Premier livre de Samuel 17

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1 Les Philistins rassemblèrent leurs troupes pour la guerre. Ils se réunirent à Soko de Juda: leur camp se trouvait à Éphès-Damim, entre Soko et Azéka.	1 Now the Philistines, gathering their troops for battle, assembled at Socoh of Judah. And they made camp between Socoh and Azekah, within the borders of Dammim.
2 Saül et les Israélites se concentrèrent également, ils établirent leur camp dans la vallée du Térébinthe et se rangèrent en bataille face aux Philistins.	2 But Saul and the sons of Israel, having gathered together, went to the Valley of Terebinth. And they positioned the army so as to fight against the Philistines.
3 Les Philistins se tenaient sur un des versants de la montagne et les Israélites sur l’autre, la vallée les séparait.	3 And the Philistines were standing on a mountain on the one side, and Israel was standing on a mountain on the other side. And there was a valley between them.
4 Un guerrier d’élite, du nom de Goliath, sortit des rangs Philistins; c’était un homme de Gat qui mesurait plus de deux mètres.	4 And there went out from the camp of the Philistines, a man of illegitimate birth, named Goliath of Gath, whose height was six cubits and a palm.
5 Il avait un casque de bronze sur la tête et il était revêtu d’une cuirasse d’écailles. Le poids de sa cuirasse de bronze était de 60 kilos.	5 And he had a helmet of brass upon his head, and he was clothed with a breastplate of scales. Moreover, the weight of his breastplate was five thousand shekels of brass.
6 Il portait des jambières de bronze et un javelot de bronze entre les épaules,	6 And he had plates of brass on his lower legs, and a small shield of brass was covering his shoulders.
7 le bois de sa lance était aussi gros que celui dont on fait le cadre d’un métier à tisser et la pointe de fer de sa lance pesait à elle seule sept kilos. Un porte-bouclier marchait devant lui.	7 Now the shaft of his spear was like the beam used by a weaver. And the iron of his spear held six hundred shekels of iron. And his armor bearer went before him.
8 Il se plaça face aux rangs d’Israël et les interpella: “Pourquoi êtes-vous sortis pour vous ranger en bataille? Je suis le Philistin et vous êtes les esclaves de Saül, n’est-ce pas? Choisissez donc parmi vous un homme, et qu’il vienne lutter contre moi.	8 And standing still, he cried out to the battle lines of Israel, and he said to them: “Why have you arrived, prepared for battle? Am I not a Philistine, and are you not the servants of Saul? Choose one man from among you, and let him descend to do battle alone.
9 S’il est capable de l’emporter sur moi, s’il m’abat, alors nous serons vos serviteurs; mais si je l’emporte sur lui, si je l’abats, c’est vous qui deviendrez nos esclaves et qui nous servirez.”	9 If he is able to fight with me and to strike me down, we will be your servants. But if I will prevail over him, and strike him down, you will be the servants, and you will serve us.”
10 Le Philistin ajouta: “Aujourd’hui j’ai lancé un défi aux troupes d’Israël, donnez-moi donc un homme pour que nous nous mesurions en combat singulier.”	10 And the Philistine was saying: “I have reproached the troops of Israel today. Present a man to me, and let him undertake a fight against me alone.”
11 Lorsque Saül et Israël entendirent les paroles du Philistin, ils furent terrifiés et complètement démoralisés.	11 And Saul and all the Israelites, hearing these words of the Philistine in this manner, were stupefied and exceedingly afraid.
12 David était le fils de Jessé, un Éfratéen de Bethléem de Juda qui avait huit fils. Au temps de Saül, Jessé était déjà vieux, avancé en âge,	12 Now David was the son of an Ephrathite man, the one mentioned above, from Bethlehem of Judah, whose name was Jesse. He had eight sons, and during the days of Saul, he was an elderly man, and of great age among men.
13 mais ses trois aînés étaient partis à la guerre avec Saül. Ces trois fils qui partirent à la guerre étaient Éliab, l’aîné, Abinadab, le second, et Chamma, le troisième.	13 Now his three eldest sons followed Saul into battle. And the names of his three sons, who went to the battle, were Eliab, the firstborn, and the second, Abinadab, and the third Shammah.
14 David était plus jeune, et comme les trois aînés étaient partis avec Saül,	14 But David was the youngest. Therefore, when the three eldest had followed Saul,
15 David allait et venait du service de Saül à la garde du troupeau de son père à Bethléem.	15 David went away from Saul, and he returned, so that he might pasture the flock of his father at Bethlehem.
