< Chronicles II 36 >
1 And the people of the land took Joachaz the son of Josias, and anointed him, and made him king over Jerusalem in the room of his father.
Et le peuple du pays prit Joakhaz, fils de Josias, et le fit roi à la place de son père, à Jérusalem.
2 Joachaz [was] twenty-three years old when he began to reign, and he reigned three months in Jerusalem: and his mother's name was Amital, daughter of Jeremias of Lobna. And he did that which was evil in the sight of the Lord, according to all that his fathers had done. And Pharao Nechao bound him in Deblatha in the land of Aemath, that he might not reign in Jerusalem.
Joakhaz était âgé de 23 ans lorsqu’il commença de régner; et il régna trois mois à Jérusalem.
3 And the king brought him over to Egypt; and imposed a tribute on the land, a hundred talents of silver and a talent of gold.
Et le roi d’Égypte le déposa, à Jérusalem, et frappa le pays d’une amende de 100 talents d’argent et d’un talent d’or.
4 And Pharao Nechao made Eliakim the son of Josias king over Juda in the room of his father Josias, and changed his name [to] Joakim. And Pharao Nechao took his brother Joachaz and brought him into Egypt, and he died there: but [he] had given the silver and gold to Pharao. At that time the land began to be taxed to give the money at the command of Pharao; and every one as he could borrowed the silver and the gold of the people of the land, to give to Pharao Nechao.
Et le roi d’Égypte établit roi sur Juda et sur Jérusalem, Éliakim, frère de Joakhaz, et changea son nom en celui de Jehoïakim; et Neco prit Joakhaz, frère de Jehoïakim, et l’emmena en Égypte.
5 Joachim was twenty-five years old when he began to reign, and he reigned eleven years in Jerusalem: and he did that which was evil in the sight of the Lord.
Jehoïakim était âgé de 25 ans lorsqu’il commença de régner; et il régna onze ans à Jérusalem, et fit ce qui est mauvais aux yeux de l’Éternel, son Dieu.
6 And Nabuchodonosor king of Babylon came up against him, and bound him with brazen fetters, and carried him away to Babylon.
Nebucadnetsar, roi de Babylone, monta contre lui, et le lia avec des chaînes d’airain pour le conduire à Babylone.
7 And he carried away a part of the vessels of the house of the Lord to Babylon, and put them in his temple in Babylon.
Et Nebucadnetsar emporta à Babylone [une partie] des ustensiles de la maison de l’Éternel, et les mit dans son temple à Babylone.
8 And the rest of the acts of Joakim, and all that he did, behold, [are] not these things written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Juda? And Joakim slept with his fathers, and was buried with his fathers in Ganozae: and Jechonias his son reigned in his stead.
Et le reste des actes de Jehoïakim, et ses abominations qu’il commit, et ce qui fut trouvé en lui, voici, cela est écrit dans le livre des rois d’Israël et de Juda. Et Jehoïakin, son fils, régna à sa place.
9 Jechonias [was] eight years old when he began to reign, and he reigned three months and ten days in Jerusalem, and did that which was evil in the sight of the Lord.
Jehoïakin était âgé de [dix]-huit ans lorsqu’il commença de régner; et il régna trois mois et dix jours à Jérusalem. Et il fit ce qui est mauvais aux yeux de l’Éternel.
10 And at the turn of the year, king Nabuchodonosor sent, and brought him to Babylon, with the precious vessels of the house of the Lord, and made Sedekias his father's brother king over Juda and Jerusalem.
Et au retour de l’année, le roi Nebucadnetsar envoya, et l’amena à Babylone, avec les objets désirables de la maison de l’Éternel; et il établit Sédécias, son frère, roi sur Juda et sur Jérusalem.
11 Sedekias [was] twenty-one years old when he began to reign, and be reigned eleven years in Jerusalem.
Sédécias était âgé de 21 ans lorsqu’il commença de régner; et il régna onze ans à Jérusalem.
12 And he did that which was evil in the sight of the Lord his God: he was not ashamed before the prophet Jeremias, nor because of the word of the Lord;
Et il fit ce qui est mauvais aux yeux de l’Éternel, son Dieu; il ne s’humilia pas devant Jérémie, le prophète, [qui lui parlait] de la part de l’Éternel;
13 in that he rebelled against king Nabuchodonosor, which he adjured him by God [not to do]: but he stiffened his neck, and hardened his heart, so as not to return to the Lord God of Israel.
et il se révolta aussi contre le roi Nebucadnetsar, qui lui avait fait jurer par Dieu; et il roidit son cou, et endurcit son cœur pour ne pas retourner à l’Éternel, le Dieu d’Israël.
