2 Samuel 1
1 Or, il arriva, après que Saül fut mort, que David revint de la défaite d’Amalec, et qu’il demeura à Siceleg pendant deux jours.
After Saul died, David [and the men who were with him] returned to Ziklag [town] after defeating the descendants of Amalek. They stayed in Ziklag for two days.
2 Mais au troisième jour, il parut un homme, venant du camp de Saül, le vêtement déchiré et la tête couverte de poussière; et dès qu’il arriva auprès de David, il tomba sur sa face, et se prosterna.
On the third day, unexpectedly a man arrived there who had come from where Saul’s army was camped. He had torn his clothes and put dust on his head [to show that he was grieving]. He came to David, and prostrated himself on the ground [in front of David to show respect for him].
3 Et David lui demanda: D’où viens-tu? Celui-ci lui répondit: Je me suis échappé du camp d’Israël.
David asked him, “Where have you come from?” The man replied, “I escaped from where the Israeli army had been camped.”
4 David lui demanda encore: Qu’est-ce qui a été fait? Apprends-le moi. Il répondit: Le peuple s’est enfui de la bataille, et beaucoup d’entre le peuple, ayant succombé, sont morts; et Saül même et Jonathas son fils ont péri.
David asked him, “What happened? Tell me [about the battle]!” The man replied, “The Israeli soldiers ran away from the battle. Many of them were killed. And Saul and his son Jonathan (are dead/were also killed).”
5 Et David dit au jeune homme qui lui apportait la nouvelle: D’où sais-tu que Saül est mort, et Jonathas son fils?
David said to the young man, “How do you know that Saul and his son Jonathan are dead?”
6 Et le jeune homme qui lui apportait la nouvelle lui répondit: Je suis venu par hasard sur la montagne de Gelboé, et Saül était appuyé sur sa lance; or, les chariots et les cavaliers s’avançaient vers lui,
The young man replied, “It happened that I was on Gilboa Mountain [where the battle occurred], and I saw Saul, leaning on his spear. The [enemy] chariots and their drivers had come very close to Saul.
7 Et s’étant retourné, et me voyant, il m’a appelé. Et quand je lui eus répondu: Me voici,
Saul turned around and saw me, and he called out to me. I answered him and said, ‘What do you want me to do?’
8 Il me demanda: Qui es-tu? Et je lui répondis: Je suis Amalécite.
He replied, ‘Who are you?’ I replied, ‘I am a descendant of Amalek.’
9 Alors il me dit: Jette-toi sur moi, et tue-moi, parce que je suis en proie aux angoisses, et que toute mon âme est encore en moi.
Then he said to me, ‘Come over here and kill me. I am still alive, but I am enduring a lot of pain.’
10 Me jetant donc sur lui, je le tuai; car je savais qu’il ne pouvait pas vivre après son désastre; alors je pris le diadème qui était sur sa tête, et le bracelet de son bras, et je les apportai ici à vous, mon seigneur.
So I went to him and killed him, because I knew that he was wounded very badly and would (not continue to live/soon die). I took the crown that was on his head and the band/bracelet that was on his arm, and I have brought them to you.”
11 Mais David prenant ses vêtements, les déchira; ce que firent aussi tous les hommes qui étaient avec lui.
Then David and all the men who were with him tore their clothes [to show that they were very sad].
12 Et ils furent dans le deuil, et ils pleurèrent et ils jeûnèrent jusqu’au soir, au sujet de Saül, de Jonathas, son fils, du peuple du Seigneur et de la maison d’Israël, parce qu’ils avaient succombé au glaive.
They mourned for Saul and his son Jonathan, and they cried and (fasted/abstained from eating food) until it was evening. They also mourned for all the army of Yahweh, and for all the Israeli people, because many of their soldiers had been killed in the battle [MTY].
13 Et David dit au jeune homme qui lui avait apporté la nouvelle: D’où es-tu? Il répondit: Je suis fils d’un étranger, d’un Amalécite.
Then David asked the young man who had told him [about the battle], “Where are you from?” He replied, “My father is a descendant of Amalek, but we live in Israel.”
