Kings III 21
1 And Achaab numbered the young men the heads of the districts, and they were two hundred and thirty: and afterwards he numbered the people, [even] every man fit for war, seven thousand.
Et il arriva, après ces choses, que Naboth, le Jizreélite, avait une vigne qui était à Jizreël, à côté du palais d’Achab, roi de Samarie.
2 And he went forth at noon, an the son of Ader was drinking [and] getting drunk in Socchoth, he and the kings, [even] thirty and two kings, his allies.
Et Achab parla à Naboth, disant: Donne-moi ta vigne afin que j’en fasse un jardin potager, car elle est proche, à côté de ma maison, et je te donnerai à sa place une meilleure vigne que celle-là, ou, si cela est bon à tes yeux, je te donnerai l’argent que vaut celle-ci.
3 And the young men the heads of the districts went forth first; and they send and report to the king of Syria, saying, There are men come forth out of Samaria.
Et Naboth dit à Achab: Que l’Éternel me garde de te donner l’héritage de mes pères.
4 And he said to them, If they come forth peaceably, take them alive; and if they come forth to war, take them alive:
Et Achab s’en vint à sa maison, triste et irrité, à cause de la parole que Naboth, le Jizreélite, lui avait dite; car il avait dit: Je ne te donnerai pas l’héritage de mes pères. Et il s’étendit sur sa couche, et détourna sa face, et ne mangea pas du pain.
5 and let not the young men the heads of the districts go forth of the city. And the force that was behind them
Et Jézabel, sa femme, vint vers lui et lui dit: Pourquoi donc ton esprit est-il triste et ne manges-tu pas du pain?
6 struck each one the man next to him; and each one a second time struck the man next to him: and Syria fled, and Israel pursued them; and the son of Ader, [even] the king of Syria, escapes on the horse of a horseman.
Et il lui dit: Parce que j’ai parlé à Naboth, le Jizreélite, et lui ai dit: Donne-moi ta vigne pour de l’argent, ou, si cela te plaît, je te donnerai une vigne à la place. Et il a dit: Je ne te donnerai pas ma vigne.
7 And the king of Israel went forth, and took all the horses and the chariots, and struck [the enemy] with a great slaughter in Syria.
Et Jézabel, sa femme, lui dit: Est-ce toi qui exerces maintenant la royauté sur Israël? Lève-toi, mange du pain, et que ton cœur soit gai; moi, je te donnerai la vigne de Naboth, le Jizreélite.
8 And the prophet came to the king of Israel, and said, Strengthen yourself, and observe, and see what you shall do; for at the return of the year the son of Ader king of Syria comes up against you.
Et elle écrivit des lettres au nom d’Achab, et les scella de son sceau, et envoya les lettres aux anciens et aux nobles qui étaient dans sa ville, qui habitaient avec Naboth.
9 And the servants of the king of Syria, even they said, The God of Israel [is] a God of mountains, and not a God of valleys; therefore has he prevailed against us: but if we should fight against them in the plain, verily we shall prevail against them.
Et elle écrivit dans les lettres, disant: Proclamez un jeûne et mettez Naboth en tête du peuple,
10 And do you this thing: Send away the kings, each one to his place, and set princes in their stead.
et mettez deux hommes, fils de Bélial, en face de lui, et qu’ils témoignent contre lui, disant: Tu as maudit Dieu et le roi. Et menez-le dehors et lapidez-le, et qu’il meure.
11 And we will give you [another] army according to the army that was destroyed, and cavalry according to the cavalry, and chariots according to the chariots, and we will fight against them in the plain, and we shall prevail against them. And he listened to their voice, and did so.
Et les hommes de sa ville, les anciens et les nobles qui habitaient sa ville, firent selon ce que Jézabel leur avait demandé, selon ce qui était écrit dans les lettres qu’elle leur avait envoyées:
12 And it came to pass at the return of the year, that the son of Ader reviewed Syria, and went up to Apheca to war against Israel.
ils proclamèrent un jeûne et mirent Naboth en tête du peuple;
13 And the children of Israel were numbered, and came to meet them: and Israel encamped before them as two little flocks of goats, but Syria filled the land.
et deux hommes, fils de Bélial, vinrent et s’assirent en face de lui; et les hommes de Bélial témoignèrent contre lui, contre Naboth, devant le peuple, disant: Naboth a maudit Dieu et le roi. Et ils le menèrent hors de la ville, et l’assommèrent de pierres, et il mourut.
14 And there came the man of God, and said to the king of Israel, Thus says the Lord, Because Syria has said, The Lord God of Israel [is] a God of the hills, and he [is] not a God of the valleys, therefore will I give this great army into your hand, and you shall know that I [am] the Lord.
Et ils envoyèrent à Jézabel, disant: Naboth a été lapidé, et il est mort.
15 And they encamp one over against the other before them seven days. And it came to pass on the seventh day that the battle drew on, and Israel struck Syria, [even] a hundred thousand footmen in one day.
