1 Kings 20

CATHOLIC PUBLIC DOMAIN	JERUSALEM
1 Then Benhadad, the king of Syria, gathered together his entire army. And there were thirty-two kings with him, with horses and chariots. And ascending, he fought against Samaria, and he besieged it.	1 Ben-Hadad, roi d'Aram, rassembla toute son armée -- il y avait avec lui 32 rois, des chevaux et deschars -- et il vint investir Samarie et lui donner l'assaut.
2 And sending messengers into the city, to Ahab, the king of Israel,	2 Il envoya en ville des messagers à Achab, roi d'Israël,
3 he said: “Thus says Benhadad: Your silver and your gold is mine. And your wives and your best sons are mine.”	3 et lui fit dire: "Ainsi parle Ben-Hadad. Ton argent et ton or sont à moi, tes femmes et tes enfantsrestent à toi."
4 And the king of Israel responded, “In agreement with your word, my lord the king, I am yours, with all that is mine.”	4 Le roi d'Israël donna cette réponse: "A tes ordres, Monseigneur le roi! Je suis à toi avec tout ce quim'appartient."
5 And the messengers, returning, said: “Thus says Benhadad, who sent us to you: Your silver and your gold, and your wives and your sons, you shall give to me.	5 Mais les messagers revinrent et dirent: "Ainsi parle Ben-Hadad. Je t'ai mandé: Donne-moi tonargent et ton or, tes femmes et tes enfants.
6 Therefore, tomorrow, at this same hour, I will send my servants to you, and they will search your house and the houses of your servants. And all that pleases them, they will put in their hands and take away.”	6 Sois sûr que demain à pareille heure, je t'enverrai mes serviteurs, ils fouilleront ta maison et lesmaisons de tes serviteurs, ils mettront la main sur tout ce qui leur plaira et ils l'emporteront."
7 Then the king of Israel called all the elders of the land, and he said: “Let your souls take heed, and see that he commits treachery against us. For he sent to me for my wives and sons, and for silver and gold. And I did not refuse.”	7 Le roi d'Israël convoqua tous les anciens du pays et dit: "Reconnaissez clairement que celui-là nousveut du mal! Il me réclame mes femmes et mes enfants, pourtant je ne lui ai pas refusé mon argent et mon or."
8 And all those greater by birth, with all the people, said to him, “You should neither listen, nor acquiesce to him.”	8 Tous les anciens et tout le peuple lui dirent: "N'obéis pas! ne consens pas!"
9 And so, he responded to the messengers of Benhadad: “Tell my lord the king: Everything about which you sent to me in the beginning, I your servant will do. But this thing, I am not able to do.”	9 Il donna donc cette réponse aux messagers de Ben-Hadad: "Dites à Monseigneur le roi: Tout ce quetu as demandé à ton serviteur la première fois, je le ferai; mais cette autre exigence, je ne puis la satisfaire." Etles messagers partirent, emportant la réponse.
10 And returning, the messengers took this to him, and he sent again and said, “May the gods do these things to me, and may they add these other things, if the dust of Samaria is enough to fill the hands of all the people who follow me.”	10 Alors Ben-Hadad lui envoya ce message: "Que les dieux me fassent tel mal et qu'ils y ajoutentencore tel autre, s'il y a assez de poignées de décombres à Samarie pour tout le peuple qui me suit!"
11 And responding, the king of Israel said, “Tell him that one who is girded should not boast the same as one who is ungirded.”	11 Mais le roi d'Israël fit cette réponse: "Dites: Que celui qui boucle son ceinturon ne se glorifie pascomme celui qui le défait!"
12 Then it happened that, when Benhadad had heard this word, he and the kings were drinking in a pavilion. And he said to his servants, “Encircle the city.” And they encircled it.	12 Lorsque Ben-Hadad apprit cela -- il était à boire avec les rois sous les tentes --, il commanda à sesserviteurs: "A vos postes!" et ils prirent leurs positions contre la ville.
13 And behold, one prophet, drawing near to Ahab, the king of Israel, said to him: “Thus says the Lord: Certainly, you have seen this entire exceedingly great multitude? Behold, I will deliver them into your hand today, so that you may know that I am the Lord.”	13 Alors un prophète vint trouver Achab, roi d'Israël, et dit: "Ainsi parle Yahvé. As-tu vu cette grandefoule? Voici que je la livre aujourd'hui en ta main et tu reconnaîtras que je suis Yahvé."
14 And Ahab said, “By whom?” And he said to him: “Thus says the Lord: By the footmen of the leaders of the provinces.” And he said, “Who should begin to do battle?” And he said, “You should.”	14 Achab dit: "Par qui?" Le prophète reprit: "Ainsi parle Yahvé: Par les cadets des chefs desdistricts." Achab demanda: "Qui engagera le combat?" Le prophète répondit: "Toi."
15 Therefore, he took a count of the servants of the leaders of the provinces. And he found the number to be two hundred thirty-two. And he set them in order after the people, all the sons of Israel, who were seven thousand.	15 Achab passa en revue les cadets des chefs des districts. Ils étaient 232. Après eux, il passa en revuetoute l'armée, tous les Israélites, ils étaient 7.000.
