1 Samuel 10

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1 Then Samuel took a little vial of oil, and poured it on his head. And he kissed him, and said: “Behold, the Lord has anointed you as first ruler over his inheritance. And you shall free his people from the hands of their enemies, who are all around them. And this shall be a sign for you that God has anointed you as ruler:	1 Samuel prit son flacon d’huile et le versa sur la tête de Saül, puis il l’embrassa et lui dit: “Yahvé t’a consacré comme chef de son peuple d’Israël. C’est toi qui gouverneras le peuple de Yahvé et tu le délivreras de la main de ses ennemis. Veux-tu être sûr que Yahvé t’a consacré comme chef de son héritage? Voici des signes:
2 When you will have departed from me this day, you will find two men beside the sepulcher of Rachel, in the parts of Benjamin to the south. And they will say to you: ‘The donkeys have been found, which you had been seeking as you traveled. And your father, forgetting about the donkeys, has been anxious for you, and he says, “What shall I do about my son?” ’	2 Aujourd’hui même, après que tu m’auras quitté, tu rencontreras deux hommes à Zelza près de la tombe de Rachel, sur le territoire de Benjamin; ils te diront: On a retrouvé les ânesses que tu étais parti chercher; ton père ne se préoccupe plus maintenant des ânesses mais de vous, et il se demande que faire pour son fils.
3 And when you will have departed from there, and will have traveled farther, and will have arrived at the oak of Tabor, in that place three men, who are going up to God at Bethel, will find you. One will be bringing three young goats, and another three loaves of bread, and another will be carrying a bottle of wine.	3 Tu continueras ton chemin et tu arriveras au Chêne-de-Tabor. Là tu rencontreras trois hommes qui s’en vont au sanctuaire de Dieu, à Béthel. L’un portera trois chevreaux, l’autre, trois boules de pain, et le dernier, une outre de vin.
4 And when they will have greeted you, they will give you two loaves. And you shall accept these from their hand.	4 Ils te salueront et te donneront deux pains que tu accepteras de leur part.
5 After these things, you shall arrive at the hill of God, where the garrison of the Philistines is. And when you will have entered the city there, you will meet a company of prophets, descending from the high place, with a psaltery, and a timbrel, and a pipe, and a harp before them, and they will be prophesying.	5 Ensuite tu arriveras à Guibéa-de-Dieu, où il y a un commissaire Philistin. Aussitôt entré en ville, tu croiseras une bande de prophètes qui descendent du Haut-Lieu avec harpes, tambourins, flûtes et cithares, tous en train de prophétiser.
6 And the Spirit of the Lord will spring up within you. And you shall prophesy with them, and you shall be changed into another man.	6 Alors l’esprit de Yahvé fondra sur toi et tu deviendras un autre homme.
7 Therefore, when these signs will have happened to you, do whatever your hand will find, for the Lord is with you.	7 “Lorsque ces signes se seront accomplis, tu agiras pour le mieux, car Dieu est avec toi.
8 And you shall descend before me into Gilgal, (for I will descend to you), so that you may offer an oblation, and may immolate victims of peace. For seven days, you shall wait, until I come to you, and reveal to you what you should do.”	8 Tu me précéderas à Guilgal et moi, je t’y rejoindrai pour offrir des holocaustes et des sacrifices de communion. Tu m’y attendras sept jours, et je te ferai savoir alors ce que tu devras faire.”
9 And so, when he had turned his shoulder, so that he might go away from Samuel, God changed him to another heart. And all these signs occurred on that day.	9 Saül avait à peine tourné le dos pour quitter Samuel, que Dieu lui changea le cœur et le jour même tous ces signes s’accomplirent.
10 And they arrived at the above-stated hill, and behold, a group of prophets met him. And the Spirit of the Lord leapt up within him, and he prophesied in their midst.	10 En arrivant à Guibéa, Saül et son serviteur rencontrèrent la bande de prophètes: l’esprit de Dieu s’empara de lui et il se mit à prophétiser au milieu d’eux.
11 Then all those who had known him yesterday and the day before, seeing that he was with the prophets, and that he was prophesying, said to one other: “What is this thing that has happened to the son of Kish? Could Saul also be among the prophets?”	11 En le voyant prophétiser avec les prophètes, tous ceux qui le connaissaient auparavant se dirent les uns aux autres: “Qu’est-ce qui est arrivé au fils de Kich? Saül est-il entré chez les prophètes?”
12 And one would respond to the other, saying, “And who is their father?” Because of this, it turned into a proverb, “Could Saul also be among the prophets?”	12 L’un d’entre eux répondit: “Des gens dont le père n’est rien!” Et c’est ainsi qu’est venu ce proverbe: “Saül est entré chez les prophètes!”
