1 Chroniques 12
Nouvelle Edition de Genève – NEG1979
Guerriers venus auprès de David pendant le règne de Saül
12 Voici ceux qui se rendirent auprès de David à Tsiklag, lorsqu’il était encore éloigné de la présence de Saül, fils de Kis. Ils faisaient partie des vaillants hommes qui lui prêtèrent leur secours pendant la guerre. 2 C’étaient des archers, lançant des pierres de la main droite et de la main gauche, et tirant des flèches avec leur arc: ils étaient de Benjamin, du nombre des frères de Saül. 3 Le chef Achiézer et Joas, fils de Schemaa, de Guibea; Jeziel, et Péleth, fils d’Azmaveth; Beraca; Jéhu, d’Anathoth; 4 Jischmaeja, de Gabaon, vaillant parmi les trente et chef des trente; Jérémie; Jachaziel; Jochanan; Jozabad, de Guedéra; 5 Eluzaï; Jerimoth; Bealia; Schemaria; Schephathia, de Haroph; 6 Elkana, Jischija, Azareel, Joézer et Jaschobeam, Koréites; 7 Joéla et Zebadia, fils de Jerocham, de Guedor.
8 Parmi les Gadites, des hommes vaillants partirent pour se rendre auprès de David dans la forteresse du désert, des soldats exercés à la guerre, armés du bouclier et de la lance, semblables à des lions, et aussi prompts que des gazelles sur les montagnes. 9 Ezer, le chef; Abdias, le second; Eliab, le troisième; 10 Mischmanna, le quatrième; Jérémie, le cinquième; 11 Attaï, le sixième; Eliel, le septième; 12 Jochanan, le huitième; Elzabad, le neuvième; 13 Jérémie, le dixième; Macbannaï, le onzième. 14 C’étaient des fils de Gad, chefs de l’armée; un seul, le plus petit, pouvait s’attaquer à cent hommes, et le plus grand à mille. 15 Voilà ceux qui passèrent le Jourdain au premier mois, lorsqu’il débordait sur toutes ses rives, et qui mirent en fuite tous les habitants des vallées, à l’orient et à l’occident.
16 Il y eut aussi des fils de Benjamin et de Juda qui se rendirent auprès de David dans la forteresse. 17 David sortit au-devant d’eux, et leur adressa la parole, en disant: Si vous venez à moi dans de bonnes intentions pour me secourir, mon cœur s’unira à vous; mais si c’est pour me tromper au profit de mes ennemis, quand je ne commets aucune violence, que le Dieu de nos pères le voie et qu’il fasse justice! 18 Amasaï, l’un des principaux officiers, fut revêtu de l’Esprit, et dit: Nous sommes à toi, David, et avec toi, fils d’Isaï! Paix, paix à toi, et paix à ceux qui te secourent, car ton Dieu t’a secouru! Et David les accueillit, et les plaça parmi les chefs de la troupe.
19 Des hommes de Manassé se joignirent à David, lorsqu’il alla faire la guerre à Saül avec les Philistins. Mais ils ne furent pas en aide aux Philistins; car, après s’être consultés, les princes des Philistins renvoyèrent David, en disant: Il passerait du côté de son maître Saül, au péril de nos têtes. 20 Quand il retourna à Tsiklag, voici ceux de Manassé qui se joignirent à lui: Adnach, Jozabad, Jediaël, Micaël, Jozabad, Elihu et Tsilthaï, chefs des milliers de Manassé. 21 Ils prêtèrent leur secours à David contre la troupe (des pillards amalécites), car ils étaient tous de vaillants hommes, et ils furent chefs dans l’armée. 22 Et de jour en jour des gens arrivaient auprès de David pour le secourir, jusqu’à ce qu’il ait un grand camp, comme un camp de Dieu.
Hommes d’Israël venus pour couronner David à Hébron
23 Voici le nombre des hommes armés pour la guerre qui se rendirent auprès de David à Hébron, afin de lui transférer la royauté de Saül, selon l’ordre de l’Eternel.
24 Fils de Juda, portant le bouclier et la lance, six mille huit cents, armés pour la guerre.
25 Des fils de Siméon, hommes vaillants à la guerre, sept mille cent.
26 Des fils de Lévi, quatre mille six cents; 27 et Jehojada, prince d’Aaron, et avec lui trois mille sept cents; 28 et Tsadok, vaillant jeune homme, et la maison de son père, vingt-deux chefs.
29 Des fils de Benjamin, frères de Saül, trois mille; car jusqu’alors la plus grande partie d’entre eux étaient restés fidèles à la maison de Saül.
30 Des fils d’Ephraïm, vingt mille huit cents, hommes vaillants, gens de renom, d’après les maisons de leurs pères.
31 De la demi-tribu de Manassé, dix-huit mille, qui furent nominativement désignés pour aller établir roi David.
32 Des fils d’Issacar, qui savaient discerner les temps pour comprendre ce que devait faire Israël, deux cents chefs, et tous leurs frères sous leurs ordres.
33 De Zabulon, cinquante mille, en état d’aller à l’armée, munis pour le combat de toutes les armes de guerre, et prêts à livrer bataille d’un cœur résolu.
34 De Nephthali, mille chefs, et avec eux trente-sept mille, portant le bouclier et la lance.
35 Des Danites, armés pour la guerre, vingt-huit mille six cents.
36 D’Aser, en état d’aller à l’armée et prêts à combattre: quarante mille.
37 Et de l’autre côté du Jourdain, des Rubénites, des Gadites, et de la demi-tribu de Manassé, avec toutes les armes de guerre, cent vingt mille.
