1 Samuel 2
1 Then Hannah prayed, saying, “I rejoice in [what] you, [, have done]. I am strong [MET] because I belong to you. I (laugh at/ridicule) my enemies, because you, Yahweh have rescued me [from being taunted by them].
Alors Anne pria, et dit: Mon cœur s'est réjoui en l'Eternel; ma corne a été élevée par l'Eternel; ma bouche s'est ouverte sur mes ennemis, parce que je me suis réjouie de ton salut.
2 There is no one who is holy like you, Yahweh. There is no other god like you. There is no one like you, our God, who can protect us [as though you were putting us beneath] a huge rock [where we can hide from danger].
Il n'y a nul saint comme l'Eternel; car il n'y en a point d'autre que toi, et il n'y a point de Rocher tel que notre Dieu.
3 [You people who oppose God], stop boasting! Yahweh is a God who knows [everything], and he will evaluate/judge everyone’s actions. So don’t speak so arrogantly!
Ne proférez point tant de paroles hautaines, hautaines; qu'il ne sorte point de votre bouche des paroles rudes; car l'Eternel est le [Dieu] Fort des sciences; c'est à lui à peser les entreprises.
4 Yahweh, you break the bows/weapons of mighty soldiers, and you give strength to those who stumble [because of being weak].
L'arc des forts a été brisé; mais ceux qui ne faisaient que chanceler, ont été ceints de force.
5 Many people who previously had plenty to eat, now have to work for other people [to earn money] to buy food, but many who were always hungry are not hungry any more. The woman who did not have any children before, now has given birth to many/seven children, and the woman who had many children before, now is very lonely [because they have all died].
Ceux qui avaient accoutumé d'être rassasiés, se sont loués pour du pain; mais les affamés ont cessé [de l'être], et même la stérile en a enfanté sept; et celle qui avait beaucoup de fils est devenue languissante.
6 Yahweh, you cause some people to die, and you restore some people who are almost dead. For some people, [it seems that they will soon] go to where the dead people are, but you cause them to become healthy again. (Sheol h7585)
L'Eternel est celui qui fait mourir, et qui fait vivre; qui fait descendre au sépulcre, et qui [en] fait remonter. (Sheol h7585)
7 Yahweh, you cause some people to be poor and you cause some people to be rich, you humble some people and you honor some people.
L'Eternel appauvrit, et enrichit; il abaisse et il élève.
8 [Sometimes] you lift poor people up so that they are no longer [despondent, sitting in the dust, ] or sitting on heaps of ashes; you cause them to sit next to princes; you cause them to sit on chairs/thrones where people who are highly honored sit. Yahweh, you are the one who laid the foundations of the earth, and you have set the whole world on those foundations.
Il élève le pauvre de la poudre, et il tire le misérable de dessus le fumier, pour le faire asseoir avec les principaux, et il leur donne en héritage un trône de gloire; car les fondements de la terre sont à l'Eternel, et il a posé sur eux la terre habitable.
9 You will protect your loyal/faithful people [SYN], but you will cause the wicked to die [EUP] and descend to the dark [place where dead people are]. We do not defeat [our enemies] by our own strength;
Il gardera les pieds de ses bien-aimés, et les méchants se tairont dans les ténèbres; car l'homme ne sera point le plus fort par sa force.
10 Yahweh, you will break into pieces those who oppose you. You will cause thunder in the sky to show that you (oppose/are angry with) them. Yahweh, you will judge [people everywhere, even those who live in] the most remote places on the earth. You will give strength to the king whom you will appoint, and give him great power [over his enemies].”
Ceux qui contestent contre l'Eternel seront froissés; il tonnera des cieux sur chacun d'eux; l'Eternel jugera les bouts de la terre; et il donnera la force à son Roi, et élèvera la corne de son oint.
11 Then Elkanah [and his family] returned to Ramah, but Samuel, the little boy, stayed to help Eli the priest serve Yahweh.
Puis Elkana s'en alla à Rama en sa maison, et le jeune garçon vaquait au service de l'Eternel, en la présence d'Héli le Sacrificateur.
12 Eli’s two [, who were also priests, ] were very wicked. They did not revere (OR, respect/obey) Yahweh.
Or les fils d'Héli étaient de méchants hommes; ils ne connaissaient point l'Eternel,
13 While the people were boiling the meat from their sacrifices [in the huge pot at the temple], one of Eli’s sons, [would send his servant to come with a large three-pronged fork in his hand].
