Premier livre de Samuel 14

JERUSALEM	CATHOLIC PUBLIC DOMAIN
1 Un jour le fils de Saül, Jonathan, dit à son écuyer: "Viens, traversons jusqu'au poste des Philistinsqui sont de l'autre côté", mais il n'avertit pas son père.	1 And it happened that, on a certain day, Jonathan, the son of Saul, said to the youth who bore his armor, “Come, and let us go over to the garrison of the Philistines, which is across from that place.” But he did not reveal this to his father.
2 Saül était assis à la limite de Géba, sous le grenadier qui est près de l'aire, et la troupe qui étaitavec lui était d'environ 600 hommes.	2 Moreover, Saul was staying in the furthermost part of Gibeah, below the pomegranate tree that was at Migron. And the people with him were about six hundred men.
3 Ahiyya, fils d'Ahitub, frère d'Ikabod, fils de Pinhas, fils d'Eli, le prêtre de Yahvé à Silo, portaitl'éphod. La troupe ne remarqua pas que Jonathan était parti.	3 And Ahijah, the son of Ahitub, the brother of Ichabod, the son of Phinehas, who had been born of Eli, the priest of the Lord at Shiloh, wore the ephod. But the people did not know where Jonathan had gone.
4 Dans le défilé que Jonathan cherchait à franchir pour atteindre le poste philistin, il y a une dentde rocher d'un côté et une dent de rocher de l'autre côté. L'une est appelée Boçèç, et l'autre Senné;	4 Now there were, between the ascents along which Jonathan strove to cross to the garrison of the Philistines, rocks projecting from both sides, and, in the manner of teeth, boulders breaking out from one side and the other. The name of one was Shining, and the name of the other was Thorny.
5 la première dent est au nord, face à Mikmas, la seconde est au sud, face à Géba.	5 One boulder projected toward the north, opposite Michmash, and the other toward the south, opposite Gibeah.
6 Jonathan dit à son écuyer: "Viens, traversons jusqu'au poste de ces incirconcis. Peut-être Yahvéfera-t-il quelque chose pour nous, car rien n'empêche Yahvé de donner la victoire, qu'on soit beaucoup ou peu."	6 Then Jonathan said to the youth who bore his armor: “Come, let us go across to the garrison of these uncircumcised. And perhaps the Lord may act on our behalf. For it is not difficult for the Lord to save, either by many, or by few.”
7 Son écuyer lui répondit: "Fais tout ce vers quoi penche ton coeur. Je suis avec toi, mon coeur estcomme ton coeur."	7 And his armor bearer said to him: “Do all that is pleasing to your soul. Go wherever you wish, and I will be with you, wherever you will choose.”
8 Jonathan dit: "Voici que nous allons passer vers ces gens et nous découvrir à eux.	8 And Jonathan said: “Behold, we will cross over to these men. And when we will be seen by them,
9 S'ils nous disent: Ne bougez pas jusqu'à ce que nous vous rejoignions, nous resterons sur place etnous ne monterons pas vers eux.	9 if they have spoken to us in this way, ‘Stay until we come to you,’ let us stand still in our place, and not ascend to them.
10 Mais s'ils nous disent: Montez vers nous, nous monterons, car Yahvé les aura livrés entre nosmains: cela nous servira de signe."	10 But if they will say, ‘Ascend to us,’ let us ascend. For the Lord has delivered them into our hands. This will be the sign to us.”
11 Lorsqu'ils se découvrirent tous les deux au poste des Philistins, ceux-ci dirent: "Voilà desHébreux qui sortent des trous où ils se cachaient",	11 And so, both of them appeared before the garrison of the Philistines. And the Philistines said, “See, the Hebrews have come out from the holes in which they had been hiding.”
12 et les gens du poste, s'adressant à Jonathan et à son écuyer, dirent: "Montez vers nous, que nousvous apprenions quelque chose." Alors Jonathan dit à son écuyer: "Monte derrière moi, car Yahvé les a livrésaux mains d'Israël."	12 And the men of the garrison spoke to Jonathan and to his armor bearer, and they said, “Ascend to us, and we will show you something.” And Jonathan said to his armor bearer: “Let us ascend. Follow me. For the Lord has delivered them into the hands of Israel.”
13 Jonathan monta en s'aidant des mains et des pieds, et son écuyer le suivit; ils tombaient devantJonathan et son écuyer les achevait derrière lui.	13 Then Jonathan ascended, crawling on his hands and feet, and his armor bearer after him. And then, some fell before Jonathan, others his armor bearer killed as he was following him.