38 Tous ces hommes, gens de guerre, prêts à combattre, arrivèrent à Hébron en sincérité de cœur pour établir David roi sur tout Israël. Et tout le reste d’Israël était également unanime pour faire régner David. 39 Ils furent là trois jours avec David, mangeant et buvant, car leurs frères leur avaient préparé des vivres. 40 Et même ceux qui habitaient près d’eux jusqu’à Issacar, à Zabulon et à Nephthali, apportaient des aliments sur des ânes, sur des chameaux, sur des mulets et sur des bœufs, des mets de farine, des masses de figues sèches et de raisins secs, du vin, de l’huile, des bœufs et des brebis en abondance, car Israël était dans la joie.
1 Chronicles 12
New Century Version
Warriors Join David
12 These were the men who came to David at Ziklag when David was hiding from Saul son of Kish. They were among the warriors who helped David in battle. 2 They came with bows for weapons and could use either their right or left hands to shoot arrows or to sling rocks. They were Saul’s relatives from the tribe of Benjamin. 3 Ahiezer was their leader, and there was Joash. (Ahiezer and Joash were sons of Shemaah, who was from the town of Gibeah.) There were also Jeziel and Pelet, the sons of Azmaveth. There were Beracah and Jehu from the town of Anathoth. 4 And there was Ishmaiah from the town of Gibeon; he was one of the Thirty. In fact, he was the leader of the Thirty. There were Jeremiah, Jahaziel, Johanan, and Jozabad from Gederah. 5 There were Eluzai, Jerimoth, Bealiah, and Shemariah. There was Shephatiah from Haruph. 6 There were Elkanah, Isshiah, Azarel, Joezer, and Jashobeam from the family group of Korah. 7 And there were Joelah and Zebadiah, the sons of Jeroham, from the town of Gedor.
8 Part of the people of Gad joined David at his stronghold in the desert. They were brave warriors trained for war and skilled with shields and spears. They were as fierce as lions and as fast as gazelles over the hills.
9 Ezer was the leader of Gad’s army, and Obadiah was second in command. Eliab was third, 10 Mishmannah was fourth, Jeremiah was fifth, 11 Attai was sixth, Eliel was seventh, 12 Johanan was eighth, Elzabad was ninth, 13 Jeremiah was tenth, and Macbannai was eleventh in command.
14 They were the commanders of the army from Gad. The least of these leaders was in charge of a hundred soldiers, and the greatest was in charge of a thousand. 15 They crossed the Jordan River and chased away the people living in the valleys, to the east and to the west. This happened in the first month of the year when the Jordan floods the valley.
16 Other people from the tribes of Benjamin and Judah also came to David at his stronghold. 17 David went out to meet them and said to them, “If you have come peacefully to help me, I welcome you. Join me. But if you have come to turn me over to my enemies, even though I have done nothing wrong, the God of our ancestors will see this and punish you.”
18 Then the Spirit entered Amasai, the leader of the Thirty, and he said:
“We belong to you, David.
We are with you, son of Jesse.
Success, success to you.
Success to those who help you,
because your God helps you.”
So David welcomed these men and made them leaders of his army.
19 Some of the men from Manasseh also joined David when he went with the Philistines to fight Saul. But David and his men did not really help the Philistines. After talking about it, the Philistine leaders decided to send David away. They said, “If David goes back to his master Saul, we will be killed.” 20 These are the men from Manasseh who joined David when he went to Ziklag: Adnah, Jozabad, Jediael, Michael, Jozabad, Elihu, and Zillethai. Each of them was a leader of a thousand men from Manasseh. 21 All these men of Manasseh were brave soldiers, and they helped David fight against groups of men who went around the country robbing people. These soldiers became commanders in David’s army. 22 Every day more men joined David, and his army became large, like the army of God.
Others Join David at Hebron
23 These are the numbers of the soldiers ready for battle who joined David at Hebron. They came to help turn the kingdom of Saul over to David, just as the Lord had said.
24 There were sixty-eight hundred men with their weapons from Judah. They carried shields and spears.
25 There were seventy-one hundred men from Simeon. They were warriors ready for war.
26 There were forty-six hundred men from Levi. 27 Jehoiada, a leader from Aaron’s family, was in that group. There were thirty-seven hundred with him. 28 Zadok was also in that group. He was a strong young warrior, and with him came twenty-two leaders from his family.
29 There were three thousand men from Benjamin, who were Saul’s relatives. Most of them had remained loyal to Saul’s family until then.
30 There were twenty thousand eight hundred men from Ephraim. They were brave warriors and were famous men in their own family groups.
31 There were eighteen thousand men from West Manasseh. Each one was especially chosen to make David king.
32 There were two hundred leaders from Issachar. They knew what Israel should do, and they knew the right time to do it. Their relatives were with them and under their command.
33 There were fifty thousand men from Zebulun. They were trained soldiers and knew how to use every kind of weapon of war. They followed David completely.
34 There were one thousand officers from Naphtali. They had thirty-seven thousand soldiers with them who carried shields and spears.
35 There were twenty-eight thousand six hundred men from Dan, who were ready for war.
36 There were forty thousand trained soldiers from Asher, who were ready for war.
37 There were one hundred twenty thousand soldiers from the east side of the Jordan River from the people of Reuben, Gad, and East Manasseh. They had every kind of weapon.
38 All these fighting men were ready to go to war. They came to Hebron fully agreed to make David king of all Israel. All the other Israelites also agreed to make David king. 39 They spent three days there with David, eating and drinking, because their relatives had prepared food for them. 40 Also, their neighbors came from as far away as Issachar, Zebulun, and Naphtali, bringing food on donkeys, camels, mules, and oxen. They brought much flour, fig cakes, raisins, wine, oil, cows, and sheep, because the people of Israel were very happy.
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