2 Samuel 5
1 Et toutes les tribus d’Israël vinrent vers David à Hébron, disant: Nous voici, nous sommes votre os et votre chair.
Then [the leaders of] all the tribes of Israel came to David at Hebron, and said to him, “Listen, we have the same ancestors [IDM] that you do.
2 Mais et hier et avant-hier, lorsque Saül était roi sur nous, vous meniez et rameniez Israël; mais le Seigneur vous a dit: C’est toi qui seras le pasteur de mon peuple Israël, et c’est toi qui seras chef sur Israël.
In the past, when Saul was our king, it was you who led our Israeli soldiers [in our battles]. You are the one to whom Yahweh promised, ‘You will be the leader [MET] of my people; you will be their king.’”
3 Et les vieillards d’Israël vinrent aussi vers le roi à Hébron, et le roi David fit alliance avec eux à Hébron devant le Seigneur, et ils oignirent David roi sur Israël.
So while Yahweh was listening, all those leaders of the people of Israel declared there at Hebron [that David would be their king]. And David made a sacred agreement with them. They anointed him [with olive oil to set him apart] to be the king of the Israeli people.
4 David était âgé de trente ans, lorsqu’il commença à régner, et il régna quarante ans.
David was 30 years old when he became their king. He ruled them for 40 years.
5 À Hébron, il régna sur Juda sept ans et six mois; mais à Jérusalem, il régna trente-trois ans sur tout Israël et Juda.
In Hebron he ruled over the tribe of Judah for seven and a half years, and in Jerusalem he ruled over all the people of Judah and Israel for 33 years.
6 Et le roi s’en alla, et tous ceux qui étaient avec lui, à Jérusalem, contre les Jébuséens, habitants du pays: et ceux-ci dirent à David: Vous n’entrerez pas ici, à moins que vous n’enleviez les aveugles et les boiteux, disant par là: David n’entrera pas ici.
[One day] King David and his soldiers went to Jerusalem to fight against the Jebus people-group who lived there. The people there thought that David’s army would not be able to capture the city, so they sent a message to David, saying “Your army will never be able to get inside our city! Even the blind and crippled people will be able to chase you away!”
7 Mais David prit la citadelle de Sion, qui est la cité de David.
But David’s army captured the fortress on Zion [Hill], [and later it was known as] David’s City.
8 Car David avait proposé en ce jour-là une récompense à celui qui battrait les Jébuséens, toucherait les gouttières des toits, et enlèverait les aveugles et les boiteux, haïssant l’âme de David. C’est pourquoi l’on dit en proverbe: Un aveugle et un boiteux n’entreront point dans le temple.
On that day, David said [to his soldiers], “Those who want to get rid of the Jebus people-group should go through the water tunnel [to enter the city]. Then they can attack those people whom I [SYN] detest—[and we will find out if any] blind and crippled people [will be able to stop them]!” That is why people say, “Blind and crippled people cannot enter Yahweh’s temple.”
9 Or, David habita dans la citadelle, et il l’appela Cité de David; et il bâtit tout autour, depuis Mello et au dedans.
[After] David [and his soldiers captured] the city with its strong walls around it, he lived there, and they named it ‘David’s City’. David [and his soldiers] built the city around the fortress, starting where the [land was (filled in/terraces) on the east side of the hill].
10 Et il allait, avançant et croissant; et le Seigneur Dieu des armées était avec lui.
David continued to become more and more powerful/influential, because the Almighty Commander of the armies of angels was with/helping him.
11 Hiram, roi de Tyr, envoya aussi des messagers à David, des bois de cèdre, des charpentiers et des tailleurs de pierres pour les murailles; et ils bâtirent une maison à David.
[One day] Hiram, the king of Tyre [city], sent ambassadors/messengers to David [to talk about making agreements between their countries]. Hiram agreed to provide cedar trees [to make lumber], and also that he would send carpenters and masons, to build a palace for David.
