1 Chroniques 11

1 Et tous les Israélites formèrent assemblée auprès de David à Hébron et dirent: Voici, nous sommes tes os et ta chair.

Then the people of Israel came to David at Hebron [town] and said to him, “Listen, we have the same ancestors [IDM] that you have.

2 Déjà hier et avant-hier, déjà pendant le règne de Saül, c'était toi qui menais en campagne et ramenais Israël, et l'Éternel, ton Dieu, t'a dit: C'est toi qui seras le pasteur de mon peuple d'Israël, et c'est toi qui seras prince de mon peuple d'Israël.

In the past, when Saul was our king, it was you who led our Israeli [soldiers in our battles]. You are the one to whom Yahweh our God promised, ‘You will be the leader [MET] of my people; you will be their king.’”

3 Ainsi se présentèrent tous les Anciens d'Israël au Roi en Hébron et David solennisa un pacte avec eux à Hébron devant l'Éternel; et ils oignirent David roi d'Israël aux termes de la parole de l'Éternel prononcée par l'organe de Samuel.

So all the Israeli elders came to David at Hebron. And David made a sacred agreement with them while Yahweh was listening. They anointed him [with olive oil to set him apart] to be the king of the Israeli people. That is what Yahweh had previously told [the prophet] Samuel would happen.

4 Et David et tous les Israélites se portèrent sur Jérusalem, c'est- à-dire Jébus; or là vivaient les Jébusites habitants du pays.

David and all the Israeli [soldiers] [SYN] went to Jerusalem. [At that time, ] Jerusalem was called Jebus, and the people who lived there were the Jebus people-group.

5 Et les habitants de Jébus dirent à David: Tu n'entreras pas ici. Mais David s'empara de la citadelle de Sion, c'est-à-dire, de la Cité de David.

Those people said to David, “Your [soldiers] will not be able to get inside our city!” But David’s [soldiers] captured the city, even though it had strong walls around it, and since then it has been called ‘The City of David’.

6 Et David dit: Le premier qui battra les Jébusites aura rang de chef et de général. Et le premier qui escalada fut Joab, fils de Tseruïa, et il devint chef.

[What happened was this: ]: David said [to his soldiers], “The one who leads [our soldiers] to attack the Jebus people-group will become the commander of all my army.” Joab, the son of Zeruiah, led the soldiers, so he became the commander of all the army.

7 Et David habita la citadelle; c'est pourquoi elle reçut le nom de Cité de David.

[After they captured] the city which had strong walls around it, David moved there. That is why they named it ‘The City of David’.

8 Et il éleva la cité dans son pourtour, à partir de Millo, et l'enceinte entière, et Joab restaura le restant de la ville.

David’s workers rebuilt the city, starting where the land was filled in and extending to the wall that was around the city. Joab’s [men] repaired the other parts of the city.

9 Et David allait toujours grandissant et l'Éternel des armées était avec lui.

David became more and more powerful/influential, because the Almighty Commander of the armies of angels was with/helping him.

10 Suivent les principaux héros qu'avait David, qui lui prêtèrent main forte lors de son avènement, avec tout Israël, pour le faire roi selon la parole de l'Éternel concernant Israël.

Yahweh had promised [that David would become the king]. And all the Israeli people (were happy that David was/supported David as) their king. There were many soldiers/warriors who helped David’s kingdom to remain strong.

11 Et voici la liste des héros qu'avait David: Jasobeam, fils de Hachmoni, chef des trente, il brandissait sa lance sur trois cents hommes tués tout d'une haleine.

This is a list of the leaders of David’s [most mighty] warriors: Jashobeam was from the Hacmon clan. He was one of the leaders of David’s most powerful soldiers. One time he fought against 300 enemies and killed them all with his spear.

12 Et après lui Eléazar, fils de Dodo, l'Ahohite; il était l'un des trois héros.

Another one was Eleazar, who was the son of Dodo from the clan of Ahoh.

