2 Samuel 10
1 Or, il arriva après cela que le roi des enfants d’Ammon mourut, et Hanon, 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: Je ferai miséricorde à Hanon, fils de Naas, comme son père m’a fait miséricorde. David envoya donc, le consolant par ses serviteurs de la mort de son père. Mais lorsque les serviteurs de David furent venus dans la terre des enfants d’Ammon,
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 Les princes des enfants d’Ammon dirent à Hanon leur seigneur: Pensez-vous que ce soit pour l’honneur de votre père, que David vous ait envoyé des consolateurs, et que ce ne soit pas pour s’enquérir de la ville, l’explorer et la détruire, que David a envoyé ses serviteurs vers vous?
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 C’est pourquoi Hanon prit les serviteurs de David, rasa la moitié de leur barbe, coupa la moitié de leurs vêtements jusqu’au haut des cuisses, et 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 Lorsque cela eut été annoncé à David, il envoya au-devant d’eux; car ces hommes étaient très honteusement confus, et David leur manda: Demeurez à Jéricho jusqu’à ce que votre barbe croisse, et alors revenez.
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 Mais les enfants d’Ammon, voyant qu’ils avaient fait injure à David, envoyèrent prendre à leur solde des Syriens de Rohob, et des Syriens de Soba, vingt mille hommes de pied, mille du roi de Maacha, et douze mille d’Istob.
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 qu’ayant appris David, il envoya Joab et toute l’armée de ses guerriers.
And when David had heard this, he sent Joab and the entire army of warriors.
8 Les enfants d’Ammon sortirent donc, et rangèrent leur armée en bataille devant l’entrée même de la porte, mais les Syriens de Soba et de Rohob, d’Istob et de Maacha, étaient séparément dans la plaine.
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 Joab donc, voyant que la bataille était préparée contre lui et par devant et par derrière, prit de toute l’élite d’Israël, et rangea son armée en bataille 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 Mais le reste du peuple, il le confia à Abisaï son frère, qui le rangea en bataille contre les enfants d’Ammon.
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 dit: Si les Syriens prévalent contre moi, tu me seras en aide; mais si les enfants d’Ammon prévalent contre toi, je te secourrai.
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 homme courageux, et combattons pour notre peuple, et la cité de notre Dieu: mais le Seigneur fera ce qui est bon à ses yeux.
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 C’est pourquoi Joab et le peuple qui était avec lui engagèrent le combat contre les Syriens, qui aussitôt s’enfuirent 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 Mais les enfants d’Ammon voyant que les Syriens avaient fui, s’enfuirent aussi eux-mêmes devant Abisaï, et ils entrèrent dans la ville; et Joab s’en retourna après la défaite des enfants d’Ammon, 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 Les Syriens donc, voyant qu’ils avaient succombé devant Israël, s’assemblèrent tous.
And so, the Syrians, seeing that they had fallen before Israel, gathered themselves together.
16 Et Adarézer envoya pour faire venir les Syriens, qui étaient au-delà du fleuve, et il amena leur armée; or, Sobach, maître de la milice d’Adarézer, était leur prince.
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 Lorsque cela eut été annoncé à David, il réunit tout Israël, passa le Jourdain, et vint à Hélam; et les Syriens rangèrent leur armée 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 Et les Syriens s’enfuirent devant Israël, et David tua des Syriens sept cents hommes qui étaient sur les chariots, et quarante mille cavaliers; et il frappa Sobach, prince de la milice, lequel mourut sur-le-champ.
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 Or, tous les rois qui étaient venus au secours d’Adarézer, voyant qu’ils étaient vaincus par Israël, furent épouvantés, et cinquante-huit mille hommes s’enfuirent devant Israël. Et ils firent la paix avec Israël, et ils les servirent; et les Syriens craignirent de donner encore secours aux enfants d’Ammon.
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.
