1 Samuel 30
1 And when David and his men had arrived at Ziklag on the third day, the Amalekites had made an attack on the south side against Ziklag. And they had struck Ziklag, and burned it with fire.
Et comme David et ses gens rentraient à Sécelac, le troisième jour, il était arrivé qu'Amalec, ayant fait une incursion contre le midi de Sécelac, avait pris et incendié cette ville.
2 And they had led the women in it away as captives, from the small to the great. And they had not killed anyone, but they led them away with them. And then they traveled on their journey.
Sans y tuer toutefois ni petit, ni grand, ni homme, ni femme, ni rien qui eût vie. Ils emmenaient donc les habitants captifs, et s'en retournaient par le chemin qui conduit chez eux.
3 Therefore, when David and his men had arrived at the city, and had found it burned with fire, and that their wives and their sons and daughters had been led away as captives,
Quand David et ses hommes rentrèrent dans la ville, voilà qu'elle était brûlée, et que leurs femmes, leurs fils et leurs filles, s'en allaient en captivité.
4 David and the people who were with him lifted up their voices. And they mourned until the tears in them failed.
A cette vue, David et ses gens élevèrent la voix, et ils pleurèrent jusqu'à ce qu'ils n'eussent plus de force pour pleurer.
5 For indeed, the two wives of David also had been led away as captives: Ahinoam, the Jezreelite, and Abigail, the wife of Nabal of Carmel.
Or, les deux femmes de David étaient captives, Achinaam la Jezraélite, et Abigaïl, femme de Nabal du Carmel.
6 And David was greatly saddened. And the people were willing to stone him, because the soul of every man was bitter over his sons and daughters. But David was strengthened by the Lord his God.
Et David fut accablé de douleur; car le peuple parlait de le lapider, tant chacun avait de chagrin dans l'âme, à cause de ses fils et de ses filles. Mais David se fortifia en Dieu son Seigneur.
7 And he said to the priest Abiathar, the son of Ahimelech, “Bring the ephod to me.” And Abiathar brought the ephod to David.
Et il dit à Abiathar le prêtre, fils d'Abimélech: Apporte l'éphod.
8 And David consulted the Lord, saying, “Shall I pursue these robbers, and will I overtake them, or not?” And the Lord said to him: “Pursue. For without doubt, you will overtake them and find the prey.”
Et David consulta le Seigneur, disant: Si je poursuis ces gens, les atteindrai-je? Et le Seigneur lui répondit: Poursuis-les, tu les atteindras, et tu les extermineras.
9 Therefore, David went away, he and the six hundred men who were with him, and they arrived as far as the torrent Besor. And certain ones, being weary, stayed there.
Ainsi, David partit en personne avec les six cents hommes de sa troupe; ils allèrent jusqu'au torrent de Bosor; là, une partie d'entre eux s'arrêta.
10 But David pursued, he and four hundred men. For two hundred stayed, who, being weary, were not able to cross the torrent Besor.
Et il continua de s'avancer avec quatre cents hommes, et il en laissa deux cents campés sur la rive du Bosor.
11 And they found an Egyptian man in the field, and they led him to David. And they gave him bread, so that he might eat, and water, so that he might drink,
Et ses hommes trouvèrent dans les champs un Égyptien qu'ils saisirent et lui amenèrent; on lui donna du pain, il mangea, et on lui fit boire de l'eau.
12 and also a section of a mass of dried figs, and two clusters of dried grapes. And when he had eaten, his spirit returned, and he was refreshed. For he had not eaten bread, nor drank water, for three days and three nights.
On lui donna en outre un cabas de figues; il en mangea, et ses esprits se ranimèrent; car, depuis trois jours et trois nuits, il n'avait ni bu ni mangé.
13 And so David said to him: “To whom do you belong? Or where are you from? And where are you going?” And he said: “I am a young man of Egypt, the servant of an Amalekite man. But my lord abandoned me, because I began to be sick the day before yesterday.
Et David lui dit: A qui appartiens-tu? D'où es-tu? Le jeune Égyptien répondit: Je suis serviteur d'un Amalécite; mon maître m'a abandonné, parce que, depuis trois jours, j'étais malade.
14 For indeed, we broke forth to the southern side of Cherethi, and against Judah, and to the south of Caleb, and we burned Ziklag with fire.”
Nous avons fait une incursion au midi de Chéléthi, de la Judée, et de Chélab; puis, nous avons incendié Sécelac.
15 And David said to him, “Are you able to lead me to this battle line?” And he said, “Swear to me by God that you will not kill me, and that you will not deliver me into the hands of my lord, and I will lead you to this battle line.” And David swore to him.
David lui dit: Pourrais-tu me conduire où sont ces gens? A quoi il répondit: Jure-moi par ton Dieu que tu ne me feras point mourir, et que tu ne me livreras pas à mon maître, aussitôt je te conduirai contre ces gens.
16 And when he had led him, behold, they were stretched out on the face of the land everywhere, eating and drinking and celebrating, as if it were a feast day, because of all the prey and spoils that they had taken from the land of the Philistines, and from the land of Judah.
