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12 Mais il se tint au milieu du champ, le défendit, et frappa les Philistins. Ainsi l'Éternel accorda une grande délivrance.
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But Shammah took his stand in the middle of the field. He defended it and struck the Philistines down, and the LORD brought about a great victory.
13 Trois des trente chefs descendirent et vinrent, au temps de la moisson, vers David, dans la caverne d'Adullam, lorsqu'une troupe de Philistins était campée dans la vallée des Réphaïm (des géants).
13
During harvest time, three of the thirty chief warriors came down to David at the cave of Adullam, while a band of Philistines was encamped in the Valley of Rephaim.
14 David était alors dans la forteresse, tandis qu'une garnison de Philistins était à Bethléhem
14
At that time David was in the stronghold, and the Philistine garrison was at Bethlehem.
15 Et David fit un souhait, et dit: Qui me fera boire de l'eau du puits qui est à la porte de Bethléhem?
15
David longed for water and said, “Oh, that someone would get me a drink of water from the well near the gate of Bethlehem!”
16 Alors ces trois hommes vaillants passèrent au travers du camp des Philistins, et puisèrent de l'eau du puits qui est à la porte de Bethléhem; et, l'ayant apportée, ils la présentèrent à David; mais il n'en voulut point boire, et il la répandit devant l'Éternel.
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So the three mighty warriors broke through the Philistine lines, drew water from the well near the gate of Bethlehem and carried it back to David. But he refused to drink it; instead, he poured it out before the LORD.
17 Et il dit: Loin de moi, ô Éternel, de faire une telle chose! N'est-ce pas le sang de ces hommes, qui sont allés au péril de leur vie? Et il n'en voulut point boire. Voilà ce que firent ces trois vaillants hommes.
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“Far be it from me, LORD, to do this!” he said. “Is it not the blood of men who went at the risk of their lives?” And David would not drink it. Such were the exploits of the three mighty warriors.
18 Abishaï, frère de Joab, fils de Tséruja, était le chef des trois. Ce fut lui qui brandit sa lance contre trois cents hommes, qu'il frappa à mort; et il s'acquit un nom parmi les trois.
18
Abishai the brother of Joab son of Zeruiah was chief of the Three. He raised his spear against three hundred men, whom he killed, and so he became as famous as the Three.
19 Il était le plus considéré des trois, et il fut leur chef; cependant il n'égala point les trois premiers
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Was he not held in greater honor than the Three? He became their commander, even though he was not included among them.
20 Puis Bénaja, fils de Jéhojada, fils d'un homme vaillant, grand par ses exploits, de Kabtséel; il tua deux des plus puissants hommes de Moab; il descendit aussi, et tua un lion au milieu d'une fosse, en un jour de neige.
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Benaiah son of Jehoiada, a valiant fighter from Kabzeel, performed great exploits. He struck down Moab’s two mightiest warriors. He also went down into a pit on a snowy day and killed a lion.
21 Ce fut lui qui frappa un homme égyptien d'un aspect redoutable. Cet Égyptien avait en sa main une lance, et Bénaja descendit contre lui avec un bâton; il arracha la lance de la main de l'Égyptien, et le tua de sa propre lance
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And he struck down a huge Egyptian. Although the Egyptian had a spear in his hand, Benaiah went against him with a club. He snatched the spear from the Egyptian’s hand and killed him with his own spear.
22 Voilà ce que fit Bénaja, fils de Jéhojada; et il eut un nom parmi ces trois hommes vaillants.
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Such were the exploits of Benaiah son of Jehoiada; he too was as famous as the three mighty warriors.
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