Premier livre des Chroniques 19

BIBLES DES PEUPLES	KING JAMES BIBLE
1 Après cela, Nahach, roi des Ammonites, mourut, et son fils devint roi à sa place.	1 Now it came to pass after this, that Nahash the king of the children of Ammon died, and his son reigned in his stead.
2 David dit: “Je montrerai de la bienveillance à Anoun, fils de Nahach, puisque son père a été bienveillant avec moi.” Et David envoya des messagers pour lui présenter ses condoléances pour la mort de son père. Mais lorsque les serviteurs de David rencontrèrent Anoun au pays des Ammonites pour présenter ses condoléances,	2 And David said, I will shew kindness unto Hanun the son of Nahash, because his father shewed kindness to me. And David sent messengers to comfort him concerning his father. So the servants of David came into the land of the children of Ammon to Hanun, to comfort him.
3 les chefs des Ammonites dirent à Anoun: “Penses-tu que David veuille vraiment honorer ton père et t’apporter sa sympathie en t’envoyant ses messagers? Il a sûrement envoyé ces hommes pour espionner, afin d’envahir et de saccager notre territoire.”	3 But the princes of the children of Ammon said to Hanun, Thinkest thou that David doth honour thy father, that he hath sent comforters unto thee? are not his servants come unto thee for to search, and to overthrow, and to spy out the land?
4 Anoun fit saisir les serviteurs de David, les rasa, coupa leurs vêtements à mi-hauteur jusqu’aux fesses et les renvoya.	4 Wherefore Hanun took David's servants, and shaved them, and cut off their garments in the midst hard by their buttocks, and sent them away.
5 Lorsqu’on raconta à David ce qui était arrivé à ses hommes, il envoya quelqu’un à leur rencontre, car ces hommes étaient vraiment honteux. Le roi leur fit dire: “Restez à Jéricho jusqu’à ce que votre barbe ait repoussé, ensuite vous rentrerez. ”	5 Then there went certain, and told David how the men were served. And he sent to meet them: for the men were greatly ashamed. And the king said, Tarry at Jericho until your beards be grown, and then return.
6 Les Ammonites savaient qu’ils s’étaient rendus odieux à David. Anoun et les Ammonites envoyèrent donc 1 000 talents d’argent pour louer des chars et des conducteurs de chars aux Araméens de Mésopotamie, de Maaka et aux gens de Soba.	6 And when the children of Ammon saw that they had made themselves odious to David, Hanun and the children of Ammon sent a thousand talents of silver to hire them chariots and horsemen out of Mesopotamia, and out of Syria-maachah, and out of Zobah.
7 Ils louèrent 32 000 chars: le roi de Maaka vint avec son armée. Ceux-ci vinrent camper devant Medba, tandis que les Ammonites sortaient de leurs villes et se préparaient à combattre.	7 So they hired thirty and two thousand chariots, and the king of Maachah and his people; who came and pitched before Medeba. And the children of Ammon gathered themselves together from their cities, and came to battle.
8 Quand David apprit cela, il envoya Joab avec toute sa garde.	8 And when David heard of it, he sent Joab, and all the host of the mighty men.
9 Les Ammonites s’avancèrent et se mirent en ordre de bataille à l’entrée de la ville, tandis que les rois qui étaient venus restèrent dans les environs.	9 And the children of Ammon came out, and put the battle in array before the gate of the city: and the kings that were come were by themselves in the field.
10 Voyant qu’il allait devoir combattre sur deux fronts, face à lui et derrière lui, Joab choisit les plus solides des Israélites et les mit en ligne face aux Araméens.	10 Now when Joab saw that the battle was set against him before and behind, he chose out of all the choice of Israel, and put them in array against the Syrians.
11 Il plaça le reste des troupes sous le commandement de son frère Abisaï, face aux Ammonites.	11 And the rest of the people he delivered unto the hand of Abishai his brother, and they set themselves in array against the children of Ammon.
12 Il lui dit: “Si les Araméens sont trop forts pour moi, tu viendras à mon aide; si les Ammonites se montrent trop forts pour toi, je te viendrai en aide.	12 And he said, If the Syrians be too strong for me, then thou shalt help me: but if the children of Ammon be too strong for thee, then I will help thee.
13 Sois courageux et combattons de toutes nos forces pour notre peuple et pour les villes de notre Dieu! Yahvé fera ce qui lui semble juste.”	13 Be of good courage, and let us behave ourselves valiantly for our people, and for the cities of our God: and let the LORD do that which is good in his sight.
14 Lorsque Joab et sa troupe attaquèrent, les Araméens s’enfuirent devant eux.	14 So Joab and the people that were with him drew nigh before the Syrians unto the battle; and they fled before him.
15 Quand les Ammonites virent que les Araméens fuyaient, eux aussi s’enfuirent devant Abisaï, frère de Joab, et se retirèrent dans la ville. Alors Joab rentra à Jérusalem.	15 And when the children of Ammon saw that the Syrians were fled, they likewise fled before Abishai his brother, and entered into the city. Then Joab came to Jerusalem.
16 Voyant qu’ils avaient été battus par Israël, les Araméens envoyèrent des messagers pour mobiliser les Araméens qui se trouvaient de l’autre côté du Fleuve; Chofak, chef de l’armée de Hadadézer était à leur tête.	16 And when the Syrians saw that they were put to the worse before Israel, they sent messengers, and drew forth the Syrians that were beyond the river: and Shophach the captain of the host of Hadarezer went before them.
17 On rapporta la nouvelle à David qui rassembla les troupes israélites, traversa le Jourdain et les affronta. David installa sa ligne de combat face aux Araméens et le combat s’engagea.	17 And it was told David; and he gathered all Israel, and passed over Jordan, and came upon them, and set the battle in array against them. So when David had put the battle in array against the Syrians, they fought with him.
18 Les Araméens s’enfuirent devant Israël. David tua 7 000 de leurs attelages et 40 000 fantassins. Il tua également Chofak, leur général.	18 But the Syrians fled before Israel; and David slew of the Syrians seven thousand men which fought in chariots, and forty thousand footmen, and killed Shophach the captain of the host.
19 Quand les princes soumis à Hadadézer virent qu’ils étaient vaincus par Israël, ils firent la paix avec David et devinrent ses sujets. Dès lors les Araméens refusèrent d’aller au secours des Ammonites.	19 And when the servants of Hadarezer saw that they were put to the worse before Israel, they made peace with David, and became his servants: neither would the Syrians help the children of Ammon any more.