2 Kings 1
1 And Moab rebelled against Israel after the death of Ahab.
Or après la mort d'Achab Moab se rebella contre Israël.
2 And Ahaziah fell down through the lattice in his upper chamber which was in Samaria, and was sick; and he sent messengers and said to them, Go, inquire of Baal-zebub the god of Ekron, whether I shall recover from this disease.
Et Achazia tomba par le treillis de sa chambre haute qui était à Samarie, et en fut malade; et il envoya des messagers, et leur dit: Allez consulter Bahal-zébub, dieu de Hékron, [pour savoir] si je relèverai de cette maladie.
3 And the angel of Jehovah said to Elijah the Tishbite, Arise, go up to meet the messengers of the king of Samaria, and say to them, Is it because there is not a God in Israel, that ye go to inquire of Baal-zebub the god of Ekron?
Mais l'Ange de l'Eternel parla à Elie Tisbite, en disant: Lève-toi, monte au devant des messagers du Roi de Samarie, et leur dis: N'y [a-t-il] point de Dieu en Israël, que vous alliez consulter Bahal-zébub, dieu de Hékron?
4 Now therefore thus saith Jehovah: Thou shalt not come down from the bed on which thou art gone up, but shalt certainly die. And Elijah departed.
C'est pourquoi ainsi a dit l'Eternel: Tu ne descendras point du lit sur lequel tu es monté, mais certainement tu mourras. Cela dit, Elie s'en alla.
5 And the messengers returned to him; and he said to them, Why have ye returned?
Et les messagers s'en retournèrent vers Achazia, et il leur dit: Pourquoi êtes-vous revenus?
6 And they said unto 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 saith Jehovah: Is it because there is not a God in Israel, that thou sendest to inquire of Baal-zebub the god of Ekron? therefore thou shalt not come down from the bed on which thou art gone up, but shalt certainly die.
Et ils lui répondirent: Un homme est monté au-devant de nous, qui nous a dit: Allez, retournez vous-en vers le Roi qui vous a envoyés, et dites-lui: Ainsi a dit l'Eternel: N'y a-t-il point de Dieu en Israël, que tu envoies consulter Bahal-zébub dieu de Hékron? A cause de cela tu ne descendras point du lit sur lequel tu es monté, mais certainement tu mourras.
7 And he said to them, What manner of man was he that came up to meet you, and told you these words?
Et il leur dit: Comment était fait 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 man in a hairy [garment], and girt with a girdle of leather about his loins. And he said, It is Elijah the Tishbite.
Et ils lui répondirent: C'est un homme vêtu de poil, qui a une ceinture de cuir, ceinte sur ses reins; et il dit: C'est Elie Tisbite.
9 And he sent to him a captain of fifty with his fifty. And he went up to him, and behold, he sat on the top of the mount. And he spoke to him: Man of God, the king says, Come down!
Alors il envoya vers lui un capitaine de cinquante hommes, avec sa cinquantaine, lequel monta vers lui. Or voilà, il se tenait au sommet d'une montagne, et [ce capitaine] lui dit: Homme de Dieu, le Roi a dit que tu aies à descendre.
10 And Elijah answered and said to the captain of fifty, And if I be a man of God, let fire come down from the heavens and consume thee and thy fifty. And there came down fire from the heavens, and consumed him and his fifty.
Mais Elie répondit, et dit au capitaine de la cinquantaine: Si je suis un homme de Dieu, que le feu descende des cieux, et te consume, toi et ta cinquantaine! Et le feu descendit des cieux, et le consuma, lui et sa cinquantaine.
11 And again he sent to him another captain of fifty with his fifty. And he spoke and said to him, Man of God, thus says the king: Come down quickly!
Et [Achazia] envoya encore un autre capitaine de cinquante hommes avec sa cinquantaine, qui prit la parole, et lui dit: Homme de Dieu, ainsi a dit le Roi: Hâte-toi de descendre.
12 And Elijah answered and said to them, If I be a man of God, let fire come down from the heavens and consume thee and thy fifty. And the fire of God came down from the heavens, and consumed him and his fifty.
Mais Elie répondit, et leur dit: Si je suis un homme de Dieu, que le feu descende des cieux et te consume, toi et ta cinquantaine; et le feu de Dieu descendit des cieux, et le consuma, lui et sa cinquantaine.
13 And again he sent the captain of a third fifty with his fifty. And the third captain of fifty went up, and came and fell on his knees before Elijah, and besought him and said to him, Man of God, I pray thee, let my life, and the life of these fifty thy servants, be precious in thy sight.
Et [Achazia] envoya encore un capitaine d'une troisième cinquantaine avec sa cinquantaine, et ce troisième capitaine de cinquante hommes monta, et vint, et se courba sur ses genoux devant Elie, et le supplia, et lui dit: Homme de Dieu, je te prie que tu fasses cas de ma vie, et de la vie de ces cinquante hommes tes serviteurs.
14 Behold, there came down fire from the heavens, and consumed the two captains of the former fifties with their fifties; but now, let my life be precious in thy sight.
Voilà, le feu est descendu des cieux, et a consumé les deux premiers capitaines de cinquante hommes, avec leurs cinquantaines; mais maintenant [je te prie], que tu fasses cas de ma vie.
15 And the angel of Jehovah said to Elijah, Go down with him: be not afraid of him. And he arose, and went down with him to the king.
Et l'Ange de l'Eternel dit à Elie: Descends avec lui, n'aie point peur de lui. Il se leva donc, et descendit avec lui vers le Roi,
16 And he said to him, Thus saith Jehovah: Forasmuch as thou hast sent messengers to inquire of Baal-zebub the god of Ekron, is it because there is no God in Israel to inquire of his word? therefore thou shalt not come down from the bed on which thou art gone up, but shalt certainly die.
Et lui dit: Ainsi a dit l'Eternel: Parce que tu as envoyé des messagers pour consulter Bahal-zébub dieu de Hékron, 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 And he died according to the word of Jehovah that Elijah had spoken. And Jehoram began to reign in his stead, in the second year of Jehoram the son of Jehoshaphat king of Judah; for he had no son.
Il mourut donc, selon la parole de l'Eternel, qu'Elie avait prononcée; et Joram commença à régner en 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 Ahaziah, what he did, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel?
Le reste des faits d'Achazia, lesquels il fit, n'est-il pas écrit au Livre des Chroniques des Rois d'Israël?
