1 Samuel 13
1 Saul was no longer a young man when he became the king. He ruled Israel for 42 years.
A son avènement Saül était âgé de… et il régna deux ans sur Israël.
2 [Several years after he became king], he chose three thousand men from the Israeli army to go with him [to fight the Philistines]. Then he sent the other soldiers back home. Of the men he chose, 2,000 stayed with Saul at Micmash and in the hilly area near Bethel, and 1,000 stayed with [Saul’s son] Jonathan at Gibeah, in the area where the descendants of Benjamin lived.
Et Saül se fit une élite de trois milles hommes d'Israël, et Saül en avait avec lui deux mille à Michmas et sur le mont de Béthel, et Jonathan en avait mille avec lui à Gibea de Benjamin, et il renvoya tout le reste de la troupe dans ses tentes.
3 Jonathan [and the men who were with him] attacked the Philistine soldiers who were camped at Geba. The [other] Philistines heard about that. [So Saul realized that the army of Philistia would probably come to fight the Israelis again]. So Saul [sent messengers to] blow trumpets throughout Israel [to gather the people together and] proclaim to them, “All you Hebrews need to hear [that now the Philistines will start a war with us]!”
Et Jonathan battit le poste des Philistins à Geba: les Philistins l'apprirent. Et Saül fit sonner de la trompette dans tout le pays pour dire: Que les Hébreux entendent!
4 The messengers told the rest of the army to gather together with Saul at Gilgal. And all the people in Israel heard the news. People were saying, “Saul’s army has attacked the Philistine camp, with the result that now the Philistines hate us Israelis very much.”
Et tous les Israélites entendirent qu'on disait: Saül a battu le poste des Philistins, et aussi Israël est en mauvaise odeur auprès des Philistins. Et le peuple fut cité à se mettre à la suite de Saül à Guilgal.
5 The Philistines gathered together and were given equipment to fight the Israelis. The Philistines had 3,000 chariots, and 6,000 chariot-drivers. Their soldiers [seemed to be as many] as grains of sand on the seashore [HYP]. They went up and set up their tents at Micmash, to the east of Beth-Aven ([which means ‘house of wickedness’, and really referred to Bethel town]).
Cependant les Philistins se rassemblèrent pour entrer en guerre avec Israël, avec mille chars et six mille hommes de cavalerie et une infanterie égale au sable qui est sur le bord de la mer; et ils s'avancèrent et campèrent à Michmas à l'orient de Beth-Aven.
6 The Philistines attacked the Israelis very strongly, and the Israeli soldiers realized that they were in a very bad situation. So many of the Israeli soldiers hid in caves and holes in the ground, or among the rocks, or in pits, or in wells.
Et les Israélites se voyant serrés de près par la troupe qui approchait, se cachèrent dans les cavernes et dans les buissons et dans les gorges et dans les tours et dans les citernes.
7 Some of them crossed the Jordan River at a place where it was very shallow. Then they went to the area where the descendants of Gad lived and to [the] Gilead [region]. But Saul stayed at Gilgal. All the soldiers who were with him were shaking [because they were so afraid].
Et des Hébreux passant le Jourdain gagnèrent la contrée de Gad et de Galaad. Or Saül était encore à Guilgal, et tout le peuple tremblait derrière lui.
8 Saul waited seven days, which was the number of days that Samuel had told him to wait for him. But Samuel did not come to Gilgal [during that time], so many of the men in Saul’s army began to leave him and run away.
Et il attendit sept jours jusqu'au terme fixé par Samuel; mais Samuel n'arrivant pas à Guilgal, la troupe se débanda et le quittait.
9 So Saul said to the soldiers, “Bring to me an animal to be completely burned [on the altar] and one for the offering to enable us to maintain fellowship [with God].” [So the men did that].
Alors Saül dit: Amenez-moi l'holocauste et les oblations pacifiques! Et il offrit l'holocauste.
10 And just as he was finished burning those offerings, Samuel arrived. Saul went to greet him.
Et comme il avait achevé le sacrifice de l'holocauste, voilà que Samuel arriva, et Saül sortit au-devant de lui pour le saluer.
11 Samuel [saw what Saul had done, and he] said to Saul, “Why have you done this?” Saul replied, “I saw that my men were leaving me and running away, and that you did not come here during the time that you said that you would come, and that the Philistine army was gathering together at Micmash.
