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.
Cependant les Philistins livraient bataille aux Israélites. Ceux-ci s’enfuirent devant eux et laissèrent des morts sur la montagne de Ghelboé.
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 tuèrent Jonathan, Abinadab et Malkichoua, 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.
L’Attaque s’acharna contre Saül; il fut surpris par les archers, qui lui causèrent une grande frayeur.
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.
Saül dit alors à son écuyer: "Tire ton épée et me transperce, pour que je ne sois pas en butte aux coups de ces incirconcis et à leurs outrages." Mais l’écuyer, saisi de peur, n’osa. Alors Saül prit l’épée et se jeta 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.
L’Écuyer de Saül, le voyant mort, se jeta, lui aussi, sur son épée et mourut à ses côtés.
6 Therefore, Saul died, and his three sons, and his armor bearer, and all his men, on the same day together.
Ainsi périrent Saül, ses trois fils, son écuyer et tous ses gens avec lui, 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.
Les Israélites de ce côté de la vallée et ceux d’en deçà du Jourdain, voyant que les troupes d’Israël avaient lâché pied, que Saül et ses fils étaient morts, abandonnèrent leurs villes et se sauvèrent; les Philistins y pénétrèrent et s’y établirent.
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, les Philistins vinrent dépouiller les cadavres; ils trouvèrent ceux de Saül et de ses trois fils gisant sur le mont Ghelboé.
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 tranchèrent la tête, et le dépouillèrent de ses armes, qu’ils envoyèrent dans le pays des Philistins à la ronde, pour répandre la nouvelle dans les temples de leurs idoles et parmi le peuple.
10 And they placed his armor in the temple of Ashtaroth. But his body they suspended on the wall of Bethshan.
Ils déposèrent ses armes dans le temple d’Astarot et attachèrent son corps à la muraille de Beth-Chân.
11 And when the inhabitants of Jabesh Gilead had heard all that the Philistines had done to Saul,
Les habitants de Jabès-Galaad ayant appris alors 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.
les plus résolus se levèrent, marchèrent toute la nuit et enlevèrent le corps de Saül et ceux de ses fils de la muraille de Beth-Chân; rentrés à Jabès, ils les y brûlèrent.
13 And they took their bones, and they buried them in the forest of Jabesh. And they fasted for seven days.
Puis ils prirent les ossements, qu’ils enterrèrent sous le tamarisc de Jabès, et l’on jeûna durant sept jours.
