2 Chronicles 22
1 Then the inhabitants of Jerusalem appointed his youngest son, Ahaziah, as king in his place. For the robbers of the Arabians, who had fallen upon the camp, had put to death all those who were greater by birth before him. And so Ahaziah, the son of Jehoram, reigned as king of Judah.
Les habitants de Jérusalem firent régner à sa place Achazia, son plus jeune fils, car la bande d'hommes qui était venue au camp avec les Arabes avait tué tous les plus âgés. Ainsi régna Achazia, fils de Joram, roi de Juda.
2 Ahaziah was forty-two years old when he had begun to reign, and he reigned for one year in Jerusalem. And the name of his mother was Athaliah, the daughter of Omri.
Achazia avait quarante-deux ans lorsqu'il devint roi, et il régna un an à Jérusalem. Le nom de sa mère était Athalie, fille d'Omri.
3 But he too went forth in the ways of the house of Ahab. For his mother impelled him to act impiously.
Il marchait aussi dans les voies de la maison d'Achab, car sa mère le conseillait dans sa méchanceté.
4 And so he did evil in the sight of the Lord, just as the house of Ahab did. For after the death of his father, they were counselors to him, to his destruction.
Il fit ce qui est mal aux yeux de l'Éternel, comme la maison d'Achab, car ils furent ses conseillers après la mort de son père, pour le détruire.
5 And he walked in their counsels. And he went with Joram, the son of Ahab, the king of Israel, to war against Hazael, the king of Syria, at Ramoth Gilead. And the Syrians wounded Joram.
Il suivit aussi leurs conseils et alla avec Joram, fils d'Achab, roi d'Israël, à la guerre contre Hazaël, roi de Syrie, à Ramoth Galaad; et les Syriens blessèrent Joram.
6 And he returned, so that he might be cured at Jezreel. For he had received many wounds in the above-stated battle. And so Ahaziah, the son of Jehoram, the king of Judah, descended, so that he might visit Joram, the son of Ahab, at Jezreel, while he was ill.
Il revint se faire guérir à Jizreel des blessures qu'on lui avait faites à Rama, lorsqu'il combattait Hazaël, roi de Syrie. Azaria, fils de Joram, roi de Juda, descendit voir Joram, fils d'Achab, à Jizreel, car il était malade.
7 Indeed, it was the will of God against Ahaziah that he would go to Joram, and when he had gone, that he also would go out with him against Jehu, the son of Nimshi, whom the Lord had anointed to destroy the house of Ahab.
Or, la destruction d'Achazia fut le fait de Dieu, en ce qu'il alla vers Joram; car, quand il fut arrivé, il sortit avec Joram contre Jéhu, fils de Nimshi, que l'Éternel avait oint pour exterminer la maison d'Achab.
8 Therefore, when Jehu was overthrowing the house of Ahab, he found the leaders of Judah, with the sons of the brothers of Ahaziah, who were ministering to him, and he put them to death.
Lorsque Jéhu exerçait son jugement sur la maison d'Achab, il trouva les princes de Juda et les fils des frères d'Achazia au service d'Achazia, et il les tua.
9 Also, while he himself was seeking Ahaziah, he found him to be hiding in Samaria. And having been led to him, he killed him. And they buried him, because he was the son of Jehoshaphat, who had sought the Lord with all his heart. But there was no longer any hope that someone from the stock of Ahaziah would reign.
Il chercha Achazia, et on l'attrapa (il se cachait maintenant à Samarie), on l'amena à Jéhu et on le tua; puis on l'enterra, car on disait: « C'est le fils de Josaphat, qui cherchait Yahvé de tout son cœur. » La maison d'Achazia n'avait plus le pouvoir de détenir le royaume.
10 For indeed, his mother, Athaliah, seeing that her son had died, rose up and killed the entire royal stock of the house of Jehoram.
Et quand Athalie, mère d'Achazia, vit que son fils était mort, elle se leva et fit périr toute la race royale de la maison de Juda.
11 But Jehosheba, the daughter of the king, took Joash, the son of Ahaziah, and stole him from the midst the king’s sons when they were being slain. And she hid him with his nurse in a bedroom. Now Jehosheba, the one who had hidden him, was the daughter of king Jehoram, and the wife of the high priest Jehoiada, and the sister of Ahaziah. And because of this, Athaliah did not kill him.
Mais Joschabeath, fille du roi, prit Joas, fils d'Achazia, et le sauva furtivement du milieu des fils du roi qui avaient été tués, et le mit avec sa nourrice dans la chambre à coucher. Et Jéhoshabeath, fille du roi Joram, femme du prêtre Jehojada (car elle était la sœur d'Achazia), le cacha d'Athalie, afin qu'elle ne le tuât pas.
12 Therefore, he was with them, hidden in the house of God, for six years, while Athaliah reigned over the land.
Il resta avec eux, caché dans la maison de Dieu, six ans pendant qu'Athalie régnait sur le pays.