16 And they went out at midday. But Benhadad was drinking; he was inebriated in his pavilion, and the thirty-two kings with him, who had arrived in order to assist him.	16 Ils firent une sortie à midi, alors que Ben-Hadad était à s'enivrer sous les tentes, lui et ces 32 rois,ses alliés.
17 Then the servants of the leaders of the provinces went out to the first place, at the front. And so, Benhadad sent, and they reported to him, saying: “Men have gone out from Samaria.”	17 Les cadets des chefs des districts sortirent d'abord. On envoya dire à Ben-Hadad: "Des hommessont sortis de Samarie."
18 And he said: “If they have arrived for peace, apprehend them alive; if to do battle, capture them alive.”	18 Il dit: "S'ils sont sortis pour la paix, prenez-les vivants, et s'ils sont sortis pour le combat, prenez-les vivants aussi!"
19 Therefore, the servants of the leaders of the provinces went out, and the remainder of the army was following.	19 Donc ceux-ci sortirent de la ville, les cadets des chefs des districts, puis l'armée derrière eux,
20 And each one struck down the man who came against him. And the Syrians fled, and Israel pursued them. Also, Benhadad, the king of Syria, fled on a horse, with his horsemen.	20 et ils frappèrent chacun son homme. Aram s'enfuit et Israël le poursuivit; Ben-Hadad, roi d'Aram,se sauva sur un cheval d'attelage.
21 But the king of Israel, going out, struck the horses and the chariots, and he struck the Syrians with a great slaughter.	21 Alors le roi d'Israël sortit; il prit les chevaux et les chars et infligea à Aram une grande défaite.
22 Then a prophet, drawing near to the king of Israel, said to him: “Go and be strengthened. And know and see what you are doing. For in the following year, the king of Syria will rise up against you.”	22 Le prophète s'approcha du roi d'Israël et lui dit: "Allons! Prends courage et considère bien ce quetu dois faire, car au retour de l'année le roi d'Aram marchera contre toi."
23 Then truly, the servants of the king of Syria said to him: “Their gods are the gods of the mountains; because of this, they have overwhelmed us. But it is better that we fight against them in the plains, and then we will prevail over them.	23 Les serviteurs du roi d'Aram lui dirent: "Leur Dieu est un Dieu des montagnes, c'est pourquoi ilsl'ont emporté sur nous. Mais combattons-les dans le plat pays et sûrement nous l'emporterons sur eux.
24 Therefore, you should do this word: Remove each of the kings from your army, and set commanders in their place.	24 Fais donc ceci: destitue ces rois et mets des préfets à leur place.
25 And replace the number of soldiers who have been cut down of yours, and the horses, in accord with the earlier number of horses, and the chariots, in accord with the number of chariots that you had before. And we will fight against them in the plains, and you will see that we will prevail over them.” And he trusted in their counsel, and he did so.	25 Pour toi, recrute une armée aussi grande que celle qui t'a abandonné, avec autant de chevaux etautant de chars; puis combattons-les dans le plat pays et sûrement nous l'emporterons sur eux." Il écouta leuravis et fit ainsi.
26 Therefore, after the passing of the year, Benhadad took a count of the Syrians, and he ascended to Aphek, so that he might fight against Israel.	26 Au retour de l'année, Ben-Hadad mobilisa les Araméens et monta à Apheq pour livrer bataille àIsraël.
27 Then the sons of Israel were numbered, and taking provisions, they set out to the opposite side. And they stretched out the camp facing them, like two little flocks of goats. But the Syrians filled the land.	27 Les Israélites furent mobilisés et ravitaillés, et ils marchèrent à leur rencontre. Campés en faced'eux, les Israélites étaient comme deux troupeaux de chèvres, tandis que les Araméens couvraient le pays.
28 And one man of God, drawing near, said to the king of Israel: “Thus says the Lord: Because the Syrians have said, ‘The Lord is the God of the mountains, but he is not the God of the valleys,’ I will deliver this entire great multitude into your hand, and you shall know that I am the Lord.”	28 L'homme de Dieu aborda le roi d'Israël et dit: "Ainsi parle Yahvé. Parce qu'Aram a dit que Yahvéétait un Dieu des montagnes et non un Dieu des plaines, je livrerai en ta main toute cette grande foule et tusauras que je suis Yahvé."
29 And for seven days, both sides arranged each of their battle lines. Then, on the seventh day, the war was undertaken. And the sons of Israel struck down, from the Syrians, one hundred thousand foot soldiers in one day.	29 Ils campèrent sept jours les uns en face des autres. Le septième jour, le combat s'engagea et lesIsraélites massacrèrent les Araméens, 100.000 hommes de pied en un seul jour.
30 Then those who had remained fled to Aphek, into the city. And the wall fell upon twenty-seven thousand men of those who had remained. Then Benhadad, fleeing, entered the city, into a room that was inside another room.	30 Le reste s'enfuit à Apheq, dans la ville, mais le rempart s'écroula sur les 27.000 hommes quirestaient. Or Ben-Hadad avait pris la fuite et s'était réfugié en ville dans une chambre retirée.
