1 Chronicles 10
1 Now the Philistines were fighting against Israel, and the men of Israel fled from the Philistines, and they fell down wounded on mount Gilboa.
Et les Philistins livrèrent bataille à Israël, et les hommes d'Israël prirent la fuite devant eux, et ils furent taillés en pièces dans la montagne de Gelboé.
2 And when the Philistines had drawn near, pursuing Saul and his sons, they struck down Jonathan, and Abinadab, and Malchishua, the sons of Saul.
Et les Philistins poursuivirent Saül et ses fils; ils tuèrent Jonathas, Aminadab et Melchisué, fils de Saül.
3 And the battle grew heavy against Saul. And the archers found him, and they wounded him with arrows.
Et le poids de la bataille tomba sur Saül; les archers le trouvèrent, et ils dirigèrent leurs flèches et tous leurs efforts contre lui, et ils le percèrent de traits.
4 And Saul said to his armor bearer: “Unsheathe your sword and kill me. Otherwise, these uncircumcised men may arrive and mock me.” But his armor bearer was not willing, having been struck with fear. And so, Saul took hold of his sword, and he fell upon it.
Saül dit alors au serviteur qui portait ses armes: Tire ton épée et perce-moi, de peur que ces incirconcis ne m'approchent et ne m'outragent. Le serviteur qui portait ses armes ne le voulut pas, car il avait grande crainte. Mais Saül prit l'épée et se jeta sur la pointe.
5 And when his armor bearer had seen this, specifically, that Saul was dead, he now fell on his sword also, and he died.
Et le serviteur qui portait ses armes vit que Saül était mort; lui-même se jeta sur son épée.
6 Therefore, Saul died, and his three sons passed away, and his entire house fell, together.
Et Saül et ses trois fils avaient succombé en cette bataille, et toute sa maison ensemble avait péri.
7 And when the men of Israel who were living in the plains had seen this, they fled. And since Saul and his sons were dead, they abandoned their cities and were dispersed, here and there. And the Philistines arrived and lived among them.
Et du vallon où s'était réfugié Israël, chacun vit que Saül et ses fils étaient morts, et ils s'enfuirent tous, abandonnant leurs villes. Les Philistins survinrent, et ils prirent possession de leurs demeures.
8 Then, on the next day, when the Philistines were taking away the spoils of the slain, they found Saul and his sons, lying on mount Gilboa.
Le lendemain, ils sortirent pour dépouiller les morts, et ils trouvèrent Saül et ses fils gisant dans les montagnes de Gelboé.
9 And when they had despoiled him, and had cut off his head, and had stripped his armor, they sent these things into their land, so that they would be carried around and displayed in the temples of the idols and to the people.
Et ils ôtèrent ses vêtements, prirent sa tête et ses armes, et les envoyèrent alentour en la terre des Philistins, pour annoncer ces nouvelles à leurs idoles et au peuple.
10 But his armor they consecrated in the shrine of their god, and his head they affixed in the temple of Dagon.
Et ils déposèrent les armes dans le temple de leur dieu, et sa tête dans le temple de Dagon.
11 When the men of Jabesh Gilead had heard this, specifically, all that the Philistines had done concerning Saul,
Et les habitants de Galaad apprirent comment les Philistins avaient traité Saül et Israël.
12 each one of the valiant men rose up, and they took the bodies of Saul and of his sons. And they brought them to Jabesh. And they buried their bones under the oak that was in Jabesh. And they fasted for seven days.
Et tous les hommes vaillants de Galaad se levèrent, enlevèrent le corps de Saül, et les corps de ses fils, les transportèrent à Jabès, et ensevelirent leurs ossements sous le chêne de Jabès, et ils jeûnèrent sept jours.
13 Thus did Saul die for his iniquities, because he betrayed the commandment of the Lord which he had instructed, and did not keep it. And moreover, he even consulted a woman diviner;
Ainsi mourut Saül, à cause des péchés commis par lui contre Dieu et contre les paroles du Seigneur qu'il n'avait point gardées; car il avait consulté une sorcière, et Samuel le prophète lui avait répondu.
14 for he did not trust in the Lord. Because of this, he caused his death, and he transferred his kingdom to David, the son of Jesse.
Et il n'avait point interrogé le Seigneur; Dieu le fit donc périr, et il transmit la royauté à David, fils de Jessé.