14 Ce premier massacre que firent Jonathan et son écuyer fut d'une vingtaine d'hommes...	14 And the first slaughter was made when Jonathan and his armor bearer struck down about twenty of the men, in the midst of an area of land that a yoke of oxen would usually plow in a day.
15 La terreur se répandit dans le camp, dans la campagne et dans tout le peuple; le poste et le corpsde destruction furent saisis d'effroi eux aussi, la terre trembla et ce fut une panique de Dieu.	15 And a miracle occurred in the camp, out in the fields. And all of the people of their garrison, who had gone out in order to plunder, were stupefied. And the earth trembled. And it happened as a miracle from God.
16 Les guetteurs de Saül, qui étaient à Géba de Benjamin, virent que le camp s'agitait en tout sens,	16 And the watchmen of Saul, who were at Gibeah of Benjamin, looked out, and behold, a multitude was thrown down and dispersed, this way and that.
17 et Saül dit à la troupe qui était avec lui: "Faites l'appel et voyez qui d'entre nous est parti." On fitl'appel et voilà que Jonathan et son écuyer étaient absents!	17 And Saul said to the people who were with him, “Inquire and see who has gone out from us.” And when they had inquired, it was found that Jonathan and his armor bearer were not present.
18 Alors Saül dit à Ahiyya: "Apporte l'éphod", car c'était lui qui portait l'éphod en présenced'Israël.	18 And Saul said to Ahijah, “Bring the ark of the God.” (For the ark of God was, in that day, with the sons of Israel in that place.)
19 Mais pendant que Saül parlait au prêtre, le tumulte au camp philistin allait croissant et Saül ditau prêtre: "Retire ta main."	19 And while Saul spoke to the priest, there arose a great tumult in the camp of the Philistines. And it was increasing, little by little, and it was being heard more clearly. And Saul said to the priest, “Withdraw your hand.”
20 Saül et toute la troupe qui était avec lui se réunirent et arrivèrent au lieu du combat: voilà qu'ilstiraient l'épée les uns contre les autres, une énorme panique!	20 Then Saul, and all the people who were with him, cried out together, and they went to the place of the conflict. And behold, each one’s sword had been turned against his neighbor, and there was a very great slaughter.
21 Les Hébreux qui s'étaient mis auparavant au service des Philistins et qui étaient montés aveceux au camp firent défection eux aussi, pour se joindre aux Israélites qui étaient avec Saül et Jonathan.	21 Moreover, the Hebrews who had been with the Philistines yesterday and the day before, and who had ascended with them into the camp, turned back so that they might be with those of Israel who were with Saul and Jonathan.
22 Tous les Israélites qui s'étaient cachés dans la montagne d'Ephraïm, apprenant que les Philistinsétaient en fuite, les talonnèrent aussi, en combattant.	22 Likewise, all the Israelites who had hidden themselves on mount Ephraim, hearing that the Philistines had fled, joined themselves with their own in the battle. And there were with Saul about ten thousand men.
23 Ce jour-là Yahvé donna la victoire à Israël. Le combat s'étendit au-delà de Bet-Horôn.	23 And the Lord saved Israel on that day. But the fight continued as far as Bethaven.
24 Comme les gens d'Israël étaient serrés de près ce jour-là, Saül prononça sur le peuple cetteimprécation: "Maudit soit l'homme qui mangera quelque chose avant le soir, avant que j'aie tiré vengeance demes ennemis!" Et personne du peuple ne goûta d'aucune nourriture.	24 And the men of Israel were joined together on that day. And Saul made the people swear, saying, “Cursed be the man who will eat bread, until evening, until I am avenged of my enemies.” And the entire people did not consume bread.
25 Or il y avait un rayon de miel en plein champ.	25 And all the common people went into a forest, in which there was honey on the surface of the field.
26 Le peuple arriva au rayon de miel et le miel coulait, mais personne ne porta la main à sabouche, car le peuple redoutait le serment juré.	26 And so the people entered the forest, and there appeared flowing honey, but no one drew his hand near his mouth. For the people were afraid of the oath.
27 Cependant Jonathan n'avait pas entendu son père imposer le serment au peuple. Il avança lebout du bâton qu'il avait à la main et le plongea dans le rayon de miel, puis il ramena la main à sa bouche; alorsses yeux s'éclaircirent.	27 But Jonathan had not heard that his father had bound the people to an oath. And so he extended the top of the staff that he was holding in his hand, and he dipped it in a honeycomb. And he turned his hand to his mouth, and his eyes were brightened.
