Deuxième livre de Samuel 1

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1 La mort de Saül survint peu après que David avait massacré les Amalécites: depuis deux jours déjà il était revenu à Siklag.	1 Now it happened that, after Saul died, David returned from the slaughter of Amalek, and he remained for two days at Ziklag.
2 Le troisième jour un homme arriva du camp de Saül, il avait des habits déchirés et de la terre sur la tête. Dès qu’il arriva près de David, il se jeta à terre et se prosterna.	2 Then, on the third day, a man appeared, arriving from the camp of Saul, with his garments torn and dust sprinkled on his head. And when he came to David, he fell on his face, and he reverenced.
3 David lui dit: “D’où viens-tu?” Il répondit: “Je me suis sauvé du camp d’Israël.”	3 And David said to him, “Where have you come from?” And he said to him, “I have fled from the camp of Israel.”
4 David lui dit: “Comment les choses se sont-elles passées? Dis-le moi donc.” Cet homme répondit: “Le peuple s’est enfui du champ de bataille, beaucoup dans le peuple sont tombés et sont morts, Saül aussi et son fils Jonathan sont morts.”	4 And David said to him: “What is the word that has happened? Reveal it to me.” And he said: “The people have fled from the battle, and many of the people have fallen and died. Moreover, Saul and his son Jonathan have passed away.”
5 David dit au jeune homme qui lui apportait cette nouvelle: “Comment sais-tu que Saül et son fils Jonathan sont morts?”	5 And David said to the youth who was reporting to him, “How do you know that Saul and his son Jonathan have died?”
6 Il répondit: “Je me trouvais par hasard sur les monts de Guelboé. Saül s’appuyait sur sa lance, les chars et les cavaliers le serraient de près.	6 And the youth, who was reporting it to him, said: “I arrived by chance on mount Gilboa. And Saul was lying upon his spear. Then the chariots and horsemen drew near to him.
7 Alors il me voit, il se retourne et m’appelle. Je lui dis: Me voici.	7 And turning behind his back and seeing me, he called to me. And when I had responded, “I am here,”
8 Il me dit: Qui es-tu? Je lui dis: Je suis un Amalécite.	8 he said to me, “Who are you?” And I said to him, “I am an Amalekite.”
9 Il me dit: Approche-toi et donne-moi la mort, je suis encore plein de force et pourtant me voici pris de vertige.	9 And he said to me: “Stand over me, and kill me. For anguish has taken hold of me, and still my whole life is in me.”
10 Alors je me suis approché et je l’ai tué car je savais bien qu’il ne survivrait pas une fois tombé à terre, puis j’ai pris la couronne qui était sur sa tête, la chaîne qu’il portait au bras, et je les ai apportées ici à mon seigneur.”	10 And standing over him, I killed him. For I knew that he was not able to live after the fall. And I took the diadem that was on his head, and the bracelet from his arm, and I have brought them here to you, my lord.”
11 David déchira ses habits, et tous les hommes qui étaient avec lui firent de même.	11 Then David, taking hold of his garments, tore them, with all the men who were with him.
12 Ils poussèrent une grande lamentation, ils pleurèrent, ils jeûnèrent jusqu’au soir à cause de Saül et de son fils Jonathan, à cause du peuple de Yahvé et de la maison d’Israël qui étaient tombés sous l’épée.	12 And they mourned, and wept, and fasted until evening, over Saul and over his son Jonathan, and over the people of the Lord and over the house of Israel, because they had fallen by the sword.
13 David dit ensuite au jeune homme qui lui apportait cette nouvelle: “D’où es-tu?” Il répondit: “Je suis un étranger dans ce pays, fils d’un Amalécite.”	13 And David said to the youth who had reported it to him, “Where are you from?” And he responded, “I am the son of a man who is a new arrival from the Amalekites.”
14 David lui dit: “Comment donc as-tu osé frapper à mort celui que Yahvé avait consacré?”	14 And David said to him, “Why were you not afraid to put forth your hand, so that you would kill the Christ of the Lord?”
15 Alors David appela l’un de ses compagnons et lui dit: “Approche et frappe-le.” Il le frappa et il mourut.	15 And calling one of his servants, David said, “Draw near and rush against him” And he struck him, and he died.
16 David dit encore: “Que ton sang retombe sur ta tête. Tu t’es condamné toi-même quand tu as dit que tu avais frappé à mort l’homme consacré par Yahvé.”	16 And David said to him: “Your blood is upon your own head. For your own mouth has spoken against you, saying: ‘I have killed the Christ of the Lord.’ ”
17 Puis David entonna une lamentation sur Saül et sur son fils Jonathan	17 Then David mourned a lamentation over Saul and over his son Jonathan, in this way.
18 et il ordonna de l’apprendre aux fils de Juda: c’est le chant de l’arc, qu’on peut lire dans le livre du Juste.	18 (And he instructed that they should teach the sons of Judah the bow, just as it is written in the Book of the Just.) And he said: “Consider, O Israel, on behalf of those who are dead, wounded upon your heights:
19 “Comment sont-ils tombés sur les montagnes, ces héros qui faisaient la gloire d’Israël?	19 The illustrious of Israel have been killed upon your mountains. How could the valiant have fallen?
20 Ne l’annoncez pas dans Gat, ne portez pas la nouvelle dans les rues d’Ashkélon, ne donnez pas cette joie aux femmes Philistines, aux filles des incirconcis!	20 Do not choose to announce it in Gath, and do not announce it in the crossroads of Ashkelon. Otherwise, the daughters of the Philistines may rejoice; otherwise, the daughters of the uncircumcised may exult.
21 Que plus jamais rosée ni pluie ne tombent sur vous, montagnes de Guelboé, campagne verdoyante: c’est là que fut profané le bouclier des héros. Il ne fallait pas d’huile pour le bouclier de Saül,	21 O mountains of Gilboa, let neither dew, nor rain fall over you, and may these not be the fields of the first-fruits. For in that place, the shield of the valiant was cast away, the shield of Saul, as if he had not been anointed with oil.
22 mais le sang des blessés, la graisse des héros. Ni l’arc de Jonathan ne reculait, ni l’épée de Saül ne frappait dans le vide.	22 From the blood of the slain, from the fat of the strong, the arrow of Jonathan never turned back, and the sword of Saul did not return empty.
23 Vous étiez aimés, désirés, Saül et Jonathan: ni la vie ni la mort ne vous ont séparés. Ils étaient plus rapides que les aigles, ils étaient plus forts que les lions.	23 Saul and Jonathan, worthy to be loved, and stately in their life: even in death they were not divided. They were swifter than eagles, stronger than lions.
24 Pleurez sur Saül, filles d’Israël! Il vous revêtait d’étoffes de couleur, sur vos robes de fête il posait des bijoux d’or.	24 O daughters of Israel, weep over Saul, who clothed you with scarlet finery, who offered ornaments of gold for your adornment.
25 Comment sont-ils tombés, ces héros? Qui frappa à mort Jonathan, au cœur du combat?	25 How could the valiant have fallen in battle? How could Jonathan have been slain on the heights?
26 J’ai le cœur brisé pour toi, Jonathan, mon frère, tu m’étais si cher! Ton amour était pour moi, plus merveilleux que l’amour des femmes.	26 I grieve over you, my brother Jonathan: exceedingly stately, and worthy to be loved above the love of women. As a mother loves her only son, so also did I love you.
27 Comment sont-ils morts, les héros? Comment furent-elles brisées, les armes de guerre?”	27 How could the robust have fallen, and the weapons of war have perished?”