16 Chaque matin et chaque soir le Philistin se présentait: il fit ainsi pendant quarante jours.	16 Truly, the Philistine advanced morning and evening, and he stood forth, for forty days.
17 Jessé dit à David son fils: “Prends donc pour tes frères une mesure de grain grillé et dix pains. Tu iras au camp pour les porter à tes frères.	17 Now Jesse said to his son David: “Take, for your brothers, an ephah of cooked grain, and these ten loaves, and hurry to the camp, to your brothers.
18 Tu donneras ces dix morceaux de fromage au chef de mille, puis tu prendras des nouvelles de tes frères et tu me ramèneras d’eux un gage.”	18 And you shall carry these ten little cheeses to the tribune. And visit your brothers, to see if they are doing well. And learn with whom they have been stationed.”
19 Or ils étaient avec Saül et tout Israël dans la vallée du Térébinthe pour combattre les Philistins.	19 But they were in the valley of Terebinth, with Saul and all the sons of Israel, fighting against the Philistines.
20 De bon matin David se leva, il confia le troupeau à un gardien, puis il emporta son sac et partit comme Jessé le lui avait ordonné. Lorsqu’il arriva, l’armée quittait le camp pour prendre ses positions et pousser le cri de guerre.	20 And so, David rose up in the morning, and he commended the flock to the caretaker. And he went away burdened, just as Jesse had instructed him. And he went to the place of the battle line, and to the army, which, in going out to fight, was shouting in the conflict.
21 Les Israélites et les Philistins se rangèrent face à face.	21 For Israel had positioned their troops, but the Philistines also had prepared themselves against them.
22 David confia son sac à celui qui gardait les bagages et courut vers le front des troupes. Il alla saluer ses frères.	22 Then, leaving the items that he had brought under the hand of the keeper of baggage, David ran to the place of the conflict. And he was asking if all was going well with his brothers.
23 Pendant qu’il parlait avec eux, voici que le colosse philistin sortit des lignes. Il s’appelait Goliath, c’était un Philistin de Gat. Il répétait toujours les mêmes paroles et David l’entendit.	23 And while he was still speaking with them, there appeared the man of spurious descent, whose name was Goliath, the Philistine of Gath, ascending from the camp of the Philistines. And he was speaking in these same words, which David heard.
24 Dès qu’on le voyait, les Israélites se mettaient à distance car ils tremblaient de peur.	24 Then all the Israelites, when they had seen the man, fled from his face, fearing him greatly.
25 Un homme d’Israël dit: “Avez-vous vu cet homme qui monte des lignes philistines pour insulter Israël. Le roi comblera de richesses celui qui l’abattra, il lui donnera sa fille en mariage et exemptera la maison de son père de tout impôt en Israël.”	25 And someone of Israel said: “Have you seen this man, who has risen up. For he ascended in order to reproach Israel. Therefore, the man who will strike him down, the king will enrich with great wealth, and will give to him his daughter, and will cause his father’s house to be free of tribute in Israel.”
26 David demanda aux hommes qui étaient autour de lui: “Que fera-t-on pour celui qui abattra ce Philistin et vengera l’insulte faite à Israël? Qui est ce Philistin incirconcis, pour insulter les troupes du Dieu vivant!”	26 And David spoke to the men who were standing with him, saying: “What will be given to the man who will have struck down this Philistine, and who will have taken away the disgrace from Israel? For who is this uncircumcised Philistine, that he should reproach the soldiers of the living God?”
27 Les gens lui répétèrent les paroles qu’ils avaient entendues: “Voilà ce qu’on fera pour l’homme qui l’abattra.”	27 Then the people repeated to him the same words, saying, “These things shall be given to the man who will have struck him down.”
28 Éliab, son frère aîné, l’entendit qui parlait avec les hommes de guerre et il se mit en colère contre David. Il lui dit: “Pourquoi es-tu venu ici? À qui as-tu confié les quelques brebis que nous avons dans le désert? Je te connais: tu cours après les occasions, et c’est pour voir la bataille que tu es venu ici.”	28 Now when Eliab, his eldest brother, had heard this, as he was speaking with the others, he became angry against David, and he said: “Why did you come here? And why did you leave behind those few sheep in the wilderness? I know your pride and the wickedness of your heart, that you have come down so that you might see the battle.”
29 David répondit: “Qu’ai-je donc fait? N’a-t-on plus le droit de parler?”	29 And David said: “What have I done? Is there any word against me?”
30 Il se tourna vers un autre et lui posa la même question, mais les gens lui firent la même réponse que la première fois.	30 And he turned away from him a little, toward another. And he asked the same question. And the people responded to him as before.