Et le jeune homme l'y conduisit. Or, voilà que les Amalécites étaient dispersés sur la face de toute leur terre, mangeant, buvant, et faisant fête de toutes les grandes dépouilles qu'ils avaient rapportées, tant du territoire des Philistins que de celui de Juda.
17 And David struck them down from evening until the evening of the next day. And no one among them escaped, except four hundred youths, who had climbed on camels and fled.
David fondit sur eux, et il les tailla en pièces, depuis le lever de l'aurore jusqu'au crépuscule, et encore le lendemain; pas un seul homme n'échappa, hormis quatre cents jeunes garçons, qui montaient des chamelles, et qui s'enfuirent.
18 Therefore, David rescued all that the Amalekites had taken, and he rescued his two wives.
David recouvra tout ce qu'avaient pris les Amalécites, et il ramena ses deux femmes.
19 And nothing was missing, from small even to great, among the sons and daughters, and among the spoils, and among everything whatsoever that they had seized. David returned it all.
Et nulle chose, grande ou petite, ne fut perdue; et les dépouilles, les fils et les filles, et tout ce qui leur avait été enlevé, David le recouvra en entier.
20 And he took all the flocks and the herds, and he drove them before his face. And they said, “This is the prey of David.”
De plus, il s'empara de toutes les brebis, de tous les bœufs, et il les fit marcher devant les dépouilles qu'ils venaient de reprendre; et, au sujet de ce butin repris, on disait: Voici les dépouilles de David.
21 Then David arrived at the two hundred men, who, being weary, had stayed, for they had not been able to follow David, and he had ordered them to remain at the torrent Besor. And they went out to meet David, and the people who were with him. Then David, drawing near to the people, greeted them peacefully.
Il arriva ainsi vers les deux cents hommes qu'il avait dispensés de le suivre, et qu'il avait postés sur le torrent de Bosor; ils allèrent à la rencontre de David et de sa troupe; lui-même s'avança près d'eux, et ils le saluèrent,
22 And all the wicked and iniquitous men, out of the men who had gone with David, responding, said: “Since they did not go with us, we will not give to them anything from the prey that we have rescued. But let his wife and children be enough for each of them; when they have accepted this, they may go back.”
Et tous les hommes de pestilence, les méchants, parmi ceux qui venaient de combattre avec David, se récrièrent, et dirent: Parce qu'ils n'ont point avec nous poursuivi l'ennemi, nous ne leur donnerons rien des dépouilles que nous ramenons; qu'ils se contentent de reprendre chacun leur femme et leurs enfants, et qu'ils s'en aillent.
23 But David said: “You shall not do this, my brothers, with these things that the Lord has delivered to us, for he has preserved us, and he has given into our hands the robbers who broke out among us.
Et David dit: Vous ne ferez point cela, après que le Seigneur nous a pris sous sa garde, et nous a livré l'Amalécite; car le Seigneur nous a livré ces gens qui nous avaient envahis.
24 And so, let no one heed you over these words. But equal shall be the portion of him who descended to the battle, and of him who remained with the supplies, and they will divide it alike.”
Et qui donc écouterait de tels discours? Ceux qui sont restés auprès des bagages ne sont pas moins que vous; ils auront une part égale à celle des combattants; ils partageront également.
25 And this has been done from that day and thereafter. And it was established as a statute, and as if a law, in Israel even to this day.
A partir de ce jour-là, on a toujours fait ainsi; c'est devenu chez Israël une loi, une ordonnance, qui s'observe encore aujourd'hui.
26 Then David went to Ziklag, and he sent gifts from the prey to the elders of Judah, his neighbors, saying, “Receive a blessing from the prey of the enemies of the Lord,”
David revint à Sécelac, et il envoya une part des dépouilles aux anciens de Juda et à ses voisins les plus proches, disant: Voici des dépouilles des ennemis du Seigneur,
27 to those who were in Bethel, and who were in Ramoth toward the south, and who were in Jattir,
Pour ceux de Bethsur, pour ceux du midi de Rhama, pour ceux de Géthor,
28 and who were in Aroer, and who were in Siphmoth, and who were in Eshtemoa,
Pour ceux d'Aroer, pour ceux d'Ammadi, pour ceux de Saphi, pour ceux d'Esthié,
29 and who were in Racal, and who were in the cities of Jerahmeel, and who were in the cities of Keni,
Pour ceux de Geth, pour ceux de Cimath, pour ceux de Saphec, pour ceux de Thémath, pour ceux du Carmel, pour ceux des villes de Jérémiel, pour ceux des villes de Cénézi,
30 and who were in Hormah, and who were at the lake of Ashan, and who were in Athach,
Pour ceux de Jérimuth, pour ceux de Bersabée, pour ceux de Nomba,
31 and who were in Hebron, and to the remainder who were in those places where David had stayed, he and his men.
Pour ceux d'Hébron et pour ceux de tous les lieux où David avec ses hommes a passé.