14 Et David lui dit: Pourquoi n’as-tu pas craint de lever ta main, pour tuer le christ du Seigneur?
David asked him, “(Why were you not afraid [that you would be punished if you] killed Saul, whom Yahweh had appointed [MTY] [to be the king]?/You should have been afraid [that you would be punished if you] killed Saul, whom Yahweh had appointed [MTY] [to be the king].) [RHQ]
15 Et David appelant un de ses serviteurs, dit: Approche-toi, jette-toi sur lui. Le serviteur le frappa, et il mourut,
You yourself said, ‘I killed the man whom Yahweh appointed to be the king.’ So you have caused yourself to be guilty [MTY] of causing your own death!” Then David summoned one of his soldiers and said to him, “Kill him!” So the soldier killed him by striking him [with a sword].
16 Et David ajouta: Ton sang sur ta tête! car ta bouche a parlé contre toi, disant: C’est moi qui ai tué le christ du Seigneur.
17 Alors David fit entendre cette complainte sur Saül et sur Jonathas, son fils
Then David composed/wrote this sad song about Saul and Jonathan,
18 (Et il ordonna qu’on enseignât l’arc aux enfants de Juda, comme il est écrit dans le Livre des Justes), et il dit: Considère, ô Israël, ceux qui sont morts sur tes hauts lieux, couverts de blessures.
and he commanded that it be taught to the people of Judah. [The song is called] ‘The Bow [and Arrow]’ and it has been written in the Book of Jashar:
19 Les illustres, ô Israël, ont été tués sur tes montagnes: comment des forts sont-ils tombés?
“You Israeli people, your glorious [MTY] leaders have been killed on the mountains! [It is very sad that] those mighty men have died!
20 Ne l’annoncez pas dans Geth, ne l’annoncez pas dans les carrefours d’Ascalon, de peur que les filles des Philistins ne se livrent à la joie, et que les filles des incirconcis ne bondissent d’allégresse.
“Do not tell it [to our enemies in the Philistia area]; do not tell to the people who live in Gath [city] what happened; do not proclaim it in the streets of Ashkelon [city], because if you tell them, [even] the women in that area will be happy; do not allow those (pagan women/women who do not know God) to rejoice.
21 Montagnes de Gelboé, que ni pluie, ni rosée ne viennent sur vous: qu’il n’y ait point de champs de prémices, parce que là a été jeté un bouclier de forts, le bouclier de Saül, comme s’il n’avait pas été oint avec l’huile.
I hope/desire that there will be no rain or dew on the mountains of [the] Gilboa [area] [APO], and that no grain will grow in the fields there, because there the shield of Saul, the mighty [king], fell on the ground. No one rubbed [olive] oil on Saul’s shield;
22 La flèche de Jonathas n’est jamais retournée en arrière, sans avoir du sang de ceux qui ont été tués, et de la graisse des forts, et le glaive de Saül n’est pas revenu en vain.
instead, it was stained with the blood of those whom he had killed, and the fat of mighty enemy soldiers was smeared on it. Jonathan [PRS] did not retreat carrying his bow [and arrows], and Saul always [defeated his enemies when he fought them] with his sword. [PRS, LIT]
23 Saül et Jonathas, aimables et beaux dans leur vie, même à leur mort, n’ont pas été séparés; plus rapides que des aigles, plus forts que des lions.
“Saul and Jonathan were loved and they pleased many people. They were together [LIT] while they lived and when they died. [In battles] they were swifter than eagles and they were stronger than lions.
24 Filles d’Israël, pleurez sur Saül, qui vous revêtait d’écarlate au milieu des délices, et vous fournissait de l’or pour votre parure.
“You Israeli women, cry about Saul; He provided beautiful scarlet/red clothes for you and he gave you gold ornaments/jewelry to fasten on those clothes.
25 Comment des forts sont-ils tombés dans la bataille? Jonathas a été tué sur tes hauteurs.
“[It is very sad that] this mighty soldier has died! Jonathan has been killed on the mountains/hills.
26 Je pleure sur toi, mon frère, Jonathas, de la plus grande beauté, aimable au-dessus de l’amour des femmes. Comme une mère aime son fils unique, ainsi moi je te chérissais.
Jonathan, my dear friend, I grieve for you; you were very dear to me. You loved me in a wonderful manner; it was better than the way that a woman loves [her husband and her children].
27 Comment des forts sont-ils tombés, et des armes guerrières ont-elles péri?
“It is very sad that those mighty men have died, and their weapons are now abandoned!