Car le train ordinaire de ces Sacrificateurs-là envers le peuple, [était, que] quand quelqu'un faisait quelque sacrifice, le garçon du Sacrificateur venait lorsqu'on faisait bouillir la chair, ayant en sa main une fourchette à trois dents,
14 [He] would stick the fork into [the meat in] the pot, and whatever meat fastened onto the fork, he would take [and give it] to the priest who sent him. Eli’s sons did this to all the Israeli people who came to Shiloh [to offer sacrifices].
Avec laquelle il frappait dans la chaudière, ou dans le chauderon, ou dans la marmite, ou dans le pot; [et] le Sacrificateur prenait pour soi tout ce que la fourchette enlevait; ils en faisaient ainsi à tous ceux d'Israël qui venaient là à Silo.
15 Furthermore, before the fat [on the meat] was [cut off and] and burned [as a sacrifice to Yahweh], the servant of the priest would [sometimes] come to the man who was making the sacrifice and say to him, “Give me some meat [now to take] to the priest for him to roast! He wants raw meat; he does not want boiled meat.”
Même avant qu'on fît fumer la graisse, le garçon du Sacrificateur venait, et disait à l'homme qui sacrifiait: Donne-moi de la chair à rôtir pour le Sacrificateur; car il ne prendra point de toi de chair bouillie, mais de la chair crue.
16 If the man said to the servant, “Let the priests [cut off and] burn the fat first; then you can take what you want,” the servant would reply, “No, give it to me now; if you do not give it to me, I will take it forcefully!”
Que si l'homme lui répondait: Qu'on ne manque pas de faire fumer tout présentement la graisse; et après cela prends ce que ton âme souhaitera; alors il lui disait: Quoi qu'il en soit, tu en donneras maintenant; et si tu ne m'en donnes, j'en prendrai par force.
17 Yahweh considered that the young [sons of Eli] were committing a very great sin, because they were treating very disrespectfully the offerings that were being given to Yahweh.
Et le péché de ces jeunes hommes fut très-grand devant l'Eternel; car les gens en méprisaient l'oblation de l'Eternel.
18 As for Samuel, who was still a very young boy, he continued to do work for Yahweh, wearing a little sacred linen vest [like the Supreme Priest wore].
Or Samuel servait en la présence de l'Eternel, étant jeune garçon, vêtu d'un Ephod de lin.
19 Each year his mother made a [new] little robe for him and took it to him when she went up [to Shiloh] with her husband to offer a sacrifice.
Sa mère lui faisait un petit roquet, qu'elle lui apportait tous les ans, quand elle montait avec son mari pour offrir le sacrifice solennel.
20 Then Eli would [ask God to] bless Elkanah and his wife, and he would say to Elkanah, “I hope/desire that Yahweh will enable your wife to give birth to other children, to take the place of the one whom she dedicated to Yahweh.” Then Elkanah and his family would return home.
Et Héli bénit Elkana et sa femme, et dit: L'Eternel te fasse avoir des enfants de cette femme, pour le prêt qui a été fait à l'Eternel. Et ils s'en retournèrent chez eux.
21 And Yahweh was very kind to Hannah, and enabled her to give birth to three [other] sons and two daughters. Their son Samuel grew up while he was doing work for Yahweh [in the Sacred Tent].
Et l'Eternel visita Anne, laquelle conçut et enfanta trois fils et deux filles; et le jeune garçon Samuel devint grand en la présence de l'Eternel.
22 Eli became very old. He often heard about all the [evil] things that his sons were doing to the Israeli people. He heard that they [sometimes] (slept with/had sex with) the women who worked at the entrance to the tent where [God] spoke to [his people].
Or Héli était fort vieux, et il apprit tout ce que faisaient ses fils à tout Israël, et qu'ils couchaient avec les femmes qui s'assemblaient par troupes à la porte du Tabernacle d'assignation.
23 He said to them, “(It is terrible that you do such things!/Why do you do such things?) [RHQ] Many people keep telling me about the evil things that you do.
Et il leur dit: Pourquoi faites-vous ces actions-là? car j'apprends vos méchantes actions; ces choses [me viennent] de tout le peuple.
24 My sons, stop it! The reports [about you] that the people who belong to Yahweh tell others are terrible [EUP]!
Ne faites pas ainsi, mes fils; car ce que j'entends dire de vous n'est pas bon; vous faites pécher le peuple de l'Eternel.
25 If one person sins against another person, God can (intercede/act as a referee) between them. But if someone sins against Yahweh, no one can [RHQ] (intercede/act as a referee) between them!” But Eli’s sons would not listen to what their father said. This was because Yahweh had decided [that someone should] them.
Si un homme a péché contre un autre homme, le Juge en jugera; mais si quelqu'un pèche contre l'Eternel, qui est-ce qui priera pour lui? Mais ils n'obéirent point à la voix de leur père, parce que l'Eternel voulait les faire mourir.
