2 Samuel 8

1 After this it came about that David attacked the Philistines and defeated them. So David took Metheg Ammah from the control of the Philistines.

David défit ensuite les Philistins, abattit leur puissance et leur enleva Métheg-Haamma.

2 Then he defeated Moab and measured their men with a line by making them lie down on the ground. He measured off two lines to put to death, and one full line to keep alive. So the Moabites became servants to David and began to pay him tribute.

Puis il vainquit les Moabites et les mesura au cordeau, les faisant coucher par terre et destinant deux lots à la mort, un lot à la vie sauve; et Moab fut assujetti à David et devint son tributaire.

3 David then defeated Hadadezer son of Rehob, the king of Zobah, as Hadadezer was traveling to recover his rule by the Euphrates River.

Puis David battit Hadadézer, fils de Rehob, roi de Çoba, tandis qu’il marchait vers l’Euphrate pour étendre sa domination.

4 David captured from him 1,700 chariots and twenty thousand footmen. David hamstrung all the chariot horses, but reserved enough of them for a hundred chariots.

David lui captura mille sept cents cavaliers et vingt mille hommes de pied, fit mutiler tous les attelages, et n’en conserva que cent.

5 When the Arameans of Damascus came to help Hadadezer king of Zobah, David killed twenty-two thousand Aramean men.

La Syrie de Damas vint au secours de Hadadézer, roi de Çoba; David tua aux Syriens vingt-deux mille hommes.

6 Then David put garrisons in Aram of Damascus, and the Arameans became servants to him and brought him tribute. Yahweh gave victory to David wherever he went.

il mit ensuite des garnisons dans la Syrie de Damas, qui devint sujette et tributaire de David. Ainsi le Seigneur protégeait David dans toutes ses campagnes.

7 David took the golden shields that were on Hadadezer's servants and brought them to Jerusalem.

David s’empara des boucliers d’or appartenant aux serviteurs de Hadadézer, et les transporta à Jérusalem.

8 From Tebah and Berothai, cities of Hadadezer, King David took very much bronze.

Egalement de Bétah et de Bérotaï, villes de Hadadézer, le roi David emporta du cuivre en grande quantité.

9 When Tou, king of Hamath, heard that David had defeated all the army of Hadadezer,

Toï, roi de Hamath, ayant appris que David avait défait toute l’armée de Hadadézer,

10 Tou sent Hadoram his son to King David to greet him and to bless him, because David had fought against Hadadezer and defeated him, and because Hadadezer had waged war against Tou. Hadoram brought with himself objects of silver, gold, and bronze.

envoya son fils Joram au roi David, pour le saluer et le féliciter d’avoir combattu et vaincu Hadadézer, car celui-ci était en guerre avec Toï. Il lui envoyait en même temps des vases d’argent, d’or et de cuivre.

11 King David set aside these objects to Yahweh, together with the silver and gold from all the nations that he conquered—

Ceux-là aussi, le roi David les consacra à l’Eternel, comme il avait consacré l’argent et l’or de tous les peuples qu’il avait soumis:

12 from Aram, Moab, the people of Ammon, the Philistines, and Amalek, along with all of the plundered goods of Hadadezer son of Rehob, the king of Zobah.

des Syriens, des Moabites, des Ammonites, des Philistins, des Amalécites, comme le butin pris sur Hadadézer, fils de Rehob, roi de Çoba.

13 David's name was well known when he returned from conquering the Arameans in the Valley of Salt, with their eighteen thousand men.

Quand il revint de battre la Syrie, David se fit encore un nom en battant dix-huit mille hommes dans la vallée du Sel.

14 He placed garrisons throughout all of Edom, and all the Edomites became servants to him. Yahweh gave victory to David wherever he went.

Il mit des garnisons dans l’Idumée, il en mit dans toute l’Idumée, qu’il assujettit tout entière. Et le Seigneur protégea David dans toutes ses voies.

15 David reigned over all Israel, and he administered justice and righteousness to all his people.

David régna sur tout Israël, et il gouverna tout son peuple avec justice et équité.

16 Joab son of Zeruiah was the commander of the army, and Jehoshaphat son of Ahilud was recorder.

Joab, fils de Cerouya, était chef de l’armée; Josaphat, fils d’Ahiloud, archiviste;

17 Zadok son of Ahitub and Ahimelech son of Abiathar were priests, and Seraiah was scribe.

Çadok, fils d’Ahitoub, et Ahimélec, fils d’Ebiatar, prêtres; Seraïa, secrétaire;

18 Benaiah son of Jehoiada was in charge of the Kerethites and Pelethites, and David's sons were the chief officials at the king's hand.

Benaïahou, fils de Joïada, avec les Krêthi et Pelêthi; et les fils de David, ministres.