Et il arriva que, lorsque Jézabel apprit que Naboth avait été lapidé et était mort, Jézabel dit à Achab: Lève-toi, prends possession de la vigne de Naboth, le Jizreélite, qu’il refusa de te donner pour de l’argent, car Naboth n’est pas vivant, mais il est mort.
16 And the rest fled to Apheca, into the city; and the wall fell upon twenty-seven thousand men that were left: and the son of Ader fled, and entered into an inner chamber, into a closet.
Et il arriva que, quand Achab apprit que Naboth était mort, Achab se leva pour descendre à la vigne de Naboth, le Jizreélite, pour en prendre possession.
17 And he said to his servants, I know that the kings of Israel are merciful kings: let us now put sackcloth upon our loins, and ropes upon our heads, and let us go forth to the king of Israel, if by any means he will save our souls alive.
Et la parole de l’Éternel vint à Élie, le Thishbite, disant:
18 So they girded sackcloth upon their loins, and put ropes upon their heads, and said to the king of Israel, Your servant the son of Ader says, Let our souls live, I pray you. And he said, Does he yet live? He is my brother.
Lève-toi, descends à la rencontre d’Achab, le roi d’Israël, qui est à Samarie: voici, il est dans la vigne de Naboth, où il est descendu pour en prendre possession.
19 And the men divined, and offered drink-offerings; and they caught the word out of his mouth, and said, Your brother the son of Ader. And he said, Go you in and fetch him. And the son of Ader went out to him, and they cause him to go up to him into the chariot.
Et tu lui parleras, disant: Ainsi dit l’Éternel: As-tu tué, et aussi pris possession? Et tu lui parleras, disant: Ainsi dit l’Éternel: Au lieu où les chiens ont léché le sang de Naboth, les chiens lécheront ton sang, à toi aussi.
20 And he said to him, The cities which my father took from your father I will restore to you; and you shall make streets for yourself in Damascus, as my father made streets in Samaria; and I will let you go with a covenant. And he made a covenant with him, and let him go.
Et Achab dit à Élie: M’as-tu trouvé, mon ennemi? Et il dit: Je t’ai trouvé, parce que tu t’es vendu pour faire ce qui est mauvais aux yeux de l’Éternel.
21 And a certain man of the sons of the prophets said to his neighbor by the word of the Lord, Strike me, I pray, And the man would not strike him.
Voici, je vais faire venir du mal sur toi, et j’ôterai ta postérité, et je retrancherai d’Achab tous les mâles, l’homme lié et l’homme libre en Israël;
22 And he said to him, Because you have not listened to the voice of the Lord, therefore, behold, as you depart from me, a lion shall strike you: and he departed from him, and a lion found him, and struck him.
et je ferai de ta maison comme de la maison de Jéroboam, fils de Nebath, et de la maison de Baësha, fils d’Akhija, à cause de la provocation par laquelle tu m’as provoqué et tu as fait pécher Israël.
23 And he finds another man, and says, Strike me, I pray you. And the man struck him, and in striking wounded [him].
Et aussi à l’égard de Jézabel, l’Éternel parla, disant: Les chiens mangeront Jézabel à l’avant-mur de Jizreël.
24 And the prophet went and stood before the king of Israel by the way, and bound his eyes with a bandage.
Celui [de la maison] d’Achab qui mourra dans la ville, les chiens le mangeront, et celui qui mourra dans les champs, les oiseaux des cieux le mangeront.
25 And it came to pass as the king passed by, that he cried aloud to the king, and said, Your servant went out to war, and, behold, a man brought [another] man to me, and said to me, Keep his man; and if he should by any means escape, then your life shall go for his life, or you shall pay a talent of silver.
(Certainement il n’y eut point [de roi] comme Achab, qui se vendit pour faire ce qui est mauvais aux yeux de l’Éternel, sa femme Jézabel le poussant.
26 And it came to pass, that your servant looked round this way and that way, and the man was gone. And the king of Israel said to him, Behold, you have also destroyed snares [set] for me.
Et il agit très abominablement, en allant après les idoles, selon tout ce que faisaient les Amoréens que l’Éternel avait dépossédés devant les fils d’Israël.)
27 And he hasted, and took away the bandage from his eyes; and the king of Israel recognized him, that he was one of the prophets.
Et il arriva, quand Achab entendit ces paroles, qu’il déchira ses vêtements, et mit un sac sur sa chair, et jeûna; et il couchait avec le sac et marchait doucement.
28 And he said to him, Thus says the Lord, Because you have suffered to escape out of your hand a man appointed to destruction, therefore your life shall go for his life, and your people for his people.
Et la parole de l’Éternel vint à Élie, le Thishbite, disant:
29 And the king of Israel departed confounded and discouraged, and came to Samaria.
Vois-tu comment Achab s’est humilié devant moi? Parce qu’il s’est humilié devant moi, je ne ferai pas venir le mal en ses jours; [mais] dans les jours de son fils, je ferai venir le mal sur sa maison.