31 On avait entendu les paroles de David et on les avait rapportées à Saül qui le fit venir.	31 Now the words that David had spoken were heard and reported in the sight of Saul.
32 David dit à Saül: “Que personne ne tremble en face de ce Philistin, ton serviteur ira se battre contre lui.”	32 When he had been led to Saul, he said to him: “Let no one lose heart over him. I, your servant, shall go and fight against the Philistine.”
33 Mais Saül dit à David: “Tu ne pourras pas combattre ce Philistin, tu n’es qu’un enfant et lui est un homme de guerre depuis sa jeunesse.”	33 And Saul said to David: “You are not able to withstand this Philistine, nor to fight against him. For you are a boy, but he has been a warrior from his boyhood.”
34 David dit à Saül: “Ton serviteur gardait les troupeaux de son père, et lorsqu’un lion ou un ours venait pour emporter un mouton du troupeau,	34 And David said to Saul: “Your servant was pasturing the flock of his father. And there approached a lion or a bear, and it took a ram from the midst of the flock.
35 je partais à sa poursuite, je le frappais et je lui arrachais de la gueule sa proie. S’il se jetait sur moi, je le saisissais par la barbe, je le frappais et je le mettais en pièces.	35 And I pursued after them, and I struck them, and I rescued from their mouth. And they rose up against me. And I caught them by the throat, and I strangled and killed them.
36 “Ton serviteur a mis à mal le lion et l’ours, et ce sera pareil pour ce Philistin qui a insulté les troupes du Dieu vivant!”	36 For I, your servant, have killed both lion and bear. And so this uncircumcised Philistine, too, will be like one of them. Now I will go and take away the reproach of the people. For who is this uncircumcised Philistine, who has dared to curse the army of the living God?”
37 David dit encore: “Yahvé qui m’a délivré de la griffe du lion et de la patte de l’ours, me délivrera de la main de ce Philistin.” Alors Saül dit à David: “Va et que Yahvé soit avec toi.”	37 And David said, “The Lord who rescued me from the hand of the lion, and from the hand of the bear, he himself will free me from the hand of this Philistine.” Then Saul said to David, “Go, and may the Lord be with you.”
38 Saül donna à David ses propres vêtements, il mit sur sa tête un casque de bronze et l’habilla d’une cuirasse.	38 And Saul clothed David with his garments. And he placed a helmet of brass upon his head, and he clothed him with a breastplate.
39 David attacha son épée par-dessus ses vêtements, il essaya de marcher, mais il n’était pas habitué. Alors David dit à Saül: “Je ne peux marcher avec tout cela, car je ne suis pas habitué.” Et David enleva tout.	39 Then David, having girded his sword over his armor, began to see if he could walk in the armor. But he was not accustomed to it. And David said to Saul: “I cannot move about in this way. For I am not used to it.” And he put them aside.
40 Il prit son bâton et choisit dans le torrent cinq pierres bien plates. Il les mit dans son sac de berger, dans sa sacoche, il prit sa fronde en main et s’avança contre le Philistin.	40 And he took up his staff, which he held always in his hands. And he chose for himself five very smooth stones from the torrent. And he put them into the shepherd’s bag that he had with him. And he took up a sling in his hand. And he went out against the Philistine.
41 Le Philistin allait et venait et s’approchait de David; son porte-bouclier s’avançait devant lui.	41 And the Philistine, advancing, went and drew near against David. And his armor bearer was before him.
42 Le Philistin regarda David et il le méprisa, car il n’était encore qu’un garçon (David était roux et d’une belle apparence).	42 And when the Philistine had seen and considered David, he despised him. For he was a youth, ruddy and of handsome appearance.
43 Le Philistin dit à David: “Suis-je un chien, pour que tu viennes contre moi avec des bâtons?” Alors le Philistin maudit David par tous ses dieux,	43 And the Philistine said to David, “Am I a dog, that you approach against me with a staff?” And the Philistine cursed David by his gods.
44 puis il dit à David: “Avance vers moi, pour que je te livre en pâture aux oiseaux des cieux et aux bêtes des champs.”	44 And he said to David, “Come to me, and I will give your flesh to the birds of the air, and to the beasts of the earth.”
45 David répondit au Philistin: “Tu viens à moi avec l’épée, la lance et le javelot, mais moi je marche contre toi au Nom de Yahvé des armées, le Dieu des troupes d’Israël que tu as insultées.	45 But David said to the Philistine: “You approach me with sword, and spear, and shield. But I come to you in the name of the Lord of hosts, the God of the armies of Israel, which you have reproached.