13 C'est lui qui était avec David à Pas-Damim, lorsque les Philistins s'étaient concentrés là pour le combat. Et il y avait là une pièce de terre, pleine d'orge, et la troupe s'enfuit devant les Philistins;

[One day] he was with David at Pas Dammim when the soldiers of Philistia gathered there for the battle. There was a field of barley there. At first the Israeli soldiers ran away from the soldiers of Philistia,

14 alors ils se postèrent au milieu du champ et le délivrèrent et battirent les Philistins, et l'Éternel accorda une grande victoire.

but then David and Eleazar stopped in the middle of the field and fought to defend it and killed [many of] the soldiers of Philistia. Yahweh enabled them to win a great victory on that day.

15 Et ces trois qui faisaient partie des trente chefs, descendirent au rocher vers David dans la grotte d'Adullam, et le camp des Philistins était assis dans la vallée de Rephaïm.

One time three of David’s thirty most mighty warriors came to David when he was camping next to the huge rock outside the cave near Adullam. At that same time, the army of Philistia had camped in the Rephaim Valley.

16 Or David se trouvait à ce moment sur la hauteur, et il y avait alors à Bethléhem un poste de Philistins.

David was in a fortress, and some of the soldiers of Philistia were occupying Bethlehem.

17 Et David fit un souhait et dit: Qui me fera boire de l'eau de la citerne de Bethléhem, qui est dans la porte?

[One day] David was very thirsty and said, “I wish that someone would bring me some water from the well near the gate at Bethlehem!”

18 Alors les trois se firent jour à travers le campement des Philistins, et puisèrent de l'eau à la citerne de Bethléhem dans la porte, et ils l'apportèrent et l'offrirent à David; mais David ne voulut pas la boire et il la répandit en hommage à l'Éternel

So those three most outstanding warriors forced their way through the camp of Philistia soldiers and drew some water from the well, and brought it to David. But he would not drink it. Instead, he poured it out [on the ground to be an offering] to Yahweh.

19 et dit: Mon Dieu me préserve de faire pareille chose! Boirais-je le sang de ces hommes qui ont risqué leur vie? Car c'est au péril de leur vie qu'ils l'ont apportée. Il ne voulut donc pas la boire. Tel est l'exploit des trois héros.

He said, “Yahweh, it would certainly not be right for me to drink this water! That would be like [RHQ] drinking the blood of these men who were willing/ready to die for me!” So he refused to drink it. That was one of the things that those three most outstanding warriors did.

20 Et Abisaï, frère de Joab: il était le chef des Trois, et il brandit sa lance sur trois cents tués et il avait un nom dans les Trois.

Joab’s [younger] brother Abishai was the leader of the 30 most mighty warriors. [One time] Abishai fought 300 [enemy] soldiers with his spear and killed them.

21 Il était honoré par les Trois de la seconde série, et était leur chef, mais il n'atteignait pas aux Trois [premiers].

So he became as famous as those three most outstanding warriors. He became their commander, even though he was not one of those three men.

22 Benaïa, fils de Joiada, fils d'un brave, illustre par ses exploits, du Cabtséel; c'est lui qui abattit les deux Ariels de Moab. C'est aussi lui qui descendit et abattit le lion dans la citerne un jour de neige.

Jehoiada’s son Benaiah was a brave soldier from Kabzeel [town] who did heroic deeds. He killed two of the best warriors from [the] Moab [people-group]. One day he went down into a pit when snow was falling [on the ground] and killed a lion there.

23 C'est aussi lui qui terrassa l'homme d'Egypte, un homme ayant une stature de cinq coudées, et dans la main de l'Égyptien était une lance comme l'ensuble d'un tisserand, et il fondit sur lui avec le bâton, et arracha la lance de la main de l'Égyptien, qu'il tua avec sa lance.

He also killed a soldier from Egypt who was (7-1/2 feet/2.3 meters) tall. The soldier from Egypt carried a spear that was as long as a weaver’s rod. Benaiah had [only] a club, but he grabbed the other man’s spear and killed him with it.

24 Tels sont les faits de Benaïa, fils de Joiada, et il avait avec un nom entre les Trois héros.

Those are some of the things that Benaiah did. So he became as famous as the three mighty warriors.

25 Voici, il était honoré par les trente, mais il n'atteignait pas aux trois premiers. Et David le mit à la tête de sa garde du corps.

