1 Samuel 18
1 Et il arriva, lorsqu’il eut achevé de parler à Saül, que l’âme de Jonathas s’attacha étroitement à l’âme de David, et Jonathas l’aima comme son âme.
Now after David's talk with Saul was ended, the soul of Jonathan was joined with the soul of David, and David became as dear to him as his very life.
2 Et Saül le prit en ce jour-là, et il ne lui accorda pas de retourner dans la maison de son père.
And that day Saul took David and would not let him go back to his father's house.
3 Or David et Jonathas firent alliance; car Jonathas l’aimait comme son âme.
Then Jonathan and David made an agreement together, because of Jonathan's love for David.
4 Aussi Jonathas se dépouilla de la tunique dont il était revêtu, et il la donna à David avec le reste de ses vêtements, jusqu’à son glaive et son arc, et jusqu’à son baudrier.
And Jonathan took off the robe he had on and gave it to David, with all his military dress, even to his sword and his bow and the band round his body.
5 David allait aussi partout où l’envoyait Saul, et il se conduisait prudemment; de plus, il le préposa sur les hommes de guerre, et il était agréable aux yeux de tout le peuple, et surtout en la présence des serviteurs de Saul.
And David went wherever Saul sent him, and did wisely: and Saul put him at the head of his men of war, and this was pleasing to all the people as well as to Saul's servants.
6 Or, lorsque David revint, après avoir tué le Philistin, les femmes sortirent de toutes les villes d’Israël, chantant et formant des danses, au-devant du roi Saül, avec des tambours de réjouissance, et avec des sistres.
Now on their way, when David came back after the destruction of the Philistine, the women came out of all the towns of Israel, with songs and dances, meeting David with melody and joy and instruments of music.
7 Et elles chantaient, jouant et disant: Saül en a tué mille, et David dix mille.
And the women, answering one another in their song, said, Saul has put to death his thousands and David his tens of thousands.
8 Mais Saül fut très irrité, et cette parole déplut à ses yeux, et il dit: Elles ont donné dix mille hommes à David, et à moi, elles m’en ont donné mille; que lui reste-t-il à avoir, si ce n’est la royauté?
And Saul was very angry and this saying was unpleasing to him; and he said, They have given David credit for tens of thousands, and to me for only thousands: what more is there for him but the kingdom?
9 Ainsi Saül, depuis ce jour-là, ne regarda jamais plus David d’un bon œil.
And from that day Saul was looking with envy on David.
10 Mais après le jour suivant, l’esprit malin, envoyé de Dieu, saisit Saül, et il prophétisait au milieu de sa maison; mais David touchait la harpe de sa main comme tous les jours; et Saül tenait sa lance,
Now on the day after, an evil spirit from God came on Saul with great force and he was acting like a prophet among the men of his house, while David was making music for him, as he did day by day: and Saul had his spear in his hand.
11 Et il la jeta, pensant qu’il pourrait percer David avec la muraille; et David se détourna de devant lui par deux fois.
And Saul, balancing the spear in his hand, said, I will give David a blow, pinning him to the wall. And David got away from him twice.
12 Alors Saül craignit David, parce que le Seigneur était avec David, tandis qu’il s’était retiré de lui.
And Saul went in fear of David, because the Lord was with David and had gone away from Saul.
13 Saül l’éloigna donc de lui, et il le fit tribun sur mille hommes; et il sortait et il entrait en la présence du peuple.
So Saul sent him away, and made him a captain over a thousand; and he went about his business before the people.
14 En toutes ses voies aussi, David agissait prudemment, et le Seigneur était avec lui.
And in all his undertakings David did wisely; and the Lord was with him.
15 C’est pourquoi Saül vit qu’il était très prudent, et il commença à se garder de lui.
And when Saul saw how wisely he did, he was in fear of him.
16 Mais tout Israël et Juda aimait David; car c’était lui qui entrait et sortait devant eux.
But David was loved by all Israel and Judah, for he went out and came in before them.
17 Et Saul dit à David: Voici ma fille aînée Mérob; c’est elle que je te donnerai pour femme; seulement sois courageux, et combats les combats du Seigneur. Or, Saül pensait en lui-même, disant: Que ma main ne soit pas contre lui, mais que la main des Philistins soit sur lui.