46 Aujourd’hui Yahvé te livrera entre mes mains, je t’abattrai et j’enlèverai ta tête de sur tes épaules. Aujourd’hui je te donnerai en pâture, toi et toute l’armée des Philistins, aux oiseaux des cieux et aux animaux de la terre, pour que toute la terre sache qu’il y a un Dieu en Israël.	46 Today, the Lord will deliver you into my hand, and I will strike you down. And I will take your head from you. And today, I will give the carcasses of the camp of the Philistines to the birds of the air, and to the beasts of the earth, so that all the earth may know that God is with Israel.
47 Tous ceux qui sont ici rassemblés sauront que Yahvé ne sauve ni par l’épée ni par la lance, mais que la victoire appartient à Yahvé: c’est lui qui va vous livrer entre nos mains.”	47 And this entire assembly will know that the Lord does not save by sword, nor by spear. For this is his war, and he will deliver you into our hands.”
48 À ce moment le Philistin avance et s’approche de David. David se décide, court droit devant lui à la rencontre du Philistin,	48 Then, when the Philistine had risen up, and was approaching, and was drawing near against David, David hurried and ran to the fight against the Philistine.
49 puis il porte la main à sa sacoche, il en tire une pierre et la lance avec la fronde. Il frappe le Philistin au front, la pierre s’enfonce dans son front et le Philistin tombe la face contre terre.	49 And he put his hand into his bag, and took out one stone. And swinging it around, he cast it with the sling and struck the Philistine on the forehead. And the stone became imbedded in his forehead. And he fell on his face, upon the ground.
50 C’est ainsi que David triomphe du Philistin avec la fronde et la pierre: il abat le Philistin et le met à mort. Mais il n’a pas d’épée dans la main.	50 And David prevailed against the Philistine with a sling and a stone. And he struck and killed the Philistine. But since David held no sword in his hand,
51 Alors David court, il se tient debout sur le Philistin, il lui prend son épée qu’il tire du fourreau et, l’épée en main, il tranche la tête du Philistin. C’est ainsi qu’il l’achève. Les Philistins avaient vu la mort de leur champion: ils prirent la fuite.	51 he ran and stood over the Philistine, and he took his sword, and withdrew it from the sheath. And he killed him and cut off his head. Then the Philistines, seeing that their strongest man was dead, fled away.
52 Les hommes d’Israël et de Juda se levèrent, poussèrent le cri de guerre et se lancèrent à la poursuite des Philistins jusqu’à l’entrée de Gat, et jusqu’aux portes d’Ékron. Tout au long du chemin qui va de Chaarayim jusqu’à Gat et Ékron, on voyait des cadavres de Philistins.	52 And the men of Israel and Judah, rising up, shouted and pursued after the Philistines, even until they arrived at the valley and as far as the gates of Ekron. And many wounded among the Philistines fell on the way of Shaaraim, and as far as Gath, and as far as Ekron.
53 Quand les Israélites revinrent de cette poursuite acharnée contre les Philistins, ils pillèrent leur camp.	53 And the sons of Israel, returning after they had pursued the Philistines, invaded their camp.
54 David saisit la tête du Philistin et l’apporta à Jérusalem; quant à ses armes, il les déposa dans sa propre tente.	54 Then David, taking up the head of the Philistine, brought it to Jerusalem. Yet truly, he placed his armor in his own tent.
55 En voyant David partir à la rencontre du Philistin, Saül avait dit à Abner, le chef de son armée: “De qui ce garçon est-il le fils, Abner? Abner répondit: “Aussi vrai que je suis vivant, ô roi, je n’en sais rien.”	55 Now at the time that Saul had seen David going out against the Philistines, he said to Abner, the leader of the military, “From what stock is this youth descended, Abner?” And Abner said, “As your soul lives, O king, I do not know.”
56 Le roi lui dit: “Renseigne-toi pour savoir de qui ce garçon est le fils.”	56 And the king said, “You shall inquire as to whose son this boy may be.”
57 Lorsque David revint d’avoir abattu le Philistin, Abner le conduisit devant Saül; il tenait à la main la tête du Philistin.	57 And when David had returned, after the Philistine had been struck down, Abner took him, and brought him before Saul, having the head of the Philistine in his hand.
58 Saül lui dit: “De qui es-tu le fils, jeune homme?” Et David lui répondit: “Je suis le fils de ton serviteur Jessé de Bethléem.”	58 And Saul said to him, “Young man, from what ancestry are you?” And David said, “I am the son of your servant Jesse of Bethlehem.”