1 Chronicles 20
1 [In that region], kings usually went [with their armies] to fight [their enemies] (in the springtime/when the cold season ended). But that year, David [did not do that. Instead, he] stayed in Jerusalem, and he sent [his commander] Joab [to lead the army]. Joab took his troops. They [crossed the Jordan River and] ruined the land of the Ammon people-group. Then they went to Rabbah, [the capital city, ] and surrounded it. David stayed in Jerusalem [for a while. But later he took more troops and went to help] Joab. Their armies attacked Rabbah and destroyed it.
L'année suivante, au temps où les rois se mettaient en campagne, Joab conduisit le gros de l'armée; il ravagea le pays des enfants d'Ammon et vint assiéger Rabba, tandis que David restait à Jérusalem. Or Joab battit Rabba et la détruisit.
2 Then David took the crown from the head of the king of Rabbah (OR, from the head of their god Milcom) and put it on his own head. It [was very heavy; it] weighed (75 pounds/34 kg.), and it had many very valuable stones [fastened to it]. They also took many other valuable things from the city.
Et David prit la couronne de dessus la tête de leur roi, et la trouva du poids d'un talent d'or; et il y avait des pierres précieuses. On la mit sur la tête de David, qui emmena de la ville un fort grand butin.
3 Then they brought the people out of the city and forced them to [work for their army, ] using saws and iron picks and axes. David’s soldiers did this in all the cities of the Ammon people-group. Then David and all of his army returned to Jerusalem.
Il fit sortir aussi les habitants et les mit en pièces avec des scies, des herses de fer et des faux. David traita de même toutes les villes des enfants d'Ammon. Puis David retourna à Jérusalem avec tout le peuple.
4 Later, [David’s army] fought a battle with the army of Philistia, at Gezer [city]. During the battle Sibbecai, from Hushah [clan], killed Sippai, one of the descendants of the Rapha [giants]. So the armies of Philistia were defeated.
Après cela la guerre continua à Guézer avec les Philistins. Alors Sibbécaï, le Hushathite, tua Sippaï, l'un des enfants de Rapha; et ils furent humiliés.
5 In another battle against the soldiers of Philistia, Elhanan, the son of Jair, killed Lahmi, the [younger] brother of [the giant] Goliath from Gath [town], who had a spear which was as thick as a weaver’s rod.
Il y eut encore guerre avec les Philistins. Et Elchanan, fils de Jaïr, tua Lachmi, frère de Goliath, le Guitthien, qui avait une lance dont le bois était comme une ensuble de tisserand.
6 There was another battle near Gath. A (huge man/giant) was there who had six fingers on each hand and six toes on each foot. He was descended from [the] Rapha [giants].
Il y eut encore une autre guerre, à Gath, où se trouva un homme de haute taille, qui avait six doigts à chaque main et à chaque pied, vingt-quatre en tout, et qui était aussi de la race de Rapha.
7 When he made fun of the soldiers of Israel, Jonathan, the son of David’s [older] brother Shimea, killed him.
Il outragea Israël; mais Jonathan, fils de Shimea, frère de David, le tua.
8 Those were some of the descendants of [the] Rapha [giants] who had lived in Gath, who were killed [MTY] by David and his soldiers.
Ceux-là étaient nés à Gath, de la race de Rapha, et ils périrent de la main de David, et de la main de ses serviteurs.
