1 Samuel 21

1 David fled from there and went to Nob [city to see] Ahimelech the priest. Ahimelech trembled when he saw David [because he was afraid that something bad had happened]. He said to David, “Why are you alone? Why have no men come with you?”

David donc s'en alla à Nob, vers Ahimélec le Sacrificateur; et Ahimélec tout effrayé courut au devant de David, et lui dit: D'où vient que tu es seul, et qu'il n'y a personne avec toi?

2 David [deceived Ahimelech] by replying, “The king sent me. But he does not want anyone to know anything about what he sent me to do. I have told my men where [they should meet me].

Et David dit à Ahimélec le Sacrificateur: Le Roi m'a commandé quelque chose, et m'a dit: Que personne ne sache rien de l'affaire pour laquelle je t'envoie, ni de ce que je t'ai commandé; et j'ai assigné à mes gens un certain lieu.

3 Now [I want to know], do you have any [food here for me to eat] [IDM]? Could you give me five loaves of bread, or whatever [other food] that you can find?”

Maintenant donc qu'as-tu en main? donne-moi cinq pains, ou ce qui se trouvera.

4 The priest answered David, “There is no ordinary bread here, but I have some of the sacred bread [that was placed before Yahweh]. Your men may eat it if they have not slept with [EUP] women [recently].”

Et le Sacrificateur répondit à David, et dit: Je n'ai point en main de pain commun, mais du pain sacré; mais tes gens se sont-ils au moins gardés des femmes?

5 David replied, “They have not been near women for many days. I do not allow my men to defile themselves by sleeping with women while they are preparing to fight in battles. They must continue to keep themselves acceptable to God when they are on ordinary trips, and [today they have kept themselves acceptable to God] because now we are doing something very special/important.”

Et David répondit au Sacrificateur, et lui dit: Qui plus est, depuis que je suis parti, il y a déjà quatre jours, les femmes ont été éloignées de nous, et les vaisseaux de mes gens ont été saints, et ce [pain est] tenu pour commun, vu qu'aujourd'hui on en consacre [de nouveau pour le mettre] dans les vaisseaux.

6 The only bread that the priest had was the sacred bread that had been placed in Yahweh’s presence [in the Sacred tent]. So the priest gave David some of that bread. On that day the priest had taken those loaves from the table and replaced them with (fresh/newly baked) loaves.

Le Sacrificateur donc lui donna le pain sacré; car il n'y avait point là d'autre pain que les pains de proposition qui avaient été ôtés de devant l'Eternel, pour remettre du pain chaud le jour qu'on avait levé l'autre.

7 It happened that Doeg, from the Edom people-group, was there on that day to make himself acceptable to Yahweh, [and he saw what Ahimelech did]. He was one of Saul’s officials and the leader of Saul’s shepherds.

Or il y avait là un homme d'entre les serviteurs de Saül, retenu en ce jour-là devant l'Eternel; [cet homme] avait nom Doëg, Iduméen le plus puissant de [tous] les pasteurs de Saül.

8 David asked Ahimelech, “Do you have a spear or a sword [that I could use]? The king [appointed us to do] this task [and told us to leave] immediately, so I did not have time to bring any weapons.”

Et David dit à Ahimélec: Mais n'as-tu point ici en main quelque hallebarde, ou quelque épée? car je n ai point pris mon épée ni mes armes sur moi, parce que l'affaire du Roi était pressée.

9 Ahimelech replied, “I have only the sword that belonged to Goliath [the giant] from the Philistia people-group whom you killed in Elah Valley. It is wrapped in a cloth, and is behind the sacred vest [in the Sacred Tent]. If you want it, take it, because I have no other [weapon] here.” David replied, “Truly, there is no other sword that is [as good] as that one! Give it to me.”

Et le Sacrificateur dit: Voici l'épée de Goliath le Philistin, que tu tuas en la vallée du chêne, elle est enveloppée d'un drap, derrière l'Ephod; si tu la veux prendre pour toi, prends-la; car il n'y en a point ici d'autre que celle-là. Et David dit: Il n'y en a point de pareille; donne-la-moi.

10 [So Ahimelech gave it to him], and David left there. He [and his men] and went to Gath [city in the Philistia region], to stay with King Achish.

Alors David se leva, et s'enfuit ce jour-là de devant Saül, et s'en alla vers Akis, Roi de Gath.

11 But the officers of King Achish [objected to David being there. They] said to King Achish, “This man is [RHQ] David, the king of Israel! He is the one [RHQ] whom [our enemies], the [Israeli] people, [honored by] dancing and singing, ‘Saul has killed thousands [of his enemies], but David has killed tens of thousands of them!’”

Et les serviteurs d'Akis lui dirent: N'est-ce pas ici ce David, [qui est comme le] Roi du pays? n'est-ce pas celui duquel on s'entrerépondait aux danses, en disant: Saül en a tué ses mille, et David ses dix mille?

12 David heard what those men were saying, so he was afraid of [what] King Achish [might do to him].

Et David mit ces paroles en son cœur, et eut une fort grande peur à cause d'Akis, Roi de Gath.

13 So he pretended that he was insane. He started scratching on the gates [of the city] and allowing his saliva to run down his beard.

Et il changea sa contenance devant eux, et contrefit le fou entre leurs mains; et il marquait les poteaux des portes, et faisait couler sa salive sur sa barbe.

14 Then King Achish said to his men, “Look at this man! He is acting like an insane man! Why have you brought him to me?

Et Akis dit à ses serviteurs: Voici, ne voyez-vous pas que c'est un homme insensé? pourquoi me l'avez-vous amené?

15 Have you brought him because I do not have enough insane men here already [RHQ]? I do not want [RHQ] him to come into my house!”

Manqué-je d'hommes insensés, que vous m'ayez amené celui-ci pour faire l'insensé devant moi? celui-ci entrerait-il en ma maison!