-là, Saül et ses trois fils, son écuyer et tous ses gens.
Thus died Saul, and his three sons, and his armor-bearer, also all his men, on that same day together.
7 Et ceux d'Israël qui étaient de ce côté-ci de la vallée, et de ce côté-ci du Jourdain, ayant vu que les Israélites s'étaient enfuis, et que Saül et ses fils étaient morts, abandonnèrent les villes et s'enfuirent; de sorte que les Philistins vinrent et y habitèrent.
And when the men of Israel that were on the other side of the valley, and those that were on the other side of the Jordan, saw that the men of Israel had fled, and that Saul and his sons had died: they forsook the cities, and fled away; and the Philistines came and dwelt in them.
8 Et, le lendemain, les Philistins vinrent pour dépouiller les morts; et ils trouvèrent Saül et ses trois fils étendus sur la montagne de Guilboa.
And it came to pass on the morrow, that the Philistines came to strip the slain; and they found Saul and his three sons fallen on mount Gilboa'.
9 Et ils lui coupèrent la tête et le dépouillèrent de ses armes; et ils envoyèrent au pays des Philistins, de tous côtés, pour annoncer la nouvelle dans les temples de leurs idoles, et parmi le peuple.
And they cut off his head, and stripped off his armor, and sent it into the land of the Philistines round about, to publish it in the house of their idols, and among the people.
10 Puis ils mirent ses armes au temple d'Ashtharoth, et pendirent son corps à la muraille de Beth-Shan.
And they put his armor in the house of 'Ashtaroth; and his body they fastened to the wall of Beth-shan.
11 Or, les habitants de Jabès de Galaad apprirent ce que les Philistins avaient fait à Saül;
And when the inhabitants of Yabeshgil'ad heard concerning him that which the Philistines had done to Saul:
12 Et tous les vaillants hommes se levèrent et marchèrent toute la nuit, et enlevèrent le corps de Saül et les corps de ses fils, de la muraille de Beth-Shan; et ils revinrent à Jabès, où ils les brûlèrent.
Then arose all the valiant men, and walked all the night, and took the body of Saul and the bodies of his sons from the wall of Beth-shan, and they came to Yabesh, and burnt them there.
13 Puis ils prirent leurs os, et les ensevelirent sous le tamarin, près de Jabès; et ils jeûnèrent sept jours.
And they took their bones, and buried them under the tamarisk-tree at Yabesh, and they fasted seven days.