31 And his servants said to him: “Behold, we have heard that the kings of the house of Israel show clemency. And so, let us put sackcloth around our waists, and ropes on our heads, and let us go out to the king of Israel. Perhaps he will save our lives.”	31 Ses serviteurs lui dirent: "Vois! Nous avons entendu dire que les rois d'Israël étaient des roismiséricordieux. Nous allons mettre des sacs sur nos reins et des cordes autour de nos têtes et nous nous rendronsau roi d'Israël; peut-être te laissera-t-il la vie sauve."
32 So they wrapped sackcloth around their waists, and they placed ropes on their heads. And they went to the king of Israel, and they said to him: “Your servant, Benhadad, says: ‘I beg you to let my soul live.’ ” And he replied, “If he is still alive, he is my brother.”	32 Ils ceignirent de sacs leurs reins et de cordes leurs têtes, allèrent auprès du roi d'Israël et dirent:"Ton serviteur Ben-Hadad parle ainsi: Puissé-je vivre!" Il répondit: "Il est donc encore vivant? Il est mon frère!"
33 The men accepted this as a good sign. And hastily, they took up the word from his mouth, and they said, “Benhadad is your brother.” And he said to them, “Go, and bring him to me.” Therefore, Benhadad went out to him, and he lifted him onto his chariot.	33 Les hommes en augurèrent bien et ils se hâtèrent de le prendre au mot en disant: "Ben-Hadad estton frère." Achab reprit: "Allez le chercher." Ben-Hadad se rendit à lui et celui-ci le fit monter sur son char.
34 And he said to him: “The cities that my father took from your father, I will return. And you may make streets for yourself in Damascus, just as my father made in Samaria. And after we have made a pact, I will withdraw from you.” Therefore, he formed a pact with him, and he released him.	34 Ben-Hadad lui dit: "Je restituerai les villes que mon père a prises à ton père; tu établiras pour toides bazars à Damas, comme mon père en avait à Samarie" -- "Pour moi, dit Achab, je te laisserai libremoyennant un traité." Achab conclut un traité avec lui et le laissa libre.
35 Then a certain man from the sons of the prophets said to his associate, by the word of the Lord, “Strike me.” But he was not willing to strike.	35 Un des frères prophètes dit à son compagnon, par ordre de Yahvé: "Frappe-moi!" mais l'hommerefusa de le frapper.
36 And he said to him: “Because you were not willing to heed the voice of the Lord, behold, you will depart from me, and a lion will slay you. And when he had departed a short distance from him, a lion found him, and slew him.	36 Alors il lui dit: "Parce que tu n'as pas obéi à la voix de Yahvé, dès que tu m'auras quitté, le lion tetuera"; comme il s'éloignait, il rencontra le lion, qui le tua.
37 But upon finding another man, he said to him, “Strike me.” And he struck him, and wounded him.	37 Le prophète alla trouver un autre homme et dit: "Frappe-moi!" L'homme le frappa et le blessa.
38 Then the prophet departed. And he met the king along the way, and he changed his appearance by sprinkling dust around his mouth and eyes.	38 Le prophète s'en alla et attendit le roi sur le chemin -- il s'était rendu méconnaissable avec unbandeau au-dessus des yeux.
39 And when the king had passed by, he cried out to the king, and he said: “Your servant went out to do battle in close quarters. And when one man had fled, a certain person brought him to me, and he said: ‘Guard this man. For if he slips away, your life will take the place of his life, or you will weigh out one talent of silver.’	39 Comme le roi passait, il lui cria: "Ton serviteur marchait au combat quand quelqu'un a quitté lesrangs et m'a amené un homme en disant: Garde cet homme! S'il vient à manquer, ta vie sera pour sa vie ou tupaieras un talent d'argent.
40 And while I was distracted, turning one way and another, suddenly, he was not to be seen.” And the king of Israel said to him, “This is your judgment, that which you yourself have decreed.”	40 Or, pendant que ton serviteur était occupé ici et là, l'autre a disparu." Le roi d'Israël lui dit: "Voilàton jugement! Tu l'as toi-même prononcé."
41 Then immediately, he wiped away the dust from his face, and the king of Israel recognized him, that he was one of the prophets.	41 Aussitôt celui-ci enleva le bandeau qu'il avait au-dessus des yeux, et le roi d'Israël reconnut qu'ilétait l'un des prophètes.
42 And he said to him: “Thus says the Lord: Because you have released from your hand a man worthy of death, your life will take the place of his life, and your people will take the place of his people.”	42 Il dit au roi: "Ainsi parle Yahvé. Parce que tu as laissé échapper l'homme qui m'était voué paranathème, ta vie répondra pour sa vie, et ton peuple pour son peuple."
43 And so the king of Israel returned to his house, unwilling to listen, and a fury entered into Samaria.	43 Et le roi d'Israël s'en alla sombre et irrité, et il rentra à Samarie.