1 Chronicles 19

1 After this, Nahash the king of the children of Ammon died, and his son reigned in his place.

Et dans la suite vint à mourir Nahas, roi des Ammonites, et son fils régna à sa place.

2 David said, “I will show kindness to Hanun the son of Nahash, because his father showed kindness to me.” So David sent messengers to comfort him concerning his father. David’s servants came into the land of the children of Ammon to Hanun to comfort him.

Alors David dit: Je témoignerai de la bonté à Hanoun, fils de Nahas, car son père m'a témoigné de la bonté. Et David délégua des envoyés pour le consoler au sujet de son père. Ainsi vinrent des serviteurs de David au pays des Ammonites, chez Hanoun pour le consoler.

3 But the princes of the children of Ammon said to Hanun, “Do you think that David honors your father, in that he has sent comforters to you? Haven’t his servants come to you to search, to overthrow, and to spy out the land?”

Alors les chefs des Ammonites dirent à Hanoun: Est-ce, à tes yeux, pour honorer ton père que David t'envoie des consolateurs? N'est-ce pas dans le but d'explorer, de bouleverser, et d'espionner le pays que ses serviteurs sont venus te trouver?

4 So Hanun took David’s servants, shaved them, and cut off their garments in the middle at their buttocks, and sent them away.

Là-dessus Hanoun fit prendre et raser les serviteurs de David et leur fit couper les habits jusqu'à mi-hanches, puis les congédia.

5 Then some people went and told David how the men were treated. He sent to meet them; for the men were greatly humiliated. The king said, “Stay at Jericho until your beards have grown, and then return.”

Et l'on vint renseigner David touchant ces hommes, et il envoya à leur rencontre (car ces hommes étaient fort outragés), et le roi dit: Restez à Jéricho jusqu'à ce que votre barbe ait poussé, puis revenez.

6 When the children of Ammon saw that they had made themselves odious to David, Hanun and the children of Ammon sent one thousand talents of silver to hire chariots and horsemen out of Mesopotamia, out of Aram-maacah, and out of Zobah.

Et les Ammonites virent qu'ils étaient en mauvaise odeur auprès de David, et Hanoun et les Ammonites envoyèrent mille talents d'argent pour prendre à leurs gages des chars et de la cavalerie chez les Syriens de Mésopotamie et les Syriens de Maacha et de Tsoba.

7 So they hired for themselves thirty-two thousand chariots, and the king of Maacah with his people, who came and encamped near Medeba. The children of Ammon gathered themselves together from their cities, and came to battle.

Et ils prirent à leur solde trente-deux mille chars et le roi de Maacha et son monde: ceux-ci vinrent et campèrent devant Médeba. Et les Ammonites se rassemblèrent de leurs villes et arrivèrent pour se battre.

8 When David heard of it, he sent Joab with all the army of the mighty men.

A cette nouvelle, David fit partir Joab et toute l'armée des guerriers.

9 The children of Ammon came out, and put the battle in array at the gate of the city; and the kings who had come were by themselves in the field.

Et les Ammonites sortirent et se rangèrent en bataille en dehors des portes de la ville tandis que les rois venus étaient seuls dans la campagne.

10 Now when Joab saw that the battle was set against him before and behind, he chose some of all the choice men of Israel, and put them in array against the Syrians.

Et Joab se voyant attaqué par devant et par derrière, fit un choix dans toute l'élite d'Israël et forma sa ligne contre les Syriens,

11 The rest of the people he committed into the hand of Abishai his brother; and they put themselves in array against the children of Ammon.

laissant sous la conduite de son frère Abisaï le reste de la troupe, qui forma sa ligne contre les Ammonites.

12 He said, “If the Syrians are too strong for me, then you are to help me; but if the children of Ammon are too strong for you, then I will help you.

Et il dit: Si les Syriens prennent l'avantage sur moi, viens à mon secours; et si les Ammonites prennent l'avantage sur toi, j'irai à ton secours.

13 Be courageous, and let’s be strong for our people and for the cities of our God. May Yahweh do that which seems good to him.”

Tiens bien, et tenons bien pour notre peuple et pour les cités de notre Dieu, et que l'Éternel agisse comme il Lui semblera bon.

14 So Joab and the people who were with him came near to the front of the Syrians to the battle; and they fled before him.

Joab donc et la troupe qui était avec lui, s'avança à l'attaque des Syriens qui s'enfuirent devant lui.

15 When the children of Ammon saw that the Syrians had fled, they likewise fled before Abishai his brother, and entered into the city. Then Joab came to Jerusalem.

Et les Ammonites voyant les Syriens en fuite, prirent aussi la fuite devant Abisaï, son frère, et rentrèrent dans la ville. Et Joab gagna Jérusalem.

16 When the Syrians saw that they were defeated by Israel, they sent messengers and called out the Syrians who were beyond the River, with Shophach the captain of the army of Hadadezer leading them.

Et les Syriens se voyant battus par les Israélites dépêchèrent des messagers et firent mettre en campagne les Syriens d'au delà le Fleuve, et Sophach, général d'armée d'Hadarézer, à leur tête.

17 David was told that, so he gathered all Israel together, passed over the Jordan, came to them, and set the battle in array against them. So when David had put the battle in array against the Syrians, they fought with him.

Et David en reçut l'avis; et il rassembla tous les Israélites et passa le Jourdain et les joignit et forma sa ligne contre eux, et David se rangea en bataille contre les Syriens, qui en vinrent aux mains avec lui. Mais les Syriens s'enfuirent devant les Israélites,

18 The Syrians fled before Israel; and David killed of the Syrian men seven thousand charioteers and forty thousand footmen, and also killed Shophach the captain of the army.

et David fit aux Syriens un massacre de sept mille chars et quarante mille fantassins et tua Sophach, général de l'armée.

19 When the servants of Hadadezer saw that they were defeated by Israel, they made peace with David and served him. The Syrians would not help the children of Ammon any more.

Et les serviteurs d'Hadarézer se voyant battus par les Israélites firent la paix avec David, auquel ils furent asservis. Et les Syriens ne voulurent plus porter secours aux Ammonites.