Premier livre de Samuel 24

JERUSALEM	CATHOLIC PUBLIC DOMAIN
1 David monta de là et s'établit dans les refuges d'Engaddi.	1 Then David ascended from there, and he lived in very secure places in Engedi.
2 Quand Saül revint de la poursuite des Philistins, on lui rapporta ceci: "David est au désertd'Engaddi."	2 And when Saul had returned after pursuing the Philistines, they reported to him, saying, “Behold, David is in the desert of Engedi.”
3 Alors Saül prit 3.000 hommes choisis dans tout Israël et partit à la recherche de David et de sesgens, à l'est des Rocs des Bouquetins.	3 Therefore, Saul, taking three thousand elect men from all of Israel, traveled in order to search for David and his men, even upon the most broken rocks, which are passable only to mountain goats.
4 Il arriva aux parcs à brebis qui sont près du chemin; il y a là une grotte où Saül entra pour secouvrir les pieds. Or David et ses gens étaient assis au fond de la grotte,	4 And he arrived at the sheepfolds, which presented themselves along the way. And a cave was in that place, which Saul entered, so that he might ease his bowels. But David and his men were hiding in the interior part of the cave.
5 et les gens de David lui dirent: "Voici le jour où Yahvé te dit: C'est moi qui livre ton ennemientre tes mains, traite-le comme il te plaît." David se leva et coupa furtivement le pan du manteau de Saül.	5 And the servants of David said to him: “Behold the day, about which the Lord said to you, ‘I will deliver your enemy to you, so that you may do to him as it will be pleasing in your eyes.’ ” Then David rose up, and he quietly cut off the edge of Saul’s cloak.
6 Après quoi, le coeur lui battit, d'avoir coupé le pan du manteau de Saül.	6 After this, his own heart struck David, because he had cut off the edge of Saul’s cloak.
7 Il dit à ses hommes: "Yahvé me garde d'agir ainsi à l'égard de mon seigneur, de porter la mainsur lui, car il est l'oint de Yahvé."	7 And he said to his men: “May the Lord be gracious to me, lest I do this thing to my lord, the Christ of the Lord, so that I lay my hand upon him. For he is the Christ of the Lord.”
8 David coupa la parole à ses hommes et ne leur permit pas de se jeter sur Saül. Celui-ci quitta lagrotte et alla son chemin.	8 And David restrained his men with his words, and he would not permit them to rise up against Saul. And so Saul, going out of the cave, continued to undertake his journey.
9 David se leva ensuite, sortit de la grotte et lui cria: "Monseigneur le roi!" Saül regarda derrièrelui et David s'inclina jusqu'à terre et se prosterna.	9 Then David also rose up after him. And departing from the cave, he cried out behind the back of Saul, saying: “My lord, the king!” And Saul looked behind him. And David, bowing himself face down to the ground, reverenced.
10 Puis David dit à Saül: "Pourquoi écoutes-tu les gens qui disent: Voici que David cherche tonmalheur?	10 And he said to Saul: “Why do you listen to the words of men who say: ‘David seeks evil against you?’
11 En ce jour même, tes yeux ont vu comment Yahvé t'avait livré aujourd'hui entre mes mains dansla grotte, mais j'ai refusé de te tuer, je t'ai épargné et j'ai dit: Je ne porterai pas la main sur mon seigneur, car il estl'oint de Yahvé.	11 Behold, this day your eyes have seen that the Lord has delivered you into my hand, in the cave. And I thought that I might kill you. But my eye has spared you. For I said: I will not extend my hand against my lord, for he is the Christ of the Lord.
12 O mon père, vois, vois donc le pan de ton manteau dans ma main: puisque j'ai pu couper le pande ton manteau et que je ne t'ai pas tué, reconnais clairement qu'il n'y a chez moi ni méchanceté ni crime. Je n'aipas péché contre toi alors que, toi, tu tends des embûches à ma vie pour me l'enlever.	12 Moreover, see and know, O my father, the edge of your cloak in my hand. For though I cut off the top of your cloak, I was not willing to extend my hand against you. Turn your soul and see that there is no evil in my hand, nor any iniquity or sin against you. Yet you lie in wait for my life, so that you may take it away.
13 Que Yahvé soit juge entre moi et toi, que Yahvé me venge de toi, mais ma main ne te toucherapas!	13 May the Lord judge between me and you. And may the Lord vindicate me from you. But my hand will not be against you.
14 (Comme dit l'ancien proverbe: Des méchants sort la méchanceté et ma main ne te touchera pas.	14 So too, it is said in the ancient proverb, ‘From the impious, impiety will go forth.’ Therefore, my hand will not be upon you.
15 Après qui le roi d'Israël s'est-il mis en campagne, après qui cours-tu? Après un chien crevé,après une simple puce!	15 Whom are you pursuing, O king of Israel? Whom are you pursuing? You are pursuing a dead dog, a single flea.
16 Que Yahvé soit l'arbitre, qu'il juge entre moi et toi, qu'il examine et défende ma cause et qu'ilme rende justice en me délivrant de ta main!"	16 May the Lord be the judge, and may he judge between me and you. And may he see and judge my case, and rescue me from your hand.”
17 Lorsque David eut achevé de parler ainsi à Saül, celui-ci dit: "Est-ce bien ta voix, mon filsDavid?" Et Saül se mit à crier et à pleurer.	17 And when David had completed speaking words in this way to Saul, Saul said, “Could this be your voice, my son David?” And Saul lifted up his voice, and he wept.
18 Puis il dit à David: "Tu es plus juste que moi, car tu m'as fait du bien et moi je t'ai fait du mal.	18 And he said to David: “You are more just than I am. For you have distributed good to me, but I have repaid evil to you.
19 Aujourd'hui, tu as révélé ta bonté pour moi, puisque Yahvé m'avait livré entre tes mains et quetu ne m'as pas tué.	19 And you have revealed this day the good that you have done for me: how the Lord delivered me into your hand, but you did not kill me.
20 Quand un homme rencontre son ennemi, le laisse-t-il aller bonnement son chemin? Que Yahvéte récompense pour le bien que tu m'as fait aujourd'hui.	20 For who, when he will have found his enemy, will release him along a good path? So may the Lord repay you for this good turn, because you have acted on my behalf this day.
21 Maintenant, je sais que tu régneras sûrement et que la royauté sur Israël sera ferme en tes mains.	21 And now I know certainly that you shall be king, and you shall have the kingdom of Israel in your hand.
22 Jure-moi donc par Yahvé que tu ne feras pas disparaître mon nom de ma famille."	22 Swear to me in the Lord that you will not take away my offspring after me, nor take away my name from the house of my father.”
23 David prêta serment à Saül. Celui-ci s'en alla chez lui, tandis que David et ses gens remontaientau refuge.	23 And David swore to Saul. Therefore, Saul went away to his own house. And David and his men ascended to places that were more secure.