2 Kings 4
1 Now a certain woman, from the wives of the prophets, cried out to Elisha, saying: “My husband, your servant, is dead. And you know that your servant was one who fears the Lord. And behold, a creditor has arrived, so that he may take away my two sons to serve him.”
Or la veuve d'un des fils des prophètes cria à Élisée, en disant: Ton serviteur mon mari est mort; et tu sais que ton serviteur craignait l'Éternel; et son créancier est venu pour prendre mes deux enfants pour esclaves.
2 And Elisha said to her: “What do you want me to do for you? Tell me, what do you have in your house?” And she responded, “I, your handmaid, do not have anything in my house, except a little oil, with which I may be anointed.”
Et Élisée lui dit: Que ferai-je pour toi? Déclare-moi ce que tu as à la maison. Et elle dit: Ta servante n'a rien dans toute la maison qu'une fiole d'huile.
3 And he said to her: “Go, ask to borrow from all your neighbors empty vessels, more than a few.
Alors il lui dit: Va, et emprunte dehors à tous tes voisins des vases, des vases vides, et n'en demande pas un petit nombre.
4 And enter and close your door. And when you are inside with your sons, pour from the oil into all those vessels. And when they are full, take them away.”
Puis rentre et ferme la porte sur toi et sur tes enfants, et verse dans tous ces vases, faisant ôter ceux qui seront pleins.
5 And so, the woman went and closed the door upon herself and her sons. They were bringing her the vessels, and she was pouring into them.
Elle s'en alla donc d'avec lui; puis elle ferma la porte sur elle et sur ses enfants; ils lui apportaient les vases, et elle versait.
6 And when the vessels had been filled, she said to her son, “Bring me another a vessel.” And he responded, “I have none.” And there was oil remaining.
Et, lorsque les vases furent pleins, elle dit à son fils: Apporte-moi encore un vase; et il répondit: Il n'y a plus de vase. Et l'huile s'arrêta.
7 Then she went and told the man of God. And he said: “Go, sell the oil, and repay your creditor. Then you and your sons may live on what remains.”
Alors elle vint le rapporter à l'homme de Dieu, qui lui dit: Va, vends l'huile, et paie ta dette; et, toi et tes fils, vous vivrez du reste.
8 Now it happened that, on a certain day, Elisha passed by Shunem. And there was a great woman there, who took him to eat bread. And since he frequently passed by there, he turned aside to her house, so that he might eat bread.
Et il arriva un jour qu'Élisée passa à Sunem; et il y avait là une femme riche, qui le retint à manger le pain chez elle. Et, toutes les fois qu'il passait, il entrait là pour y manger le pain.
9 And she said to her husband: “I have noticed that he is a holy man of God, who passes by us frequently.
Et elle dit à son mari: Voici, je reconnais que cet homme qui passe toujours chez nous, est un saint homme de Dieu.
10 Therefore, let us prepare a small upper room for him, and place a bed in it for him, and a table, and a chair, and a lampstand, so that when he comes to us, he may stay there.”
Faisons, je te prie, une petite chambre haute, et mettons-lui là un lit, une table, un siège et un chandelier; quand il viendra chez nous, il s'y retirera.
11 Then it happened that, on a certain day, arriving, he turned aside into the upper room, and he rested there.
Étant donc un jour venu là, il se retira dans cette chambre haute, et y reposa.
12 And he said to his servant Gehazi, “Call this Shunammite woman.” And when he had called her, and she stood before him,
Et il dit à Guéhazi, son serviteur: Appelle cette Sunamite. Guéhazi l'appela, et elle se présenta devant lui.
13 he said to his servant: “Say to her: Behold, you have ministered to us attentively in all things. What do you want, that I might do for you? Do you have any business, or do you want me to speak to the king, or to the leader of the military?” And she responded, “I live in the midst of my own people.”
Alors il dit à Guéhazi: Dis-lui, je te prie: Voici, tu as pris pour nous tous ces soins; que pourrait-on faire pour toi? As-tu à parler au roi, ou au chef de l'armée? Elle répondit: J'habite au milieu de mon peuple. Il dit donc: Que faire pour elle?
14 And he said, “Then what does she want, that I might do for her?” And Gehazi said: “You need not ask. For she has no son, and her husband is elderly.”
Et Guéhazi répondit: Mais, elle n'a pas de fils, et son mari est vieux.
15 And so, he instructed him to call her. And when she had been called, and was standing before the door,
Alors il dit: Appelle-la! Et il l'appela, et elle se présenta à la porte.
16 he said to her, “At this time, and at this same hour, with life as a companion, you will have a son in your womb.” But she responded, “Do not, I ask you, my lord, a man of God, do not be willing to lie to your handmaid.”