And Saul said to David, Here is my oldest daughter Merab, whom I will give you for your wife: only be strong for me, fighting in the Lord's wars. For Saul said, Let it not be through me that his fate comes to him, but through the Philistines.
18 Mais David répondit à Saül: Qui suis-je, moi, ou quelle est ma vie, ou quelle est la parenté de mon père en Israël, pour que je devienne gendre du roi?
And David said to Saul, Who am I, and what is my father's family in Israel, that I am to be son-in-law to the king?
19 Or, le temps vint que Mérob, fille de Saul, devait être donnée à David, et elle fut donnée pour femme à Hadriel, le Molathite.
But when the time came to give Merab, Saul's daughter, to David, she was given to Adriel of Meholath.
20 Mais Michol, la seconde fille de Saül, aima David. Et on l’annonça à Saül, et cela lui plut.
And Saul's daughter Michal was in love with David: and Saul had word of it and was pleased.
21 Et Saül dit: Je la lui donnerai, afin qu’elle devienne sa ruine, et que la main des Philistins soit sur lui. Saül dit donc à David: C’est à deux conditions que tu seras mon gendre aujourd’hui.
And Saul said, I will give her to him, so that she may be a cause of danger to him, and so that the hands of the Philistines may be against him. So Saul said to David, Today you are to become my son-in-law for the second time.
22 Alors Saül commanda à ses serviteurs: Parlez à David, sans que je paraisse, disant: Voilà que tu plais au roi, et tous ses serviteurs t’aiment. Maintenant donc sois le gendre du roi.
And Saul gave his servants orders saying, Have talk with David secretly and say to him, See how the king has delight in you, and how you are loved by all his servants: then be the king's son-in-law.
23 Et les serviteurs de Saül dirent aux oreilles de David toutes ces paroles. Et David répondit: Croyez-vous que ce soit peu, d’être le gendre du roi? Pour moi, je suis un homme pauvre et de nulle considération.
And Saul's servants said these things to David. And David said, Does it seem to you a small thing to be the king's son-in-law, seeing that I am a poor man, of no great name?
24 Et les serviteurs de Saül le rapportèrent, disant: Telles sont les paroles qu’a dites David.
And the servants of Saul gave him an account of what David had said.
25 Mais Saül répondit: C’est ainsi que vous parlerez à David: Le roi n’a pas besoin de douaire, mais seulement de cent prépuces de Philistins, afin que vengeance soit faite des ennemis du roi. Mais Saül pensait livrer David aux mains des Philistins.
And Saul said, Then say to David, The king has no desire for any bride-price, but only for the private parts of a hundred Philistines so that the king may get the better of his haters. But it was in Saul's mind that David might come to his end by the hands of the Philistines.
26 Et lorsque les serviteurs de Saül eurent rapporté à David les paroles que Saul avait dites, le discours plut à David, puisqu’il devenait gendre du roi.
And when his servants said these words to David, he was well pleased to be the son-in-law of the king. And the days were still not past.
27 Aussi, après peu de jours, David, se levant, s’en alla avec les hommes qui étaient sous lui; et il tua parmi les Philistins deux cents hommes, et il apporta leurs prépuces, et les compta au roi, afin qu’il fût son gendre. C’est pourquoi Saül lui donna Michol sa fille pour femme.
So David and his men got up and went, and put to death two hundred of the Philistines; and David took their private parts and gave the full number of them to the king, so that he might be the king's son-in-law. And Saul gave him his daughter Michal for his wife.
28 Et Saül vit et comprit que le Seigneur était avec David. Pour Michol, fille de Saül, elle aimait David.
And it was clear to Saul that the Lord was with David; and he was loved by all Israel.
29 Et Saül commença à craindre davantage David; et Saül devint ennemi de David tous les jours.
And Saul's fear of David became all the greater, and he went on hating him, day by day.
30 Et les princes des Philistins sortirent; mais dès le commencement de leur sortie, David se conduisait plus prudemment que tous les serviteurs de Saül, et son nom devint très célèbre.
Then the rulers of the Philistines went out to war: and whenever they went out, David did more wisely than all the other servants of Saul, so that his name became greatly honoured.
