Kings IV 1
1 And Moab rebelled against Israel after the death of Achaab.
Après la mort d'Achab, les Moabites se révoltèrent contre Israël.
2 And Ochozias fell through the lattice that was in his upper chamber in Samaria and was sick; and he sent messengers, and said to them, Go and enquire of Baal fly, the god of Accaron, whether I shall recover of this my sickness. And they went to enquire of him.
Or Achazia tomba par le treillis de sa chambre haute, à Samarie, et il en fut malade; et il envoya des messagers, auxquels il dit: Allez, consultez Baal-Zébub, dieu d'Ékron, pour savoir si je relèverai de cette maladie.
3 And an angel of the Lord called Eliu the Thesbite, saying, Arise, and go to meet the messengers of Ochozias king of Samaria, and you shall say to them, [Is it] because there is no God in Israel, [that] you go to enquire of Baal fly, the God of Accaron? but [it shall] not [be] so.
Mais l'ange de l'Éternel dit à Élie, le Thishbite: Lève-toi, monte au-devant des messagers du roi de Samarie, et dis-leur: N'y a-t-il point de Dieu en Israël, que vous alliez consulter Baal-Zébub, dieu d'Ékron?
4 For thus says the Lord, The bed on which you are gone up, you shall not come down from it, for you shall surely die. And Eliu went, and said [so] to them.
C'est pourquoi, ainsi a dit l'Éternel: Tu ne descendras point du lit sur lequel tu es monté, mais certainement tu mourras. Et Élie s'en alla.
5 And the messengers returned to him, and he said to them, Why have you returned?
Puis les messagers retournèrent vers Achazia, qui leur dit: Pourquoi revenez-vous?
6 And they said to him, A man came up to meet us, and said to us, Go, return to the king that sent you, and say to him, Thus says the Lord, [Is it] because there is no God in Israel, [that] you go to enquire of Baal fly, the God of Accaron? [it shall] not [be] so: the bed on which you are gone up, you shall not come down from it, for you shall surely die.
Et ils lui répondirent: Un homme est monté au-devant de nous, et nous a dit: Allez, retournez vers le roi qui vous a envoyés, et dites-lui: Ainsi a dit l'Éternel: N'y a-t-il point de Dieu en Israël, que tu envoies consulter Baal-Zébub, dieu d'Ékron? C'est pourquoi, tu ne descendras point du lit sur lequel tu es monté, mais certainement tu mourras.
7 So they returned and reported to the king as Eliu said: and he said to them, What [was] the manner of the man who went up to meet you, and spoke to you these words?
Alors le roi leur dit: Comment est cet homme qui est monté au-devant de vous et qui vous a dit ces paroles?
8 And they said to him, [He was] a hairy man, and girded with a leather girdle about his loins. And he said, This is Eliu the Thesbite.
Et ils lui dirent: C'est un homme vêtu de poil, et ayant autour de ses reins une ceinture de cuir. Et il dit: C'est Élie, le Thishbite.
9 And he sent to him a captain of fifty and his fifty; and he went up to him: and, behold, Eliu sat on the top of a mountain. And the captain of fifty spoke to him, and said, O man of God, the king has called you, come down.
Alors il envoya vers lui un capitaine de cinquante hommes, avec ses cinquante hommes, qui monta vers lui. Or voici, Élie se tenait sur le haut de la montagne. Et le capitaine lui dit: Homme de Dieu, le roi a dit que tu descendes.
10 And Eliu answered and said to the captain of fifty, And if I [am] a man of God, fire shall come down out of heaven, and devour you and your fifty. And fire came down out of heaven, and devoured him and his fifty.
Mais Élie répondit, et dit au capitaine des cinquante hommes: Si je suis homme de Dieu, que le feu descende des cieux et te consume, toi et tes cinquante hommes. Et le feu descendit des cieux et le consuma, lui et ses cinquante hommes.
11 And the king sent a second time to him another captain of fifty, and his fifty. And the captain of fifty spoke to him, and said, O man of God, thus says the king, Come down quickly.
Et Achazia lui envoya encore un autre capitaine de cinquante hommes, avec ses cinquante hommes, qui prit la parole et lui dit: Homme de Dieu, ainsi a dit le roi: Hâte-toi de descendre.
12 And Eliu answered and spoke to him, and said, If I [am] a man of God, fire shall come down out of heaven, and devour you and your fifty. And fire came down out of heaven, and devoured him and his fifty.
Mais Élie répondit et leur dit: Si je suis homme de Dieu, que le feu descende des cieux et te consume, toi et tes cinquante hommes. Et le feu de Dieu descendit des cieux, et le consuma, lui et ses cinquante hommes.
13 And the king sent yet again a captain and his fifty. And the third captain of fifty came, and knelt on his knees before Eliu, and entreated him, and spoke to him and said, O man of God, let my life, and the life of these fifty your servants, be precious in your eyes.
Et Achazia envoya encore le capitaine d'une troisième cinquantaine, avec ses cinquante hommes. Et ce troisième capitaine de cinquante hommes monta, vint, et fléchit les genoux devant Élie, et, le suppliant, il lui dit: Homme de Dieu, je te prie, que ma vie et la vie de ces cinquante hommes, tes serviteurs, soit précieuse à tes yeux!
14 Behold, fire came down from heaven, and devoured the two first captains of fifty: and now, I pray, let my life be precious in your eyes.
Voici, le feu est descendu des cieux, et a consumé les deux premiers capitaines de cinquantaine, avec leurs cinquante hommes; mais maintenant, que ma vie soit précieuse à tes yeux!
15 And the angel of the Lord spoke to Eliu, and said, Go down with him, be not afraid of them. And Eliu rose up, and went down with him to the king.
Et l'ange de l'Éternel dit à Élie: Descends avec lui; n'aie point peur de lui. Il se leva donc, et descendit avec lui vers le roi; et il lui dit:
16 And Eliu spoke to him, and said, Thus says the Lord, Why have you sent messengers to enquire of Baal fly, the god of Accaron? [it shall] not [be] so: the bed on which you are gone up, you shall not come down from it, for you shall surely die.
Ainsi a dit l'Éternel: Parce que tu as envoyé des messagers pour consulter Baal-Zébub, dieu d'Ékron, comme s'il n'y avait point de Dieu en Israël pour consulter sa parole, tu ne descendras point du lit sur lequel tu es monté; mais certainement tu mourras!
17 So he died according to the word of the Lord which Eliu has spoken.
Achazia mourut donc, selon la parole de l'Éternel, qu'Élie avait prononcée; et Joram régna à sa place, la seconde année de Joram, fils de Josaphat, roi de Juda, parce qu'Achazia n'avait point de fils.
18 And the rest of the acts of Ochozias which he did, behold, [are] they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel?
Le reste des actes d'Achazia n'est-il pas écrit au livre des Chroniques des rois d'Israël?
