1 Samuel 19
1 Et Saül parla à Jonathan son fils, ainsi qu'à tous ses serviteurs, pour qu'ils tuassent David. Or, Jonathan, fils de Saül, aimait beaucoup David,
And Saul gave orders to his son Jonathan and to all his servants to put David to death. But Saul's son Jonathan had great delight in David.
2 Et Jonathan avertit David, disant: Saül cherche à te tuer; prends donc garde à toi; dès demain à l'aurore, cache-toi et demeure caché.
And Jonathan said to David, Saul, my father, is purposing your death: so now, take care in the morning, and keep yourself safe in a secret place:
3 Quant à moi, je sortirai et je m'arrêterai avec mon père dans le champ où tu seras; je lui parlerai de toi; je verrai ce qu'il en est, et je te le ferai savoir.
And I will go out and take my place by my father's side in the field near where you are; and I will get into talk with my father about you, and when I see how things are, I will give you word.
4 Et Jonathan parla favorablement de David à son père, et il lui dit: Que le roi ne se rende pas coupable envers David, son serviteur, car il n'est point coupable envers toi, et toutes ses actions sont bonnes.
And Jonathan gave his father Saul a good account of David, and said to him, Let not the king do wrong against his servant, against David; because he has done you no wrong, and all his acts have had a good outcome for you:
5 Il a placé sa vie dans sa main, il a tué l'étranger, et le Seigneur nous a sauvés d'une manière éclatante; tout Israël l'a vu et s'en est réjoui: pourquoi donc pècherais-tu contre le sang innocent, en tuant sans sujet David?
For he put his life in danger and overcame the Philistine, and the Lord gave all Israel salvation: you saw it and were glad: why then are you sinning against him who has done no wrong, desiring the death of David without cause?
6 Saül se rendit aux paroles de Jonathan; Saül prêta serment, et il dit: Vive le Seigneur, David ne mourra point.
And Saul gave ear to the voice of Jonathan, and said with an oath, By the living Lord, he is not to be put to death.
7 Et Jonathan appela David; il lui répéta tout cet entretien, et il l'amena auprès de Saül, qui fut pour lui ce qu'il était précédemment.
Then Jonathan sent for David and gave him word of all these things. And Jonathan took David to Saul, who kept him by his side as in the past.
8 Or, Saül eut une nouvelle guerre; et David remporta la victoire; il combattit les Philistins; et il les frappa d'une très grande plaie, et ils s'enfuirent devant lui.
And there was war again: and David went out fighting the Philistines, causing great destruction among them; and they went in flight before him.
9 Alors, un mauvais esprit de Dieu saisit Saül; celui-ci dormait dans sa maison la javeline à la main, et David touchait de la harpe.
And an evil spirit from the Lord came on Saul, when he was seated in his house with his spear in his hand; and David made music for him.
10 Et Saül, s'éveillant, chercha à tuer David d'un coup de javeline, mais David s'esquiva, la javeline frappa le mur; David s'enfuit et fut sauvé.
And Saul would have sent his spear through him, pinning him to the wall, but he got away and the spear went into the wall: and that night David went in flight and got away.
11 Cette nuit-là, Saül envoya des messagers à la maison de David pour l'épier et le tuer dès le matin; mais Michol, femme de David, l'avertit, disant: Si cette nuit même tu ne sauves pas ta vie, demain tu seras mis à mort.
Then in that night Saul sent men to David's house to keep watch on him so as to put him to death in the morning: and David's wife Michal said to him, If you do not go away to a safe place tonight you will be put to death in the morning.
12 Et Michol fit sortir David par la fenêtre; il partit, s'enfuit et fut sauvé.
So Michal let David down through the window, and he went in flight and got away.
13 Et Michol prit une image qu'elle posa sur le lit; à la tète elle mit du poil de chèvre, et elle couvrit le corps d'un manteau.
Then Michal took the image and put it in the bed, with a cushion of goat's hair at its head, and she put clothing over it.
14 Or, Saül avait envoyé des messagers pour prendre David, et ils vinrent lui dire qu'il était malade.
And when Saul sent men to take David, she said, He is ill.
15 Il les renvoya chez David, disant: Amenez-le-moi et qu'il meure.
And Saul sent his men to see David, saying, Do not come back without him, take him in his bed, so that I may put him to death.
16 Les messagers retournèrent chez David et ils virent l'image sur le lit, et à la tète le poil de chèvre.
And when the men came in, there was the image in the bed, with the cushion of goat's hair at its head
17 Et Saül dit à Michol: Pourquoi m'avoir ainsi trompé en faisant échapper mon ennemi? Le voilà sauvé. Et Michol dit à Saül: Il m'a dit: Laisse-moi fuir; sinon je te tuerai.
And Saul said to Michal, why have you been false to me, letting my hater go and get safely away? And in answer Michal said to Saul, He said to me, Let me go, or I will put you to death.
18 Or, David s'était enfui, et il était sauvé; il se rendit chez Samuel en Armathaïm, et il lui raconta tout ce que lui avait fait Saül. Aussitôt, Samuel partit avec David, et ils séjournèrent à Navath en Rhama.
So David went in flight and got away and came to Ramah, to Samuel, and gave him an account of all Saul had done to him. And he and Samuel went and were living in Naioth.
19 Et des gens le rapportèrent à Saül, disant: Voilà que David est à Navath en Rhama.
And word was given to Saul that David was at Naioth in Ramah.
20 Et Saül envoya des messagers pour prendre David; or, ils virent l'assemblée des prophètes, Samuel à leur tète, et l'Esprit de Dieu vint sur les messagers de Saül, et ils prophétisèrent.
And Saul sent men to take David; and when they saw the band of prophets at work, with Samuel in his place at their head, the spirit of God came on Saul's men, and they became like prophets.
21 Des gens l'allèrent dire à Saül, et il envoya d'autres messagers; et ceux-ci pareillement se mirent à prophétiser; Saül en envoya d'autres qui prophétisèrent encore.
And Saul, having news of this, sent other men, who in the same way became like prophets. And a third time Saul sent men, and they like the others became like prophets.
22 Enfin, Saül s'enflamma de colère; il partit lui-même pour Armathaïm, et alla jusqu'au puits de l'aire qui est à Séphi; il s'informa et il dit: Où sont Samuel et David? On lui répondit: Ils sont à Navath en Rhama.
Then he himself went to Ramah, and came to the great water-spring in Secu; and questioning the people he said, Where are Samuel and David? And one said, They are at Naioth in Ramah.
23 Saül partit donc pour Navath en Rhama, et l'Esprit de Dieu vint aussi sur lui, et il alla prophétisant, jusqu'à l'entrée de Navath en Rhama.
And he went on from there to Naioth in Ramah: and the spirit of God came on him, and he went on, acting like a prophet, till he came to Naioth in Ramah.
24 Là, il se dépouilla de ses vêtements; il prophétisa devant l'assemblée, et il resta nu, tout ce jour-là et toute la nuit, se tenant prosterné; à cause de cela on dit: Saül aussi est-il au nombre des prophètes?
And he took off his clothing, acting like a prophet before Samuel, and falling down he was stretched out, without his clothing, all that day and all that night. This is the reason for the saying, Is even Saul among the prophets?
