1 Chronicles 10
1 The army of Philistia [again] fought against the Israelis. The Israeli soldiers ran away from them, and many Israelis were killed {the soldiers of Philistia killed many Israelis} on Gilboa Mountain.
Les Philistins ayant livré bataille à Israël, les hommes d'Israël prirent la fuite devant les Philistins, et tombèrent blessés à mort sur la montagne de Gelboé.
2 The soldiers of Philistia caught up with Saul and his sons, and they killed his sons Jonathan, Abinadab, and Malchishua.
Les Philistins s'attachèrent à poursuivre Saül et ses fils, et les Philistins tuèrent Jonathas, Abinadab et Melchisua, fils de Saül.
3 The fighting was very fierce around Saul, and the (archers/men who shot arrows) shot Saul and wounded him severely.
L'effort du combat se porta sur Saül; les archers l'ayant découvert, il eut grandement peur des archers.
4 Saul said to the man who was carrying his weapons, “Take out your sword and kill me with it, in order that these heathen Philistines will not be able to injure me [further] and make fun of me [while I am dying].” But the man who was carrying Saul’s weapons was terrified and refused to do that. So Saul took his own sword and fell on it [and died].
Alors Saül dit à son écuyer: " Tire ton épée et m'en transperce, de peur que ces incirconcis ne viennent m'outrager. " L'écuyer ne le voulut pas faire, car il était saisi de crainte; alors Saül prit son épée et se jeta dessus.
5 When the man carrying his weapons saw that Saul was dead, he also threw himself on his own sword and died.
L'écuyer, voyant que Saül était mort, se jeta aussi sur son épée, et mourut.
6 So Saul and three of his sons all died, and none of his descendants ever became king.
Ainsi périrent Saül et ses trois fils, et toute sa maison périt en même temps.
7 When the Israelis who were living in the valley saw that their army had run away and that Saul and his three sons were dead, they left their towns and ran away. Then the soldiers from Philistia came and (occupied/lived in) those towns.
Tous les hommes d'Israël qui étaient dans la plaine, voyant que les enfants d'Israël s'étaient enfuis, et que Saül et ses fils étaient morts, abandonnèrent leurs villes et prirent aussi la fuite; et les Philistins vinrent et s'y établirent.
8 The next day, when the Philistines came to take away the weapons of the dead [Israeli soldiers], they found the corpses of Saul and his three sons on Gilboa Mountain.
Le lendemain, les Philistins vinrent pour dépouiller les morts, et ils trouvèrent Saül et ses fils gisant sur la montagne de Gelboé.
9 They took the clothes off Saul’s corpse and [cut off] his head and took it and Saul’s armor.
L'ayant dépouillé, ils emportèrent sa tête et ses armes; puis ils envoyèrent publier cette bonne nouvelle par tout le pays des Philistins, devant leurs idoles et le peuple.
10 Then they sent messengers throughout their land, to proclaim the news throughout their own area, to their idols and to the other people. They put Saul’s armor in the temple where their idols were, and they hung Saul’s head in the temple of [their god] Dagon.
Ils mirent les armes de Saül dans la maison de leur dieu, et ils attachèrent son crâne dans le temple de Dagon.
11 All the people who lived in Jabesh in [the] Gilead [region] heard what the Philistines had done to Saul’s [corpse].
Tout Jabès en Galaad ayant appris tout ce que les Philistins avaient fait à Saül,
12 So the bravest men/soldiers of Jabesh went and got the corpses of Saul and his sons and brought them back to Jabesh. They buried their bones under a large tree in Jabesh. Then the people of Jabesh (fasted/abstained from eating food) for seven days.
tous les vaillants hommes se levèrent, prirent le corps de Saül et les corps de ses fils, et les transportèrent à Jabès. Ils enterrèrent leurs os sous le térébinthe, à Jabès, et ils jeûnèrent sept jours.
13 Saul died because he did not faithfully obey what Yahweh told him to do. He even went to a woman who talks to the spirits of dead people and asked her what he should do,
Saül mourut à cause de la transgression dont il s'était rendu coupable envers Yahweh, parce qu'il n'avait pas observé la parole de Yahweh, et pour avoir interrogé et consulté ceux qui évoquent les morts.
14 instead of asking Yahweh what he should do. So Yahweh caused him to die, and he appointed David, the son of Jesse, to be the king [of Israel].
Il ne consulta point Yahweh, et Yahweh le fit mourir, et il transféra la royauté à David, fils d'Isaï.
