2 Chronicles 21
1 Then Jehoshaphat slept with his fathers, and he was buried with them in the City of David. And his son, Jehoram, reigned in his place.
Josaphat se coucha avec ses pères, et il fut enterré avec ses pères dans la ville de David. Et Joram, son fils, régna à sa place.
2 And he had brothers, sons of Jehoshaphat: Azariah, and Jehiel, and Zechariah, and Azariah, and Michael, and Shephatiah. All these were sons of Jehoshaphat, the king of Judah.
Joram avait des frères, fils de Josaphat: Azaria, Jehiel, Zacharie, Azaria, Micaël et Schephathia, tous fils de Josaphat, roi d’Israël.
3 And their father gave to them many gifts of silver, and gold, and valuables, with very fortified cities in Judah. But the kingdom he handed on to Jehoram, because he was the firstborn.
Leur père leur avait donné des présents considérables en argent, en or, et en objets précieux, avec des villes fortes en Juda; mais il laissa le royaume à Joram, parce qu’il était le premier-né.
4 Therefore, Jehoram rose up over the kingdom of his father. And when he had established himself, he killed with the sword all his brothers, and certain ones from the leaders of Israel.
Lorsque Joram eut pris possession du royaume de son père et qu’il se fut fortifié, il fit mourir par l’épée tous ses frères et quelques-uns aussi des chefs d’Israël.
5 Jehoram was thirty-two years old when he had begun to reign. And he reigned for eight years in Jerusalem.
Joram avait trente-deux ans lorsqu’il devint roi, et il régna huit ans à Jérusalem.
6 And he walked in the ways of the kings of Israel, just as the house of Ahab had done. For his wife was a daughter of Ahab, and he did evil in the sight of the Lord.
Il marcha dans la voie des rois d’Israël, comme avait fait la maison d’Achab, car il avait pour femme une fille d’Achab, et il fit ce qui est mal aux yeux de l’Éternel.
7 But the Lord was not willing to destroy the house of David, because of the covenant that he had formed with him, and because he had promised that he would provide a lamp to him, and to his sons, for all time.
Mais l’Éternel ne voulut point détruire la maison de David, à cause de l’alliance qu’il avait traitée avec David et de la promesse qu’il avait faite de lui donner toujours une lampe, à lui et à ses fils.
8 In those days, Edom rebelled, so as not to be subject to Judah, and they appointed for themselves a king.
De son temps, Édom se révolta contre l’autorité de Juda, et se donna un roi.
9 And when Jehoram had gone across with his leaders, and all the horsemen who were with him, he arose in the night, and struck the Edomites (who had surrounded him), and all the commanders of his horsemen.
Joram partit avec ses chefs et tous ses chars; s’étant levé de nuit, il battit les Édomites qui l’entouraient et les chefs des chars.
10 Even so, Edom rebelled, so as not to be under the authority of Judah, even to this day. Also at that time, Libnah withdrew, so as not to be under his hand. For he had forsaken the Lord, the God of his fathers.
La rébellion d’Édom contre l’autorité de Juda a duré jusqu’à ce jour. Libna se révolta dans le même temps contre son autorité, parce qu’il avait abandonné l’Éternel, le Dieu de ses pères.
11 Moreover, he also constructed high places in the cities of Judah. And he caused the inhabitants of Jerusalem to fornicate, and Judah to prevaricate.
Joram fit même des hauts lieux dans les montagnes de Juda; il poussa les habitants de Jérusalem à la prostitution, et il séduisit Juda.
12 Then letters were conveyed to him from the prophet Elijah, in which it was written: “Thus says the Lord, the God of David, your father: Because you have not walked in the ways of Jehoshaphat, your father, nor in the ways of Asa, the king of Judah,
Il lui vint un écrit du prophète Élie, disant: Ainsi parle l’Éternel, le Dieu de David, ton père: Parce que tu n’as pas marché dans les voies de Josaphat, ton père, et dans les voies d’Asa, roi de Juda,
13 but instead you have advanced along the paths of the kings of Israel, and you have caused Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem to fornicate, imitating the fornication of the house of Ahab, and moreover, you have killed your brothers, the house of your father, who are better than you:
mais que tu as marché dans la voie des rois d’Israël; parce que tu as entraîné à la prostitution Juda et les habitants de Jérusalem, comme l’a fait la maison d’Achab à l’égard d’Israël; et parce que tu as fait mourir tes frères, meilleurs que toi, la maison même de ton père;
14 behold, the Lord will strike you with a great plague, with all your people, and your sons and wives, and all your substance.
voici, l’Éternel frappera ton peuple d’une grande plaie, tes fils, tes femmes, et tout ce qui t’appartient;
15 And you shall be sickened by a very grievous disease of your bowels, until your inner organs depart, little by little, each day.”
et toi, il te frappera d’une maladie violente, d’une maladie d’entrailles, qui augmentera de jour en jour jusqu’à ce que tes entrailles sortent par la force du mal.
16 Therefore, the Lord stirred up, against Jehoram, the spirit of the Philistines, and of the Arabians, who are along the borders of the Ethiopians.
Et l’Éternel excita contre Joram l’esprit des Philistins et des Arabes qui sont dans le voisinage des Éthiopiens.
17 And they ascended into the land of Judah. And they laid waste to it. And they despoiled all the substance that was found in the house of the king, including even his sons and wives. Neither did there remain for him any son, except Jehoahaz, who was the youngest born.
Ils montèrent contre Juda, y firent une invasion, pillèrent toutes les richesses qui se trouvaient dans la maison du roi, et emmenèrent ses fils et ses femmes, de sorte qu’il ne lui resta d’autre fils que Joachaz, le plus jeune de ses fils.
18 And in addition to all these things, the Lord struck him with an incurable disease of the bowels.
Après tout cela, l’Éternel le frappa d’une maladie d’entrailles qui était sans remède;
19 And as day followed after day, and the space of time turned, the course of two years was completed. And after having been wasted by a long consumption, so much so that even his inner organs were discharged, the disease ended along with his life. And so he died of a very grievous illness. And the people did not make a funeral for him, according to the custom of burning, as they had done for his ancestors.
elle augmenta de jour en jour, et sur la fin de la seconde année les entrailles de Joram sortirent par la force de son mal. Il mourut dans de violentes souffrances; et son peuple ne brûla point de parfums en son honneur, comme il l’avait fait pour ses pères.
20 He was thirty-two years old when he had begun to reign, and he reigned for eight years in Jerusalem. And he did not walk uprightly. And they buried him in the City of David, yet truly, not in the sepulcher of the kings.
Il avait trente-deux ans lorsqu’il devint roi, et il régna huit ans à Jérusalem. Il s’en alla sans être regretté, et on l’enterra dans la ville de David, mais non dans les sépulcres des rois.
