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.
And it came to pass, when he had made an end of speaking unto Saul, that the soul of Jonathan was knit on the soul of David; and Jonathan loved him as his own soul.
2 Et Saül le prit en ce jour-là, et il ne lui accorda pas de retourner dans la maison de son père.
And Saul took him on that day, and would not permit him to go home to his father's house.
3 Or David et Jonathas firent alliance; car Jonathas l’aimait comme son âme.
Then Jonathan and David made a covenant, because of his loving him as his own soul.
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 stripped himself of the robe that he had upon him, and gave it to David, and likewise his garments, even to his sword, and to his bow, and to his girdle.
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 out; whithersoever Saul used to send him, he was successful; and Saul set him over the men of war; and he was accepted in the eyes of all the people, and also in the eyes of the servants of Saul.
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.
And it came to pass as they came home, when David returned from smiting the Philistines, that the women came forth out of all the cities of Israel, singing and dancing, to meet king Saul, with tambourines, with joy, and with triangles.
7 Et elles chantaient, jouant et disant: Saül en a tué mille, et David dix mille.
And the women that played answered one another, and said, Saul hath slain his thousands, and David his ten 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 wroth, and this saying was displeasing in his eyes; and he said, They have given unto David ten thousands, and to me they have given the thousands: and all that he lacketh now yet is only the kingdom.
9 Ainsi Saül, depuis ce jour-là, ne regarda jamais plus David d’un bon œil.
And Saul looked jealous on David from that day and forward.
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,
And it came to pass on the morrow, that an evil spirit from God came suddenly over Saul, and he spoke foolish things in the midst of the house: while David was playing with his hand, as on previous days; and the spear was in the hand of Saul.
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 cast the spear; and he thought, I will strike David through even on the wall. And David turned aside out of his presence twice.
12 Alors Saül craignit David, parce que le Seigneur était avec David, tandis qu’il s’était retiré de lui.
And Saul was afraid of David; because the Lord was with him, and from Saul he was departed.
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.
Therefore Saul removed him from himself, and made him his captain over a thousand: and he went out and came in before the people.
14 En toutes ses voies aussi, David agissait prudemment, et le Seigneur était avec lui.
And David was successful on all his ways; 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 that he was very successful, he was in dread of him.
16 Mais tout Israël et Juda aimait David; car c’était lui qui entrait et sortait devant eux.
But all Israel and Judah loved David; because 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, Behold, here is my eldest daughter Merab, her will I give to thee for wife: only be thou unto me a man of valor, and fight the Lord's battles. And Saul thought, Let not my hand be against him, but let the hand of the Philistines be against him.
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 unto Saul, Who am I? and what is my life, [or] my father's family in Israel, that I should be a 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 it happened at the time when Merab, Saul's daughter should have been given to David, that she was given unto 'Adriel the Mecholathite for wife.
20 Mais Michol, la seconde fille de Saül, aima David. Et on l’annonça à Saül, et cela lui plut.
And Michal Saul's daughter loved David: and they told it to Saul, and the thing was right in his eyes.
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, that she may become unto him a snare, and that the hand of the Philistines may be against him. Wherefore Saul said to David, Through the second shalt thou this day become my son-in-law.
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 commanded his servants, Speak to David secretly, saying, Behold, the king hath delight in thee, and all his servants love thee; and now thou must become 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 the servants of Saul spoke in the ears of David these words. And David said, Doth it seem so light in your eyes to become the king's son-in-law, seeing that I am a poor man, and of light esteem?
24 Et les serviteurs de Saül le rapportèrent, disant: Telles sont les paroles qu’a dites David.
And the servants of Saul told him, saying, Words such as these David hath spoken.
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, Thus shall ye say to David, The king desireth not any dowry, but a hundred foreskins of the Philistines, to be avenged on the king's enemies. But Saul thought to cause David to fall by the hand 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 told David these words, the thing was pleasing in the eyes of David to become the king's son-in-law: and the days were not complete,
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.
When David arose and went, he and his men, and smote of the Philistines two hundred men; and David brought their foreskins, and they counted them out in full to the king, that he might become the king's son-in-law. And Saul gave him Michal his daughter for wife.
28 Et Saül vit et comprit que le Seigneur était avec David. Pour Michol, fille de Saül, elle aimait David.
And Saul saw and understood that the Lord was with David: and Michal, Saul's daughter, loved him.
29 Et Saül commença à craindre davantage David; et Saül devint ennemi de David tous les jours.
And Saul was yet the more afraid of David; and Saul was David's enemy all the time.
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.
And the princes of the Philistines went forth; and it came to pass, whenever they went forth, that David was more successful than all the servants of Saul; so that his name was highly prized.