13 Then he ceased to prophesy, and he went to the high place.	13 Après qu’il eût fini de prophétiser, il rentra à la maison.
14 And the uncle of Saul said to him, and to his servant, “Where did you go?” And they responded: “To seek the donkeys. But when we did not find them, we went to Samuel.”	14 Son oncle lui demanda, comme à son serviteur: “Où êtes-vous donc allés?” Il répondit: “Nous avons couru à la recherche des ânesses et nous ne les avons pas trouvées, alors nous sommes allés trouver Samuel.”
15 And his uncle said to him, “Tell me what Samuel said to you.”	15 Son oncle lui dit: “Raconte-moi ce que vous a dit Samuel.”
16 And Saul said to his uncle, “He told us that the donkeys would be found.” But the word about the kingdom, which Samuel had spoken to him, he did not reveal to him.	16 Saül répondit à son oncle: “Il nous a dit simplement que les ânesses étaient retrouvées.” Il ne parla pas de ce que Samuel avait dit au sujet de la royauté.
17 And Samuel called the people together, to the Lord at Mizpah.	17 Samuel convoqua le peuple près de Yahvé à Mispa.
18 And he said to the sons of Israel: “Thus says the Lord God of Israel: I led Israel away from Egypt, and I rescued you from the hand of the Egyptians, and from the hand of all the kings who were afflicting you.	18 Il dit aux Israélites: “Voici ce que dit Yahvé, le Dieu d’Israël: C’est moi qui ai fait sortir Israël d’Égypte, c’est moi qui vous ai délivrés de la main des Égyptiens et de la main de tous les rois qui vous opprimaient.
19 But today you have rejected your God, who alone saved you from all your evils and tribulations. And you have said: ‘By no means! Instead, appoint a king over us.’ Now therefore, stand in the sight of the Lord, by your tribes and by your families.”	19 Mais maintenant vous en avez assez de votre Dieu qui vous a sauvés de tous vos malheurs et de toutes vos détresses; vous lui avez dit: Cela suffit, donne-nous un roi! Maintenant donc, présentez-vous devant Yahvé par tribu et par famille.”
20 And Samuel brought near all the tribes of Israel, and the lot fell upon the tribe of Benjamin.	20 Samuel fit alors approcher toutes les tribus d’Israël et la tribu de Benjamin fut désignée par le sort.
21 And he brought near the tribe of Benjamin, with its families, and the lot fell upon the family of Matri. And then it went to Saul, the son of Kish. Therefore, they sought him, but he was not found.	21 Il fit approcher les différentes familles de la tribu de Benjamin, et la famille de Matri fut désignée par le sort. Il fit approcher les hommes de la famille de Matri, et Saül, fils de Kich, fut désigné par le sort. On le chercha mais on ne le trouva pas.
22 And after these things, they consulted the Lord as to whether he would soon arrive there. And the Lord responded, “Behold, he is hidden at home.”	22 Alors on demanda une réponse à Yahvé: “Saül est-il venu ici?” Yahvé répondit: “Il est allé se cacher là où sont les bagages.”
23 And so they ran and brought him there. And he stood in the midst of the people, and he was taller than the entire people, from the shoulders upward.	23 On courut donc et on le fit sortir de là pour le présenter au peuple: il dépassait tout le monde de la hauteur de la tête!
24 And Samuel said to all the people: “Certainly, you see the one whom the Lord has chosen, that there is not anyone like him among all the people.” And all the people cried out and said, “Long live the king!”	24 Samuel dit à tout le peuple: “Voyez celui que Yahvé a choisi. Il n’y a personne comme lui dans tout le peuple.” Et tous poussèrent des acclamations en criant: “Vive le roi!”
25 Then Samuel spoke to the people the law of the kingdom, and he wrote it in a book, and he stored it in the sight of the Lord. And Samuel dismissed all the people, each one to his own house.	25 Samuel dit alors au peuple le droit du roi et il l’inscrivit dans le livre qu’il déposa devant Yahvé; puis Samuel renvoya tout le peuple, chacun chez soi.
26 And then Saul went away to his own house at Gibeah. And a portion of the army, whose hearts had been touched by God, went away with him.	26 Saül aussi rentra chez lui à Guibéa et les hommes courageux dont Dieu avait touché le cœur partirent avec lui.
27 Yet the sons of Belial said, “How could this one be able to save us?” And they despised him, and they brought him no presents. But he pretended not to hear them.	27 Mais des gens de rien répliquèrent: “Ce n’est pas celui-là qui nous délivrera!” Ils le méprisèrent et ne lui offrirent point de cadeau.