Et il lui dit: L'année qui vient, en cette même saison, tu embrasseras un fils. Et elle répondit: Non, mon seigneur, homme de Dieu, ne mens point à ta servante!
17 And the woman conceived. And she bore a son, in the time and at the same hour as Elisha had said.
Or cette femme conçut, et enfanta un fils un an après, dans la même saison, comme Élisée le lui avait dit.
18 And the boy grew. And on a certain day, when he had gone out to his father, to the harvesters,
Et l'enfant étant devenu grand, il arriva qu'il sortit un jour pour aller vers son père, auprès des moissonneurs.
19 he said to his father: “I have a pain in my head. I have a pain in my head.” But he said to his servant, “Take him, and lead him to his mother.”
Et il dit à son père: Ma tête, ma tête! Et le père dit au serviteur: Porte-le à sa mère.
20 But when he had taken him, and he had led him to his mother, she placed him upon her knees, until midday, and then he died.
Il le porta donc et l'amena à sa mère; et il demeura sur les genoux de sa mère jusqu'à midi, puis il mourut.
21 Then she went up and laid him out on the bed of the man of God, and she closed the door. And departing,
Alors elle monta, et le coucha sur le lit de l'homme de Dieu; et, ayant fermé la porte sur lui, elle sortit.
22 she called her husband, and she said: “Send with me, I beg you, one of your servants, and a donkey, so that I may hurry to the man of God, and then return.”
Ensuite elle appela son mari, et dit: Envoie-moi, je te prie, un des serviteurs et une des ânesses; et je m'en irai jusqu'à l'homme de Dieu; puis je reviendrai.
23 And he said to her: “What is the reason that you would go to him? Today is not the new moon, and it is not the Sabbath.” She responded, “I will go.”
Et il dit: Pourquoi vas-tu vers lui aujourd'hui? Ce n'est point la nouvelle lune, ni le sabbat. Elle répondit: Tout va bien!
24 And she saddled a donkey, and she instructed her servant: “Drive, and hurry on. You shall cause no delay for me in departing. And do whatever I instruct you to do.”
Elle fit donc seller l'ânesse, et dit à son serviteur: Mène bon train; ne ralentis pas la course, que je ne te le dise.
25 And so she set out. And she came to the man of God, on mount Carmel. And when the man of God had seen her at a distance, he said to his servant Gehazi: “Behold, it is that Shunammite woman.
Ainsi elle s'en alla, et vint vers l'homme de Dieu, à la montagne de Carmel. Et, sitôt que l'homme de Dieu l'eut vue paraître, il dit à Guéhazi, son serviteur: Voilà cette Sunamite!
26 So then, go to meet her, and say to her, ‘Does all go well concerning you, and your husband, and your son?’” And she answered, “It is well.”
Va, cours au-devant d'elle, et dis-lui: Tout va-t-il bien pour toi, pour ton mari, pour l'enfant? Et elle dit: Bien.
27 And when she had arrived at the man of God, on the mount, she took hold of his feet. And Gehazi drew near, so that he might remove her. But the man of God said: “Permit her. For her soul is in bitterness. And the Lord has concealed it from me, and has not revealed it to me.”
Puis elle vint vers l'homme de Dieu sur la montagne, et embrassa ses pieds. Et Guéhazi s'approcha pour la repousser; mais l'homme de Dieu lui dit: Laisse-la, car son âme est dans l'amertume; et l'Éternel me l'a caché, et ne me l'a point déclaré.
28 And she said to him: “Did I ask a son from my lord? Did I not say to you, ‘You should not deceive me?’”
Alors elle dit: Avais-je demandé un fils à mon seigneur? Ne te dis-je pas: Ne fais point que je sois trompée?
29 And so he said to Gehazi: “Gird your waist, and take my staff in your hand, and go. If any man will meet you, you shall not greet him. And if anyone greets you, you shall not respond to him. And place my staff upon the face of the boy.”
Et il dit à Guéhazi: Ceins tes reins; prends mon bâton en ta main, et t'en va. Si tu rencontres quelqu'un, ne le salue point; et si quelqu'un te salue, ne lui réponds pas; ensuite tu mettras mon bâton sur le visage de l'enfant.
30 But the mother of the boy said, “As the Lord lives, and as your soul lives, I will not release you.” Therefore, he rose up, and he followed her.
Mais la mère de l'enfant dit: L'Éternel est vivant et ton âme est vivante! je ne te laisserai point. Et il se leva, et la suivit.
31 But Gehazi had gone before them, and he had placed the staff upon the face of the boy. And there was no voice, nor any response. And so he returned to meet him. And he reported to him, saying, “The boy did not rise up.”