28 Mais quelqu'un de la troupe prit la parole et dit: "Ton père a imposé ce serment au peuple:Maudit soit l'homme, a-t-il dit, qui mangera quelque chose aujourd'hui."	28 And in response, one of the people said, “Your father has bound the people by an oath, saying: ‘Cursed be the man who will eat any bread this day.’ ” (For the people were faint.)
29 Jonathan répondit: "Mon père a fait le malheur du pays! Voyez donc comme j'ai les yeux plusclairs pour avoir goûté ce peu de miel.	29 And Jonathan said: “My father has troubled the land. You have seen for yourselves that my eyes were brightened, because I tasted a little of this honey.
30 A plus forte raison, si le peuple avait mangé aujourd'hui du butin qu'il a trouvé chez l'ennemi,est-ce qu'alors la défaite des Philistins n'aurait pas été plus grande?"	30 How much more so, if the people had eaten from the plunder that they find with their enemies? Would not a greater slaughter have been accomplished among the Philistines?”
31 Ce jour-là, on battit les Philistins depuis Mikmas jusqu'à Ayyalôn et le peuple était à bout deforce.	31 Therefore, on that day, they struck down the Philistines, from Michmash as far as Aijalon. But the people were exceedingly wearied.
32 Alors le peuple se rua sur le butin, il prit du petit bétail, des boeufs, des veaux, les immola àmême la terre et il se mit à manger avec le sang.	32 And turning to the spoils, they took sheep, and oxen, and calves, and they slew them on the ground. And the people ate with blood.
33 On avertit ainsi Saül: "Le peuple est en train de pécher contre Yahvé en mangeant avec lesang!" Alors il dit: "Vous avez été infidèles! Roulez-moi ici une grande pierre!"	33 Then they reported to Saul, saying that the people had sinned against the Lord, eating with blood. And he said: “You have transgressed. Roll a great stone to me, here and now.”
34 Puis Saül dit: "Répandez-vous dans le peuple et dites: Que chacun m'amène son boeuf ou sonmouton; vous les immolerez ici et vous mangerez, sans pécher contre Yahvé en mangeant avec le sang." Leshommes amenèrent chacun ce qu'il avait cette nuit-là et ils firent l'immolation en cet endroit.	34 And Saul said: “Disperse yourselves among the common people, and tell each one of them to bring to me his ox and his ram, and to slay them upon this stone, and to eat, so that you will not sin against the Lord, in eating with blood.” And so, each one, out of all the people, brought his ox, by his own hand, throughout the night. And they slew them there.
35 Saül construisit un autel à Yahvé; ce fut le premier autel qu'il lui construisit.	35 Then Saul built an altar to the Lord. And so, it was then that he first began to build an altar to the Lord.
36 Saül dit: "Descendons de nuit à la poursuite des Philistins et pillons-les jusqu'au lever du jour;nous ne leur laisserons pas un homme." On lui répondit: "Fais tout ce qui te semble bon." Mais le prêtre dit:"Approchons-nous ici de Dieu."	36 And Saul said: “Let us fall upon the Philistines by night, and lay waste to them even until the morning light. And let us not leave behind a man among them.” And the people said, “Do all that seems good in your eyes.” And the priest said, “Let us draw near to God in this place.”
37 Saül consulta Dieu: "Descendrai-je à la poursuite des Philistins? Les livreras-tu entre les mainsd'Israël?" Mais il ne lui répondit pas ce jour-là.	37 And Saul consulted the Lord: “Shall I pursue the Philistines? Will you deliver them into the hands of Israel?” And he did not respond to him on that day.
38 Alors, Saül dit: "Approchez ici, vous tous, chefs du peuple! Examinez bien en quoi a consisté lafaute d'aujourd'hui.	38 And Saul said: “Bring here every single leader of the people. And we shall know and see by whom this sin was committed this day.
39 Aussi vrai que vit Yahvé qui donne la victoire à Israël, même s'il s'agit de mon fils Jonathan, ilmourra sûrement!" Personne dans tout le peuple n'osa lui répondre.	39 As the Lord lives, who is the Saviour of Israel, even if it were done by my son Jonathan, without retraction he shall die.” In this, no one among all the people contradicted him.
40 Il dit à tout Israël: "Mettez-vous d'un côté et moi avec mon fils Jonathan nous nous mettrons del'autre", et le peuple répondit à Saül: "Fais ce qui te semble bon."	40 And he said to all of Israel, “Separate yourselves on one side, and I, with my son Jonathan, will be on the other side.” And the people responded to Saul, “Do what seems good in your eyes.”