26 The boy Samuel continued to grow up, and the things that he did pleased Yahweh and the people.
Cependant le jeune garçon Samuel croissait et il était agréable à l'Eternel et aux hommes.
27 One day, a prophet came to Eli and told him, “This is what Yahweh has told me: ‘When your ancestors were slaves of the king of Egypt, I appeared to Aaron.
Or un homme de Dieu vint à Héli, et lui dit: Ainsi a dit l'Eternel: Ne me suis-je pas clairement manifesté à la maison de ton père, quand ils étaient en Egypte, en la maison de Pharaon?
28 From all the tribes of the Israeli people, I chose him [and his male descendants] to be priests for me. I appointed them to go up to my altar, to burn incense, to wear a sacred apron [as they worked] for me. And I declared that they could take [and eat some of the meat] that the Israeli people burned [on the altar].
Je l'ai aussi choisi d'entre toutes les Tribus d'Israël pour être mon Sacrificateur, afin d'offrir sur mon autel, [et] faire fumer les parfums, [et] porter l'Ephod devant moi; et j'ai donné à la maison de ton père toutes les oblations des enfants d'Israël faites par le feu.
29 So why do you show disrespect for the sacrifices and offerings that I commanded [the people to bring] to me [RHQ]? You are honoring your sons more than you are honoring me, by allowing them to get fat from eating the best parts of all the sacrifices that the Israeli people bring to me!’
Pourquoi avez-vous regimbé contre mon sacrifice, et contre mon oblation que j'ai commandé de faire dans le Tabernacle? et [pourquoi] as-tu honoré tes fils plus que moi, pour vous engraisser du meilleur de toutes les offrandes d'Israël mon peuple?
30 “Therefore, this is what Yahweh, the God whom we Israelis [worship], declares: ‘I definitely promised that Aaron and his descendants would continue to serve [IDM] me forever.’ But now I declare this: ‘It will not continue like that! I will honor those who honor me, but I will despise those who despise me.
C'est pourquoi l'Eternel le Dieu d'Israël dit: J'avais dit certainement que ta maison et la maison de ton père marcheraient devant moi éternellement; mais maintenant l'Eternel dit: Il ne sera pas dit que je fasse cela; car j'honorerai ceux qui m'honorent, mais ceux qui me méprisent seront traités avec le dernier mépris.
31 Listen carefully! There will soon be a time when I will cause all the strong [young men] in your family to die. The result will be that no men in your family will [live long enough to] become old men.
Voici les jours viennent que je couperai ton bras, et le bras de la maison de ton père, tellement qu'il n'y aura aucun homme en ta maison qui devienne vieux.
32 You will be distressed and envious as you see the blessings that I will give to [the other people in] Israel. And [I repeat that] no men in your family will ever live long enough to become old men.
Et tu verras un adversaire [établi dans] le Tabernacle, au temps que [Dieu] enverra toute sorte de biens à Israël; et il n'y aura jamais en ta maison aucun homme qui devienne vieux.
33 There is one of your descendants whom I will spare, and not prevent him from serving me as a priest. But he will become blind, and then he will always be sad and grieving. But all your other descendants will die violently.
Et celui [de tes descendants que] je n'aurai point retranché d'auprès de mon autel, sera pour faire défaillir tes yeux, et affliger ton âme; et tous les enfants de ta maison mourront en la fleur de l'âge.
34 And your two sons, Hophni and Phinehas, will both die on the same day. And that will prove to you [that all that I have said will come true/happen].
Et ceci t'en sera le signe, [savoir] ce qui arrivera à tes deux fils, Hophni et Phinées, c'est qu'ils mourront tous deux en un même jour.
35 ‘have chosen another man to be my priest. He is one who will serve me faithfully: He will do everything I want [DOU] him to do. And I will enable him to have many descendants [IDM] who will be priests and will always serve me by helping the king whom I will choose.
Et je m'établirai un Sacrificateur assuré; il fera selon ce qui est en mon cœur, et selon mon âme; et je lui édifierai une maison assurée, et il marchera à toujours devant mon Oint.
36 All of your descendants who remain alive will have to go to that priest and ask him to give them money and food, and they will each have to say, “Please allow me to help the other priests, in order that I may [earn some money to] buy some food.”’”
Et il arrivera que quiconque sera resté de ta maison, viendra se prosterner devant lui pour avoir une pièce d'argent, [et] quelque pain, et dira: Donne-moi une place, je te prie, dans quelqu'une des charges de la Sacrificature, pour manger un morceau de pain.
