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.
Et les Philistins livrèrent bataille à Israël, et les hommes d'Israël prirent la fuite devant eux; ils furent taillés en pièces dans la montagne de Gelboé.
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 entourèrent Saül et ses trois fils; ils tuèrent Jonathan, Aminadab et Melchisa, 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.
Et le poids de la guerre tomba sur Saül; des archers l'atteignirent, et il fut blessé au flanc.
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 au serviteur qui portait ses armes: Tire ton épée, et perce-moi, de peur que ces incirconcis ne m'approchent, ne me percent 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, namely, that Saul had died, he too fell upon his sword, and he died with him.
Le serviteur, qui portait ses armes, vit que Saül était mort; lui-même se jeta sur son épée, et il mourut avec son maître.
6 Therefore, Saul died, and his three sons, and his armor bearer, and all his men, on the same day together.
Ainsi Saül, ses trois fils et le serviteur qui portait ses armes, périrent ensemble ce jour-là.
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 hommes d'Israël qui étaient de l'autre côté de cette vallée, ceux des rives du Jourdain virent que l'armée était en fuite, et que Saül et ses fils étaient morts; alors ils abandonnèrent leurs villes et se cachèrent; et les Philistins survinrent, et ils prirent possession de leurs demeures.
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.
Et, le lendemain, les vainqueurs dépouillèrent les morts; ils trouvèrent Saül et ses trois fils gisant dans les montagnes de Gelboé.
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 défigurèrent le roi; ils lui ôtèrent ses armes, et ils les envoyèrent aux villes d'alentour en la terre des Philistins, annonçant ces nouvelles à 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 déposèrent les armes dans le temple d'Astarté, et ils clouèrent le corps au mur de Bethsam.
11 And when the inhabitants of Jabesh Gilead had heard all that the Philistines had done to Saul,
Or, ceux de Jabès-Galaad apprirent comment les Philistins avaient traité 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.
Et tous les hommes vaillants se levèrent; ils marchèrent toute la nuit, enlevèrent des murs de Bethsam les corps de Saül et de Jonathan, et les transportèrent à Jabès, où ils les brûlèrent.
13 And they took their bones, and they buried them in the forest of Jabesh. And they fasted for seven days.
Enfin, ils recueillirent leurs ossements; ils les inhumèrent en un champ de Jabès, et ils jeûnèrent sept jours.