12 Et David connut que le Seigneur l’avait confirmé roi sur Israël, et qu’il avait élevé son royaume sur son peuple Israël.
His doing that caused David to realize that Yahweh truly had appointed him to be the king of Israel, and that Yahweh was going to cause his kingdom to prosper, because Yahweh loved the Israeli people, whom [he had chosen to] belong to him.
13 David prit donc encore des femmes du second et du premier rang de Jérusalem, après qu’il fut venu d’Hébron; et il naquit à David d’autres fils et des filles;
After David moved from Hebron to Jerusalem, he took more slave women to be his second-class wives, and he also married other women. [All of those women] gave birth to more sons and daughters.
14 Et voici les noms de ceux qui lui naquirent à Jérusalem: Samua, Sobab, Nathan, Salomon,
The names of the sons who were born in Jerusalem were Shammua, Shobab, Nathan, Solomon,
15 Jébaar, Elisua, Népheg,
Ibhar, Elishua, Nepheg, Japhia,
16 Japhia, Elisama, Elioda et Eliphaleth.
Elishama, Eliada, and Eliphelet.
17 Les Philistins donc apprirent qu’on avait oint David comme roi sur Israël, et ils montèrent tous pour chercher David; lorsque David l’eut appris, il descendit dans la forteresse.
When the Philistia people heard that David had been appointed to be the king of Israel, their army went up [toward Jerusalem] to try to capture David. But David heard that they were coming, so he went down to another fortified place.
18 Or, les Philistins, venant, se répandirent dans la vallée de Raphaïm.
The [army of] Philistia arrived at Rephaim Valley [southwest of Jerusalem] and spread all over the valley.
19 Et David consulta le Seigneur, disant: Monterai-je contre les Philistins, et les mettrez-vous en ma main? Et le Seigneur dit à David: Monte, parce que les livrant, je mettrai les Philistins en ta main.
David asked Yahweh, “Should [my men and] I attack the Philistia army? Will you enable us to defeat them [IDM]?” Yahweh replied, “Yes, attack them, because I will certainly enable your army to defeat them. [IDM]”
20 David donc vint à Baal-Pharasim, et il les battit là, et il dit: Le Seigneur a dispersé mes ennemis devant moi, comme se dispersent les eaux. C’est pour cela que ce lieu fut appelé du nom de Baal-Pharasim.
So David [and his army] went to [where the Philistia army was], and there they defeated them. Then David said, “Yahweh has burst through my enemies like a flood.” [SIM] So that place is called ‘Lord of Bursting-through’.
21 Et les Philistins laissèrent là leurs images taillées au ciseau, que David et ses hommes emportèrent.
The Philistia men left their idols there; so David and his soldiers took them away.
22 Et les Philistins recommencèrent encore à monter, et ils se répandirent dans la vallée de Raphaïm.
Then the Philistia [army] returned to Rephaim Valley and spread all over the valley.
23 Alors David consulta le Seigneur: Monterai-je contre les Philistins, et les livrerez-vous en mes mains? Le Seigneur répondit: Ne monte pas contre eux, mais tourne derrière eux, et tu viendras contre eux vis-à-vis des poiriers.
So again David asked Yahweh [if his army should attack them]. But Yahweh replied, “Do not attack them [from here]. Tell your men to go around them and attack them from the other side, near the balsam trees.
24 Et lorsque tu entendras le bruit de quelqu’un qui marche au haut des poiriers, tu engageras la bataille, parce qu’alors marchera le Seigneur devant ta face pour battre le camp des Philistins.
When you hear something in the tops of the balsam trees that sounds like [an army] marching, attack them, because I will have gone ahead of you [to enable your army] to defeat their army.”
25 C’est pourquoi David fit comme lui avait ordonné le Seigneur, et il battit les Philistins depuis Gabaa jusqu’à ce qu’on arrive à Gézer.
So David did what Yahweh told him to do, and his [army] defeated the Philistia army from Geba [city] all the way [west] to Gezer [city].