Or Guéhazi, les ayant devancés, mit le bâton sur le visage de l'enfant; mais il n'y eut ni voix ni signe d'attention; et il revint au-devant d'Élisée, et lui fit ce rapport, en disant: L'enfant ne s'est pas réveillé.
32 Therefore, Elisha entered the house. And behold, the boy was lying dead upon his bed.
Élisée entra donc dans la maison; et voici, l'enfant était mort et couché sur son lit.
33 And entering, he closed the door upon himself and the boy. And he prayed to the Lord.
Et, étant entré, il ferma la porte sur eux deux, et pria l'Éternel.
34 And he climbed up, and lay across the boy. And he put his mouth over his mouth, and his eyes over his eyes, and his hands over his hands. And he leaned himself over him, and the body of the boy grew warm.
Puis il monta, et se coucha sur l'enfant, et mit sa bouche sur la bouche de l'enfant, ses yeux sur ses yeux, ses mains sur ses mains, et s'étendit sur lui; et la chair de l'enfant fut réchauffée.
35 And returning, he walked around the house, first here and then there. And he went up, and lay across him. And the boy gasped seven times, and he opened his eyes.
Puis il se retirait, et allait par la maison, tantôt ici, tantôt là, et remontait et s'étendait encore sur lui; enfin l'enfant éternua sept fois, et ouvrit les yeux.
36 And he called Gehazi, and said to him, “Call this Shunammite woman.” And having been called, she entered to him. And he said, “Take up your son.”
Alors Élisée appela Guéhazi, et lui dit: Appelle cette Sunamite. Et il l'appela; et elle vint vers lui, et il lui dit: Prends ton fils.
37 She went and fell at his feet, and she reverenced upon the ground. And she took up her son, and departed.
Elle vint donc, et se jeta à ses pieds, et se prosterna en terre; puis elle prit son fils, et sortit.
38 And Elisha returned to Gilgal. Now there was a famine in the land, and the sons of the prophets were living in his sight. And he said to one of his servants, “Set out a large cooking pot, and boil a soup for the sons of the prophets.”
Et Élisée revint à Guilgal. Or il y avait une famine au pays; et les fils des prophètes étaient assis devant lui. Et il dit à son serviteur: Mets le grand pot, et cuis du potage pour les fils des prophètes.
39 And one went out into the field, so that he might collect wild herbs. And he found something like a wild vine, and he gathered from it bitter fruits of the field, and he filled his cloak. And returning, he cut these up for the pot of soup. But he did not know what it was.
Mais quelqu'un sortit aux champs pour cueillir des herbes; et il trouva de la vigne sauvage, et cueillit des coloquintes sauvages, plein sa robe; puis étant venu, il les mit par pièces dans le pot où était le potage; car on ne savait ce que c'était.
40 Then they poured it out for their companions to eat. And when they had tasted the mixture, they cried out, saying, “Death is in the cooking pot, O man of God!” And they were unable to eat.
Et on en versa à ces gens pour manger; mais sitôt qu'ils eurent mangé de ce potage, ils s'écrièrent: Homme de Dieu, la mort est dans ce pot! Et ils n'en purent manger.
41 But he said, “Bring some flour.” And when they had brought it, he cast it into the cooking pot, and he said, “Pour it out for the group, so that they may eat.” And there was no longer any bitterness in the cooking pot.
Alors il dit: Eh bien, apportez de la farine. Et il la jeta dans le pot; puis il dit: Verse à ces gens, et qu'ils mangent. Et il n'y avait plus rien de mauvais dans le pot.
42 Now a certain man arrived from Baal-Shalishah, carrying, for the man of God, bread from the first-fruits, twenty loaves of barley, and new grain in his satchel. But he said, “Give it to the people, so that they may eat.”
Alors vint un homme de Baal-Shalisha, qui apportait à l'homme de Dieu du pain des prémices, vingt pains d'orge, et du blé de primeur dans sa besace. Et Élisée dit: Donnes-en à ces gens, et qu'ils mangent.
43 And his servant responded to him, “What amount is this, that I should set it before a hundred men?” But he said again: “Give it to the people, so that they may eat. For thus says the Lord, ‘They shall eat, and there shall be still more.’”
Et son serviteur dit: Comment en donnerais-je à cent hommes? Mais Élisée répondit: Donne-le à ces gens et qu'ils mangent. Car ainsi a dit l'Éternel: On en mangera, et on en aura de reste.
44 And so, he set it before them. And they ate, and there was still more, in accord with the word of the Lord.
Ainsi il le mit devant eux, et ils mangèrent, et ils en laissèrent de reste, selon la parole de l'Éternel.
