Premier livre des Chroniques 10

BIBLES DES PEUPLES	CATHOLIC PUBLIC DOMAIN
1 Les Philistins firent la guerre à Israël, les Israélites s’enfuirent devant les Philistins et tombèrent frappés à mort sur le mont Guelboé.	1 Now the Philistines were fighting against Israel, and the men of Israel fled from the Philistines, and they fell down wounded on mount Gilboa.
2 Les Philistins serraient de près Saül et ses fils: ils tuèrent Jonathan, Aminadab et Malki-Choua, fils de Saül.	2 And when the Philistines had draw near, pursuing Saul and his sons, they struck down Jonathan, and Abinadab, and Malchishua, the sons of Saul.
3 La bataille se reporta sur Saül; des archers le découvrirent et se voyant face à eux, il fut pris de panique.	3 And the battle grew heavy against Saul. And the archers found him, and they wounded him with arrows.
4 Saül dit alors à son écuyer: “Dégaine ton épée et transperce-moi. Il ne faut pas que ces incirconcis arrivent sur moi et se jouent de moi.” Mais son écuyer ne voulut pas: il avait peur. Saül prit donc son épée et se jeta sur elle.	4 And Saul said to his armor bearer: “Unsheathe your sword and kill me. Otherwise, these uncircumcised men may arrive and mock me.” But his armor bearer was not willing, having been struck with fear. And so, Saul took hold of his sword, and he fell upon it.
5 Lorsque son écuyer vit qu’il était mort, il se jeta lui aussi sur son épée et mourut avec lui.	5 And when his armor bearer had seen this, specifically, that Saul was dead, he now fell on his sword also, and he died.
6 C’est ainsi que ce jour-là, Saül, ses trois fils et toute sa maison moururent ensemble.	6 Therefore, Saul died, and his three sons passed away, and his entire house fell, together.
7 Apprenant la défaite, la mort de Saül et de ses fils, les Israélites qui habitaient la vallée abandonnèrent leurs villes et prirent la fuite. Les Philistins arrivèrent et s’établirent à leur place.	7 And when the men of Israel who were living in the plains had seen this, they fled. And since Saul and his sons were dead, they abandoned their cities and were dispersed, here and there. And the Philistines arrived and lived among them.
8 Le lendemain, les Philistins venus pour dépouiller les morts trouvèrent Saül et ses fils gisant sur le mont Guelboé.	8 Then, on the next day, when the Philistines were taking away the spoils of the slain, they found Saul and his sons, lying on mount Gilboa.
9 Ils le dépouillèrent et emportèrent sa tête et ses armes, puis ils firent porter cette bonne nouvelle dans tout le pays des Philistins, à leurs idoles et à toute la populace.	9 And when they had despoiled him, and had cut off his head, and had stripped his armor, they sent these things into their land, so that they would be carried around and displayed in the temples of the idols and to the people.
10 Ils mirent ses armes dans le temple de leurs dieux et suspendirent sa tête dans le temple de Dagon.	10 But his armor they consecrated in the shrine of their god, and his head they affixed in the temple of Dagon.
11 Lorsque les habitants de Yabech de Galaad apprirent comment les Philistins avaient traité Saül,	11 When the men of Jabesh Gilead had heard this, specifically, all that the Philistines had done concerning Saul,
12 tous les braves parmi eux se mirent en route; ils emportèrent les corps de Saül et de ses fils et les ramenèrent à Yabech. Ils enterrèrent leurs ossements sous le térébinthe et jeûnèrent durant sept jours.	12 each one of the valiant men rose up, and they took the bodies of Saul and of his sons. And they brought them to Jabesh. And they buried their bones under the oak that was in Jabesh. And they fasted for seven days.
13 C’est ainsi que mourut Saül: il avait été infidèle envers Yahvé, il n’avait pas observé sa parole, il s’était même rendu chez une nécromancienne pour la consulter.	13 Thus did Saul die for his iniquities, because he betrayed the commandment of the Lord which he had instructed, and did not keep it. And moreover, he even consulted a woman diviner;
14 Mais il n’avait pas consulté Yahvé: Yahvé le fit mourir et donna sa royauté à David, fils de Jessé.	14 for he did not trust in the Lord. Because of this, he caused his death, and he transferred his kingdom to David, the son of Jesse.