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.
Et les Philistins livrèrent bataille à Israël, et les hommes d'Israël prirent la fuite devant eux, et ils furent taillés en pièces dans 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.
Et les Philistins poursuivirent Saül et ses fils; ils tuèrent Jonathas, Aminadab et Melchisué, fils de Saül.
3 The fighting was very fierce around Saul, and the (archers/men who shot arrows) shot Saul and wounded him severely.
Et le poids de la bataille tomba sur Saül; les archers le trouvèrent, et ils dirigèrent leurs flèches et tous leurs efforts contre lui, et ils le percèrent de traits.
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].
Saül dit alors au serviteur qui portait ses armes: Tire ton épée et perce-moi, de peur que ces incirconcis ne m'approchent 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 When the man carrying his weapons saw that Saul was dead, he also threw himself on his own sword and died.
Et le serviteur qui portait ses armes vit que Saül était mort; lui-même se jeta sur son épée.
6 So Saul and three of his sons all died, and none of his descendants ever became king.
Et Saül et ses trois fils avaient succombé en cette bataille, et toute sa maison ensemble avait péri.
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.
Et du vallon où s'était réfugié Israël, chacun vit que Saül et ses fils étaient morts, et ils s'enfuirent tous, abandonnant leurs villes. Les Philistins survinrent, et ils prirent possession de leurs demeures.
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, ils sortirent pour dépouiller les morts, et ils trouvèrent Saül et ses fils gisant dans les montagnes de Gelboé.
9 They took the clothes off Saul’s corpse and [cut off] his head and took it and Saul’s armor.
Et ils ôtèrent ses vêtements, prirent sa tête et ses armes, et les envoyèrent alentour en la terre des Philistins, pour annoncer ces nouvelles à leurs idoles et au 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.
Et ils déposèrent les armes dans le temple de leur dieu, et sa tête 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].
Et les habitants de Galaad apprirent comment les Philistins avaient traité Saül et Israël.
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.
Et tous les hommes vaillants de Galaad se levèrent, enlevèrent le corps de Saül, et les corps de ses fils, les transportèrent à Jabès, et ensevelirent leurs ossements sous le chêne de 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,
Ainsi mourut Saül, à cause des péchés commis par lui contre Dieu et contre les paroles du Seigneur qu'il n'avait point gardées; car il avait consulté une sorcière, et Samuel le prophète lui avait répondu.
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].
Et il n'avait point interrogé le Seigneur; Dieu le fit donc périr, et il transmit la royauté à David, fils de Jessé.