He was more honored than the other members of the group of thirty most mighty warriors, but he did not become a member of the group of three most outstanding warriors. David appointed him to be the leader of his bodyguards.

26 Et les chefs des ces corps d'armée étaient: Asahel, frère de Joab; Elchanam fils de Dodo, de Bethléhem;

These are the names of David’s mighty warriors: Asahel, the [younger] brother of Joab; Elhanan, the son of Dodo, from Bethlehem;

27 Sammoth l'Harorite; Hélets, le Pelonite;

Shammah, from [the] Harod [clan]; Helez, from [the] Pelon [clan];

28 Ira, fils de Ickesch de Thékôa; Abiézer, d'Anatoth;

Ira, the son of Ikkesh, from Tekoa [town]; Abiezer, from Anathoth [city];

29 Sibchaï le Husathite; Ilaï l'Ahohite;

Sibbecai, from Hushah’s [clan]; Ilai from Ahoh’s clan;

30 Maheraï de Nétophah; de Héled, fils de Baëna, de Nétophah;

Maharai, from Netophah [town]; Heled, the son of Baanah, also from Netophah [town];

31 Ithaï, fils de Ribaï, de Gibea des Benjaminites; Benaïa, de Piratheon;

Ithai, the son of Ribai, from Gibeah [town] in [the land that belonged to] the tribe of Benjamin; Benaiah, from Pirathon [town];

32 Huraï de Nahalei-Gaas; Abiel de Arba;

Hurai, from the valleys near Gaash [Mountain]; Abiel from the clan of Arabah;

33 Azmaveth, le Baherumite; Elihaba, de Saalbon;

Azmaveth, from Baharum [town]; Eliahba, from Shaalbon [town];

34 Benei-Hasem, de Gizon; Jonathan, fils de Sagè, de Harar;

The sons of Hashem from [the] Gizon [clan]; Jonathan the son of Shagee from the Harar [town/clan];

35 Hahiam, fils de Sachar, de Harar; Eliphal, fils de Hur;

Ahiam the son of Sharar/Sacar, from Harar [town/clan]; Eliphal the son of Ur;

36 Hépher, de Mechébaï; Ahia, le Pelonite;

Hepher from the Mekerath [clan]; Ahijah from the Pelon [clan/town];

37 Hetsro, le Carmélite; Naaraï, fils de Ezbaï;

Hezro from Carmel [city]; Naarai the son of Ezbai;

38 Joël, frère de Nathan; Mibehar, fils de Hagri;

Joel the [younger] brother of Nathan; Mibhar the son of Hagri;

39 Tsélec, l'Ammonite; Naheraï, le Bérothite, écuyer de Joab, fils de Tseruïa;

Zelek from the Ammon people-group; Naharai, the man who carried Joab’s weapons, from Beeroth [town];

40 Irah, de Jéther; Gareb, de Jéther;

Ira and Gareb from Jattir [town];

41 Uria le Héthien; Zabad, fils de Ahelaï;

Uriah, [Bathsheba’s husband], from the Heth people-group; Zabad the son of Ahlai;

42 Adina, fils de Siza, le Rubénite, chef des Rubénites, suivi de trente hommes;

Adina the son of Shiza, a leader from the tribe of Reuben, who had thirty [soldiers] with him;

43 Hanan, fils de Maëcha, et Josaphat, le Mithenite;

Hanan the son of Maacah; Joshaphat from Mithna [town/clan];

44 Uzzia d'Astherah; Sama et Jehiel, fils de Hotham d'Aroër;

Uzzia from Ashterath [town]; Shama and Jeiel, the sons of Hotham, from Aroer [city];

45 Jediael, fils de Simri, et Joha, son frère, le Thitsite;

Jediael the son of Shimri and his [younger] brother Joha, from Tiz [town/clan];

46 Eliel de Mahevim; Jeribaï et Josavia, fils d'Elnaam; et Jithma, le Moabite;

Eliel from Mahavah [town/clan]; Jeribai and Joshaviah, the sons of Elnaam; Ithmah from [the] Moab [region];

47 Eliel et Obed et Jaësiel-Hammetsobaïa.

Eliel and Obed, and Jaasiel from Zobah [town/clan].