14 And all the great men of Juda, and the priests, and the people of the land transgressed abundantly in the abominations of the heathen, and polluted the house of the Lord which [was] in Jerusalem.
Tous les chefs des sacrificateurs aussi, et le peuple, multiplièrent beaucoup leurs péchés, selon toutes les abominations des nations; et ils rendirent impure la maison de l’Éternel qu’il avait sanctifiée à Jérusalem.
15 And the Lord God of their fathers sent by the hand of his prophets; rising early and sending his messengers, for he spared his people, and his sanctuary.
Et l’Éternel, le Dieu de leurs pères, envoya vers eux par ses messagers, se levant de bonne heure et envoyant, car il avait compassion de son peuple et de sa demeure.
16 Nevertheless they sneered at his messengers, and set at nothing his words, and mocked his prophets, until the wrath of the Lord rose up against his people, till there was no remedy.
Mais ils se moquaient des messagers de Dieu, et méprisaient ses paroles, et se raillaient de ses prophètes, jusqu’à ce que la fureur de l’Éternel monta contre son peuple et qu’il n’y eut plus de remède.
17 And he brought against them the king of the Chaldeans, and killed their young men with the sword in the house of his sanctuary, and did not spare Sedekias, and had no mercy upon their virgins, and they led away their old men: he delivered all things into their hands.
Et il fit monter contre eux le roi des Chaldéens, et tua leurs jeunes hommes par l’épée dans la maison de leur sanctuaire; et il n’eut pas compassion du jeune homme, ni de la vierge, [ni] de l’ancien, ni du vieillard: il les livra tous entre ses mains.
18 And all the vessels of the house of God, the great and the small, and the treasures of the house of the Lord, and all the treasures of the king and the great men; he brought all to Babylon.
Et tous les ustensiles de la maison de Dieu, grands et petits, et les trésors de la maison de l’Éternel, et les trésors du roi et de ses chefs, il emporta tout à Babylone.
19 And he burnt the house of the Lord, and broke down the wall of Jerusalem, and burnt its palaces with fire, and [utterly destroyed] every beautiful vessel.
Et ils brûlèrent la maison de Dieu, et abattirent la muraille de Jérusalem, et brûlèrent par le feu tous ses palais; et tous ses objets désirables furent livrés à la destruction.
20 And he carried away the remnant to Babylon; and they were servants to him and to his sons until [the establishment of] the kingdom of the Medes.
Et il transporta à Babylone le reste [échappé] à l’épée; et ils furent ses serviteurs, à lui et à ses fils, jusqu’au règne du royaume des Perses;
21 That the word of the Lord by the mouth of Jeremias might be fulfilled, until the land should enjoy its sabbaths in resting [and] sabbath keeping all the days of its desolation, till the accomplishment of seventy years.
afin que fût accomplie la parole de l’Éternel, [dite] par la bouche de Jérémie, jusqu’à ce que le pays ait joui de ses sabbats. Tous les jours de sa désolation il se reposa, jusqu’à ce que 70 ans soient accomplis.
22 In the first year of Cyrus king of the Persians, after the fulfillment of the word of the Lord by the mouth of Jeremias, the Lord stirred up the spirit of Cyrus king of the Persians, and told him to make proclamation in writing throughout all his kingdom, saying,
Et la première année de Cyrus, roi de Perse, afin que soit accomplie la parole de l’Éternel [dite] par la bouche de Jérémie, l’Éternel réveilla l’esprit de Cyrus, roi de Perse; et il fit une proclamation dans tout son royaume, et la publia aussi par écrit, disant:
23 Thus says Cyrus king of the Persians to all the kingdoms of the earth, The Lord God of heaven has given me [power], and he has commanded me to build a house to him in Jerusalem, in Judea. Who [is there] of you of all his people? His God shall be with him, and let him go up.
Ainsi dit Cyrus, roi de Perse: L’Éternel, le Dieu des cieux, m’a donné tous les royaumes de la terre, et il m’a chargé de lui bâtir une maison à Jérusalem, qui est en Juda. Qui d’entre vous, quel qu’il soit, est de son peuple, – que l’Éternel, son Dieu, soit avec lui, et qu’il monte!