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.
Or les Philistins combattirent contre Israël, et ceux d'Israël s'enfuirent de devant les Philistins, et furent tués en la montagne de Guilboah.
2 And the Philistines rushed upon Saul, and upon his sons, and they struck down Jonathan, and Abinadab, and Malchishua, the sons of Saul.
Et les Philistins atteignirent Saül et ses fils, et tuèrent Jonathan, Abinadab et Malki-suah, 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 combat se renforça contre Saül, et les archers tirant de l'arc le trouvèrent; et il eut fort grande peur de ces 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 écuyer: Tire ton épée, et m'en transperce, de peur que ces incirconcis ne viennent, ne me transpercent, et ne se jouent de moi; mais son écuyer ne le voulut point faire, parce qu'il était fort effrayé. Saül donc 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.
Alors l'écuyer de Saül ayant vu que Saül était mort, 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.
Ainsi mourut en ce jour-là Saül et ses trois fils, son écuyer, et tous ses gens.
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.
Et ceux d'Israël qui étaient au deçà de la vallée, et au deçà du Jourdain, ayant vu que les Israëlites s'en étaient fuis, et que Saül et ses fils étaient morts, abandonnèrent les villes, et s'enfuirent, de sorte que les Philistins y entrèrent, et y habitèrent.
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.
Or il arriva que dès le lendemain les Philistins vinrent pour dépouiller les morts, et ils trouvèrent Saül et ses trois fils étendus sur la montagne de Guilboah.
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.
Et ils coupèrent la tête de Saül, et le dépouillèrent de ses armes, qu'ils envoyèrent au pays des Philistins, dans tous les environs, pour en faire savoir les nouvelles dans les temples de leurs faux dieux, 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.
Et ils mirent ses armes au temple de Hastaroth, et attachèrent son corps à la muraille de Bethsan.
11 And when the inhabitants of Jabesh Gilead had heard all that the Philistines had done to Saul,
Or les habitants de Jabés de 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.
Et tous les vaillants hommes [d'entr'eux], se levèrent et marchèrent toute la nuit, et enlevèrent le corps de Saül, et les corps de ses fils, de la muraille de Bethsan, et revinrent à Jabés, 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.
Puis ils prirent leurs os, les ensevelirent sous un chêne près de Jabés, et ils jeûnèrent sept jours.