41 Saül dit alors: "Yahvé, Dieu d'Israël, pourquoi n'as-tu pas répondu aujourd'hui à ton serviteur?Si la faute est sur moi ou sur mon fils Jonathan, Yahvé, Dieu d'Israël, donne urim; si la faute est sur ton peupleIsraël, donne tummim." Saül et Jonathan furent désignés et le peuple échappa.	41 And Saul said to the Lord, the God of Israel: “O Lord, God of Israel, grant a sign: Why is it that you will not respond to your servant this day? If this iniquity is in me, or in my son Jonathan, grant an indication. Or if this iniquity is in your people, grant a sanctification.” And Jonathan and Saul were discovered, but the people were released.
42 Saül dit: "Jetez le sort entre moi et mon fils Jonathan", et Jonathan fut désigné.	42 And Saul said, “Cast lots between myself and Jonathan, my son.” And Jonathan was caught.
43 Alors Saül dit à Jonathan: "Avoue-moi ce que tu as fait." Jonathan répondit: "J'ai seulementgoûté un peu de miel avec le bout du bâton que j'avais à la main. Je suis prêt à mourir."	43 Then Saul said to Jonathan, “Tell me what you have done.” And Jonathan revealed to him, and said: “Truly, I tasted a little honey with the top of the staff that was in my hand. And behold, I shall die.”
44 Saül reprit: "Que Dieu me fasse ce mal et qu'il ajoute cet autre si tu ne meurs pas, Jonathan!"	44 And Saul said, “May God do these things to me, and may he add these other things, for you shall surely die, Jonathan!”
45 Mais le peuple dit à Saül: "Est-ce que Jonathan va mourir, lui qui a opéré cette grande victoireen Israël? Gardons-nous en! Aussi vrai que Yahvé est vivant, il ne tombera pas à terre un cheveu de sa tête, carc'est avec Dieu qu'il a agi aujourd'hui!" Ainsi le peuple racheta Jonathan et il ne mourut pas.	45 And the people said to Saul: “Why should Jonathan have to die, who has accomplished this great salvation in Israel? This is wrong. As the Lord lives, not one hair of his head should fall to the ground. For he has wrought with God this day.” Therefore, the people freed Jonathan, so that he would not die.
46 Saül renonça à poursuivre les Philistins et les Philistins gagnèrent leur pays.	46 And Saul withdrew, and he did not pursue the Philistines. And the Philistines went away to their own places.
47 Saül s'assura la royauté sur Israël et fit la guerre de tous côtés contre tous ses ennemis, contreMoab, les Ammonites, Edom, le roi de Coba et les Philistins; où qu'il se tournât, il était victorieux.	47 And Saul, his kingdom having been confirmed over Israel, was fighting against all his enemies on all sides: against Moab, and the sons of Ammon, and Edom, and the kings of Zobah, and the Philistines. And wherever he turned himself, he was successful.
48 Il fit des prouesses de vaillance, battit les Amalécites et délivra Israël des mains de ceux qui lepillaient.	48 And gathering together an army, he struck Amalek. And he rescued Israel from the hand of those who would lay waste to them.
49 Saül eut pour fils Jonathan, Ishyo et Malki-Shua. Les noms de ses deux filles étaient Mérabpour l'aînée et Mikal pour la cadette.	49 Now the sons of Saul were Jonathan, and Ishvi, and Malchishua. And as for the names of his two daughters: the name of the firstborn daughter was Merab, and the name of the younger one was Michal.
50 La femme de Saül se nommait Ahinoam, fille d'Ahimaaç. Le chef de son armée se nommaitAbner, fils de Ner, l'oncle de Saül:	50 And the name of the wife of Saul was Ahinoam, the daughter of Ahimaaz. And the name of the first ruler of his military was Abner, the son of Ner, the first cousin of Saul.
51 Qish, le père de Saül, et Ner, le père d'Abner, étaient les fils d'Abiel.	51 For Kish was the father of Saul, and Ner was the father of Abner, and the son of Abiel.
52 Il y eut une guerre acharnée contre les Philistins tant que vécut Saül. Tous les braves et tous lesvaillants que voyait Saül, il se les attachait.	52 Now there was a powerful war against the Philistines during all the days of Saul. And so, whomever Saul had seen to be a strong man, and fit for battle, he joined him to himself.