Et Samuel dit: Qu'as-tu fait? Et Saül dit: Voyant que la troupe se débandait et me quittait, et que tu ne venais pas au terme fixé, et que les Philistins étaient réunis à Michmas,
12 “So I thought, ‘The Philistine army is going to attack us here at Gilgal, and I have not yet asked Yahweh to bless/help us.’ So I felt it was necessary to offer the burnt offerings [to seek God’s blessings].”
j'ai dit: Les Philistins vont faire une descente sur moi à Guilgal, et je ne me suis pas encore rendu l'Éternel favorable; et j'ai pris sur moi d'offrir l'holocauste.
13 Samuel replied, “What you did was very foolish! You have not obeyed what Yahweh, your God, commanded [about sacrifices]. If you had obeyed him, God would have allowed you and your descendants to rule [Israel] for a long time.
Alors Samuel dit à Saül: Tu as agi follement; tu n'as pas observé l'ordre de l'Éternel, ton Dieu, tel qu'Il te l'avait prescrit; car maintenant l'Éternel aurait confirmé ta royauté sur Israël pour l'éternité; mais maintenant ta royauté ne subsistera pas.
14 But now [because of what you have done, you will die, and after you die, ] none of your descendants will rule. Yahweh is seeking for a man [to be king] who will be just the kind of person that he wants him to be, so that he can appoint him to be the leader of his people. Yahweh will do this because you have not obeyed what he commanded.”
L'Éternel s'est cherché un homme selon son cœur et l'Éternel l'a constitué prince de son peuple, parce que tu n'as pas observé ce que l'Éternel t'avait commandé.
15 Then Samuel left Gilgal and went up to Gibeah. Saul stayed at Gilgal with his soldiers. There were only about 600 of them left [who had not run away].
Là-dessus Samuel se leva, et de Guilgal monta à Gibea de Benjamin. Saül fit passer à la revue la troupe qui se trouvait avec lui et était d'environ six cents hommes.
16 Saul and his son Jonathan and the soldiers who were with them went to Geba [city] in the area of the tribe of Benjamin [and set up their tents there]. The Philistine army set up their tents at Micmash.
Or Saül et et Jonathan, son fils, avec la troupe qui se trouvaient avec eux, avaient pris position à Gibea de Benjamin, et les Philistins campaient à Michmas.
17 Three groups of Philistia men soon left the place where their army was staying, and went and (raided the Israeli towns/attacked the Israelis and took their possessions). One group went [north] toward Ophrah [city] in [the] Shual [region].
Et les fourrageurs sortirent du camp des Philistins en trois corps, dont le premier se porta sur la route d'Ophra dans la contrée de Sual;
18 One group went [west] to Beth-Horon [city]. The third group went toward the [Israeli] border, above Zeboim Valley, near the desert.
et l'autre corps se porta sur la route de Bethoron, et le troisième sur la route de la frontière en saillie au-dessus de la vallée de Tesboïm du côté du désert.
19 At that time, there were no men in Israel who (were blacksmiths/could make things from iron). [The people of Philistia would not permit the Israelis to do that, because they were afraid that] they would make iron swords and spears for the Hebrews to fight with.
Cependant il ne se serait pas trouvé de forgeron dans tout le pays d'Israël, car les Philistins avaient dit: Il ne faut pas que les Hébreux se fabriquent ni épée ni javelot;
20 So [whenever the Israelis needed] to sharpen the blades of their plows, or picks, or axes, or sickles, they were forced to take those things to a Philistia man who could sharpen those things.
et tous les Israélites descendaient chez les Philistins pour aiguiser chacun sa charrue, et son hoyau et sa bêche,
21 They needed to pay (one fourth of an ounce/8 grams) of silver for sharpening a plow, and (an eighth of an ounce/4 grams) of silver to sharpen an axe, or a sickle, or (an ox goad/a pointed rod to jab an ox to make it walk).
quand le tranchant des bêches et des hoyaux et des tridents et des haches était ébréché, et pour redresser les aiguillons.
22 So [because the Israelis could not make weapons from iron], on the day that the Israelis fought [against the men of Philistia], Saul and Jonathan were the only Israeli men who had swords. None of the others had a sword; [they had only bows and arrows].
Et quand vint le jour du combat, il ne se trouvait ni épée ni javelot entre les mains de toute la troupe qui était avec Saül et Jonathan; il ne s'en trouvait que chez Saül et Jonathan, son fils.
23 Before the battle started, some Philistia men went to (the pass/a narrow place between two cliffs) outside Micmash to guard it.
Et un détachement de Philistins se porta au Pas-de-Michmas.
