1 Samuel 31
1 Now the Philistines were fighting against Israel. And the men of Israel fled before the face of the Philistines, and they fell down slain on mount Gilboa.
Les Philistins firent la guerre à Israël; les hommes d'Israël s'enfuirent devant les Philistins, et tombèrent morts sur la montagne de Guilboa.
2 And the Philistines rushed upon Saul, and upon his sons, and they struck down Jonathan, and Abinadab, and Malchishua, the sons of Saul.
Les Philistins atteignirent Saül et ses fils, et ils tuèrent Jonathan, Abinadab et Malkischua, fils de Saül.
3 And the entire weight of the battle was turned against Saul. And the men who were archers pursued him. And he was severely wounded by the archers.
La bataille s'acharna sur Saül, et les archers l'atteignirent; il fut très éprouvé à cause des archers.
4 Then Saul said to his armor bearer, “Draw your sword and strike me, otherwise these uncircumcised may come and kill me, mocking me.” And his armor bearer was not willing. For he had been struck with an exceedingly great fear. And so, Saul took his own sword, and he fell upon it.
Alors Saül dit à son porteur d'armes: « Tire ton épée, et transperce-moi avec, de peur que ces incirconcis ne viennent me transpercer et me maltraiter! ». Mais son porteur d'armure ne voulut pas, car il était terrifié. Saül prit donc son épée et se laissa tomber dessus.
5 And when his armor bearer had seen this, namely, that Saul had died, he too fell upon his sword, and he died with him.
Lorsque le porteur de la cuirasse vit que Saül était mort, il se jeta aussi sur son épée et mourut avec lui.
6 Therefore, Saul died, and his three sons, and his armor bearer, and all his men, on the same day together.
Saül mourut donc avec ses trois fils, son porteur d'armes et tous ses hommes, ce même jour.
7 Then, seeing that the men of the Israelites had fled, and that Saul had died with his sons, the men of Israel who were across the valley or beyond the Jordan abandoned their cities, and they fled. And the Philistines went and lived there.
Lorsque les hommes d'Israël qui étaient de l'autre côté de la vallée et ceux qui étaient au-delà du Jourdain virent que les hommes d'Israël s'enfuyaient et que Saül et ses fils étaient morts, ils abandonnèrent les villes et s'enfuirent; et les Philistins vinrent s'y installer.
8 Then, when the next day arrived, the Philistines came, so that they might despoil the slain. And they found Saul and his three sons lying on mount Gilboa.
Le lendemain, lorsque les Philistins vinrent dépouiller les morts, ils trouvèrent Saül et ses trois fils tombés sur la montagne de Gilboa.
9 And they cut off the head of Saul. And they despoiled him of the armor, and they sent it into the land of the Philistines all around, so that it might be announced in the temples of the idols and among their people.
Ils lui coupèrent la tête, lui enlevèrent son armure et l'envoyèrent dans le pays des Philistins tout autour, pour porter la nouvelle dans la maison de leurs idoles et au peuple.
10 And they placed his armor in the temple of Ashtaroth. But his body they suspended on the wall of Bethshan.
Ils mirent son armure dans la maison d'Ashtaroth, et ils attachèrent son corps à la muraille de Beth Shan.
11 And when the inhabitants of Jabesh Gilead had heard all that the Philistines had done to Saul,
Lorsque les habitants de Jabesh Galaad apprirent ce que les Philistins avaient fait à Saül,
12 all the most valiant men rose up, and they walked all night, and they took the body of Saul and the bodies of his sons from the wall of Bethshan. And they went to Jabesh Gilead, and they burned them there.
tous les vaillants hommes se levèrent, marchèrent toute la nuit et prirent le corps de Saül et les corps de ses fils sur la muraille de Beth Shan; ils vinrent à Jabesh et les brûlèrent là.
13 And they took their bones, and they buried them in the forest of Jabesh. And they fasted for seven days.
Ils prirent leurs os et les enterrèrent sous le tamaris de Jabesh, et ils jeûnèrent sept jours.
